Shadow Priest
Ranged · Tree 3 of 3
Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026
Overview
Shadowform. Pain, Mind Blast, Mind Flay.
Build. Shadowform is the spec. Shadow Weaving and Darkness are the damage under it.
Spells. Pain up, Mind Blast on cooldown, Mind Flay to fill. Death when they are low.
Stats. Spell hit so Pain and Mind Blast land. Spell power after that.
Gear. A caster weapon. Shadow does not wear healing plate.
Build. Silence and a longer fear are the control. Blackout is the stun chance.
Spells. Pain, fear, silence a heal, Mind Blast.
Stats. Stamina. Shadowform's damage reduction is not a shield.
Gear. Spell power and health.
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Shadow in PvE.
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Mind Blast Blasts the target for 477 to 503 Shadow damage, but causes a high amount of threat. - Shadow Word: Pain A word of darkness that causes 762 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
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Mind Flay Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 390 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%. -
Shadow Word: Death A word of dark binding that inflicts 444 to 472 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 30% of your maximum health. -
Vampiric Embrace Afflicts your target with Shadow energy that causes all party members to be healed for 20% of any Shadow spell damage you deal for 30 sec.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
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Spell power - 2
Hit - 3
Crit - 4
Intellect
Gear
What suits Shadow at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Frostfire Circlet Head Cloth · +Spell power · Hit · Crit · Int -
Plagueheart Shoulderpads Shoulder Cloth · +Spell power · Hit · Int -
Frostfire Robe Chest Cloth · +Spell power · Hit · Crit · Int -
Frostfire Leggings Legs Cloth · +Spell power · Hit · Int -
Gem of Trapped Innocents Neck +Spell power · Crit · Int -
Seal of the Damned Ring +Spell power · Hit · Crit -
Neltharion's Tear Trinket +Spell power · Hit -
Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian Weapon +Spell power · Hit · Int
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Shadow in PvP.
- Shadow Word: Pain A word of darkness that causes 762 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
- Mind Blast Blasts the target for 477 to 503 Shadow damage, but causes a high amount of threat.
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Psychic Scream The caster lets out a psychic scream, causing 5 enemies within 8 yards to flee for 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. -
Silence Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec. - Mind Flay Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 390 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Stamina - 2 Spell power
- 3 Hit
- 4 Crit
Gear
What suits Shadow at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Field Marshal's Headdress Head Cloth · Sta · +Spell power -
Field Marshal's Satin Mantle Shoulder Cloth · Sta · +Spell power -
Field Marshal's Satin Vestments Chest Cloth · Sta · +Spell power -
Marshal's Satin Pants Legs Cloth · Sta · +Spell power -
Senior Sergeant's Insignia Neck Sta - Seal of the Damned Ring Sta · +Spell power · Hit · Crit
- Neltharion's Tear Trinket +Spell power · Hit
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Grand Marshal's Stave Weapon Sta · +Spell power
What changed vs Classic
16 Shadow talents differ from Classic Era.
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Dark Inspiration New
Rank 5Your Mind Blast and fully channeled Mind Flay causes Dark Inspiration, increasing yours and your party's Spirit by 15% for 10 sec.
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Darkness Reworded
Rank 5Increases your Shadow damage done by 10%.
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Devouring Contagion New
Rank 2Reduces the mana cost of your Devouring Plague by 50%. Targets that die while Devouring Plague is active spreads it, jumping to 2 nearby enemies within 10 yds for the remaining duration.
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Early Demise New
Rank 2Increases Shadow Word: Death's critical strike chance on targets at or below 20% health by 30%.
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Improved Fade Removed
Rank 2Decreases the cooldown of your Fade ability by 6 sec.
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Improved Mind Flay New
Rank 2Each instance of damage of Mind Flay deals 20% more damage than its previous instance of damage.
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Improved Vampiric Embrace Removed
Rank 2Increases the percentage healed by Vampiric Embrace by an additional 10%.
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Mind Flay Changed
Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 63 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.
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Shadow Affinity Removed
Rank 3Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 25%.
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Shadow Focus Changed
Rank 5Improves your chance to hit with Shadow spells by 5%.
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Shadow Reach Changed
Rank 2Increases the range of your offensive Shadow spells by 20%.
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Shadow Weaving Changed
Rank 3Your Shadow damage spells have a 100% chance to increase the Shadow damage the target takes from you by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times.
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Shadowform Changed
Assume Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 10%, reducing the Mana cost of all Shadow spells by 50%, increasing the critical strike damage bonus of your Shadow spells by 100%, and reducing Physical damage taken by you by 15%. However, you may not cast healing spells while in this form.
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Silence Changed
Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec.
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Spirit Tap Changed
Rank 5Gives you a 100% chance to increase your Spirit by 100% for 15 sec after killing a non-trivial target or when an enemy afflicted by your Vampiric Embrace dies. For the duration, 50% of your Mana regeneration will continue while casting.
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Vampiric Embrace Changed
Afflicts your target with Shadow energy that causes all party members to be healed for 20% of any Shadow spell damage you deal for 30 sec.