Shadow Priest DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Midnight Season 1

This list is a good example of the best-in-slot gear for your Shadow Priest. This takes into account gear from Raiding, Mythic+, and the Crafting system. Keep in mind there are many other setups that are equally as strong, that perform within marginal DPS of this setup. This list is not the end all be all list, but just one example.

You should always prefer simming yourself to find upgrades rather than chase a concrete list. Depending on the drops you get when, your BiS list might look a bit different as you gear up, and that is okay!

Gearing is a journey, and there are multiple ways to outfit your character with optimal gear. There are several item sets that are considered BiS. Whenever there are more than one options, I will list them, but even some outside the list might be better for your character and your gearing setup. It is crucial that you sim your character to know for sure.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapons	Belo'melorn, the Shattered Talon (1H) Tome of Alnscorned Regret (OH) Brazier of the Dissonant Dirge (2H)	Belo'ren in March on Quel'Danas Chimaerus in The Dreamrift Midnight Falls in March on Quel'Danas
Head	Blind Oath's Winged Crest (TIER SET)	Lightblinded Vanguard in The Voidspire
Neck	Eternal Voidsong Chain	Crown of the Cosmos in The Voidspire
Shoulder	Blind Oath's Seraphguards (TIER SET)	Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Cloak	Draconic Nullcape	Vaelgor and Ezzorak in Voidspire
Chest	Blind Oath's Raiment (TIER SET)	Chimaerus in The Dreamrift
Wrist	Martyr's Bindings with Arcanoweave Lining	Tailoring
Hands	Vilehex Bonds	Maisara Caverns
Waist	Arcanoweave Cord	Tailoring
Legs	Blind Oath's Leggings (TIER SET)	Vaelgor and Ezzorak in Voidspire
Feet	Lightbinder Treads	Skyreach
Rings	Omission of Light Eye of Midnight Bifurcation Band Occlusion of Void	Nexus-Point Xenas Midnight Falls in March on Quel'Danas Magister's Terrace Nexus-Point Xenas
Top Trinkets	Gaze of the Alnseer Soulcatcher's Charm Vaelgor's Final Stare Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem	Chimaerus in The Dreamrift Maisara Caverns Vaelgor and Ezzorak in The Voidspire Midnight Falls in March on Quel'Danas

This list consists of the best items that solely drop and are farmable for Season 1 Mythic+ dungeons. This list is not meant at being your Best-In-Slot list for pushing keys, use the Overall List for that.

You should always prefer simming yourself to find upgrades rather than chase a concrete list. Depending on the drops you get when, your BiS list might look a bit different as you gear up, and that is okay!

Gearing is a journey, and there are multiple ways to outfit your character with optimal gear. There are several item sets that are considered BiS. Whenever there are more than one options, I will list them, but even some outside the list might be better for your character and your gearing setup. It is crucial that you sim your character to know for sure.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapons	Splitshroud Stinger (1H) Rukhran's Solar Reliquary (OH) Corespark Multitool (2H) Spire of the Furious Construct (2H)	Magister's Terrace Skyreach Nexus-Point Xenas Skyreach
Head	Blind Oath's Winged Crest (TIER SET)	Matrix Catalyst
Neck	Necklace of the Twisting Void	Seat of the Triumvirate
Shoulder	Blind Oath's Seraphguards (TIER SET)	Matrix Catalyst
Cloak	Defiant Defender's Drape	Magister's Terrace
Chest	Blind Oath's Raiment (TIER SET)	Matrix Catalyst
Wrist	Entropic Wristwraps	Seat of the Triumvirate
Hands	Vilehex Bonds	Maisara Caverns
Waist	Cord of Unraveling Reality	Seat of the Triumvirate
Legs	Blind Oath's Leggings (TIER SET)	Matrix Catalyst
Feet	Lightbinder Treads	Skyreach
Rings	Omission of Light Bifurcation Band Occlusion of Void	Nexus-Point Xenas Magister's Terrace Nexus-Point Xenas
Top Trinkets	Soulcatcher's Charm Emberwing Feather Heart of Wind	Maisara Caverns Windrunner Spire Windrunner Spire

This list consists of the best items that solely drop from Season 1 Raids. This list is not meant at being your Best-In-Slot list for raiding, use the Overall List for that.

You should always prefer simming yourself to find upgrades rather than chase a concrete list. Depending on the drops you get when, your BiS list might look a bit different as you gear up, and that is okay!

Gearing is a journey, and there are multiple ways to outfit your character with optimal gear. There are several item sets that are considered BiS. Whenever there are more than one options, I will list them, but even some outside the list might be better for your character and your gearing setup. It is crucial that you sim your character to know for sure.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapons	Belo'melorn, the Shattered Talon (1H) Tome of Alnscorned Regret (OH) Brazier of the Dissonant Dirge (2H)	Belo'ren in March on Quel'Danas Chimaerus in The Dreamrift Midnight Falls in March on Quel'Danas
Head	Blind Oath's Winged Crest (TIER SET)	Lightblinded Vanguard in The Voidspire
Neck	Eternal Voidsong Chain	Crown of the Cosmos in The Voidspire
Shoulder	Blind Oath's Seraphguards (TIER SET)	Fallen-King Salhadaar in The Voidspire
Cloak	Draconic Nullcape	Vaelgor and Ezzorak in Voidspire
Chest	Blind Oath's Raiment (TIER SET)	Chimaerus in The Dreamrift
Wrist	Voracious Wristwraps	Vorasius in Voidspire
Hands	War Chaplain's Grips	Lightblinded Vanguard in Voidspire
Waist	Whisper-Inscribed Sash	Belo'ren in March on Quel'Danas
Legs	Blind Oath's Leggings (TIER SET)	Vaelgor and Ezzorak in Voidspire
Feet	Dream-Scorched Striders	Chimaerus in The Dreamrift
Rings	Eye of Midnight Bond of Light	Midnight Falls in March on Quel'Danas Lightblinded Vanguard in Voidspire
Top Trinkets	Gaze of the Alnseer Vaelgor's Final Stare Shadow of the Empyrean Requiem	Chimaerus in The Dreamrift Vaelgor and Ezzorak in The Voidspire Midnight Falls in March on Quel'Danas

