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Beast Mastery’s Best In Slot Gear DPS Hunter in Phase 1
Hunters in Phase 1 have a variety of gear sets to choose from, depending on how tough or casual they want to play. The set is “Absolute” BiS and tuned for greatest dps potential in the gear planner below. There are a few pieces of gear and gems that you may swap out depending on your unique scenario. The most difficult challenge for most players will be getting Scaled Greaves of the Marksman from the world boss Doom Lord Kazzak. Skulker’s Greaves are a simple option that do not affect the rest of the gearset.
Your melee weapons are the only other piece of information you should examine. If you want to melee weave, the Mooncleaver is the BiS melee weapon. Before investing a ton of cash leveling Blacksmithing and crafting Mooncleaver, it is recommended that you utilize a cheaper alternative weapon from dungeons/heroics and practice to see whether you love melee weaving and can perform it well. If you don’t want to melee weave during TBCC, your best bet is to dual wield. Weightstones/sharpening stones are used to sharpen the Claw of the Watcher and the Blade of the Unrequited.
In Phase 1, Aldor vs. Scryer for Hunter DPS
At the end of the day, deciding between The Aldor and The Scryers isn’t that difficult for hunters. The Aldor, on the other hand, should be the group you select to completely max out your character. Greater Inscription of Vengeance is a somewhat better shoulder enchant than Greater Inscription of the Blade from The Scryers. This change is so slight, with just a few dps differential between the few, that the ordinary player will never notice it in raids.
Aside from the shoulder enchants, there is no other raid gear or enchants that hunters “must” have.
Hunter DPS Badges of Justice in Phase 1
Rank | Item | Price |
1 | Bloodlust Brooch | 41 Badge of Justice |
2 | Choker of Vile Intent | 25 Badge of Justice |
3 | Blood Knight War Cloak | 25 Badge of Justice |
Beast Mastery Hunter DPS Armor in Phase 1
Head
Beast Lord Helm is BiS and one of the Beast Lord set pieces that you will never alter regardless of gearset. Optional equipment are listed below; however, they should only be utilized until you get your Beast Lord Helm.
Glyph of Ferocity Helm Enchant
Shoulders
Beast Lord Mantle Shoulders Is another item of the beast lord set that will never alter no matter what gearset you use. Optional goods are listed below; however, they should only be utilized until you get your Beast Lord Mantle.
Shoulder Enchant: Might of the Scourge or Greater Inscription of Vengeance
Rank | Item | Sockets | Source |
Best | Beast Lord Mantle | Inscribed Ornate Topaz Delicate Living Ruby | Warlord Kalithresh – The Steamvault |
Optional | Expedition Scout’s Epaulets | Fel Embers – Hellfire Peninsula | |
Optional | Wastewalker Shoulderpads | Delicate Living Ruby Delicate Living Ruby | Heroic Avatar of the Martyred – Auchenai Crypts |
Optional | Mantle of Perenolde | Epoch Hunter – Old Hillsbrad Foothills |
Cloak
Vengeance Wrap Cloak Is the BiS cloak till phase 2 but may be costly early on, there are feasible and simpler options available from Badge of Justice. Drape of the Dark Reavers is a necessary item for 90% gearsets.
Enchant Cloak – Greater Agility – Improved Agility
Rank | Item | Sockets | Source |
Best | Vengeance Wrap | Delicate Living Ruby | Pattern: Vengeance Wrap – World Drop |
Optional | Blood Knight War Cloak | G’eras – Shattrath City | |
Optional | Cloak of the Pit Stalker | Magtheridon – Magtheridon’s Lair | |
Optional | Drape of the Dark Reavers | Shade of Aran – Karazhan | |
Optional | Auchenai Death Shroud | Heroic Avatar of the Martyred – Auchenai Crypts | |
Optional | Cloak of the Inciter | Blackheart the Inciter – Shadow Labyrinth |
Chest
Beast Lord Cuirass Is another item utilized for the 4 set bonus, however it is one of the parts that will alter depending on the rest of your gearset.
Enchant Chest: Enchant Chest – Exceptional Stats
Wrist
Nightfall Wristguards When combined with a fully optimized gearset that does not contain Primalstrike Bracers, wristguards are BiS. Until you can obtain the required item, the Primalstrike set remains BiS.
