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SimC 1210-01WoW 12.1.0.69587
Beast Mastery Hunter class crest

Best in Slot

Best in Slot for Beast Mastery Hunter in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.1.0)

The best item for every equipment slot and up to four alternatives, ranked from the spec's simmed stat weights. Trinkets are simmed directly. Pick a fight style below.

For Beast Mastery Hunter in Patch 12.1.0.69587 on cleave, the best weapon is Caustic Repose Greatbow and the best trinket is Keeper's Seething Core, across 13 ranked slots.

Updated Sep 6, 2026

Patch 12.1.0SimC 3f6f8c4items compared at item level 334checked against the top 10 Mythic+ players

Top picks

The best cleave weapon for Beast Mastery Hunter in WoW Midnight Patch 12.1.0.69587 is Caustic Repose Greatbow from Ula'tek. The two trinkets to wear are Keeper's Seething Core and Voracious Heart of Ula'tek. 13 slots are ranked, every item compared at item level 334; stat items score by the spec's simmed stat weights and trinkets carry their simmed DPS gain.

stat weightsranked by stat weightssimmedranked by simmed DPS gaineffect 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

Head

stat weights · of 8
1
Skulking Viper's Weeping Fangs334tierworn by 10/10

The Venomous Abyss

189 Agility / 143 Haste / 58 Mastery

100.0%

of best

Pinned for the set bonus. The alternatives below are ranked normally and are what you would wear before completing the 4-set or in a fifth tier slot.

Top players agree: 10 of 10 wear this.

  1. 2
    Crown of the Eternal Fang334

    Nek'zali the Soulcoiler, The Venomous Abyss

    189 Agility / 136 Critical Strike / 64 Mastery

    100.0%

    of best

  2. 3
    Aetherlume Vision Shroud331crafted, your stats

    Engineering, Midnight Crafted Gear

    183 Agility / 99 Critical Strike / 99 Haste

    99.6%

    of best

  3. 4
    Farstrider's Unwavering Visage331crafted, your stats

    Leatherworking, Midnight Crafted Gear

    183 Agility / 99 Critical Strike / 99 Haste

    99.6%

    of best

  4. 5
    Voidscarred Crown334

    Taz'Rah, Voidscar Arena

    189 Agility / 126 Haste / 75 Mastery

    99.4%

    of best

Neck

stat weights · of 10
1
Aqirbane Reliquary334effect not modelledworn by 7/10

Ula'tek, The Venomous Abyss

405 Critical Strike

100.0%

of best

Top players agree: 7 of 10 wear this.

  1. 2
    Strand of Warding Fangs334

    The Writhing Coil, Altar of Fangs

    230 Critical Strike / 175 Haste

    99.3%

    of best

  2. 3
    Yoke of the Charging Bear334

    Nalorakk, Den of Nalorakk

    266 Haste / 139 Critical Strike

    99.0%

    of best

  3. 4
    Sentinel's Vitriolic Chain334effect not modelled

    Entombed Sentinels, The Venomous Abyss

    310 Haste / 95 Critical Strike

    98.8%

    of best

  4. 5
    Masterwork Sin'dorei Amulet331crafted, your stats

    Jewelcrafting, Midnight Crafted Gear

    199 Critical Strike / 199 Haste

    97.5%

    of best

Shoulder

stat weights · of 6
1
Jaws of the Skulking Viper334tierworn by 10/10

The Venomous Abyss

141 Agility / 98 Haste / 52 Critical Strike

99.7%

of best

Pinned for the set bonus. The alternatives below are ranked normally and are what you would wear before completing the 4-set or in a fifth tier slot.

Top players agree: 10 of 10 wear this.

  1. 2
    Spaulders of Prime Emperor334

    Dazar, The First King, Kings' Rest

    141 Agility / 79 Haste / 72 Critical Strike

    100.0%

    of best

  2. 3
    Farstrider's Brilliant Plumes331crafted, your stats

    Leatherworking, Midnight Crafted Gear

    138 Agility / 74 Critical Strike / 74 Haste

    97.9%

    of best

  3. 4
    Ironroot Collar334

    Lightblossom Trinity, The Blinding Vale

    141 Agility / 95 Haste / 56 Versatility

    96.0%

    of best

  4. 5
    Soulslither Spaulders334

    The Coiled Altar, The Venomous Abyss

    141 Agility / 105 Mastery / 46 Critical Strike

    95.4%

    of best

Back

stat weights · of 7
1
Fireproof Drape334

Kokia Blazehoof, Ruby Life Pools

106 Agility / 71 Haste / 42 Critical Strike

100.0%

of best

players disagree7 of 10 top players wear Speakeasy Shroud instead, which ranks only #4 on stat weights.

