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{{for|the Forsaken and draenei racial trait|Shadow Resistance (racial)}}
As stated in the [[Resistance]] article, resistance gear should only be used when it's really needed. There are various sources for '''shadow resistance''' (like green random drop items and pre-BC sets crafted from [[Dark Rune]]s), but it's not advisable to use these items at level 70, because they're too weak and shadow resistance is generally of little use.

== Useful in... ==
In the following instances, shadow resistance can be useful:
*[[Scholomance]] and [[Stratholme]]: shadow resistance can make these instances easier, but it's by no means required (even the priest buff is not really needed)
*[[Blackwing Lair]]: The tanks on [[Ebonroc]] need shadow resistance
*[[Temple of Ahn'Qiraj]]: essential for Warlock Tanks at the [[Twin Emperors]]
*[[Mount Hyjal]]: on some bosses medium amounts of shadow resistance are highly recommended
*[[Black Temple]]: high amounts of shadow resistance required at [[Mother Shahraz]], medium to low levels in the entire instance

=== PvP ===
Besides that, shadow resistance can also be useful in PvP when fighting shadow [[Priest]]s and [[Warlock]]s. 

Nonetheless, [[Resilience]] is generally considered to be the more useful stat in PvP.

== Mount Hyjal and Black Temple ==
[[Mount Hyjal]] and [[Black Temple]] are the only places which cannot be mastered without shadow resistance, and incidentally these are the only places where [[Heart of Darkness]] drops. Therefore, raids entering Mount Hyjal start to find these items, and are well advised to save them and set up a policy how to craft shadow resistance gear for everybody, because at Mother Shahraz the whole raid really needs it.

The first good shadow resistance item is gained by the [[Black Temple Attunement]], it's the [[Medallion of Karabor]]. The next item everybody should get made is [[Night's End]] which needs only one [[Heart of Darkness]] to craft. The following table lists the remaining items together with the number of HoDs needed, and the amount of resistance gained for each HoD used.

{| class="darktable"
|-
!Type
!Wrist
!Feet
!Waist
!Legs
|-
| Cloth
| [[Soulguard Bracers]]
| [[Soulguard Slippers]]
| [[Soulguard Girdle]]
| [[Soulguard Leggings]]
|- class="alt"
| Leather
| [[Redeemed Soul Wristguards]]
| [[Redeemed Soul Moccasins]]
| [[Redeemed Soul Cinch]]
| [[Redeemed Soul Legguards]]
|-
| Mail
| [[Bracers of Shackled Souls]]
| [[Boots of Shackled Souls]]
| [[Waistguard of Shackled Souls]]
| [[Greaves of Shackled Souls]]
|- class="alt"
| Plate
| [[Shadesteel Bracers]]
| [[Shadesteel Sabots]]
| [[Shadesteel Girdle]]
| [[Shadesteel Greaves]]
|-
| #HoD
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 3
|-
|#resist/HoD
|40
|27
|27
|24
|}

== Mother Shahraz ==
The only encounter in the entire game which needs really large amounts of shadow resistance is [[Mother Shahraz]]. Assuming the raid is buffed with  Rank 2 [[Prayer of Shadow Protection]] and everyone has a [[Medallion of Karabor]], the [[Resistance|resistance cap]] of 365 can be reached with the 5 pieces of crafted gear and no shadow resistance enchantments at all. Since equipping 24 raid members with the full set would require about (8 * 30 =) 240 HoD, many raids won't reach this goal. Most frequently, some raid members miss the Legs. In these cases, some enchants should be used and/or a few gems or green items to reach the cap. Reaching the cap is not a requirement for beating this encounter, especially once the players are better at moving away from one another during Fatal Attraction.

=== Resistance addition ===
Full crafted gear:
*70 - Rank 2 Prayer of Shadow Protection
*40 - Medallion of Karabor
*40 - Night's End
*40 - Bracers
*54 - Belt
*54 - Boots
*72 - Legs
*= 370 Shadow Resistance, which is even 5 over the cap. This set can use the standard enchants.

Omitting the legs and replacing them with a [[Enchant Cloak - Greater Shadow Resistance]] on the cloak and a [[Shadow Armor Kit]] on the boots:
*70 - Rank 2 Prayer of Shadow Protection
*40 - Medallion of Karabor
*55 - Night's End
*40 - Bracers
*54 - Belt
*62 - Boots
*=  321 Shadow Resistance

Omitting the Medallion of Karabor or Bracers and replacing them with +20SR glyph on helm:
*70 - Rank 2 Prayer of Shadow Protection
*55 - Night's End
*40 - Bracers
*54 - Belt
*54 - Boots
*72 - Legs
*20 - Helm with [[Arcanum of Shadow Warding]]
*= 365 Shadow Resistance

=== Resistance gear by type ===

{{itembox| All raid members
|Night's End
}}
Materials needed:
*1x[[Heart of Darkness]]
*1x[[Void Crystal]]
*2x[[Primal Life]]
*2x[[Primal Shadow]]
*1x[[Bolt of Imbued Netherweave]]

{{itembox| Cloth
|Soulguard Bracers
|Soulguard Girdle
|Soulguard Leggings
|Soulguard Slippers
}}
Materials needed:
*8x[[Heart of Darkness]]
*4x[[Void Crystal]]
*11x[[Primal Life]]
*16x[[Primal Shadow]]
*5x[[Bolt of Imbued Netherweave]]

{{itembox| Leather
|Redeemed Soul Cinch
|Redeemed Soul Legguards
|Redeemed Soul Moccasins
|Redeemed Soul Wristguards
}}
Materials needed:
*8x[[Heart of Darkness]]
*4x[[Void Crystal]]
*11x[[Primal Life]]
*16x[[Primal Shadow]]
*11x[[Fel Hide]]

{{itembox| Mail
|Boots of Shackled Souls
|Bracers of Shackled Souls
|Greaves of Shackled Souls
|Waistguard of Shackled Souls
}}
Materials needed:
*8x[[Heart of Darkness]]
*4x[[Void Crystal]]
*11x[[Primal Life]]
*16x[[Primal Shadow]]
*11x[[Fel Scales]]

{{itembox| Plate
|Shadesteel Bracers
|Shadesteel Girdle
|Shadesteel Greaves
|Shadesteel Sabots
}}
Materials needed:
*8x[[Heart of Darkness]]
*4x[[Void Crystal]]
*11x[[Primal Life]]
*16x[[Primal Shadow]]
*28x[[Adamantite Bar]]


{{itembox| Enchantments |Shadow Guard|Glyph of Shadow Warding|Shadow Armor Kit|Inscription of Endurance}}
* [[Enchant Cloak - Greater Shadow Resistance]]
* [[Enchant Cloak - Lesser Shadow Resistance]]
{{itembox| Gems
| Prismatic Sphere
| Void Sphere
}}
Materials needed for gems:
*4x[[Large Prismatic Shard]]
*2x[[Void Crystal]]

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