Season of Discovery Shadow Priest DPS Gear and Best in Slot

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On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Shadow Priest in WoW Classic - Season of Discovery.

Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Talents and Runes 3 Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities 4 Stat Priority 5 Gear and Best in Slot 6 Leveling 7 Enchants and Consumables

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

1. Shadow Priest Season of Discovery Best in Slot

2. Phase Best in Slot

Shadow Priest Season of Discovery Best in Slot

This is the gear we recommend as the best possible items available in each phase of Season of Discovery for your DPS Priest. This list assumes a stat priority of:

Spell Damage > MP5 > Spirit > Intellect > Crit

For more information on the stats that you should be looking for, check out the stats page listed below.

Shadow Priest PvE Stats

Phase Best in Slot

Scarlet Enclave Phase 8 Naxxramas Phase 7 Temple of Ahn'Qiraj Phase 6 Blackwing Lair Phase 5 Molten Core Phase 4 Sunken Temple Phase 3 Gnomeregan Phase 2 Blackfathom Depths Phase 1

2.1.

Scarlet Enclave (Phase 8) Shadow Priest Best in Slot

Helm	Crown of Revelation	Scarlet Enclave
Neck	Vial of Pus	Scarlet Enclave
Shoulders	Mantle of Revelation	Scarlet Enclave
Back	Flag of the Broken Admiral	Scarlet Enclave
Chest	Vestments of the Oracle	AQ40
Wrists	Wrists of Revelation	Scarlet Enclave
Hands	Hands of Revelation	Scarlet Enclave
Waist	Girdle of Revelation	Scarlet Enclave
Legs	Pants of Revelation	Scarlet Enclave
Feet	Footwraps of the Oracle	AQ40
Rings	Ring of Infinite Wisdom Band of Faith	AQ40 Naxxramas
Trinkets	The Restrained Essence of Sapphiron Cassandra's Tome	Naxxramas Procrastimond's Gratitude
Weapon	Tyr's Fall	Scarlet Enclave
Off-hand	Shadowbound Grimoire	Scarlet Enclave
Wand	Doomsayer's Demise	Scarlet Enclave

2.2.

Naxxramas (Phase 7) Shadow Priest Best in Slot

Helm	Preceptor's Hat	Naxxramas
Neck	Gem of Trapped Innocents	Naxxramas
Shoulders	Mantle of Faith	Naxxramas
Back	Veil of Eclipse	Naxxramas
Chest	Vestments of the Oracle	AQ40
Wrists	Wrists of Faith	Naxxramas
Hands	Hands of Faith	Naxxramas
Waist	Girdle of Faith	Naxxramas
Legs	Pants of Faith	Naxxramas
Feet	Footwraps of the Oracle	AQ40
Rings	Ring of Infinite Wisdom Band of Faith	AQ40 Naxxramas
Trinkets	The Restrained Essence of Sapphiron Mark of the Champion	Naxxramas Naxxramas
Weapon	Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian	Naxxramas
Wand	Doomfinger	Naxxramas

2.3.

Ahn'Qiraj (Phase 6) Shadow Priest Best in Slot

Helm	Tiara of the Oracle	AQ40
Neck	Amulet of Vek'nilash	AQ40
Shoulders	Mantle of the Oracle	AQ40
Back	Shroud of Infinite Wisdom	AQ40
Chest	Vestments of the Oracle	AQ40
Wrists	Shackles of the Unscarred	AQ40
Hands	Dark Storm Gauntlets	AQ40
Waist	Eyestalk Waist Cord	AQ40
Legs	Trousers of the Oracle	AQ40
Feet	Boots of Epiphany	AQ40
Rings	Ring of Infinite Wisdom Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight	AQ40 Brood of Nozdormu Exalted
Trinkets	Cassandra's Tome Eye of Moam	Procrastimond's Gratitude AQ20
Weapon	Gavel of Infinite Wisdom	AQ40
Off-hand	Talon of Furious Concentration	AQ40
Wand	Wand of Qiraji Nobility	AQ40

2.4.

Blackwing Lair (Phase 5) Shadow Priest Best in Slot

Helm	Crown of Transcendence	Blackwing Lair
Neck	Choker of the Fire Lord	Ragnaros in Molten Core
Shoulders	Mantle of Transcendence	Blackwing Lair
Back	Cloak of the Brood Lord	Blackwing Lair
Chest	Garb of Transcendence	Blackwing Lair
Wrists	Bracers of Transcendence	Shazzrah in Molten Core
Hands	Ebony Flame Gloves	Blackwing Lair
Waist	Mana Igniting Cord	Molten Core
Legs	Pants of Transcendence	Blackwing Lair
Feet	Treads of Transcendence	Blackwing Lair
Rings	Ring of Spell Power Band of Dark Dominion	Multiple bosses in Molten Core Blackwing Lair
Trinkets	Talisman of Ephemeral Power Echoes of Betrayal	Multiple bosses in Molten Core TBD
Weapon	Lok'amir il Romathis	Blackwing Lair
Off-hand	Drakestone of the Nightmare Harbinger	Sunken Temple
Wand	Skul's Ghastly Touch	Zul'Gurub

2.5.

