============================================================================== WOW MIDNIGHT SEASON 2 - BIS CONTESTED LIST (THE MOST CONTESTED LOOT) Patch 12.1 "Curse of Ula'tek" | 12.1 Aug 11 - Season 2 Aug 18 | LIVE build 12.1.0.69497 | updated 2026-09-03 ============================================================================== Patch 12.1 "Curse of Ula'tek" - 40 specs, one loot table. Where specs converge, loot gets contested - this is the forecast of every argument your council is about to have. Kept current - we rebuild this contested list as the guides move and as Season 2 settles. Accurate as of 2026-09-03. When the lists change, this page changes. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE SHAPE OF THE SEASON ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 69 contested items 418 total spec claims 40 of 40 specs want Aqirbane Reliquary 13 items wanted by 11+ specs 50% of all claims land on bosses 7-8 8 of 8 raid bosses with contested loot Tier tokens excluded - structural, not contested. Bosses 7 and 8 carry 50% of what is left. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HEAT TIERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNIVERSAL 21+ specs Basically everyone can use it. This is a loot RULE conversation, not a vote. INFERNO 11-20 specs A whole stat family deep. Decide your rule before the boss dies. HOT 6-10 specs A real queue - somebody waits weeks for this. WARM 2-5 specs A normal contest. Resolves itself in a couple of lockouts. MILD 1 spec One claimant. If they are in the raid it is theirs. 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 ============================================================================== 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 Reliquary [UNIVERSAL] [40 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Neck | Amulet | Crit (dominant) | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Devourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Restoration Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Frost Mage, Brewmaster Monk, Mistweaver Monk, Windwalker Monk, Holy Paladin, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Shadow Priest, Assassination Rogue, Outlaw Rogue, Subtlety Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman, Restoration Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: 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. #2 Silken Voodoo Drape [UNIVERSAL] [37 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Back | Cloak | Haste / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Devourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Restoration Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Frost Mage, Brewmaster Monk, Windwalker Monk, Holy Paladin, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Shadow Priest, Assassination Rogue, Subtlety Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: A cloak, so no armor class gates it - and 37 of the 40 specs land on it anyway. The purest council bloodbath on this page. #3 Vile Alchemist's Band [UNIVERSAL] [22 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Crit / Mastery | Vashnik the Malignant | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Devourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Frost Mage, Holy Paladin, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Shadow Priest, Assassination Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: 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. #4 Voracious Heart of Ula'tek [INFERNO] [19 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Trinket | Trinket | Crit + proc | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Feral Druid, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Brewmaster Monk, Windwalker Monk, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Assassination Rogue, Outlaw Rogue, Subtlety Rogue, Enhancement Shaman, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: Strength and Agility primary stat that feeds on your own attacks, at 344 off the final boss. 20 specs list it, and most of them have it top-two. #5 Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique [INFERNO] [18 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Trinket | Trinket | Proc only - see effect | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Havoc Demon Hunter, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Beast Mastery Hunter, Survival Hunter, Brewmaster Monk, Windwalker Monk, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Outlaw Rogue, Subtlety Rogue, Enhancement Shaman, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: Throws an axe that scales with the target's missing health - the execute trinket, and 19 specs want it. #6 Sickening Signet of Atroxus [INFERNO] [17 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Haste / Mastery | Voidscar Arena | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Feral Druid, Restoration Druid, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Survival Hunter, Windwalker Monk, Holy Paladin, Protection Paladin, Discipline Priest, Shadow Priest, Subtlety Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: 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. #7 Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang [INFERNO] [17 