Hunter Talent Build: Survival Raid DPS

This is the highest beta raid DPS build that was tested beating out both the Beast Mastery and Marksmanship Raid builds. There are just too many enhancements and during WOTLK Beta this was the most requested build by other players in order to take the Hunter into their group, most likely because of the Hunting Party buff.

The utility of Hunters has increased substantially with this build for trapping and AoE'ing, when needed, and the ranged damage enhancing abilities are insane. Here is a list of the talents that increase your ranged damage: Lethal Shots, Mortal Shots, Careful Aim, Improved Hunter's Mark, Improved Tracking, Survival Instincts, Lock and Load, Killer Instinct, Hunter Vs. Wild, Lightning Reflexes, and Expose Weakness.

That's a lot of talents to enhance hunter damage, if you add in the talents that buff party members, enhance other members damage, make Hunter AoE from traps and Explosive shot more affective, and make the chance traps are resisted less; this stacks up to one ass kicking Raid DPS Build that will have no rivals, but you can rate it and be your own judge.