Enchant Wrist: Enchant Bracer – Assault
Rank | Item | Sockets | Source |
Best | Nightfall Wristguards | Heroic Epoch Hunter – Old Hillsbrad Foothills | |
Best | Primalstrike Bracers | Primalstrike Bracers – Sarah Tanner | |
Optional | Felstalker Bracers | Delicate Living Ruby | Pattern: Felstalker Bracers – Honored with Honor Hold Pattern: Felstalker Bracers – Honored with Thrallmar |
Optional | Ebon Netherscale Bracers | Delicate Living Ruby | Ebon Netherscale Bracers – Peter Galen |
Gloves
Beast Lord Handguards are the last and fourth item of the Beast Lord set that hunters will wear and will not be replaced by any other gear sets.
Glove Enchantment: Enchant Gloves – Superior Agility
Belt
Gronn-Stitched Girdle Is BiS but needs Scaled Greaves of the Marksman, Skulker’s Greaves, or Midnight Legguards to be equipped before they can be utilized. The next best choice is to combine the Primalstrike Belt with the other two pieces for the set bonus.
Rank | Item | Sockets | Source |
Best | Gronn-Stitched Girdle | Shifting Nightseye Glinting Fire Opal | Gruul the Dragonkiller – Gruul’s Lair |
Optional | Girdle of Treachery | Shifting Nightseye Glinting Fire Opal | Echo of Medivh – Karazhan |
Optional | Girdle of the Deathdealer | Heroic Aeonus – The Black Morass | |
Optional | Primalstrike Belt | Primalstrike Belt – Peter Galen | |
Optional | Dunewind Sash | Shifting Nightseye Glinting Fire Opal | Ghaz’an – The Underbog |
Optional | Ebon Netherscale Belt | Shifting Nightseye Glinting Fire Opal | Ebon Netherscale Belt – Sarah Tanner |
Optional | Girdle of the Prowler | Terestian Illhoof – Karazhan |
Legs
Scaled Greaves of the Marksman are BiS, although gaining them early on will be incredibly difficult or costly. Beast Lord Leggings are another item of the set utilized to obtain the set bonus and may be used depending on the gearset you choose.
Nethercobra Leg Armor for the legs
Boots
Edgewalker Longboots are BiS, however Fel Leather Boots are crucial in gaining our hit cap rating early on, and we urge you accelerate collecting them until you can grab a pair of edgewalker boots from Karazhan.
Boot Enchant: Enchant Boots – Dexterity
Rank | Item | Sockets | Source |
Best | Edgewalker Longboots | Glinting Fire Opal Delicate Living Ruby | Moroes – Karazhan |
Optional | Fel Leather Boots | Glinting Fire Opal Delicate Living Ruby | Pattern: Fel Leather Boots – Honored with The Consortium |
Optional | Fiend Slayer Boots | Deadly Fire Opal Delicate Living Ruby | Echo of Medivh – Karazhan |
Optional | Rapscallion Boots | Shade of Aran – Karazhan | |
Optional | Shadowstep Striders | Heroic Harbinger Skyriss – The Arcatraz |
Neck
Choker of Vile Intent is BiS and readily acquired from the Badge of Justice merchant G’eras in Shattrath City for Beast Mastery Hunter DPS in Phase 1.
Rank | Item | Sockets | Source |
Best | Choker of Vile Intent | G’eras – Shattrath City | |
Optional | Worgen Claw Necklace | Attumen the Huntsman – Karazhan | |
Optional | Saberclaw Talisman | Shade of Aran – Karazhan | |
Optional | Prestor’s Talisman of Connivery | Nefarian – Blackwing Lair | |
Optional | Jagged Bark Pendant | Warp Splinter – The Botanica | |
Optional | Earthen Mark of Razing | Gurok the Usurper – Nagrand |
Rings
Ring of the Recalcitrant and Ring of a Thousand Marks are BiS, while Garona’s Signet Ring is necessary for 9 percent gearsets.
Ring Enchantment: Enchant Ring – Striking
It should be noted that Enchant Ring – Stats will not be available until Phase 3 is launched. Enchant Ring – Striking is BiS till then, but you must maintain a skill level of 360 in enchanting.
