Deflection, a Survival Hunter talent in WoW Forever
Deflection is a passive talent in row 1 of the Survival tree. It needs no points in Survival, so you can take it from level 10 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 5 ranks. It is the same as in Classic Era.
Deflection
5 ranks
Increases your Parry chance by 1%.
Every rank of Deflection
| Rank | Text |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Increases your Parry chance by 1%. |
| Rank 2 | Increases your Parry chance by 2%. |
| Rank 3 | Increases your Parry chance by 3%. |
| Rank 4 | Increases your Parry chance by 4%. |
| Rank 5 | Increases your Parry chance by 5%. |
Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.
Where it sits in the Survival tree
- Needs
- No prerequisite talent
- Unlocks
- No talent needs it
- Same row
- Row above
- None: this is the first row
- Row below (row 2)
Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Deflection.
Compared with Classic Era
Deflection is the same as in Classic Era.
It sits in the same place, has the same number of ranks and has the same rank 1 text.
Open the Hunter talent calculator
All Survival talents
- Improved Tracking
- Deflection
- Entrapment
- Savage Strikes
- Survivalist
- Improved Wing Clip
- Clever Traps
- Surefooted
- Deterrence
- Survival Tactics
- Predator's Edge
- Counterattack
- Resourcefulness
- Expose Prey
- Survivalist's Discipline
- Strider Kick
- Lightning Reflexes
- Lacerating Strikes
The other Hunter trees: Beast Mastery and Marksmanship. Everything that changed for the Hunter since Classic is on the changes page.
Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.