
When you have 3 Shards of Domination of the same type socketed and are wearing the appropriate set-bonus gear piece assigned to that bonus (Helm for Unholy, Shoulders for Frost, and Chest for Blood) then you'll activate a special 'Rune Word' set bonus that's only active when in the Maw (including Korthia, Torghast, and Sanctum of Domination) via Runic Dominion. Each type has 3 different Shards for a total of 9 different Shards of Domination and you can only equip one of each Shard.

Shards of Domination come in 3 types: Blood, Frost, and Unholy. It's important to note that Shards of Domination can easily be swapped by using Soulfire Chisel, obtained by spending 2,500 Stygia at Bonesmith Heirmir in Korthia, allowing players to change their Shard of Domination build whenever they want. Two other item slots have Domination Sockets depending on your armor type: All Helms, Shoulders, Chests in Sanctum of Domination have a Domination Socket.

Each Shard of Domination has a unique effect when slotted into a Domination Socket of an equipped gear piece.Įach player can collect gear from Sanctum of Domination with Domination Sockets, allowing players to socket up to 5 Shards of Domination. Shards of Domination are special upgradable gems with unique bonuses that drop from bosses within Sanctum of Domination.

Should you wish to learn more about how Shards of Domination affects your Feral Druid gear decisions, head over to our Feral Druid gear guide to learn more.įeral Druid Gear in Shadowlands Season 2Sanctum of Domination Overview In this guide, we will provide the best Shards of Domination gearing advice for your Feral Druid, including what Shards of Domination to use, which pieces of Domination Socket gear to acquire, and the optimal order to upgrade your Shards.

Shards of Domination is a new gearing system coming with the Sanctum of Domination raid, providing powerful customizable bonuses through slotting Shards of Domination into specific Domination Socket items.
