With the bazillions of dailies one could complete in support of raising your faction high enough with them in order to purchase something useful, there’s one thing for certain: You’ve GOT TO prioritize! If you try to grind out all the factions at once, you’ll quickly burn out and retreat to the safety of the pet battles. And collecting all the pets. Ahem.
As previously noted, I only ever really stick with and play my spellcasters. Hence this guide focusing on factions you’ll want your shadow priest to rep up with in order to improve your gear. Note that I am including both +hit and spirit caster pieces. However, many of the spirit pieces have mastery as a stat, which is your least desireable stat. Keep that in mind when choosing which piece you want. Of course, if you want to use items for a healing offspec in addition to shadow, the spirit gear would be the way to go.
As a reminder, your shadow priest stat priority is:
- Intellect
- 15% Spell Hit (obtained with Hit or Spirit) will enable your spells to not miss on bosses
- Haste (aiming for 19.03% to earn 2 extra ticks of Shadow Word: Pain and Devouring Plague)
- Crit
- Mastery
I’m leaving the Tillers and The Anglers for another post since their rewards are fun and benefit your cooking and fishing professions, but are not factions that reward gear for improving your gameplay. Ditto for the Lorewalkers and Order of the Cloud Serpent.
Golden Lotus
Revered status with the Golden Lotus faction will allow you to pick up quests pointing you to the daily quest hubs for Shaod-Pan and August Celestials.
Gear
- Leven’s Circle of Hope (489 epic spirit ring) requires Honored, costs 1250 Valor points
- Simple Harmonius Ring (489 epic +hit ring) requires Honored, costs 1250 Valor points
- Mantle of the Golden Sun (489 epic +hit shoulders) requires Revered, costs 1750 Valor points
- Tenderheart Shoulders (489 epic spirit shoulders) requires Revered, costs 1750 Valor points
- Vestments of Thundering Skies (489 +hit robe) requires Revered, costs 2250 Valor points
- Robe of the Five Sisters (489 epic spirit robe) requires Revered, costs 2250 Valor points
Tailoring Patterns
- Pattern: Gloves of Creation requires Honored, costs $50g
- Pattern: Spelltwister’s Gloves requires Honored, costs $50g
- Pattern: Greater Cerulean Spellthread requires Honored, costs $50g
- Pattern: Greater Pearlescent Spellthread requires Honored, costs $50g
- Pattern: Robes of Creation requiresHonored, costs $50g
- Pattern: Spelltwister’s Grand Robe requires Honored, costs $50g
Misc
- Reins of the Azure Riding Crane requires Exalted, costs $500g
- Reins of the Golden Riding Crane requires Exalted, costs $2500g
- Reins of the Regal Riding Crane requires Exalted, costs $1500g
- Golden Lotus Tabard requires Exalted, costs $10g
The August Celestials
To unlock the daily quests for this reputation, you must be Revered with Golden Lotus.
Gear
- Bracers of Inlaid Jade (489 epic spirit bracers) requires Honored, costs 1250 Valor points
- Minh’s Beaten Bracers (489 epic +hit bracers) requires Honored, costs 1250 Valor points
- Gloves of Red Feathers (489 epic spirit gloves) requires Revered, costs 1750 Valor points
- Sunspeaker’s Flared Gloves (489 epic +hit gloves) requires Revered, costs 1750 Valor points
- Storm-Sing Sandals (489 epic spirit boots) requires Revered, costs 1750 Valor points
- Void Flame Slippers (489 epic +hit boots) requires Revered, costs 1750 Valor points
Enchanting Formulas
- Formula: Enchant Bracer – Exceptional Strength requires Revered, costs $40g
- Formula: Enchant Bracer – Greater Agility requires Revered, costs $40g
- Formula: Enchant Bracer – Super Intellect requires Revered, costs $40g
Misc
- Reins of the Thundering August Cloud Serpent requires Exalted, costs $10,000g
- Pattern: Royal Satchel tailoring pattern for 28 slot bag, requires Exalted, costs $50g
- August Celestials Tabardrequires Exalted, costs $10g
The Klaxxi
Per WoWhead, to grind rep with The Klaxxi, you’ll have to do a lengthy Dread Wastes quest chain that starts with Psycho Mantid. Once you reach honored, you may obtain ~6 quests from the Elders you freed.
Gear
- Links of the Lucid (489 epic spirit neck) requires Honored, costs 1250 Valor points
- Wire of the Wakener (489 epic +hit neck) requires Honored, costs 1250 Valor points
- Klaxxi Lash of the Orator (489 epic +hit waist) requires Revered, costs 1750 Valor points
- Klaxxi Lash of the Seeker (489 epic +spirit waist) requires Revered, costs 1750 Valor points
- Leggings of the Poisoned Soul (489 epic +hit legs) requires Revered, costs 2250 Valor points
- Poisoncrafter’s Kilt (489 epic spirit legs) requires Revered, costs 2250 Valor points
- Amber Scythe of Klaxxi’vess (463 blue staff) requires Exalted, costs $212g
- Amber Spine of Klaxxi’vess (463 blue dagger) requires Exalted, costs $168g
Misc
- Reins of the Amber Scorpion requires Exalted, costs $10,000g
- Klaxxi Tabard requires Exalted, costs $10g
The Shado-Pan
To unlock the daily quest hub in Townlong Steppes, you must be Revered with Golden Lotus. Until then you can gain rep with the Sdhado-Pan by questing throughout Townlong Steppes.
Gear
- Cloak of Snow Blossoms (489 epic +hit cloak) requires Honored, costs 1250 Valor points
- Sagewhisper’s Wrap (489 epic spirit cloak) requires Honored, costs 1250 Valor points
- Blossom of Pure Snow (489 epic intel/crit trinket) requires Revered, costs 1750 Valor points
- Firecracker Corona (489 epic+hit headpiece) requires Revered, costs 2250 Valor points
- Yalia’s Cowl (489 epic spirit headpiece) requires Revered, costs 2250 Valor points
- Replica Shado-Pan Helmet (transmog helm, no stats) requires Exalted, costs $18g
Enchanting Formulas
- Formula: Enchant Weapon – Dancing Steel, requires Revered, costs $40g
- Formula: Enchant Weapon – Jade Spirit, requires Revered, costs $40g
- Formula: Enchant Weapon – River’s Song, requires Revered, costs $40g
Misc
- Reins of the Blue Shado-Pan Riding Tiger, requires Exalted, costs $500g
- Reins of the Green Shado-Pan Riding Tiger, requires Exalted, costs $1500g
- Reins of the Red Shado-Pan Riding Tiger, requires Exalted, costs $2500g
- Stack of Bamboo Summon a stack of bamboo at the target location that you can break. Requires Honored, costs $50g.
- Stack of Stone Blocks Summon a stack of stone blocks at the target location that you can break. Requires Honored, costs $50g.
- Stack of Wooden Boards Summon a stack of wooden boards at the target location that you can break. Requires Honored, costs $50g.
- Shado-Pan Tabard, Requires Exalted, costs $10g
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