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Patch 12.1 · Season 2 · Curse of Ula'tek
Midnight Season 2 BiS Contested List
Where specs converge, loot gets contested - this is the forecast of every argument your council is about to have.
LIVEclient build 12.1.0.69497patch 12.1 "Curse of Ula'tek"launch 12.1 Aug 11 - Season 2 Aug 18updated 2026-09-0369 contested itemsplain-text .txt version
Built from all 40 live Icy Veins 12.1 Best in Slot lists, mapped onto our own vetted Season 2 loot database for every slot, source and item level. Rows our database cannot confirm are marked estimated. Crafted gear and tier tokens sit outside the rankings - tokens have their own map below.
69contested items
418total spec claims
40 of 40specs want Aqirbane Reliquary
13items wanted by 11+ specs
50%of all claims land on bosses 7-8
8 of 8raid bosses with contested loot
Tier tokens excluded - structural, not contested. Bosses 7 and 8 carry 50% of what is left.
Every item level on a row is a DROP item level - the best that source hands you, not the item's ceiling. Anything on the Myth track crest-upgrades to 334 (Myth 6/6) whatever it dropped at, so read the number as where an item comes FROM; only the 344 (above the cap) rows land above the crest cap.
How to read this list
Count = how many of the 40 specs converge on this item in their own live 12.1 guide. More convergence, more contested. Heat comes from that count alone.
Tier tokens are not ranked - one token serves a whole armor family, so the count would just measure armor type. They are in the token map instead.
Crafted gear is excluded. Nobody fights over a crafted belt.
Only items at least one spec lists appear here. This is a contest map, not a loot table.
A high count is not a high priority for YOU - it counts rivals, not upgrade size.
Bosses 7 and 8 dominate the top. That is real, not an artifact of how we counted.
Confirmed = read off that spec's live guide. Estimated = named by a guide but missing from our vetted loot database.
Two specs on one item is not a fight. Two specs on one item off a weekly boss is.
The most contested items in Season 2
25 items
Top 25 by number of specs listing it. Trinkets, rings and the two unrestricted slots - neck and back - dominate, because armor class is the only thing that ever keeps this list short.
1
Aqirbane Reliquaryconfirmeddrops fromUla'tek
40/40Universal
NeckAmuletCrit (dominant)drops at up to 344 (above the cap)
Poison mitigation stapled to raw Crit, and the only neck in the raid that pairs the two. 38 of the 40 specs list it, it drops off the final boss, and how many copies a kill hands you is not something you control.
BloodDeath KnightFrostDeath KnightUnholyDeath KnightDevourerDemon HunterHavocDemon HunterVengeanceDemon HunterBalanceDruidFeralDruidGuardianDruidRestorationDruidAugmentationEvokerDevastationEvoker+28 more
Vile Alchemist's Bandconfirmeddrops fromVashnik the Malignant
22/40Universal
RingRingCrit / Masterydrops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6)
Poison mitigation plus a clean ring statline off boss 4, on 18 lists. Farmable every week, wanted by most of the roster, therefore permanently contested.
BloodDeath KnightFrostDeath KnightDevourerDemon HunterHavocDemon HunterBalanceDruidFeralDruidGuardianDruidAugmentationEvokerDevastationEvokerPreservationEvokerBeast MasteryHunterMarksmanshipHunter+10 more
Sickening Signet of Atroxusconfirmeddrops fromVoidscar Arena
17/40Inferno
RingRingHaste / Masterydrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
A ring from the M+ pool that fits an unusually wide range of profiles - 19 specs list it, the broadest reach of anything outside the raid.
FrostDeath KnightUnholyDeath KnightFeralDruidRestorationDruidPreservationEvokerBeast MasteryHunterSurvivalHunterWindwalkerMonkHolyPaladinProtectionPaladinDisciplinePriestShadowPriest+5 more
Jan'thrazet, the Soul FangVery Rareconfirmeddrops fromUla'tek
17/40Inferno
One-HandDaggerHaste (dominant)drops at up to 344 (above the cap)
A dagger that slows the enemy's casting and hands you Haste, at 344 off the final boss - and 17 caster and healer specs list it.
DevourerDemon HunterBalanceDruidRestorationDruidAugmentationEvokerDevastationEvokerPreservationEvokerArcaneMageFireMageFrostMageDisciplinePriestHolyPriestShadowPriest+5 more
Gebbo's Bottomless Bagconfirmeddrops fromThe Lost Explorers
15/40Inferno
TrinketTrinketProc only - see effectdrops at up to 321 (Myth 2/6)
Works for all three primary stats and randomly improves secondaries, which is how one trinket ends up on 14 different lists.
