Marksmanship Hunter DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Dragonflight 10.2.5

Last updated on Jan 15, 2024 at 15:00 by Azortharion 126 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Marksmanship Hunter in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.5.

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Marksmanship Hunter gear and best in slot.

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BiS Gear Guide for Marksmanship Hunter

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Marksmanship Hunter for Dragonflight 10.2. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing a Marksmanship Hunter, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

For discussion and information on Stats specifically, check out our Stats page below.

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BiS Gear for Marksmanship Hunter

Overall BiS List Mythic+ Gear BiS List Raid Gear BiS List
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BiS List for Marksmanship Hunter

This list contains the highest DPS setup from most sources, for Marksmanship Hunter.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Ashen Ranger's Longbow Icon Ashen Ranger's Longbow (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Helm Blazing Dreamstalker's Flamewaker Horns Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Flamewaker Horns (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Neck Ouroboreal Necklet Icon Ouroboreal Necklet (489) Volcoross in Amirdrassil
Shoulder Blazing Dreamstalker's Finest Hunt Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Finest Hunt (489) Revival Catalyst the Drakestalker's Trophy Pauldrons Icon Drakestalker's Trophy Pauldrons (Igira the Cruel), or drop from Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Cloak Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl Icon Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl (486) Crafted by Tailoring with Blue Silken Lining Icon Blue Silken Lining
Chest Blazing Dreamstalker's Scaled Hauberk Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Scaled Hauberk (489) Revival Catalyst the Ancient Haubark Icon Ancient Haubark (Gnarlroot), or drop from Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Bracers (Raiding) Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards Icon Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards (486) — See Crafted Section for more info. Crafted by Leatherworking
Bracers (Mythic+) Twisted Flamecuffs Icon Twisted Flamecuffs (489) — See Crafted Section for more info. Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Gloves Blazing Dreamstalker's Skinners Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Skinners (489) Revival Catalyst the Flameseer's Winged Grasps Icon Flameseer's Winged Grasps (Tindral Sageswift), or drop from Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Belt Forlorn Leaf Clasp Icon Forlorn Leaf Clasp (489) Gnarlroot in Amirdrassil
Legs Blazing Dreamstalker's Shellgreaves Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Shellgreaves (489) Revival Catalyst the Aerwynn's Ritual Sarong Icon Aerwynn's Ritual Sarong (Council of Dreams), or drop from Larodar, Keeper of the Flame.
Legs (Mythic+/Raiding) Blazing Dreamstalker's Shellgreaves Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Shellgreaves (489) Revival Catalyst the Aerwynn's Ritual Sarong Icon Aerwynn's Ritual Sarong (Council of Dreams), or drop from Larodar, Keeper of the Flame.
Legs (Raiding) — See Crafted Section for more info. Allied Legguards of Sansok Khan Icon Allied Legguards of Sansok Khan (486) Crafted by Leatherworking.
Boots Blazing Dreamstalker's Striders Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Striders (489) Revival Catalyst the Cleats of the Savage Claw Icon Cleats of the Savage Claw (Council of Dreams) or Boots of the Molten Hoard Icon Boots of the Molten Hoard (Fyrakk, the Blazing).
Ring #1 (Mythic+/Raiding) Signet of Titanic Insight Icon Signet of Titanic Insight (486) — See Crafted Section for more info. Crafted by Jewelcrafting with Blue Silken Lining Icon Blue Silken Lining
Ring #1 (Raiding) Signet of Titanic Insight Icon Signet of Titanic Insight (486) — See Crafted Section for more info. Crafted by Jewelcrafting with Blue Silken Lining Icon Blue Silken Lining
Ring #2 Band of Burning Thorns Icon Band of Burning Thorns Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Trinket #1 Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows Icon Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows (489) Great Vault, or Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise (483)
Trinket #2 Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Icon Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge (489) Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil
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Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Marksmanship Hunter

