Shadow Priest best-in-slot lists
Every slot Shadow Priest wants in TBC Classic, phase by phase, with the enchant and the gems each pick takes. The lists are wowtbc.gg’s, vendored with this site’s data.
Shadow Priest, P3, slot by slot
The P3 list, the phase this page opens on. 17 slots; one set in it (Absolution Regalia).
Raid consumables: the Shadow Priest checklist →
The other phases
wowtbc.gg publishes a Shadow Priest list for six phases: Pre-Raid, P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5. The P3 list is above; here is the pick for every slot in the others.
Pre-Raid, slot by slot
- Head — Spellstrike Hood
- Neck — Pendant of Dominance
- Shoulder — Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders
- Chest — Frozen Shadoweave Robe
- Waist — Girdle of Ruination
- Legs — Spellstrike Pants
- Feet — Frozen Shadoweave Boots
- Wrist — Bracers of Havok
- Hands — Tempest's Touch
- Finger 1 — Evoker's Mark of the Redemption
- Finger 2 — Cobalt Band of Tyrigosa
- Trinket 1 — Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Trinket 2 — Quagmirran's Eye
- Back — Cloak of the Black Void
- Main Hand — Gavel of Unearthed Secrets
- Off Hand — Orb of the Soul-Eater
- Ranged — The Black Stalk
P1, slot by slot
- Head — Spellstrike Hood
- Neck — Ritssyn's Lost Pendant
- Shoulder — Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders
- Chest — Frozen Shadoweave Robe
- Waist — Belt of Divine Inspiration
- Legs — Spellstrike Pants
- Feet — Frozen Shadoweave Boots
- Wrist — Bracers of Havok
- Hands — Soul-Eater's Handwraps
- Finger 1 — Ring of Recurrence
- Finger 2 — Cobalt Band of Tyrigosa
- Trinket 1 — Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Trinket 2 — Quagmirran's Eye
- Back — Shadow-Cloak of Dalaran
- Main Hand — Nathrezim Mindblade
- Off Hand — Orb of the Soul-Eater
- Ranged — The Black Stalk
P2, slot by slot
- Head — Cowl of the Grand Engineer
- Neck — Ritssyn's Lost Pendant
- Shoulder — Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders
- Chest — Vestments of the Sea-Witch
- Waist — Belt of Blasting
- Legs — Trousers of the Astromancer
- Feet — Frozen Shadoweave Boots
- Wrist — Mindstorm Wristbands
- Hands — Soul-Eater's Handwraps
- Finger 1 — Ring of Endless Coils
- Finger 2 — Band of Al'ar
- Trinket 1 — Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Trinket 2 — Quagmirran's Eye
- Back — Royal Cloak of the Sunstriders
- Main Hand — Nathrezim Mindblade
- Off Hand — Orb of the Soul-Eater
- Ranged — Wand of the Forgotten Star
P4, slot by slot
- Head — Hood of Absolution
- Neck — Loop of Cursed Bones
- Shoulder — Shoulderpads of Absolution
- Chest — Shroud of Absolution
- Waist — Waistwrap of Infinity
- Legs — Leggings of Channeled Elements
- Feet — Frozen Shadoweave Boots
- Wrist — Bracers of Nimble Thought
- Hands — Handguards of Absolution
- Finger 1 — Ring of Ancient Knowledge
- Finger 2 — Ring of Ancient Knowledge
- Trinket 1 — The Skull of Gul'dan
- Trinket 2 — Hex Shrunken Head
- Back — Nethervoid Cloak
- Main Hand — Zhar'doom, Greatstaff of the Devourer
- Ranged — Carved Witch Doctor's Stick
P5, slot by slot
- Head — Dark Conjuror's Collar
- Neck — Amulet of Unfettered Magics
- Shoulder — Shoulderpads of Absolution
- Chest — Fel Conquerer Raiments
- Waist — Cord of Absolution
- Legs — Pantaloons of Growing Strife
- Feet — Treads of Absolution
- Wrist — Bracers of Absolution
- Hands — Handguards of Defiled Worlds
- Finger 1 — Ring of Omnipotence
- Finger 2 — Ring of Ancient Knowledge
- Trinket 1 — Shifting Naaru Sliver
- Trinket 2 — Hex Shrunken Head
- Back — Tattered Cape of Antonidas
- Main Hand — Sunflare
- Off Hand — Heart of the Pit
- Ranged — Wand of the Demonsoul
Where these come from
A best-in-slot list answers one question: if every drop landed your way, what would a Shadow Priest be wearing? This is wowtbc.gg's answer for TBC, vendored with this site's data rather than fetched live — and it is the same list the raid checker grades a Priest against, so a page here and a verdict there cannot disagree about what BiS means.
The P3 list covers 17 slots, from the head (Hood of Absolution) down. Each row names where the item comes from — the boss and the zone, the vendor, or the token it is traded for — with the enchant that slot wants and the gems the list prescribes. An empty off-hand row means the main-hand pick is two-handed.
Where the list wears two or more pieces of one set, the row says which set, how many pieces, and what each tier gives in the game's own words; a tier the list does not reach is marked as not reached rather than hidden. Where both pieces are weapons, a figure from wowsims' simulator says what replacing both hands at once costs — a pair is measured, never added.
Lists exist for six phases — Pre-Raid, P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 — and each is a different set of drops, not a longer version of the last.