Warlock DPS Pre-Raid Gear

This is the gear we recommend for Warlocks, before setting foot in Molten Core or Onyxia's Lair. This guide will assume that you are playing either the SM/Ruin build or the DS/Ruin build for raids, meaning Shadow Bolt is your primary source of damage. Because of this, items with +Shadow spell damage, or "of Shadow Wrath" will make up a large portion of your BiS gear. There are numerous sources for items such as this, so do not be afraid to use a piece if you come across it, even if it is not on the list of gear below.

This list contains gear from: dungeons, blue PvP sets (up to rank 10) and reputation gear.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	** Champion's Dreadweave Cowl Crimson Felt Hat * Master's Hat (of Shadow Wrath) * Green Lens (of Shadow Wrath)	Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 10 Magistrate Barthilas in (side-entrance) Stratholme World drop BoE Engineering
Neck	Orb of the Darkmoon Star of Mystaria Dark Advisor's Pendant	Darkmoon Faire 1200 Ticket reward Balnazzar in (main-entrance) Stratholme Vectus in Scholomance
Shoulder	Champion's Dreadweave Spaulders Felcloth Shoulders * Eternal Spaulders (of Shadow Wrath) Burial Shawl	Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 10 Crafter through Tailoring World drop BoE Side bosses in Scholomance
Cloak	* Archivist Cape (of Shadow Wrath) * Master's Cloak(of Shadow Wrath) Amplifying Cloak Spritecaster Cape	Archivist Galford in (main-entrance) Stratholme World drop BoE Magister Kalendris in Dire Maul East High Interrogator Gerstahn in Blackrock Depths
Chest	Robe of the Void Robe of Winter Night * Master's Vest (of Shadow Wrath)	Tailoring (Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance for pattern) Crafted through Tailoring World drop BoE
Wrists	Dryad's Wrist Bindings * Flameweave Cuffs (of Shadow Wrath) * Tearfall Bracers (of Shadow Wrath) * Master's Bracers (of Shadow Wrath) Sublime Wristguards	Warsong Gulch Exalted Lord Incendius in Blackrock Depths The Unforgiven in (main-entrance) Stratholme World drop BoE Guard Slip'kik / Guard Mol'dar in Dire Maul North
Gloves	Felcloth Gloves Hands of Power	Crafted through Tailoring Quartermaster Zigris in Lower Blackrock Spire
Belt	Ban'thok Sash Clutch of Andros Defiler's Cloth Girdle *Master's Belt (of Shadow Wrath)	Ok'thor the Breaker in Blackrock Depths Kirtonos the Herald in Scholomance Honored with Arathi Basin reputation World drop BoE
Legs	Legionnaire's Dreadweave Legguards Skyshroud Leggings Felcloth Pants	Bought from the PvP Vendor at Rank 8 Highlord Omokk in Lower Blackrock Spire Crafted though Tailoring
Boots	Maleki's Footwraps * Master's Boots of Shadow Wrath Omnicast Boots Defiler's Cloth Boots	Maleki the Pallid in Stratholme (Undead) World drop BoE Golem Lord Argelmach in Blackrock Depths Revered with Arathi Basin reputation
Rings	Underworld Band Maiden's Circle Songstone of Ironforge (Alliance) / Eye of Orgrimmar (Horde)	World drop BoE World drop BoE The Princess's Surprise (Alliance) / The Princess Saved? (Horde) in Blackrock Depths
Trinkets	Briarwood Reed Eye of the Beast Burst of Knowledge Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas	Jed Runewatcher in Upper Blackrock Spire General Drakkisath's Demise (Alliance) / For The Horde! in Upper Blackrock Spire Ambassador Flamelash in Blackrock Depths Reward from the quest Harnessing Shadows in Dire Maul
Two-Hand	Rod of the Ogre Magi Trindlehaven Staff	Gordok Tribute in Dire Maul North Overlord Wyrmthalak in Lower Blackrock Spire
One-Hand	Blade of the New Moon * Demon Blade (of Shadow Wrath) Witchblade Mind Carver	Immol'thar in Dire Maul West World drop BoE Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance Prince Tortheldrin in Dire Maul West
Off-hand	Tome of Shadow Force * Drakestone (of Shadow Wrath) Spirit of Aquementas	Alterac Valley Exalted Green Dragon mini-bosses in Sunken Temple It's Dangerous to Go Alone in Un'Goro Crater
Ranged	Skul's Ghastly Touch * Lunar Wand (of Shadow Wrath) Bonecreeper Stylus	Skul in Stratholme (Live) World drop BoE Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance

*These items have random suffixes. You will be looking for of Shadow Wrath, which gives +Shadow Spell Damage. Since you need both the item and the correct suffix to drop, these are often hard to farm, so make sure you have reasonable alternatives until you can get the correct drop.

**While we are only listing the Horde versions of the PvP set and PvP reputation gear, equivalent versions can be found on the Alliance side, with the same requirements, cost and stats.

You can find more Warlock BiS lists in our dedicated gear hub below.