What changed

WoW Forever Hunter BiS Gear

Talent-tree windows over a grassy village scene
Talent-tree windows over a grassy village scene. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Battlegrounds, Builds, and Beyond in This Week's WoW Weekly.
Class card art: elf woman with bow/magic (modern World of Warcraft art, not a Forever screenshot)
Class card art: elf woman with bow/magic (modern World of Warcraft art, not a Forever screenshot). Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: World of Warcraft official Classes page (modern WoW art).

Tooltips: Wowhead Forever DB, exact matches only (build 70532, 28 Oct).

The beta stops at level 30, so "best in slot" right now means the best gear you can get at 30. The lists below come from Wowhead's beta Beast Mastery guide, which was written from hands-on play. We list item names only; check stats in-game, because Blizzard is still retuning quest rewards (the 26 Oct notes corrected the item level of several). Wowhead lists these for Beast Mastery. Note that the Greater Friend of the Library chain also gives Truthseeker's Bow, which the 8 Oct notes moved to a level 40 requirement, so it isn't usable at 30. We haven't found sourced lists for Marksmanship, Survival or melee hunter. Those lists: Not yet published, updated at launch.

Official WoW Forever image: three player characters in armour posing
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News
Goblin harbour with a zeppelin
Goblin harbour with a zeppelin. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap.

Dungeon drops

Item cards: Wowhead Forever DB (linked in each card), checked 28 Oct 2026; may change. Plain text = no single exact match.

Dungeon Item
Scarlet Monastery , , Dog Whistle
City of Dalaran ,
Razorfen Kraul ,
Multiple
Shadowfang Keep
Gnomeregan

Quest rewards

Quest Item
Rig Wars / The Grand Betrayal
Vorrel's Revenge (Horde)
Cracking Maury's Foot
Big Game Hunter Master Hunter's Rifle
Greater Friend of the Library
No Honor Among Thieves
Warsong Supplies
Crushridge Warmongers (Alliance)
Safety First
Frostmaw (Horde)
Call to Arms (Horde)
Stopping the Cycle (Alliance)
Willix the Importer
Changing Tastes / Heartwoven

Crafted and world drops

Source Item
Leatherworking ,
World drop , , , , Infiltrator Cap of the Falcon

Level 60 and raids

Raids open on 9 Dec (Barrow Deeps for 10 players, Hyjal Summit for 20). Blizzard hasn't announced a phase schedule.

Level 60 BiS: Not yet published, updated at launch.

Raid BiS: Not yet published, updated at launch.

See also: Hunter talents · Leveling

Fan site. Beta (cap 30) until launch Thu 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 AEDT; numbers may change. [Unconfirmed] = not yet confirmed.

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Official WoW Forever image: three characters posing
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News
Sources
  • Blizzard — WoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Updated October 26)
  • Wowhead — Level 30 Beast Mastery Hunter (11 Oct)