WoW Wrath Classic: Marksmanship Hunter PVE Guide (WotLK)

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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic

Platform:

PC

Developer:

Blizzard

Publisher:

Activision

Genre:

MMORPG

Multiplayer:

Online Multiplayer

ESRB:

Teen

Released:

2022-09-26

Franchise:

Warcraft

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Marksmanship Hunter Basics

Hunters were a top-tier DPS class during Burning Crusade. While the class takes a hit in Classic Wrath of the Lich King, it is still more than capable of dishing out efficient damage in PVE environments. The Marksmanship spec, in particular, dishes out top-tier single target damage but needs some time to ramp up due to its reliance on armor penetration from gear that drops later on in the expansion.

This guide will focus specifically on level 80 content and abilities. It will be updated throughout the Wrath of the Lich King expansion as more content rolls out.

If you haven't seen our basic Hunter PvE Guide for Wrath Classic yet, check this out as well. It will have additional information that may not be covered in this specialization-specific guide.

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Important New and Reworked Talents and Abilities

Auto Shot - A huge change for hunters in Wrath of the Lich King is how Auto Shot works with Hunters. Previously, Hunters would have to ensure they don't "clip" their auto shots. Essentially, players would have to ensure they're not using any other abilities on your attack timer to always auto shot on time. If you interrupted the automatic attacks, this was known as "clipping," and it was a DPS loss. That's all a thing of the past now; your Auto Shot will attack even when using abilities such as Steady Shot that have a cast timer. This is a very welcome update for the class.

Kill Shot - One of the most important additions for Hunters in Classic Wrath. This serves as a much needed execute for the class, allowing players to ramp up their damage when enemies are below 20%.

Chimera Shot - This new ability is essential to the new Marksmanship Hunter rotation. Not only does it refresh your Serpent Sting, but it is also your highest damage ability.

Volley - This now scales with your ranged attack power. This formerly useless ability now allows Hunters to deal respectable AOE damage when appropriate.

Trueshot Aura - This is now a raid wide buff instead of strictly party wide.

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Talent Build for Marksmanship Hunters

This is the default talent build for Marksmanship Hunters as they begin endgame content Wrath of the Lich King Classic, complete with the ideal glyphs as well.

marksmanship hunter wrath talent build — Image courtesy of https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/talent-calc/hunter

marksmanship hunter wrath glyphs — Image courtesy of https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/talent-calc/hunter

Eventually, as you are able to obtain more hit rating from gear, you can remove the talent points from Focused Aim and move them into Improved Hunter's Mark.

It's important not to neglect your pets. They, too, have an ideal talent build.

marksmanship hunter wrath talent build pet — Image courtesy of https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/pet-talent-calc

You'll want to use a Wolf as your pet due to the benefit of Furious Howl.

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Marksmanship Hunter Rotation and Cooldowns - Wrath Classic

The rotations for Marksmanhip Hunters are fairly easy in Classic Wrath of the Lich King once you get used to it. The days of timing and precision are over. Instead, it's a priority rotation based on what ability is off of cooldown; Steady Shot acts as a filler ability in single target situations. Thanks to the rework on Volley, your AOE damage is now respectable.

Single Target Rotation

Kill Shot - your highest priority ability. Only usable when the target is below 20%.
Serpent Sting - Open with this and always make sure the debuff is on your target.
Chimera Shot - Your highest damage ability and also a way to refresh the timer on your Serpent Sting debuff.
Aimed Shot - This no longer has a cast time; you can use this while moving around.
Arcane Shot - Eventually, this will be dropped from your rotation when you have enough armor penetration.
Steady Shot - Your filler ability while you wait for everything to come off of cooldown.

AOE Rotation

Explosive Trap - Try your best to place the trap in the middle of the pack to ensure hitting the maximum amount of enemies.
Volley - Cast this on repeat until you're out of mana.
Viper Sting - Target any enemy that has mana so you can drain them, helping you regenerate mana and continuously cast Volley.
Chimera Shot - This will help your mana regeneration.

