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Shadow Priest

  • Mythic+
  • 56 players
  • Last Updated: 27 minutes ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Shadow Priest on the Mythic+ leaderboard. The data on this page is updated every 24 hours in order for the data to be as relevant as possible.

This page only shows what the best players in the world are using. This might not apply to every skill bracket in Mythic+. Use this page as the starting point of your journey, and don’t be afraid to stray away from what is presented on this page!

Players

Boreasxo

Boreasxo

<Honolulu>Kazzak (eu)

Talents (class)

Focused Power
Petrifying Scream
Psychic Voice

Talents (spec)

Mind's Eye
Improved Voidform
Misery
Dark Energy
Darkening Horizon
Embrace the Shadow
Mental Fortitude

Talents (hero)

Dark Energy
Darkening Horizon
Embrace the Shadow
Wildpriestxd

Wildpriestxd

<Salted>Tarren Mill (eu)

Talents (class)

Focused Power
Petrifying Scream
Psychic Voice

Talents (spec)

Mind's Eye
Improved Voidform
Misery
Energy Compression
Incessant Screams
Mental Fortitude
Spiritwell
Word of Supremacy

Talents (hero)

Energy Compression
Incessant Screams
Spiritwell
Word of Supremacy
Skyggebroder

Skyggebroder

<Baboon Squad>Stormscale (eu)

Talents (class)

Focused Power
Petrifying Scream
Psychic Voice

Talents (spec)

Mind's Eye
Improved Voidform
Misery
Energy Compression
Incessant Screams
Mental Fortitude
Spiritwell
Word of Supremacy

Talents (hero)

Energy Compression
Incessant Screams
Spiritwell
Word of Supremacy

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Shadow Priest is
Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike > Versatility

Best Races

The best race for a Shadow Priest for the Alliance is Void Elf and for the Horde is Dracthyr

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

29% of the best players use this combination
Vaelgor's Final Stare

Vaelgor's Final Stare

Use: Seize the eye's draconic power, granting you 1,267 Mastery diminishing over 15 sec and allowing you to see hidden enemies. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Gaze of the Alnseer

Gaze of the Alnseer

Equip: Your damage and healing has a chance to grant you Alnsight for 12 sec. While active, casting spells and abilities manifests unstable Alnscorned and consumes their essence to grant you 26 Intellect for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

9% of the best players use this combination
Crucible of Erratic Energies

Crucible of Erratic Energies

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to induce Voidlust. Voidlust increases your Critical Strike by 135, Leech by 1%, and Movement Speed by 10%. Protocol of Violence: The Voidlust consumes you more often. Protocol of Sustenance: Voidlust episodes last longer. Protocol of Predation: Voidlust episodes are more intense.

Emberwing Feather

Emberwing Feather

Use: Unleash an Emberwing Heatwave, increasing your Haste by 500 for 15 sec. You have a low chance to suffer an Emberwing Burn, reducing one of your other secondary stats by 155 for 10 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)

9% of the best players use this combination
Crucible of Erratic Energies

Crucible of Erratic Energies

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to induce Voidlust. Voidlust increases your Critical Strike by 135, Leech by 2%, and Movement Speed by 10%. Protocol of Violence: The Voidlust consumes you more often. Protocol of Sustenance: Voidlust episodes last longer. Protocol of Predation: Voidlust episodes are more intense.

Vaelgor's Final Stare

Vaelgor's Final Stare

Use: Seize the eye's draconic power, granting you 1,180 Mastery diminishing over 15 sec and allowing you to see hidden enemies. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Shadow Priest is Indecipherable Eversong Diamond
Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

23%

+32 Primary Stat

Flawless Quick Amethyst

Flawless Quick Amethyst

20%

+16 Mastery & +7 Haste

Flawless Masterful Peridot

Flawless Masterful Peridot

19%

+16 Haste & +7 Mastery

Best Embellishments

Embellishments are specific abilities that can be added onto a piece of gear or weapons to add an equip bonus. The most popular embellishment for a Shadow Priest is Hunt on a Main Hand item
Hunt

Hunt

95%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target creature's type.

