Season of Discovery Hunter Melee DPS Gear and Best in Slot
On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Melee DPS Survival Hunter in WoW Classic - Season of Discovery.
Melee Hunter Season of Discovery Best in Slot
This is the gear we recommend as the best possible items available in the third phase of Season of Discovery for your Melee Hunter. This list assumes a stat priority of:
Hit > Agility > Crit > Attack Power > Stamina
This list excludes any items that are bound to you as soon as they are crafted in order to avoid making any profession feel required. For more information on the stats that you should be looking for, check out the stats page listed below.
This list is made up of dungeon/world drops, world event rewards and quest rewards.
Phase Best in Slot
Blackwing Lair (Phase 5) Melee Hunter Best in Slot
Molten Core (Phase 4) Beast Mastery Hunter Best in Slot
Helm | Giantstalker's Guise | Molten Core |
Neck | Onyxia Tooth Pendant | Reward from the quest given by the Head of Onyxia that drops when you kill Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair |
Shoulders | Giantstalker's Epaulets | Molten Core |
Back | Cloak of the Shrouded Mists | Molten Core |
Chest | Giantstalker's Breastplate | Molten Core |
Wrists | Giantstalker's Bracers | Molten Core |
Hands | Giantstalker's Gloves | Molten Core |
Waist | Giantstalker's Belt | Molten Core |
Legs | Giantstalker's Leggings | Molten Core |
Feet | Giantstalker's Boots | Molten Core |
Rings | ||
Trinkets | Hand of Justice
Blackhand's Breadth |
Blackrock Depths
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Melee Weapon | Obsidian Edged Blade | Onyxia's Lair |
Ranged Weapon | Rhok'delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepers | How to obtain Rhok'delar |
Quiver | Ancient Sinew Wrapped Lamina | From the same quest chain as Rhok'delar |
Sunken Temple (Phase 3) Beast Mastery Hunter Best in Slot
This list is made up of Sunken Temple raid drops, world drops, profession gear, quest rewards and dungeon drops. As Horde you will have access to the quest for Rune of the Guard Captain, this is our second strongest trinket but as Alliance you should opt for Avenger's Void Pearl.
Helm | Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Helmet | Honor Vendor |
Neck | Bloodstained Charm of Valor | Sunken Temple |
Shoulders | Shrieking Spaulders | Leatherworking |
Back | Panther Fur Cloak | Sunken Temple |
Chest | Dread Hunter's Chainmail | Sunken Temple |
Wrists | Void-Powered Slayer's Vambraces | Engineering |
Hands | Foul Smelling Fighter's Gloves | Sunken Temple |
Waist | Hyperconductive Goldwrap | Engineering |
Legs | Dread Hunter's Chausses | Sunken Temple |
Feet | Albino Crocscale Boots | Sunken Temple |
Rings | Drakeclaw Band of the Berserker
Band of the Wilds |
Sunken Temple
Sunken Temple |
Trinkets | Rune of the Guard Captain/ Avenger's Void Pearl
Roar of the Guardian |
Job Opening: Guard Captain of Revantusk Village/Blackfathom Deeps
Emerald Wardens — Exalted |
Main-Hand | Cobra Fang Claw | Sunken Temple |
Off-Hand | Serpent's Striker | Sunken Temple |
Ranged Weapon | Precisely Calibrated Boomstick | Engineering |
Gnomeregan (Phase 2) Melee Hunter Best in Slot
Helm | Glowing Gneuro-Linked Cowl | Leatherworking |
Neck | Gnomeregan Peace Officer's Torque | Gnomeregan |
Shoulders | Troggslayer Pauldrons | Gnomeregan |
Back | Prototype Parachute Cloak | Gnomeregan |
Chest | Blazewind Breastplate | Quest reward in the Badlands from Tremors of the Earth (A) or Broken Alliances (H) |
Wrists | Forest Stalker's Bracers | Exalted with the Warsong Gulch Faction reputation |
Hands | Bonk-Maestro's Handguards | Gnomeregan |
Waist | Darkvision Girdle | Gnomeregan |
Legs | Electromantic Chausses | Gnomeregan |
Feet | Electromantic Grounding Sabatons | Gnomeregan |
Rings | Ironspine's Eye
Ring of the Underwood |
Scarlet Monestary - Graveyard
World Drop |
Trinkets | Gyromatic Experiment 420b
Avenger's Void Pearl |
Gnomeregan final boss quest item
Blackfathom Depths final boss quest item |
Melee Weapons | Mekkatorque's Arcano-Shredder
Cogmaster's Claw |
Gnomeregan
Gnomeregan |
Ranged Weapon | Bloodlash Bow | Stranglethorn Vale Blood Moon event reward |
Blackfathom Deeps (Phase 1) Best in slot
This list is made up of dungeon/world drops, world event rewards and quest rewards.
Helm | Twilight Slayer's Cowl | Blackfathom Depths |
Neck | Sentinel's Medallion | Honored with the Warsong Gulch Reputation |
Shoulders | Mantle of Thieves | Zone Drop in Razorfen Kraul |
Back | Cape of the Brotherhood | Edwin VanCleef in Deadmines |
Chest | Twilight Slayer's Tunic | Blackfathom Depths |
Wrists | Forest Leather Bracers | World drop bind on equip |
Hands | Void-Touched Leather Gloves | Leatherworking |
Waist | Cord of Aquanis | Blackfathom Depths |
Legs | Troll's Bane Leggings | World Drop BoE |
Feet | Twilight Slayer's Footpads | Blackfathom Depths |
Rings | Ring of Precision
Band of the Iron Fist |
World Drop
Blackfathom Depths |
Trinkets | Avenger's Void Pearl | Blackfathom Depths final boss quest item |
Melee Weapon | Guardian's Trident | Blackfathom Depths |
Ranged Weapon | Azshari Arbalest | Blackfathom Depths |
Changelog
- 22 Sep. 2024: Updated for phase 5.
- 31 Jul. 2024: Updated for phase 4.
- 03 Apr. 2024: Updated with Sunken Temple BiS.
- 20 Feb. 2024: Updated with Gnomeregan BiS additions.
- 04 Feb. 2024: Updated for phase 2.
- 16 Dec. 2023: Guide updated.
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This guide has been written by Impakt, an Officer in BDGG, the #2 North American guild on retail. In addition to live WoW, he has also been a classic theorycrafter and enthusiast for many years. You can watch him stream on Twitch, or follow him on Twitter.
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