Shadow Priest PvP Guide for Shadowlands

Patch 9.2.5Shadowlands PvP Season 4

Updated on December 4, 2022

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Type	Top Choice	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Talent	San'layn	2301	2205	1%
Talent Combination	Unfurling Darkness Intangibility Misery Psychic Horror Shadow Crash Void Torrent Ancient Madness	2364	2253	1%
PvP Talent	Void Shift	2342	2223	9%
PvP Talent Combination	Greater Fade Void Origins Void Volley	2364	2227	3%
Main Hand		2309	2261	2%
Off Hand	Guarm's Lost Chew Toy	2202	2173	1%
Trinket		2301	2294	2%
Trinket Combination		2301	2298	1%
Head		2276	2171	2%
Neck	Ornately Engraved Amplifier	2309	2208	1%
Shoulders	Capelet of the Empyrean	2480	2145	95%
Back	Grim-Veiled Cape	2429	2154	23%
Chest	Habit of the Empyrean	2480	2145	74%
Wrist	Bracelets of the Empyrean	2419	2152	18%
Hands	Caress of the Empyrean	2480	2149	89%
Waist		2480	2158	69%
Legs		2480	2163	56%
Feet		2480	2159	40%
Rings	Terestian's Signet Ring	2309	2195	1%
Item Level	292	2391	2213	2%
Legendaries	X'anshi, Return of Archbishop Benedictus	2289	2207	1%
Covenants		2480	2162	19%
Soulbinds	Venthyr General Draven	2480	2190	14%
Soulbind Ability	Venthyr Sinful Preservation	2480	2242	7%
Soulbind Ability Combination	Venthyr Thrill Seeker Agent of Chaos Friends in Low Places Familiar Predicaments Sinful Preservation Fatal Flaw Soothing Shade Leisurely Gait Exquisite Ingredients Token of Appreciation It's Always Tea Time Party Favors	2480	2373	1%
Conduit	Shattered Perceptions	2480	2184	18%
Conduit Combination	Clear Mind Light's Inspiration Festering Transfusion Move with Grace Haunting Apparitions Charitable Soul	2297	2287	1%
Gem	Straddling Viridium	2419	2284	1%
Gem Combination	Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Straddling Jewel Doublet Quick Jewel Cluster	2480	2178	32%
Back Enchant	Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed	2480	2148	85%
Chest Enchant	Enchant Chest - Eternal Insight	2297	2173	1%
Wrist Enchant	Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect	2480	2141	97%
Belt Enchant	Summon Shadow Demon	2331	2141	11%
Feet Enchant	Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility	2419	2363	1%
Weapon Enchant	Summon Beatface	2448	2427	1%

Stat	Median Value
Versatility	34%

Race	Representation
Undead	58 (33%)

Talent +

San'layn	2301	2205	1%
Psychic Link	2301	2202	1%
Death and Madness	2309	2166	3%
Mind Bomb	2298	2155	3%
Shadow Crash	2480	2153	59%
Damnation	2480	2150	72%
Intangibility	2480	2149	76%
Unfurling Darkness	2480	2149	80%
Misery	2480	2148	87%
Hungering Void	2480	2147	83%
Void Torrent	2410	2145	11%
Psychic Horror	2480	2143	94%
Ancient Madness	2429	2136	15%
Auspicious Spirits	2394	2130	39%
Last Word	2154	2125	2%
Body and Soul	2309	2122	22%
Fortress of the Mind	2301	2112	16%
Searing Nightmare	2283	2109	8%
Mindbender	2309	2109	16%
Twist of Fate	2181	2104	3%

