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Sentinel Survival Hunter Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok’s Sentinel Survival Hunter PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Sentinel Survival Hunter DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 12.0 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Sentinel Survival Hunters

  1. Тсуругя's icon
    1
    Тсуругя
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Dwarf | Sentinel | 170 ilvl
    4315
  2. Banshers's icon
    2
    Banshers
    Stormrage (US)
    Dwarf | Sentinel | 169 ilvl
    4264
  3. Тэкин's icon
    3
    Тэкин
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Orc | Sentinel | 170 ilvl
    4231
  4. Ликса's icon
    4
    Ликса
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Dwarf | Sentinel | 169 ilvl
    4209
  5. Zzup's icon
    5
    Zzup
    Draenor (EU)
    Dwarf | Sentinel | 169 ilvl
    4198

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Survival Hunter's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 47% Critical Strike +399
  • 29% Haste +307
  • 41% Mastery +473
  • 5% Versatility +69

Stat priority

  1. Mastery
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Haste
  4. Versatility

Additional Minor Stats

  • 9% Avoidance +91
  • 1% Leech +23
  • 7% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Sentinel Survival Hunters.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Survival Hunters in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Midnight Herald's Cowl

    • Set
    • 49
    Midnight Herald's Cowl icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Guise

    • Craft
    • 1
    Glyph-Etched Guise icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 22
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 6
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  3. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 6
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

  4. Duskblaze's Desperation

    • 5
    Duskblaze's Desperation icon

  5. Salhadaar's Folly

    • 4
    Salhadaar's Folly icon

Shoulders

  1. Midnight Herald's Shadowguards

    • Set
    • 48
    Midnight Herald's Shadowguards icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Epaulets

    • Craft
    • 1
    Glyph-Etched Epaulets icon

  3. Hylbrande's Retrofitted Shoulderguards

    • 1
    Hylbrande's Retrofitted Shoulderguards icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Midnight Herald's Hauberk

    • Set
    • 50
    Midnight Herald's Hauberk icon

Wrist

  1. Glyph-Etched Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 43
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Arcanotech Wrist-Matrix

    • 2
    Arcanotech Wrist-Matrix icon

  3. Consecrated Baron's Bindings

    • 2
    Consecrated Baron's Bindings icon

  4. Midnight Herald's Wristguards

    • 1
    Midnight Herald's Wristguards icon

  5. Pactbound Vambraces

    • 1
    Pactbound Vambraces icon

Hands

  1. Glyph-Etched Gauntlets

    • Craft
    • 30
    Glyph-Etched Gauntlets icon

  2. Midnight Herald's Gloves

    • Set
    • 17
    Midnight Herald's Gloves icon

  3. Order Bashers

    • 2
    Order Bashers icon

  4. Claws of Tainted Ichor

    • 1
    Claws of Tainted Ichor icon

Waist

  1. Glyph-Etched Binding

    • Craft
    • 20
    Glyph-Etched Binding icon

  2. Colossal Lifetether

    • 8
    Colossal Lifetether icon

  3. Clasp of Furious Freedom

    • 7
    Clasp of Furious Freedom icon

  4. Midnight Herald's Clasp

    • 6
    Midnight Herald's Clasp icon

  5. Portable Power Generator

    • 5
    Portable Power Generator icon

Legs

  1. Midnight Herald's Petticoat

    • Set
    • 45
    Midnight Herald's Petticoat icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Cuisses

    • Craft
    • 3
    Glyph-Etched Cuisses icon

  3. Chambersieve Waistcoat

    • 1
    Chambersieve Waistcoat icon

  4. Swampface's Oozewalkers

    • 1
    Swampface's Oozewalkers icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Chain Boots

    • 45
    Interloper's Chain Boots icon

  2. Greaves of the Wild Pair

    • 1
    Greaves of the Wild Pair icon

  3. Midnight Herald's Jackboots

    • 1
    Midnight Herald's Jackboots icon

  4. Shardskin Sabatons

    • 1
    Shardskin Sabatons icon

  5. Silksteel Striders

    • 1
    Silksteel Striders icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 42
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 15
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

  3. Whispers of K'aresh

    • 9
    Whispers of K'aresh icon

  4. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 7
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  5. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 7
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

Trinkets

  1. Astral Antenna

    • 25
    Astral Antenna icon

  2. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 22
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  3. Araz's Ritual Forge

    • 20
    Araz's Ritual Forge icon

  4. Lily of the Eternal Weave

    • 8
    Lily of the Eternal Weave icon

  5. Ara-Kara Sacbrood

    • 6
    Ara-Kara Sacbrood icon

Main Hand

  1. Obliteration Beamglaive

    • 23
    Obliteration Beamglaive icon

  2. Spellstrike Warplance

    • 8
    Spellstrike Warplance icon

  3. Charged Halberd

    • 4
    Charged Halberd icon

  4. Harvester's Interdiction

    • 4
    Harvester's Interdiction icon

  5. Black Shepherd's Guisarme

    • 2
    Black Shepherd's Guisarme icon

Off Hand

  1. Everforged Stabber

    • 1
    Everforged Stabber icon

  2. Prodigious Gene Splicer

    • 1
    Prodigious Gene Splicer icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Survival Hunters.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 77
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Duskthread Lining

    • 13
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  3. Prismatic Null Stone

    • 2
    Glyph-Etched Gauntlets icon

  4. Ascendance

    • 1
    Charged Halberd icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Survival Hunter gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during Midnight Pre-Patch.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence

    • 5
    Incandescent Essence icon

Shoulders

  1. Greater Inscription of Shattered Crystal

    • 1
    Greater Inscription of Shattered Crystal icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 39
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 5
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  3. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 5
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 50
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +72 Avoidance

    • 30
    +72 Avoidance icon

  2. +43 Leech

    • 9
    +43 Leech icon

  3. +66 Speed

    • 7
    +66 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 50
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 39
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 11
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +21 Mastery

    • 66
    +21 Mastery icon

  2. +21 Haste

    • 16
    +21 Haste icon

  3. +21 Critical Strike

    • 13
    +21 Critical Strike icon

Main Hand

  1. Stonebound Artistry

    • 39
    Stonebound Artistry icon

  2. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 5
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  3. Council's Guile

    • 2
    Council's Guile icon

Off Hand

  1. Stonebound Artistry

    • 1
    Stonebound Artistry icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Survival Hunters in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 40
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 7
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 30
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 11
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 6
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  4. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 3
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Deadly Onyx

    • 114
    Deadly Onyx icon

  2. Masterful Ruby

    • 49
    Masterful Ruby icon

  3. Quick Onyx

    • 47
    Quick Onyx icon

  4. Quick Ruby

    • 40
    Quick Ruby icon

  5. Masterful Emerald

    • 25
    Masterful Emerald icon

Tinker

  1. Tinker: Shadowflame Rockets

    • 1
    Tinker: Shadowflame Rockets icon

Most Played Races for Survival Hunter M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Survival Hunter DPS players in Midnight Pre-Patch.

  1. Dwarf

    • 19
    Dwarf icon

  2. Night Elf

    • 9
    Night Elf icon

  3. Orc

    • 7
    Orc icon

  4. Blood Elf

    • 5
    Blood Elf icon

  5. Tauren

    • 2
    Tauren icon

Sentinel Survival Hunter Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Sentinel Survival Hunters in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for Midnight Pre-Patch and Patch 12.0.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.