Shadow Priest – Best damage gear for PvP or PvE…

This is a listing of items that will best-suit your shadow priest in both PvP and Pve. The main factor these items are judged by is how much + spell/shadow damage they will give your character. My older posts about shadow priests can be found here:

• Best gear gained from PvP (version 2.0) NEW
• Top spell damage gear for Shadow Priests
• Shadow Priest 5-Man Viability in TBC
• WoW Shadow Priest // Ultimate PvP gear (70)!
• WoW Shadow Priest // Ultimate PvP gear (60)!

Let’s cut to the chase; here is the BEST set of gear you can get for spell damage as a shadow priest!

Google Spreadsheet (listing all items ranked by spell/shadow damage rating as well as my recommended combination)

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Screenshot (showing my recommended set with the best damage gear)

You can use the Google spreadsheet to make your own set by copying and pasting items from the left tables into the conversion table on the right. The screenshot shows my recommendations for the top damage gear your priest can get. This table does NOT account for enchantments, gems, or imbuements. The listed stats are the base stats I got from WoWhead and Thottbot between July 10 – July 17, 2007 and I’m sure they’ll become outdated within a patch or two, or perhaps another expansion in the future.

Some of these items are extremely hard to get, but they are the best of the best! I will link to the top three to four items in each slot by category (PvP, Drop, Vendor, Crafted) where applicable. I have also tried to provide the most accurate cost, reputation, and drop rate information possible.

Main Hand

• Merciless Gladiator’s Gavel (Source: PvP, Cost: 3,150 arena points)
• Nathrezim Mindblade (Source: Drop, Boss: Prince Malchezaar, Rate: 12.3%)
• Gavel of Unearthed Secrets (Source: Vendor, Reputation: Exalted – Lower City)
• Eternium Runed Blade (Source: Crafted)

Offhand

• Merciless Gladiator’s Endgame (Source: PvP, Cost: 1,125 arena points)
• Blind-Seers Icon (Source: Drop, Boss: Shade of Akama, Rate: 12%)
• Orb of the Soul-Eater (Source: Vendor, Cost: 25 Badge of Justice)

Wand

• Merciless Gladiator’s Touch of Defeat (Source: PvP, Cost: 1,000 arena points)
• Wand of Prismatic Focus (Source: Drop, Boss: Gurtogg Bloodboil, Rate: 4.3%)
• Incendic Rod (Source: Vendor, Cost: 15 Mark of Thrallmar/Honor Hold

Head

• Merciless Gladiator’s Satin Hood (Source: PvP, Cost: 1,875 arena points)
• Collar of Cho’gall (Source: Drop, Boss: Gruul the Dragonkiller, Rate: 11.4%)
• Hood of Absolution (Source: Vendor, Cost: 1 Helm of the Forgotten Conqueror)
• Spellstrike Hood (Source: Crafted, Required: 350 Tailoring)

Shoulders

• Merciless Gladiator’s Satin Mantle (Source: PvP, Cost: 1,500 arena points)
• Blood-cursed Shoulderpads (Source: Drop, Boss: Gurtogg Bloodboil, Rate: 8.7%)
• Shoulderpads of Absolution (Source: Vendor, Cost: 1 Pauldrons of the Forgotten Conqueror)
• Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders (Source: Crafted, Required: Shadowweave Tailoring)

Chest

• Merciless Gladiator’s Satin Robe (Source: PvP, Cost: 1,875 arena points)
• Robes of Rhonin (Source: Drop, Boss: Archimonde, Rate: 10%)
• Shroud of Absolution (Source: Vendor, Cost: 1 Chestguard of the Forgotten Conqueror
• Frozen Shadoweave Robe (Source: Crafted, Required: Shadoweave Tailoring)