  1. 2
    Adherent's Silken Shroud331crafted, your stats

    Tailoring, Midnight Crafted Gear

    103 Agility / 56 Critical Strike / 56 Haste

    98.0%

    of best

  2. 3
    Bloodthorn Burnous334

    Ikuzz the Light Hunter, The Blinding Vale

    106 Agility / 73 Haste / 40 Mastery

    97.5%

    of best

  3. 4
    Speakeasy Shroud334worn by 7/10

    Zaen Bladesorrow, Murder Row

    106 Agility / 66 Critical Strike / 47 Mastery

    97.4%

    of best

  4. 5
    Amani Summoning Shawl334

    Nek'zali the Soulcoiler, The Venomous Abyss

    106 Agility / 78 Critical Strike / 35 Versatility

    97.1%

    of best

Chest

stat weights · of 9
1
Skulking Viper's Scuteplate334tierworn by 9/10

The Venomous Abyss

189 Agility / 137 Mastery / 64 Haste

95.0%

of best

Pinned for the set bonus. The alternatives below are ranked normally and are what you would wear before completing the 4-set or in a fifth tier slot.

Top players agree: 9 of 10 wear this.

  1. 2
    Awoken Dreadfang Cuirass334worn by 1/10

    Ula'tek, The Venomous Abyss

    201 Critical Strike / 189 Agility

    100.0%

    of best

  2. 3
    Manipulator's Vest334

    Charonus, Voidscar Arena

    189 Agility / 126 Critical Strike / 75 Haste

    99.8%

    of best

  3. 4
    Chestguard of Corroded Scales334

    Zul'jan, Altar of Fangs

    189 Agility / 108 Haste / 93 Critical Strike

    99.7%

    of best

  4. 5
    Ophidian Fangmail334

    The Twin Fangs, The Venomous Abyss

    189 Agility / 135 Haste / 66 Critical Strike

    99.6%

    of best

Wrist

stat weights · of 7
1
Arc-Glass Bindings334

Adderis and Aspix, Temple of Sethraliss

106 Agility / 69 Critical Strike / 44 Haste

100.0%

of best

players disagree7 of 10 top players wear Farstrider's Plated Bracers instead, which ranks only #4 on stat weights.

  1. 2
    Saptorbane Guards334

    Ziekket, The Blinding Vale

    106 Agility / 71 Haste / 42 Critical Strike

    99.9%

    of best

  2. 3
    Aetherlume Bracelets331crafted, your stats

    Engineering, Midnight Crafted Gear

    103 Agility / 56 Critical Strike / 56 Haste

    97.9%

    of best

  3. 4
    Farstrider's Plated Bracers331crafted, your statsworn by 7/10

    Leatherworking, Midnight Crafted Gear

    103 Agility / 56 Critical Strike / 56 Haste

    97.9%

    of best

  4. 5
    Rising Tide Wristguards334worn by 2/10

    Nymrissa Wavecaller, The Tidebound Grotto

    106 Agility / 78 Mastery / 35 Critical Strike

    95.3%

    of best

Hands

stat weights · of 8
1
Skulking Viper's Hidepiercers334tierworn by 10/10

The Venomous Abyss

141 Agility / 99 Haste / 52 Versatility

96.2%

of best

Pinned for the set bonus. The alternatives below are ranked normally and are what you would wear before completing the 4-set or in a fifth tier slot.

Top players agree: 10 of 10 wear this.

  1. 2
    Grips of Swirling Fury334

    Nymrissa Wavecaller, The Tidebound Grotto

    141 Agility / 98 Critical Strike / 53 Haste

    100.0%

    of best

  2. 3
    Farstrider's Sharpened Claws331crafted, your stats

    Leatherworking, Midnight Crafted Gear

    138 Agility / 74 Critical Strike / 74 Haste

    97.8%

    of best

  3. 4
    Sepulchral Construct's Gloves334

    Mchimba the Embalmer, Kings' Rest

    141 Agility / 85 Mastery / 66 Haste

    95.9%

    of best

  4. 5
    Pulverizing Pads334

    Lightwarden Ruia, The Blinding Vale

    141 Agility / 91 Critical Strike / 59 Versatility

    95.8%

    of best

Waist

stat weights · of 7
1
Farstrider's Trophy Belt331crafted, your statsworn by 6/10

Leatherworking, Midnight Crafted Gear

138 Agility / 74 Critical Strike / 74 Haste

100.0%

of best

Top players agree: 6 of 10 wear this.

