Hunter best in slot gear.
At level 30 the ranged slot goes to Quilboar Blaster, which every hunter gets on top of the reward from Charlga Razorflank's quest in Razorfen Kraul. The new City of Dalaran adds the Felbough Arm, the neck and the belt, and Excavation Site: Wetlands drops the chest. Careful Aim at 5 of 5 still turns Intellect into Attack Power, but a point of Agility gives twice as much plus crit, so Agility comes first. At 20, Venomstrike from Lord Serpentis in Wailing Caverns is still the bow to chase.
Marksmanship Hunter BiS
Quilboar Blaster comes free with the reward of The Crone of the Kraul (Alliance) or A Vengeful Fate (Horde) in Razorfen Kraul, and the Master Hunter's Rifle is barely better for far more work. City of Dalaran gives the Felbough Arm, the Archmagister's Faceted Pendant, the Slitherwrap Girdle and Cartilage Shapers, and Shadetooth in Excavation Site: Wetlands drops the Garb of Florid Feathers. Triprunner Dungarees from the last Gnomeregan quest are the legs for both factions. Horde can also hunt the Shapeshifting Sentinel's Strides from a night elf rare in Stonetalon Mountains. The rest are world drops worth buying: Forest Tracker Epaulets, Tigerstrike Mantle and Insignia Bracers.
Stat priority: Ranged weapon DPS > Agility (2 attack power plus crit) > attack power > Intellect (Careful Aim 5/5 turns each point into 1 attack power); Strength and Stamina ~0
Brawler's Leather HelmHead · Leather · ilvl 30
Archmagister's Faceted PendantNeck · ilvl 35
Forest Tracker EpauletsShoulder · Leather · ilvl 31
Tigerstrike MantleBack · ilvl 34
Garb of Florid FeathersChest · Leather · ilvl 31
CosmeticShirt
CosmeticTabard
Insignia BracersWrist · Leather · ilvl 33
Night Elf Hunter
Level 30 · Marksmanship- Armor
- +634
- Strength
- +12
- Agility
- +116
- Stamina
- +43
- Intellect
- +21
- Spirit
- +12
- Attack Power
- +27
Cartilage ShapersHands · Leather · ilvl 33
Slitherwrap GirdleWaist · Leather · ilvl 33
Triprunner DungareesLegs · Leather · ilvl 37
Insignia BootsFeet · Leather · ilvl 34
Wyvern Heart BandRing · ilvl 34
Ironspine's EyeRing · ilvl 35
Minor RecombobulatorTrinket · ilvl 28
Dog WhistleTrinket · ilvl 30
Felbough ArmMain hand · Polearm · ilvl 34
Two-hander equippedOff hand
Quilboar BlasterRanged · Gun · ilvl 36A rare drop, around 1 kill in 100, from most bosses of Blackfathom Deeps, The Stockade, Razorfen Kraul and Scarlet Monastery.
An Infiltrator Cap of Agility from the auction house beats this.
Horde only. Frostmaw is a level 37 yeti in Alterac Mountains: take a group.
Unearthed Bands of Agility (Uldaman trash, random suffix) from the auction house beat this.
Lyn the Ignored only shows up when summoned with the Tome of Dalaran.
Alterac Assassin's Gloves have 3 more Agility, but they need ten Crushridge Warmongers, elite ogres of level 39 to 40: an Alliance option for a strong group. Archer's Gloves of Agility from the auction house also beat Cartilage Shapers.
Marshal Redpath in Southshore wants ten Crushridge Warmongers after Crushridge Bounty. They are elite ogres of level 39 to 40: take a strong group.
Last of four Tiger Mastery quests. Sin'Dall is level 37: take a group.
Leatherworkers should make the Stalker's Leather Belt: same Agility plus 6 Intellect.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Both quests end on Mekgineer Thermaplugg, the last boss of Gnomeregan.
Insignia BootsAlliance
Horde only: both rares serve Darnassus. A player reported the drop on October 3, and which of the two drops it is not confirmed.
Ghostwalker Boots of Agility from the auction house beat Insignia Boots.
Not unique: you can wear two.
In Classic Ironspine was one of the Graveyard's rare spawns, so he is not there every run.
Wyvern Heart Band is not unique. A second one beats Ironspine's Eye.
Jarl in Dustwallow Marsh wants a Moonsteel Broadsword, which a Blacksmith has to make.
Needs Engineering (140) to use.
The 1% hit counts for your shots too.
Given on top of the reward you choose, from level 29.
Big Game Hunter opens after Nesingwary's three Mastery chains, which end on level 40 and 43 elites, and asks for King Bangalash, a level 43 elite. Less than 1 DPS better than Quilboar Blaster.
Needs Honored with Booty Bay to wear.
Level 20 lists.
What to wear at 20, from when the beta was capped there. Still useful on the way up to 30.
Marksmanship Hunter BiS
Venomstrike from Lord Serpentis is the reason to run Wailing Caverns until it drops. The same dungeon supplies Gloves, Leggings and Footpads of the Fang. The melee slot barely matters, so the Impaling Harpoon from Captain Greenskin is there for its stats. Alliance get the Tunic of Westfall and two strong rings. Horde fill the same slots from Ruins of Lordaeron drops and quests in Blackfathom Deeps and Shadowfang Keep.
