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Best in Slot for Marksmanship Hunter in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.1.0)

Patch 12.1.0 · Updated Sep 27, 2026

Best single target weapon for Marksmanship Hunter on patch 12.1.0.69933: Caustic Repose Greatbow from Ula'tek. Wear Voracious Heart of Ula'tek and Vile Vial of Volatile Venom as your trinkets. Every item is compared at item level 334.

Slots ranked
13
Item level
334
From the raid
10
From dungeons
3
Crafted
0
Top players checked
10

Best in slot by equipment slot

effect not modelledhas a proc or on-use effect the weights cannot seetierset piece, pinned for the 4-setworn by N/10how many of the top 10 Mythic+ players wear it

The best item for every slot plus up to four alternatives, ranked by this spec's simmed stat weights. Trinkets are ranked by simmed DPS.

#ItemilvlScore

Head

of 8
1Skulking Viper's Weeping Fangstierworn by 10/10189 Agility / 143 Haste / 58 Mastery33493.5% of best

Pinned for the 4-set.

Top players agree: 10 of 10 wear this.

2Crown of the Eternal Fang189 Agility / 136 Critical Strike / 64 Mastery334100.0% of best
3Aetherlume Vision Shroudcrafted, your stats183 Agility / 99 Critical Strike / 99 Haste33196.7% of best
4Farstrider's Unwavering Visagecrafted, your stats183 Agility / 99 Critical Strike / 99 Haste33196.7% of best
5Sethraliss' Fanged Helm189 Agility / 122 Mastery / 79 Critical Strike33496.6% of best

Neck

of 10
1Aqirbane Reliquaryeffect not modelledworn by 8/10405 Critical Strike334100.0% of best

Top players agree: 8 of 10 wear this.

2Strand of Warding Fangs230 Critical Strike / 175 Haste33490.4% of best
3Graft of the Domanaarworn by 2/10261 Critical Strike / 145 Mastery33490.3% of best
4Masterwork Sin'dorei Amuletcrafted, your stats199 Critical Strike / 199 Haste33187.3% of best
5Yoke of the Charging Bear266 Haste / 139 Critical Strike33485.3% of best

Shoulder

of 6
1Jaws of the Skulking Vipertierworn by 10/10141 Agility / 98 Haste / 52 Critical Strike33498.4% of best

Pinned for the 4-set.

Top players agree: 10 of 10 wear this.

2Spaulders of Prime Emperor141 Agility / 79 Haste / 72 Critical Strike334100.0% of best
3Farstrider's Brilliant Plumescrafted, your stats138 Agility / 74 Critical Strike / 74 Haste33198.2% of best
4Soulslither Spaulders141 Agility / 105 Mastery / 46 Critical Strike33496.5% of best
5Jangling Felpaulets141 Agility / 88 Versatility / 62 Critical Strike33494.9% of best

Back

of 7
1Speakeasy Shroudworn by 3/10106 Agility / 66 Critical Strike / 47 Mastery334100.0% of best

players disagree4 of 10 top players still wear , which is not in the current-season loot pool.

2Amani Summoning Shawl106 Agility / 78 Critical Strike / 35 Versatility33499.9% of best
3Fireproof Drape106 Agility / 71 Haste / 42 Critical Strike33498.9% of best
4Adherent's Silken Shroudcrafted, your statsworn by 1/10103 Agility / 56 Critical Strike / 56 Haste33198.1% of best
5Bloodthorn Burnous106 Agility / 73 Haste / 40 Mastery33494.2% of best

Chest

of 9
1Skulking Viper's Scuteplatetierworn by 9/10189 Agility / 137 Mastery / 64 Haste33488.8% of best

Pinned for the 4-set.

Top players agree: 9 of 10 wear this.

2Awoken Dreadfang Cuirassworn by 1/10201 Critical Strike / 189 Agility334100.0% of best
3Manipulator's Vest189 Agility / 126 Critical Strike / 75 Haste33496.4% of best
4Chestguard of Corroded Scales189 Agility / 108 Haste / 93 Critical Strike33494.8% of best
5Loa-Blessed Chestguard189 Agility / 131 Critical Strike / 70 Versatility33494.3% of best

Wrist

of 7
1Arc-Glass Bindings106 Agility / 69 Critical Strike / 44 Haste334100.0% of best

players disagree9 of 10 top players wear Farstrider's Plated Bracers instead, which ranks only #4 on stat weights.