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] One-Hand | Dagger | Haste (dominant) | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Devourer Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Restoration Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Frost Mage, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Shadow Priest, Elemental Shaman, Restoration Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: 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. #8 Gebbo's Bottomless Bag [INFERNO] [15 specs] [confirmed] Trinket | Trinket | Proc only - see effect | The Lost Explorers | drops at up to 321 (Myth 2/6) specs: Vengeance Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Guardian Druid, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Frost Mage, Holy Paladin, Holy Priest, Elemental Shaman, Restoration Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: Works for all three primary stats and randomly improves secondaries, which is how one trinket ends up on 14 different lists. #9 Charged Sandstone Band [INFERNO] [13 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Crit / Mastery | Temple of Sethraliss | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Devourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Frost Mage, Windwalker Monk, Holy Priest, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: 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. #10 Apex Brute's Claw Ring [INFERNO] [13 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Crit / Haste | Sszorak | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Vengeance Demon Hunter, Guardian Druid, Devastation Evoker, Protection Paladin, Holy Priest, Outlaw Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman, Restoration Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock, Protection Warrior why: One of only two rings in the raid carrying the poison mitigation, and on progression that mitigation is not optional. 8 specs list it. #11 Wavecaller's Seastone [INFERNO] [12 specs] [confirmed] Trinket | Trinket | Haste + proc | Nymrissa Wavecaller | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Devourer Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Restoration Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Frost Mage, Mistweaver Monk, Discipline Priest, Shadow Priest, Restoration Shaman, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: Stacking Intellect off the Lair boss, on 8 caster lists - against one boss on a weekly lockout. #12 Sash of the Forlorn Vessel [INFERNO] [11 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Waist | Leather | Haste / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Devourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Restoration Druid, Brewmaster Monk, Windwalker Monk, Assassination Rogue, Subtlety Rogue why: Leather waist off boss 7, on 10 of the 13 leather lists - and it drops from the same boss as the cloak most of them also want. #13 Band of the Amani Warlord [INFERNO] [11 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Crit / Haste | Altar of Fangs | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Survival Hunter, Protection Paladin, Assassination Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Destruction Warlock, Arms Warrior, Protection Warrior why: 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. #14 Cackling Soultreads [HOT] [9 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Feet | Cloth | Haste / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Frost Mage, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Shadow Priest, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: Cloth boots off boss 7 that all 9 cloth specs list. Boss 7 carries more spec claims than any other night in the raid. #15 Girdle of Toxic Regret [HOT] [9 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Waist | Plate | Crit / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Holy Paladin, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: Plate waist off boss 7, and every single plate spec in the game lists it - all 9 of them, tanks, healer and DPS alike. #16 Venomkeeper's Horrific Cowl [HOT] [7 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] [CANTRIP] Head | Cloth | Mastery (dominant) + cantrip | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: Very Rare Mastery cantrip helm that survives the Catalyst - 7 of the 9 cloth specs list it, off the final boss. #17 Alluring Bubbleband [HOT] [7 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Haste / Vers | Nymrissa Wavecaller | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Vengeance Demon Hunter, Restoration Druid, Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Mistweaver Monk, Discipline Priest, Outlaw Rogue why: A Lair ring on 7 lists - and the Lair is one boss on a weekly lockout. The math on that is not kind. #18 Aman'muso, Warlord's Vengeance [HOT] [7 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] One-Hand | Axe | Haste / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Frost Death Knight, Havoc Demon Hunter, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Protection Paladin, Outlaw Rogue, Enhancement Shaman, Protection Warrior why: One-hand axe from the Bite of Zul'jan mini-set with a spreading Venomfang