Talent Combination +

Unfurling Darkness Intangibility Misery Psychic Horror Shadow Crash Void Torrent Ancient Madness	2364	2253	1%
Unfurling Darkness Intangibility Misery Psychic Horror Shadow Crash Void Torrent Hungering Void	2410	2198	2%
Fortress of the Mind Body and Soul Misery Psychic Horror Shadow Crash Mindbender Hungering Void	2238	2191	1%
Unfurling Darkness Intangibility Misery Mind Bomb Shadow Crash Damnation Hungering Void	2298	2171	1%
Unfurling Darkness Intangibility Misery Psychic Horror Shadow Crash Damnation Hungering Void	2480	2164	31%
Fortress of the Mind Body and Soul Misery Psychic Horror Shadow Crash Void Torrent Hungering Void	2188	2154	1%
Unfurling Darkness Intangibility Misery Psychic Horror Auspicious Spirits Void Torrent Hungering Void	2200	2152	1%
Unfurling Darkness Body and Soul Misery Psychic Horror Shadow Crash Damnation Hungering Void	2223	2145	1%
Unfurling Darkness Intangibility Misery Psychic Horror Shadow Crash Mindbender Ancient Madness	2173	2141	1%
Unfurling Darkness Intangibility Misery Psychic Horror Shadow Crash Damnation Ancient Madness	2429	2141	4%
Unfurling Darkness Intangibility Misery Psychic Horror Auspicious Spirits Damnation Ancient Madness	2201	2138	3%
Unfurling Darkness Intangibility Misery Psychic Horror Auspicious Spirits Damnation Hungering Void	2394	2137	24%
Unfurling Darkness Body and Soul Misery Psychic Horror Auspicious Spirits Damnation Hungering Void	2160	2133	1%
Fortress of the Mind Body and Soul Searing Nightmare Psychic Horror Shadow Crash Mindbender Ancient Madness	2283	2118	3%
Fortress of the Mind Body and Soul Searing Nightmare Psychic Horror Shadow Crash Mindbender Hungering Void	2202	2105	3%
Unfurling Darkness Body and Soul Misery Psychic Horror Auspicious Spirits Void Torrent Hungering Void	2104	2104	1%
Fortress of the Mind Body and Soul Twist of Fate Psychic Horror Auspicious Spirits Mindbender Hungering Void	2181	2100	1%
Fortress of the Mind Body and Soul Misery Psychic Horror Auspicious Spirits Mindbender Hungering Void	2100	2090	1%

PvP Talent +

Void Shift	2342	2223	9%
Improved Mass Dispel	2199	2151	2%
Void Origins	2364	2148	12%
Void Volley	2448	2145	55%
Psyfiend	2480	2145	79%
Greater Fade	2480	2143	71%
Megalomania	2480	2141	63%
Driven to Madness	2436	2124	6%

PvP Talent Combination +

Greater Fade Void Origins Void Volley	2364	2227	3%
Greater Fade Psyfiend Driven to Madness	2436	2184	1%
Greater Fade Void Shift Psyfiend	2342	2171	8%
Greater Fade Psyfiend Void Volley	2309	2153	11%
Psyfiend Megalomania Void Volley	2448	2149	23%
Greater Fade Psyfiend Void Origins	2298	2148	4%
Greater Fade Megalomania Void Volley	2363	2145	11%
Greater Fade Psyfiend Megalomania	2480	2136	25%
Improved Mass Dispel Greater Fade Psyfiend	2173	2128	1%
Greater Fade Void Volley Driven to Madness	2131	2120	1%
Void Volley Void Origins Megalomania	2154	2118	1%
Greater Fade Void Origins Driven to Madness	2107	1958	1%
Void Volley Driven to Madness Megalomania	2109	1955	1%

Stat Name +

Versatility	34%
Haste	32%
Crit	9%
Mastery	8%

Main Hand +

	2309	2261	2%
Staff of Fractured Spacetime	2283	2211	1%
	2436	2157	2%
	2480	2150	79%
	2289	2131	6%
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos	2202	2127	4%
Thunderlord Flamestaff	2108	2106	1%

Off Hand +

Guarm's Lost Chew Toy	2202	2173	1%
	2436	2164	5%
Forbidden Truth	2181	2141	1%
Acoustically Alluring Censer	2110	1955	1%

Trinket +

	2301	2294	2%
Fleshrender's Meathook	2309	2283	1%
	2410	2171	12%
	2429	2163	5%
Shadowed Orb of Torment	2202	2151	1%
	2480	2150	65%
	2480	2149	66%
	2297	2144	4%
	2436	2140	6%
Cosmic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity	2173	2134	3%
Cosmic Gladiator's Medallion	2289	2130	3%
Moonlit Prism	2181	2121	2%
	2253	2115	5%
Cabalist's Hymnal	2202	2110	4%
Unbound Changeling	2138	2109	1%
Deteriorated Construct Core	2107	2107	1%
Enforcer's Stun Grenade	2110	2100	3%
So'leah's Secret Technique	2108	1954	1%
Tovra's Lightning Repository	2095	1941	1%

