Mists of Pandaria Classic Shadow Priest Gear and Best in Slot

Last updated on Dec 05, 2025 at 12:00 by Abide

On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Shadow Priest in Mists of Pandaria Classic.

1.

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 ShadowShadow Priest spec, which is as follows:

  1. Intellect
  2. Hit Rating / Spirit (15%)
  3. Haste
  4. Mastery
  5. Critical Strike

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

2.

Mists of Pandaria Gear Sets

Phase 1 & 2 Phase 3 & 4 Phase 5
2.1.

Phase 1 & 2 Best in Slot

Slot Item Reforge Source
Helm Guardian Serpent Hood Icon Guardian Serpent Hood Crit
Haste
Sha of Fear
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Neck Korven's Amber-Sealed Beetle Icon Korven's Amber-Sealed Beetle Crit
Haste
Wind Lord Mel'jarak
(H) Heart of Fear
Shoulder Guardian Serpent Shoulderguards Icon Guardian Serpent Shoulderguards Spirit
Haste
Lei Shi
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Cloak Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption Icon Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption Mastery
Spirit
Protectors of the Endless
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Chest Guardian Serpent Raiment Icon Guardian Serpent Raiment Crit
Spirit
Grand Empress Shek'zeer
(H) Heart of Fear
Bracer Cuffs of the Corrupted Waters Icon Cuffs of the Corrupted Waters Spirit
Haste
Protectors of the Endless
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Gloves Guardian Serpent Gloves Icon Guardian Serpent Gloves Spirit
Mastery
Wind Lord Mel'jarak
(H) Heart of Fear
Belt Belt of Malleable Amber Icon Belt of Malleable Amber Hit
Mastery
Amber-Shaper Un'sok
(H) Heart of Fear
Legs Dreadwoven Leggings of Failure Icon Dreadwoven Leggings of Failure Hit
Spirit
Sha of Fear
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Boots Boots of the Blowing Wind Icon Boots of the Blowing Wind Blade Lord Ta'yak
(H) Heart of Fear
Ring 1 Fragment of Fear Made Flesh Icon Fragment of Fear Made Flesh Crit
Haste
Imperial Vizier Zor'lok
(H) Heart of Fear
Ring 2 Watersoul Signet Icon Watersoul Signet Spirit
Mastery
Protectors of the Endless
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Trinket 1 Relic of Yu'lon Icon Relic of Yu'lon Darkmoon Card of Mists Icon Darkmoon Card of Mists
Trinket 2 Essence of Terror Icon Essence of Terror Sha of Fear
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Main-Hand Weapon Regail's Crackling Dagger Icon Regail's Crackling Dagger Mastery
Haste
Protectors of the Endless
(H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Off-Hand Weapon Tornado-Summoning Censer Icon Tornado-Summoning Censer Crit
Haste
Blade Lord Ta'yak
(H) Heart of Fear
2.2.

Phase 3 & 4 Best in Slot

Slot Item Reforge Source
Helm Hood of the Exorcist Icon Hood of the Exorcist Spirit
Mastery
Twin Consorts
(H) Throne of Thunder
Neck Soul Prism of Lei Shen Icon Soul Prism of Lei Shen Spirit
Mastery
Lei Shen
(H) Throne of Thunder
Shoulder Shoulderguards of the Exorcist Icon Shoulderguards of the Exorcist Crit
Mastery
Iron Qon
(H) Throne of Thunder
Cloak Constantly Accelerating Cloak Icon Constantly Accelerating Cloak Spirit
Mastery
Dark Animus
(H) Throne of Thunder
Chest Raiment of the Exorcist Icon Raiment of the Exorcist Spirit
Haste
Dark Animus
(H) Throne of Thunder
Bracer Frostborn Wristwraps Icon Frostborn Wristwraps (Haste) (H) Throne of Thunder
Gloves Gloves of the Exorcist Icon Gloves of the Exorcist Crit
Haste
Council of Elders
(H) Throne of Thunder
Belt Detonation Cord Icon Detonation Cord Spirit
Haste
Ra-den
(H) Throne of Thunder
Legs Leggings of the Discarded Warning Icon Leggings of the Discarded Warning Ra-den
(H) Throne of Thunder
Boots Starwalker Sandals Icon Starwalker Sandals Crit
Haste
Ra-den
(H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 1 Ra-den's Summoning Band Icon Ra-den's Summoning Band Hit
Mastery
Ra-den
(H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 2 Ra-den's Evolving Signet Icon Ra-den's Evolving Signet Spirit
Mastery
Ra-den
(H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 1 Breath of the Hydra Icon Breath of the Hydra (H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 2 Unerring Vision of Lei Shen Icon Unerring Vision of Lei Shen Lei Shen
(H) Throne of Thunder
Main-Hand Weapon Torall, Rod of the Shattered Throne Icon Torall, Rod of the Shattered Throne Spirit
Mastery
Lei Shen
(H) Throne of Thunder
Off-Hand Weapon Lei Shen's Orb of Command Icon Lei Shen's Orb of Command Crit
Mastery
Lei Shen
(H) Throne of Thunder
2.3.

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 Icon 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 Icon 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 Icon Kardris' Toxic Totem is a close second trinket and provides a passive buff, making it much much easier to play around rather than needing to manage a buff. Lastly, Frenzied Crystal of Rage Icon 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 Hood of Swirling Senses Icon Hood of Swirling Senses Crit
Haste
Immerseus
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Neck Necklace of Fading Light Icon Necklace of Fading Light Spirit
Mastery
Sha of Pride
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Shoulder Shoulderguards of the Ternion Glory Icon Shoulderguards of the Ternion Glory Haste
Mastery
Siegecrafter Blackfuse
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Cloak Xing-Ho, Breath of Yu'lon Icon Xing-Ho, Breath of Yu'lon Legendary Cloak Quest
Chest Raiment of the Ternion Glory Icon Raiment of the Ternion Glory Mastery
Haste
Sha of Pride
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Bracer Bracers of Sonic Projection Icon Bracers of Sonic Projection Kor'kron Dark Shaman
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Gloves Gloves of the Ternion Glory Icon Gloves of the Ternion Glory General Nazgrim
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Belt Belt of the Broken Pact Icon Belt of the Broken Pact Spirit
Crit
Garrosh Hellscream
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Legs Leggings of the Ternion Glory Icon Leggings of the Ternion Glory Crit
Haste
Paragons of the Klaxxi
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Boots Bone-Inlaid Sandals Icon Bone-Inlaid Sandals Haste
Crit
Galakras
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Ring 1 Laser-Slice Signet Icon Laser-Slice Signet Spirit
Mastery
Iron Juggernaut
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Ring 2 Signet of the Dinomancers Icon Signet of the Dinomancers Haste
Crit
Thok the Bloodthirsty
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 1 Purified Bindings of Immerseus Icon Purified Bindings of Immerseus Immerseus
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 2 (Active Gameplay) Black Blood of Y'Shaarj Icon Black Blood of Y'Shaarj
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 2 (Passive Gameplay) Kardris' Toxic Totem Icon Kardris' Toxic Totem Kor'kron Dark Shaman
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 2 (AoE Fights) Frenzied Crystal of Rage Icon Frenzied Crystal of Rage Malkorok
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Main-Hand Weapon Horned Mace of the Old Ones Icon Horned Mace of the Old Ones Spirit
Mastery
Garrosh Hellscream
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Off-Hand Revelations of Y'Shaarj Icon Revelations of Y'Shaarj Haste
Crit
Garrosh Hellscream
(H) Siege of Orgrimmar