This section focuses on the best items to craft early in the season to improve your overall character power before full end-game gearing becomes available. While these items are not necessarily Best-in-Slot long-term, they provide the most efficient use of your Sparks and Dawncrests early on.

If you already have Myth track weapons you can skip step 1 and move right onwards to step 2.

1. Craft Aln'hara Cane with Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt
2. Craft either Arcanoweave Cord (consistent personal damage) or Arcanoweave Lining (ally damage buff)
3. Your final craft will be to craft the other choice you did not craft in step 2 once you get a weapon to replace the crafted staff.

FAQWhy Craft a Weapon First if It Is Not Best-in-Slot?

Weapons scale extremely well with item level, making this craft the largest early jump in player power while also being very Crest efficient. In practice, you are effectively spending 80 Dawncrests to gain the power of two item slots, although this does require two Sparks to complete.

FAQAre there alternatives for the second craft besides Arcanoweave Cord?

Yes. The main alternative is Arcanoweave Lining. While Arcanoweave Cord provides a consistent personal damage increase, Arcanoweave Lining instead provides part of its value by increasing an ally's damage. When accounting for the total raid damage contribution, both embellishments tend to provide very similar overall value.

Because of this, your second craft should usually be determined by which slot provides the largest upgrade for your character. For example, if you have not yet obtained a strong Waist item, crafting Arcanoweave Cord is often the best option. However, if you are missing strong Boots or Bracers, crafting an item with Arcanoweave Lining may provide a larger upgrade overall.

As always, the exact choice can depend on your current gear, so simulating your character is the best way to determine the optimal option.

FAQAre there any slots I should avoid crafting?

You should generally avoid crafting Rings early in the season. Season 1 includes several rings with special effects that may become highly desirable, so crafting a ring too early could limit your ability to equip these items later.

Below, you will find detailed information about the various crafted items as a Shadow Priest.

Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt grants a temporary secondary stat buff when your spells or abilities trigger it. The stat granted depends on the type of creature you are fighting:

• Haste: Elemental, Aberration, Demon
• Critical Strike: Beast, Mechanical
• Mastery: Humanoid, Dragonkin
• Versatility: Undead, Giant, Other

For Shadow Priests, this embellishment is particularly strong because it provides very high stat uptime and scales with encounter types throughout the game. The effect is entirely passive and triggered naturally through your rotation.

Important Notes:

• The stat gained is determined by the enemy creature type, meaning its value can vary depending on the dungeon or raid encounter.
• Many raid bosses and dungeon enemies fall into the Humanoid or Demon categories, which often results in Mastery or Haste, two very strong stats for Shadow.
• Because it provides consistent stat gains regardless of fight style, it remains one of the best early-season embellishments, especially when crafted on a weapon.

Arcanoweave Cord has a chance to grant a temporary Mastery increase when your damaging spells trigger the effect.

Mastery is a valuable stat for Shadow Priests because it directly increases the damage of many of your core abilities, including your damage-over-time effects.

Important Notes:

• The effect procs naturally through normal gameplay with no rotation adjustments required.
• Since Shadow Priest has frequent spell casts and damage-over-time ticks, the effect tends to have good uptime in sustained combat.
• This embellishment is often used as a secondary crafted item when paired with another embellishment like Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt.

Arcanoweave Lining has a chance to summon a Mana Wyrm that grants Arcanoweave Insight to you and a nearby ally. This effect increases the Primary Stat of both players for a short duration.

For Shadow Priests, Primary Stat increases are extremely powerful since Intellect scales all spell damage.

Important Notes:

• The effect also buffs a nearby ally, providing a small amount of group utility.
• Because the buff is shared, the total raid value of the effect can be slightly higher than purely personal embellishments.
• The proc is fully passive and does not require any gameplay adjustments.

This set encompasses using 2 of the following items:

• Arcanoweave Bracers
• Arcanoweave Treads
• Arcanoweave Cloak

The Arcanoweave Trappings set bonus grants Critical Strike while you remain above 80% health.

In the current season the uptime of this is quite low, making it not suggested to use for Progression encounters.

Important Notes:

• The buff is conditional, meaning it will temporarily deactivate if you fall below 80% health.
• The effect performs best in raid environments with predictable damage patterns, where players can remain above the health threshold most of the time.
• This embellishment is one of the stronger long-term embellishment combinations available.

Generally speaking, the embellished items are about 1-2% of your DPS each (so up to 4% total). If you are in a position where you are struggling more with surviving compared to dealing damage, you can consider certain defensive alternatives. These will all be tough to work into your gear-set to keep the DPS loss minimal, but it could be worth it, depending on your situation.

• Voidstone Shielding Array

After crafting your two embellished pieces, I suggest simming your character to see what profession item upgrades are the most DPS for your character. You can craft every slot with the various professions via crafting orders, and filling out your gear with 204 items can be quite lucrative until you get better items.

Other items can definitely still be an upgrade; make sure to sim your current gear setup to see what makes the most sense to craft.