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Shadow Priest

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  • 30 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Shadow Priest on the Rated Battlegrounds 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

Lurion

Lurion

<Jake From Statefarm>Kil'jaeden (us)

Talents (class)

Petrifying Scream
Psychic Voice

Talents (spec)

Invoked Nightmare
Mental Fortitude
Improved Voidform
Mind's Eye

Talents (hero)

Incessant Screams
Energy Compression

Talents (pvp)

Mind Trauma
Psyfiend
Phase Shift
Mìñdspìkè

Mìñdspìkè

Dragonmaw (us)

Talents (class)

Sheer Terror
Mind Control
Psychic Voice

Talents (spec)

Misery
Intangibility
Ancient Madness
Mind's Eye

Talents (hero)

Incessant Screams
Energy Compression

Talents (pvp)

Psyfiend
Phase Shift
Mindgames
Makethemstop

Makethemstop

<Dispel pls>Bronzebeard (eu)

Talents (class)

Sheer Terror
Mind Control
Psychic Voice

Talents (spec)

Misery
Intangibility
Improved Voidform

Talents (hero)

Incessant Screams
Energy Compression

Talents (pvp)

Psyfiend
Cascading Horrors
Phase Shift

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

The best race for a Shadow Priest for the Alliance is Night Elf and for the Horde is Undead

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.

7% 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 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 65 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

3% 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 Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 65 for 15 sec. (1 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 Versatile Emerald
Versatile Emerald

Versatile Emerald

29%

+10 Haste and +3 Versatility

Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

18%

+10 Versatility and +3 Haste

Cognitive Bloodstone

Cognitive Bloodstone

12%

+12 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

130%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 724 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 138%
  • Ring 238%
  • Neck21%
  • Feet3%
Energy Redistribution Beacon

Energy Redistribution Beacon

33%

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

  • Ring 250%
  • Ring 140%
  • Neck10%
Prismatic Null Stone

Prismatic Null Stone

3%

Equip: Increases effectiveness of Blasphemite secondary effects by 25%.

  • Neck100%

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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Back

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

40%

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

27%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 18 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

63%

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

30%

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

67%

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

17%

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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Hands

Shadowlands Gathering

3%

Shadowlands Gathering

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Legs

Sunset Spellthread

Sunset Spellthread

60%

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

Daybreak Spellthread

Daybreak Spellthread

23%

Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 and increasing the wearer's maximum mana by 5%.

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

67%

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.

Stonebound Artistry

Stonebound Artistry

10%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 21 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Ring

+21 Haste

+21 Haste

80%

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

+21 Versatility

+21 Versatility

40%

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

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

53%

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

+43 Leech

+43 Leech

13%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 38 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

Talent Tree Background
Improved Flash Heal
36.7%
Angelic Feather
100%
Mind Blast
100%
Holy Nova
3.3%
Dispel Magic
76.7%
Spiritual Guidance
90%
Psychic Scream
90%
Lightburst
0%
Leap of Faith
90%
Purify Disease
13.3%
Power Infusion
96.7%
Painful Invocation
73.3%
Sheer Terror
93.3%
Surge of Light
23.3%
Body and Soul
60%
Mass Dispel
73.3%
Twins of the Sun Priestess
73.3%
Strength of Soul
86.7%
Mind Control
70%
Psychic Voice
93.3%
Everlasting Light
16.7%
Move with Grace
53.3%
Mental Agility
16.7%
Twin Disciplines
93.3%
Dark Enlightenment
73.3%
False Autonomy
3.3%
Shackle Horror
6.7%
Inspiration
16.7%
Binding Heals
53.3%
Shadow Word: Death
93.3%
Sanguine Teachings
46.7%
Desperate Prayer
70%
Twist of Fate
93.3%
2 / 2
Tithe Evasion
40%
Fade
76.7%
Angel's Mercy
40%
Protective Light
30%
Mindpierce
50%
Spectral Illusion
10%
Improved Fade
63.3%
2 / 2
Light's Inspiration
33.3%
Unwavering Will
0%
1 / 2
Spell Warding
40%
2 / 2
Phantasm
53.3%
Angelic Bulwark
26.7%
Focused Power
30%
Phantom Reach
63.3%
Translucent Image
63.3%

Voidweaver

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Devour Matter
87.5%
Void Infusion
50%
Inner Quietus
100%
Void Torrent
100%
Quickened Pulse
87.5%
Dark Energy
100%
Collapsing Void
100%
Void Empowerment
93.8%
Void Leech
43.8%
Void Blast
93.8%
Voidwraith
87.5%
Overwhelming Shadows
31.3%
Touch of the Void
50%
Voidheart
75%
Entropic Rift
0%
Shadow Word: Madness
100%
Psychic Link
100%
Misery
100%
Intangibility
76.7%
Thought Harvester
70%
Tentacle Slam
100%
Shadowy Apparitions
93.3%
Tormenting Whispers
93.3%
Descending Darkness
80%
Surge of Insanity
93.3%
Shadowy Insight
76.7%
Voidtouched
53.3%
Voidform
93.3%
Haunting Shadows
83.3%
Mental Decay
90%
Shadowfiend
20%
Dark Thoughts
16.7%
Maddening Touch
76.7%
Improved Voidform
80%
Phantom Menace
63.3%
Dark Evangelism
80%
Shattered Psyche
43.3%
Subservient Shadows
16.7%
Mastermind
36.7%
2 / 2
Mind's Eye
83.3%
Spectral Horrors
73.3%
Instilled Doubt
66.7%
2 / 2
Mindbender
16.7%
Deathspeaker
10%
Mind Devourer
20%
Auspicious Spirits
86.7%
Maddening Tentacles
83.3%
Inescapable Torment
10%
Madness Weaving
6.7%
2 / 2
Death's Torment
3.3%
Screams of the Void
83.3%
2 / 2
Tormented Spirits
76.7%
Insidious Ire
46.7%
2 / 2
Crushing Void
60%
Idol of Y'Shaarj
13.3%
Idol of N'Zoth
16.7%
Idol of Yogg-Saron
30%
Idol of C'Thun
50%
Void Apparitions
0%

Best PvP Talents

Psyfiend

Psyfiend

97%

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%.

Phase Shift

Phase Shift

80%

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

Cascading Horrors

Cascading Horrors

53%

Void Eruption sends out slow-moving bolts of Shadow energy at random locations every 0.5 sec for 3 sec, dealing 290 Shadow damage to all targets within 8 yds, and causing them to flee in Horror for 2 sec.

Driven to Madness

Driven to Madness

23%

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

Mind Trauma

Mind Trauma

17%

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.

Mindgames

Mindgames

7%

Assault an enemy's mind, dealing 1,133 Shadow damage and briefly reversing their perception of reality. For 7 sec, the next 3,990 damage they deal will heal their target, and the next 3,990 healing they deal will damage their target.

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.

Absolute Faith

Absolute Faith

3%

Leap of Faith also pulls the spirit of the 3 furthest allies within 40 yards and shields you and the affected allies for 2,851.