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Shadow Priest

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 18 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Shadow Priest on the Solo Shuffle 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

Nâzgüûl

Nâzgüûl

<Bush cleave>Draenor (eu)

Talents (class)

Sheer Terror
Mind Control
Psychic Voice

Talents (spec)

Invoked Nightmare
Intangibility
Improved Voidform
Mind's Eye

Talents (hero)

Dark Energy
Void Empowerment
Embrace the Shadow

Talents (pvp)

Driven to Madness
Psyfiend
Phase Shift
Stunsilence

Stunsilence

<dgb>Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Sheer Terror
Mind Control
Psychic Voice
Focused Power

Talents (spec)

Invoked Nightmare
Intangibility
Ancient Madness
Mind's Eye
Deathspeaker

Talents (hero)

Dark Energy
Darkening Horizon
Void Leech

Talents (pvp)

Driven to Madness
Psyfiend
Phase Shift
Dkrwow

Dkrwow

<Oùt of Control>Ravencrest (eu)

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
Embrace the Shadow

Talents (pvp)

Mind Trauma
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 Undead

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

100% 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.

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

31%

+10 Versatility and +3 Haste

Versatile Emerald

Versatile Emerald

16%

+10 Haste and +3 Versatility

Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

15%

+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility

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

128%

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 152%
  • Ring 243%
  • Feet4%
Energy Redistribution Beacon

Energy Redistribution Beacon

44%

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

  • Ring 150%
  • Ring 225%
  • Neck25%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

11%

Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.

  • 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.
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Back

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

17%

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

Council's Intellect

Council's Intellect

56%

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

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

44%

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

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

72%

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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Legs

Daybreak Spellthread

Daybreak Spellthread

67%

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

Sunset Spellthread

Sunset Spellthread

28%

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

56%

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.

Oathsworn's Tenacity

Oathsworn's Tenacity

22%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Forged Tenacity, bestowing 21 Versatility to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Ring

+21 Haste

+21 Haste

89%

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

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

56%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 3 of your Critical Strike while granting 16 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

83%

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

11%

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
16.7%
Angelic Feather
100%
Mind Blast
100%
Holy Nova
0%
Dispel Magic
77.8%
Spiritual Guidance
94.4%
Psychic Scream
100%
Lightburst
0%
Leap of Faith
77.8%
Purify Disease
0%
Power Infusion
94.4%
Painful Invocation
77.8%
Sheer Terror
100%
Surge of Light
5.6%
Body and Soul
77.8%
Mass Dispel
77.8%
Twins of the Sun Priestess
77.8%
Strength of Soul
94.4%
Mind Control
50%
Psychic Voice
94.4%
Everlasting Light
0%
Move with Grace
61.1%
Mental Agility
16.7%
Twin Disciplines
77.8%
Dark Enlightenment
77.8%
False Autonomy
0%
Shackle Horror
0%
Inspiration
5.6%
Binding Heals
72.2%
Shadow Word: Death
77.8%
Sanguine Teachings
50%
Desperate Prayer
77.8%
Twist of Fate
77.8%
2 / 2
Tithe Evasion
22.2%
Fade
77.8%
Angel's Mercy
11.1%
Protective Light
38.9%
Mindpierce
61.1%
Spectral Illusion
5.6%
Improved Fade
77.8%
2 / 2
Light's Inspiration
5.6%
Unwavering Will
5.6%
2 / 2
Spell Warding
66.7%
2 / 2
Phantasm
50%
Angelic Bulwark
0%
Focused Power
50%
Phantom Reach
72.2%
Translucent Image
66.7%

Voidweaver

Hero class image
Devour Matter
90%
Void Infusion
70%
Inner Quietus
100%
Void Torrent
100%
Quickened Pulse
90%
Dark Energy
100%
Collapsing Void
100%
Void Empowerment
100%
Void Leech
90%
Void Blast
100%
Voidwraith
100%
Overwhelming Shadows
10%
Touch of the Void
10%
Voidheart
40%
Entropic Rift
0%
Shadow Word: Madness
100%
Psychic Link
100%
Misery
100%
Intangibility
77.8%
Thought Harvester
66.7%
Tentacle Slam
100%
Shadowy Apparitions
77.8%
Tormenting Whispers
94.4%
Descending Darkness
61.1%
Surge of Insanity
77.8%
Shadowy Insight
61.1%
Voidtouched
44.4%
Voidform
77.8%
Haunting Shadows
72.2%
Mental Decay
77.8%
Shadowfiend
22.2%
Dark Thoughts
5.6%
Maddening Touch
72.2%
Improved Voidform
77.8%
Phantom Menace
55.6%
Dark Evangelism
55.6%
Shattered Psyche
11.1%
Subservient Shadows
22.2%
Mastermind
11.1%
2 / 2
Mind's Eye
77.8%
Spectral Horrors
61.1%
Instilled Doubt
77.8%
2 / 2
Mindbender
22.2%
Deathspeaker
5.6%
Mind Devourer
27.8%
Auspicious Spirits
77.8%
Maddening Tentacles
72.2%
Inescapable Torment
16.7%
Madness Weaving
0%
1 / 2
Death's Torment
0%
Screams of the Void
72.2%
2 / 2
Tormented Spirits
66.7%
Insidious Ire
22.2%
2 / 2
Crushing Void
61.1%
Idol of Y'Shaarj
11.1%
Idol of N'Zoth
33.3%
Idol of Yogg-Saron
27.8%
Idol of C'Thun
50%
Void Apparitions
0%

Best PvP Talents

Phase Shift

Phase Shift

94%

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

67%

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%.

Driven to Madness

Driven to Madness

33%

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

Cascading Horrors

Cascading Horrors

22%

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.

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

11%

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

6%

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