VengeanceDemon HunterBalanceDruidGuardianDruidDevastationEvokerPreservationEvokerArcaneMageFireMageFrostMageHolyPaladinHolyPriestElementalShamanRestorationShaman+3 more
Charged Sandstone Bandconfirmeddrops fromTemple of Sethraliss
13/40Inferno
RingRingCrit / Masterydrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
Legacy ring out of Temple of Sethraliss that itemizes cleanly for casters - 10 specs list it. M+ farmable, which is the only reason it is not uglier.
DevourerDemon HunterHavocDemon HunterBalanceDruidAugmentationEvokerDevastationEvokerPreservationEvokerBeast MasteryHunterMarksmanshipHunterFrostMageWindwalkerMonkHolyPriestDemonologyWarlock+1 more
DestructionWarlock
10
Apex Brute's Claw Ringconfirmeddrops fromSszorak
13/40Inferno
RingRingCrit / Hastedrops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6)
One of only two rings in the raid carrying the poison mitigation, and on progression that mitigation is not optional. 8 specs list it.
VengeanceDemon HunterGuardianDruidDevastationEvokerProtectionPaladinHolyPriestOutlawRogueElementalShamanEnhancementShamanRestorationShamanAfflictionWarlockDemonologyWarlockDestructionWarlock+1 more
Two-HandPolearmMastery (dominant)drops at up to 344 (above the cap)
Very Rare polearm that trades every other secondary for Mastery. Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster and Windwalker all want the same stick - 4 specs, one polearm slot.
Tier-token contests are structural. One token serves an entire armor family by construction - Venomcured covers all 13 leather specs whether or not any of them would ever argue about itemization - so ranking tokens next to real fights just measures how many specs wear that armor. They live here instead of in the board above. Cloth = Mage, Priest, Warlock. Leather = Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk, Rogue. Mail = Evoker, Hunter, Shaman. Plate = Death Knight, Paladin, Warrior. Ula'tek also drops the Very Rare Slumbering Coil Curio, an omni-token you trade for any slot.
Slot
Boss
Cloth
Leather
Mail
Plate
Claims
Head
The Twin Fangs Boss 6
Venomwoven Effigy
Venomcured Effigy
Venomcast Effigy
Venomforged Effigy
29 specs
Shoulders
The Lost Explorers Boss 3
Venomwoven Remnant
Venomcured Remnant
Venomcast Remnant
Venomforged Remnant
36 specs
Chest
Vashnik the Malignant Boss 4
Venomwoven Icon
Venomcured Icon
Venomcast Icon
Venomforged Icon
38 specs
Hands
Entombed Sentinels Boss 2
Venomwoven Idol
Venomcured Idol
Venomcast Idol
Venomforged Idol
38 specs
Legs
Sszorak Boss 5
Venomwoven Relic
Venomcured Relic
Venomcast Relic
Venomforged Relic
38 specs
The Venomous Abyss - contest per boss
40 contested items
Contest per loot night. Items nobody lists are omitted - if a boss looks quiet here, it is quiet. It gets loud at the end.
4 contested drops, 21 spec claims across the night. Loudest single item: Gebbo's Bottomless Bag (15 specs).
Gebbo's Bottomless Bagconfirmed
15/40Inferno
TrinketTrinketProc only - see effectThe Lost Explorersdrops at up to 321 (Myth 2/6)
Works for all three primary stats and randomly improves secondaries, which is how one trinket ends up on 14 different lists.
VengeanceDemon HunterBalanceDruidGuardianDruidDevastationEvokerPreservationEvokerArcaneMageFireMageFrostMageHolyPaladinHolyPriestElementalShamanRestorationShaman+3 more
5 contested drops, 32 spec claims across the night. Loudest single item: Vile Alchemist's Band (22 specs).
Vile Alchemist's Bandconfirmed
22/40Universal
RingRingCrit / MasteryVashnik the Malignantdrops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6)
Poison mitigation plus a clean ring statline off boss 4, on 18 lists. Farmable every week, wanted by most of the roster, therefore permanently contested.
BloodDeath KnightFrostDeath KnightDevourerDemon HunterHavocDemon HunterBalanceDruidFeralDruidGuardianDruidAugmentationEvokerDevastationEvokerPreservationEvokerBeast MasteryHunterMarksmanshipHunter+10 more
3 contested drops, 21 spec claims across the night. Loudest single item: Apex Brute's Claw Ring (13 specs).
Apex Brute's Claw Ringconfirmed
13/40Inferno
RingRingCrit / HasteSszorakdrops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6)
One of only two rings in the raid carrying the poison mitigation, and on progression that mitigation is not optional. 8 specs list it.
