WoW SoD Phase 3: Hunter BIS Gear Guide

Hunters are back to having ranged specs like Beast Mastery and Marksmanship be viable in raids again, after survival hunters received all the glory in the early phases of Season of Discovery.

In this guide we walk through phase 3's best in slot gear for Hunters World of Warcraft Classic: SOD, then dig deeper into each armor and weapon slot to look at alternatives you can strive for until you obtain that best item.

For the most part, the stat priority for Hunters in SoD is:

Hit Chance (Up To 6%)
Crit Chance
Agility
Strength (For Melee Hunters)
Attack Power / Ranged Attack Power

WoW: SoD Phase 3 Hunter Best in Slot Gear

Slot	Item	How To Get
Head	Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Helmet	Blood Moon Event
Neck	Bloodstained Charm of Valor	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Shoulder	Shrieking Spaulders	Leatherworking
Back	Blisterbane Wrap	Zone Drop (Blackrock Depths)
Chest	Dread Hunter's Chainmail	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Wrist	Void-Powered Slayer's Vambraces	Void-Powered Slayer's VambracesEngineering
Hand	Foul Smelling Fighter's Gloves	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Waist	Hyperconductive Goldwrap	Engineering
Leg	Dread Hunter's Chausses	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Feet	Albino Crocscale Boots	Boss Rotgrip (Maraudon)
Ring 1	Drakeclaw Band of the Stalker	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Ring 2	Drakeclaw Band of the Berserker	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Trinket 1	Breadth of the Beast	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Trinket 2	Gyromatic Experiment 420b	Mekgineer Thermaplugg (Gnomeregan)
Weapon	Bloodied Headspike	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Ranged Weapon	Dreadstalker's Hunting Bow	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar

Hunter Raid Consumes Phase 3 Season of Discovery

Elixir of the Mongoose
Elixir of Giants
Winterfall Firewater
Grilled Squid
Dense Sharpening Stone OR Shadow Oil

Best Head Options

Item	Source
Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Helmet	Blood Moon Event
Blood Guard's Chain Helmet	Blood Moon Event
Ba'ham's Dusty Hat	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Glowing Gneuro-Linked Cowl	Leatherworking
Gasher's Forgotten Visor	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Rad-Resistant Scale Hood	Leatherworking

Best Neck Options

Item	Source
Bloodstained Charm of Valor	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Gnomeregan Peace Officer's Torque	Quest - The Mad King (H) (Gnomeregan) Quest - The Mad King (A) (Gnomeregan)
Skibi's Pendant	World Drop
Sentinel's Medallion (Item Level 53)	Illiyana Moonblaze (A) (Vendor in Ashenvale)
Resilience of the Exiled	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Zealous Shadowshard Pendant	Quest - Shadowshard Fragments (H) (Maraudon) Quest - Shadowshard Fragments (A) (Maraudon)

Best Shoulder Options

Item	Source
Shrieking Spaulders	Leatherworking
Paranoia Mantle	Leatherworking
Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Epaulets	Blood Moon Event
Troggslayer Pauldrons	Grubbis (Gnomeregan)
Atal'ai Huntsman's Shoulders	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Shadowskin Spaulders	Quest - Runecloth (Timbermaw Hold)

Best Cloak Options

Item	Source
Blisterbane Wrap	Zone Drop (Blackrock Depths)
Dark Phantom Cape	World Drop
Panther Fur Cloak	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Blackveil Cape	Boss High Interrogator Gerstahn (Blackrock Depths)
Blackflame Cape	World Drop
Blackmetal Cape	Zone Drop (Zul'Farrak)

Best Chest Options

Item	Source
Dread Hunter's Chainmail	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Ostracized Berserk's Hauberk	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Knight's Chain Armor
Fungus Shroud Armor	Meshlok the HarvesterMaraudon
Blazewind Breastplate	Quest - Tremors of the Earth (A) (Badlands) Quest - Broken Alliances (H) (Badlands)
Reforged Atal'ai Breastplate	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar

Best Bracers Options

Item	Source
Void-Powered Slayer's Vambraces	Void-Powered Slayer's VambracesEngineering
Forest Stalker's Bracers (Item Level 55)	Vendors
Deepfury Bracers	World Drop
Experimental Aim Stabilizers	Crowd Pummeler 9-60 (Gnomeregan)
Crypt Demon Bracers	QuestsBlackrock Depths
Forest Stalker's Bracers (Item Level 45)	Illiyana Moonblaze (A) (Vendor in Ashenvale) Kelm Hargunth (H) (Vendor in The Barrens)

Best Gloves Options

Item	Source
Foul Smelling Fighter's Gloves	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Gloves of Holy Might	World Drop
First Sergeant's Chain Gauntlets	Blood Moon Event
Sergeant Major's Chain Gauntlets	Blood Moon Event
Emerald Scalemail Gauntlets	Nightmare Incursions
Fingers of Arcane Accuracy	STX-04/BD (Gnomeregan)

Best Waist Options

Item	Source
Hyperconductive Goldwrap	Engineering
Defiler's Chain Girdle (Item Level 53)	Rutherford Twing (Vendor in Arathi Highlands)
Defiler's Leather Girdle (Item Level 53)	Rutherford Twing (Vendor in Arathi Highlands)
Highlander's Chain Girdle (Item Level 53)	Samuel Hawke (A) (Vendor in Arathi Highlands)
Highlander's Leather Girdle (Item Level 53)	Samuel Hawke (A) (Vendor in Arathi Highlands)
Darkvision Girdle	STX-04/BD (Gnomeregan)

Best Leg Options

Item	Source
Dread Hunter's Chausses	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Knight's Chain Legplates	Blood Moon Event
Atal'ai Assassin's Leggings	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Nimble Triprunner Dungarees	Quest - The Mad King (H) (Gnomeregan) Quest - The Mad King (A) (Gnomeregan)
Petrolspill Pants	Viscous Fallout (Gnomeregan)
Basilisk Hide Pants	World Drop

Best Feet Options

Item	Source
Albino Crocscale Boots	Boss Rotgrip (Maraudon)
Fleetfoot Greaves	Boss Houndmaster Grebmar (Blackrock Depths)
Dread Hunter's Greaves	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Elven Chain Boots	World Drop
Sandstalker Ankleguards	Boss Zerillis (Zul'Farrak)
Defiler's Leather Boots (Item Level 53)	Rutherford Twing (Vendor in Arathi Highlands)

Best Ring Options

Item	Source
Drakeclaw Band of the Stalker	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Drakeclaw Band of the Berserker	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Band of the Wilds	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Blackstone Ring	Boss Princess Theradras (Maraudon)
Masons Fraternity Ring	Quest - Divino-matic Rod (Zul'Farrak)
Magni's Will	Quest - The Princess's Surprise (A) (Blackrock Depths)

Best Trinket Options

Item	Source
Breadth of the Beast	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Gyromatic Experiment 420b	Mekgineer Thermaplugg (Gnomeregan)
Avenger's Void Pearl	Quest - The Heart of the Void (H) (Blackfathom Deeps) Quest - The Heart of the Void (A) (Blackfathom Deeps)
Hook of the Master Angler	Quest - Master Angler (Stranglethorn Vale)
Defender of the Timbermaw	Quest - The Root of All Evil (Timbermaw Hold)
Arcanite Dragonling	Engineering

Best Weapon Options

Item	Source
Bloodied Headspike	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Warmonger	World Drop
Eyegouger	Zone Drop (Zul'Farrak)
Spire of Hakkari Worship	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Smolder Claw	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Ancient Divining Rod	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar

Best Ranged Weapon Options

Item	Source
Dreadstalker's Hunting Bow	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Bloodthirst Crossbow
Stinging Longbow	The Temple of Atal'Hakkar
Gryphonwing Long Bow	World Drop
Thermaplugg's Custom Blaster	Mekgineer Thermaplugg (Gnomeregan)
Dark Iron Rifle	Engineering

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