This list contains the highest DPS setup, with farmable gear from Mythic+ Dungeons and semi-farmable gear from the Dawn of the Infinite megadungeon. This is a great place to start on a relatively new character, as you can infinitely grind out these items from Mythic+.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Traveler's Timesplitter Icon Traveler's Timesplitter Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Helm Blazing Dreamstalker's Flamewaker Horns Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Flamewaker Horns Revival Catalyst any 483 Helm
Neck Raven Filigree Pendant Icon Raven Filigree Pendant Black Rook Hold
Shoulder Blazing Dreamstalker's Finest Hunt Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Finest Hunt Revival Catalyst any 483 Shoulders
Cloak Raal's Bib Icon Raal's Bib Waycrest Manor
Chest Blazing Dreamstalker's Scaled Hauberk Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Scaled Hauberk Revival Catalyst any 483 Chest
Bracers Timeway Sojourner's Bracelet Icon Timeway Sojourner's Bracelet Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall
Gloves Midnight Reaper Handwraps Icon Midnight Reaper Handwraps Black Rook Hold
Belt Waistguard of Deteriorating Grace Icon Waistguard of Deteriorating Grace Waycrest Manor
Legs Blazing Dreamstalker's Scaled Hauberk Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Scaled Hauberk Revival Catalyst any 483 Legs
Boots Whelp Handler's Lined Boots Icon Whelp Handler's Lined Boots Darkheart Thicket
Ring #1 Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal Icon Arch-Druid's Tainted Seal Darkheart Thicket
Ring #2 Band of Twisted Bark Icon Band of Twisted Bark Darkheart Thicket
Trinket #1 Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows Icon Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Trinket #2 Witherbark's Branch Icon Witherbark's Branch The Everbloom
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Raid Gear BiS List for Marksmanship Hunter

This list contains the highest DPS setup, only using gear from the Amirdrassil Raid.

This list is mostly useful for informing your organized guild of what loot is optimal for you, for loot distribution purposes.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Ashen Ranger's Longbow Icon Ashen Ranger's Longbow (489) Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Helm Blazing Dreamstalker's Flamewaker Horns Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Flamewaker Horns (489) Revival Catalyst, or Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Neck Ouroboreal Necklet Icon Ouroboreal Necklet (489) Volcoross in Amirdrassil
Shoulder Blazing Dreamstalker's Finest Hunt Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Finest Hunt (489) Revival Catalyst, or Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Cloak Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice Icon Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Chest Blazing Dreamstalker's Scaled Hauberk Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Scaled Hauberk (486) Revival Catalyst, or Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Bracers Twisted Flamecuffs Icon Twisted Flamecuffs Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Gloves Blazing Dreamstalker's Skinners Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Skinners (489) Revival Catalyst, or Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Belt Forlorn Leaf Clasp Icon Forlorn Leaf Clasp Gnarlroot in Amirdrassil
Legs Blazing Dreamstalker's Shellgreaves Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Shellgreaves Revival Catalyst, or Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Boots Blazing Dreamstalker's Striders Icon Blazing Dreamstalker's Striders (489) Revival Catalyst the Fyrakk, the Blazing Mythic Boots
Ring #1 Band of Burning Thorns Icon Band of Burning Thorns Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Ring #2 Daydreamer's Glimmering Ring Icon Daydreamer's Glimmering Ring BoE Trash Drop in Amirdrassil
Trinket #1 Bandolier of Twisted Blades Icon Bandolier of Twisted Blades (489) Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Trinket #2 Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Icon Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge (489) Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil
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"Simming" Yourself as a Marksmanship Hunter

Throughout this page, we will regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on Raidbots, as it is an indispensable aspect of optimizing your character.

While we do offer generic sim charts for Trinkets, this should not be a replacement for simming yourself, at least not if you want to minmax sub-1%!

If you are new to simming and Raidbots, check out our detailed guide below.

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Patch 10.2 Tier Set for Marksmanship Hunter

The Tier Set is comprised of 5 items, all carrying the Blazing Dreamstalker's moniker. Unique DPS bonuses are unlocked when wearing 2, and 4 pieces from the set:

  • 2 pieces: Hunter Marksmanship 10.2 Class Set 2pc Icon Hunter Marksmanship 10.2 Class Set 2pc causes your Rapid Fire Icon Rapid Fire to deal 20% more damage. Additionally, while Trick Shots Icon Trick Shots is up, Rapid Fire Icon Rapid Fire will launch a Volley Icon Volley on your target for 6 sec.
  • 4 pieces: Hunter Marksmanship 10.2 Class Set 4pc Icon Hunter Marksmanship 10.2 Class Set 4pc causes every 10 Focus you spend to have a 3% chance to reset the cooldown of Rapid Fire Icon Rapid Fire, and to cause it to fire 100% additional shots during its channel.

The Tier Set Bonus is absolutely mandatory for competitive play, and you should prioritize obtaining it. You can use the Revival Catalyst to convert regular items (from Mythic+, for example) into Tier Items.

