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Shadow Priest

  • 3v3
  • 60 players
  • Last Updated: 1 day ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Shadow Priest on the 3v3 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

Envyion

Envyion

<dgb>Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Sheer Terror
Mind Control
Psychic Voice
Focused Power

Talents (spec)

Misery
Intangibility
Improved Voidform
Mind's Eye

Talents (hero)

Dark Energy
Darkening Horizon

Talents (pvp)

Mind Trauma
Psyfiend
Phase Shift
Atiersp

Atiersp

<dgb>Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Sheer Terror
Mind Control
Psychic Voice

Talents (spec)

Misery

Talents (hero)

Incessant Screams
Energy Compression

Talents (pvp)

Psyfiend
Phase Shift
Stunsilence

Stunsilence

<dgb>Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Sheer Terror
Mind Control
Psychic Voice

Talents (spec)

Misery

Talents (hero)

Incessant Screams
Energy Compression

Talents (pvp)

Psyfiend
Phase Shift

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

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

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

90% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

2% of the best players use this combination
Azhiccaran Parapodia

Azhiccaran Parapodia

Equip: Your damaging spells have a chance to attract mites to feast on your target, inflicting up to 574,356 Shadow damage over 5 sec. Well-fed mites share their meal with you, each increasing your Intellect by 9,721 for 30 sec.

Araz's Ritual Forge

Araz's Ritual Forge

Use: Recklessly feed a portion of your essence to the forge, granting you 41,472 Intellect decaying over 30 sec at the cost of 15% of your maximum health. (2 Min Cooldown)

2% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Best Sockets

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

Quick Sapphire

43%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

11%

+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility

Cognitive Bloodstone

Cognitive Bloodstone

11%

+181 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition

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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

188%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 670 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 142%
  • Ring 242%
  • Neck9%
  • Feet7%
Dawnthread Lining

Dawnthread Lining

5%

Equip: Your gear warms with Woven Dawnthread and gains 756 Critical Strike when over 80% health.

  • Wrist67%
  • Waist33%
Energy Redistribution Beacon

Energy Redistribution Beacon

3%

Equip: While above 80% health, direct healing you do also redistributes up to 2% of your health to your target.

  • Ring 150%
  • Ring 250%

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.
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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

78%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

12%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

53%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Council's Intellect

Council's Intellect

45%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Intellect by 24 and mana pool by 3%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

73%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Defender's March

Defender's March

12%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Legs

Daybreak Spellthread

Daybreak Spellthread

55%

Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and increasing the wearer's maximum mana by 5%.

Sunset Spellthread

Sunset Spellthread

42%

Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 and Stamina by 8.

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

47%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 998 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Stormrider's Fury

Stormrider's Fury

22%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Storm's Fury, bestowing 21 Haste to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Ring

+21 Versatility

+21 Versatility

78%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

53%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 0 of your Critical Strike while granting 2 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

77%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

10%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Phase Shift

Phase Shift

98%

Step into the shadows when you cast Fade, avoiding all attacks and spells for 1 sec. Interrupt effects are not affected by Phase Shift.

Psyfiend

Psyfiend

55%

Summons a Psyfiend with 1,222 health for 12 sec beside you to attack the target at range with Psyflay. Psyflay Deals up to 1% of the target's total health in Shadow damage every 0.9 sec. Also slows their movement speed by 50% and reduces healing received by 50%.

Cascading Horrors

Cascading Horrors

33%

Void Eruption sends out slow-moving bolts of Shadow energy at random locations every 0.5 sec for 3 sec, dealing 291 Shadow damage to all targets within 8 yds, and causing them to flee in Horror for 2 sec.

Mind Trauma

Mind Trauma

22%

Siphon haste from enemies, stealing 2% haste per stack of Mind Trauma, stacking up to 9 times. Fully channeled Mind Flays grant 1 stack of Mind Trauma and fully channeled Void Torrents grant 3 stacks of Mind Trauma. Lasts 15 sec. You can only gain 3 stacks of Mind Trauma from a single enemy.

Driven to Madness

Driven to Madness

8%

While Voidform is not active, being attacked will reduce the cooldown of Void Eruption by 3 sec.

Psychic Shroud

Psychic Shroud

7%

When your Psychic Scream affects 1 or more players, the next crowd control effect against you is prevented. Lasts 15 sec.

Improved Mass Dispel

Improved Mass Dispel

5%

Reduces the cooldown of Mass Dispel by 60 sec.