Stat priority: Ranged weapon DPS > Agility = Intellect (Careful Aim 5/5 converts Intellect to attack power) > crit; Strength and Stamina ~0
Solomon's Comfortable HatHead · Leather · ilvl 30
Erudite's AmuletNeck · ilvl 23
Serpent's ShouldersShoulder · Leather · ilvl 23
Glowing Lizardscale CloakBack · ilvl 23
Tunic of WestfallChest · Leather · ilvl 24CosmeticShirtCosmeticTabard
Staghide ArmguardsWrist · Leather · ilvl 26Night Elf Hunter
Level 20 · Marksmanship- Armor
- +539
- Strength
- +9
- Agility
- +68
- Stamina
- +28
- Intellect
- +21
- Spirit
- +13
- Attack Power
- +36
- Spell damage
- +4
- (2) +10 Intellect.
- (3) +10 Attack Power.
- (4) Taking damage while at or below 25% health causes you to restore 100 health and mana over 5 sec. This effect can only trigger once every 5 min. (5m cooldown)
- (5) Grants your melee attacks a chance to inflict Dream Venom, stunning the target for 1 sec.
Gloves of the FangHands · Leather · ilvl 19
Blackened Defias BeltWaist · Leather · ilvl 22
Leggings of the FangLegs · Leather · ilvl 22
Footpads of the FangFeet · Leather · ilvl 22
Malignant RootRing · ilvl 32
Lavishly Jeweled RingRing · ilvl 22Minor RecombobulatorTrinket · ilvl 28
Lookie's SpyglassTrinket · ilvl 23
Impaling HarpoonMain hand · Polearm · ilvl 22Two-hander equippedOff hand
VenomstrikeRanged · Bow · ilvl 24
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Tunic of WestfallAllianceBloodied ChestwrapsHorde
Staghide ArmguardsAllianceWitherbite BracersHorde
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Footpads of the FangAlliance
Trailblazer BootsHordeMalignant RootAllianceKill Nightveiled Rotheap, a new elite patrol on the Wetlands river (around 49, 33), for Rotheap Innards and trade them to Rethiel the Greenwarden (around 56, 40). Alliance only, one ring per character.
Band of the FistHorde
Lavishly Jeweled RingAlliance
Seal of SylvanasHorde
Needs Engineering (140) to use.
Hunter gearing tips.
- Careful Aim (Marksmanship, 5 points) turns each point of Intellect into 1 attack power. A point of Agility gives 2 plus crit, so treat Intellect as a bonus. If you are not in Marksmanship, Intellect only gives mana.
- Quilboar Blaster comes on top of the reward you pick from The Crone of the Kraul (Alliance) or A Vengeful Fate (Horde), both open from level 29. The Master Hunter's Rifle is less than 1 DPS better and needs King Bangalash, a level 43 elite, after three Nesingwary chains.
- City of Dalaran (level 28 to 33) needs an attunement chain: An Alarming Request from Emissary Jacques in Southshore for Alliance, Prison Break In from Magus Wordeen Voidglare in Tarren Mill for Horde. Its constructs and elementals are immune to Serpent Sting, so do not waste mana on it there.
- Wyvern Heart Band from Heartrazor, the rare wyvern of Thousand Needles, is not unique: two of them beat any other pair of rings. Until it drops, wear Ironspine's Eye and the Field Researcher's Loop from the library books quest.
- Leatherworking trainers teach the Stalker's Leather Belt at 150 (it needs a Tanning Rack). It binds when picked up and beats the Slitherwrap Girdle by 6 Intellect. Engineers can use the Minor Recombobulator from 140.
How these lists are built
The picks start from ForeverChanges' lists, the only ones that cover every spec for both factions at 20 and at 30. The level 20 lists are cross-checked against Icy Veins, Wowhead, Realm First and wowtbc.gg, the level 30 lists against The Forever Era, Kami-Labs and wowtbc.gg ("Also picked by"). Every item is read from Wowhead's Forever database, which fills in from the beta client as testers loot things. Blizzard hides item stats until an item has dropped, so a list can only use what has been seen. We check each pick fits its slot, can be used by the class and does not need a higher level than the list is for.
At 30 two kinds of items stay off the top line even when they would win. Random-suffix greens (the "of the Owl" kind) have no fixed stats to check, and rewards behind level 40 elites are out of reach for most level 30 groups. Both are named in the notes where they beat the pick. Class quest weapons are the exception: the Shaman and Warrior chains open at 30, so they stay on top.
Hover any item for the full Wowhead tooltip. The stats and totals on this page were read on October 15, 2026 and will move with beta builds.
Trinkets are still thin at 30. The Minor Recombobulator needs Engineering 140 to use, and casters who are Engineers can wear the Spellpower Goggles Xtreme from 215. Crafted pieces marked "binds when picked up" can only be worn by the crafter.
The 3D preview
Wowhead does not allow its 3D viewer on other sites, so "See it in 3D" opens its Forever dressing room with the whole set already equipped on the race and gender you picked. Neck, rings and trinkets have no model, so they are left off there.