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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 9 Oct 2026

Our drawing of the type: Mail belt. Not the in-game Cursed Reliquary Cincture. — Our drawingMail belt

Dropped item · should I take it?

Cursed Reliquary Cincture — Waist drop, item level & who can use it

Epic Mail waist from Nek'zali the Soulcoiler in The Venomous Abyss: item level 279–318 by difficulty. 9 specs can use it — it carries Agility or Intellect, Crit · Vers. Stats only — no effect to sim.

Hero 1/6 · Mail · Waist · Epic

Dropped on

Equipped ✎292

305HeroicUPGRADE

why?

Why? · VerdictBuilt from the item level you set (292) against this drop on Heroic (305), whether it has an effect, and whether your spec can use it. GamGem’s rule of thumb, not a sim: +6 or more is an upgrade, within ±5 a sidegrade, −6 or less a downgrade; any effect asks for a sim.

+13 item levels — an upgrade on item level alone.

Top keys: 6 specs wear it — most, 56% of Restoration Shaman (n 339, #1 of 5 in waist), week of Oct 6–14. Every spec ›

Item level change292 → 305+13

Specs that can use itAugmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker +79

Grows toHero 6/6321

Nearest competitorSerpentine Mixing Belt311

Stats onlygame data

why?

Why? · EffectNo effect line from Blizzard’s item record. Its numbers are at the record’s preview item level (219), not the level it drops at.

No special effect — its stats are the whole item.

Nek'zali the Soulcoiler · The Venomous AbyssRaid boss · Boss lootRoute ›

Drop-decision mode

What actually changes?

why?

Why? · StatsBlizzard’s item record prints stats at a preview level that differs between items, so the rows compare how each item SPLITS its secondary rating — the share of each stat — not the raw numbers.

Compared with

StatDroppedComparedΔ pts

Critical Strike69%0%+69

Haste0%31%−31

Mastery0%69%−69

Versatility31%0%+31

PrimaryAgility / IntellectAgility / Intellect

Effectnonenone

Item level, same track305311

Shares of each item’s secondary rating, from Blizzard’s item records; the raw numbers sit at different preview levels, so they are not compared. Rows that move 20 points or more are lit.

How far can it grow?

why?

Why? · Upgrade trackItem level per rank is the gear page’s track table; every rank costs 20 Mistcrests of the item’s own track. A Mythic 344 drop is past the track and upgrades no further.

Adventurermax 282
Veteranmax 295
Championmax 308
Heromax 321
Mythmax 334

Upgrade-equivalence ruler — drag to Hero 1/6

At 1/6: 305 item level

Out-levels none of its same-slot rivals yet.

No upgrade from where it dropped.

Sockets & extras

Socketsnone on this item0
Unique-equippedno limitno

What does it compete with?

why?

Why? · CompetitionThe season’s other items for the same slot, the same armour and a shared primary stat, at their item level on the same track as this drop. “Different job” means one has an effect and the other does not — our rule.

305 · dropped on Heroic

On the Hero track Serpentine Mixing Belt out-levels it (311 vs 305); it beats 0 of 4 rivals.

Which specs want it?

Mail · 9 of 40 specs can use it

why?

Why? · Spec demandCan use = the class wears this armour, has the weapon skill (each class’s Warcraft Wiki page) and the spec’s primary stat is on the item (Blizzard). Stat fit is OUR comparison of the item’s two biggest secondaries with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources — not a guide’s pick.

