Mists of Pandaria Classic Shadow Priest Gear and Best in Slot
On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Shadow Priest in Mists of Pandaria Classic.
Shadow Priest Best in Slot
Theses gear lists are considered to be the best in slot for each phase. Click
the button that correlates with the specific phase you are interested in seeing
a BiS gear list for. Your gear list will mostly follow the stat priority of the
Shadow Priest spec, which is
as follows:
- Intellect
- Hit Rating / Spirit (15%)
- Haste
- Mastery
- Critical Strike
For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.
Mists of Pandaria Gear Sets
Phase 1 & 2 Best in Slot
| Slot | Item | Reforge | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm | Crit → Haste |
Sha of Fear (H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
|
| Neck | Crit → Haste |
Wind Lord Mel'jarak (H) Heart of Fear |
|
| Shoulder | Spirit → Haste |
Lei Shi (H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
|
| Cloak | Mastery → Spirit |
Protectors of the Endless (H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
|
| Chest | Crit → Spirit |
Grand Empress Shek'zeer (H) Heart of Fear |
|
| Bracer | Spirit → Haste |
Protectors of the Endless (H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
|
| Gloves | Spirit → Mastery |
Wind Lord Mel'jarak (H) Heart of Fear |
|
| Belt | Hit → Mastery |
Amber-Shaper Un'sok (H) Heart of Fear |
|
| Legs | Hit → Spirit |
Sha of Fear (H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
|
| Boots | – | Blade Lord Ta'yak (H) Heart of Fear |
|
| Ring 1 | Crit → Haste |
Imperial Vizier Zor'lok (H) Heart of Fear |
|
| Ring 2 | Spirit → Mastery |
Protectors of the Endless (H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
|
| Trinket 1 | – | ||
| Trinket 2 | – | Sha of Fear (H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
|
| Main-Hand Weapon | Mastery → Haste |
Protectors of the Endless (H) Terrace of Endless Spring |
|
| Off-Hand Weapon | Crit → Haste |
Blade Lord Ta'yak (H) Heart of Fear |
Phase 3 & 4 Best in Slot
| Slot | Item | Reforge | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm | Spirit → Mastery |
Twin Consorts (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Neck | Spirit → Mastery |
Lei Shen (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Shoulder | Crit → Mastery |
Iron Qon (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Cloak | Spirit → Mastery |
Dark Animus (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Chest | Spirit → Haste |
Dark Animus (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Bracer | – | (H) Throne of Thunder | |
| Gloves | Crit → Haste |
Council of Elders (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Belt | Spirit → Haste |
Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Legs | – | Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Boots | Crit → Haste |
Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Ring 1 | Hit → Mastery |
Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Ring 2 | Spirit → Mastery |
Ra-den (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Trinket 1 | – | (H) Throne of Thunder | |
| Trinket 2 | – | Lei Shen (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Main-Hand Weapon | Spirit → Mastery |
Lei Shen (H) Throne of Thunder |
|
| Off-Hand Weapon | Crit → Mastery |
Lei Shen (H) Throne of Thunder |
Phase 5 Best in Slot
The Tier 16 2-set bonus is a must and should replace your Tier 15 4-set as
soon as possible.
Purified Bindings of Immerseus is your best trinket and
should always be equipped once you obtain it; your second trinket slot has a few
options depending on the fight and your game-play style.
Black Blood of Y'Shaarj
is your best second trinket, but requires much more attentive game-play whenever
the trinket procs, requiring you to refresh your DoTs at the end of the proc buff
for maximum damage.
Kardris' Toxic Totem is a close second trinket and
provides a passive buff, making it much easier to play around rather than
needing to manage a buff. Lastly,
Frenzied Crystal of Rage can be swapped
in on pure AoE fights, providing a large boost to your AoE damage on multiple
targets.
| Slot | Item | Reforge | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm | Crit → Haste |
Immerseus (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Neck | Spirit → Mastery |
Sha of Pride (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Shoulder | Haste → Mastery |
Siegecrafter Blackfuse (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Cloak | – | Legendary Cloak Quest | |
| Chest | Mastery → Haste |
Sha of Pride (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Bracer | – | Kor'kron Dark Shaman (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Gloves | – | General Nazgrim (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Belt | Spirit → Crit |
Garrosh Hellscream (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Legs | Crit → Haste |
Paragons of the Klaxxi (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Boots | Haste → Crit |
Galakras (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Ring 1 | Spirit → Mastery |
Iron Juggernaut (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Ring 2 | Haste → Crit |
Thok the Bloodthirsty (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Trinket 1 | – | Immerseus (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Trinket 2 (Active Gameplay) | – | (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Trinket 2 (Passive Gameplay) | – | Kor'kron Dark Shaman (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Trinket 2 (AoE Fights) | – | Malkorok (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Main-Hand Weapon | Spirit → Mastery |
Garrosh Hellscream (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
|
| Off-Hand | Haste → Crit |
Garrosh Hellscream (H) Siege of Orgrimmar |
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This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.
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