Hands

• Merciless Gladiator’s Satin Gloves (Source: PvP, Cost: 1,125 arena points)
• Gauntlets of the Sun-King (Source: Drop, Boss: Kael’thas Sunstrider, Rate: 13.4%)
• Handguards of Absolution (Source: Vendor, Cost: 1 Gloves of the Forgotten Conqueror)
• Glacial Gloves (Source: Crafted)

Legs

• Merciless Gladiator’s Satin Leggings (Source: PvP, Cost: 1,875 arena points)
• Leggings of Channeled Elements (Source: Drop, Boss: Kaz’rogal, Rate: 9.8%)
• Leggings of Absolution (Source: Vendor, Cost: 1 Leggings of the Forgotten Conqueror)
• Spellstrike Pants (Source: Crafted, Required: 350 Tailoring)

Feet

• Veteran’s Dreadweave Stalkers (Source: PvP, Cost: 17,850 honour points + 40 eye of the storm marks)
• Blue Suede Shoes (Source: Drop, Boss: Kaz’rogal, Rate: 9.8%)
• Frozen Shadowweave Boots (Source: Crafted, Required: Shadoweave Tailoring)

Back

• Sergeant’s Heavy Cape (Source: PvP, Cost: 9,435 honour points + 20 arathi basin marks)
• Royal Cloak of the Sunstriders (Source: Drop, Boss: Kael’thas Sunstrider, Rate: 8.3%)
• Skywitch’s Drape (Source: Vendor, Reputation: Revered – Sha’tari Skyguard)
• Cloak of the Black Void (Source: Crafted)

Belt

• Veteran’s Dreadweave Belt (Source: PvP, Cost: 17,850 honour points + 40 arathi basin marks)
• Anetheron’s Noose (Source: Drop, Boss: Anetheron, Rate: 9.8%)
• Belt of Blasting (Source: Crafted)

Wrist

• Veteran’s Dreadweave Cuffs (Source: PvP, Cost: 11,794 honour points + 40 warsong gulch marks)
• Focused Mana Bindings (Source: Drop, Boss: Shade of Akama, Rate: 12.1%)
• Bracers of Nimble Thought (Source: Crafted)

Neck

• Veteran’s Pendant of Dominance (Source: PvP, Cost: 15,300 honour points + 10 eye of the storm marks)
• The Sun King’s Talisman (Source: Drop, Quest: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32405)
• Manasurge Pendant (Source: Vendor, Cost: 25 Badge of Justice)
• Chain of the Twilight Owl (Source: Crafted)

Finger 1

• Veteran’s Band of Dominance (Source: PvP, Cost: 11,934 honour points + 10 alterac valley marks)
• Ring of Captured Storms (Source: Drop, Boss: High Warlord Naj’entus, Rate: 24.6%)
• Seer’s Signet (Source: Vendor, Reputation: Exalted – Scryers)
• The Black Pearl (Source: Crafted)

Finger 2

• Band of Dominance (Source: PvP, Cost: 11,934 honour points + 10 alterac valley marks)
• Ring of Ancient Knowledge (Source: Drop, NPC: Trash elites in Black Temple, Rate: 0.6-15% depending)
• Ashyen’s Gift (Source: Vendor, Reputation: Exalted – Cenarion Expedition)
• Golden Draenite Ring (Source: Crafted)

Trinket 1

• The Skull of Gul’dan (Source: Drop, Boss: Illidan, Rate: unknown)
• Icon of the Silver Crescent (Source: Vendor, Cost: 41 badge of justice)
• Figurine – Living Ruby Serpent (Source: Crafted, Requirement: Use)

Trinket 2

• Eye of Megtheridon (Source: Drop, Boss: Megtheridon, Rate: 12.6%)
• Mark of Defiance (Source: Vendor, Cost: 30 marks of thrallmar/honor hold)
• Figurine – Ruby Serpent (Source: Crafted, Requirement: Use)

There you have it! These are some of the top ranked items in Warcraft, ranked by spell/shadow damage. I hope this helps you decide which items to get for YOUR set! Please leave your questions and comments below! =)