Marksmanship Hunter PvP Gear Guide for Cataclysm Classic

The gear list below is following the stat priority of Agility > Resilience > Hit Cap (5%) > Spell Penetration(195) > Crit > Haste > Mastery. This list will include items available exclusively from Professions, Battlegrounds and Arena PvP rewards.

This page only focuses on the best in slot gear for a PvP Marksmanship Hunter. For more information on how to play your Hunter to its fullest, check out our guide linked below.

This is a list of items that are considered to be best in each slot for PvP-based content. If you are instead looking for a PvE-focused list for either pre-raid or best-in-slot gear, make sure to check out our Hunter gearing page below. In Season 9, there are no PvE items used in the best-in-slot list.

The items in the list below are best in slot for Cataclysm Season 9 until the release of Season 10.

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Vicious Gladiator's Chain Helm gem Agile Shadowspirit Diamond, Delicate Inferno Ruby	Mastery → Crit	Conquest Vendor
Neck	Vicious Gladiator's Necklace of Prowess	Mastery → Crit	Conquest Vendor
Shoulders	Vicious Gladiator's Chain Spaulders gem Mystic Amberjewel	Haste → Crit	Conquest Vendor
Back	Vicious Gladiator's Cape of Cruelty	–	Conquest Vendor
Chest	Vicious Gladiator's Chain Armor gem Mystic Amberjewel and Delicate Inferno Ruby	–	Conquest Vendor
Wrists	Vicious Gladiator's Wristguards of Accuracy	–	Conquest Vendor
Hands	Vicious Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets gem Stormy Ocean Sapphire	Hit → Crit	Conquest Vendor
Waist	Vicious Gladiator's Links of Cruelty gem Stormy Ocean Sapphire and Delicate Inferno Ruby	–	Conquest Vendor
Legs	Vicious Gladiator's Chain Leggings gem Stormy Ocean Sapphire and Delicate Inferno Ruby	Haste → Crit	Conquest Vendor
Feet	Vicious Gladiator's Sabatons of Cruelty gem Mystic Amberjewel	–	Conquest Vendor
Ring	Vicious Gladiator's Ring of Cruelty	–	Conquest Vendor
Ring	Vicious Gladiator's Ring of Accuracy	Hit → Crit	Conquest Vendor
Trinket	Vicious Gladiator's Medallion of Tenacity	–	Conquest Vendor
Trinket	Vicious Gladiator's Badge of Conquest	–	Conquest Vendor
Melee Weapon	Vicious Gladiator's Pike	–	Conquest Vendor
Ranged Weapon	Vicious Gladiator's Longbow	–	Conquest Vendor

Slot	Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of Vicious Agility
Shoulders	Greater Inscription of Vicious Agility
Back	Enchant Cloak - Greater Spell Piercing
Chest	Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats
Wrists	Enchant Bracer - Agility
Hands	Synapse Springs
Waist	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle
Legs	Dragonscale Leg Armor
Feet	Enchant Boots - Precision
Melee Weapon	Pyrium Weapon Chain
Ranged Weapon	Flintlocke's Woodchucker

• Meta Gem — Agile Shadowspirit Diamond
• Red Gem — Delicate Inferno Ruby
• Yellow Gem — Mystic Amberjewel
• Blue Gem — Stormy Ocean Sapphire