Classic Hunter DPS Gear and Best in Slot

Use the buttons below to choose a phase and view the Best in Slot gear-set available during that phase.

2.

Hunter Gear Sets

Phase 6 Phase 5 Phase 3 & 4 Phase 1 & 2

2.1.

Phase 1 & 2 Best in Slot

Helm	Giantstalker's Helmet	Garr in Molten Core
Neck	Onyxia Tooth Pendant	Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair
Shoulders	Giantstalker's Epaulets	Sulfuron Harbinger in Molten Core
Back	Cloak of the Shrouded Mists	Ragnaros in Molten Core
Chest	Giantstalker's Breastplate	Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core
Wrists	Giantstalker's Bracers	Trash inside of Molten Core
Hands	Giantstalker's Gloves	Shazzrah in Molten Core
Waist	Giantstalker's Belt	Trash inside of Molten Core
Legs	Giantstalker's Leggings	Magmadar in Molten Core
Feet	Giantstalker's Boots	Gehennas in Molten Core
Rings	Band of Accuria Quick Strike Ring	Ragnaros in Molten Core Multiple bosses in Molten Core
Trinkets	Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas Blackhand's Breadth	The Greatest Race of Hunters in Dire Maul Reward from General Drakkisath's Demise/For The Horde!
Melee Weapon	Lok'delar, Stave of the Ancient Keepers	From the same quest chain as Rhok'delar
Ranged Weapon	Rhok'delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepers	How to obtain Rhok'delar
Quiver	Ancient Sinew Wrapped Lamina	From the same quest chain as Rhok'delar
Arrows	Doomshot Thorium Shells or Thorium Headed Arrow	Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin in Lower Blackrock Spire Engineering

2.2.

Phase 3 & 4 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Dragonstalker's Helm	Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair
Neck	Prestor's Talisman of Connivery	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair
Shoulders	Dragonstalker's Spaulders	Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair
Back	Cloak of the Shrouded Mists	Ragnaros in Molten Core
Chest	Dragonstalker's Breastplate	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair
Wrists	Dragonstalker's Bracers	Razorgore the Untamed in Blackwing Lair
Hands	Dragonstalker's Gauntlets	The 3 drake bosses in Blackwing Lair
Waist	Dragonstalker's Belt	Vaelastrasz the Corrupt in Blackwing Lair
Legs	Dragonstalker's Legguards	Ragnaros in Molten Core
Feet	Dragonstalker's Greaves	Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Lair
Rings	Band of Accuria Don Julio's Band	Ragnaros in Molten Core Reward from being Exalted with the Alterac Valley Reputation
Trinkets	Drake Fang Talisman Blackhand's Breadth Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas	Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair General Drakkisath's Demise (A) / For The Horde! (H) in Upper Blackrock Spire The Greatest Race of Hunters in Dire Maul
Melee Weapons	Core Hound Tooth Brutality Blade	Majordomo Executus in Molten Core Garr in Molten Core
Ranged Weapon	Ashjre'thul, Crossbow of Smiting	Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair
Quiver	Ancient Sinew Wrapped Lamina	From the same quest chain as Rhok'delar

2.3.

Phase 5 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Dragonstalker's Helm	Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair
Neck	Prestor's Talisman of Connivery	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair
Shoulders	Dragonstalker's Spaulders	Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair
Back	Cloak of the Fallen God	Reward from turning in C'Thun's Eye in AQ40
Chest	Dragonstalker's Breastplate	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair
Wrists	Dragonstalker's Bracers	Razorgore the Untamed in Blackwing Lair
Hands	Dragonstalker's Gauntlets	The 3 drake bosses in Blackwing Lair
Waist	Dragonstalker's Belt	Vaelastrasz the Corrupt in Blackwing Lair
Legs	Dragonstalker's Legguards	Ragnaros in Molten Core
Feet	Dragonstalker's Greaves	Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Lair
Rings	Band of Accuria Don Julio's Band	Ragnaros in Molten Core Reward from being Exalted with the Alterac Valley Reputation
Trinkets	Badge of the Swarmguard Jom Gabbar Drake Fang Talisman Blackhand's Breadth Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas	Battleguard Sartura in AQ40 Ouro in AQ40 Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair General Drakkisath's Demise (A) / For The Horde! (H) in Upper Blackrock Spire The Greatest Race of Hunters in Dire Maul
Melee Weapons	Silithid Claw Fang of the Faceless	Battleguard Sartura in AQ40 Hakkar in Zul'Gurub
Ranged Weapon	Ashjre'thul, Crossbow of Smiting	Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair
Quiver	Ancient Sinew Wrapped Lamina

2.4.