Cooldowns

Hunters have a wide variety of options available for their cooldowns in terms of both utility and damage output. Their toolkit continues to be impressive, even when their DPS output starts to decline.

Misdirection has been reworked to now transfer threat for a full four seconds, rather than the next three attacks.
Rapid Fire is as beneficial as it has ever been.
Readiness is now a Marksmanship talent, having been moved over from the Survival tree.
Orcs and Trolls have the racial abilities Blood Fury and Berserking respectively.
Call of the Wild is a 5 minute cooldown available from the Ferocity tree for pet talents.
Potion of Speed is the preferred potion cooldown. Keep in mind that Wrath of the Lich King reworks how potions work; you can no longer use them every two minutes in a fight, so be sure to use them before combat to get double use out of them.

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Hunter Stat Priority in WotLK

The most important stats for Hunters in Wrath of the Lich King Classic are as follows, in order:

Hit Rating
Agility
Armor Penetration
Critical Strike
Attack Power
Haste

You will always need to make sure you're at hit cap to ensure you'll never miss any of your attacks. The hit cap is an overall 8% rating. With the Focused Aim talent, you only need 5% hit from gear. With Draenei in your party or raid, you'll only need 4% hit from gear.

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Pre-Raid Best in Slot Gear

screenshot of the best in slot pre raid gear for hunter in wow wotlk classic wrath

The best thing you can do to determine your Marksmanship Hunter pre-raid best in slot gear for Wrath of the Lich King Classic is to simulate your DPS. Thanks the efforts from theorycrafters throughout the years, we have a list of the best gear you can get pre-raid for Wrath. Our tables are complete with recommended gems and enchants.

Helm

If you're an engineer, this is an easy choice. If you managed to pick up Coif from Kil'Jaeden, you can ride that out for a long time.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Truesight Ice Blinders	Engineering Craft - Bind on Pickup	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment
Best without Engineering	Plunderer's Helmet	Ingvar the Plunderer - Heroic Utgarde Keep	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment
Viable	Coif of Alleria	Kil'jaedan - Sunwell Plateau	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment
Viable	King Dred's Helm	King Dred - Heroic Drak'Tharon Keep		Arcanum of Torment

Neck

Easy options here; Jewelcrafters can craft their pre-raid bis or you can buy them with emblems.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Titanium Impact Choker	Jewelcrafting craft - Bind on Pickup	Delicate Dragon's Eye
Viable	Pendant of the Outcast Hero	25 Emblem of Heroism
Viable	Necklace of the Chrono-Lord	Chrono-Lord Epoch - Heroic Culling of Stratholme
Viable	Necklace of Arcane Spheres	Xevozz - Heroic The Violet Hold

Shoulders

The ability to farm a normal dungeon should give players viable options if they're loot luck in heroics is unlucky.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Spaulders of the Abomination	Meathook - Heroic Culling of Stratholme	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Massive Spaulders of the Jormungar	Gortok Palehoof - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle		Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Spaulders of the Careless Thief	Grand Magus Telestra - The Nexus	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Mantle of the Golden Forest	Grand Warlock Alythess - Sunwell Plateau	Delicate Scarlet Ruby x2	Greater Inscription of the Axe

Cloak

The leatherworking BOE might be a bit expensive, but if you have the money, always take the easy gear. Worse case scenario, you need to farm some rep.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Cloak of the Gushing Wound	Erekem - Heroic Violet Hold		Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Ice Striker's Cloak	Crafted from Leatherworking - Bind of Equip		Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Centrifuge Core Cloak	Varos Cloudstrider - The Oculus		Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Cloak of Holy Extermination	Honored with Argent Crusade		Enchant Cloak - Major Agility