  1. 2
    Tribal Defender's Cord334worn by 2/10

    Sentinel of Winter, Den of Nalorakk

    141 Agility / 95 Critical Strike / 56 Mastery

    99.7%

    of best

  2. 3
    Behemoth Waistband334

    Atroxus, Voidscar Arena

    141 Agility / 91 Haste / 59 Mastery

    98.9%

    of best

  3. 4
    Cursed Reliquary Cincture334

    Nek'zali the Soulcoiler, The Venomous Abyss

    141 Agility / 104 Critical Strike / 46 Versatility

    98.9%

    of best

  4. 5
    Serpentine Mixing Belt334

    Vashnik the Malignant, The Venomous Abyss

    141 Agility / 103 Mastery / 47 Haste

    97.0%

    of best

Legs

stat weights · of 6
1
Skulking Viper's Coiled Legwraps334tierworn by 5/10

The Venomous Abyss

189 Agility / 130 Mastery / 70 Haste

95.2%

of best

Pinned for the set bonus. The alternatives below are ranked normally and are what you would wear before completing the 4-set or in a fifth tier slot.

Top players agree: 5 of 10 wear this.

  1. 2
    Legguards of the Awakening Brood334

    Merektha, Temple of Sethraliss

    189 Agility / 118 Critical Strike / 83 Haste

    100.0%

    of best

  2. 3
    Cuisses of the Uncoiled Union334worn by 1/10

    The Coiled Altar, The Venomous Abyss

    189 Agility / 139 Haste / 62 Mastery

    97.6%

    of best

  3. 4
    Farstrider's Reinforced Faulds331crafted, your statsworn by 4/10

    Leatherworking, Midnight Crafted Gear

    183 Agility / 99 Critical Strike / 99 Haste

    97.4%

    of best

  4. 5
    Lithiel's Linked Leggings334

    Lithiel Cinderfury, Murder Row

    189 Agility / 122 Haste / 79 Versatility

    95.7%

    of best

Feet

stat weights · of 9
1
Aetherlume Clonkers331crafted, your stats

Engineering, Midnight Crafted Gear

138 Agility / 75 Critical Strike / 75 Haste

100.0%

of best

players disagree5 of 10 top players still wear , which is not in the current-season loot pool.

  1. 2
    Boots of the Reckless Wayfarer334worn by 1/10

    The Lost Explorers, The Venomous Abyss

    141 Agility / 101 Critical Strike / 50 Mastery

    99.7%

    of best

  2. 3
    Farstrider's Razor Talons331crafted, your stats

    Leatherworking, Midnight Crafted Gear

    138 Agility / 74 Critical Strike / 74 Haste

    99.7%

    of best

  3. 4
    Sabatons of Coruscating Energy334worn by 2/10

    Adderis and Aspix, Temple of Sethraliss

    141 Agility / 85 Mastery / 66 Critical Strike

    98.1%

    of best

  4. 5
    Forgotten Tribe Footguards334

    The Hoardmonger, Den of Nalorakk

    141 Agility / 88 Haste / 62 Versatility

    97.1%

    of best

Ringswear two

stat weights · of 14
1
Apex Brute's Claw Ring334effect not modelledworn by 1/10

Sszorak, The Venomous Abyss

338 Critical Strike / 67 Haste

100.0%

of best

players disagree6 of 10 top players wear Charged Sandstone Band instead, which ranks only #7 on stat weights.

  1. 2
    Band of the Amani Warlord334worn by 1/10

    Zul'jan, Altar of Fangs

    258 Haste / 147 Critical Strike

    99.3%

    of best

  2. 3
    Masterwork Sin'dorei Band331crafted, your stats

    Jewelcrafting, Midnight Crafted Gear

    199 Critical Strike / 199 Haste

    97.8%

    of best

  3. 4
    Sickening Signet of Atroxus334worn by 2/10

    Atroxus, Voidscar Arena

    278 Haste / 127 Mastery

    93.6%

    of best

  4. 5
    Signet of Snarling Servitude334worn by 5/10

    Xathuux the Annihilator, Murder Row

    249 Critical Strike / 156 Mastery

    93.4%

    of best

Trinketswear two

simmed · of 75
1
Keeper's Seething Core334simmed

Entombed Sentinels, The Venomous Abyss

179 Agility

+20,422

DPS gain

players disagree6 of 10 top players wear Vile Vial of Volatile Venom instead, which ranks only #5 on stat weights. It has an effect the weights cannot value, so trust the players here until it is simmed.