You only need 4 pieces out of 5 to get both set bonuses. We recommend you get all items except for the Legs or Chest, with both omissions being very similar. Check out the BiS List for more information.

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Best Crafted Items for Marksmanship Hunter

Crafting for Raiding Crafting for Mythic+/General Use
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Best Crafted Items for Raiding for Marksmanship Hunter

This section focuses on Crafting for Raiding. The rankings differ because some effects, like those on Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards Icon Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards, do not proc as reliably in Mythic+, and Allied Legguards of Sansok Khan Icon Allied Legguards of Sansok Khan relies on buffing numerous DPS allies to be good, which is not possible in the small group sizes of Mythic+.

  1. Your first 2 Crafts should be getting your Embellishments sorted. The best Embellishments for Raiding are the Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards Icon Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards, and either Blue Silken Lining Icon Blue Silken Lining (BSL) or Allied Legguards of Sansok Khan Icon Allied Legguards of Sansok Khan. The Allied Legguards are ~0.5% better than BSL in most raid compositions, assuming 45% BSL uptime, but most of their value comes from buffing allies, meaning it is technically a personal DPS loss to use. Which one you Craft first depends heavily on your current gear situation and should be simulated on Raidbots. BSL can be crafted onto any item slot, and I generally recommend a Signet of Titanic Insight Icon Signet of Titanic Insight to gain the free socket.
  2. Once your Embellishments are sorted, you should chase raw Item Level on the biggest-budget items. What follows is a generic ranking of the highest-value items, to increase your Item Level with.
  3. Signet of Titanic Insight Icon Signet of Titanic Insight/Ring-Bound Hourglass Icon Ring-Bound Hourglass, whichever you did not craft previously. Note that the Hourglass cannot take Embellishments.
  4. Bow of the Dragon Hunters Icon Bow of the Dragon Hunters/Ol' Smoky Icon Ol' Smoky, if you do not otherwise have access to a 486 iLvl Weapon, and you did not craft it in previous steps.
  5. Flame-Touched Legguards Icon Flame-Touched Legguards/Flame-Touched Chainmail Icon Flame-Touched Chainmail — Both can be optimal non-tier offpieces until 489, and should be simmed.
  6. From this point, I strongly recommend you sim yourself to work out future crafts.
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Best Crafted Items for Mythic+ for Marksmanship Hunter

This section focuses on Crafting for Mythic+. Blue Silken Lining Icon Blue Silken Lining generally has much higher uptimes in Mythic+ compared to Raiding, while simultaneously, its competitors have relatively lower uptimes/efficiencies in Mythic+.

  1. Your first 2 Crafts should be getting your Embellishments sorted. The best Embellishment for Mythic+ is Blue Silken Lining Icon Blue Silken Lining (BSL) in both of your Embellished slots. BSL can be crafted onto any item slot, and I generally recommend a Signet of Titanic Insight Icon Signet of Titanic Insight/ Ring-Bound Hourglass Icon Ring-Bound Hourglass to gain the free sockets, for starters.
  2. Once your Embellishments are sorted, you should chase raw Item Level on the biggest-budget items. What follows is a generic ranking of the highest-value items, to increase your Item Level with.
  3. Signet of Titanic Insight Icon Signet of Titanic Insight/Ring-Bound Hourglass Icon Ring-Bound Hourglass, whichever you did not craft previously. Note that the Hourglass cannot take Embellishments.
  4. Bow of the Dragon Hunters Icon Bow of the Dragon Hunters/Ol' Smoky Icon Ol' Smoky, if you do not otherwise have access to a 486 iLvl Weapon, and you did not craft it in previous steps.
  5. Flame-Touched Legguards Icon Flame-Touched Legguards/Flame-Touched Chainmail Icon Flame-Touched Chainmail — Both can be optimal non-tier offpieces until 489, and should be simmed.
  6. From this point, I strongly recommend you sim yourself to work out future crafts.
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Trinkets for Marksmanship Hunter in Season 3

There are a number of strong options available for Marksmanship Hunter in Season 3 coming from a variety of different sources. Some relevant ones to look for in order of strength are:

