Classic Hunter DPS Gear and Best in Slot

While a clear best in slot (BiS) list is always available in WoW Classic, 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.

As WoW Classic's Season of Mastery consists of Phases that are separate from the regular branch of Classic, we have created unique gear lists for its pre-raid and Phases. In addition, you may find it useful to look over our Fire Resistance Gear guide for your specialization, which is applicable for either version of Classic.

As stated by Blizzard, WoW Classic will have six phases, starting with Molten Core, Onyxia's Lair, and Maraudon, and ending with Naxxramas and the Scourge Invasion.

We will be linking best in slot gear lists for every raid tier in this guide, which can be helpful in order to understand how to progress from hitting Level 60, to getting pre-raid best in slot and from then to clearing all raid tiers.

This is the gear we recommend for Hunters in the Naxxramas patch. As with the rest of WoW Classic, this will be optimized for Marksmanship Hunters where Aimed Shot and Auto Shot are your main damage sources for single target.

Naxxramas is the final destination of the original World of Warcraft, and as such carries the best gear and the most difficult bosses.

Hunters Tier 3, Cryptstalker Armor is perhaps one of the most iconic Hunter sets of all time, and is excellent for Hunters in WoW Classic. The full 8 pieces are quite strong and definitely worth using, both for the set bonuses and the stats that they provide. However, it is not worth switching to the tier 8 set until you have most of the pieces if you are currently using the full 8/8 T2 set.

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	BiS: Ancient Sinew Wrapped Lamina	From the same quest chain as Rhok'delar

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Lieutenant Commander's Chain Helm Striker's Diadem Dragonstalker's Helm Giantstalker's Helmet Crown of Destruction Warlord's Chain Helmet	Rank 10 PvP armor set Reward from Striker's Diadem Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair Garr in Molten Core Ragnaros in Molten Core Rank 13 PvP set item
Neck	Onyxia Tooth Pendant The Eye of Hakkar	Reward from the quest given by the Head of Onyxia that drops when you kill Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair Hakkar in Zul'Gurub
Shoulders	Lieutenant Commander's Chain Shoulders Mantle of Wicked Revenge Dragonstalker's Spaulders Giantstalker's Epaulets Warlord's Chain Shoulders	Rank 10 PvP armor set Fankriss The Unyielding in AQ40 Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair Sulfuron Harbinger in Molten Core Rank 13 PvP set item
Back	Cloak of the Shrouded Mists Cloak of the Unseen Path Cloak of Firemaw Puissant Cape Deathguard's Cloak	Ragnaros in Molten Core Reward from Cloak of the Unseen Path Firemaw in Blackwing Lair The world boss Azuregos in Azshara Exalted with the Arathi Basin reputation
Chest	Striker's Hauberk Dragonstalker's Breastplate Giantstalker's Breastplate Warlord's Chain Chestpiece	Reward from Striker's Hauberk, which requires a set token drop from C'Thun in AQ40 Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core Rank 13 PvP set item
Wrists	Dragonstalker's Bracers Giantstalker's Bracers Wristguards of True Flight	Razorgore the Untamed in Blackwing Lair Bind on Equip zone drop in Molten Core Majordomo Executus in Molten Core
Hands	Vek'lor's Gloves of Devastation Dragonstalker's Gauntlets Giantstalker's Gloves General's Chain Gloves	Emperor Vek'lor in AQ40 The three drakes in Blackwing Lair Shazzrah in Molten Core Rank 12 PvP set item
Waist	Ossirian's Binding Belt of Never-ending Agony Dragonstalker's Belt Giantstalker's Belt	Ossirian the Unscarred in AQ20 C'Thun in AQ40 Vaelastrasz the Corrupt in Blackwing Lair Bind on Equip zone drop in Molten Core
Legs	Dragonstalker's Legguards Giantstalker's Leggings General's Chain Legguards	Ragnaros in Molten Core Magmadar in Molten Core Rank 12 PvP set item
Feet	Dragonstalker's Greaves Giantstalker's Boots General's Chain Boots	Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Lair Gehennas in Molten Core Rank 12 PvP set item
Rings	Ring of the Godslayer Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight Band of Accuria Don Julio's Band Master Dragonslayer's Ring Ring of the Qiraji Fury Quick Strike Ring Tarnished Elven Ring	C'Thun in AQ40 From the quest The Qiraji Conqueror in Silithus Ragnaros in Molten Core Reward from being Exalted with the Alterac Valley Reputation Reward from The Lord of Blackrock in Blackwing Lair Viscidus in AQ40 Several bosses in Molten Core Tribute Runs in Dire Maul North
Trinkets	Drake Fang Talisman Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas Jom Gabbar Earthstrike Devilsaur Eye Renataki's Charm of Beasts	Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair The Greatest Race of Hunters in Dire Maul Ouro in AQ40 Reward from Champion's Battlegear Reward from The Green Drake in the Sunken Temple Class Tier Trinket made by combining the item drops from Edge of Madness in Zul'Gurub
Melee Weapons	Harbinger of Doom Claw of the Frost Wyrm Hatchet of Sundered Bone Warblade of the Hakkari Core Hound Tooth Brutality Blade Barbarous Blade Melee Weave: Ashkandi, Greatsword of the Brotherhood Melee Weave: Barb of the Sand Reaver Lok'delar, Stave of the Ancient Keepers Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds	Trash Drop in Naxxramas Sapphiron in Naxxramas Noth the Plaguebringer in Naxxramas Hakkar in Zul'Gurub Majordomo Executus in Molten Core Garr in Molten Core King Gordok in Dire Maul North Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Fankriss The Unyielding in AQ40 From the same quest chain as Rhok'delar Hakkar in Zul'Gurub
Ranged Weapon	Ashjre'thul, Crossbow of Smiting Rhok'delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepers	Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair How to obtain Rhok'delar
Quiver	BiS: Harpy Hide Quiver	Revered with the Alterac Valley reputation
Arrows	Doomshot Thorium Shells Thorium Headed Arrow	Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin in Lower Blackrock Spire Engineering Engineering

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

In order to smooth out the Sapphiron encounter, it is advised that most players use a good amount of Frost Resistance gear, in order to reduce the high raid damage intake to manageable levels. We made a list with good options for almost every slot, so that you can face down the undead dragon while prepared:

This is not a normal set that you would ever wear, but is required for some classes in AQ 40 when fighting Princess Huhuran. It will be up to your guild or raid group if this is a required set or not.

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.

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.