Spiritual Guidance: Priest gear in patch 5.2 and Throne of Thunder

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Priests have a tremendous amount of gear choices available to them in patch 5.2. There are several valor point options tied to the Shado-Pan Assault faction. Epics can also be obtained in a new, single player scenario, Troves of the Thunder King. And, well, obviously upgrades can be found in the latest raid instance, Throne of Thunder. To get started, let's take a look at the new tailoring gear priests can pick up.

In patch 5.2, tailors have a chance to learn ilvl 522 cloth armor patterns from their daily cloth cooldown. The new crafted gear is BoE, so if you're not a tailor you may be able to purchase it from the auction house or commission it from a guildmate. These items require Imperial Silk and Haunting Spirits, though, so expect them to be costly.

Head

• Falling Blossom Cowl (hit/mastery) 6 Imperial Silk and 8 Haunting spirit

• Falling Blossom Hood (spirit/mastery) 6 Imperial Silk and 8 Haunting spirit

Feet

• Falling Blossom Treads (hit/mastery) 4 Imperial Silk and 6 Haunting spirit

• Falling Blossom Sandals (spirt/haste) 4 Imperial Silk and 6 Haunting spirit

Valor and reputation gear in patch 5.2

The following ilvl 522 gear can be obtained from the Shado-Pan Assault quartermasters, Ao Pye and Teng of the Flying Daggers. Most items cost valor points and have a reputation requirement.

Neck

• Mender's Battletags (spirit/critical strike) Purchased for 1,250 valor points (requires neutral)

• Destroyer's Battletags (hit/mastery) Purchased for 1,250 valor points (requires neutral)

Shoulders

• Halo-Graced Mantle (spirit/critical strike) Purchased for 750 gold (requires exalted)

• Shoulders of Demonic Dreams (hit/mastery) Purchased for 750 gold (requires exalted)

• Frost-Kissed Shoulderwraps (haste/critical strike) Purchased for 750 gold (requires exalted)

Back

• Shadowspike Cloak (hit/mastery) Purchased for 1,250 valor points (requires honored)

• Dreamweaver Drape (spirit/critical strike) Purchased for 1,250 valor points (requires honored)

Chest

• Robes of Misty Bindings (spirit/critical strike) Purchased for 2,250 valor points (requires revered)

• Fire Support Robes (critical strike/mastery) Purchased for 2,250 valor points (requires revered)

Wrists

• Bracers of Shielding Thought (spirit/mastery) Purchased for 1,250 valor points (requires friendly)

• Troll-Burner Bracers (hit/mastery) Purchased for 1,250 valor points (requires friendly)

Hands

• Flameweaver Handwraps (haste/mastery) Purchased for 1,750 valor points (requires honored)

• Ghostbinder Grips (spirit/critical strike) Purchased for 1,750 valor points (requires honored)

Waist

• Girdle of Glowing Light (spirit/haste)Purchased for 1,750 valor points (requires revered)

• Firestrike Cord (hit/mastery) Purchased for 1,750 valor points (requires revered)

Legs

• Charfire Leggings (hit/critical strike) Purchased for 2,250 valor points (requires honored)

• Wisp-Weave Pantaloons (spirit/critical strike) Purchased for 2,250 valor points (requires honored)

Fingers

• Ring of the Shado-Pan Assault (spirit/haste) Purchased for 1,250 valor points (requires friendly)

• Signet of the Shado-Pan Assault (critical strike/haste) Purchased for 1,250 valor points (requires friendly)

Trinket

• Soothing Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault Purchased for 1,750 valor points (requires friendly)

• Volatile Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault Purchased for 1,750 valor points (requires friendly)

Throne of Thunder raiding gear

The following ilvl 522 items are boss drops from the various monsters and baddies in the Throne of Thunder raid instance. Links are provided for the equivalent gear from Raid Finder (ilvl 502) and Heroic (535) difficulty.

Armor tokens obtained in the Throne of Thunder may be exchanged for tier gear at the Shado-Pan Assault quartermasters, Ao Pye and Teng of the Flying Daggers.

