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Shadow Priest Best in Slot (BiS) List - TBC Classic

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Priest
Shadow
Phase 3
Hood of Absolution Glyph of Power
Ritssyn's Lost Pendant
Shoulderpads of Absolution Greater Inscription of Discipline
Nethervoid Cloak Enchant Cloak — Subtlety
Shroud of Absolution Enchant Chest — Exceptional Stats
Bracers of Nimble Thought Enchant Bracer — Spellpower
Handguards of Absolution Enchant Gloves — Major Spellpower
Waistwrap of Infinity
Leggings of Channeled Elements Runic Spellthread
Slippers of the Seacaller Enchant Boots — Boar's Speed
Ring of Ancient Knowledge
Ring of Ancient Knowledge
Icon of the Silver Crescent
The Skull of Gul'dan
Zhar'doom, Greatstaff of the Devourer Enchant Weapon — Soulfrost
Wand of the Forgotten Star

Gear Set Breakdown

Int 335 Stam 453 SP 1,119 Crit 178 Hit 137 Haste 177

This BiS list reaches its hit cap with 5/5 Shadow Focus; no external hit support is required.

Alliance only: Inspiring Presence adds 1% spell hit in the Draenei party (~13 rating). It is never baked into these sets.

Stat totals are unbuffed — gear, gems, and enchants only. No consumables, talents, racials, or group buffs.

