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Best Enchants for Survival Hunter in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.1.0.69933)

Patch 12.1.0 · Updated Oct 11, 2026 · 50,000 iterations per enchant

Best enchants for Survival Hunter on patch 12.1.0.69933: Rite Of The Hashey on your weapon (+1.51%); Homebound Speed on your cloak (+0.07%); Enchant Boots Shaladrassils Roots on your boots (+0.06%).

Top gain
+1.51%
Baseline
232,140 DPS
Slots
8
Enchants ranked
50

Each slot's enchants, ranked by the DPS they add over leaving the slot unenchanted. Every panel shows the top five.

Weapon

Top 5 of 8
RankEnchantDPS gainvs baseline
1 Rite Of The Hashey icon Rite Of The Hashey+3,5021.51%
2 Arcane Mastery icon Arcane Mastery+2,6281.13%
3 Acuity Of The Rendorei icon Acuity Of The Rendorei+2,3881.03%
4 Worldsoul Tenacity icon Worldsoul Tenacity+2,0740.89%
5Farstriders Hawkeye iconFarstriders Hawkeye+2,0240.87%

Cloak

Top 5 of 7
RankEnchantDPS gainvs baseline
1Homebound Speed iconHomebound Speed+1590.07%
2Whisper Of Silken Speed iconWhisper Of Silken Speed+1540.07%
3Whisper Of Silken Avoidance iconWhisper Of Silken Avoidance+870.04%
4Writ Of Speed iconWrit Of Speed+850.04%
5Whisper Of Silken Leech iconWhisper Of Silken Leech+730.03%

Chest

Top 5 of 8
RankEnchantDPS gainvs baseline
1Crystalline Radiance iconCrystalline Radiance+3,0721.32%
2 Mark Of The Worldsoul icon Mark Of The Worldsoul+2,9851.29%
3 Mark Of The Rootwarden icon Mark Of The Rootwarden+2,4881.07%
4Stormriders Agility iconStormriders Agility+2,1750.94%
5Oathsworns Strength iconOathsworns Strength+2460.11%

Legs

Top 5 of 8
RankEnchantDPS gainvs baseline
1Blood Knights Armor Kit iconBlood Knights Armor Kit+2,7301.18%
2Forest Hunters Armor Kit iconForest Hunters Armor Kit+2,5571.10%
3Thalassian Scout Armor Kit iconThalassian Scout Armor Kit+1,4820.64%
4Charged Armor Kit iconCharged Armor Kit+5600.24%
5Stormbound Armor Kit iconStormbound Armor Kit+5510.24%

Boots

Top 5 of 6

Rings

Top 5 of 8

Both rings take the same enchants. Put the top pick on both.

RankEnchantDPS gainvs baseline
1 Eyes Of The Eagle icon Eyes Of The Eagle+3,2341.39%
2 Natures Fury icon Natures Fury+1,4610.63%
3 Silvermoons Alacrity icon Silvermoons Alacrity+1,3960.60%
4 Thalassian Haste icon Thalassian Haste+1,2810.55%
5 Natures Wrath icon Natures Wrath+1,1970.52%

Helmet

Top 4 of 4

Belt

Top 1 of 1
RankEnchantDPS gainvs baseline
1Shadowed Belt Clasp iconShadowed Belt Clasp+1110.05%

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Consumables
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Methodology

Baseline profile

SimulationCraft's default Survival Hunter profile at current-season item level, with every other slot geared and enchanted. Gems, consumables and talents follow SimC's latest defaults.

Iteration count

50,000 iterations per enchant, which keeps the error on each result under 0.5%.

DPS gain

Each row is the DPS gained over leaving that slot unenchanted, with the rest of the gear unchanged. Enchants are simmed on Cleave (3 targets, 5 minutes), so weapon procs that hit several targets rank higher than they would on a single boss.

Source patch

SimulationCraft af05b9e2e1e50ad5b50f255d7189161dcc058554, client build 12.1.0.69933, generated Oct 11, 2026. Re-run every Sunday after the weekly SimC update.

Weapon + off-hand pair

Dual-wield specs also get a Weapon + Off-hand panel that sims each main-hand and off-hand pair together, so it catches diminishing returns when both weapons stack the same stat. The separate Weapon and Off-hand panels are there if you're only changing one.

Not included

Embellishments, jewelcrafting socket-stat variants, and tier set interactions outside the slot being tested.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best weapon enchant for Survival Hunter in Patch 12.1.0.69933?

Rite Of The Hashey, at +1.51% DPS over an unenchanted weapon in Patch 12.1.0.69933. The panels above rank every current enchant for each Survival Hunter slot.

What are the top 3 enchants for Survival Hunter?

Top picks for Survival Hunter in Patch 12.1.0.69933: weapon: Rite Of The Hashey (+1.51%); cloak: Homebound Speed (+0.07%); boots: Enchant Boots Shaladrassils Roots (+0.06%). Gains are over leaving the slot unenchanted.

What is the best cloak enchant for Survival Hunter?

The top cloak enchant for Survival Hunter in Patch 12.1.0.69933 is Homebound Speed, gaining +0.07% DPS over an unenchanted cloak. For comparison, the top boots enchant (Enchant Boots Shaladrassils Roots) gains +0.06% on the same baseline.

Should every Survival use the same enchants?

Mostly, yes. Each ranking changes one slot and keeps the rest of the gear fixed, so the top enchant in each slot is a safe default (for chest, currently Crystalline Radiance at +1.32%). It can change if your gear already stacks a lot of one secondary stat, since secondary stats have diminishing returns, or if your tier set rewards a different stat. In those cases, sim your own character.

Why is the weapon + off-hand pair ranked separately?

The Weapon and Off-hand panels rank each enchant on its own, which misses the diminishing returns when both weapons stack the same stat. The paired panel only appears for dual-wield specs, so Survival Hunter doesn't have one.

How often is the Survival Hunter enchant leaderboard updated?

Every Sunday, after the weekly SimulationCraft update. The methodology section shows the SimC build and date the current numbers come from.

Are these results from real character data or theorycrafted?

They're SimulationCraft sims. Every enchant is simmed on the same default Hunter profile and the page shows how much DPS it adds. Your own gear can shift the order a bit; the sim form above ranks upgrades on your character.