DoT. Tanks and dual-wielders both want it, 7 specs deep. #19 Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel [HOT] [7 specs] [confirmed] Trinket | Trinket | Proc only - see effect | Nek'zali the Soulcoiler | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Restoration Druid, Preservation Evoker, Mistweaver Monk, Holy Paladin, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Restoration Shaman why: The healer ritual trinket off boss 1 - and all 7 healer specs list it. Boss 1 is the raid's opener, so expect a queue from week one. #20 Gaze of the Coiled Watcher [HOT] [7 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] [CANTRIP] Head | Leather | Haste (dominant) + cantrip | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Havoc Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Guardian Druid, Mistweaver Monk, Windwalker Monk, Assassination Rogue, Outlaw Rogue why: Very Rare Haste cantrip helm that survives the Catalyst, on 4 lists. Leather's headline drop, and it only falls off the final boss. #21 Ferocious Scaleboots [HOT] [6 specs] [confirmed] Feet | Mail | Haste / Mastery | Sszorak | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Elemental Shaman why: Mail boots off boss 5, on 7 lists spanning every mail class. #22 Maze-roa, Warlord's Fury [HOT] [6 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Two-Hand | Axe | Crit / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Survival Hunter, Retribution Paladin, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior why: The two-hand half of the Bite of Zul'jan set, on 6 lists across Death Knights, Hunters, Paladins and Warriors. #23 Abyssal Broodfiend's Bardiche [WARM] [5 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] Two-Hand | Polearm | Mastery (dominant) | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Survival Hunter, Brewmaster Monk, Windwalker Monk why: 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. #24 Serpentine Mixing Belt [WARM] [4 specs] [confirmed] Waist | Mail | Haste / Mastery | Vashnik the Malignant | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman why: Mail waist off boss 4, and 5 Evoker and Shaman specs land on it. #25 Freightrunner's Flask [WARM] [4 specs] [confirmed] Trinket | Trinket | Proc only - see effect | Murder Row | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Devourer Demon Hunter, Arcane Mage, Shadow Priest, Destruction Warlock why: M+ trinket that quietly beats several raid options for casters, on 6 lists. Being farmable is the only thing keeping this civil. ============================================================================== WHERE THE TIER TOKENS DROP [NOT RANKED] ============================================================================== 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. Head The Twin Fangs (Boss 6) - 29 spec claims Cloth Venomwoven Effigy Leather Venomcured Effigy Mail Venomcast Effigy Plate Venomforged Effigy Shoulders The Lost Explorers (Boss 3) - 36 spec claims Cloth Venomwoven Remnant Leather Venomcured Remnant Mail Venomcast Remnant Plate Venomforged Remnant Chest Vashnik the Malignant (Boss 4) - 38 spec claims Cloth Venomwoven Icon Leather Venomcured Icon Mail Venomcast Icon Plate Venomforged Icon Hands Entombed Sentinels (Boss 2) - 38 spec claims Cloth Venomwoven Idol Leather Venomcured Idol Mail Venomcast Idol Plate Venomforged Idol Legs Sszorak (Boss 5) - 38 spec claims Cloth Venomwoven Relic Leather Venomcured Relic Mail Venomcast Relic Plate Venomforged Relic ============================================================================== THE VENOMOUS ABYSS - CONTEST PER BOSS [RAID - 8 BOSSES] ============================================================================== Contest per loot night. Items nobody lists are omitted - if a boss looks quiet here, it is quiet. It gets loud at the end. Nek'zali the Soulcoiler (Boss 1) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Drops: LFR 279 - Normal 292 - Heroic 305 - Mythic 318 5 contested drops, 14 spec claims across the night. Loudest single item: Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel (7 specs). Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel [HOT] [7 specs] [confirmed] Trinket | Trinket | Proc only - see effect | Nek'zali the Soulcoiler | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Restoration Druid, Preservation Evoker, Mistweaver Monk, Holy Paladin, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Restoration Shaman why: The healer ritual trinket off boss 1 - and all 7 healer specs list it. Boss 1 is the raid's opener, so expect a queue from week one. Restless Spirit Shackles [WARM] [3 specs] [confirmed] Wrist | Leather | Crit / Haste | Nek'zali the Soulcoiler | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Balance Druid, Guardian Druid, Outlaw Rogue why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Amani Summoning Shawl [WARM] [2 specs] [confirmed] Back | Cloak | Crit / Vers | Nek'zali the Soulcoiler | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Outlaw Rogue, Restoration Shaman why: Boss 1 cloak for the 2 specs whose profile the boss 7 drape does not flatter. Cursed Reliquary Cincture [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Waist | Mail | Crit / Vers | Nek'zali the Soulcoiler | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Restoration Shaman why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Tomb-Creeper's Claw [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] One-Hand | Fist Weapon | Crit / Haste | Nek'zali the Soulcoiler | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Vengeance Demon Hunter why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Entombed Sentinels (Boss 2) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Drops: LFR 282 - Normal 295 - Heroic 308 - Mythic 321 2 contested drops, 7 spec claims across the night. Loudest single item: Spine of the Hissing Abyss (6 specs). Spine of the Hissing Abyss [HOT] [6 specs] [confirmed] Off-hand | Held In Off-hand | Haste / Mastery | Entombed Sentinels | drops at up to 321 (Myth 2/6) specs: Restoration Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Shadow Priest, Demonology Warlock why: Off-hand out of boss 2, down to a single caster claimant. Keeper's Seething Core [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Trinket | Trinket | Proc only - see effect | Entombed Sentinels | drops at up to 321 (Myth 2/6) specs: Vengeance Demon Hunter why: A trinket exactly one spec wants - genuinely rare, and a quiet moment on an otherwise loud loot table. The Lost Explorers (Boss 3) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Drops: LFR 282 - Normal 295 - Heroic 308 - Mythic 321 4 contested drops, 21 spec claims across the night. Loudest single item: Gebbo's Bottomless Bag (15 specs). Gebbo's Bottomless Bag [INFERNO] [15 specs] [confirmed] Trinket | Trinket | Proc only - see effect | The Lost Explorers | drops at up to 321 (Myth 2/6) specs: Vengeance Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Guardian Druid, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Frost Mage, Holy Paladin, Holy Priest, Elemental Shaman, Restoration Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: Works for all three primary stats and randomly improves secondaries, which is how one trinket ends up on 14 different lists. Venom-Slashed Scuteward [WARM] [3 specs] [confirmed] Off-hand | Shield | Crit / Haste | The Lost Explorers | drops at up to 321 (Myth 2/6) specs: Protection Paladin, Restoration Shaman, Protection Warrior why: The raid's only shield, off boss 3, and 2 specs list it - both of them tanks. Boots of the Reckless Wayfarer [WARM] [2 specs] [confirmed] Feet | Mail | Crit / Mastery | The Lost Explorers | drops at up to 321 (Myth 2/6) specs: Marksmanship Hunter, Enhancement Shaman why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Shellbound Bracers [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Wrist | Plate | Crit / Mastery | The Lost Explorers | drops at up to 321 (Myth 2/6) specs: Holy Paladin why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Vashnik the Malignant (Boss 4) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Drops: LFR 285 - Normal 298 - Heroic 311 - Mythic 324 5 contested drops, 32 spec claims across the night. Loudest single item: Vile Alchemist's Band (22 specs). Vile Alchemist's Band [UNIVERSAL] [22 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Crit / Mastery | Vashnik the Malignant | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Devourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Frost Mage, Holy Paladin, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Shadow Priest, Assassination Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: 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. Serpentine Mixing Belt [WARM] [4 specs] [confirmed] Waist | Mail | Haste / Mastery | Vashnik the Malignant | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman why: Mail waist off boss 4, and 5 Evoker and Shaman specs land on it. Scaled Fiend's Warboots [WARM] [4 specs] [confirmed] Feet | Plate | Haste / Mastery | Vashnik the Malignant | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Frost Death Knight, Holy Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Fury Warrior why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Frothing Venom Spaulders [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Shoulder | Leather | Crit / Mastery | Vashnik the Malignant | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Balance Druid why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Malignant Toothed Edge [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Two-Hand | Sword | Haste / Mastery | Vashnik the Malignant | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Fury Warrior why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Sszorak (Boss 5) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Drops: LFR 285 - Normal 298 - Heroic 311 - Mythic 324 3 contested drops, 21 spec claims across the night. Loudest single item: Apex Brute's Claw Ring (13 specs). Apex Brute's Claw Ring [INFERNO] [13 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Crit / Haste | Sszorak | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Vengeance Demon Hunter, Guardian Druid, Devastation Evoker, Protection Paladin, Holy Priest, Outlaw Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman, Restoration Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock, Protection Warrior why: One of only two rings in the raid carrying the poison mitigation, and on progression that mitigation is not optional. 