Your spec

SpecStat fit · our comparison · top keysGuide

Augmentation EvokerPartial · Raid orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Devastation EvokerPartial · Raid orderTop keys · 10% wear itOpen ›

Preservation EvokerPartial · Raid orderTop keys · 21% wear itOpen ›

Beast Mastery HunterWeak · Raid orderTop keys · 3% wear itOpen ›

Marksmanship HunterPartial · Raid orderTop keys · 6% wear itOpen ›

Survival HunterPartial · Raid orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Elemental ShamanPartial · Raid orderTop keys · 14% wear itOpen ›

Enhancement ShamanWeak · Raid orderTop keys · under 2%Open ›

Restoration ShamanStrong · Raid orderTop keys · 56% wear itOpen ›

Can use it · game data · full BiS lists

EvokerAugmentationMethod WowheadDevastationMethod WowheadPreservationMethod Wowhead
HunterBeast MasteryMethod WowheadMarksmanshipMethod WowheadSurvivalMethod Wowhead
ShamanElementalMethod WowheadEnhancementMethod WowheadRestorationMethod Wowhead

Who can use it: 0 tanks · 2 healers · 7 damage

Another armour type · 31 specs: Death Knight · Demon Hunter · Druid · Mage · Monk · Paladin · Priest · Rogue · Warlock · Warrior

Stat fit is our comparison of the item’s two biggest secondary stats with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources (today: all 40 specs) — not a guide’s pick. The BiS links open each spec’s own page on Method and Wowhead. Every class and spec ›

Where to get it again?

why?

Why? · SourceBoss and instance from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal. No source publishes drop rates, so none is shown.

Nek'zali the SoulcoilerThe Venomous Abyss · Boss lootFight guide ›
The Venomous AbyssRaid · loot group 1 of 4Open ›
Weekly lockoutRaid Finder, Normal and Heroic bosses give loot once per difficulty each week; Mythic+ keys have no lockout.1 / week
Great VaultHeroic bosses · Myth 1/6318

Weekly-gatedGreat Vault optionBonus-roll targetShared table · 14 itemsDrop rate not published

Effort to target: once a week · 13 other items share its table

Also drops here · 13

Who wears it in top keys

6 of 40 specs · +16–23 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 6–14 (Blizzard API)

Restoration Shaman56%#1 of 5 waist · n 339 · +19–22
Preservation Evoker21%#2 of 5 waist · n 246 · +16–21
Elemental Shaman14%#3 of 5 waist · n 340 · +20–23
Devastation Evoker10%#5 of 5 waist · n 147 · +16–20
Marksmanship Hunter6%#3 of 5 waist · n 179 · +16–20
Beast Mastery Hunter3%#4 of 5 waist · n 328 · +18–21

Share = of that spec’s top-key characters still in the spec when read, the part wearing this item in that slot (rings and trinkets: either slot). Counted by GamGem from Blizzard’s Mythic+ leaderboards and character profiles, 11,985 characters, read 2026-10-09. Top keys, not all players — what they wear, not a ranking of the item.

How sure is this?

why?

Why? · EvidenceEvery row says what kind of evidence it is. Simulations and logs are not attached — no source with terms we can show.

RowKindResultFromRead

Item recordgame data5 stats · 0 effect · 0 socketsBlizzard API2026-10-09

Item level by difficultysourced table279–318gear page sources2026-10-09

Who can use itgame data9 of 40 specsBlizzard API · Warcraft Wiki2026-10-09

Stat fitour comparison40 specs with a sourced orderGamGem2026-10-09

Simulationsimulatednot attached——

Logs (who equips it)observednot attached——

Where evidence disagrees

• It carries Agility or Intellect: one piece serves specs of 2 kinds, so they can want the same drop.
• The Great Vault pays 318 for Heroic bosses — more than the drop itself (305).

What else to look at?

Share with the group

Cursed Reliquary Cincture305 Waist (Mail)UPGRADE292 → 305

Raid · HeroicStats only

Nek'zali the Soulcoiler · The Venomous Abyss · checked 2026-10-09

Cursed Reliquary Cincture — 305 Waist (Mail)
UPGRADE: 292 → 305 · Heroic · Raid
Effect: none — stats only
Source: Nek'zali the Soulcoiler · The Venomous Abyss
Can use it: 9 of 40 specs
Checked 2026-10-09 · Blizzard API data · GamGem

Ask about this drop

Try: “is it an upgrade?” · “where does it drop?” · “who can use it?” · “item level on Mythic?”

