Pre-80 Hunter Shopping List

For my own tracking purposes here is the list of items I will be attempting to obtain on my way to 80.

Head
Swiftarrow Helm - Obtained
Headguard of Westrift - Drops from final boss of The Occulus (decent upgrade from the Swiftarrow if I can get it to drop)

Neck
The Severed Noose of Westwind - Reward from quest chain in Icecrown (Req. lvl 78) Should hold me over until I can get one of the DPS necks from the Argent Tournament

Shoulders
Virulent Spaulders - Obtained

Cloak
Embrace of Sorrow - One of the few pieces I'll actually be farming for. Drops in the Halls of Stone off the Maiden of Grief

Chest
Razorstrike Breastplate - Obtained

Bracers
Eaglebane Bracers - Obtained

Gloves
Swiftarrow Gauntlets - Obtained
Tear-Linked Gauntlets - Drop from Svala Sorrowgrave in Utgarde Pinnacle

Waist
Ranger's Belt of the Fallen Empire - Quest reward from Gundrak dungeon. Use this as a hold over until...
Giant Ring Belt - Requires The Sons of Hodir - Honored

Legs
Swiftarrow Leggings - Obtained
Leather-Braced Chain Leggings - Drop from Loken in the Halls of Lightning

Boots
Dragonstompers - Obtained

Rings
Signet of Bridenbrad - Obtained
Frog-Toe Band - Quest reward in Icecown (level 77)

Trinkets
Happy with my current trinkets for now.

Ranged Weapon
Hemet's Trophy Gun - Obtained

2H Weapon
Icier Barbed Spear  - Obtained

Got Trident?

If you are leveling a new Hunter through WotLK and are in need of a nice weapon upgrade set your sights on the Tidebreaker Trident. This item is purchasable for 50 x Winterfin Clam from Ahlurglgr after completing the quest Winterfin Commerce.

I was able to farm up 50 clams in about 25 minutes. Just dive down into the water right outside the Winterfin Village and start picking clams up off the ledges as well as the bottom of the trench. Don't worry about getting stuck down deep with no air, there is a bubble fissure at the bottom. Find that and add it to part or you farming route and you can just make routes up and down the east and west sides of the trench. Make sure to kill all the murlocs on the way too since they also will drop the clams.

Get yourself a cheap Greater Savagery enchant and you will have yourself a nice weapon that will last you quite a while. Have fun farming and enjoy your sexy new trident!

Early Protection Gear in WotLK

I haven't been playing my Warrior much but when I do I like to tank instances. And because I am a Max/Min personality when it comes to gear I am trying to put together a "wish list" if you will of the first set of WotLK tanking gear I will be shooting for. I personally don't like relying on random boss drops to gear up and I always look for crafted or quest rewards that I can get now to help later in the farming of better loot off of bosses.

Crafted Pieces

If you weren't a Burning Crusade tank then you may want to look into getting the entry level Cobalt piece crafted for you. The mats are minimal and these pieces will provide you with a good starting point for tanking places like The Nexus.


Cobalt Belt
Cobalt Boots
Cobalt Bracers
Cobalt Chestpiece
Cobalt Gauntlets
Cobalt Helm
Cobalt Legplates
Cobalt Shoulders

37 x Cobalt Bars will get you the entire set. If you are a miner you can scavenge up the ore pretty quickly while doing your quests.

Quest Rewards

Head over to the Borean Tundra and make sure you do all the quests over in Coldarra until you get:

Have They No Shame (68)   for Tundra Pauldrons - Plate: Shoulders
Postponing the Inevitable (69) for Gauntlets of the Disturbed Giant - Plate: Hands
Quickening (69) for Boots of the Unbowed Protector - Plate: Feet

Once you have those quests get yourself a group to run through The Nexus. You can easily bang out all 3 quests in one run and net yourself 3 nice upgrades. Unfortunately none of the bosses seem to drop any decent tanking gear. So doing this dungeon more than once to get the quests done really isn't necessary. There are however a few nice DPS items in there which I'll probably cover in a different post.

Next time I get a chance I will cover the next level of tanking gear beyond these pieces which should hold you over until around level 74 or so.