Cataclysm Classic Survival Hunter Gear and Best in Slot

The table below lists the best gear combinations for each phase in Cataclysm Classic. Click the button that correlates with the specific phase you are interested in seeing a BiS gear list for. The gear lists will mostly follow the stat priority detailed on our Stats Guide, which is resumed below:

1. Agility
2. Hit Rating (8% Hit Cap)
3. Haste Soft Cap
4. Critical Strike Rating
5. Mastery Rating
6. Haste Rating

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

For all information on stats and reforging, check out our Stats Guide. Reforging entirely depends on your character's setup and stats, specifically with your hit rating.

2.

Cataclysm Classic Gear Sets

Dragon Soul Firelands Phase 1

2.1.

Dragon Soul Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Wyrmstalker's Headguard	–	Warmaster Blackhorn — Dragon Soul
Neck	Cameo of Terrible Memories	–	1250 Valor Points
Shoulders	Wyrmstalker's Spaulders	–	Hagara the Stormbinder — Dragon Soul
Back	Dreadfire Drape	–	Lord Rhyolith — Dragon Soul
Chest	Wyrmstalker's Tunic	–	Ultraxion — Dragon Soul
Wrists	Bracers of Looming Darkness	–	Ultraxion — Dragon Soul
Hands	Sporebeard Gauntlets	–	Morchok — Dragon Soul
Waist	Belt of the Beloved Companion	–	Warmaster Blackhorn — Dragon Soul
Legs	Wyrmstalker's Legguards	–	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping — Dragon Soul
Feet	Treads of Dormant Dreams	–	Hagara the Stormbinder — Dragon Soul
Ring	Seal of Primordial Shadow	–	Random Boss Drop — Dragon Soul
Ring	Signet of Grasping Mouths	–	Hagara the Stormbinder — Dragon Soul
Trinket	Wrath of Unchaining	–	Spine of Deathwing — Dragon Soul
Trinket	Vial of Shadows	–	Random Boss Drop — Dragon Soul
Melee Weapon	Kiril, Fury of Beasts	–	Madness of Deathwing — Dragon Soul
Ranged Weapon	Vishanka, Jaws of the Earth	–	Madness of Deathwing — Dragon Soul

2.2.

Firelands Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Flamewaker's Headguard	–	Ragnaros — Firelands
Neck	Choker of the Vanquished Lord	–	Ragnaros — Firelands
Shoulders	Flickering Shoulders of the Windstorm	–	Bethtilac — Firelands
Back	Dreadfire Drape	–	Lord Rhyolith — Firelands
Chest	Flamewaker's Tunic	–	Alysrazor — Firelands
Wrists	Hide-Bound Chains	–	BoE — Firelands
Hands	Flamewaker's Gloves	–	Baleroc — Firelands
Waist	Firearrow Belt	–	Avengers of Hyjal Reputation
Legs	Flamewaker's Legguards	–	Shannox — Firelands
Feet	Decimation Treads	–	Baleroc — Firelands
Ring	Viridian Signet of the Avengers	–	Avengers of Hyjal Reputation
Ring	Widow's Kiss	–	Bethtilac — Firelands
Trinket	Matrix Restabilizer	–	Ragnaros — Firelands
Trinket	The Hungerer	–	Majordomo Staghelm — Firelands
Melee Weapon	Fandral's Flamescythe	–	Majordomo Staghelm — Firelands
Ranged Weapon	Arathar, the Eye of Flame	–	Ragnaros — Firelands

2.3.

Phase 1 Best in Slot

All 372 item level gear listed below is from Heroic mode drops unless stated otherwise in the source.

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Lightning-Charged Headguard	Mastery → Hit	Nefarian — Blackwing Descent
Neck	Mistral Pendant of the Windflurry	–	Al'Akir — Conclave of Wind
Shoulders	Lightning-Charged Spaulders	Mastery → Crit	Chogall — The Bastion of Twilight
Back	Mistral Drape of the Windflurry	–	Al'Akir and — Throne of the Four Winds
Chest	Lightning-Charged Tunic	Mastery → Crit	Halfus Wyrmbreaker — The Bastion of Twilight
Wrists	Chimaeron Armguards	Hit → Haste	Chimaeron — Blackwing Descent
Hands	Lightning-Charged Gloves	–	Atramedes — Blackwing Descent
Waist	Coil of Ten-Thousand Screams	–	Chogall — The Bastion of Twilight
Legs	Twilight Scale Leggings	Mastery → Hit	Sinestra — The Bastion of Twilight
Feet	Boots of Vertigo	Haste → Crit	Atramedes — Blackwing Descent
Ring	Lightning Conductor Band	–	Omnotron Defense System — Blackwing Descent
Ring	Mistral Circle of the Windflurry	Haste → Hit	Conclave of Wind — Throne of the Four Winds
Trinket	Essence of the Cyclone	–	Halfus Wyrmbreaker — The Bastion of Twilight
Trinket	Prestor's Talisman of Machination	–	Nefarian — Blackwing Descent
Melee Weapon	Malevolence	Mastery → Hit	Halfus Wyrmbreaker — The Bastion of Twilight
Ranged Weapon	Dragonheart Piercer	–	Valiona — The Bastion of Twilight