Trinket Note
Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows Icon Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows Gives a ton of your highest secondary stat for 20 seconds on a 3-minute cooldown. Stack it with Trueshot Icon Trueshot for some excellent burst! The best Trinket in practically all situations.
Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Icon Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge A strong "stat-stick" Trinket, and your strongest pairing with the Mirror Trinket.
Witherbark's Branch Icon Witherbark's Branch Theoretically, this Trinket can be the best we have, but; optimal use of the Trinket requires you to do a lot of moving when it is used. It spawns three spheres that chase you. Optimal play entails picking up one sphere, and then collecting the other two as late as possible, just before the buff expires. This way, you extend the buff for up to 30 seconds. Most situations will not allow you to do this anywhere near perfectly, but it is still the third-best Trinket even if you cannot do it at all. Despite it being a two-minute on-use, it does pair pretty well with Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows Icon Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows, and should simply be used after Mirror on the opener, and on cooldown thereafter. It is even better if you can alter some of your Trueshot Icon Trueshots to line up with it, while still lining every 2nd Trueshot up with Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows Icon Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows. A complicated, but interesting and powerful Trinket.
Ember of Nullification Icon Ember of Nullification This Versatility stat-stick Trinket is surprisingly competitive. There are not a lot of half-decent, passive Trinkets from the Mythic+ Dungeon Pool. This pairs well with both Branch and Mirror if you do not want to use the former together.
Idol of the Earth-Warder Icon Idol of the Earth-Warder and its friends This Trinket comes in 4 forms, all crafted by Jewelcrafting. Each version of it offers a different secondary stat passive, which scales with the 4 Gem types. For the most part, the Mastery/Idol of the Earth-Warder Icon Idol of the Earth-Warder version will be optimal. This is an excellent stat-stick Trinket, particularly when you have a lot of sockets, but does require a Spark of Dreams Icon Spark of Dreams to craft. By the time you have Sparks to spare for this Trinket, you will likely have a Mirror and Pip's combo. But in case you do not, consider this one!
Bandolier of Twisted Blades Icon Bandolier of Twisted Blades Deals solid damage every 90 seconds, which scales with Death Chakram Icon Death Chakram, but it can only be used at melee range.
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Trinket Simulations for Marksmanship Hunter

These are generic simulations from Bloodmallet, giving you a rough overview of strong Marksmanship Hunter Trinkets. It is not a replacement for simming yourself, but can still offer a quick reference point.

Check out the BiS Lists if you just want to know the best Trinkets from M+ and Raid.

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BiS Trinkets for Marksmanship Hunter

Single-target Raid Mythic+/AoE
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Best Raiding & Single-Target Trinkets for Marksmanship Hunter

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Best Mythic+ & AoE Trinkets for Marksmanship Hunter

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Changelog

  • 15 Jan. 2024: Updated for Patch 10.2.5
  • 12 Dec. 2023: Added Ember of Nullification to Trinket discussion.
  • 12 Nov. 2023: Updated formatting of the Crafting Section.
  • 08 Nov. 2023: Updated with a special mention to the Allied Legguards for Raiding.
  • 07 Nov. 2023: Updated for the Undulating Sporecloak nerf.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Restructured the page and updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 15 Jul. 2023: Updated the recommendation status of Traveler's Timesplitter again in light of recent nerfs.
  • 12 Jul. 2023: Updated the recommendation status of the Traveler's Timesplitter Gun.
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Updated with Dawn of the Infinite Items and Information, and made small changes to the BiS Lists.
  • 25 May 2023: Further updates to Trinket Tier List in the light of recent nerfs.
  • 24 May 2023: Updated the Matrix Restabilization Trinket's placement after sims were updated.
  • 23 May 2023: Updated the Trinket Tier List, and added Trinkets from Cataclysm Timewalking.
  • 12 May 2023: Updated the Trinket Tier List, specifically Naraxas' Spiked Tongue position.
  • 09 May 2023: Updated the recommended Flightstone Upgrade order.
  • 08 May 2023: Updated the Trinket Tier List and BiS List according to new item changes and tuning.
  • 04 May 2023: Updated the BiS List, accounting for changes in tier stat allocation.
  • 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
  • 23 Mar. 2023: Updated the Onyx Annulet description since a new Gem combination was discovered.
  • 21 Mar. 2023: Updated the Onyx Annulet Information in light of the March 21st buff.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Updated the page for relevant changes in Patch 10.0.5.
  • 08 Jan. 2023: Removed Engineering from the recommended Professions as it does not have the Combat Benefits to warrant its recommendation.
  • 12 Dec. 2022: Updated the recommended Embellished Crafts and Embellishments to add to them.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Updated the Gear page with more specific information about how to think about Spark of Ingenuity.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Added a section that talks about the best Professions.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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