Molten Core (Phase 4) Shadow Priest Best in Slot

Helm	Crown of Prophecy	Garr in Molten Core
Neck	Choker of the Fire Lord	Ragnaros in Molten Core
Shoulders	Shoulderpads of Prophecy	Sulfuron Harbinger in Molten Core
Back	Drape of the Fire Lord	Ragnaros in Molten Core
Chest	Garments of Prophecy	Golemagg the Incinerator in Molten Core
Wrists	Wristwraps of Prophecy	Shazzrah in Molten Core
Hands	Hands of Prophecy	Gehennas in Molten Core
Waist	Sash of Whispered Secrets	Majordomo Executus in Molten Core
Legs	Fel Infused Leggings	Lord Kazzak
Feet	Sandals of Prophecy	Shazzrah in Molten Core
Rings	Ring of Spell Power Necromantic Band	Multiple bosses in Molten Core Death Knight Darkweaver in Scholomance
Trinkets	Talisman of Ephemeral Power Briarwood Reed	Multiple bosses in Molten Core Jed Runwatacher in Upper Blackrock Spire
Weapon	Anathema	The Eye of Divinity quest chain
Wand	Skul's Ghastly Touch	Skul in Stratholme Undead

2.6.

Sunken Temple (Phase 3) Shadow Priest Best in Slot

Helm	Visage of the Exiled	Sunken Temple
Neck	Jin'do's Lost Locket	Sunken Temple
Shoulders	Fractured Mind Pauldrons	Tailoring
Back	Hukku's Hex Cape	Sunken Temple
Chest	Malevolent Prophet's Vest	Sunken Temple
Wrists	Void-Powered Invoker's Vambraces	Engineering
Hands	Atal'ai Hexxer's Gloves	Sunken Temple
Waist	Cord of the Untamed	Sunken Temple
Legs	Malevolent Prophet's Leggings	Sunken Temple
Feet	Malevolent Prophet's Sandals	Sunken Temple
Rings	Shadowy Band of Victory Drakeclaw Band of the Harbinger	15 Silver Massacre Coin Sunken Temple
Trinkets	Atal'ai Blood Ritual Charm Breadth of the Beast	Sunken Temple 12 Wild Offering
Weapon	Hubris, the Bandit Brander	Sunken Temple
Off-hand	Drakestone of the Nightmare Harbinger	Sunken Temple
Wand	Woestave	Blood of Morphaz

2.7.

Gnomeregan (Phase 2) Shadow Priest Best in Slot

Helm	Gneuro-Linked Arcano-Filament Monocle	Tailoring
Neck	Piston Pendant	Gnomeregan
Shoulders	Synthetic Mantle	Gnomeregan
Back	Bloodrot Cloak	2 Silver Blood Coin
Chest	Irradiated Robe	Gnomeregan
Wrists	Dryad's Wrist Bindings	Warsong Gulch Exalted
Hands	Dreamweave Gloves	Tailoring
Waist	Volatile Concoction Belt	Gnomeregan
Legs	Irradiated Trousers	Gnomeregan
Feet	Irradiated Boots	Gnomeregan
Rings	Sanguine Shadow Band Underworld Band	5 Silver Blood Coin World Drop
Trinkets	Acolyte's Void Pearl Miniaturized Combustion Chamber	Blackfathom Deeps Gnomeregan
Weapon	Glimmering Gizmoblade	Gnomeregan
Off-hand	Umbral Crystal	World Drop
Wand	Mechanostrider Gear Shifter	Gnomeregan

2.8.

Blackfathom Deeps (Phase 1) Best in slot

This list is made up of dungeon/world drops, world event rewards and quest rewards.

Helm	Rakkamar's Tattered Thinking Cap	Blackfathom Deeps
Neck	Black Shroud Choker	Blackfathom Deeps
Shoulders	Magician's Mantle	World drop bind on equip
Back	Flowing Scarf	Blackfathom Deeps
Chest	Twilight Invoker's Robes	Blackfathom Deeps
Wrists	Mindthrust Bracers	World drop bind on equip
Hands	Handwraps of Befouled Water	Blackfathom Deeps
Waist	Belt of Arugal	Archmage Arugal in Shadowfang Keep
Legs	Soul Leech Pants	Blackfathom Deeps
Feet	Extraplanar Spidersilk Boots/ Spidersilk Boots	Tailoring
Rings	Lorekeeper's Ring Signet of the Twilight Lord	Silverwing Sentinels honored Blackfathom Deeps
Trinkets	Acolyte's Void Pearl Rune of Perfection	Blackfathom Deeps Silverwing Sentinels/Warsong Outriders friendly
Weapons	Rod of the Ancient Sleepwalker	Blackfathom Deeps
Wand	Phoenix Ignition	Blackfathom Deeps

Changelog

02 Apr. 2025: Updated for Scarlet Enclave.
26 Jan. 2025: Updated for Naxxramas.
21 Sep. 2024: Updated for Blackwing Lair.
14 Jul. 2024: Updated for Molten Core loot.
25 May 2024: Updated for Sunken Temple Loot update.
04 Apr. 2024: Updated for Phase 3.
17 Feb. 2024: Updated for Phase 2.
15 Dec. 2023: Guide updated.
30 Nov. 2023: Page added.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Talents and Runes 3 Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities 4 Stat Priority 5 Gear and Best in Slot 6 Leveling 7 Enchants and Consumables

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This guide has been written by Sellin, a former top 10 US raider and current season and several time Gladiator, long time WoW Player and passionate about all things Warcraft and Theorycrafting. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him on Twitch.

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