Shadow Priest DPS Gear and Best in Slot — 12.1

You should prioritize getting the Helm, Chest, Legs, and Gloves set pieces. However this tier is is less important than ever to have the specific slots since we have a lot more choice in the stats of the items.

In Season 2 of Midnight when you Catalyst an item it not only gains the Tier Set bonus on the core 5 slots, but it also retains the stats of that item and any bonus effects it might have. This means you can use the catalyst to get ideal stats in any item as long as there is a base item to catalyze. This is a huge change from previous seasons where the stats of the item were lost when it was used for the Tier Set bonus.

• Helmet: Venomkeeper's Horrific Cowl from Ula'tek
• Shoulders: Mantle of Ceremonial Ascension from King's Rest
• Chest: Primordial Robe of Rites from Altar of Fangs
• Gloves: Grasps of the Eternal Shadow from The Coiled Altar
• Legs: Forest Dream Leg-guards from Den of Nalorakk

When using a Tier Piece token the stats are still fixed, and for Shadow Priest all 5 stats that come from the tokens are good for us, aside from Legs which are Haste and Versatility. Due to the cantrip helm you will ideally catalyze both Tier Helm and Tier Legs.

While you might be tempted to craft a staff early, we recommend a different crafting order for optimal use of your limited sparks and crests early into the season.

1. Craft Aln'hara Lantern with the Hunter's Ritual Stone embellishment.
2. Bonus roll Heroic Ula'tek in Holy loot spec, with the goal of Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang (334).
3. Options:
   • If you get Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang: craft the worst slot with Arcanoweave Lining.
   • If you do NOT get Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang: craft a temporary 1H weapon with Hunter's Ritual Stone until it drops.
4. Continue bonus rolling Ula'tek on Heroic for the cantrip items.

Use your Great Vault rewards to secure a strong weapon, a key trinket, or a missing piece of your tier set as early as possible. If you are still missing a specific upgrade and want to push a single slot faster, a Nebulous Voidcore can be a very efficient way to target a Myth-track weapon or trinket without waiting on the vault.

For Shadow Priest, your highest-priority targets should be your bonus rolls on Ula'tek for the 3 Cantrip items, especially the mainhand. The helm and neck are also very strong and are worth bonus rolling Heroic over the first few bosses in Mythic, especially if you pair them with the crafted off-hand you make in week 1. Continue to bonus roll this boss and upgrade those items to max.

You should be bonus rolling Ula'tek in Holy loot spec to avoid getting the damage trinket on the loot table that we do not want. After those bonus rolls, you will likely shift to smaller-value rolls. This can either be targeting one of your ideal trinkets from Murder Row or Lost Explorers, or some of your off pieces you can acquire in things like King's Rest. At this point the options are tough, as you are really waiting until you get to the later half of the raid in Mythic to bonus roll those bosses; the early ones usually do not have great options for us.

If you have limited time to play the game, we recommend to farm the following dungeons:

• Murder Row: Great trinket choice with Freightrunner's Flask and a great Neck.
• Altar of Fangs: Cantrip weapon that will last you for a while, as well as a decent Trinket.
• Blinding Vale: Good Cloak and Waist items.

You should prioritize getting the Helm, Chest, Legs, and Gloves set pieces. However this tier is is less important than ever to have the specific slots since we have a lot more choice in the stats of the items.

In Season 2 of Midnight when you Catalyst an item it not only gains the Tier Set bonus on the core 5 slots, but it also retains the stats of that item and any bonus effects it might have. This means you can use the catalyst to get ideal stats in any item as long as there is a base item to catalyze. This is a huge change from previous seasons where the stats of the item were lost when it was used for the Tier Set bonus.

• Helmet: Overseer's Diadem from Voidscar Arena
• Shoulders: Mantle of Ceremonial Ascension from King's Rest
• Chest: Primordial Robe of Rites from Altar of Fangs
• Gloves: Handwraps of Blasphemous Rites from Altar of Fangs
• Legs: Forest Dream Leg-guards from Den of Nalorakk

When using a Tier Piece token the stats are still fixed, and for Shadow Priest all 5 stats that come from the tokens are good for us, aside from Legs which are Haste and Versatility. Due to the cantrip helm you will ideally catalyze both Tier Helm and Tier Legs.

Use this below list to help guide your farming priorities for raids.

• Gebbo's Bottomless Bag: Our best trinket. Drops from Lost Explorers in Venomous Abyss.
• All 3 Cantrip items from Ula'tek in Venomous Abyss. We will Catalyze Venomkeeper's Horrific Cowl into tier and then use Aqirbane Reliquary and Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang.

You should prioritize getting the Helm, Chest, Legs, and Gloves set pieces. However this tier is is less important than ever to have the specific slots since we have a lot more choice in the stats of the items.

In Season 2 of Midnight when you Catalyst an item it not only gains the Tier Set bonus on the core 5 slots, but it also retains the stats of that item and any bonus effects it might have. This means you can use the catalyst to get ideal stats in any item as long as there is a base item to catalyze. This is a huge change from previous seasons where the stats of the item were lost when it was used for the Tier Set bonus.

• Helmet: Venomkeeper's Horrific Cowl from Ula'tek
• Shoulders: Tier Set Token from Lost Explorers
• Chest: Tier Set Token from Vashnik
• Gloves: Grasps of the Eternal Shadow from The Coiled Altar
• Legs: Tier Set Token from Sszorak

When using a Tier Piece token the stats are still fixed, and for Shadow Priest all 5 stats that come from the tokens are good for us, aside from Legs which are Haste and Versatility. Due to the cantrip helm you will ideally catalyze both Tier Helm and Tier Legs.