8 specs list it. Ferocious Scaleboots [HOT] [6 specs] [confirmed] Feet | Mail | Haste / Mastery | Sszorak | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Elemental Shaman why: Mail boots off boss 5, on 7 lists spanning every mail class. Caustic Chain-Wrapped Sash [WARM] [2 specs] [confirmed] Waist | Cloth | Haste / Mastery | Sszorak | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Arcane Mage, Fire Mage why: Listed as Best in Slot by 3 specs - the field for this slot is thin enough that they all landed on the same drop. The Twin Fangs (Boss 6) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Drops: LFR 285 - Normal 298 - Heroic 311 - Mythic 324 2 contested drops, 4 spec claims across the night. Loudest single item: Bespittled Slitherslippers (3 specs). Bespittled Slitherslippers [WARM] [3 specs] [confirmed] Feet | Leather | Crit / Haste | The Twin Fangs | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Balance Druid, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid why: Listed as Best in Slot by 2 specs - the field for this slot is thin enough that they all landed on the same drop. Amulet of the Twin Fangs [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Neck | Amulet | Haste / Mastery | The Twin Fangs | drops at up to 324 (Myth 3/6) specs: Restoration Druid why: The only spec whose list this neck reaches. Uncontested, which on this page counts as a luxury. The Coiled Altar (Boss 7) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Drops: LFR 289 - Normal 302 - Heroic 315 - Mythic 344 (above the cap) 8 contested drops, 100 spec claims across the night. Loudest single item: Silken Voodoo Drape (37 specs). Silken Voodoo Drape [UNIVERSAL] [37 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Back | Cloak | Haste / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Devourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Restoration Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Frost Mage, Brewmaster Monk, Windwalker Monk, Holy Paladin, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Shadow Priest, Assassination Rogue, Subtlety Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: A cloak, so no armor class gates it - and 37 of the 40 specs land on it anyway. The purest council bloodbath on this page. Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique [INFERNO] [18 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Trinket | Trinket | Proc only - see effect | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Havoc Demon Hunter, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Beast Mastery Hunter, Survival Hunter, Brewmaster Monk, Windwalker Monk, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Outlaw Rogue, Subtlety Rogue, Enhancement Shaman, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: Throws an axe that scales with the target's missing health - the execute trinket, and 19 specs want it. Sash of the Forlorn Vessel [INFERNO] [11 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Waist | Leather | Haste / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Devourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Restoration Druid, Brewmaster Monk, Windwalker Monk, Assassination Rogue, Subtlety Rogue why: Leather waist off boss 7, on 10 of the 13 leather lists - and it drops from the same boss as the cloak most of them also want. Cackling Soultreads [HOT] [9 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Feet | Cloth | Haste / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Frost Mage, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Shadow Priest, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: Cloth boots off boss 7 that all 9 cloth specs list. Boss 7 carries more spec claims than any other night in the raid. Girdle of Toxic Regret [HOT] [9 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Waist | Plate | Crit / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Holy Paladin, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: Plate waist off boss 7, and every single plate spec in the game lists it - all 9 of them, tanks, healer and DPS alike. Aman'muso, Warlord's Vengeance [HOT] [7 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] One-Hand | Axe | Haste / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Frost Death Knight, Havoc Demon Hunter, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Protection Paladin, Outlaw Rogue, Enhancement Shaman, Protection Warrior why: One-hand axe from the Bite of Zul'jan mini-set with a spreading Venomfang DoT. Tanks and dual-wielders both want it, 7 specs deep. Maze-roa, Warlord's Fury [HOT] [6 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Two-Hand | Axe | Crit / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Survival Hunter, Retribution Paladin, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior why: The two-hand half of the Bite of Zul'jan set, on 6 lists across Death Knights, Hunters, Paladins and Warriors. Baleful Hexblade [WARM] [3 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] One-Hand | Sword | Haste / Mastery | The Coiled Altar | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Devourer Demon Hunter, Mistweaver Monk, Holy Paladin why: One-hand sword off boss 7 for the 3 specs that need a clean stat stick rather than a proc. 