  1. 2
    Voracious Heart of Ula'tek334simmedworn by 2/10

    Ula'tek, The Venomous Abyss

    143 Critical Strike

    +19,381

    DPS gain

  2. 3
    Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique334simmedworn by 1/10

    The Coiled Altar, The Venomous Abyss

    179 Agility

    +19,061

    DPS gain

  3. 4
    Gebbo's Bottomless Bag334simmedworn by 1/10

    The Lost Explorers, The Venomous Abyss

    179 Agility

    +18,736

    DPS gain

  4. 5
    Vile Vial of Volatile Venom334simmedworn by 6/10

    Rav'i, Altar of Fangs

    179 Agility

    +18,680

    DPS gain

Main hand

stat weights · of 9
1
Caustic Repose Greatbow334worn by 4/10

Ula'tek, The Venomous Abyss

201 Critical Strike / 189 Agility

100.0%

of best

Top players agree: 4 of 10 wear this.

  1. 2
    Snakebite Recurve334

    Merektha, Temple of Sethraliss

    189 Agility / 113 Critical Strike / 88 Haste

    99.7%

    of best

  2. 3
    Gebbo's Backup Blaster334worn by 3/10

    The Lost Explorers, The Venomous Abyss

    189 Agility / 139 Haste / 62 Mastery

    97.4%

    of best

  3. 4
    Aln'hara Sprigshot331crafted, your statsworn by 3/10

    Inscription, Midnight Crafted Gear

    183 Agility / 99 Critical Strike / 99 Haste

    97.2%

    of best

  4. 5
    P.O.W. x3331crafted, your stats

    Engineering, Midnight Crafted Gear

    183 Agility / 99 Critical Strike / 99 Haste

    97.2%

    of best

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Methodology

Stat weights

Each item's stats are multiplied by the Beast Mastery Hunter stat weights from the weekly scale-factor sim (normalized: Agility 1.00, Critical Strike 0.62, Haste 0.61, Mastery 0.51, Versatility 0.46). 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 6, 2026. Usage never reorders the list; it flags slots where the players disagree with the weights (6 here), which is where unmodelled effects or last season's gear show up. Top Beast Mastery 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. Rankings are per item on a fixed baseline, not a solved set. Paste your /simc string for your own gear.

Source and patch

SimulationCraft 3f6f8c453beaf245fecee52e9ea3e5c5bc6ad7fb, client build 12.1.0.69587, generated Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best-in-slot gear for Beast Mastery Hunter in Patch 12.1.0.69587?

For Beast Mastery Hunter on cleave: Head: Skulking Viper's Weeping Fangs; Neck: Aqirbane Reliquary; Shoulder: Jaws of the Skulking Viper; Back: Fireproof Drape; Chest: Skulking Viper's Scuteplate; Wrist: Arc-Glass Bindings; Hands: Skulking Viper's Hidepiercers; Waist: Farstrider's Trophy Belt; Legs: Skulking Viper's Coiled Legwraps; Feet: Aetherlume Clonkers; Rings: Apex Brute's Claw Ring; Trinkets: Keeper's Seething Core; 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 Beast Mastery Hunter?

Caustic Repose Greatbow, from Ula'tek, scores highest against the Beast Mastery Hunter stat weights at the season ceiling. If it carries a proc effect that is not in the score, so treat it as a strong candidate rather than a settled answer.

Where does Beast Mastery best-in-slot gear come from?

Of the 13 best-in-slot picks, 9 come from the raid, 2 from Mythic+ dungeons and 2 from crafted gear. Open the best dungeons page for a per-dungeon breakdown.

Does this match what top Beast Mastery Hunter players actually wear?

Mostly. The players agree with the weight top three in 8 of 13 slots. They disagree on Back: Speakeasy Shroud (7/10); Wrist: Farstrider's Plated Bracers (7/10); Feet: (5/10); Rings: Charged Sandstone Band (6/10); Trinkets: Vile Vial of Volatile Venom (6/10). Where the item they wear has a proc or on-use effect, the weights cannot value it and the players are the better guide until it is simmed.

How is this ranked without simming every item?

Each item's stats at the season ceiling are multiplied by the Beast Mastery 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 bump, when the stat weights and trinket boards are resimmed. The SimC commit in the methodology is the authoritative reference.