Lightning Reflexes
5 Point Talent
Increases your Agility by 3/6/9/12/15%.
Overview
Another really straightforward, yet incredibly powerful talent. Lightning Reflexes increases the Hunter’s agility by up to 15%.
Why take it?
This talent doesn’t really need to be sold. Agility is the number one stat for Survival Hunters. Lightning Reflexes gives you 15% more of it. ‘Nuff said.
Just remember… if you’re a SV specced Hunter, always gem and enchant for agility whenever possible. The only exceptions being your 2H weapon (in that case, Massacre) or if you are under hit cap.
Why not take it?
If you’re Beast Mastery or Marksmanship.
Resourcefulness
3 Point Talent
Reduces the mana cost of all traps, melee abilities and Black Arrow by 20/40/60% and reduces the cooldown of all traps and Black Arrow by 2/4/6 sec.
Overview
With 3 points invested, Resourcefulness reduces the mana cost of all traps, melee attacks and Black Arrow by 60% and reduces the cooldowns on all traps and Black Arrow by 6 seconds.
Why take it?
Resourcefulness is a mandatory talent for all Survival builds. The 6 second cooldown reduction on Black Arrow is the reason PvE Hunters should take it. Resourcefulness reduces the cooldown of Black Arrow from 30 seconds to 24. This gives Black Arrow 6 seconds of additional uptime, which translates into 6 more seconds of the 6% increased damage buff, as well as the Shadow DoTs. The reduced mana cost for Black Arrow is a nice bonus as well. 😉
This talent’s importance for PvP can’t be stressed enough. With the four piece PvP set bonus, Resourcefulness reduces the cooldown on all traps to a mere 22 seconds.With the separate cooldowns that 3.2 has brought to traps and Black Arrow, Resourcefulness is now considered one of the best PvP talents in the SV tree.
Why not take it?
If you’re Beast Mastery or Marksmanship.