Trinket Combination +

	2301	2298	1%
Fleshrender's Meathook	2309	2296	1%
	2208	2195	2%
	2410	2171	9%
Moonlit Prism Cabalist's Hymnal	2181	2163	1%
	2429	2163	3%
	2230	2153	2%
Shadowed Orb of Torment Cabalist's Hymnal	2202	2151	1%
	2436	2145	4%
	2480	2145	46%
	2297	2134	1%
Cosmic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity Cosmic Gladiator's Medallion	2148	2121	2%
	2253	2120	3%
	2152	2118	1%
	2173	2113	1%
Enforcer's Stun Grenade Cabalist's Hymnal	2110	2105	1%
Enforcer's Stun Grenade Tovra's Lightning Repository	2095	1941	1%

Head +

	2276	2171	2%
Grim-Veiled Hood	2309	2153	3%
Amice of the Empyrean	2480	2141	92%

Neck +

Ornately Engraved Amplifier	2309	2208	1%
	2291	2166	3%
Shadowghast Necklace	2480	2161	50%
	2429	2139	34%
Cosmic Gladiator's Amulet	2148	2130	1%
Worldkiller Iris	2181	2122	2%
Amulet of the Last Guardian	2298	2042	1%

Shoulders +

Capelet of the Empyrean	2480	2145	95%
	2276	2141	3%
Grim-Veiled Spaulders	2167	2136	1%

Back +

	2266	2154	3%
Grim-Veiled Cape	2429	2154	23%
	2480	2153	59%
Cosmic Gladiator's Drape	2173	2136	2%
Drape of the Empyrean	2144	2127	1%
Mountebank's Colorful Cloak	2112	2111	1%
Cloak of Sweltering Flame	2108	2107	1%
Shroud of the Sire's Chosen	2100	2100	1%
Drape of Titanic Dreams	2102	2095	1%

Chest +

Habit of the Empyrean	2480	2145	74%
	2436	2141	20%
Grim-Veiled Robe	2297	2136	3%

Wrist +

Bracelets of the Empyrean	2419	2152	18%
	2480	2149	72%
Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Armbands	2173	2142	1%
	2131	2125	1%
Grim-Veiled Bracers	2163	2112	3%
Auctioneer's Counting Bracers	2100	1808	1%

Hands +

Caress of the Empyrean	2480	2149	89%
Grim-Veiled Mittens	2283	2109	9%

Waist +

	2480	2158	69%
Sash of the Empyrean	2181	2145	1%
Shadewarped Sash	2163	2132	1%
Cord of Unity	2291	2126	7%
Grim-Veiled Belt	2436	2126	16%
Cord of the Penitent	2110	2106	1%

Legs +

	2480	2163	56%
Leggings of the Empyrean	2436	2130	38%
Grim-Veiled Pants	2198	2125	2%

Feet +

	2480	2159	40%
Wilderness Stalker's Softsoles	2202	2154	1%
	2317	2150	6%
Grim-Veiled Sandals	2448	2146	38%
Astonishingly Scarlet Slippers	2283	2138	1%
Cosmic Gladiator's Silk Treads	2156	2134	1%
Phantasma-Forged Striders	2163	2134	1%
Slippers of the Empyrean	2130	2115	4%
Codebreaker's Cunning Sandals	2107	2104	1%
Supplicant's Soiled Slippers	2144	1972	1%

Rings +

Terestian's Signet Ring	2309	2195	1%
Protecting Bit Band	2242	2176	1%
Cosmic Gladiator's Ring	2448	2173	11%
Signet of Collapsing Stars	2298	2162	1%
Shadowghast Ring	2480	2160	34%
	2480	2153	80%
Masterful Phaedrum Ring	2153	2148	1%
Quick Oxxein Ring	2419	2139	8%
	2436	2135	26%
Versatile Solenium Ring	2363	2133	1%
Most Regal Signet of Sire Denathrius	2163	2132	1%
Ritualist's Treasured Ring	2144	2113	2%
	2317	2113	6%
Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn	2394	2112	11%
Shorting Bit Band	2138	2105	2%
Logic Loop of Division	2106	2102	1%

Item Level +

292	2391	2213	2%
290	2289	2210	1%
295	2429	2167	14%
298	2448	2156	4%
297	2480	2154	41%
291	2237	2147	3%
300	2163	2145	1%
299	2436	2142	4%
305	2181	2141	1%
294	2190	2141	6%
289	2156	2133	1%
296	2394	2122	6%
293	2188	2118	6%
284	2111	2095	1%