2Saptorbane Guardsworn by 1/10106 Agility / 71 Haste / 42 Critical Strike33497.6% of best
3Aetherlume Braceletscrafted, your stats103 Agility / 56 Critical Strike / 56 Haste33196.9% of best
4Farstrider's Plated Bracerscrafted, your statsworn by 9/10103 Agility / 56 Critical Strike / 56 Haste33196.9% of best
5Rising Tide Wristguards106 Agility / 78 Mastery / 35 Critical Strike33495.3% of best

Hands

of 8
1Skulking Viper's Hidepiercerstierworn by 9/10141 Agility / 99 Haste / 52 Versatility33491.1% of best

Pinned for the 4-set.

Top players agree: 9 of 10 wear this.

2Grips of Swirling Fury141 Agility / 98 Critical Strike / 53 Haste334100.0% of best
3Pulverizing Pads141 Agility / 91 Critical Strike / 59 Versatility33496.5% of best
4Farstrider's Sharpened Clawscrafted, your statsworn by 1/10138 Agility / 74 Critical Strike / 74 Haste33196.5% of best
5Ranger-General's Gripseffect not modelled138 Agility / 85 Critical Strike / 64 Mastery33196.4% of best

Waist

of 7
1Tribal Defender's Cord141 Agility / 95 Critical Strike / 56 Mastery334100.0% of best

Top players mostly wear Farstrider's Trophy Belt (6 of 10), ranked #3 here; close enough to be a stat-split preference.

2Cursed Reliquary Cincture141 Agility / 104 Critical Strike / 46 Versatility33499.1% of best
3Farstrider's Trophy Beltcrafted, your statsworn by 6/10138 Agility / 74 Critical Strike / 74 Haste33197.6% of best
4Behemoth Waistbandworn by 1/10141 Agility / 91 Haste / 59 Mastery33493.4% of best
5Serpentine Mixing Beltworn by 1/10141 Agility / 103 Mastery / 47 Haste33492.6% of best

Legs

of 6
1Skulking Viper's Coiled Legwrapstierworn by 4/10189 Agility / 130 Mastery / 70 Haste33492.3% of best

Pinned for the 4-set.

Top players mostly wear Farstrider's Reinforced Faulds (5 of 10), ranked #3 here; close enough to be a stat-split preference.

2Legguards of the Awakening Broodworn by 1/10189 Agility / 118 Critical Strike / 83 Haste334100.0% of best
3Farstrider's Reinforced Fauldscrafted, your statsworn by 5/10183 Agility / 99 Critical Strike / 99 Haste33196.7% of best
4Cuisses of the Uncoiled Union189 Agility / 139 Haste / 62 Mastery33493.4% of best
5Lithiel's Linked Leggings189 Agility / 122 Haste / 79 Versatility33491.3% of best

Feet

of 9
1Boots of the Reckless Wayfarerworn by 1/10141 Agility / 101 Critical Strike / 50 Mastery334100.0% of best

players disagree3 of 10 top players still wear , which is not in the current-season loot pool.

2Aetherlume Clonkerscrafted, your stats138 Agility / 75 Critical Strike / 75 Haste33197.3% of best
3Sabatons of Coruscating Energyworn by 2/10141 Agility / 85 Mastery / 66 Critical Strike33497.1% of best
4Farstrider's Razor Talonscrafted, your stats138 Agility / 74 Critical Strike / 74 Haste33197.1% of best
5World Tender's Rootslippers138 Agility / 85 Critical Strike / 64 Versatility33195.0% of best

Ringswear two

of 14
1Apex Brute's Claw Ringeffect not modelled338 Critical Strike / 67 Haste334100.0% of best

Top players mostly wear Signet of Snarling Servitude (8 of 10), ranked #2 here; close enough to be a stat-split preference.

2Signet of Snarling Servitudeworn by 8/10249 Critical Strike / 156 Mastery33492.7% of best
3Charged Sandstone Bandworn by 6/10232 Critical Strike / 174 Mastery33491.7% of best
4Masterwork Sin'dorei Bandcrafted, your stats199 Critical Strike / 199 Haste33190.7% of best
5Loa Worshiper's Bandeffect not modelled228 Critical Strike / 171 Mastery33190.1% of best

Trinketswear two

of 42
1Voracious Heart of Ula'tekworn by 10/10143 Critical Strike334+22,604 DPS gain

Top players agree: 10 of 10 wear this.