Full item record

IDs, raw stats, effects, flavour text

Environment: Live 12.1 — the 12.1.5 PTR is not mixed in
Item ID: 268216
Quality (base): Epic
Type: Armor · Mail
Binding: Binds when picked up
Required level: 90
Preview item level: 219 (Blizzard’s record — not the drop level)
Stats at preview level: Intellect 48 · Agility 48 · Stamina 754 · Critical Strike 56 · Versatility 25
Armour: 79
Sockets: 0
Unique-equipped: no

◆ Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations ◆ Warcraft Wiki — Lockout ◆ Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page ◆ Blizzard — Curse of Ula’tek content update notes ◆ Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot ◆ Method — Great Vault item levels ◆ Icy Veins — the raid’s final two bosses

Cursed Reliquary Cincture — quick answers

Where does Cursed Reliquary Cincture drop?

Nek'zali the Soulcoiler in The Venomous Abyss (Boss loot), in Midnight Season 2. No source publishes its drop rate.

What item level is Cursed Reliquary Cincture?

Raid Finder 279 · Normal 292 · Heroic 305 · Mythic 318. Item levels are the season’s track table, by difficulty or key level.

Which specs can use Cursed Reliquary Cincture?

9 of 40: Augmentation Evoker, Devastation Evoker, Preservation Evoker, Beast Mastery Hunter, Marksmanship Hunter, Survival Hunter, Elemental Shaman, Enhancement Shaman, Restoration Shaman.

Who uses Cursed Reliquary Cincture in Mythic+?

6 of 40 specs wear it in top keys — Restoration Shaman 56% (#1 in waist, n 339), Preservation Evoker 21% (#2 in waist, n 246), Elemental Shaman 14% (#3 in waist, n 340), Devastation Evoker 10% (#5 in waist, n 147), Marksmanship Hunter 6% (#3 in waist, n 179). +16–23 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 6–14 (Blizzard API); 11,985 characters read. A measurement of top keys, not a ranking of the item.

What does Cursed Reliquary Cincture do?

No special effect — it is a waist with Agility or Intellect and Crit · Vers.

What competes with Cursed Reliquary Cincture?

4 items for the same slot: Serpentine Mixing Belt, Behemoth Waistband, Belt of the Consecrated Tomb, Tribal Defender's Cord.

Sources & how we checked

We read Blizzard’s Item API for this item (ID 268216) on 2026-10-09 and took its boss from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal. Its item levels are the season’s track table, read for its boss’s loot group by difficulty. Who can use it joins each class’s armour and weapon skills (Warcraft Wiki) with each spec’s primary stat (Blizzard). Stat fit is our own comparison with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources. Nothing here comes from a sim or from logs.

Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations · Every item’s stats, effects, sockets and set · the journal’s boss lists · each spec’s role and primary stat · read 2026-10-09
Warcraft Wiki — Lockout · Raid loot once per boss per difficulty a week · no lockout on Mythic+ keys · read 2026-10-09
Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page · Weapon skills per class (each class row links its own page) · read 2026-10-09
Blizzard — Curse of Ula’tek content update notes · Raid Vault one track up · Myth 9 · Voidcore · Catalyst · Kirana · world rewards · read 2026-10-07
Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot · End-of-run chest · boss groups · Lair · Delves · Prey · read 2026-10-07
Method — Great Vault item levels · Vault by key, tier and difficulty · slots at 1/4/8 and 2/4/6 · read 2026-10-07
Icy Veins — the raid’s final two bosses · Raid loot groups · tier tokens · read 2026-10-07
Warcraft Wiki — Armor · Which classes wear cloth, leather, mail and plate · read 2026-10-07

Midnight Season 2 · live patch 12.1 (the 12.1.5 PTR is not mixed in) · item data from Blizzard’s Game Data API, read 2026-10-09. Item levels are the season’s track table; spec fit is game data; stat fit is our own comparison. No player names, profiles or logos. Your item level, difficulty and spec are saved in this browser only.