Chest

Grinding rep with Argent Crusade is your best bet here, and you're not reliant on gear to drop from dungeons.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Polished Regimental Hauberk	Exalted with Argent Crusade	Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Hauberk of the Arcane Wraith	Anomalus - Heroic The Nexus	Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Heroes' Cryptstalker Tunic	Chestguard of the Lost Protector (80 Emblem of Heroism)	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Aviary Guardsman's Hauberk	Ghoul Tormentor - Heroic Drak'Tharon Keep	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats

Wrist

If you can't get Keristrasza to drop your item, you have some alternative options.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Interwoven Scale Bracers	Keristrasza - Heroic The Nexus		Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Dragonfriend Bracers	Exalted with The Wyrmrest Accord		Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Eaglebane Bracers	Crafted from Leatherworking - Bind of Equip		Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Necromantic Wristguards	Novos the Summoner - Heroic Drak'Tharon Keep		Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault

Hands

I don't blame you if you don't want to run Violet Hold. At least you have a decent option otherwise.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Handgrips of the Savage Emissary	Cyanigosa - Heroic The Violet Hold		Enchant Gloves - Major Agility or Hyperspeed Accelerators
Viable	Heroes' Cryptstalker Handguards	Gloves of the Lost Protector (60 Emblem of Heroism)	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Enchant Gloves - Major Agility or Hyperspeed Accelerators
Viable	Grips of the Beast God	Prince Taldaram - Heroic Ahn'Kahet: The Old Kingdom	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Enchant Gloves - Major Agility or Hyperspeed Accelerators
Viable	Gauntlets of the Plundering Geist	Gal'darah - Heroic Azjol-Nerub		Enchant Gloves - Major Agility or Hyperspeed Accelerators

Waist

If King Ymiron isn't cooperating, you have two options to pick up emblem gear.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Sovereign's Belt	King Ymiron - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle	Delicate Dragon's Eye	Eternal Belt Buckle
Viable	Vereesa's Silver Chain Belt	60 Emblem of Heroism	Delicate Dragon's Eye Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Eternal Belt Buckle
Viable	Jorach's Crocolisk Skin Belt	60 Emblem of Heroism	Delicate Dragon's Eye Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Eternal Belt Buckle
Viable	Cord of Swirling Winds	Ionar - Heroic Halls of Lightning	Delicate Dragon's Eye	Eternal Belt Buckle

Legs

If you're not a leatherworker, then you're going to have to work for your pre-raid bis in the leg slot.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Leggings of the Stone Halls	Sjonnir The Ironshaper - Heroic Halls of Stone		Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Gored Hide Legguards	Gal'darah - Heroic Gundrak		Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Giantmaim Legguards	Leatherworking craft - Bind on Pickup		Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Hollowed Mandible Legplates	Hadronox - Heroic Azjol-Nerub	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Icescale Leg Armor

Feet

If Keristrasza isn't dropping your boots, there are some alternative options from reputation grinds.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Dragon Slayer's Sabatons	Keristrasza - Heroic The Nexus	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Nitro Boosts
Viable	Boots of the Neverending Path	Exalted with Argent Crusade		Nitro Boosts
Viable	Boots of Twinkling Stars	Exalted with Kirin Tor		Nitro Boosts
Viable	Gorloc Muddy Footwraps	Eck the Ferocious - Heroic Gundrak	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Nitro Boosts

Rings

Unless you're made of money, don't bother with the Band of the Kirin Tor. You're going to replace it in raid.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Titanium Impact Band	Jewelcrafting craft - Bind on Pickup	Glinting Monarch Topaz
Best	Mobius Band	Chrono-Lord Epoch - Heroic Culling of Stratholme
Viable	Band of the Kirin Tor	7000 gold from Harold Winston
Viable	Stained-Glass Shard Ring	Anub'ar Warrior - Heroic Azjol-Nerub
Viable	Bjarngrim Family Signet	General Bjarngrim - Halls of Lightning
Viable	Hemorrhaging Circle	Gal'darah - Heroic Gundrak

