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Shadow Priest

Damage specialisation · Tier B in PvP, 1.7% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

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Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Haste37.4%865 avg
  • Versatility36.2%805 avg
  • Mastery17.1%420 avg
  • Critical Strike9.3%230 avg

150

Synced Solo Shuffle players

2,067

Average rating sampled

2,593

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Driven to Madness

Driven to Madness

51%

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

76 players

Psyfiend

Psyfiend

50%

Summons a Psyfiend with 27,789 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 0.8 sec. Also slows their movement speed by 50% and reduces healing received by 50%.

75 players

Phase Shift

Phase Shift

49%

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

73 players

Cascading Horrors

Cascading Horrors

11%

Voidform sends out slow-moving bolts of Shadow energy at random locations every 0.5 sec for 3 sec, dealing 2,557 Shadow damage to all targets within 8 yds, and causing them to flee in Horror for 2 sec.

16 players

Mindgames

Mindgames

4%

Assault an enemy's mind, dealing 22,453 Shadow damage and briefly reversing their perception of reality. For 7 sec, the next 72,172 damage they deal will heal their target, and the next 72,172 healing they deal will damage their target. Generates 10 Insanity.

6 players

Psychic Shroud

Psychic Shroud

1%

When your Psychic Scream affects 1 or more players, the next crowd control effect against you is prevented. Lasts 6 sec.

2 players

Mind Trauma

Mind Trauma

1%

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.

1 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Dark Enlightenment
    Dark Enlightenment100%

    Increases your haste by 3%.

  • Fade
    Fade100%

    Fade out, removing all your threat and reducing enemies' detection range against you for 10 sec.

  • Leap of Faith
    Leap of Faith

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cloak

47% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

36% equipped · 288 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Silk Robe

49% equipped · 263 ilvl

Shadow Priest enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei66%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul65%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness62%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 341 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

  • Light's Inspiration90%

    301 players · Class

  • Instilled Doubt88%

    294 players · Specialization

  • Phantasm86%

    289 players · Class

  • Shadeburst86%

    287 players · Specialization

  • Shadowy Insight84%

    283 players · Specialization

  • Dominate Mind84%

    282 players · Class

  • Angelic Bulwark78%

    262 players · Class

  • Collapsing Void78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Dark Energy78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Darkening Horizon78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Devour Matter78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Embrace the Shadow78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Inner Quietus78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Overwhelming Shadows78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Quickened Pulse78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Touch of the Void78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Void Blast78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Void Infusion78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Voidheart78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Voidwraith78%

    262 players · Hero

  • Voidtouched78%

    261 players · Specialization

  • Binding Heals71%

    239 players · Class

  • Shadowfiend71%

    238 players · Specialization

  • Subservient Shadows71%

    237 players · Specialization

  • Crushing Void69%

    230 players · Specialization

  • Sanguine Teachings66%

    222 players · Class

  • Move with Grace66%

    220 players · Class

  • Descending Darkness62%

    209 players · Specialization

  • Mental Decay62%

    208 players · Specialization

  • Mindbender59%

    197 players · Specialization

  • Dark Evangelism58%

    194 players · Specialization

  • Inescapable Torment57%

    192 players · Specialization

  • Idol of Y'Shaarj57%

    191 players · Specialization

  • Idol of N'Zoth37%

    125 players · Specialization

  • Mental Agility37%

    125 players · Class

  • Inspiration30%

    100 players · Class

Near-universal picks (46)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Dark Enlightenment100%

    335 players · Class

  • Desperate Prayer100%

    335 players · Class

  • Fade100%

    335 players · Class

Rarely taken (106)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Purify Disease12%

    41 players · Class

  • Mastermind11%

    38 players · Specialization

  • Shattered Psyche11%

    38 players · Specialization

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

  • Envyion

    sargeras · US2,593

  • Vthulsh

    grim-batol · EU2,545

  • Darthlie

    draenor · EU2,520

  • Miraz

    turalyon · EU2,486

  • Dbeezy

    tarren-mill · EU2,475

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Priest specs

  • Discipline
  • Holy
100%

Pulls the spirit of a party or raid member, instantly moving them directly in front of you.

