PvE Shadow Priest Pre-Raid BiS and BiS Gear

bobodingo • Updated June 2, 2025

Below you will find the Pre-Raid BiS and each phase’s related BiS gear. As each phase is released, this page will be updated to reflect the gear available. Note: We have excluded any items purchased with Arena Points but have included items purchased with Honor Points due to the varying level of difficulty in obtaining them.

Pre-Raid BiS (+Other Options)

Armor

Head: Spellstrike Hood or Hood of Oblivion
Neck: Pendant of Dominance or Hydra-fang Necklace
Shoulders: Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders or Spaulders of Oblivion
Cloak: Ancient Spellcloak of the Highborne (Will likely be very pricey) or Cloak of the Black Void (Cheaper alternative)
Chest: Frozen Shadoweave Robe or Robe of the Crimson Order
Wrist: Bracers of Havok
Hands: Anger-Spark Gloves or Tempest’s Touch
Waist: Girdle of Ruination or Glyph-Lined Sash
Legs: Spellstrike Pants or Breeches of the Occultist
Boots: Frozen Shadoweave Boots or Shattrath Jumpers
Ring: Seer’s Signet (Requires Exalted with The Scryers)
Ring: Ashyen’s Gift (Requires Exalted with the Cenarion Expedition)
Trinket: Icon of the Silver Crescent
Trinket: Quagmirran’s Eye
Held–In–Off–Hand: Orb of the Soul-Eater (25 Badges of Justice)

Weapons

One–Handed: Eternium Runed Blade or Gavel of Unearthed Secrets (Requires Exalted with Lower City)
Two–Handed: Terokk’s Shadowstaff or Grand Marshal’s Warstaff (Alliance – 38,250 Honor + 40 Alterac Valley Marks) or High Warlord’s War Staff (Horde – 38,250 Honor + 40 Alterac Valley Marks)
Ranged: The Black Stalk or Illidari Rod of Discipline

Phase 1 BiS (+Other Options)

Armor

Head: Spellstrike Hood
Neck: Ritssyn’s Lost Pendant
Shoulders: Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders or Soul-Mantle of the Incarnate
Cloak: Ancient Spellcloak of the Highborne (Again, will likely be very pricey) or Shadow-Cloak of Dalaran
Chest: Frozen Shadoweave Robe or Shroud of the Incarnate
Wrist: Bracers of Havok or Bands of Nefarious Deeds
Hands: Soul-Eater’s Handwraps or Handwraps of Flowing Thought
Waist: Belt of Divine Inspiration or Girdle of Ruination
Legs: Leggings of the Seventh Circle (Will probably be very pricey) or Spellstrike Pants or Trial-Fire Trousers
Boots: Frozen Shadoweave Boots or Boots of Foretelling
Ring: Seer’s Signet (Requires Exalted with The Scryers)
Ring: Ashyen’s Gift (If you need hit rating – Requires Exalted with the Cenarion Expedition) or Cobalt Band of Tyrigosa
Trinket: Quagmirran’s Eye
- This trinket is one of the only items available in Phase 1 that increases your haste rating
Trinket: Icon of the Silver Crescent
- Note: Eye of Magtheridon does appear to be a great option, but the second equip bonus relies on the player’s spells resisting which, if you are hit capped, has a 99% chance to NOT happen
Held–In–Off–Hand: Orb of the Soul-Eater (25 Badges of Justice)

Note: The two-piece set bonus for our Tier 5 set has roughly 6% chance to proc, while the four-piece set bonus has a reported a proc rate of 40%; if you are interested in obtaining those benefits, you may wish to choose a minimum of four pieces. Keep in mind, that depending on what gear you will replace with Tier 5, your Spell Hit Rating may exceed 16%