Shadow Priest
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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!
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Players
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Best Races
Best Items
Trinket Combinations
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
Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 14,756 primary stat for 20 sec.
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
Use: Increases primary stat by 14,113 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)
Incorporeal Essence-Gorger
Use: Rip magical essence out of your target and consume it dealing 666,670 Arcane damage while granting you 8,449 of your lowest secondary stat for 20 sec. If the target was an Ethereal, your highest secondary stat is increased instead. (2 Min Cooldown)
Void-Touched Fragment
Equip: Your harmful spells and abilities have a chance to grant you a Void Fragment. Slaying an enemy guarantees a Void Fragment. Upon collecting 15 Fragments, you absorb their void energy, increasing your Mastery by 15,071 for 10 sec.
Best Sockets
Versatile Emerald
+147 Haste and +49 Versatility
Versatile Onyx
+147 Mastery and +49 Versatility
Cognitive Bloodstone
+181 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition
Best Embellishments
Elemental Focusing Lens
Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 140,238 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.
- Ring 139%
- Ring 234%
- Neck15%
- Legs5%
- Wrist5%
- Waist2%
Energy Redistribution Beacon
Equip: While above 80% health, direct healing you do also redistributes up to 2% of your health to your target.
- Ring 240%
- Ring 135%
- Neck15%
- Waist10%
Prismatic Null Stone
Equip: Increases effectiveness of Blasphemite secondary effects by 25%.
- Neck50%
- Wrist50%
Best Enchants
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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 175 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Chant of Leeching Fangs
Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 715 Leech and heal for 9,925 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Chest
Crystalline Radiance
Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 520. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Council's Intellect
Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Intellect by 360 and mana pool by 3%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Feet
Scout's March
Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 175. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Defender's March
Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 625. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Legs
Sunset Spellthread
Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and Stamina by 895.
Daybreak Spellthread
Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and increasing the wearer's maximum mana by 5%.
Main Hand
Authority of Radiant Power
Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 11,362 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 184. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Stonebound Artistry
Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 323 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Ring
+315 Haste
Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Haste by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
+315 Versatility
Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
Wrist
+1000 Speed
Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 700 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
+1325 Leech
Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that whispers of power, granting 715 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.
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
Best Class Talents
Tier 1
Best Hero Talents
Tier 1
Best Specialization Talents
Tier 1
Best PvP Talents
Psyfiend
Summons a Psyfiend with 7,893 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
Step into the shadows when you cast Fade, avoiding all attacks and spells for 1 sec. Interrupt effects are not affected by Phase Shift.
Catharsis
15% of all damage you take is stored. The stored amount cannot exceed 12% of your maximum health. The initial damage of your next Shadow Word: Pain deals this stored damage to your target.
Cascading Horrors
After casting Void Eruption or Dark Ascension, send a slow-moving bolt of Shadow energy at a random location every 0.5 sec for 3 sec, dealing 4,252 Shadow damage to all targets within 8 yds, and causing them to flee in Horror for 2 sec.
Mind Trauma
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
While Voidform or Dark Ascension is not active, being attacked will reduce the cooldown of Void Eruption and Dark Ascension by 3 sec.
Thoughtsteal
Peer into the mind of the enemy, attempting to steal a known spell. If stolen, the victim cannot cast that spell for 20 sec. Can only be used on Humanoids with mana. If you're unable to find a spell to steal, the cooldown of Thoughtsteal is reset.
Mindgames
Assault an enemy's mind, dealing 16,603 Shadow damage and briefly reversing their perception of reality. For 7 sec, the next 58,107 damage they deal will heal their target, and the next 58,107 healing they deal will damage their target.