Need direction in buying PvP gear.Follow

I'm confused. I'm going to gear up for Kara, but I have the sticky for that.

What I need is to gear up for PvP. I have just under 27k honor, and have been saving up. I also have an arena team and just over 400 points(started 2 weeks ago, been winning only 15% of our games, being brand spanking new 70s).

Now, what should I go for? I thought I'd save up for nice melee weapons with arena points and get the Xbow with my honor(then other pieces), but I have no idea whether I'm looking at the right ones or not. I also have no idea where all the vendors are, or if some of them are by the world BGs(IE: Like WSG gear in barrens).

I also have NO idea of what is S1 gear, and what is S3, although I've heard about both. I'm a bit confused, and not sure about where to go/what to buy. I REALLY don't want to spend 27k honor on that Xbow, for example, if it's going to end up being a waste in 2-3 weeks(I'm a very casual gamer, and have to make the most of my time).

Please, please, PLEASE help me out. Vendors, names of gear, what I should buy.... I have no idea. Any explanation is gladly appreciated.

Get the S1 shoulders from BG´s first. doesnt matter if they are a small or a big upgrade, they look impressive and people tend to think Free Kill! for anyone who doesnt have them (as that is most likely someone in greens) and attack you.

As said, if you plan to do more pvp get the S1 shoulders first, no matter what.
It seriously reduces the amount of times you are attacked first by a 3rd.
At least thats what i experienced, from the moment i had my S1 i died lots less and killed more/did more dmg in BG's.
Because of them being so big and flashy, its a big <I've got PvP gear so i'm no free kill!> sign.


edit: and its vindicator now :P

Edited, Mar 6th 2008 9:14am by Aethien

I have seen some people in the Gladiator gear, and actually I think it looks pretty ugly.

Well, nothing/or everything, depends on if you care what it looks like or not ;) just a remark.

Edited, Mar 6th 2008 3:42pm by Deaver

I thought your focus was PvP.
For PvP you want resilence and hit points first, damage comes after that. Thus the PvP bow is not the thing to buy first.
If your focus is PvE and you want some gear upgrades from doing PvP for your PvE equip, then the PvP ranged weapon might be more interesting (although I'd still go for the other slots as there are three ranged weapons dropping in Karazhan alone and Valanos is a good bow to start raiding with).


Doing a heroic several times or upping your rep is a lot less time consuming and probably easier than saving up > 25k honor.


Most Season 3 items do not need a special rating. Shoulders need a 2000 rating. The Season 3 ranged weapon needs a 1850 rating. All other things do not need a rating at all.
The Season 3 melee weapon I mentioned in my post above does not need a rating, costs only 1000 points and unless you are survival specced is one of the best melee weapons for hunters in the whole game. A must have for all specs except survival.

The arena vendors are in Area 52 and in Nagrand (next to the Nagrand arena, hard to miss and easy to reach from Shatt).
There you can buy all Season 2 (merciless ...) and Season 3 (vengeful ...) gear. You can also see which rating are required and what the stuff costs (the arena points you need to buy an item).

This is EXACTLY what I needed to be told. Thank you.

Alright, Xbow be damned. Shoulders first, then another piece. I'll prob have to keep playing to get more marks now, but it might not be so bad.

Also, thank you very much for the info on the 2handed weapon from S3. It was very much appreciated.

Now I have some direction, so TYVM to all. But, one last question.

When should I get the Xbow? Should I get the full set first, and weapon after, or only 2 pieces of the set, then the weapon?

Thanks tons everyone. More rate-ups on the way.

Here is my opinion....

Save arena points for the 1k S3 axe

Use your BG points to get the epic non-set pvp items "Vindicators" gear... They are the equivalent of S3 arena gear and will help you in both pvp and pve

When 2.4 comes out exchange some unneeded marks and get the S1 shoulders, then work your way through the rest of the S1 based on what is the biggest upgrade.

Also run some heroics and get a nice gun or farm and get Gyro-Balenced Khorium Rifle it has nice damage and tons of stamina.

Learn to use the search function :-)

Here are the non-set pvp epic bracers for hunters: Vindicator's Chain Bracers

A search of "vindicator's chain" should show you all pieces which are available.
Something like that: http://wow.allakhazam.com/search.html?q=Vindicator%27s+Chain

Thats the stuff you should buy after the first two Season 1 items (and you might want a pvp insignia to break a fear or disorient effect every two or five minutes).

There are other items (rings, amulet, the pvp insignia). Just visit your PvP item vendor in Stormwind (and whereever that guy is for the Horde) to see all items you can buy with honor.
You'll find every item here on Alla, but It'll be a tad more convenient to just go to those guys in game and check out what they have.

Yeah, thats wierd, and we are basically saying the same thing *g*
Are you the twin I've never had?

No one is currently sure how long S3 will last (unless there's a secret posting that i've never found). It might come with patch 2.4, but maybe not.

I grabbed the S2 Xbow with my arena pts first because pve and pvp are pretty balanced in my schedule, and having a hot ranged weapon turns me on... mmmmmmmmmmm.......

This is me giving another option opposed to what has been posted before. I'm not saying their advice is the wrong way to do it, but it's not the way i would... you can find the logic in my thinking if you want:
Assuming you are happy with your ranged weapon, I'd spend your arena pts on S3 gear that doesnt require a rating (everything but shoulders). With that said, use your honor on S1 gear (shoulders first, since you cant get S3 shoulders). IF your boots, wrists, or belt are still green or lower level blues, replace those soon with the vindicator stuff (S3 non-set gear). You will want the S3 neck and rings, along with the CC-trinket (insignia/medallion)...

In other words, there's a long list that will get longer with S4... Remember to gem/enchant for stamina too, though i always grab balanced/shifting nightseyes when the socket is red/blue. The 18 stm/+stun resist meta gem is nice too. That reminds me!! Get the highest level head piece that you can, since you'll be putting a meta in there and they are the most expensive and offer more bang for the slot than regular gems do.

This is a great post. I had this question as well. My hunter isn't going to raid so PvP is the way i'm going. Too lazy to farm 3 mains right now for epic purple craftables.....gah I have NO life.