VengeanceDemon HunterGuardianDruidDevastationEvokerProtectionPaladinHolyPriestOutlawRogueElementalShamanEnhancementShamanRestorationShamanAfflictionWarlockDemonologyWarlockDestructionWarlock+1 more
ProtectionWarrior
Ferocious Scalebootsconfirmed
6/40Hot
FeetMailHaste / MasterySszorakdrops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6)
Mail boots off boss 5, on 7 lists spanning every mail class.
One-HandSwordHaste / MasteryThe Coiled Altardrops at up to 344 (above the cap)
One-hand sword off boss 7 for the 3 specs that need a clean stat stick rather than a proc.
DevourerDemon HunterMistweaverMonkHolyPaladin
Ula'tek
Boss 8
Drops: LFR 289 - Normal 302 - Heroic 315 - Mythic 344 (above the cap)
11 contested drops, 107 spec claims across the night. Loudest single item: Aqirbane Reliquary (40 specs).
Aqirbane Reliquaryconfirmed
40/40Universal
NeckAmuletCrit (dominant)Ula'tekdrops at up to 344 (above the cap)
Poison mitigation stapled to raw Crit, and the only neck in the raid that pairs the two. 38 of the 40 specs list it, it drops off the final boss, and how many copies a kill hands you is not something you control.
BloodDeath KnightFrostDeath KnightUnholyDeath KnightDevourerDemon HunterHavocDemon HunterVengeanceDemon HunterBalanceDruidFeralDruidGuardianDruidRestorationDruidAugmentationEvokerDevastationEvoker+28 more
One-HandDaggerHaste (dominant)Ula'tekdrops at up to 344 (above the cap)
A dagger that slows the enemy's casting and hands you Haste, at 344 off the final boss - and 17 caster and healer specs list it.
DevourerDemon HunterBalanceDruidRestorationDruidAugmentationEvokerDevastationEvokerPreservationEvokerArcaneMageFireMageFrostMageDisciplinePriestHolyPriestShadowPriest+5 more
Two-HandPolearmMastery (dominant)Ula'tekdrops at up to 344 (above the cap)
Very Rare polearm that trades every other secondary for Mastery. Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster and Windwalker all want the same stick - 4 specs, one polearm slot.
Main HandDaggerCrit (dominant)Ula'tekdrops at up to 344 (above the cap)
Very Rare dagger that stacks a Necrotic Wound, listed by 2 specs - both of them Rogues. A small, vicious contest.
AssassinationRogueOutlawRogueSubtletyRogue
Caustic Repose GreatbowVery Rareconfirmed
2/40Warm
RangedBowCrit (dominant)Ula'tekdrops at up to 344 (above the cap)
Very Rare bow that trades every other secondary for Crit. Both Hunter specs that want a bow are queued behind it, and it only drops off the final boss.
Beast MasteryHunterMarksmanshipHunter
2 single-spec rowsnobody argues about these
Awoken Dreadfang CuirassVery RareCantripconfirmed
1/40Mild
ChestMailCrit (dominant) + cantripUla'tekdrops at up to 344 (above the cap)
Very Rare Crit cantrip chest that survives the Catalyst, and all 1 mail specs list it. Mail's headline drop.
SurvivalHunter
Jaw of the Shackled GoddessVery Rareconfirmed
1/40Mild
One-HandSwordHaste (dominant)Ula'tekdrops at up to 344 (above the cap)
One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality.
FrostDeath Knight
Mythic+ pool
22 contested items
The saving grace of every contested M+ item is that you can run it again on Tuesday. Contest here is temporary in a way raid contest is not.
Altar of Fangs
Drops: M+ 292 - 311 from the dungeon, 318 from the vault
5 contested drops, 21 spec claims - and it is farmable, which is the whole point.
Band of the Amani Warlordconfirmed
11/40Inferno
RingRingCrit / HasteAltar of Fangsdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
Dungeon ring from the new Altar of Fangs that lands cleanly for 6 specs. Farmable, so this contest resolves itself faster than a raid one.
LegsLeatherCrit / HasteDen of Nalorakkdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
Listed as a Best in Slot piece by both Rogue guides - note our vetted loot database has this as a LEGS item, so treat the slot with suspicion until it is re-verified.
Drops: M+ 292 - 311 from the dungeon, 318 from the vault
2 contested drops, 3 spec claims - and it is farmable, which is the whole point.
Lightwarden's Bindconfirmed
2/40Warm
RingRingMastery / VersThe Blinding Valedrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
One spec, one ring, no argument. Hand it over and move on.
BloodDeath KnightSubtletyRogue
Luminescent Sproutconfirmed
1/40Mild
Off-handHeld In Off-handHaste / MasteryThe Blinding Valedrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
Listed as Best in Slot by 2 specs - the field for this slot is thin enough that they all landed on the same drop.