Legendaries +

X'anshi, Return of Archbishop Benedictus	2289	2207	1%
Twins of the Sun Priestess	2480	2166	16%
The Penitent One	2238	2154	7%
Sephuz's Proclamation	2448	2153	28%
Unity	2480	2145	97%
Measured Contemplation	2199	2141	1%
Painbreaker Psalm	2429	2141	18%
Talbadar's Stratagem	2364	2138	6%
Harmonious Apparatus	2291	2131	4%
Flash Concentration	2112	2110	1%
Shadowflame Prism	2309	2110	12%

Covenants +

Venthyr	2480	2162	19%
Kyrian	2282	2153	3%
Necrolord	2436	2141	57%
Night Fae	2394	2125	19%

Soulbinds +

Venthyr General Draven	2480	2190	14%
Venthyr Theotar the Mad Duke	2480	2184	18%
Venthyr Nadjia the Mistblade	2480	2162	19%
Kyrian Forgelite Prime Mikanikos	2282	2153	3%
Kyrian Kleia	2282	2153	3%
Kyrian Pelagos	2282	2153	3%
Necrolord Bonesmith Heirmir	2436	2143	41%
Necrolord Emeni	2436	2141	41%
Necrolord Plague Deviser Marileth	2436	2141	57%
Night Fae Niya	2394	2125	19%
Night Fae Dreamweaver	2394	2123	15%
Night Fae Korayn	2394	2120	14%