Rank | Item | Sockets | Source |
Best | Ring of the Recalcitrant | The Fall of Magtheridon/ The Fall of Magtheridon – Magtheridon’s Lair | |
Best | Ring of a Thousand Marks | Prince Malchezaar – Karazhan | |
Best | Garona’s Signet Ring | The Curator – Karazhan | |
Optional | Shaffar’s Band of Brutality | Heroic Yor – Mana-Tombs | |
Optional | Kaylaan’s Signet | Deathblow to the Legion – Shattrath City | |
Optional | Slayer’s Mark of the Redemption | Dissension Amongst the Ranks… – Shattrath City | |
Optional | Band of Unnatural Forces | Loatheb – Naxxramas | |
Optional | Ravenclaw Band | Talon King Ikiss – Sethekk Halls | |
Optional | Band of Anguish | News of Victory – Shadowmoon Valley |
Trinkets
Dragonspine Trophy and Bloodlust Brooch are BiS, and the Dragonspine Trophy will never be replaced in TBC.
Rank | Item | Sockets | Source |
Best | Dragonspine Trophy | Gruul the Dragonkiller – Gruul’s Lair | |
Best | Bloodlust Brooch | G’eras – Shattrath City | |
Optional | Abacus of Violent Odds | Pathaleon the Calculator – The Mechanar | |
Optional | Hourglass of the Unraveller | Temporus – The Black Morass | |
Optional | Badge of the Swarmguard | Battleguard Sartura – Ahn’Qiraj | |
Optional | Bladefist’s Breadth | Overlord/ Cruel’s Intentions – Hellfire Peninsula |
Beast Mastery Hunter DPS Weapons in Phase 1
Main Hand
Claw of the Watcher Because Adamantite Weightstone works for both ranged weapon damage and ranged critical strike rating, fist weapons are the BiS dual wield option.
Mainhand Enchant: Enchant Weapon – Agility
Rank | Item | Sockets | Source |
Best | Claw of the Watcher | Bold Ornate Ruby Delicate Living Ruby | Heroic Shirrak the Dead Watcher – Auchenai Crypts |
Optional | Guile of Khoraazi | Exalted The Consortium – Nagrand | |
Optional | Emerald Ripper | Moroes – Karazhan | |
Optional | Big Bad Wolf’s Paw | The Big Bad Wolf – Karazhan | |
Optional | Stellaris | Nethermancer Sepethrea – The Mechanar | |
Optional | Silithid Claw | Battleguard Sartura – Ahn’Qiraj | |
Optional | Ripfang Paw | Declawing Doomclaw – Netherstorm |
Offhand
Despite the fact that Blade of the Unrequited is not a fist weapon, it is still BiS due to the three sockets and Adamantite Sharpening Stone impacting ranged weapon damage. Void-Talon Is a fairly simple off-hand fist weapon that can be purchased from Dealer Jadyan in Netherstorm.
Offhand Charm: Enchant Weapon – Agility
Rank | Item | Sockets | Source |
Best | Blade of the Unrequited | Delicate Living Ruby Delicate Living Ruby Delicate Living Ruby | Julianne – Karazhan |
Optional | Stormreaver Warblades | High Botanist Freywinn – The Botanica | |
Optional | Void-Talon | Dealer Jadyan – Netherstorm | |
Optional | Guile of Khoraazi | Exalted The Consortium – Nagrand | |
Optional | Claw of the Frost Wyrm | Sapphiron – Naxxramas |
The Two-Handed
Mooncleaver is without a doubt the greatest Melee Weaving choice. It is a costly blacksmithing option, but it will last you until the conclusion of phase two, so it is a great investment. Sonic Spear is a necessary item for 9% of gearsets.
Enchantment: Enchant 2H Weapon – Major Agility
Rank | Item | Sockets | Source |
Best | Mooncleaver | Mooncleaver – Taught by Kilram | |
Optional | Legacy | The Crone – Karazhan | |
Optional | Sonic Spear | Murmur – Shadow Labyrinth | |
Optional | Quantum Blade | Heroic Aeonus – The Black Morass | |
Optional | The Eye of Nerub | Loatheb – Naxxramas | |
Optional | Terokk’s Quill | Terokk’s Legacy – Sethekk Halls |
Ranged Weapon
Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix Is phase 1 BiS, although Barrel-Blade Longrifle is a feasible alternative if gold or the ability to fight world bosses are not a concern.