When gearing up, don't forget the two, new world bosses added in patch 5.2, Nalak and Oondasta. Both have a chance to drop tier gear.

Head

• Flamecaster's Burning Crown (critical strike/haste) Drops from Horridon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Hood of the Crimson Wake (haste/mastery) Drops from Dark Animus (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Stonegaze Hood (spirit/critical strike) Drops from Tortos (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Cowl of the Exorcist (spirit/mastery -- healing) Purchased with Helm of the Crackling Conqueror, dropped by Twin Consorts (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Hood of the Exorcist (spirit/haste -- damage) Purchased with Helm of the Crackling Conqueror, dropped by Twin Consorts (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Neck

• Horridon's Tusk Fragment (spirit/mastery) Drops from Horridon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Megaera's Shining Eye (hit/critical strike) Drops from Megaera (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Passionfire Choker (spirit/critical strike) Drops from Twin Consorts (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Soul Prism of Lei-Shen (spirit/haste) Drops from Lei Shen (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Shoulders

• Fissure-Split Shoulderwraps (hit/critical strike) Drops from Jin'rokh the Breaker (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Chilblain Spaulders (critical strike/mastery) Drops from Durumu the Forgotten (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Gleaming-Eye Shoulderpads (spirit/critical strike) Drops from Megaera (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Mantle of the Exorcist (spirit/mastery -- healing) Purchased with Shoulders of the Crackling Conqueror, dropped by Iron Qon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Shoulderguards of the Exorcist (critical strike/haste -- damage) Purchased with Shoulders of the Crackling Conqueror, dropped by Iron Qon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Back

• Drape of Booming Nights (spirit/critical strike) Drops from Jin'rokh the Breaker (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Shimmershell Cape (critical strike/mastery) Drops from Tortos (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Deadly Glare Cape (critical strike/haste) Drops from Durumu the Forgotten (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Constantly Accelerating Cloak (spirit/haste) Drops from Dark Animus (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Chest

• Robes of Static Bursts (spirit/mastery) Drops from Jin'rokh the Breaker (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Robes of the Moon Lotus (spirit/haste) Drops from Twin Consorts (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Zandalari Robes of the Final Rite (hit/critical strike) Drops from Council of Elders (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Robe of Midnight Down (haste/mastery) Drops from Ji-Kun (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Robes of Mutagenic Blood (critical strike/haste) Drops from Primordius (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Robes of the Exorcist (critical strike/haste -- healing) Purchased with Chest of the Crackling Conqueror, dropped by Dark Animus (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Raiment of the Exorcist (hit/mastery -- damage) Purchased with Chest of the Crackling Conqueror, dropped by Dark Animus (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Wrists

• Bracers of Fragile Bone (critical strike/haste) Drops from Primordius (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Vaccinator's Armwraps (spirit/haste) Drops from Horridon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Azure Shell Bracers (critical strike/mastery) Drops from Tortos (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Frostborn Wristwraps (random enchantment) Drops from Megaera (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Bonemender Bracers (spirit/haste) Drops from Primordius (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Hands

• Lightningweaver Gauntlets (hit/mastery) Drops from Jin'rokh the Breaker (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Gloves of the Maimed Vizier (spirit/mastery) Drops from Lei Shen (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Crystal-Claw Gloves (critical strike/haste) Drops from Tortos (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Lifedrainer's Sordid Grip (hit/haste) Drops from Durumu the Forgotten (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Helix-Breaker Gloves (spirit/critical strike) Drops from Primordius (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Handwraps of the Exorcist (spirit/haste -- healing) Purchased with Gauntlets of the Crackling Conqueror, dropped by Council of Elders (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Gloves of the Exorcist (critical strike/mastery -- damage) Purchased with Gauntlets of the Crackling Conqueror, dropped by Council of Elders (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Waist

• Quet'zal's Crackling Cord (spirit/critical strike) Drops from Iron Qon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Cord of Cacophonous Cawing (hit/haste) Drops from Ji-Kun (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Legs

