PvE Marksmanship Hunter Pre-BiS and BiS Gear

bobodingo • Updated June 2, 2025

Below you will find what would be considered your Pre-Raid BiS gearset, and as each new phase is released, this page will be updated to reflect the available gear for each phase’s BiS section.

Armor

Head: Mask of the Deceiver (50 Badges of Justice) or Helm of the Claw
Neck: Choker of Vile Intent (25 Badges of Justice) or Bone Chain Necklace or Earthen Mark of Razing
Shoulders: Beast Lord Mantle
Cloak: Auchenai Death Shroud or Cloak of the Craft
Chest: Beast Lord Cuirass
Bracers: Felstalker Bracers or Spymistress’s Wristguards (If you need the Hit Rating)
Gloves: Beast Lord Handguards
Waist: Girdle of the Deathdealer or Rune-Engraved Belt
Legs: Beast Lord Leggings
Feet: Fel Leather Boots or The Master’s Treads or Felboar Hide Shoes
Ring: Ravenclaw Band
Ring: Kaylaan’s Signet or Slayer’s Mark of the Redemption
Trinket: Bloodlust Brooch (41 Badges of Justice)
Trinket: Abacus of Violent Odds
- Icon of Unyielding Courage – This trinket would place you way above hit cap, with the only benefit being the on-use effect for 1,200 armor penetration if combined with the Beast Lord Armor set’s 4-piece bonus

Weapons

One-Handed: Claw of the Netherwing Flight and Vindicator’s Brand or Claw of the Watcher
- Note: While Adamantite Weightstone affects both ranged damage and critical strike chance, most Hunters choose to use two Fist Weapons; Claw of the Watcher and Boggspine Knuckles or Stormreaver Warblades
Two-Handed: Sonic Spear or Hellscream’s Will (Requires Exalted with The Mag’har) or Hellforged Halberd (Alliance – Requires Revered with Honor Hold) or Blackened Spear (Horde – Requires Revered with Thrallmar)
Ranged: Veteran’s Musket (Alliance – Requires Exalted with Honor Hold) or Marksman’s Bow (Horde – Requires Exalted with Thrallmar)

Here is the Seventyupgrades link showcasing your stats using the first option for each slot, including Fist Weapons.

Armor

Head: Cowl of Defiance or Mask of the Deceiver (50 Badges of Justice)
Neck: Choker of Vile Intent (25 Badges of Justice) or Worgen Claw Necklace
Shoulders: Bladed Shoulderpads of the Merciless
- If aiming for the 4-set bonus from Beast Lord set, we would use Beast Lord Mantle
Cloak: Drape of the Dark Reavers
Chest: Chestguard of the Conniver or Primalstrike Vest (Requires Elemental Leatherworking)
- If aiming for the 4-set bonus from Beast Lord set, we would use Beast Lord Cuirass
Bracers: Felstalker Bracers or Nightfall Wristguards
Hands: Gloves of Dexterous Manipulation or Liar’s Tongue Gloves
- If aiming for the 4-set bonus from Beast Lord set, we would use Beast Lord Handguards
Waist: Girdle of the Deathdealer or Rune-Engraved Belt
Legs: Skulker’s Greaves or Scaled Greaves of the Marksman
- If aiming for the 4-set bonus from Beast Lord set, we would use Beast Lord Leggings
Feet: Edgewalker Longboots or Fiend Slayer Boots
Ring: Garona’s Signet Ring
Ring: Ring of a Thousand Marks
Trinket: Bloodlust Brooch (41 Badges of Justice)
Trinket: Abacus of Violent Odds

Weapons

One-Handed: Claw of the Netherwing Flight and Blade of the Unrequited
- Note: While Adamantite Weightstone affects both ranged damage and critical strike chance, most Hunters choose to use two Fist Weapons; Claw of the Watcher and Boggspine Knuckles or Stormreaver Warblades
Two-Handed: Sonic Spear (If you need the Hit Rating) or Legacy
- Mooncleaver, by default, may appear better than these two, but Legacy provides more Attack Power, and only 1.33% less critical strike chance
Ranged: Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix