Shadow Priest Gems & Enchants
The most-used gems for Shadow Priest in Midnight, plus which
slots to enchant — aggregated from real Mythic raid and Mythic+ logs on WarcraftLogs.
This page shows what top Shadow Priests actually socket and enchant, based on usage percentages from Mythic raid and Mythic+ parses. The table lists each gem and enchant option with the percentage of top parses using it. For enchants, we show the share of parses that enchant each slot, and the most popular choices among those that do.
Key takeaways: For gems, Indecipherable Eversong Diamond leads at 21.5%, followed by Flawless Masterful Peridot (17.2%) and Flawless Quick Amethyst (14.5%). For enchants, Chest and Hands are nearly universal: Mark of the Worldsoul appears on 98.5% of chests, and the Stamina enchant on 100% of hands. Legs are also common at 96.7%. Head, Shoulder, Feet, and Ring 1 are less consistent, with top options around 55–83%. Main Hand is the least enchanted at 37.6%.
Use the usage figures as a guide to what the current meta favors, not as a strict rule. If a slot shows a low enchant rate, many top players skip it entirely—so consider whether the enchant is worth it for your setup. For gems, the top three are close, so your choice may depend on your stat weights and content.
💎 Best gems
✨ Enchant these slots
Head 58%Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance 58%Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed 22%
Shoulder 55%Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace 55%Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness 27%
Chest 98%Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul 98%
Legs 97%+$k1 Intellect & +$k2 Stamina 97%
Feet 58%Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity 58%Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt 27%
Hands 100%+$k1 Stamina 100%
Ring 1 83%Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle 83%Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity 8%
Main Hand 38%Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery 38%Rite of the Hash'ey 22%
These are the slots the top Shadow Priest players enchant
(with how many do). Don't leave them empty — missing enchants are the most common, cheapest
performance gap. Open the Shadow BiS page below for the exact enchant per slot, or paste
your character into the analyzer to see what you're missing.