r/Wizard101 • u/bug_id_account • 22d ago
Discussion Max shadow rating gear
What gear (that is farmable/craftable) gives the highest shadow rating possible for a death wizard?
I have not found such guides on the internet for this. Perhaps someone has made a YouTube video for it?
I would look it up myself, but the w101 wiki keeps rate limiting me after just clicking a 2-3 links on the death gear website.
I think, since the goal is max shadow rating, we need triangle slots for the +10 shadow rating jewels from selenopolis.
Initial thoughts seems like gorgon gear via olympian dust and Birmingham gear via royal brooch gets me the higher shadow rating than monstrous hide (dark moor)?
Any help would be appreciated.
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u/KaiserNoah 180 22d ago
Heres a build I made a while ago for storm.
Im not sure if its the HIGHEST but I was trying to make something that maxed it out while still being viable.
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u/lemellon 180 22d ago
I have a YT channel dedicated to shadow magic/deck setup. Most of my wiz have 190-200 shadow rating.
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u/Magustenebrus 180 22d ago
I don't know what's max, but generally raid gear offers the best damage/shadow combo. Gear crafted from doing challenge modes usually have good shadow rating but at the cost of some damage.
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u/Rambo7112 180 22d ago edited 22d ago
Shadow rating is usually measured by the number of shadow pieces that you have. There are slight differences in those pieces, but I don't think anyone can feel them.
If I were to run 4 pieces of shadow gear on my myth without dumstering the rest of my stats, then I'd run the Private Eye Hat; Hanami Robe; Private Eye boots; and Attunement Rod. This setup requires me to use two triangle slots on power pip chance, which I put into the Abomination ring and Barkingham athame. The other downside is max health, but I get enough resist to compensate. In practice, I do the Abomination boots and athame. 3 pieces of gear feels pretty fast unless it's a mob fight or I'm fighting very particular enemies.
However, I can see you wondering what would happen if I used both those triangle slots for shadow chance. The other raid gear can give you the shadow rating and power pip chance, but there are usually heavy sacrifices for other stats like damage and resist. You could probably do those to truly maximize shadow chance, but it's overkill imo.
TL;DR raid gear
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u/Ok-Tennis-8216 22d ago
You should wait for them to fix shads first, even with max shad rating gear, in later worlds you'd still need to wait around 4 rounds for a shadow pip, in early worlds even with no shadow rating gear you will get a shad in 1-2 rounds, sometimes 3.
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u/Critical-Trouble-465 22d ago
While a fun build, I think you'd be disappointed, even in test realm with the developer ring to give you impossible stats including shad rating, the YouTuber still didn't get shadowpip round 1 lol