Soulbind Ability +

Venthyr Sinful Preservation	2480	2242	7%
Necrolord Emeni's Ambulatory Flesh	2309	2232	1%
Kyrian Cleansed Vestments	2282	2230	1%
Kyrian Ascendant Phial	2282	2230	1%
Venthyr Built for War	2317	2228	1%
Necrolord Plaguey's Preemptive Strike	2276	2225	1%
Venthyr Wasteland Propriety	2406	2213	2%
Venthyr Leisurely Gait	2480	2192	9%
Venthyr Regenerative Stone Skin	2448	2190	8%
Venthyr Life of the Party	2448	2184	3%
Kyrian Resilient Plumage	2282	2178	1%
Night Fae Niya's Tools: Herbs	2188	2177	1%
Necrolord Sulfuric Emission	2309	2175	2%
Venthyr Battlefield Presence	2448	2175	9%
Venthyr Token of Appreciation	2480	2173	12%
Venthyr It's Always Tea Time	2480	2173	13%
Venthyr Party Favors	2480	2173	13%
Venthyr Soothing Shade	2480	2173	14%
Venthyr Unbreakable Body	2301	2169	5%
Kyrian Light the Path	2178	2166	1%
Kyrian Valiant Strikes	2282	2166	2%
Night Fae Hold the Line	2166	2164	1%
Venthyr Move As One	2301	2164	4%
Night Fae Swift Patrol	2394	2164	9%
Venthyr Exquisite Ingredients	2480	2162	10%
Venthyr Familiar Predicaments	2480	2162	19%
Venthyr Thrill Seeker	2480	2162	19%
Venthyr Friends in Low Places	2480	2162	19%
Venthyr Fatal Flaw	2480	2162	19%
Venthyr Agent of Chaos	2480	2161	18%
Kyrian Spear of the Archon	2166	2160	1%
Kyrian Bearer's Pursuit	2178	2160	2%
Kyrian Cleansing Rites	2178	2160	2%
Venthyr Expedition Leader	2448	2160	6%
Venthyr Enduring Gloom	2448	2160	7%
Venthyr Service In Stone	2448	2160	11%
Venthyr Hold Your Ground	2448	2157	9%
Kyrian Mentorship	2166	2153	1%
Kyrian Soulglow Spectrometer	2282	2153	3%
Kyrian Bron's Call to Action	2282	2153	3%
Kyrian Effusive Anima Accelerator	2282	2153	3%
Kyrian Forgelite Filter	2282	2153	3%
Kyrian Soulsteel Clamps	2282	2153	3%
Night Fae Cunning Dreams	2330	2152	2%
Venthyr Nimble Steps	2406	2151	12%
Necrolord Kevin's Keyring	2436	2150	16%
Kyrian Better Together	2282	2149	2%
Necrolord Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers	2309	2148	7%
Night Fae Soothing Voice	2391	2148	9%
Necrolord Viscous Trail	2429	2145	18%
Necrolord Gnashing Chompers	2297	2144	2%
Necrolord Runeforged Spurs	2436	2144	16%
Necrolord Cartilaginous Legs	2331	2143	10%
Necrolord Forgeborne Reveries	2436	2143	23%
Necrolord Carver's Eye	2436	2141	22%
Necrolord Mnemonic Equipment	2436	2141	22%
Necrolord Resourceful Fleshcrafting	2436	2141	23%
Necrolord Plagueborn Cleansing Slime	2429	2141	40%
Necrolord Ooz's Frictionless Coating	2436	2141	56%
Necrolord Kevin's Oozeling	2429	2141	56%
Necrolord Ultimate Form	2429	2141	56%
Necrolord Volatile Solvent	2436	2141	57%
Venthyr Watch the Shoes!	2448	2140	4%
Venthyr Intimidation Tactics	2406	2138	2%
Necrolord Resilient Stitching	2331	2138	11%
Necrolord Undulating Maneuvers	2425	2138	38%
Kyrian Let Go of the Past	2282	2136	3%
Kyrian Combat Meditation	2282	2136	3%
Kyrian Newfound Resolve	2282	2136	3%
Necrolord Pustule Eruption	2331	2135	16%
Night Fae Survivor's Rally	2394	2135	16%
Necrolord Lead by Example	2331	2135	17%
Night Fae Faerie Dust	2205	2132	2%
Necrolord Gristled Toes	2331	2132	11%
Kyrian Regenerating Materials	2166	2130	2%
Necrolord Sole Slough	2309	2129	5%
Necrolord Emeni's Magnificent Skin	2331	2129	15%
Night Fae Niya's Tools: Poison	2394	2128	15%
Night Fae Bonded Hearts	2394	2128	18%
Night Fae Waking Dreams	2394	2126	9%
Night Fae Somnambulist	2394	2126	9%
Night Fae Get In Formation	2394	2126	11%
Night Fae Podtender	2394	2126	12%
Night Fae Dream Delver	2394	2126	12%
Night Fae Field of Blossoms	2394	2126	12%
Night Fae Run Without Tiring	2394	2125	19%
Night Fae Grove Invigoration	2394	2125	19%
Night Fae Hunt's Exhilaration	2394	2124	13%
Necrolord Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone	2436	2124	14%
Night Fae Wild Hunt Strategem	2394	2121	13%
Night Fae Wild Hunt Tactics	2394	2121	13%
Night Fae Horn of the Wild Hunt	2394	2121	13%
Night Fae Face Your Foes	2394	2120	12%
Kyrian Focusing Mantra	2178	2119	2%
Night Fae Vorkai Sharpening Techniques	2164	2118	2%
Necrolord Hearth Kidneystone	2298	2117	6%
Kyrian Bond of Friendship	2153	2113	2%
Night Fae Nature's Splendor	2266	2113	9%
Night Fae Called Shot	2188	2112	2%
Necrolord Bonesmith's Satchel	2309	2110	7%
Night Fae Empowered Chrysalis	2394	2104	1%
Night Fae Social Butterfly	2103	2101	1%
Night Fae Niya's Tools: Burrs	2256	2101	2%
Kyrian Hope Springs Eternal	2178	1993	1%
Kyrian Path of the Devoted	2153	1980	1%

