Shadow Priest PvP Gear Guide for Mists of Pandaria Classic

This page only focuses on the best in slot gear for a PvP Shadow Priest. You can learn more about how to leverage your unique skills by reading our full Shadow Priest PvP guide below:

This is a list of items that are considered to be best in each slot for PvP based content. If you are instead looking for a PvE-focused list for either pre-raid or best-in-slot gear, make sure to check out our Shadow Priest gearing hub below. Some PvE gear is used even in PvP, allowing you to use certain items almost all of the time.

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PvP Best in Slot Gear

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Slot	Item	Reforge
Helm	Malevolent Gladiator's Satin Hood	Mastery → Crit
Neck	Malevolent Gladiator's Pendant of Meditation	Spirit → Crit
Shoulder	Malevolent Gladiator's Satin Mantle	Mastery → Crit
Cloak	Malevolent Gladiator's Drape of Cruelty	—
Chest	Malevolent Gladiator's Satin Robe	—
Bracer	Malevolent Gladiator's Cuffs of Prowess	Mastery → Crit
Gloves	Malevolent Gladiator's Mooncloth Gloves	Spirit → Crit
Belt	Malevolent Gladiator's Cord of Meditation	Spirit → Crit
Legs	Malevolent Gladiator's Satin Leggings	Mastery → Crit
Boots	Malevolent Gladiator's Treads of Alacrity	—
Ring 1	Malevolent Gladiator's Band of Meditation	Spirit → Crit
Ring 2	Malevolent Gladiator's Band of Accuracy	Hit → Crit
Trinket 1	Malevolent Gladiator's Badge of Dominance	—
Trinket 2	Malevolent Gladiator's Medallion of Meditation	Spirit → Haste
Trinket 2	Malevolent Gladiator's Insignia of Dominance	—
Weapon	Jin'ya, Orb of the Waterspeaker	—

Slot	Item	Reforge
Helm	Tyrannical Gladiator's Satin Hood	Mastery → Crit
Neck	Tyrannical Gladiator's Pendant of Meditation	Spirit → Crit
Shoulder	Tyrannical Gladiator's Satin Mantle	Mastery → Crit
Cloak	Tyrannical Gladiator's Drape of Cruelty	—
Chest	Tyrannical Gladiator's Satin Robe	—
Bracer	Tyrannical Gladiator's Cuffs of Prowess	Mastery → Crit
Gloves	Tyrannical Gladiator's Mooncloth Gloves	Spirit → Crit
Belt	Tyrannical Gladiator's Cord of Meditation	Spirit → Crit
Legs	Tyrannical Gladiator's Satin Leggings	Mastery → Crit
Boots	Tyrannical Gladiator's Treads of Alacrity	—
Ring 1	Tyrannical Gladiator's Band of Meditation	Spirit → Crit
Ring 2	Tyrannical Gladiator's Band of Accuracy	Hit → Crit
Trinket 1	Tyrannical Gladiator's Medallion of Cruelty	Crit → Haste	—
Trinket 2	Tyrannical Gladiator's Insignia of Dominance	—
Trinket 1	Tyrannical Gladiator's Badge of Dominance	—
Weapon	Tyrannical Gladiator's Battle Staff	Mastery → Haste
Weapon	Suen-Wo, Spire of the Falling Sun	Mastery → Crit

Slot	Item	Reforge
Helm	Grievous Gladiator's Satin Hood	Mastery → Crit
Neck	Grievous Gladiator's Pendant of Meditation	Spirit → Crit
Shoulder	Grievous Gladiator's Satin Mantle	Mastery → Crit
Cloak	Grievous Gladiator's Drape of Cruelty	—
Chest	Grievous Gladiator's Satin Robe	—
Bracer	Grievous Gladiator's Cuffs of Prowess	Mastery → Crit
Gloves	Grievous Gladiator's Mooncloth Gloves	Spirit → Crit
Belt	Grievous Gladiator's Cord of Meditation	Spirit → Crit
Legs	Grievous Gladiator's Satin Leggings	Mastery → Crit
Boots	Grievous Gladiator's Treads of Alacrity	—
Ring 1	Grievous Gladiator's Band of Meditation	Spirit → Crit
Ring 2	Grievous Gladiator's Band of Accuracy	Hit → Crit
Trinket 1	Grievous Gladiator's Medallion of Cruelty	Crit → Haste	—
Trinket 2	Grievous Gladiator's Insignia of Dominance	—
Trinket 1	Grievous Gladiator's Badge of Dominance	—
Weapon	Grievous Gladiator's Battle Staff	Mastery → Haste

Slot	Main Enchantment	Secondary Enchantment
Shoulders	Secret Crane Wing Inscription (Requires Inscription Greater Crane Wing Inscription
Back	Lightweave Embroidery (Requires Tailoring) Enchant Cloak - Superior Intellect
Chest	Enchant Chest - Glorious Stats
Wrist	Fur Lining - Intellect (Requires Leatherworking) Enchant Bracer - Super Intellect	Socket Bracer (Requires Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Greater Haste	Synapse Springs (Requires Engineering) Socket Gloves (Requires Blacksmithing)
Waist	Living Steel Belt Buckle	Nitro Boosts (Requires Engineering)
Legs	Sanctified Spellthread (Requires Tailoring) Greater Pearlescent Spellthread
Feet	Enchant Boots - Pandaren's Step
Ring	Enchant Ring - Greater Intellect (Requires Enchanting)
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Jade Spirit
Off-Hand	Enchant Off-Hand - Major Intellect

Sockets	Gems
	Burning Primal Diamond
	Reckless Vermilion Onyx
	Quick Sun's Radiance
	Shattered Wild Jade
	Brilliant Serpent's Eye — Requires Jewelcrafting, can use up to 2.