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Hunter DPS Pre-Raid Gear

Last updated on Mar 13, 2020 at 00:00 by Impakt 50 comments

On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items from Pre-Raid content for your Hunter DPS in WoW Classic. For more gearing advice, please refer to our Hunter DPS Gearing and Best in Slot guide.

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Hunter Pre-Raid Best in Slot (BiS) List

This is the gear we recommend for Hunters, before setting foot in Molten Core or Onyxia's Lair. Essentially you should be following the basic stat priority of getting lots of Agility, Attack Power, and Critical Strike Chance while also ensuring that you have the 9% Hit needed for cap. For more information on the stats that you should be looking for, check out the stats page listed below.

Hunter PvE Stats

This list contains gear from: dungeons and reputation gear.

Slot Item Source
Helm
  • BiS: Backwood Helm Icon Backwood Helm
  • Mask of the Unforgiven Icon Mask of the Unforgiven
Neck
  • BiS: Mark of Fordring Icon Mark of Fordring
  • Pendant of Celerity Icon Pendant of Celerity
  • Imperial Jewel Icon Imperial Jewel
  • Quest In Dreams in Western Plaguelands
  • Lord Valthalak in Upper Blackrock Spire
  • Emperor Dagran Thaurissan in Blackrock Depths
Shoulders
  • BiS: Truestrike Shoulders Icon Truestrike Shoulders
  • Black Dragonscale Shoulders Icon Black Dragonscale Shoulders
  • Any high Agility shoulders
Back
  • BiS: Cape of the Black Baron Icon Cape of the Black Baron
  • Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape Icon Stoneskin Gargoyle Cape
Chest
  • BiS: Savage Gladiator Chain Icon Savage Gladiator Chain
  • Tombstone Breastplate Icon Tombstone Breastplate
  • Deathdealer Breastplate Icon Deathdealer Breastplate
  • Cadaverous Armor Icon Cadaverous Armor
  • Black Dragonscale Breastplate Icon Black Dragonscale Breastplate (for the set bonuses)
  • *Beaststalker's Tunic Icon Beaststalker's Tunic
Wrists
  • BiS: Bracers of the Eclipse Icon Bracers of the Eclipse
  • Slashclaw Bracers Icon Slashclaw Bracers
  • *Beaststalker's Bindings Icon Beaststalker's Bindings
Hands
  • BiS: Devilsaur Gauntlets Icon Devilsaur Gauntlets
  • Trueaim Gauntlets Icon Trueaim Gauntlets
Waist
  • BiS: Warpwood Binding Icon Warpwood Binding
  • Defiler's Chain Girdle Icon Defiler's Chain Girdle
  • *Beaststalker's Belt Icon Beaststalker's Belt
  • Cadaverous Belt Icon Cadaverous Belt
Legs
  • BiS: Devilsaur Leggings Icon Devilsaur Leggings
  • Black Dragonscale Leggings Icon Black Dragonscale Leggings (for the set bonuses)
  • *Beaststalker's Pants Icon Beaststalker's Pants
Feet
  • BiS: Windreaver Greaves Icon Windreaver Greaves
  • *Beaststalker's Boots Icon Beaststalker's Boots
  • Swiftwalker Boots Icon Swiftwalker Boots
  • Defiler's Chain Greaves Icon Defiler's Chain Greaves
  • Kirtonos the Herald in Scholomance
  • Nerub'enkan in Stratholme
  • High Priestess of Thaurissan and Princess Moira Bronzebeard in Blackrock Depths
  • Revered with the Arathi Basin reputation
Rings
  • BiS x2: Tarnished Elven Ring Icon Tarnished Elven Ring
  • Blackstone Ring Icon Blackstone Ring
  • Painweaver Band Icon Painweaver Band
Trinkets
  • BiS: Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas Icon Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas
  • BiS: Blackhand's Breadth Icon Blackhand's Breadth
  • (H): Rune of the Guard Captain Icon Rune of the Guard Captain
  • (A): Hand of Justice Icon Hand of Justice
  • The Greatest Race of Hunters in Dire Maul
  • General Drakkisath's Demise (A) / For The Horde! (H) in Upper Blackrock Spire
  • Job Opening: Guard Captain of Revantusk Village (H)
  • General Angerforge in Blackrock Depths
Melee Weapons
  • BiS: Barbarous Blade Icon Barbarous Blade
  • Peacemaker Icon Peacemaker
  • Warmonger Icon Warmonger
Ranged Weapon
  • BiS: Carapace Spine Crossbow Icon Carapace Spine Crossbow
  • BiS: Blackcrow Icon Blackcrow
  • Ancient Bone Bow Icon Ancient Bone Bow
  • Dwarven Hand Cannon Icon Dwarven Hand Cannon
Quiver BiS: Ribbly's Quiver Icon Ribbly's Quiver Ribbly Screwspigot in Blackrock Depths
Arrows
  • Doomshot Icon Doomshot
  • Thorium Shells Icon Thorium Shells
  • **Thorium Headed Arrow Icon Thorium Headed Arrow

*The Beaststalker set is strong if you can get the 4-set bonus from using 4 of the pieces. Without 4 of the pieces, you are better off using other pieces instead.

**You craft the shells using Engineering and exchange them for the arrows at an NPC in Orgrimmar or Ironforge.

You can find more Hunter BiS lists in our dedicated gear hub below.

Hunter Best in Slot Gear Hub
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Changelog

  • 13 Mar. 2020: Updated with Arathi Basin gear.
  • 12 Feb. 2020: Guide added.
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