Shadow Priest
- 2v2
- 50 players
- Last Updated: 2 hours ago
This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Shadow Priest on the 2v2 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
Stat Priority
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 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.
Azhiccaran Parapodia
Equip: Your damaging spells have a chance to attract mites to feast on your target, inflicting up to 3,897 Shadow damage over 5 sec. Well-fed mites share their meal with you, each increasing your Intellect by 44 for 30 sec.
Lily of the Eternal Weave
Use: Borrow from the fates of those around you, increasing your Mastery by 242 for 15 sec. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)
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 Emblem
Use: Increases maximum health by 16,879 for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)
Best Sockets
Quick Sapphire
+10 Versatility and +3 Haste
Versatile Onyx
+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility
Versatile Emerald
+10 Haste and +3 Versatility
Best Embellishments
Elemental Focusing Lens
Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 148,554 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.
- Ring 146%
- Ring 241%
- Neck7%
- Feet6%
Energy Redistribution Beacon
Equip: While above 80% health, direct healing you do also redistributes up to 2% of your health to your target.
- Ring 141%
- Ring 232%
- Neck9%
- Waist9%
- Wrist5%
- Feet5%
Duskthread Lining
Equip: Your gear cools with Woven Duskthread and gains 6 Versatility when over 80% health.
- Waist50%
- Wrist50%
Best Enchants
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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
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
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.
Chest
Council's Intellect
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
Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.
Feet
Scout's March
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
Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.
Legs
Daybreak Spellthread
Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 and increasing the wearer's maximum mana by 5%.
Sunset Spellthread
Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 8 and Stamina by 8.
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 998 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.
Oathsworn's Tenacity
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.
Ring
+21 Versatility
Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.
Cursed Mastery
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.
Wrist
+1000 Speed
Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.
+135 Leech
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
Best Class Talents
Tier 1
Best Hero Talents
Tier 1
Best Specialization Talents
Tier 1
Best PvP Talents
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.
Psyfiend
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
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.
Psychic Shroud
When your Psychic Scream affects 1 or more players, the next crowd control effect against you is prevented. Lasts 15 sec.
Driven to Madness
While Voidform is not active, being attacked will reduce the cooldown of Void Eruption by 3 sec.
Mindgames
Assault an enemy's mind, dealing 1,145 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.
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.