• Al'set's Tormented Leggings (hit/mastery) Drops from Jin'rokh the Breaker (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Saddle-Scarred Leggings (spirit/mastery) Drops from Iron Qon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Legwraps of Cardinality (hit/critical strike) Drops from Lei Shen (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Leggings of Pulsing Blood (critical strike/mastery) Drops from Durumu the Forgotten (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Leggings of Ebon Veins (spirit/critical strike) Drops from Primordius (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Legwraps of the Exorcist (spirit/haste -- healing) Purchased with Leggings of the Crackling Conqueror, dropped by Ji-Kun (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Leggings of the Exorcist (critical strike/haste -- damage) Purchased with Leggings of the Crackling Conqueror, dropped by Ji-Kun (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Feet

• Dam'ren's Frozen Footguards (hit/haste) Drops from Iron Qon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Mar'li's Bloodstained Sandals (spirit/critical strike) Drops from Council of Elders (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Sandals of Arcane Fury (hit/critical strike) Drops from Megaera (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Fingers

• Jin'rokh's Dreamshard (hit/critical strike) Drops from Jin'rokh the Breaker (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Petrified Eye of the Basilisk (spirit/mastery) Drops from Horridon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Durumu's Captive Eyeball (spirit/critical strike) Drops from Durumu the Forgotten (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Ro'shak's Remembrance (critical strike/mastery) Drops from Iron Qon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Trinket

• Horridon's Last Gasp Drops from Horridon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Inscribed Bag of Hydra-Spawn Drops from Megaera (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Stolen Relic of Zuldazar Drops from Primordius (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Lightning-Imbued Chalice Drops from Lei Shen (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Wushoolay's Final Choice Drops from Council of Elders (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Breath of the Hydra Drops from Megaera (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Cha-Ye's Essence of Brilliance Drops from Dark Animus (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Unerring Vision of Lei-Shen Drops from Lei Shen (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Main-hand weapon

• Venomlord's Totemic Wand (critical strike/haste) Drops from Horridon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Ritual Dagger of the Mind's Eye (spirit/critical strike) Drops from Durumu the Forgotten (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Athame of the Sanguine Ritual (haste/mastery) Drops from Dark Animus (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Torall, Rod of the Shattered Throne (spirit/haste) Drops from Lei Shen (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Off-hand frill

• Fetish of the Hydra (hit/critical strike) Drops from Megaera (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Orb of Arcing Lightning (spirit/haste) Drops from Iron Qon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Lei-Shen's Orb of Command (critical strike/haste) Drops from Lei Shen (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Staff

• Dinomancer's spiritbinding Spire (hit/haste) Drops from Horridon (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Giorgio's Caduceus of Pure Moods (spirit/haste) Drops from Ji-Kun (Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Suen-Wo, Spire of the Falling Sun (haste/mastery) Drops from Twin Consorts (Raid Finder/Heroic)

Fail bags, trash mobs, and black markets

The following gear is obtained from various sources. Gear with ilvl 502 can be found in the Raid Finder satchels, Spoils of the Thunder King. The ilvl 502 gear is also being reported to drop from caches in the solo scenario, Troves of the Thunder King. The gear listed below with ilvl 522 can be obtained from trash mobs in Normal difficulty Throne of Thunder. Finally, gear with ilvl 535 is thought to be obtained through the black market auction house.

Neck

• Necklace of the Terra-Cotta Invoker (hit/haste)(Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Necklace of the Terra-Cotta Mender (spirit/mastery)(Raid Finder/Heroic)

Shoulders

• Lost Shoulders of Fire (hit/haste)(Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Lost Shoulders of Healing (spirit/haste)(Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Lost Shoulders of Fluidity (critical strike/haste)(Raid Finder/Heroic)

Waist

• Abandoned Zandalari Firecord (hit/critical strike)(Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Abandoned Zandalari Shadowgirdle (spirit/mastery)(Raid Finder/Heroic)

Feet

• Silentflame Sandals (hit/mastery)(Raid Finder/Heroic)

• Home-Warding Slippers (haste/mastery)(Raid Finder/Heroic)

Spiritual Guidance is WoW Insider's source for priest information. For information on playing the class, check out our Mists of Pandaria guides for discipline, holy, and shadow. For getting geared up, check out our pre-raid gear guide.