Soulbind Ability Combination +

Venthyr Thrill Seeker Agent of Chaos Friends in Low Places Familiar Predicaments Sinful Preservation Fatal Flaw Soothing Shade Leisurely Gait Exquisite Ingredients Token of Appreciation It's Always Tea Time Party Favors	2480	2373	1%
Night Fae Grove Invigoration Run Without Tiring Swift Patrol Niya's Tools: Poison Survivor's Rally Bonded Hearts Podtender Soothing Voice Somnambulist Field of Blossoms Cunning Dreams Dream Delver	2330	2265	1%
Night Fae Grove Invigoration Run Without Tiring Swift Patrol Niya's Tools: Poison Survivor's Rally Bonded Hearts Podtender Soothing Voice Somnambulist Field of Blossoms Waking Dreams Dream Delver Wild Hunt Tactics Horn of the Wild Hunt Get In Formation Face Your Foes Hunt's Exhilaration Wild Hunt Strategem	2391	2249	1%
Venthyr Thrill Seeker Agent of Chaos Friends in Low Places Familiar Predicaments Sinful Preservation Fatal Flaw	2480	2242	7%
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Plaguey's Preemptive Strike Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling	2276	2225	1%
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Kevin's Keyring Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment	2436	2181	1%
Night Fae Grove Invigoration Run Without Tiring Swift Patrol Podtender Soothing Voice Somnambulist Field of Blossoms Waking Dreams Dream Delver Wild Hunt Tactics Horn of the Wild Hunt Get In Formation Face Your Foes Hunt's Exhilaration Wild Hunt Strategem	2391	2181	2%
Night Fae Grove Invigoration Run Without Tiring Swift Patrol Niya's Tools: Poison Survivor's Rally Bonded Hearts	2394	2164	7%
Kyrian Valiant Strikes Mentorship Cleansing Rites Bearer's Pursuit Spear of the Archon Light the Path Bron's Call to Action Forgelite Filter Regenerating Materials Soulsteel Clamps Soulglow Spectrometer Effusive Anima Accelerator	2166	2160	1%
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Kevin's Keyring Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling	2207	2150	4%
Venthyr Thrill Seeker Agent of Chaos Friends in Low Places Familiar Predicaments Nimble Steps Fatal Flaw	2406	2148	11%
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling	2429	2142	13%
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Kevin's Keyring Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling	2425	2139	11%
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling	2393	2134	26%
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment	2393	2120	4%
Night Fae Grove Invigoration Run Without Tiring Nature's Splendor Niya's Tools: Poison Survivor's Rally Bonded Hearts	2266	2115	7%

Conduit +

Shattered Perceptions	2480	2184	18%
Courageous Ascension	2282	2153	3%
Charitable Soul	2448	2147	13%
Dissonant Echoes	2480	2147	59%
Clear Mind	2480	2147	89%
Shining Radiance	2480	2145	28%
Power Unto Others	2394	2144	11%
Condensed Anima Sphere	2480	2144	64%
Light's Inspiration	2436	2143	86%
Swift Penitence	2480	2142	25%
Haunting Apparitions	2480	2142	79%
Rabid Shadows	2436	2141	24%
Translucent Image	2480	2141	48%
Mind Devourer	2429	2141	58%
Move with Grace	2480	2141	62%
Pain Transformation	2480	2140	20%
Festering Transfusion	2429	2139	39%
Lasting Spirit	2301	2130	14%
Focused Mending	2291	2125	7%
Resonant Words	2394	2125	22%
Mental Recovery	2448	2119	22%
Exaltation	2202	2110	2%
Holy Oration	2394	2110	12%
Fae Fermata	2106	2099	3%

