Priest Shadow
The best gear a Priest can get at level 30 in WoW: Forever, slot by slot, for Alliance. Pick a slot to see where its item comes from and the next best choices.
Head
- Crafted Tailoring (skill 170) · Pattern: Shadow Hood
Next best
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- Crafted Tailoring (skill 165) · Pattern: Enchanter's Cowl
- Crafted Engineering (skill 175) · Schematic: Bright-Eye Goggles
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Neck
- Dungeon Blind Hunter · Razorfen Kraul 33%
Next best
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- Vendor Officer Areyn Alliance
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- World drop Random drop from many mobs
Shoulders
- Dungeon Bloodmage Thalnos · Scarlet Monastery · Graveyard 50%
Next best
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- Quest The Crone of the Kraul level 34 · choice of reward Alliance
- Dungeon Wolf Master Nandos · Shadowfang Keep 60%
- Dungeon Blind Hunter · Razorfen Kraul 33%
Back
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Next best
- PvP vendor Illiyana Moonblaze Alliance
- Dungeon Old Serra'kis · Blackfathom Deeps 40%
- Rare Singer 75%
- Crafted Leatherworking (skill 100) · Pattern: Black Whelp Cloak
Chest
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Next best
- Dungeon Archmage Arugal · Shadowfang Keep 40%
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- Dungeon Death Speaker Jargba · Razorfen Kraul 40%
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Wrists
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Next best
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Hands
- Crafted Tailoring (skill 145) · Pattern: Hands of Darkness
Next best
- Quest Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators level 30 · choice of reward Alliance
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- Drop Mosshide Mistweaver 2.0%
Waist
- PvP vendor Samuel Hawke · League of Arathor Honored Alliance
Next best
- Dungeon Archmage Arugal · Shadowfang Keep 40%
- Crafted Tailoring (skill 175)
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Legs
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Next best
- Dungeon Sever · Shadowfang Keep 50%
- Dungeon Aku'mai · Blackfathom Deeps 40%
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Feet
- Dungeon Viscous Fallout · Gnomeregan 55%
Next best
- PvP vendor Samuel Hawke · League of Arathor Revered Alliance
- Crafted Tailoring (skill 140) · Pattern: Boots of Darkness
- Quest Kodo Roundup · Desolace level 34 · choice of reward
- Crafted Tailoring (skill 125)
Ring 1
- PvP vendor Illiyana Moonblaze Alliance
Next best
- Dungeon Electrocutioner 6000 · Gnomeregan 40%
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- Quest An Audience with the King · Stormwind level 31 Alliance
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Ring 2
- Quest Willix the Importer level 30 · choice of reward
Trinket 1
- PvP vendor Illiyana Moonblaze Alliance
Trinket 2
Nothing worth equipping for this spec yet.
Main hand
- Dungeon Death Speaker Jargba · Razorfen Kraul 20%
Next best
- Dungeon Agathelos the Raging · Razorfen Kraul 40%
- Dungeon Dark Iron Ambassador · Gnomeregan 33%
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Off hand
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Next best
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Wand
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
Next best
- Quest Blackfathom Villainy · Blackfathom Deeps level 27 · choice of reward Alliance
- Crafted Enchanting (skill 175)
- World drop Binds when equipped, so check the Auction House
- Drop Dalaran Summoner 0.75%
With this gear
From the items alone, before race, talents and buffs.
Stat priority
- Spell hit
- Shadow damage
- Spell damage
- Spell crit
- Intellect
- Spirit
- Stamina
Caster DPS. Items are ranked by these stats, weighted for Shadow.
Best talents
0 / 0 / 21 · 21 points at level 30
Shadow Focus3/5
Spirit Tap5/5
Improved Shadow Word: Pain2/2
Improved Mind Blast5/5
Mind Flay1/1
Vampiric Embrace1/1
Shadow Weaving3/3
Silence1/1
A solid Shadow build for leveling and dungeons. Change the level above to see where the points go at 15, 20, 25.
Weapons: a one-hand weapon and an off-hand item came out ahead of a two-hand weapon for this spec.
How this works: ONN ranks every item a Priest can use up to level 30, using stat weights for the spec. Where the WoW: Forever client shows different stats (seen by ONN Reporter players), those are used and marked "Forever stats". Sources come from the open CMaNGOS classic database and ONN Reporter. Random-bonus items ("of the Bear") and set bonuses aren't counted. Forever may still change drops, so check the item page.