Classic Shadow Priest DPS Gear and Best in Slot

To allow for easier gearing up both before and after your enter raids, the gear talked about below will often suggest alternate viable items for the same slot, to help provide significant power in a particular slot even if it is not the absolute best item.

WoW Classic Phases

As stated by Blizzard, WoW Classic will have six phases, starting with Molten Core, Onyxia's Lair, and Maraudon, and ending with Naxxramas and the Scourge Invasion.

Raid Best in Slot (BiS) List for Shadow Priests

The gear below is focused on the best healing gear for Shadow Priests in the Phase 5 AQ40 patch.

Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj guide Temple of Ahn'Qiraj guide Tier 2 Priest set guide

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Tiara of the Oracle	Tier 2.5 Quest in AQ40
Neck	Choker of the Fire Lord	Ragnaros in Molten Core
Shoulder	Mantle of the Blackwing Cabal	Razorgore the Untamed in Blackwing Lair
Cloak	Cloak of the Devoured Cloak of the Brood Lord ** Cloak of Consumption (Hit))	C'Thun in AQ40 Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Hakkar in Zul'Gurub
Chest	Vestments of the Oracle Garb of Royal Ascension (Hit)	Tier 2.5 Quest in AQ40 Trash drop in AQ40
Wrists	Burrower Bracers Bracers of Arcane Accuracy (Hit)	Silithid Royalty in AQ40 Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Lair
Gloves	Dark Storm Gauntlets (Hit) Ebony Flame Gloves	C'Thun in AQ40 Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair
Belt	Eyestalk Waist Cord Firemaw's Clutch	C'Thun in AQ40 Firemaw in Blackwing Lair
Legs	Fel Infused Leggings Trousers of the Oracle	Lord Kazzak world boss in Blasted Lands Tier 2.5 Quest in AQ40
Boots	Snowblind Shoes Boots of Epiphany	Azuregos World Boss in Azshara The Twin Emperors in AQ40
Ring	Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight Ring of the Fallen God (Hit) Band of Forced Concentration Band of Dark Dominion	Exalted with Brood of Nozdormu C'Thun quest drop in AQ40 Ebonroc in Blackwing Lair Nefarian in Blackwing Lair
Trinkets	Neltharion's Tear (damage) Briarwood Reed (damage) Shard of the Scale (regen) Mindtap Talisman (regen)	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Jed Runewatcher in Upper Blackrock Spire Onyxia in Onyxia's Lair Magister Kalendris in Dire Maul West
One-Hand	Lok'amir il Romathis	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair
Off-Hand	Master Dragonslayer's Orb Royal Scepter of Vek'lor (Hit)	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair The Twin Emperors in AQ40
Staff	Staff of the Shadow Flame (best) Blessed Qiraji Acolyte Staff Anathema (from The Eye of Divinity)	Nefarian in Blackwing Lair Quest Imperial Qiraji Regalia from AQ40 Benediction questline from Majordomo Executus in Molten Core
Wand	Wand of Qiraji Nobility Touch of Chaos	Silithid Royalty in AQ40 Hakkar in Zul'Gurub

** Note: Cloak of the Brood Lord Icon Cloak of the Brood Lord is a great alternative to the difficult to obtain Cloak of the Devoured Icon Cloak of the Devoured. If you require the Hit, go with Cloak of Consumption Icon Cloak of Consumption from Zul'Gurub.

Shadow Priest PvP Best in Slot Gear

You can find our recommended gear for PvPing as a Shadow Priest in the link below.

Shadow Priest PvP Best in Slot Gear

Nature Resistance Gear for Shadow Priests

Depending on your guilds requirements you may be required to bring some Nature Resistance gear to AQ40, specifically for the Viscidus encounter.

Below you will find a list of the potential Nature Resistance items that can be swapped in for this particular fight to help reduce the damage you take, alongside using Elixir of Poison Resistance Icon Elixir of Poison Resistance.

Shadow Priest Nature Resistance Gear Guide

Fire Resistance Gear for Shadow Priests

While doing Blackwing Lair, you will likely need some Fire Resistance gear. Below lists some of the various pieces you can obtain in both dungeons and raids to gain some additional fire resistance. Most of this gear is either found in the raid itself, or crafted through Tailoring.

Slot	Item	Source
Shoulder	Flarecore Mantle	Crafted BoE made with in Tailoring
Gloves	Flarecore Gloves	Crafted BoE made with in Tailoring
Legs	Flarecore Leggings	Crafted BoE made with in Tailoring

Priest Weapons

For more information about Priest weapons, please refer to our dedicated guide. We also have a guide on obtaining Benediction Icon Benediction / Anathema Icon Anathema.

Priest weapons guide Benediction / Anathema guide

Best in Slot for Shadow Priests Pre-Ahn'Qiraj

8.1.

Pre-Raid Best in Slot List for Shadow Priests

In order to prepare your DPS Priest for raiding, you will need to collect gear from pre-raid activities, such as dungeons. The page below shows the best-in-slot for DPS Priests without any raid loot available to them.

Priest Pre-Raid Best in Slot Gear Guide

8.2.

Molten Core Best in Slot List for Shadow Priests

Molten Core and Onyxia are part of the first Tier of Classic and will likely be your next step in gearing after the pre-raid setup. You can find out the best items to get from these 2 raids in our dedicated page below.

Priest Molten Core / Onyxia's Lair Gear Guide