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 Reliquary [UNIVERSAL] [40 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Neck | Amulet | Crit (dominant) | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Devourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Restoration Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Frost Mage, Brewmaster Monk, Mistweaver Monk, Windwalker Monk, Holy Paladin, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Shadow Priest, Assassination Rogue, Outlaw Rogue, Subtlety Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman, Restoration Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: 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. Voracious Heart of Ula'tek [INFERNO] [19 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] Trinket | Trinket | Crit + proc | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Feral Druid, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Brewmaster Monk, Windwalker Monk, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Assassination Rogue, Outlaw Rogue, Subtlety Rogue, Enhancement Shaman, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: Strength and Agility primary stat that feeds on your own attacks, at 344 off the final boss. 20 specs list it, and most of them have it top-two. Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang [INFERNO] [17 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] One-Hand | Dagger | Haste (dominant) | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Devourer Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Restoration Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Frost Mage, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Shadow Priest, Elemental Shaman, Restoration Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: 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. Venomkeeper's Horrific Cowl [HOT] [7 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] [CANTRIP] Head | Cloth | Mastery (dominant) + cantrip | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Discipline Priest, Holy Priest, Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: Very Rare Mastery cantrip helm that survives the Catalyst - 7 of the 9 cloth specs list it, off the final boss. Gaze of the Coiled Watcher [HOT] [7 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] [CANTRIP] Head | Leather | Haste (dominant) + cantrip | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Havoc Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Guardian Druid, Mistweaver Monk, Windwalker Monk, Assassination Rogue, Outlaw Rogue why: Very Rare Haste cantrip helm that survives the Catalyst, on 4 lists. Leather's headline drop, and it only falls off the final boss. Abyssal Broodfiend's Bardiche [WARM] [5 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] Two-Hand | Polearm | Mastery (dominant) | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Feral Druid, Guardian Druid, Survival Hunter, Brewmaster Monk, Windwalker Monk why: 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. Chausses of Unbound Rancor [WARM] [5 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] [CANTRIP] Legs | Plate | Mastery (dominant) + cantrip | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Protection Paladin, Protection Warrior why: Very Rare Mastery cantrip legs that survive the Catalyst, on 1 plate lists. Zatha'tek, Breath of Corruption [WARM] [3 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] Main Hand | Dagger | Crit (dominant) | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Assassination Rogue, Outlaw Rogue, Subtlety Rogue why: Very Rare dagger that stacks a Necrotic Wound, listed by 2 specs - both of them Rogues. A small, vicious contest. Caustic Repose Greatbow [WARM] [2 specs] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] Ranged | Bow | Crit (dominant) | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter why: 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. Awoken Dreadfang Cuirass [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] [CANTRIP] Chest | Mail | Crit (dominant) + cantrip | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Survival Hunter why: Very Rare Crit cantrip chest that survives the Catalyst, and all 1 mail specs list it. Mail's headline drop. Jaw of the Shackled Goddess [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] [CONTESTED CALL] [VERY RARE] One-Hand | Sword | Haste (dominant) | Ula'tek | drops at up to 344 (above the cap) specs: Frost Death Knight why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. ============================================================================== MYTHIC+ POOL [SEASON 2 POOL - 8 DUNGEONS] ============================================================================== 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 Warlord [INFERNO] [11 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Crit / Haste | Altar of Fangs | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Survival Hunter, Protection Paladin, Assassination Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman, Affliction Warlock, Destruction Warlock, Arms Warrior, Protection Warrior why: 