Shadow Priest PvP Gear Guide for Cataclysm Classic

This page only focuses on the best in slot gear for a PvP Shadow Priest. You can learn more about how to leverage your unique skills by reading our full Shadow Priest PvP guide below:

This is a list of items that are considered to be best in each slot for PvP based content. If you are instead looking for a PvE-focused list for either pre-raid or best-in-slot gear, make sure to check out our Shadow Priest gearing hub below. Some PvE gear is used even in PvP, allowing you to use certain items almost all of the time.

Your gear list for PvP will mostly follow the following stat priority:

1. Intellect
2. Hit Rating or Spirit (4% Hit Cap)
3. Resilience
4. Haste Rating
5. Mastery Rating
6. Critical Strike Rating

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Vicious Gladiator's Mooncloth Helm	Mastery → Haste	2200 Conquest Points
Neck	Vicious Gladiator's Pendant of Alacrity	—	2200 Conquest Points
Shoulder	Vicious Gladiator's Satin Mantle	—	1650 Conquest Points
Cloak	Vicious Gladiator's Drape of Diffusion	—	1250 Conquest Points
Chest	Vicious Gladiator's Mooncloth Robe	Spirit → Haste	2200 Conquest Points
Bracer	Vicious Gladiator's Cuffs of Dominance	—	1250 Conquest Points
Gloves	Vicious Gladiator's Mooncloth Gloves	—	1650 Conquest Points
Belt	Vicious Gladiator's Cord of Dominance	—	1650 Conquest Points
Legs	Vicious Gladiator's Mooncloth Leggings	Crit → Haste	2200 Conquest Points
Boots	Vicious Gladiator's Treads of Alacrity	—	1650 Conquest Points
Ring 1	Vicious Gladiator's Band of Meditation	Spirit → Haste	1250 Conquest Points
Ring 2	Vicious Gladiator's Band of Cruelty	Crit → Haste	1250 Conquest Points
Trinket 1	Darkmoon Card: Volcano	Mastery → Haste	Darkmoon Volcanic Deck
Trinket 2	Vicious Gladiator's Medallion of Tenacity	—	1650 Conquest Points
Trinket 2	Vicious Gladiator's Badge of Dominance	—	1650 Conquest Points
Weapon	Vicious Gladiator's Spellblade	Crit → Haste	2450 Conquest Points
Off-Hand	Vicious Gladiator's Reprieve	Spirit → Haste	950 Conquest Points
Wand	Vicious Gladiator's Baton of Light	Spirit → Haste	700 Conquest Points

Slot	Main Enchantment	Secondary Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of Vicious Intellect
Shoulders	Greater Inscription of Vicious Intellect
Back	Lightweave Embroidery (Requires Tailoring) Enchant Cloak - Greater Intellect
Chest	Enchant Chest - Mighty Resilience
Wrist	Draconic Embossment - Intellect (Requires Leatherworking) Enchant Bracer - Mighty Intellect	Socket Bracer (Requires Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Haste Enchant Gloves - Greater Mastery	Synapse Springs (Requires Engineering) Socket Gloves (Requires Blacksmithing)
Waist	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle	Nitro Boosts (Requires Engineering)
Legs	Sanctified Spellthread (Requires Tailoring) Powerful Ghostly Spellthread
Feet	Enchant Boots - Lavawalker
Ring	Enchant Ring - Intellect (Requires Enchanting)
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent
Off-Hand	Enchant Off-Hand - Superior Intellect

Sockets	Gems
	Burning Shadowspirit Diamond — make sure you meet the requirements for it to be active
	Willful Ember Topaz
	Mystic Amberjewel
	Purified Demonseye
	Mystic Chimera's Eye — Requires Jewelcrafting, can use up to 3.
	Mystic Cogwheel, Sparkling Cogwheel, Quick Cogwheel — Requires Engineering, can use 2 in helm.