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Shadow Priest

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

Lanaýa

Lanaýa

<B R O T H E R S>Norgannon (us)

Talents (class)

Psychic Voice
Protective Light
Spell Warding
Sheer Terror
Mind Control
Vampiric Embrace
Halo
Void Shift

Talents (spec)

Intangibility
Psychic Horror
Dark Ascension
Mental Decay
Shadow Crash
Mind's Eye

Talents (hero)

Incessant Screams
Word of Supremacy
Energy Compression

Talents (pvp)

Psyfiend
Catharsis
Phase Shift
Ðanìlox

Ðanìlox

Dun Modr (eu)

Talents (class)

Psychic Voice
Protective Light
Spell Warding
Sheer Terror
Mind Control
Vampiric Embrace
Halo
Void Shift

Talents (spec)

Intangibility
Psychic Horror
Dark Ascension
Mental Decay
Shadow Crash
Mind's Eye

Talents (hero)

No Escape
Void Empowerment
Voidwraith
Void Leech

Talents (pvp)

Psyfiend
Catharsis
Phase Shift
Paid

Paid

<Skill Issue>Zul'jin (us)

Talents (class)

Protective Light
Spell Warding
Void Tendrils
Vampiric Embrace
Halo
Essence Devourer

Talents (spec)

Mental Fortitude
Void Eruption
Mental Decay
Shadow Crash
Mind's Eye

Talents (hero)

Shock Pulse
Word of Supremacy
Sustained Potency

Talents (pvp)

Mind Trauma
Cascading Horrors
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 Night Elf and for the Horde is Undead

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

80% 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 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

4% 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)

4% 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 14,113 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 Quick Sapphire
Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

22%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Versatile Emerald

Versatile Emerald

21%

+147 Haste and +49 Versatility

Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

18%

+147 Mastery and +49 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

164%

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 144%
  • Ring 241%
  • Neck10%
  • Legs2%
  • Feet1%
  • Wrist1%
Energy Redistribution Beacon

Energy Redistribution Beacon

10%

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

  • Waist40%
  • Ring 140%
  • Ring 220%
Duskthread Lining

Duskthread Lining

6%

Equip: Your gear cools with Woven Duskthread and gains 756 Versatility when over 80% health.

  • Waist67%
  • Wrist33%

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

72%

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

Chant of Leeching Fangs

16%

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.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

72%

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

Council's Intellect

20%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Intellect by 360 and mana pool by 3%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

74%

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

Defender's March

12%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 625. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Legs

Sunset Spellthread

Sunset Spellthread

62%

Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and Stamina by 895.

Daybreak Spellthread

Daybreak Spellthread

34%

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

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

62%

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

Stonebound Artistry

20%

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.

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Ring

+315 Haste

+315 Haste

64%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Haste by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+315 Mastery

+315 Mastery

44%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Mastery by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Wrist

+1000 Speed

+1000 Speed

76%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 700 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

16%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 1425 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

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Psyfiend

Psyfiend

88%

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

Phase Shift

82%

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

Catharsis

52%

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

Cascading Horrors

40%

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

Mind Trauma

18%

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

10%

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

Thoughtsteal

Thoughtsteal

2%

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.

Improved Mass Dispel

Improved Mass Dispel

2%

Reduces the cooldown of Mass Dispel by 60 sec.