Shadow Priest BiS Gear
Every slot, enchant and gem for the Shadow Priest at the Phase 4 ceiling: Icecrown Citadel 25 and Ruby Sanctum. Hover any item for the full Wowhead tooltip.
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Details & alternatives
Stat Priorities
- Hit
- Spell Power
- Haste
- Critical Strike
Caps & Requirements
17% spell cap minus 3% Shadow Focus minus 3% Misery raid debuff = 11% needed from gear.
Best Races
Berserking haste helps Shadow damage and Holy / Discipline throughput alike. Undead brings Will of the Forsaken (fear immunity, big on some fights); Blood Elf brings Arcane Torrent mana return.
Gift of the Naaru is a free extra heal-over-time for healers, and Heroic Presence gives Shadow priests the party a +1% hit boost. Night Elf’s Shadowmeld is a niche threat-drop tool.
Notes
Spell power with haste; Veiled 40153 replaces Reckless where hit is needed.
The Shadow Priest list in short
This is the Best in Slot list for the Shadow Priest in WotLK 3.3.5a Phase 4: the strongest realistic gear from Icecrown Citadel 25, Ruby Sanctum and Trial of the Grand Crusader. It covers 17 equipment slots with the enchant, the gems and the close alternatives for every piece, in 2 builds (Final and Enlightenment).
In short: the Final build uses the Royal Scepter of Terenas II in the main hand with the Shadow Silk Spindle in the off hand and the Corpse-Impaling Spike as the ranged weapon; its trinkets are Phylactery of the Nameless Lich and Charred Twilight Scale; the head slot is Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Cowl and the chest is Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Raiments.
Stat priority: Hit, then Spell Power, then Haste, then Critical Strike. The caps and the best races for this spec are in the panels above the notes.
2 builds for the Shadow Priest
Final shown on the sheet
high confidenceFinal ICC/RS Shadow set with heroic T10, RS cloak/bracers, Phylactery + CTS and capped spell hit.
Enlightenment
high confidenceEnlightenment talent variant; gear is intentionally shared with the standard Shadow endgame set.
All slots of this build
- Head Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Cowl
- Neck Amulet of the Silent Eulogy Alt: Blood Queen's Crimson Choker
- Shoulders Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Mantle
- Back Cloak of Burning Dusk Alt: Frostbinder's Shredded Cape
- Chest Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Raiments
- Wrist Bracers of Fiery Night Alt: The Lady's Brittle Bracers
- Hands Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Handwraps Alt: Gunship Captain's Mittens
- Waist Crushing Coldwraith Belt
- Legs Plaguebringer's Stained Pants
- Feet Plague Scientist's Boots
- Ring Ring of Rapid Ascent Alt: Valanar's Other Signet Ring
- Ring Ashen Band of Endless Destruction
- Trinket Phylactery of the Nameless Lich Alt: Dislodged Foreign Object
- Trinket Charred Twilight Scale
- Main hand Royal Scepter of Terenas II
- Off hand Shadow Silk Spindle
- Ranged Corpse-Impaling Spike
Common questions
QWhat is the best weapon for a Shadow Priest?
In the Final build the pick is the Royal Scepter of Terenas II in the main hand with the Shadow Silk Spindle in the off hand and the Corpse-Impaling Spike as the ranged weapon.
QWhich stats should a Shadow Priest stack?
The priority for this spec is Hit, then Spell Power, then Haste, then Critical Strike. The caps to plan around are hit: ~289 rating (263 with Draenei) · 446 absolute cap.
QWhich race is best for a Shadow Priest?
For the Priest the best races are Horde: Troll and Alliance: Draenei. The reason for each is in the Best Races panel on this page.
QWhat does this Shadow Priest list assume?
The Final build assumes: 11% gear/talent hit target adjusted by race/raid; Haste soft-cap-aware. Confidence in this gear set is high.