Hunter · Survival · row 1

Deflection

Same as Classic5 ranks

Deflection

Rank 5/5Survival

Increases your Parry chance by 5%.

Every rank of Deflection

Rank	Effect	Source
1	Increases your Parry chance by 1%.	client
2	Increases your Parry chance by 2%.	client
3	Increases your Parry chance by 3%.	client
4	Increases your Parry chance by 4%.	client
5	Increases your Parry chance by 5%.	client

Tree: Survival, row 1, column 3. Available from your first talent point. The earliest you can finish all 5 ranks is level 14 if you put every point into this tree.
Competes with: Improved Tracking in the same row.

	Classic 1.12	WoW Forever
Name	Deflection	Deflection
Position	Survival row 1, col 3	Survival row 1, col 3
Ranks	5	5
Rank 1 text	Increases your Parry chance by 1%.	Increases your Parry chance by 1%.

Where is Deflection in the Hunter talent tree?

Survival tree, row 1, column 3. It is available as soon as you have your first talent point at level 10.

Is Deflection new in WoW Forever?

No. Deflection works the same as in Classic 1.12, where it was in Survival row 1 with 5 ranks.

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.