Best Trinkets for Shadow Priest in WoW Midnight (Patch 12.1.0.69933)
Patch 12.1.0 · Updated Oct 11, 2026 · 50,000 iterations per trinket
Top single target trinkets for Shadow Priest on patch 12.1.0.69933: Freightrunner's Flask from Murder Row at +9.11% DPS, then Vile Vial of Volatile Venom (9.01%) and Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt (8.59%). Every trinket is simmed at item level 334.
- Top gain
- +9.11%
- Baseline
- 185,806 DPS
- Trinkets
- 53
- Item level
- 334
Full ranking, single target
| Rank | Trinket | Source | ilvl | DPS gain | vs baseline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Freightrunner's Flask |  Mythic+Zaen Bladesorrow, Murder Row | 334 | +16,928 | 9.11% | |
| 2 |  Vile Vial of Volatile Venom |  Mythic+Rav'i, Altar of Fangs | 334 | +16,738 | 9.01% | |
| 3 |  Darkmoon Dominion: HuntEmbellished | CraftedInscription, Midnight Crafted Gear | 331 | +15,966 | 8.59% | |
| 4 |  Gebbo's Bottomless Bag |  RaidThe Lost Explorers, The Venomous Abyss | 334 | +15,863 | 8.54% | |
| 5 |  Darkmoon Dominion: BloodEmbellished | CraftedInscription, Midnight Crafted Gear | 331 | +15,760 | 8.48% | |
| 6 |  Wavecaller's Seastone |  RaidNymrissa Wavecaller, The Tidebound Grotto | 334 | +15,262 | 8.21% | |
| 7 |  Sethraliss' Defiled Relic |  Mythic+Avatar of Sethraliss, Temple of Sethraliss | 334 | +15,203 | 8.18% | |
| 8 |  Darkmoon Dominion: VoidEmbellished | CraftedInscription, Midnight Crafted Gear | 331 | +14,849 | 7.99% | |
| 9 |  Magister's Alchemist StoneEmbellished | CraftedAlchemy, Midnight Crafted Gear | 331 | +14,809 | 7.97% | |
| 10 |  Lightspire Core |  Mythic+Lightwarden Ruia, The Blinding Vale | 334 | +14,411 | 7.76% | |
| 11 |  Vexhul's Everflowing Gland |  RaidThe Twin Fangs, The Venomous Abyss | 334 | +14,356 | 7.73% | |
| 12 |  Stormbound Emblem of Dazar |  Mythic+Dazar, The First King, Kings' Rest | 334 | +14,341 | 7.72% | |
| 13 |  Mindpiercer's Sigil |  Mythic+Charonus, Voidscar Arena | 334 | +14,250 | 7.67% | |
| 14 |  Hex Lord's Dooming Idol |  RaidThe Coiled Altar, The Venomous Abyss | 334 | +13,846 | 7.45% | |
| 15 |  Effigy of Ula'tek's Faithful | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 321 | +13,544 | 7.29% | |
| 16 |  Sapling of the Dawnroot |  Mythic+Ziekket, The Blinding Vale | 334 | +13,271 | 7.14% | |
| 17 |  Fang of Umbral Malignance |  RaidVashnik the Malignant, The Venomous Abyss | 334 | +13,251 | 7.13% | |
| 18 |  Font of Venomous Rage |  RaidUla'tek, The Venomous Abyss | 334 | +13,225 | 7.12% | |
| 19 |  Knot of Writhing Serpents |  Mythic+The Writhing Coil, Altar of Fangs | 334 | +13,111 | 7.06% | |
| 20 |  Sealed Chaos Urn | DelvesDelve Vendor | 321 | +12,882 | 6.93% | |
| 21 |  Glorious Crusader's Keepsake | DelvesDelve Vendor | 321 | +12,859 | 6.92% | |
| 22 |  Void-Reaper's Libram | DelvesDelve Vendor | 321 | +12,846 | 6.91% | |
| 23 |  Drum of Renewed Bonds (Critical Strike) | DelvesDelve Vendor | 321 | +12,674 | 6.82% | |
| 24 | Drum of Renewed Bonds (Versatility) | DelvesDelve Vendor | 321 | +12,104 | 6.51% | |
| 25 | Drum of Renewed Bonds (Haste) | DelvesDelve Vendor | 321 | +12,058 | 6.49% | |
| 26 | Drum of Renewed Bonds (Mastery) | DelvesDelve Vendor | 321 | +11,841 | 6.37% | |
| 27 |  Darkmoon Dominion: RotEmbellished | CraftedInscription, Midnight Crafted Gear | 331 | +11,549 | 6.22% | |
| 28 |  Astalor's Anguish Agitator | DelvesDelve Vendor | 321 | +11,485 | 6.18% | |
| 29 |  Ever-Collapsing Void Fissure | DelvesDelve Vendor | 321 | +11,412 | 6.14% | |
| 30 |  Ruby Whelp Shell |  Mythic+Melidrussa Chillworn, Ruby Life Pools | 334 | +11,231 | 6.04% | |
| 31 |  Seed of Radiant Hope |  Mythic+Lightblossom Trinity, The Blinding Vale | 334 | +10,054 | 5.41% | |
| 32 |  Mycolic Medicine |  Mythic+The Hoardmonger, Den of Nalorakk | 334 | +10,053 | 5.41% | |
| 33 |  Unstable Felheart Crystal |  Mythic+Lithiel Cinderfury, Murder Row | 334 | +9,950 | 5.36% | |
| 34 |  Lost Idol of the Hash'ey | DelvesDelve Vendor | 321 | +9,866 | 5.31% | |
| 35 |  Venomous Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity | WorldPvP Vendor | 298 | +9,667 | 5.20% | |
| 36 |  Crucible of Erratic Energies | WorldVoidstorm Quest Reward | 295 | +8,630 | 4.64% | |
| 37 |  Pulse Seeker's Oculus | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 308 | +7,835 | 4.22% | |
| 38 |  Ophidian Bone Whistle | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 308 | +7,618 | 4.10% | |