Phase 6 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Cryptstalker Headpiece	Thaddius in Naxxramas
Neck	Prestor's Talisman of Connivery	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair
Shoulder	Cryptstalker Spaulders	Grobbulus, Patchwerk, and Gluth in Naxxramas
Cloak	Cloak of the Fallen God	Reward from the quest The Savior of Kalimdor which you get from the eye that C'Thun drops in AQ40
Chest	Cryptstalker Tunic	Four Horsemen in Naxxramas
Wrists	Cryptstalker Wristguards	Faerlina, Anub'Rekhan, and Gluth in Naxxramas
Gloves	Marshal's Chain Grips	Rank 12 PvP set armor
Belt	Cryptstalker Girdle	Noth, Heigan, Gluth in Naxxramas
Legs	Cryptstalker Legguards	Loatheb in Naxxramas
Boots	Cryptstalker Boots	Instructor Razuvious, Gothik the Harvester, and Gluth in Naxxramas
Rings	Ring of the Cryptstalker Band of Reanimation	C'Thun in AQ40 Patchwerk in Naxxramas
Trinkets	Blackhand's Breadth Slayer's Crest	General Drakkisath's Demise (A) / For The Horde! (H) in Upper Blackrock Spire Sapphiron in Naxxramas
Melee Weapons	Kingsfall Iblis, Blade of the Fallen Seraph	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas Instructor Razuvious in Naxxramas
Ranged Weapons	Nerubian Slavemaker	Kel'Thuzad in Naxxramas
Quiver	Ancient Sinew Wrapped Lamina	From the same quest chain as Rhok'delar

In order to get ready for raiding, it is recommended that you follow this guide in order to learn which gear to gather for maximizing DPS before ever setting foot in raids, and probably also before getting your first epic loot. Even so, expect to get a few pieces that you will have a hard time replacing, such as Blackhand's Breadth, Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas, and Tarnished Elven Ring.

You can find our recommended gear for PvPing as a Hunter in the link below.

Some items, which are not powerful enough to be in the best in slot list, have special properties that make them very valuable to acquire for specific encounters or as a weapon swap mid-fight. We will list the most notable special items for the current phase, and their effects and application below.

• Gnomish Battle Chicken summons a chicken that attacks your enemies for 1.5 minutes, with a cooldown of 30 minutes. The chicken scales with your Engineering skill (Level 60 at 300 skill), and buffs your group with 5% increased Attack Speed through Battle Squawk. This is what makes it well worth using while grouped.
• Arcanite Dragonling summons a dragon that attacks your enemies for up to 1 minute, with a cooldown of one hour. The dragon scales with your Engineering skill (Level 60 at 300 skill) and causes a stacking debuff that increases Fire damage taken, which makes it worth using in later raids to boost Fire Mage damage.
• Skull of Impending Doom is given as a quest reward from completing Forbidden Knowledge in the Badlands. While generally undesirable, if you need to run somewhere fast, it can be a useful item to have.
• Furbolg Medicine Pouch is sold by Gorn One Eye when you reach Honored status with Timbermaw Hold. This is a great item that you can swap during combat to provide you with a significant 1000 heal over 10 seconds. For comparison's sake, Heavy Runecloth Bandage heals you for 2000 over 8 seconds, but requires you to channel it, and you cannot take any sort of damage in the channel duration.
• Tidal Charm allows you to instantly stun an enemy for 3 seconds. It has a 50% drop chance from Prince Nazjak, who spawns around 25,84 in Arathi Highlands. Due to his very high respawn timer it might be hard to get this trinket, but the stun it provides is a life saver and duel winner.
• Linken's Boomerang allows you to potentially disarm or stun an enemy when used, which makes it useful in certain scenarios, especially in PvP. Its rewarded from the Un'Goro Crater quest It's Dangerous to Go Alone.
• Luffa removes a bleed effect, such as Garrote, from yourself when used. You get this item from the Searing Gorge quest Incendosaurs? Whateverosaur is More Like It.
• The Alliance-only Crystal of Zin-Malor allows you to kill yourself easily, and you do not get durability loss if you die from its effect. This can occasionally be useful, such as when you regret getting on a fly path after you are already flying or if you need to talk with the Blackrock Depths key ghost NPC. You get it from starting the quest Tormented By the Past.

Fire Resistance can be a very helpful stat to have, especially when progressing through Molten Core