1,843 Simmed DPS ±1

Full Gear List — BiS and Alternatives

Item Source Wear when
Head
Hood of Absolution BiS Hyjal Summit — Archimonde (tier token)
Cowl of the Illidari High Lord Black Temple — Illidan Stormrage Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 21 more hit rating before gems than Hood of Absolution. Preserve your tier bonus elsewhere.
Destruction Holo-gogs Crafted — Engineering Use if you meet its Engineering requirement and need a crafted spell-power/crit helm; it provides no spell hit. Requires Engineering (350).
Hood of the Avatar Serpentshrine Cavern — Lady Vashj (tier token) Keep if it preserves your Avatar Regalia bonus while you assemble the next set; replace tier pieces together.
Neck
Ritssyn's Lost Pendant BiS Karazhan — trash drop
Translucent Spellthread Necklace Black Temple — Essence of Anger Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 15 more hit rating before gems than Ritssyn's Lost Pendant.
Eye of the Night Crafted — Jewelcrafting Use when a Jewelcrafter can time the party spell-power active with a coordinated burn.
Chain of the Twilight Owl Crafted — Jewelcrafting Use when a Jewelcrafter can coordinate the party spell-crit active with a damage window.
Shoulders
Shoulderpads of Absolution BiS Black Temple — Mother Shahraz (tier token)
Mantle of Nimble Thought Crafted — Tailoring Use for haste when the rest of your set covers the spell-hit target.
Hatefury Mantle Hyjal Summit — Anetheron Use for spell power and crit when hit is covered. Keep the tier bonus active in other slots.
Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders Crafted — Tailoring Keep if it preserves your Shadow's Embrace bonus while you assemble the next set; replace tier pieces together.
Back
Nethervoid Cloak BiS Hyjal Summit — trash drop
Shroud of the Highborne Black Temple — Illidan Stormrage Use when haste improves your casting and your mana can support the faster pace.
Cloak of the Illidari Council Black Temple — High Nethermancer Zerevor Use for spell power and crit when hit is covered.
Royal Cloak of the Sunstriders Tempest Keep — Kael'thas Sunstrider Use for spell power and intellect when hit is covered.
Chest
Shroud of Absolution BiS Black Temple — Illidan Stormrage (tier token)
Vestments of the Sea-Witch Serpentshrine Cavern — Lady Vashj Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 7 more hit rating before gems than Shroud of Absolution. Preserve your tier bonus elsewhere.
Robes of Rhonin Hyjal Summit — Archimonde Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 7 more hit rating before gems than Shroud of Absolution. Preserve your tier bonus elsewhere.
Frozen Shadoweave Robe Crafted — Tailoring Keep if it preserves your Shadow's Embrace bonus while you assemble the next set; replace tier pieces together.
Wrists
Bracers of Nimble Thought BiS Crafted — Tailoring
Cuffs of Devastation Hyjal Summit — Rage Winterchill Use for spell power and crit when you do not need hit from the wrist slot.
Focused Mana Bindings Black Temple — Shade of Akama Your set is short on spell hit and needs Shade of Akama's bracers to cover it.
Hands
Handguards of Absolution BiS Hyjal Summit — Azgalor (tier token)
Handwraps of Flowing Thought Karazhan — Attumen the Huntsman Keep as a spell-power and hit option while you rebalance hit across the complete set.
Soul-Eater's Handwraps Magtheridon's Lair — Magtheridon Use for spell power and crit when hit is covered. Keep the tier bonus active in other slots.
Waist
Waistwrap of Infinity BiS Black Temple — Supremus
Belt of Blasting Crafted — Tailoring Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 23 more hit rating before gems than Waistwrap of Infinity.
Anetheron's Noose Hyjal Summit — Anetheron Use for spell power and crit when hit is covered.
Legs
Leggings of Channeled Elements BiS Hyjal Summit — Kaz'rogal
Leggings of Devastation Black Temple — Mother Shahraz Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 8 more hit rating before gems than Leggings of Channeled Elements.
Leggings of Absolution Black Temple — The Illidari Council (tier token) Use to move the four-piece Absolution Regalia bonus into this slot and free another tier slot for an offpiece.
Trousers of the Astromancer Tempest Keep — High Astromancer Solarian Use for spell power and intellect when hit is covered.
Feet
Slippers of the Seacaller BiS Black Temple — High Warlord Naj'entus
Frozen Shadoweave Boots Crafted — Tailoring Keep if it preserves your Shadow's Embrace bonus while you assemble the next set; replace tier pieces together.
Boots of the Shifting Nightmare Serpentshrine Cavern — Hydross the Unstable Your set is under the spell hit cap and needs Phase 2 hit boots.
Blue Suede Shoes Hyjal Summit — Kaz'rogal Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 18 more hit rating before gems than Slippers of the Seacaller.
Ring 1
Ring of Ancient Knowledge BiS Black Temple — trash drop
Band of the Eternal Sage Reputation — The Scale of the Sands (Exalted) Use for spell power and crit when hit is covered.
Ring of Captured Storms Black Temple — High Warlord Naj'entus Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 19 more hit rating before gems than Ring of Ancient Knowledge.
Ring of Endless Coils Serpentshrine Cavern — Lady Vashj Use for spell power and crit when hit is covered.
Ring 2
Ring of Ancient Knowledge BiS Black Temple — trash drop
Blessed Band of Karabor Black Temple — trash drop Use when haste improves your healing assignment and your mana can support it. A second copy can be equipped.
Band of the Eternal Sage Reputation — The Scale of the Sands (Exalted) Use for spell power and crit when hit is covered.
Ring of Captured Storms Black Temple — High Warlord Naj'entus Use to recover hit from this slot; it has 19 more hit rating before gems than Ring of Ancient Knowledge.
Trinket 1
Icon of the Silver Crescent BiS Badge of Justice — G'eras, Shattrath
Mark of the Champion Quest — The Fall of Kel'Thuzad (Naxxramas) Equip against demons or undead. Its spell-damage bonus does nothing against other creature types.
Trinket 2
The Skull of Gul'dan BiS Black Temple — Illidan Stormrage
Darkmoon Card: Crusade Quest — Darkmoon Blessings Deck turn-in Use on sustained fights where you can build and maintain the damage stacks; downtime reduces its value.
Mark of the Champion Quest — The Fall of Kel'Thuzad (Naxxramas) Equip against demons or undead. Its spell-damage bonus does nothing against other creature types.
Main hand
Zhar'doom, Greatstaff of the Devourer BiS Black Temple — Illidan Stormrage
The Maelstrom's Fury Black Temple — High Warlord Naj'entus Use when the complete one-handed pairing fits your spell-hit target; include the off-hand when comparing weapons.
Vengeful Gladiator's Gavel Season 3 arena reward — available September 1 Season 3 option, available September 1. A weapon option if you already earn arena points; compare the full weapon pairing before buying.
Hammer of Judgement Hyjal Summit — trash drop Use when the complete one-handed pairing fits your spell-hit target; include the off-hand when comparing weapons.
Ranged
Wand of the Forgotten Star BiS Tempest Keep — High Astromancer Solarian
Wand of Prismatic Focus Black Temple — Gurtogg Bloodboil Use the wand slot to close a small spell-hit gap before replacing a larger piece of gear.
Tirisfal Wand of Ascendancy Karazhan — Shade of Aran Keep as a spell-power and hit option while you rebalance hit across the complete set.

Where this number comes from

It's the damage per second this exact gear set puts out in WoWSims: 10,000 simulated fights, each a 3-minute stand-and-hit fight against a single raid boss, with normal raid buffs and debuffs, Phase 3 gear only, no profession perks, and pet damage counted.

Use it to compare gear for this spec. It won't predict your logs, and it isn't for ranking specs against each other — real fights (movement, boss type, fight length, your raid) swing DPS far more than the small ± margin under the number.