| 39 |  Tangle of Vibrant Vines | DelvesDelve Vendor | 321 | +7,124 | 3.83% | |
| 40 |  Darkmoon Deck: Hunt | WorldInscription | 220 | +6,729 | 3.62% | |
| 41 |  Darkmoon Deck: Blood | WorldInscription | 220 | +6,660 | 3.58% | |
| 42 |  Darkmoon Deck: Void | WorldInscription | 220 | +6,116 | 3.29% | |
| 43 |  Sharp Axe Holster | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 282 | +6,116 | 3.29% | |
| 44 |  Latent Purifier | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 282 | +6,099 | 3.28% | |
| 45 |  Preternatural Antivenom | RaidThe Twin Fangs, The Venomous Abyss | 334 | +5,444 | 2.93% | |
| 46 |  Kyrakka's Searing Embers |  Mythic+Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein, Ruby Life Pools | 334 | +5,413 | 2.91% | |
| 47 |  Forgotten Farstrider's Insignia | WorldWorld Drop | 263 | +5,180 | 2.79% | |
| 48 |  Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel |  RaidNek'zali the Soulcoiler, The Venomous Abyss | 334 | +5,037 | 2.71% | |
| 49 |  Spirit-Rending Poison | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 308 | +4,039 | 2.17% | |
| 50 |  Darkmoon Deck: Rot | WorldInscription | 220 | +3,965 | 2.13% | |
| 51 |  Chiral Marrowgrafter | WorldThe Coiled Isle | 308 | +3,820 | 2.06% | |
| 52 |  Resonant Bellowstone |  Mythic+Xathuux the Annihilator, Murder Row | 334 | +3,647 | 1.96% | |
| 53 |  Void Execution Mandate |  Mythic+Taz'Rah, Voidscar Arena | 334 | +2,710 | 1.46% | |
Top trinket pairings (single target)
Combined gain adds the two solo gains together. It's an upper bound, since the pair isn't simmed together.
- 1+33,66618.1%
- 2+32,89417.7%
- 3+32,70317.6%
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Methodology
Baseline profile
SimulationCraft's default Shadow Priest profile at current-season item level, with no trinkets. Talents, consumables, gems and enchants follow SimC's latest defaults.
Iteration count
50,000 iterations per trinket, which keeps the error on each result under 0.5%.
Cleave
Three targets for five minutes. Use it for Mythic+ and raid fights with adds.
Patchwerk
One target for five minutes, no movement, no adds. Use it for single-target bosses.
Not included
Tier set bonuses, hero talent choices other than SimC's default, boss mechanics and movement, and how the trinket interacts with the rest of your gear.
Embellished trinkets
Darkmoon Dominion trinkets count toward the two-embellishment cap, and the baseline profile already wears two embellished crafted pieces. Those rows are simmed with one baseline embellishment removed, so their gain includes the slot they cost. Rows marked Embellished in the table are the ones this applies to.
Source patch
SimulationCraft af05b9e2e1e50ad5b50f255d7189161dcc058554, client build 12.1.0.69933, generated Oct 11, 2026. Re-run every Sunday after the weekly SimC update.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best trinket for Shadow Priest in Patch 12.1.0.69933?
Freightrunner's Flask, at +9.11% DPS over wearing no trinket in Patch 12.1.0.69933. The table above ranks every current-season trinket for Shadow Priest.
What are the top 3 trinkets for Shadow Priest?
Freightrunner's Flask ranks #1 at +9.11% DPS from Murder Row; Vile Vial of Volatile Venom ranks #2 at +9.01% from Altar of Fangs; Darkmoon Dominion: Hunt ranks #3 at +8.59% from Midnight Crafted Gear. Gains are over wearing no trinket.
How does Freightrunner's Flask compare on Cleave vs Patchwerk for Shadow Priest?
Freightrunner's Flask gains +8.00% DPS on Cleave and +9.11% DPS on Patchwerk for Shadow Priest. The rank-1 pick differs between styles: Wavecaller's Seastone leads on Cleave, Freightrunner's Flask leads on Patchwerk.
What's the difference between Shadow's Cleave and Patchwerk picks?
Cleave has three targets, so trinkets that hit several enemies or scale with your AoE move up. Patchwerk is one target and favours pure single-target damage. Shadow Priest can have a different best trinket in each; switch fight style above to compare.
How often is the Shadow Priest trinket leaderboard updated?
Every Sunday, after the weekly SimulationCraft update. The methodology section shows the SimC build and date the current numbers come from.
Are these results from real character data or theorycrafted?
They're SimulationCraft sims. Every trinket is simmed on the same default Priest profile and the page shows how much DPS it adds. Your own gear can shift the order a bit; the sim form above ranks trinkets on your character.