Trinkets

Is the Darkmoon deck worth a lot of money? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Darkmoon Card: Greatness	Nobles Deck
Best	Mirror of Truth	40 Emblem of Heroism
Viable	Incisor Fragment	King Dred - Heroic Drak'Tharon Keep
Viable	Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood	Keristrasza - Heroic The Nexus
Viable	Meteorite Whetstone	King Ymiron - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle

One-Handed Weapons

These sim a little lower than two-handed options, which are preferred.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Crypt Lord's Deft Blade	Anub'arak - Heroic Azjol-Nerub		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency
Best	The Key	Lavanthor - Heroic The Violet Hold		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency
Viable	Broken Stalactite	Revered with The Sons of Hodir		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency
Viable	Avool's Sword of Jin	World Drop		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency
Viable	Fang of Truth	Honored with The Wyrmrest Accord		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency
Viable	Dagger of Betrayal	Skarvald the Constructor - Heroic Utgarde Keep		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency

Two-Handed Weapons

The preferred weapon option.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Runeblade of Demonstrable Power	Revered with Knights of the Ebon Blade		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre
Viable	Lightning Giant Staff	Loken - Heroic Halls of Lightning		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre
Viable	Staff of Trickery	Cyanigosa - Heroic The Violet Hold		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre
Viable	Wyrmclaw Battleaxe	Cache of Eregos - The Oculus		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre
Viable	Stanchion of Primal Instinct	Grand Warlock Alythess - Sunwell Plateau		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre

Ranged Weapon

Nesingwary 4000 will probably be a lot of money, so it's worth it. You can ride Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury throughout the leveling process.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Scope
Best	Drake-Mounted Crossbow	Ingvar the Plunderer - Heroic Utgarde Keep		Heartseeker Scope
Viable	Nesingwary 4000	Engineering Craft - Bind on Equip	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Heartseeker Scope
Viable	Amanitar Skullbow	Amanitar - Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom		Heartseeker Scope
Viable	Pierce's Pistol	Dark Rund Chest - Heroic Culling of Stratholme		Heartseeker Scope
Viable	Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury	Kil'jaeden - Sunwell Plateau		Heartseeker Scope

Phase 1 Best in Slot

Once you step into raids, these are the best available items for each slot.

You will want to use you Delicate Dragon's Eye in the neck, shoulder, and chest item slots once you obtain your bis items.

Helm

Blue Aspect Helm is far and away the best option. If you need the upgrade that badly over the Engineering helm, Valorous Cryptstalker Headpiece will be a bit easier to obtain.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Blue Aspect Helm	Malygos - The Eye of Eternity 25	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment
Viable	Helm of the Grave	Four Horseman - Naxxramas 25	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment
Viable	Valorous Cryptstalker Headpiece	Kel'Thuzad - Crown of the Lost Protector - Naxxramas 25	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment
Viable	Truesight Ice Blinders	Engineering Craft - Bind on Pickup	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment
Viable	Plunderer's Helmet	Ingvar the Plunderer - Heroic Utgarde Keep	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment
Viable	Coif of Alleria	Kil'jaedan - Sunwell Plateau	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	Arcanum of Torment
Viable	King Dred's Helm	King Dred - Heroic Drak'Tharon Keep		Arcanum of Torment

Neck

You'll have a shot at your best neck every week as Malygos will drop the quest item every time. Good luck!