Conduit Combination +

Clear Mind Light's Inspiration Festering Transfusion Move with Grace Haunting Apparitions Charitable Soul	2297	2287	1%
Shining Radiance Clear Mind Translucent Image Swift Penitence Pain Transformation Move with Grace Translucent Image Holy Oration Move with Grace Condensed Anima Sphere Resonant Words Power Unto Others Swift Penitence Clear Mind Translucent Image Shining Radiance Pain Transformation Move with Grace	2394	2249	1%
Haunting Apparitions Clear Mind Condensed Anima Sphere Dissonant Echoes Shattered Perceptions Move with Grace Clear Mind Shining Radiance Charitable Soul Swift Penitence Pain Transformation Move with Grace	2373	2240	1%
Clear Mind Dissonant Echoes Condensed Anima Sphere Haunting Apparitions Shattered Perceptions Mental Recovery Shattered Perceptions Clear Mind Condensed Anima Sphere Haunting Apparitions Dissonant Echoes Mental Recovery Condensed Anima Sphere Shattered Perceptions Charitable Soul Dissonant Echoes Haunting Apparitions Mental Recovery	2448	2233	1%
Festering Transfusion Light's Inspiration Mind Devourer Move with Grace Haunting Apparitions Mental Recovery	2393	2230	3%
Clear Mind Shattered Perceptions Condensed Anima Sphere Haunting Apparitions Dissonant Echoes Light's Inspiration Shattered Perceptions Clear Mind Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Dissonant Echoes Condensed Anima Sphere	2406	2212	5%
Festering Transfusion Condensed Anima Sphere Rabid Shadows Mental Recovery Dissonant Echoes Clear Mind	2297	2187	1%
Shattered Perceptions Move with Grace Translucent Image Shining Radiance Pain Transformation Light's Inspiration	2301	2186	2%
Shattered Perceptions Clear Mind Light's Inspiration Dissonant Echoes Haunting Apparitions Move with Grace	2410	2172	6%
Mental Recovery Condensed Anima Sphere Festering Transfusion Clear Mind Rabid Shadows Light's Inspiration	2393	2168	3%
Clear Mind Shattered Perceptions Condensed Anima Sphere Dissonant Echoes Mind Devourer Move with Grace Shattered Perceptions Clear Mind Condensed Anima Sphere Dissonant Echoes Mind Devourer Move with Grace	2364	2160	2%
Shattered Perceptions Clear Mind Light's Inspiration Resonant Words Focused Mending Condensed Anima Sphere	2291	2157	2%
Rabid Shadows Light's Inspiration Mind Devourer Translucent Image Haunting Apparitions Clear Mind	2393	2153	9%
Haunting Apparitions Light's Inspiration Mind Devourer Condensed Anima Sphere Dissonant Echoes Move with Grace	2342	2149	9%
Mind Devourer Clear Mind Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Dissonant Echoes Move with Grace Clear Mind Dissonant Echoes Mind Devourer Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Move with Grace Dissonant Echoes Move with Grace Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Mind Devourer Clear Mind	2391	2148	18%
Festering Transfusion Translucent Image Haunting Apparitions Light's Inspiration Dissonant Echoes Clear Mind Festering Transfusion Clear Mind Condensed Anima Sphere Dissonant Echoes Haunting Apparitions	2331	2144	4%
Festering Transfusion Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Clear Mind Dissonant Echoes Translucent Image	2331	2144	5%
Dissonant Echoes Translucent Image Festering Transfusion Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Condensed Anima Sphere	2331	2144	5%
Lasting Spirit Move with Grace Condensed Anima Sphere Resonant Words Holy Oration Power Unto Others	2173	2143	1%
Festering Transfusion Condensed Anima Sphere Haunting Apparitions Light's Inspiration Dissonant Echoes Clear Mind Festering Transfusion Clear Mind Condensed Anima Sphere Shining Radiance Swift Penitence Light's Inspiration	2207	2142	2%
Dissonant Echoes Clear Mind Light's Inspiration Rabid Shadows Haunting Apparitions Move with Grace	2297	2141	5%
Swift Penitence Clear Mind Translucent Image Shining Radiance Pain Transformation Move with Grace	2480	2140	9%
Festering Transfusion Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Condensed Anima Sphere Mind Devourer Clear Mind	2425	2140	12%
Festering Transfusion Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Clear Mind Dissonant Echoes Mental Recovery	2297	2138	2%
Dissonant Echoes Light's Inspiration Mind Devourer Move with Grace Festering Transfusion Clear Mind	2297	2138	2%
Festering Transfusion Light's Inspiration Dissonant Echoes Clear Mind Mind Devourer Condensed Anima Sphere	2297	2138	3%
Mind Devourer Light's Inspiration Festering Transfusion Clear Mind Haunting Apparitions Translucent Image	2429	2138	9%
Haunting Apparitions Clear Mind Condensed Anima Sphere Dissonant Echoes Mind Devourer Move with Grace	2342	2138	10%
Dissonant Echoes Condensed Anima Sphere Haunting Apparitions Light's Inspiration Mind Devourer Clear Mind	2419	2138	13%
Mind Devourer Translucent Image Rabid Shadows Clear Mind Haunting Apparitions Mental Recovery	2393	2137	3%
Festering Transfusion Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Move with Grace Dissonant Echoes Clear Mind	2297	2134	7%
Resonant Words Move with Grace Light's Inspiration Focused Mending Lasting Spirit Clear Mind Shining Radiance Move with Grace Light's Inspiration Pain Transformation Swift Penitence Clear Mind	2154	2130	1%
Resonant Words Move with Grace Light's Inspiration Focused Mending Lasting Spirit Clear Mind	2160	2130	2%
Mind Devourer Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Move with Grace Festering Transfusion Clear Mind	2393	2130	9%
Haunting Apparitions Condensed Anima Sphere Festering Transfusion Clear Mind Mind Devourer Move with Grace	2393	2129	7%
Mind Devourer Translucent Image Haunting Apparitions Move with Grace Dissonant Echoes Clear Mind	2342	2129	8%
Festering Transfusion Condensed Anima Sphere Dissonant Echoes Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Clear Mind	2331	2128	8%
Dissonant Echoes Power Unto Others Condensed Anima Sphere Mind Devourer Haunting Apparitions Light's Inspiration	2317	2125	3%
Haunting Apparitions Light's Inspiration Dissonant Echoes Clear Mind Mind Devourer Translucent Image	2342	2125	11%
Haunting Apparitions Condensed Anima Sphere Festering Transfusion Clear Mind Dissonant Echoes Move with Grace	2297	2122	3%
Mind Devourer Translucent Image Haunting Apparitions Clear Mind Dissonant Echoes Condensed Anima Sphere	2342	2120	8%
Rabid Shadows Condensed Anima Sphere Mind Devourer Move with Grace Haunting Apparitions Light's Inspiration	2393	2119	7%
Dissonant Echoes Light's Inspiration Rabid Shadows Clear Mind Festering Transfusion Move with Grace	2297	2118	2%
Festering Transfusion Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Move with Grace Dissonant Echoes Translucent Image	2139	2117	2%
Shattered Perceptions Clear Mind Light's Inspiration Lasting Spirit Resonant Words Condensed Anima Sphere	2160	2116	3%
Haunting Apparitions Condensed Anima Sphere Dissonant Echoes Translucent Image Mind Devourer Mental Recovery	2138	2115	2%
Mind Devourer Condensed Anima Sphere Festering Transfusion Translucent Image Haunting Apparitions Light's Inspiration	2393	2115	8%
Shattered Perceptions Move with Grace Condensed Anima Sphere Holy Oration Resonant Words Charitable Soul Light's Inspiration Shattered Perceptions Condensed Anima Sphere Resonant Words Focused Mending Move with Grace	2154	2113	1%
Haunting Apparitions Condensed Anima Sphere Festering Transfusion Clear Mind Rabid Shadows Light's Inspiration	2393	2109	8%
Fae Fermata Clear Mind Light's Inspiration Shining Radiance Swift Penitence Move with Grace	2106	2104	1%
Dissonant Echoes Condensed Anima Sphere Haunting Apparitions Light's Inspiration Mind Devourer Mental Recovery	2297	2104	3%
Dissonant Echoes Condensed Anima Sphere Haunting Apparitions Light's Inspiration Rabid Shadows Clear Mind Haunting Apparitions Clear Mind Light's Inspiration Translucent Image Dissonant Echoes Condensed Anima Sphere	2171	2095	2%
Rabid Shadows Light's Inspiration Haunting Apparitions Charitable Soul Festering Transfusion Translucent Image Resonant Words Clear Mind Condensed Anima Sphere Light's Inspiration Festering Transfusion Power Unto Others Haunting Apparitions Clear Mind Translucent Image Condensed Anima Sphere Rabid Shadows Light's Inspiration	2144	1965	1%

