Quick coverage of relative stat values might be nice for those who don't care to dig through EJ... let people know what their hit caps are and how valuable AP, Agi, and crit are for them.
For ranged weapon slot, you may just want to stick to the Zombie Sweeper Shotgun. There's just no pre-Heroic drop that really compares. It's not too horribly fast, it has a good bit of hit rating, and the highest non-heroic non-engineered DPS you'll see on a projectile weapon in Wrath. If you're too impatient to wait for revered with the Argent Crusade though, try going after the Projectile Activator off of Loken in the Halls of Lighting, or the Trophy Gatherer off of Urtok Palehoof in Utgarde Pinnacle. Both are pretty solid weapons that should serve you well until you hit revered with the Crusade.
For melee weapon, you'll probably want to stick with the Runeblade of Demonstrable Power from revered Ebon Blade faction. While it does have haste rating, the combination of attack power and agility still make it a very viable and desirable weapon for any Hunter.
If you're in need of more hit rating, though, the Whale-Stick Harpoon from revered Kaluak reputation is also an option. It has less attack power and agility than the Runeblade, but not by much. If you can't be bothered to grind reputation, the Wyrmclaw Battleaxe from the Cache of Eregos in the Occulus should hold you over until you get something better or finally get around to getting revered with the Ebon Blade.
The Linked Armor of the Sphere is your best bet for getting a good dungeon dropped mail chestpiece. Agility, Intellect, Stamina, Attack Power, and Hit Rating mean it's pretty much perfect for a Hunter. You'll find this one out of the Tribunal Chest in the Halls of Stone. If you can't get that chestpiece to drop, or if you need more hit rating, you may want to see if a Condor-Bone Chestpiece is for sale on the auction house. It's a BoE world drop that, while void of agility or intellect, has critical strike rating and attack power in abundance, along with nearly twice the hit rating of the Linked Armor of the Sphere.
The Headguard of Westrift, which drops from the Cache of Eregos at the end of the Occulus, is sort of a sidegrade to the Toothslice Helm from the Oracles. By dropping the critical strike rating and much of the intellect and stamina, but adding lots of extra agility, it probably edges out the Toothslice Helm, especially for survival hunters or any hunter without Careful Aim. But what pushes it into upgrade territory is the red gem socket, perfect for adding some extra hit rating, attack power, or raw agility, depending on your needs.
Feet and hands. If you're a Leatherworker, or can track one down, you can also gather 1 Eternal Air and 60 Borean Leather (or 10 Heavy Borean Leather) and get Swiftarrow Boots made, which are a pretty solid sidegrade to the Boots of the Terrestrial Guardian. They have less agility, but more intellect and some critical strike rating. For your hands, you'll definitely want to get into an Utgarde Pinnacle group and face down Svala Sorrowgrave. Her Tear-Linked Gauntlets provide tons of agility and intellect, a good bit of attack power, and hit rating. These may even beat out a lot of Heroic options as far as drops go. If Svala's being stingy with her drops, you can also head to The Culling of Stratholme and complete A Royal Escort, which will reward with Grips of Chronological Events.
Do you have your Hunters dungeon gear? But not all of the heroics are super easy. Granted we did do UK heroic last night with our MT that respec'd arms for the hell of it but that was still quite tough. If you stick with the easier heroics then yeah it helps because of the extra emblems but other than that it's nice to do normals first to get a feel of how lvl 80 works.