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. Vile Vial of Volatile Venom [WARM] [4 specs] [confirmed] Trinket | Trinket | Proc only - see effect | Altar of Fangs | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Balance Druid, Fire Mage, Elemental Shaman, Demonology Warlock why: Randomly buffs one secondary then debuffs another - chaotic, strong, listed by 2 specs, and out of the new dungeon so at least it farms. Nocuous Focal Fang [WARM] [3 specs] [confirmed] Off-hand | Held In Off-hand | Crit / Haste | Altar of Fangs | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Mistweaver Monk, Affliction Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: Off-hand from Altar of Fangs, farmable, and it beats the raid alternatives for the one spec that lists it. Poison-Proof Stompers [WARM] [2 specs] [confirmed] Feet | Plate | Haste / Vers | Altar of Fangs | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Blood Death Knight, Holy Paladin why: Listed as Best in Slot by 2 specs - the field for this slot is thin enough that they all landed on the same drop. Sharpened Lightwood Slasher [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] One-Hand | Dagger | Crit / Haste | Altar of Fangs | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Outlaw Rogue why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Murder Row ~~~~~~~~~~ Drops: M+ 292 - 311 from the dungeon, 318 from the vault 2 contested drops, 8 spec claims - and it is farmable, which is the whole point. Freightrunner's Flask [WARM] [4 specs] [confirmed] Trinket | Trinket | Proc only - see effect | Murder Row | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Devourer Demon Hunter, Arcane Mage, Shadow Priest, Destruction Warlock why: M+ trinket that quietly beats several raid options for casters, on 6 lists. Being farmable is the only thing keeping this civil. Signet of Snarling Servitude [WARM] [4 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Crit / Mastery | Murder Row | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Havoc Demon Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Holy Priest, Restoration Shaman why: A ring that fits more than one stat profile, so it lands on 3 specs lists. Den of Nalorakk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Drops: M+ 292 - 311 from the dungeon, 318 from the vault 2 contested drops, 7 spec claims - and it is farmable, which is the whole point. Pilfered Precious Band [WARM] [4 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Crit / Vers | Den of Nalorakk | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Arcane Mage, Brewmaster Monk, Holy Priest, Restoration Shaman why: A ring that fits more than one stat profile, so it lands on 2 specs lists. Arctic Explorer's Legwraps [WARM] [3 specs] [confirmed] Legs | Leather | Crit / Haste | Den of Nalorakk | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Vengeance Demon Hunter, Assassination Rogue, Subtlety Rogue why: 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. The Blinding Vale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 Bind [WARM] [2 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Mastery / Vers | The Blinding Vale | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Blood Death Knight, Subtlety Rogue why: One spec, one ring, no argument. Hand it over and move on. Luminescent Sprout [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Off-hand | Held In Off-hand | Haste / Mastery | The Blinding Vale | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Preservation Evoker why: Listed as Best in Slot by 2 specs - the field for this slot is thin enough that they all landed on the same drop. 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 Atroxus [INFERNO] [17 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Haste / Mastery | Voidscar Arena | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Feral Druid, Restoration Druid, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Survival Hunter, Windwalker Monk, Holy Paladin, Protection Paladin, Discipline Priest, Shadow Priest, Subtlety Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior why: 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. Ethereal Netherwrap [WARM] [3 specs] [confirmed] Waist | Cloth | Crit / Haste | Voidscar Arena | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Affliction Warlock, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: Cloth belt out of Voidscar Arena that all 3 Warlock specs land on - a whole class queued behind one farmable drop. Mindpiercer's Sigil [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Trinket | Trinket | Proc only - see effect | Voidscar Arena | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Augmentation Evoker why: A trinket exactly one spec wants - genuinely rare, and a quiet moment on an otherwise loud loot table. Kings' Rest ~~~~~~~~~~~ Drops: M+ 292 - 311 from the dungeon, 318 from the vault 6 contested drops, 11 spec claims - and it is farmable, which is the whole point. Ritual Binder's Ring [WARM] [4 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Haste / Vers | Kings' Rest | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Blood Death Knight, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Fire Mage, Mistweaver Monk why: King's Rest ring