Best Dungeons to Farm for Shadow Priest in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.1.0)
Patch 12.1.0 · Updated Sep 27, 2026 · stat weights plus simmed trinkets
Farm Altar of Fangs as Shadow Priest (cleave, patch 12.1.0.69933): 2 best-in-slot drops and 6 top-five items, led by Band of the Amani Warlord (Ring) from Zul'jan. Next is Murder Row with 2.
- Best in slot at the top dungeon
- 2
- Top-five items there
- 6
- Slots ranked
- 14
- Dungeons
- 8
Dungeons ranked
All eight Season 2 Mythic+ dungeons ranked by how many best-in-slot items they drop for the spec, with the boss for each. Pick a fight style below.
For comparison
- The Tidebound Grotto1 best in slot, 5 in a top five
- The Venomous Abyss8 best in slot, 15 in a top five
- Midnight Crafted Gear0 best in slot, 19 in a top five
The raid and crafted gear are listed so the dungeon counts have a reference; tier pieces always count for the raid.
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Methodology
Ranking
A dungeon ranks by the number of slots where its drop is the best-in-slot item (rings and trinkets count two), then by drops in the top five of any slot, then by summed score.
Item scoring
Stat items are scored by the spec's simmed stat weights at the Myth 6/6 ceiling; trinkets carry their simmed DPS gain from the weekly trinket leaderboard. See the Shadow best-in-slot board.
Not included
What you already own, on-use and proc effects outside the trinket slot, set bonuses, and the item level difference between the vault and end-of-dungeon loot.
Source and patch
SimulationCraft 4c7c73621e596419b5bd6faa5d68940a9c640379, client build 12.1.0.69933, generated Sep 27, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Which dungeon should Shadow Priest farm in Patch 12.1.0.69933?
Altar of Fangs: 2 best-in-slot drops and 6 items in a top five for Shadow Priest on cleave, the most of the eight Season 2 dungeons.
How do all eight dungeons rank for Shadow?
Altar of Fangs (2), Murder Row (2), Voidscar Arena (2), Ruby Life Pools (1), Temple of Sethraliss (0), Den of Nalorakk (0), Kings' Rest (0), The Blinding Vale (0). The number is best-in-slot drops for the spec.
Which dungeons have nothing for Shadow?
Every Season 2 dungeon drops at least one top-five item for the spec.
How are the upgrades counted?
Every current-season item is ranked within its slot, stat items by the spec's simmed stat weights and trinkets by the simmed trinket leaderboard. A dungeon counts one for each slot where it holds the best item and one for each drop in a top five.
Should I raid instead?
The comparison block shows how many best-in-slot pieces the raid and crafted gear hold. Tier pieces always come from the raid, so it usually leads; the dungeon ranking is for the slots it does not cover.
How often is this updated?
Every Sunday after the weekly SimulationCraft update, when the stat weights and trinket boards are re-simmed.