PreservationEvoker
Voidscar Arena
Drops: M+ 292 - 311 from the dungeon, 318 from the vault
3 contested drops, 21 spec claims - and it is farmable, which is the whole point.
Sickening Signet of Atroxusconfirmed
17/40Inferno
RingRingHaste / MasteryVoidscar Arenadrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
A ring from the M+ pool that fits an unusually wide range of profiles - 19 specs list it, the broadest reach of anything outside the raid.
FrostDeath KnightUnholyDeath KnightFeralDruidRestorationDruidPreservationEvokerBeast MasteryHunterSurvivalHunterWindwalkerMonkHolyPaladinProtectionPaladinDisciplinePriestShadowPriest+5 more
Off-handHeld In Off-handHaste / VersKings' Restdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality.
MistweaverMonkDisciplinePriest
Goldfeather Bootsconfirmed
2/40Warm
FeetLeatherMastery / VersKings' Restdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality.
BrewmasterMonkSubtletyRogue
3 single-spec rowsnobody argues about these
Down-Lined Breechesconfirmed
1/40Mild
LegsClothCrit / MasteryKings' Restdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality.
FrostMage
Mantle of Ceremonial Ascensionconfirmed
1/40Mild
ShoulderClothHaste / MasteryKings' Restdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality.
ShadowPriest
Primal Dinomancer's Beltconfirmed
1/40Mild
WaistLeatherCrit / HasteKings' Restdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality.
MistweaverMonk
Temple of Sethraliss
Drops: M+ 292 - 311 from the dungeon, 318 from the vault
2 contested drops, 14 spec claims - and it is farmable, which is the whole point.
Charged Sandstone Bandconfirmed
13/40Inferno
RingRingCrit / MasteryTemple of Sethralissdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
Legacy ring out of Temple of Sethraliss that itemizes cleanly for casters - 10 specs list it. M+ farmable, which is the only reason it is not uglier.
DevourerDemon HunterHavocDemon HunterBalanceDruidAugmentationEvokerDevastationEvokerPreservationEvokerBeast MasteryHunterMarksmanshipHunterFrostMageWindwalkerMonkHolyPriestDemonologyWarlock+1 more
DestructionWarlock
Sand-Shined Snakeskin Sandalsconfirmed
1/40Mild
FeetLeatherCrit / MasteryTemple of Sethralissdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault)
One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality.
HavocDemon Hunter
Ruby Life Pools
Drops: M+ 292 - 311 from the dungeon, 318 from the vault
Zero contested drops. Not one of the 40 specs lists anything from here in its Overall Best in Slot - the only dungeon in the Season 2 pool nobody argues about.
No contested drops here - not one spec lists an item from this source as Best in Slot.
Tidebound Grotto
7 contested items
One boss, one lockout a week, and a surprisingly loaded loot table.
Tidebound Grotto
Lair boss
Drops: World 279 - Normal 292 - Heroic 305 - Mythic 318
One boss, once a week, 7 contested drops and 27 spec claims stacked behind them.
Wavecaller's Seastoneconfirmed
12/40Inferno
TrinketTrinketHaste + procNymrissa Wavecallerdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6)
Stacking Intellect off the Lair boss, on 8 caster lists - against one boss on a weekly lockout.
Off-handShieldHaste / MasteryNymrissa Wavecallerdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6)
A shield - one claimant left, and only so many specs can even hold one.
HolyPaladinElementalShaman
Frostscale's Mystic Frondconfirmed
2/40Warm
Off-handHeld In Off-handCrit / MasteryNymrissa Wavecallerdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6)
One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality.
FrostMageHolyPriest
Breakwater Bootsconfirmed
2/40Warm
FeetLeatherHaste / VersNymrissa Wavecallerdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6)
One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality.
VengeanceDemon HunterMistweaverMonk
2 single-spec rowsnobody argues about these
Pauldrons of the Forgotten Sacrificeconfirmed
1/40Mild
ShoulderPlateNymrissa Wavecallerdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6)
A BoE trash drop named by a live guide. Our loot database's BoE section is still empty, so this row is unverified and the source is the guide's word alone.
ArmsWarrior
Rising Tide Wristguardsconfirmed
1/40Mild
WristMailCrit / MasteryNymrissa Wavecallerdrops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6)
One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality.
PreservationEvoker
Confidence key
confirmedThe spec list behind this row came from reading those specs' live 12.1 Best in Slot guides, and the item exists in our vetted Season 2 loot database.
estimatedA live guide named this item but our vetted loot database does not carry it, so its slot, source and item level are the guide's word alone and not yet verified.
