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Shadow Priest Raid Gear & Tier

The most popular Shadow Priest Gear & Tier in WoW - Cata. Data-driven builds updated daily for Hagara the Stormbinder in Cataclysm Phase 4.5. Disclaimers & FAQ

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Shadow Priest Tier Set

Due to stat distribution differences across set items, some may be more popular than others. We have combined the popularity of tier set items from different difficulties into the most popular for each slot.

Item	Popularity
Leggings of Dying Light	98.3%
Hood of Dying Light	98.1%
Mantle of Dying Light	96.6%
Robes of Dying Light	90.7%
Gloves of Dying Light	24.0%

Shadow Priest Gear Tables

Here you can find the most used items for each slot of your inventory. These include powerful alternative options for your build, even if you can't get your hands on the Best in Slot.

BiS Best in Slot data provided by Wowhead's Shadow Priest Best in Slot Guide.

To make this data easier to read, we have merged items that are equivalent except for their item level or faction. For example, Malevolence and Malevolence are counted as the same item, despite being different item levels. Similarly, Yellow Smoke Pendant and Lightning Flash Pendant are counted as the same, despite being available to different factions.

Main-Hand	Popularity
BiS Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa's Rest	92.3%
Rathrak, the Poisonous Mind	2.7%
Lightning Rod	2.5%
Ti'tahk, the Steps of Time	0.8%
Vagaries of Time	0.6%
Visage of the Destroyer	0.5%
Maw of the Dragonlord	0.3%
Scalpel of Unrelenting Agony	0.2%

Off-Hand	Popularity
Ledger of Revolting Rituals	3.6%

Ranged / Relic	Popularity
BiS Finger of Zon'ozz	60.3%
Hungermouth Wand	17.4%
Scintillating Rods	17.2%
Trail of Embers	2.9%
Stinger of the Flaming Scorpion	1.5%
Scorchvine Wand	0.5%
Crescent Wand	0.2%

Trinket	Popularity
BiS Will of Unbinding	94.9%
BiS Cunning of the Cruel	67.4%
Insignia of the Corrupted Mind	16.6%
Variable Pulse Lightning Capacitor	9.8%
Bottled Wishes	8.4%
Cataclysmic Gladiator's Insignia of Dominance	0.7%
Ruthless Gladiator's Insignia of Dominance	0.6%
Darkmoon Card: Volcano	0.4%
Necromantic Focus	0.4%
Foul Gift of the Demon Lord	0.2%
Seal of the Seven Signs	0.2%
Tendrils of Burrowing Dark	0.1%

Rings	Popularity
BiS Ring of the Riven	65.8%
Seal of the Grand Architect	40.3%
BiS Signet of Suturing	33.6%
Band of Reconstruction	30.8%
Infernal Signet of the Avengers	21.1%
Infinite Loop	3.4%
Crystal Prison Band	3.3%
Quicksilver Signet of the Avengers	1.3%
Ashen Band of Endless Wisdom	0.2%
Signet of the Twilight Prophet	0.1%

Head	Popularity
BiS Hood of Dying Light	98.1%
Soulgaze Cowl	0.6%
Flickering Cowl	0.4%
Hood of the Cleansing Flame	0.4%
Cowl of Dying Light	0.4%

Neck	Popularity
BiS Petrified Fungal Heart	83.1%
Flowform Choker	8.2%
Opal of the Secret Order	7.5%
Heartstone of Rhyolith	0.5%
Threadlinked Chain	0.5%

Shoulders	Popularity
BiS Mantle of Dying Light	91.6%
Mantle of Dying Light	5.0%
Mosswrought Shoulderguards	3.3%
Shoulderwraps of the Cleansing Flame	0.2%

Back	Popularity
BiS Nanoprecise Cape	67.4%
Woundlicker Cover	31.9%
Wings of Flame	0.5%

Chest	Popularity
BiS Robes of Dying Light	82.3%
Robe of Glowing Stone	9.0%
Robes of Dying Light	8.4%
Vestment of the Cleansing Flame	0.3%

Wrist	Popularity
BiS Bracers of the Banished	75.9%
Bracers of Unconquered Power	9.0%
Dreamwraps of the Light	6.0%
Chronoboost Bracers	4.5%
Wristwraps of Arrogant Doom	3.3%
Bracers of the Black Dream	1.4%

Gloves	Popularity
BiS Gloves of Liquid Smoke	73.7%
Gloves of Dying Light	24.0%
Fingers of Incineration	1.4%
The Hands of Gilly	0.4%
Gloves of the Cleansing Flame	0.3%
Handwraps of Dying Light	0.2%

Belt	Popularity
BiS Cord of the Slain Champion	69.5%
Vestal's Irrepressible Girdle	11.7%
Majordomo's Chain of Office	11.2%
Sash of Relentless Truth	3.8%
Tentacular Belt	3.7%

Legs	Popularity
BiS Leggings of Dying Light	98.3%
Legwraps of Dying Light	0.9%
Leggings of the Cleansing Flame	0.5%
Legwraps of the Cleansing Flame	0.2%

Feet	Popularity
BiS Janglespur Jackboots	55.6%
Splinterfoot Sandals	37.6%
Coalwalker Sandals	3.8%
Kavan's Forsaken Treads	3.0%

Learn About Shadow Priest Gear With Wowhead

To learn more about your gearing choices, check out Wowhead's Shadow Priest Gear Guide . While Archon can show you the current meta (what gear choices players are making and how they are performing with those choices), Wowhead can teach you more about why certain choices are better than others.

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