  • Power Infusion
    Power Infusion100%

    Infuses the target with power for 15 sec, increasing haste by 20%. Can only be cast on players.

  • Spiritual Guidance
    Spiritual Guidance100%

    Increases your Intellect by 3%.

    • Survival

    • Desperate Prayer
      Desperate Prayer100%

      Increases maximum health by 25% for 10 sec, and instantly heals you for that amount.

    • Twin Disciplines
      Twin Disciplines100%

      Increases the damage and healing of your Holy and Shadow spells by 2%.

    • Twist of Fate
      Twist of Fate100%

      After damaging or healing a target below 35% health, gain 10% increased damage and healing for 8 sec.

    • Shadow Word: Death
      Shadow Word: Death100%

      A word of dark binding that inflicts 10,077 Shadow damage to your target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 5% of your maximum health. Damage increased by 250% to targets below 35% health. Generates 4 Insanity.

    • Halo
      Halo98%

      Creates a ring of Shadow energy around you that quickly expands to a 40 yd radius, healing allies for 1,005 and dealing 10,529 Shadow damage to enemies. Healing reduced beyond 6 targets. Generates 5 Insanity.

    Control & mobility

    • Psychic Scream
      Psychic Scream100%

      Lets out a psychic scream, causing all enemies within 8 yards to flee, disorienting them for 8 sec. Damage may interrupt the effect.

    • Body and Soul
      Body and Soul98%

      Power Word: Shield and Leap of Faith increase your target's movement speed by 40% for 3 sec.

    • Angelic Feather
      Angelic Feather97%

      Places a feather at the target location, granting the first ally to walk through it 40% increased movement speed for 5 sec. Only 3 feathers can be placed at one time.

    • Psychic Voice
      Psychic Voice96%

      Call shadowy tendrils to constrict enemies when Psychic Scream ends, rooting them in place for 4 sec.

    • Phantasm
      Phantasm86%

      Activating Fade removes all snare effects.

    Chest

    Cosmic Penitent's Eclipsing Robes

    39% equipped · 298 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads

    57% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Footwraps

    22% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Cosmic Penitent's Celestial Grips

    49% equipped · 298 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Gloves

    24% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Cover

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Cosmic Penitent's Truesight

    29% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Leggings

    71% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Enveloping Legwraps of the Cosmic Penitent

    17% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Stave

    83% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Polished Lightwood Channeler

    3% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Necklace

    61% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Aln'hara Lantern

    3% equipped · 331 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Perennial Frostbound Charm

    2% equipped · 311 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    47% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    37% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    52% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Stylish Black Shirt

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Cosmic Penitent's Echoing Screams

    75% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Mantle

    11% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    9% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    9% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    37% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    29% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Cord

    61% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Sash

    23% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Bindings

    47% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Bands

    27% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt
    58%
  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +115 Stamina54%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed52%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity41%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity31%

    • Shadow Priest gems & sockets

    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition85%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste39%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility36%
    • Prismatic Socket15%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery9%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat9%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility6%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery3%
    Leap of Faith100%

    335 players · Class

  • Power Infusion100%

    335 players · Class

  • Psychic Scream100%

    335 players · Class

  • Spiritual Guidance100%

    335 players · Class

  • Twin Disciplines100%

    335 players · Class

  • Twist of Fate100%

    335 players · Class

  • Dispel Magic100%

    334 players · Class

  • Mass Dispel100%

    334 players · Class

  • Shadow Word: Death100%

    334 players · Class

  • Painful Invocation99%

    333 players · Class

  • Mind Blast99%

    332 players · Class

  • Twins of the Sun Priestess99%

    332 players · Class

  • Strength of Resolve99%

    331 players · Class

    • Surge of Light10%

    35 players · Class

  • Idol of C'Thun9.9%

    33 players · Specialization

  • Thought Harvester3.6%

    12 players · Specialization

  • Unwavering Will3.6%

    12 players · Class

  • Death and Madness3.0%

    10 players · Specialization

  • Everlasting Light3.0%

    10 players · Class

  • Spectral Illusion3.0%

    10 players · Class

  • Assured Safety1.8%

    6 players · Hero

  • Dark Thoughts1.8%

    6 players · Specialization