I'm playing a hunter (playing as MM, but willing to swap to a more effective spec if BM/Surv is stronger) who's trying to solo as much content as possible at 70, 80, and 85. Having finished my 70 journey a few days ago, I've now hit 80, but I've hit a snag. There are far fewer resources out there for level 80 twinking than there are for level 70, and a lot of it is very out of date. For instance, high ilvl gear from Cata/MoP used to be mandatory, but since the stat squish, it's far less certain, due to ICC gem slots. Thus, I'm not sure which gear I should be going for, and it would take a lot of work to go through each slot one by one, find all the top items for that slot, and figure out the best item from among those.
Does anyone know of some reasonably current resources for this information? Is it better to use the Cata/MoP items that only require level 80, or am I better off with ICC 25H gear? Does it vary by slot? A resource that gives slot by slot info would be fantastic, but any help would be much appreciated.
In terms of spec, I'm willing to play whatever is going to be most effective, though I imagine that's likely to be MM based on my experience with BM while levelling from 70-80. I haven't tried Survival yet though (planning to level from 80-85 as Surv) so I'm not 100% sure.
I'll be looking to solo heroics and, if possible, 10-man raid bosses. Has anyone done this/tried this as an 80 hunter since the stat squish? How did you gear up?
Thanks for any advice you guys might be able to give.