The highest item level shoulder armor a level 21–30 character can wear as a Priest on the Alliance side start with Azure Stormsewn Epaulets (item level 35, uncommon). 80 items fit the slot and band; the top 25 are ranked here by item level, then quality, not by simulation.
| # | Name | ILvl | Req. | Armor | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Vital Shoulders | 35 | 30 | 35 | Cloth | Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+404 more) (vanilla) |
| 2 |  Cloudy Stormsewn EpauletsFOREVER | 35 | 30 | 35 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 1 | Azure Stormsewn EpauletsFOREVER | 35 | 30 | 35 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 5 |  Interlaced Shoulderpads | 35 | 30 | 31 | Cloth | Found in Armor Crate (Scarlet Monastery) at 1.9% (+456 more) (vanilla) |
| 3 |  Nightsky Mantle | 35 | 30 | 35 | Cloth | Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+418 more) (vanilla) |
| 6 | Thistlefur Mantle | 34 | 29 | 34 | Cloth | Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+404 more) (vanilla) |
| 7 |  Elder's Mantle | 33 | 28 | 34 | Cloth | Drops from Heartrazor (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+385 more) (vanilla) |
| 10 |  Resilient Mantle | 32 | 27 | 33 | Cloth | Drops from Heartrazor (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+371 more) (vanilla) |
| 8 | Death Speaker MantleCHANGED | 32 | 27 | 37 | Cloth | Drops from Death Speaker Jargba (Razorfen Kraul) at 33.3% (vanilla) |
| 9 | Durable Shoulders | 32 | 27 | 33 | Cloth | Drops from Heartrazor (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+385 more) (vanilla) |
| 12 | Luminescent Amice | 30 | 32 | Cloth | Quest: Fallen Sky Lake (vanilla) | |
| 11 |  Invoker's Mantle | 30 | 25 | 32 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 13 | Sage's Mantle | 30 | 25 | 32 | Cloth | Drops from Dragonmaw Battlemaster (Wetlands) at 1.1% (+492 more) (vanilla) |
| 14 | Raincaller Mantle | 29 | 24 | 32 | Cloth | Drops from Brontus (The Barrens) at 1.3% (+430 more) (vanilla) |
| 15 | Silver-thread Amice | 29 | 24 | 32 | Cloth | Drops from Brontus (The Barrens) at 1.3% (+449 more) (vanilla) |
| 20 | Watcher's Mantle | 28 | 23 | 31 | Cloth | Drops from Brontus (The Barrens) at 1.3% (+430 more) (vanilla) |
| 18 | Desert Shoulders | 28 | 31 | Cloth | Quest: Grimtotem Spying (vanilla) | |
| 16 | Chestnut MantleCHANGED | 28 | 34 | Cloth | Quest: Allegiance to the Old Gods (vanilla) | |
| 21 | Cross-stitched Shoulderpads | 28 | 23 | 28 | Cloth | Found in Armor Crate (The Barrens) at 2.9% (+680 more) (vanilla) |
| 19 | Silk Mantle of Gamn | 28 | 31 | Cloth | Quest: Uncovering the Past (vanilla) | |
| 17 | Feline MantleCHANGED | 28 | 23 | 34 | Cloth | Drops from Wolf Master Nandos (Shadowfang Keep) at 50.0% (vanilla) |
| 25 | Sanguine Mantle | 27 | 22 | 30 | Cloth | Drops from Akkrilus (Ashenvale) at 1.3% (+469 more) (vanilla) |
| 22 | Ghostly MantleCHANGED | 27 | 34 | Cloth | Quest: Deathstalkers in Shadowfang (vanilla) | |
| 24 | Rose MantleCHANGED | 27 | 30 | Cloth | Quest: Morganth (vanilla) | |
| 23 |  Ivycloth Mantle | 27 | 22 | 30 | Cloth | Drops from Akkrilus (Ashenvale) at 1.3% (+489 more) (vanilla) |
Ranked by item level, then quality, among items with a known source: gear nothing drops, sells, rewards or makes yet (raids not yet open, the client's test items) is left out. The class filter keeps what the class can equip at level 30 (armor type, weapon skill, Dual Wield, the item's own class limit); the side filter drops items that only the other side's vendors and quests offer. Source: the best known drop first (a Forever rate at 10+ loots, else the vanilla 1.12 chance), then vendors, quest rewards and the profession that makes it. Reviewed picks: Priest Best in Slot.
Other slots: Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Legs, Feet. Every slot and level.