2Vile Vial of Volatile Venom179 Agility334+19,231 DPS gain
3Lustrous Golden Plumageworn by 1/10179 Agility334+19,144 DPS gain
4Font of Venomous Rageworn by 8/10143 Mastery334+18,980 DPS gain
5Void Execution Mandate179 Agility334+18,347 DPS gain

Main hand

of 9
1Caustic Repose Greatbowworn by 9/10201 Critical Strike / 189 Agility334100.0% of best

Top players agree: 9 of 10 wear this.

2Snakebite Recurve189 Agility / 113 Critical Strike / 88 Haste33495.8% of best
3Sinseared Repeater189 Agility / 131 Critical Strike / 70 Versatility33494.3% of best
4Aln'hara Sprigshotcrafted, your stats183 Agility / 99 Critical Strike / 99 Haste33192.8% of best
5P.O.W. x3crafted, your stats183 Agility / 99 Critical Strike / 99 Haste33192.8% of best

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Methodology

Stat weights

Each item's stats are multiplied by the Marksmanship Hunter stat weights from the weekly scale-factor sim (normalized: Agility 1.00, Critical Strike 0.71, Haste 0.55, Mastery 0.51, Versatility 0.44). Full stat priority.

Trinkets

Taken from the weekly simmed trinket leaderboard, 50,000 iterations per trinket on the canonical baseline profile, since trinket value is mostly effect. Trinket leaderboard.

Item level

Raid and Mythic+ drops at the Myth 6/6 ceiling (334), crafted gear at the crafted cap, everything else at its fixed item level. Stats scaled with SimulationCraft's item scaling from the game's DB2 tables.

Tier pieces and crafted gear

Tier pieces are pinned to rank one of their slot for the set bonus. Crafted gear is priced with its two crafter-chosen secondaries set to the spec's two best stats at an even split.

Top-player check

Each slot is compared with what the top 10 Mythic+ players for the spec wear, read from their armory gear on Sep 27, 2026. Usage never reorders the list; it flags slots where the players disagree with the weights (3 here), which is where unmodelled effects or last season's gear show up. Top Marksmanship players.

Not included

On-use and proc effects outside the trinket slot (flagged), embellishments, set-bonus interactions between slots, and the combined value of a full set.

Source and patch

SimulationCraft 4c7c73621e596419b5bd6faa5d68940a9c640379, client build 12.1.0.69933, generated Sep 27, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best-in-slot gear for Marksmanship Hunter in Patch 12.1.0.69933?

For Marksmanship Hunter on single target: Head: Skulking Viper's Weeping Fangs; Neck: Aqirbane Reliquary; Shoulder: Jaws of the Skulking Viper; Back: Speakeasy Shroud; Chest: Skulking Viper's Scuteplate; Wrist: Arc-Glass Bindings; Hands: Skulking Viper's Hidepiercers; Waist: Tribal Defender's Cord; Legs: Skulking Viper's Coiled Legwraps; Feet: Boots of the Reckless Wayfarer; Rings: Apex Brute's Claw Ring; Trinkets: Voracious Heart of Ula'tek; Main hand: Caustic Repose Greatbow. Stat items are ranked by the spec's simmed stat weights and trinkets by their simmed DPS gain.

What is the best weapon for Marksmanship Hunter?

Caustic Repose Greatbow, from Ula'tek, scores highest against the Marksmanship Hunter stat weights at the season ceiling. Weapons with a proc or on-use effect are flagged on the board, since the score leaves the effect out.

Where does Marksmanship best-in-slot gear come from?

Of the 13 best-in-slot picks, 10 come from the raid, 3 from Mythic+ dungeons and 0 from crafted gear. Open the best dungeons page for a per-dungeon breakdown.

Does this match what top Marksmanship Hunter players actually wear?

Mostly. The players agree with the weight top three in 10 of 13 slots. They disagree on Back: (4/10); Wrist: Farstrider's Plated Bracers (9/10); Feet: (3/10). Where the item they wear has a proc or on-use effect, the weights can't value it, so go with the players until it's simmed.

How is this ranked without simming every item?

Each item's stats at the season ceiling are multiplied by the Marksmanship Hunter stat weights (DPS per point, from the weekly scale-factor sim). Trinkets come from the simmed trinket leaderboard. Items with effects outside the trinket slot are flagged because a weight cannot value an effect.

Why is the tier piece ranked first even when another item has better stats?

The 4-set bonus is worth more than a stat difference, so tier pieces are pinned. The alternatives are what to wear before the set is complete or in the fifth tier slot.

How often is this updated?

Every Sunday after the weekly SimulationCraft update, when the stat weights and trinket boards are re-simmed. The methodology section shows the SimC build used.