Cataclysm Classic Survival Hunter Pre-Raid Gear

The table below lists the best gear combinations before access to raid gear 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 (to 8%)
3. Haste Rating until soft cap (757 haste rating)
4. Critical Strike Rating
5. Mastery
6. Haste Rating

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

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Pre-raid Best in Slot

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Pre-Raid Gear Table

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

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Deadly Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace	Haste → Mastery	World Drop BOE
Shoulders	Bloodpetal Mantle	–	Ammunae — Halls of Origination
Back	Viewless Wings	Hit → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Lightning-Charged Tunic	Haste → Crit	2250 Valor Points
Wrists	Bracers of Some Consequence	Haste → Mastery	Vanessa VanCleef — The Deadmines
Hands	Lightning-Charged Gloves	Hit → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Waist	Corded Viper Belt	–	Leatherworking
Legs	Lightning-Charged Legguards	Hit → Mastery	2250 Valor Points
Feet	Moccasins of Verdurous Glooms	Mastery → Crit	1650 Valor Points
Ring	Signet of the Elder Council	Haste → Crit	The Earthen Ring Exalted
Ring	Gilnean Ring of Ruination	Hit → Crit	1250 Valor Points
Trinket	Fluid Death	Hit → Crit	1650 Valor Points
Trinket	Key to the Endless Chamber	Hit → Crit	Corborus — The Stonecore
Melee Weapon	Jin'do's Verdict	Mastery → Hit	Jin'do the Godbreaker — Zul'Gurub
Ranged Weapon	Mandokir's Tribute	–	Jin'do the Godbreaker — Zul'Gurub

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Lightning-Charged Headguard	–	Purchased with Fissure Stone Fragment
Neck	Mistral Pendant of the Windstorm	–	Purchased with Fissure Stone Fragment
Shoulders	Lightning-Charged Spaulders	–	Purchased with Fissure Stone Fragment
Back	Mistral Drape the Windstorm	–	Purchased with Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Lightning-Charged Tunic	–	Purchased with Justice Points
Wrists	Chimaeron Armguards	–	Purchased with Fissure Stone Fragment
Hands	Lightning-Charged Gloves	–	Purchased with Justice Points
Waist	Firearrow Belt	–	Honored with Hyjal Rep
Legs	Twilight Scale Leggings	–	Purchased with Fissure Stone Fragment
Feet	Lancer's Greaves	–	Molten Front
Ring	Matoclaw's Band	–	Molten Front
Ring	Mistral Circle the Windstorm	–	Purchased with Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket	Essence of the Cyclone	–	Purchased with Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket	Fluid Death	–	Purchased with Justice Points
Melee Weapon	Witch-Hunter's Harvester	–	BoE Crafted through Blacksmithing
Ranged Weapon	Extreme-Impact Hole Puncher	–	BoE Crafted through Engineering

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	Batwing Cloak	–	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Wyrmstalker's Tunic	–	Ultraxion — Dragon Soul
Wrists	Dragonbelly Bracers	–	1650 Valor Points
Hands	Wyrmstalker's Gloves	–	Morchok — Dragon Soul
Waist	Cord of Dragon Sinew	–	1650 Valor Points
Legs	Wyrmstalker's Legguards	–	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping — Dragon Soul
Feet	Boneshard Boots	–	1650 Valor Points
Ring	Emergency Descent Loop	–	1250 Valor Points
Ring	Viridian Signet of the Avengers	–	Exalted with Avengers of Hyjal Reputation
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