TBC Classic Marksmanship Hunter Phase 1 / Tier 4 Gear and Best in Slot

While a clear best in slot list is always available, the items contained might be extremely hard or expensive to get. Thus, we will try to give at least one alternative, for most slots in the list, so that you can pick where and how to farm them.

The BiS lists that we present on this page follow the stat priority that can be found on our stats page below.

As a Hunter, your pre-raid BiS gear is built around two incredibly important sets: the Beastlord set and the crafted Primalstrike set. The Beastlord set will be BiS with its 4-piece bonus until Tier 5, making it the highest priority to farm early on. The Primalstrike set is actually a crafted Leatherworking set, and while it does require some expensive mats early, it is well worth the investment if you want more power early on. If, however, your character is ready to take on the content of Tiers 5 and 6, then please utilize our updated lists instead.

This is the best gear that you should try to obtain from the Tier 4 raids of TBC, which includes Karazhan, Gruul's Lair, and Magtheridon's Lair. All of these raids are available from the launch of TBC Classic. As you might notice however, several pieces of gear are identical between the pre-raid BiS and the Tier 4 raid BiS setups. This is mainly because of the power of the 4-piece bonus on the Beastlord gear set, which takes up 4 slots. This set bonus is so powerful that you will not replace it until Tier 5.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Beast Lord Helm	Pathaleon the Calculator — The Mechanar
Neck	Choker of Vile Intent	Justice Vendor (25 Badge of Justice)
Shoulders	Beast Lord Mantle	Warlord Kalithresh — The Steamvault
Back	Vengeance Wrap	Tailoring
Chest	Beast Lord Cuirass	Warp Splinter — The Botanica
Wrists	Nightfall Wristguards	Epoch Hunter — Heroic Old Hillsbrad Foothills
Hands	Beast Lord Handguards	Warchief Kargath Bladefist — The Shattered Halls
Waist	Gronn-Stitched Girdle	Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair
Legs	Skulker's Greaves	Netherspite — Karazhan
Feet	Edgewalker Longboots	Moroes — Karazhan
Rings	Ring of a Thousand Marks Garona's Signet Ring	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan The Curator — Karazhan
Trinkets	Dragonspine Trophy Bloodlust Brooch	Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair Justice Vendor (41 Badge of Justice)
Melee Weapon	Claw of the Watcher Void-Talon	Shirrak the Dead Watcher — Heroic Auchenai Crypts Purchased from Dealer Jadyan — the Netherstorm
Ranged Weapon	Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan

While the list above contains the absolute best Tier 4 gear setup, you are unlikely to quickly gather all of it. We provide more options below, some of which are very close to the best and some which are just much easier to get!

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Demon Stalker Greathelm Helm of the Claw Stalker's Helmet of Second Sight Mok'Nathal Beast-Mask Storm Helm	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan Reward from The Warlord's Hideout — The Steamvault Reward from Teron Gorefiend, I am... — Shadowmoon Valley Exarch Maladaar — Auchenai Crypts Blacksmithing
Neck	Worgen Claw Necklace Saberclaw Talisman Earthen Mark of Razing Jagged Bark Pendant Natasha's Choker	Attumen the Huntsman — Karazhan Shade of Aran — Karazhan Justice Vendor (25 Badge of Justice) Gurok the Usurper — Nagrand Warp Splinter — The Botanica The Hound-Master — Blades Edge Mountains
Shoulders	Expedition Scout's Epaulets Mantle of Perenolde	Reward from Fel Embers — Hellfire Peninsula Epoch Hunter — Old Hillsbrad Foothills
Back	Drape of the Dark Reavers Blood Knight War Cloak Cloak of the Craft Auchenai Death Shroud Cloak of the Inciter	Shade of Aran — Karazhan Justice Vendor (25 Badge of Justice) World Drop Avatar of the Martyred — Heroic Auchenai Crypts Blackheart the Inciter — Shadow Labyrinth
Chest	Primalstrike Vest Felstalker Breastplate Ebon Netherscale Breastplate	Leatherworking Leatherworking Leatherworking
Wrists	Primalstrike Bracers Felstalker Bracers Ebon Netherscale Bracers	Leatherworking Leatherworking Leatherworking
Hands	Gloves of Dexterous Manipulation Gauntlets of the Dragonslayer Netherdrake Gloves Fel Leather Gloves	Attumen the Huntsman — Karazhan Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair Leatherworking Leatherworking
Waist	Girdle of Treachery Primalstrike Belt Dunewind Sash Girdle of the Deathdealer Ebon Netherscale Belt	Echo of Medivh — Karazhan Leatherworking Ghaz'an — Heroic The Underbog Aeonus — Heroic The Black Morass Leatherworking
Legs	Scaled Greaves of the Marksman Beast Lord Leggings Midnight Legguards Wastewalker Leggings	Doom-Lord Kazzak — Hellfire Peninsula Warlord Kalithresh — The Steamvault Quagmirran — Heroic Slave Pens Nexus-Prince Shaffar — Heroic Mana Tombs
Feet	Fiend Slayer Boots Fel Leather Boots Boots of the Endless Hunt Sky-Hunter Swift Boots The Master's Treads	Echo of Medivh — Karazhan Leatherworking Warp Splinter — Heroic The Botanica Darkweaver Syth — Sethekk Halls World Drop
Rings	Ring of the Recalcitrant Slayer's Mark of the Redemption Ravenclaw Band Truestrike Ring Band of Anguish	Reward from The Fall of Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair Dissension Amongst the Ranks... — Shadowmoon Valley Talon King Ikiss — Sethekk Halls World Drop News of Victory — Shadowmoon Valley
Trinkets	Hourglass of the Unraveller Abacus of Violent Odds Icon of Unyielding Courage Darkmoon Card: Crusade	Temporus — Black Morass Pathaleon the Calculator — The Mechanar Keli'dan the Breaker — Heroic Blood Furnace Reward from creating the Blessings Deck
Melee Weapons	Blade of the Unrequited Big Bad Wolf's Paw Claw of the Watcher Stormreaver Warblades Legacy Sonic Spear Stellaris Guile of Khoraazi	Opera Event — Karazhan Opera Event — Karazhan Shirrak the Dead Watcher — Heroic Auchenai Crypts High Botanist Freywinn — The Botanica Opera Event — Karazhan Murmur — Shadow Labyrinth Nethermancer Sepethrea — The Mechanar The Consortium — Exalted
Ranged Weapons	Barrel-Blade Longrifle Wolfslayer Sniper Rifle Steelhawk Crossbow Marksman's Bow or Veteran's Musket Wrathtide Longbow Don Santos' Famous Hunting Rifle	Doomwalker — Shadowmoon Valley Opera Event — Karazhan Attumen the Huntsman — Karazhan Thrallmar or Honor Hold — Exalted Warlord Kalithresh — Heroic The Steamvault World Drop

If you have further questions about gemming and enchanting these items, our Marksmanship Hunter Enchants and Gems page below provides more information.