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Tier Sets
Midnight Season 1 Tier Set Bonuses:
- (2) Set Bonus: Shadow Word: Madness damage increase by 10% and Insanity cost reduced by 5
- (4) Set Bonus: Shadowy Apparitions and Void Apparitions damage increased by 40%
The Midnight Shadow Priest Tier Set Bonus provides a nice damage increase.
shadow priest Best in Slot Gear
You should still prioritise the gear you use by running a sim for your character, but the lists below will give you a good idea of what items are considered good for Shadow Priest, and help you target the right content for each piece of loot.
Shadow Priest Overall Best Gear
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Blind Oath’s Winged Crest | Raid | Catalyst | Vault |
| Neck | Amulet of the Abyssal Hymn | Midnight Falls (Raid) |
| Shoulders | Blind Oath’s Seraphguards | Raid | Catalyst | Vault |
| Cloak | Draconic Nullcape | Vaelgor & Ezzorak (Raid) |
| Chest | Blind Oath’s Raiment | Raid | Catalyst | Vault |
| Wrist | Wraps of Watchful Wrath | Magister Terrace |
| Gloves | Blind Oath’s Touch | Raid | Catalyst | Vault |
| Belt | Whisper-Inscribed Sash | Belo’ren (Raid) |
| Legs | Blind Oath’s Leggings | Raid | Catalyst | Vault |
| Boots | Dream-Schorched Striders | Chimaerus (Raid) |
| Ring | Eye of Midnight | Midnight Falls (Raid) |
| Ring | Sin’dorei Band of Hope | Belo’ren (Raid) |
| Trinket | Gaze of the Alnseer | Chimaerus (Raid) |
| Trinket | Vaelgor’s Final Stare | Vaelgor & Ezzorak (Raid) |
| Main Hand | Belo’melorn, the Shattered Talon | Belo’ren (Raid) |
| Off Hand | Tome of Alnscorned Regret | Chimaerus (Raid) |
Trinkets
Best Trinkets for Shadow Priest in Midnight Season 1
Most of the best trinkets for Shadow come from the Raid, but there are some acceptable options from dungeons.
| Rating | Trinket |
| S Tier | Gaze Of The Alnseer |
| S Tier | Vaelgor's Final Stare |
| A Tier | Emberwing Feather |
| A Tier | Shadow Of The Empyrean Requiem |
| A Tier | Heart Of Wind |
| A Tier | Soulcatcher's Charm |
| B Tier | Locus-Walker's Ribbon |
| B Tier | Darkmoon Deck: Hunt |
Embellishments
The Best Embellishments for Shadow are Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt (weapons only) and Arcanoweave Lining (armor slots only).
For your first craft you should craft a 2H Staff with Darkmoon Sigil: Hunt.
Your second craft is Arcanoweave Lining on your weakest slot (such as Bracers, Belt or Cloak).
Nebulous Voidcore (Bonus Rolls)
Introduced in Patch 12.0.5, players can now acquire and use Nebulous Voidcores to easily obtain specific equipment from specific bosses via Bonus Loot Rolls.
Your voidcores should prioritise gaps in your current gear, keeping in mind what you have already obtained from the Vault and your raid progression. Spending voidcores on items you can access through higher difficulty content in the coming weeks is generally efficient.
Here is what you should focus on:
- Mythic track weapons (1h or 2h)
- Mythic track trinkets like Gaze Of The Alnseer
- Tier set pieces you are missing for your 2 or 4-piece bonus
- Pieces you are missing from your BiS list
Ascendant Voidcores
When Ascendant Voidcores are available, they will allow you to upgrade the max item level of your Weapons and Trinkets.
Your Ascendant Voidcore should follow this order:
- Main hand weapon
- Gaze Of The Alnseer (Mythic)
- Other trinkets
- Off hand weapon
Don't overlook crafted weapon options, an embellished piece with the right stats can outperform a standard raid drop from a lower difficulty. When deciding between upgrading a Hero-track and Myth-track item, prioritize based on your progression pace. For example, if Mythic raids feel distant, boosting a Hero-track Gaze Of The Alnseer or Vaelgor's Final Stare is worthwhile.
As always, simming your character will reveal the exact value of each upgrade.