Gem +

Straddling Viridium	2419	2284	1%
Straddling Jewel Doublet	2480	2173	41%
Quick Jewel Cluster	2480	2151	77%
Masterful Jewel Cluster	2436	2144	13%
Straddling Sage Agate	2480	2140	19%
Versatile Jewel Cluster	2394	2123	24%
Deadly Jewel Cluster	2200	2111	4%

Gem Combination +

Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Straddling Jewel Doublet Quick Jewel Cluster	2480	2178	32%
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster	2480	2151	77%
Quick Jewel Cluster Straddling Jewel Doublet Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Straddling Sage Agate	2480	2141	12%
Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster	2394	2123	24%

Back Enchant +

Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed	2480	2148	85%
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech	2156	2144	1%
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality	2410	2138	6%
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance	2283	2105	4%

Chest Enchant +

Enchant Chest - Eternal Insight	2297	2173	1%
Enchant Chest - Eternal Bounds	2480	2148	39%
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats	2429	2140	54%
Heavy Desolate Armor Kit	2126	2100	1%

Wrist Enchant +

Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect	2480	2141	97%

Belt Enchant +

Summon Shadow Demon	2331	2141	11%

Feet Enchant +

Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility	2419	2363	1%
Enchant Boots - Soul Treads	2480	2141	25%

Weapon Enchant +

Summon Beatface	2448	2427	1%
Wayfaring Belt	2202	2144	3%
Jagged Slash	2480	2144	96%
Blackwater Anti-Venom	2102	2101	1%

Race +

Undead	58 (33%)

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