  • Main Hand98%
  • Off Hand2%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

16%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Intellect by 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

  • Wrist44%
  • Back22%
  • Hands11%
  • Legs11%
  • Feet11%
Arcanoweave Cord

Arcanoweave Cord

13%

Equip: Your healing and damaging spells have a chance to increase your Mastery by 135 for 12 sec.

  • Waist100%

Best Enchants

Percentages are calculated in relation to 50 players. If an enchant has a value of more than 100%, it means the enchant is found more than 50 times. This usually happens when the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

95%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

2%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

43%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

21%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Legs icon

Legs

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

80%

+41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Sunfire Silk Spellthread

9%

+32 Intellect & +70 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

61%

Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

32%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

104%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

48%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Talents

The new talent system is not as straight-forward as the talent systems from previous expansions. Many talents are situational, and choosing your talents should be done based on the content you are doing. This heat map will show what talents are must-picks, which ones are situational, and which ones are rarely chosen.

Colors

The colors indicate the popularity of the talent. The numbers below indicate the percentage of the top 50 players that have chosen this talent.

  • 90% - 100% (best)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

Talent Tree Background
Improved Flash Heal
5.4%
Angelic Feather
100%
Mind Blast
100%
Holy Nova
0%
Dispel Magic
100%
Spiritual Guidance
100%
Psychic Scream
100%
Lightburst
0%
Leap of Faith
100%
Purify Disease
94.6%
Power Infusion
100%
Painful Invocation
100%
Petrifying Scream
87.5%
Surge of Light
3.6%
Body and Soul
100%
Mass Dispel
100%
Twins of the Sun Priestess
100%
Strength of Soul
100%
Dominate Mind
17.9%
Psychic Voice
82.1%
Everlasting Light
1.8%
Move with Grace
3.6%
Mental Agility
1.8%
Twin Disciplines
100%
Dark Enlightenment
100%
False Autonomy
0%
Shackle Horror
8.9%
Inspiration
1.8%
Binding Heals
100%
Shadow Word: Death
100%
Sanguine Teachings
96.4%
Desperate Prayer
100%
Twist of Fate
100%
2 / 2
Tithe Evasion
98.2%
Fade
100%
Angel's Mercy
100%
Protective Light
89.3%
Mindpierce
100%
Spectral Illusion
0%
Improved Fade
100%
2 / 2
Light's Inspiration
66.1%
Unwavering Will
0%
1 / 2
Spell Warding
100%
2 / 2
Phantasm
48.2%
Angelic Bulwark
10.7%
Focused Power
100%
Phantom Reach
82.1%
Translucent Image
100%

Archon

Hero class image
Resonant Energy
100%
Perfected Form
100%
Energy Compression
100%
Energy Conservation
100%
Power Surge
100%
Energy Cycle
100%
Incessant Screams
100%
Empowered Surges
100%
Halo
100%
Manifested Power
100%
Divine Halo
100%
Halo
0%
Spiritwell
100%
Word of Supremacy
100%
Focused Outburst
100%
Shadow Word: Madness
100%
Psychic Link
98.2%
Misery
100%
Mental Fortitude
100%
Thought Harvester
0%
Tentacle Slam
100%
Shadowy Apparitions
100%
Tormenting Whispers
100%
Descending Darkness
1.8%
Surge of Insanity
100%
Shadowy Insight
100%
Voidtouched
55.4%
Voidform
100%
Haunting Shadows
100%
Mental Decay
100%
Shadowfiend
66.1%
Dark Thoughts
0%
Maddening Touch
33.9%
Improved Voidform
100%
Phantom Menace
50%
Dark Evangelism
42.9%
Shattered Psyche
98.2%
Subservient Shadows
66.1%
Mastermind
53.6%
2 / 2
Mind's Eye
100%
Spectral Horrors
78.6%
Instilled Doubt
1.8%
2 / 2
Mindbender
0%
Deathspeaker
0%
Mind Devourer
1.8%
Auspicious Spirits
100%
Maddening Tentacles
100%
Inescapable Torment
0%
Madness Weaving
0%
1 / 2
Death's Torment
0%
Screams of the Void
100%
2 / 2
Tormented Spirits
100%
Insidious Ire
100%
2 / 2
Crushing Void
0%
Idol of Y'Shaarj
0%
Idol of N'Zoth
100%
Idol of Yogg-Saron
100%
Idol of C'Thun
98.2%
Void Apparitions
100%