Beginning with two variations on the same look with tier 7 and 8 and ending with three variations on the same look in tier 9 and 10. So technically we actually saw 10 different tier designs for WotLK. With Wrath of the Lich King though, they introduced the idea of having different versions of the same set. And then there were those pieces of gear that needed several tokens per item, like in Ahn’Qiraj.Ĭlassic WoW had 8 sets specifically for hunters, the expansions after that have not surpassed 4 sets per expansion. Obtaining a set from just token drops in raids were a rare thing, most of the time you needed to grind a lot of reputation and do long-ass quest chains on top off the token acquisition. And they weren’t as formulaic as today either, sometimes you’d find weapons or trinkets as part of a set. In the beginning Blizzard were really elaborate with their set designs, requiring you to obtain eight items per set to activate all the bonuses. After that, and only after that, were the hunters of classic WoW able to go on to raiding content. The earliest sets were available from the endgame dungeons for level 60 players such as Stratholme or Scholomance or Blackrock Mountain dungeons. World of Warcraft has had tier gear since the beginning of the game.

Tier 10: Ahn’Kahar Blood Hunter’s Battlegear.

Tier 9: Windrunner’s Battlegear/Pursuit.

Tier 2+ (Cenarion Circle Set): Trappings of the Unseen Path.

I give you, the history of Hunter tier sets! Index

Here’s yet another example of such a post. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you might have noticed my compulsion for categorizing information and making detailed lists of it.

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