that lands cleanly for 3 very different profiles and farms on your own schedule. Vessel of Last Rites [WARM] [2 specs] [confirmed] Off-hand | Held In Off-hand | Haste / Vers | Kings' Rest | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Mistweaver Monk, Discipline Priest why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Goldfeather Boots [WARM] [2 specs] [confirmed] Feet | Leather | Mastery / Vers | Kings' Rest | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Brewmaster Monk, Subtlety Rogue why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Down-Lined Breeches [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Legs | Cloth | Crit / Mastery | Kings' Rest | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Frost Mage why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Mantle of Ceremonial Ascension [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Shoulder | Cloth | Haste / Mastery | Kings' Rest | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Shadow Priest why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Primal Dinomancer's Belt [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Waist | Leather | Crit / Haste | Kings' Rest | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Mistweaver Monk why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. 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 Band [INFERNO] [13 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Crit / Mastery | Temple of Sethraliss | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Devourer Demon Hunter, Havoc Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Frost Mage, Windwalker Monk, Holy Priest, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: 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. Sand-Shined Snakeskin Sandals [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Feet | Leather | Crit / Mastery | Temple of Sethraliss | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6, +10 vault) specs: Havoc Demon Hunter why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. 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 - not one spec lists an item from this source as BiS) ============================================================================== TIDEBOUND GROTTO [LAIR - NYMRISSA WAVECALLER] ============================================================================== 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 Seastone [INFERNO] [12 specs] [confirmed] Trinket | Trinket | Haste + proc | Nymrissa Wavecaller | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Devourer Demon Hunter, Balance Druid, Restoration Druid, Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Frost Mage, Mistweaver Monk, Discipline Priest, Shadow Priest, Restoration Shaman, Demonology Warlock, Destruction Warlock why: Stacking Intellect off the Lair boss, on 8 caster lists - against one boss on a weekly lockout. Alluring Bubbleband [HOT] [7 specs] [confirmed] Ring | Ring | Haste / Vers | Nymrissa Wavecaller | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Vengeance Demon Hunter, Restoration Druid, Arcane Mage, Fire Mage, Mistweaver Monk, Discipline Priest, Outlaw Rogue why: A Lair ring on 7 lists - and the Lair is one boss on a weekly lockout. The math on that is not kind. Bubblefin Splash Guard [WARM] [2 specs] [confirmed] Off-hand | Shield | Haste / Mastery | Nymrissa Wavecaller | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Holy Paladin, Elemental Shaman why: A shield - one claimant left, and only so many specs can even hold one. Frostscale's Mystic Frond [WARM] [2 specs] [confirmed] Off-hand | Held In Off-hand | Crit / Mastery | Nymrissa Wavecaller | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Frost Mage, Holy Priest why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Breakwater Boots [WARM] [2 specs] [confirmed] Feet | Leather | Haste / Vers | Nymrissa Wavecaller | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Vengeance Demon Hunter, Mistweaver Monk why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. Pauldrons of the Forgotten Sacrifice [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Shoulder | Plate | Nymrissa Wavecaller | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Arms Warrior why: 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. Rising Tide Wristguards [MILD] [1 spec] [confirmed] Wrist | Mail | Crit / Mastery | Nymrissa Wavecaller | drops at up to 318 (Myth 1/6) specs: Preservation Evoker why: One claimant, and no competition for it. If they are in the raid, this is a formality. ============================================================================== CONFIDENCE KEY ============================================================================== confirmed The 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. estimated A 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. Filterable version of this document: https://stykasheets.com/midnight-season-2-bis-contested-list/ What to feed the Catalyst, per spec: https://stykasheets.com/midnight-season-2-catalyst-conversion-list/ Every Season 2 drop, filterable: https://stykasheets.com/midnight-season-2-loot-database/ Season 2 upgrade ladder, crest costs, and Great Vault rules: https://stykasheets.com/midnight-season-2-gearing-chart/