The highest item level leg armor a level 41–50 character can wear as a Hunter start with Stormshroud Pants (item level 55, rare). 74 items fit the slot and band; the top 25 are ranked here by item level, then quality, not by simulation.
| # | Name | ILvl | Req. | Armor | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stormshroud Pants | 55 | 50 | 138 | Leather | Crafted: Leatherworking |
| 2 |  Arachnidian Legguards | 55 | 50 | 62 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 3 |  Felcloth Pants | 55 | 50 | 62 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 4 |  Ironhide Legguards | 55 | 50 | 260 | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) | |
| 5 | Praetorian Leggings | 55 | 50 | 126 | Leather | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 6 | Wizardweave LeggingsCHANGED | 55 | 50 | 62 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 7 |  Green Dragonscale LeggingsCHANGED | 54 | 49 | 282 | Crafted: Leatherworking | |
| 8 | Crusader's Leggings | 54 | 49 | 256 | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+628 more) (vanilla) | |
| 9 | Imperial Red Pants | 54 | 49 | 61 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+633 more) (vanilla) |
| 10 | Jadefire Pants | 54 | 49 | 124 | Leather | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 11 |  Opulent Leggings | 54 | 49 | 61 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 12 | Serpentskin Leggings | 54 | 49 | 124 | Leather | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+628 more) (vanilla) |
| 13 | Volcanic LeggingsCHANGED | 54 | 49 | 124 | Leather | Crafted: Leatherworking |
| 14 | Duskwoven Pants | 53 | 48 | 60 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+529 more) (vanilla) |
| 15 | Protector Legguards | 53 | 48 | 252 | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+525 more) (vanilla) | |
| 16 |  Righteous Leggings | 53 | 48 | 122 | Leather | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+529 more) (vanilla) |
| 17 |  Supple Scorpid LeggingsFOREVER | 53 | 48 | 252 | Crafted: Leatherworking | |
| 18 | Smooth Leather Pants | 53 | 48 | 110 | Leather | Found in Solid Chest (Eastern Plaguelands) at 2.1% (+643 more) (vanilla) |
| 19 | Dalewind Trousers | 52 | 47 | 65 | Cloth | Drops from Colossus of Zora (Silithus) at 10.0% (+385 more) (vanilla) |
| 20 | Keeper's Woolies | 52 | 47 | 120 | Leather | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+525 more) (vanilla) |
| 21 |  Lord's Legguards | 52 | 47 | 248 | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+529 more) (vanilla) | |
| 22 | Venomshroud Leggings | 52 | 47 | 59 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+525 more) (vanilla) |
| 23 | Chieftain's Leggings | 51 | 46 | 118 | Leather | Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+495 more) (vanilla) |
| 24 | Formidable Legguards | 51 | 46 | 243 | Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+491 more) (vanilla) | |
| 25 | Gaea's Leggings | 51 | 46 | 58 | Cloth | Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+491 more) (vanilla) |
Ranked by item level, then quality, among items with a known source: gear nothing drops, sells, rewards or makes yet (raids not yet open, the client's test items) is left out. The class filter keeps what the class can equip at level 50 (armor type, weapon skill, Dual Wield, the item's own class limit); the side filter drops items that only the other side's vendors and quests offer. Source: the best known drop first (a Forever rate at 10+ loots, else the vanilla 1.12 chance), then vendors, quest rewards and the profession that makes it. Reviewed picks: Hunter Best in Slot.
Other slots: Head, Shoulder, Back, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Feet. Every slot and level.