Welcome to Skill Capped’s Guide on the Best Gear & Stats for Marksmanship Hunters in Mists of Pandaria
All sections for Marksmanship Hunter PvP have been divided into corresponding sections for the most optimal race, talents, glyphs, gear, professions and macros. This will help you have a good understanding on Marksmanship Hunter in PvP for Mists of Pandaria and the strengths and weaknesses associated with this specialization. This section will go into more depth on the best PvP gear and stats that are available for Marksmanship Hunter in Mists of Pandaria Season 12.
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Table of Contents
This section will cover your pre-BiS gear, which will not include any Conquest specific items. Use the gear provided below to have a competitive advantage against your enemies before stepping into rated PvP content.
Pre-BiS Marksmanship Hunter PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Dreadful Gladiator’s Chain Helm
- Shoulders: Dreadful Gladiator’s Chain Spaulders
- Chest: Dreadful Gladiator’s Chain Armor
- Gloves: Dreadful Gladiator’s Chain Gauntlets
- Legs: Dreadful Gladiator’s Chain Leggings
Off-Pieces
- Back: Dreadful Gladiator’s Cape of Cruelty
- Belt: Dreadful Gladiator’s Links of Cruelty
- Bracers: Dreadful Gladiator’s Wristguards of Accuracy
- Boots: Dreadful Gladiator’s Sabatons of Cruelty
Jewelry
- Neck: Dreadful Gladiator’s Necklace of Proficiency
- Ring 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Ring of Cruelty
- Ring 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Ring of Accuracy
Weapons
- Main Hand: Dreadful Gladiator’s Longbow or Dreadful Gladiator’s Rifle
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Badge of Conquest or Dreadful Gladiator’s Badge of Cruelty if Orc.
- Trinket 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Insignia of Conquest
All of the gear that is BiS for Mists of Pandaria Season 12 will come from PvP. This section will cover all specific pieces from PvP that will put you in a competitive playing-field against other players in arena.
BiS Marksmanship Hunter PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Malevolent Gladiator’s Chain Helm
- Shoulders: Malevolent Gladiator’s Chain Spaulders
- Chest: Malevolent Gladiator’s Chain Armor
- Gloves: Malevolent Gladiator’s Chain Gauntlets
- Legs: Malevolent Gladiator’s Chain Leggings
Off-Pieces
- Back: Malevolent Gladiator’s Cape of Cruelty
- Belt: Malevolent Gladiator’s Links of Cruelty
- Bracers: Malevolent Gladiator’s Wristguards of Accuracy
- Boots: Malevolent Gladiator’s Sabatons of Cruelty
Jewelry
- Neck: Malevolent Gladiator’s Necklace of Proficiency
- Ring 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Ring of Cruelty
- Ring 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Ring of Accuracy
Weapons
- Main Hand: Malevolent Gladiator’s Longbow or Malevolent Gladiator’s Rifle
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Badge of Conquest or Malevolent Gladiator’s Badge of Cruelty if Orc.
- Trinket 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Insignia of Conquest
Marksmanship Hunter Stat Priority
Agility > 3% Hit / Expertise Rating > Critical Strike > Haste > Mastery
Prioritize as much Agility as you can. The more Agility you have, the more Ranged Attack Power and Critical Strike you will have on your abilities, making your spells more powerful.
After focusing on Agility, make sure to have at least 3% Hit and Expertise Rating first before focusing on your secondary stats. This makes sure that none of your abilities miss or dodge while attacking your opponent.
Now, let’s focus on your secondary stat priority. Make sure to use Critical Strike for most of your gear, as this will make your burst consistently stronger, especially with abilities like Piercing Shots added in their toolkit. Mastery and Haste aren’t as valuable to choose as a secondary as opposed to Critical Strike, however Haste is slightly more favorable over Mastery
Thankfully, PvP has two new stats engrained on all PvP gear. These two are PvP Resilience and PvP Power.
PvP Resilence is identical to its predecessor, Resilience, as it reduces incoming damage from enemy players. PvP Power, on the other hand, is a completely new stat that makes our healing and damage stronger to other players. These two will naturally apply as you gearing, meaning you don’t have to worry about min-maxxing these stats.
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