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Favor of the Dragon Queen	Heroic Judgment at the Eye of Eternity - The Eye of Eternity	Delicate Dragon's Eye
Viable	Fool's Trial	Trash Drop - Naxxramas 25
Viable	Gem of Imprisoned Vassals	Kel'Thuzad - Naxxramas 10
Viable	Titanium Impact Choker	Jewelcrafting craft - Bind on Pickup	Delicate Dragon's Eye
Viable	Pendant of the Outcast Hero	25 Emblem of Heroism
Viable	Necklace of the Chrono-Lord	Chrono-Lord Epoch - Heroic Culling of Stratholme
Viable	Necklace of Arcane Spheres	Xevozz - Heroic The Violet Hold

Shoulders

The only hurdle with Valorous Cryptstalker Spaulders will be class competition. Upstanding Spaulders is a very solid consolation prize.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Valorous Cryptstalker Spaulders	Loatheb - Mantle of the Lost Protector - Naxxramas 25	Delicate Dragon's Eye	Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Upstanding Spaulders	Sartharion - Obsidian Sanctum 25	Delicate Dragon's Eye	Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Shoulderpads of Secret Arts	Instructor Razuvious - Naxxramas 25	Delicate Dragon's Eye	Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Spaulders of the Abomination	Meathook - Heroic Culling of Stratholme	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Massive Spaulders of the Jormungar	Gortok Palehoof - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle		Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Spaulders of the Careless Thief	Grand Magus Telestra - The Nexus	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Greater Inscription of the Axe
Viable	Mantle of the Golden Forest	Grand Warlock Alythess - Sunwell Plateau	Delicate Scarlet Ruby x2	Greater Inscription of the Axe

Cloak

Drape of the Deadly Foe may be the uncontested best cloak, but Hammerhead Sharkskin Cloak is the best option if you need the hit rating.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Drape of the Deadly Foe	Kel'Thuzad - Naxxramas 25		Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Hammerhead Sharkskin Cloak	(25) Emblem of Valor		Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Cloak of Mastery	Sapphiron - Naxxramas 25		Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Cloak of the Gushing Wound	Erekem - Heroic Violet Hold		Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Ice Striker's Cloak	Crafted from Leatherworking - Bind of Equip		Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Centrifuge Core Cloak	Varos Cloudstrider - The Oculus		Enchant Cloak - Major Agility
Viable	Cloak of Holy Extermination	Honored with Argent Crusade		Enchant Cloak - Major Agility

Chest

Chestguard of Flagrant Prowess is far and away the best option. If your guild uses soft reserves, this is the item you reserve and don't look back.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Chestguard of Flagrant Prowess	Sartharion - Obsidian Sanctum 10	Delicate Dragon's Eye Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Tunic of Masked Suffering	Gluth - Naxxramas 25		Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Valorous Cryptstalker Tunic	Four Horseman - Naxxramas 25	Delicate Dragon's Eye Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Polished Regimental Hauberk	Exalted with Argent Crusade	Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Hauberk of the Arcane Wraith	Anomalus - Heroic The Nexus	Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Heroes' Cryptstalker Tunic	Chestguard of the Lost Protector (80 Emblem of Heroism)	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats
Viable	Aviary Guardsman's Hauberk	Ghoul Tormentor - Heroic Drak'Tharon Keep	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Nightmare Tear	Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats

Wrist

Slime Stream Bands gets the edge thanks to its socket, but Armguard of the Tower Archer will be easier to obtain.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Slime Stream Bands	Grobbulus - Naxxramas 25	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Armguard of the Tower Archer	(60) Emblem of Valor		Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Arachnoid Gold Band	Anub'Rekhan - Naxxramas 25		Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Interwoven Scale Bracers	Keristrasza - Heroic The Nexus		Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Dragonfriend Bracers	Exalted with The Wyrmrest Accord		Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Eaglebane Bracers	Crafted from Leatherworking - Bind of Equip		Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault
Viable	Necromantic Wristguards	Novos the Summoner - Heroic Drak'Tharon Keep		Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault

Hands

Frosted Adroit Handguards will have a lot of competition. The other options will be more than fine while you wait your turn.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Frosted Adroit Handguards	Malygos - The Eye of Eternity 25		Enchant Gloves - Major Agility or Hyperspeed Accelerators
Viable	Gloves of Calculated Risk	Patchwerk - Naxxramas 25		Enchant Gloves - Major Agility or Hyperspeed Accelerators
Viable	Rusted-Link Spiked Gauntlets	Grand Widow Faerlina - Naxxramas 10	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Enchant Gloves - Major Agility or Hyperspeed Accelerators
Viable	Handgrips of the Savage Emissary	Cyanigosa - Heroic The Violet Hold		Enchant Gloves - Major Agility or Hyperspeed Accelerators
Viable	Heroes' Cryptstalker Handguards	Gloves of the Lost Protector (60 Emblem of Heroism)	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Enchant Gloves - Major Agility or Hyperspeed Accelerators
Viable	Grips of the Beast God	Prince Taldaram - Heroic Ahn'Kahet: The Old Kingdom	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Enchant Gloves - Major Agility or Hyperspeed Accelerators
Viable	Gauntlets of the Plundering Geist	Gal'darah - Heroic Azjol-Nerub		Enchant Gloves - Major Agility or Hyperspeed Accelerators

Waist

Torn Web Wrapping is everything you could ever want in an item stat wise.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Torn Web Wrapping	Maexxna - Naxxramas 25	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Eternal Belt Buckle
Viable	Depraved Linked Belt	Grobbulus - Naxxramas 25	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Eternal Belt Buckle
Viable	Spectral Rider's Girdle	Gothik the Harvester - Naxxramas	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Eternal Belt Buckle
Viable	Sovereign's Belt	King Ymiron - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle	Delicate Dragon's Eye	Eternal Belt Buckle
Viable	Vereesa's Silver Chain Belt	60 Emblem of Heroism	Delicate Dragon's Eye Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Eternal Belt Buckle
Viable	Jorach's Crocolisk Skin Belt	60 Emblem of Heroism	Delicate Dragon's Eye Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Eternal Belt Buckle
Viable	Cord of Swirling Winds	Ionar - Heroic Halls of Lightning	Delicate Dragon's Eye	Eternal Belt Buckle

Legs

Not only are Leggings of Failed Escape the best itemized option, but they have two sockets as well.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Leggings of Failed Escape	Gothik the Harvester - Naxxramas 25	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Leggings of Colossal Strides	Heigan the Unclean - Naxxramas 25		Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Leggings of the Stone Halls	Sjonnir The Ironshaper - Heroic Halls of Stone		Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Gored Hide Legguards	Gal'darah - Heroic Gundrak		Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Giantmaim Legguards	Leatherworking craft - Bind on Pickup		Icescale Leg Armor
Viable	Hollowed Mandible Legplates	Hadronox - Heroic Azjol-Nerub	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Icescale Leg Armor

Feet

Boots of the Renewed Flight and Crippled Treads are incredibly similar in output. You won't be disappointed with either.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Boots of the Renewed Flight	Malygos - Eye of Eternity 25		Nitro Boosts
Viable	Crippled Treads	Noth the Plaguebringer - Naxxramas 25		Nitro Boosts
Viable	Boots of the Great Construct	Sapphiron - Naxxramas 25	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Nitro Boosts
Viable	Dragon Slayer's Sabatons	Keristrasza - Heroic The Nexus	Delicate Scarlet Ruby Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Nitro Boosts
Viable	Boots of the Neverending Path	Exalted with Argent Crusade		Nitro Boosts
Viable	Boots of Twinkling Stars	Exalted with Kirin Tor		Nitro Boosts
Viable	Gorloc Muddy Footwraps	Eck the Ferocious - Heroic Gundrak	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Nitro Boosts

