PvE Shadow Priest Best in Slot (BiS)

Gear is your character’s main source of power and progression in World of Warcraft. As Shadow Priests progress through Mists of Pandaria, they will seek to maintain consistent mana regeneration while also leaning more and more into their throughput stats.

Priests can only use Cloth armor, and will receive 5% increased Intellect from all gear through their Mysticism passive ability. The Ranged equipment slot is gone in Mists of Pandaria, with Wands going into the Main-hand slot instead.

Phase 1 Best-in-Slot Items

This is the best gear that you can obtain in Phase 1 of Mists of Pandaria, including gear from the three Tier 14 raids: Mogu’Shan Vaults, Heart of Fear, and Terrace of Endless Spring. Don’t forget to gem, enchant, and reforge every item to complete your optimization.

Both Tier 14 set bonuses are worth pursuing for Shadow Priests. We’ve included alternatives for slots where there is at least one other item that is very close in terms of power.

Head

• Guardian Serpent Cowl
  • Sha of Fear in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)
• Hood of Focused Energy
  • The Spirit Kings in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)

Neck

• Korven’s Amber-Sealed Beetle
  • Wind Lord Mel’jarak in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
• Zian’s Choker of Coalesced Shadow
  • The Spirit Kings in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)

Shoulder

• Guardian Serpent Shoulderguards
  • Lei Shi in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)
• Shoulders of Foaming Fluids
  • Garalon in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
• Shoulderpads of Twisted Fate
  • Tsulong in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)

Back

• Drape of Gathering Clouds
  • Blade Lord Ta’yak in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
• Cloak of Overwhelming Corruption
  • Protectors of the Endless in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)

Chest

• Guardian Serpent Robes
  • Grand Empress Shek’zeer in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
• Robes of the Unknown Fear
  • Lei Shi in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)

Wrist

• Cuffs of the Corrupted Waters
  • Protectors of the Endless in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)

Hands

• Guardian Serpent Gloves
  • Wind Lord Mel’jarak in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
• Gloves of Grasping Claws
  • Imperial Vizier Zor’lok in Heart of Fear (Heroic)

Waist

• Belt of Embodied Terror
  • Tsulong in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)
• Belt of Malleable Amber
  • Amber-Shaper Un’sok in Heart of Fear (Heroic)

Legs

• Guardian Serpent Leggings
  • Amber-Shaper Un’sok in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
• Dreadwoven Leggings of Failure
  • Sha of Fear in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)

Feet

• Boots of the Blowing Wind
  • Blade Lord Ta’yak in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
• Scent-Soaked Sandals
  • Imperial Vizier Zor’lok in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
• Sandals of the Unbidden
  • Garalon in Heart of Fear (Heroic)

Finger

• Watersoul Signet
  • Protectors of the Endless in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)
• Seal of the Profane
  • Amber-Shaper Un’sok in Heart of Fear (Heroic)

Trinket

• Essence of Terror
  • Sha of Fear in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)
• Relic of Yu’lon
  • Reward for turning in Darkmoon Serpent Deck at the Darkmoon Faire
• Light of the Cosmos
  • Elegon in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)

Main Hand

• Kri’tak, Imperial Scepter of the Swarm
  • Grand Empress Shek’zeer in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
• Un’sok’s Amber Scalpel
  • Amber-Shaper Un’sok in Heart of Fear (Heroic)

Off Hand

• Tornado-Summoning Censer
  • Blade Lord Ta’yak in Heart of Fear (Heroic)
• Fan of Fiery Winds
  • Feng the Accursed in Mogu’shan Vaults (Heroic)

Staff

• Jin’ya, Orb of the Waterspeaker
  • Lei Shi in Terrace of Endless Spring (Heroic)