Stabilized Eternium Scope as a Ranged Weapon
Rank | Item | Sockets | Source |
Best | Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix | Prince Malchezaar – Karazhan | |
Best | Barrel-Blade Longrifle | Delicate Living Ruby Delicate Living Ruby | Doomwalker – Shadowmoon Valley |
Optional | Wolfslayer Sniper Rifle | The Big Bad Wolf – Karazhan | |
Optional | Wrathtide Longbow | Heroic Warlord Kalithresh – The Steamvault | |
Optional | Don Santos’ Famous Hunting Rifle | World Drop – Outland | |
Optional | Veteran’s Musket Marksman’s Bow | Exalted Honor Hold – Hellfire Peninsula Exalted Thrallmar – Hellfire Peninsula | |
Optional | Steelhawk Crossbow | Attumen the Huntsman – Karazhan | |
Optional | Nerubian Slavemaker | Kel’Thuzad – Naxxramas | |
Optional | Valanos’ Longbow | World Drop – Outland |
Hunter DPS Quivers for Beast Mastery in Phase 1
In phase 1, quivers in TBCC are restricted. If you received Ancient Sinew Wrapped Lamina in Classic, you will be able to utilize it until later stages when bigger quantities of quivers become available. If you did not receive Ancient Sinew Wrapped Lamina, you can buy Clefthoof Hide Quiver or Worg Hide Quiver, depending on your faction.
The sole variation between all quiver stats is the slot size, which accounts for 15% of ranged attack speed.
Rank | Item | Source |
BiS | Ancient Sinew Wrapped Lamina | Ancient Petrified Leaf – Molten Core |
BiS | Clefthoof Hide Quiver Worg Hide Quiver | Horde – Provisioner Nasela – Nagrand Alliance – Trader Narasu – Nagrand |
Optional | Harpy Hide Quiver | Horde – Jekyll Flandring – Alterac Mountains Alliance – Thanthaldis Snowgleam – Alterac Mountains |
Phase 1 Ammo Pouches for Beast Mastery Hunter DPS
Ammo Pouches in TBCC are currently fairly scarce in Phase 1. If you did not get Gnoll Skin Bandolier in Classic, your best choice is Smuggler’s Ammo Pouch.
The only difference between the two ammunition pouches is the slot size, which accounts for 15% of the ranged attack speed.
Rank | Item | Source |
BiS | Smuggler’s Ammo Pouch | Honored with The Consortium Karaaz – Netherstorm |
Optional | Gnoll Skin Bandolier | Horde – Jekyll Flandring – Alterac Mountains Alliance – Thanthaldis Snowgleam – Alterac Mountains |
In Phase 1, arrows for Beast Mastery Hunter DPS
Warden’s Arrow is the greatest choice for Hunters in phase 1 and should be readily obtained by everyone. Hitting revered is a straightforward and quick process with Cenarion Expedition. The next best option is Halaani Razorshaft, which is only available if your side possesses Halaa in Nagrand.
Rank | Item | Source |
BiS | Warden’s Arrow | Revered with Cenarion Expedition – Fedryen Swiftspear – Zangarmarsh |
Optional | Halaani Razorshaft | Horde – Tasaldan – Nagrand Alliance – Banro – Nagrand |
Optional | Blackflight Arrow | Various vendors in Outland |
In Phase 1, Bullets for Beast Mastery Hunter DPS
Hellfire Shot/ Felbane Slugs are the finest choice for Hunters in phase 1 and should be widely accessible to everyone. Hitting revered with Honor Hold/Thrallmar is a straightforward and short process. The next best choice is Halaani Grimshot, but these can only be obtained if your side holds Halaa in Nagrand.
Rank | Item | Source |
BiS | Horde – Hellfire Shot Alliance – Felbane Slugs | Revered with Thrallmar – Quartermaster Urgronn – Hellfire Peninsula Revered with Honor Hold – Logistics Officer Ulrike – Hellfire Peninsula |
Optional | Halaani Grimshot | Horde – Tasaldan – Nagrand Alliance – Banro – Nagrand |
Optional | Ironbite Shell | Various vendors in Outland |