Rings

Due to their popularity, you might not be able to obtain Strong-Handed Ring and Surge Needle Ring. You'll be more than happy to pick up Ring of Invincibility with emblems.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Strong-Handed Ring	Instructor Razuvious - Naxxramas 25
Best	Surge Needle Ring	Malygos - Eye of Eternity 10
Viable	Ring of Invincibility	(25) Emblem of Valor
Viable	Sealing Ring of Grobbulus	Grobbulus - Naxxramas 10
Viable	Titanium Impact Band	Jewelcrafting craft - Bind on Pickup	Glinting Monarch Topaz
Viable	Mobius Band	Chrono-Lord Epoch - Heroic Culling of Stratholme
Viable	Band of the Kirin Tor	7000 gold from Harold Winston
Viable	Stained-Glass Shard Ring	Anub'ar Warrior - Heroic Azjol-Nerub
Viable	Bjarngrim Family Signet	General Bjarngrim - Halls of Lightning
Viable	Hemorrhaging Circle	Gal'darah - Heroic Gundrak

Trinkets

You're reading this right; your pre-raid bis trinkets are also your phase 1 bis trinkets.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Darkmoon Card: Greatness	Nobles Deck
Best	Mirror of Truth	40 Emblem of Heroism
Viable	Incisor Fragment	King Dred - Heroic Drak'Tharon Keep
Viable	Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood	Keristrasza - Heroic The Nexus
Viable	Meteorite Whetstone	King Ymiron - Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle

One-Handed Weapons

Two-handed weapons are preferred options. You should never, ever, ever take Webbed Death or Sinister Revenge from a melee class.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Webbed Death	Anub'Rekhan - Naxxramas 25		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency
Best	Sinister Revenge	Kel'Thuzad - Naxxramas 25		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency
Viable	Crypt Lord's Deft Blade	Anub'arak - Heroic Azjol-Nerub		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency
Viable	The Key	Lavanthor - Heroic The Violet Hold		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency
Viable	Broken Stalactite	Revered with The Sons of Hodir		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency
Viable	Avool's Sword of Jin	World Drop		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency
Viable	Fang of Truth	Honored with The Wyrmrest Accord		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency
Viable	Dagger of Betrayal	Skarvald the Constructor - Heroic Utgarde Keep		Enchant Weapon - Superior Potency

Two-Handed Weapons

Once again, the preferred weapon option.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Enchants
Best	Journey's End	Kel'Thuzad - Naxxramas 25		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre
Viable	Betrayer of Humanity	Kel'Thuzad - Naxxramas 25		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre
Viable	Cryptfiend's Bite	Heigan the Unclean - Naxxramas 25		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre
Viable	Black Ice	Malygos - Eye of Eternity 10		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre
Viable	Runeblade of Demonstrable Power	Revered with Knights of the Ebon Blade		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre
Viable	Lightning Giant Staff	Loken - Heroic Halls of Lightning		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre
Viable	Staff of Trickery	Cyanigosa - Heroic The Violet Hold		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre
Viable	Wyrmclaw Battleaxe	Cache of Eregos - The Oculus		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre
Viable	Stanchion of Primal Instinct	Grand Warlock Alythess - Sunwell Plateau		Enchant 2H Weapon - Massacre

Ranged Weapon

Final Voyage may have the best name, but Envoy of Mortality is the ideal ranged weapon here.

Best in Slot Rank	Gear	Location	Sockets	Scope
Best	Envoy of Mortality	Kel'Thuzad - Naxxramas 25		Heartseeker Scope
Viable	Arrowsong	Patchwerk - Naxxramas 25		Heartseeker Scope
Viable	Nerubian Conquerer	Kel'Thuzad - Naxxramas 10		Heartseeker Scope
Viable	Final Voyage	Gluth - Naxxramas 25		Heartseeker Scope
Viable	Drake-Mounted Crossbow	Ingvar the Plunderer - Heroic Utgarde Keep		Heartseeker Scope
Viable	Nesingwary 4000	Engineering Craft - Bind on Equip	Delicate Scarlet Ruby	Heartseeker Scope
Viable	Amanitar Skullbow	Amanitar - Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom		Heartseeker Scope
Viable	Pierce's Pistol	Dark Rund Chest - Heroic Culling of Stratholme		Heartseeker Scope
Viable	Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury	Kil'jaeden - Sunwell Plateau		Heartseeker Scope