Shadow Priest PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.2)

Shadow Priests are a force to be reckoned with. What Shadow Priests lack in defensives, they make up for in damage. If left unchecked, a Shadow Priest can melt an entire team in seconds. Not only do they have strong single-target damage, they have utility. Spells like Mass Dispel and Power Word: Shield make Shadow Priests a very versatile caster.

Strengths

• Strong spread damage
• Dispel Magic and Mass Dispel are crucial
• High consistent damage

Weaknesses

• No mobility
• Struggle to cast against melee teams
• Rely on teammates to stay alive

• Power Infusion Haste reduced to 20% (was 25%) and duration reduced to 15 seconds (was 20 seconds).
• Multiple damage buffs:
  • Mind Flay damage increased by 10%.
  • Mind Flay: Insanity damage increased by 30%.
• Improved Mass Dispel is now a PvP talent and reduces the cooldown of Mass Dispel by 60 seconds.
• Focused Will now reduces physical damage taken by 15% and magic damage taken by 5% (was all damage by 10%). This is great for staying alive versus melee.

• New Talent: Benevolence - Increases the healing of your spells by 3%.
• Power Word: Life now shares a choice node with Benevolence.
• There is now a connection between Light's Inspiration and Benevolence/Power Word: Life.
• Void Shift now shares a choice node with Essence Devourer.
• Mana pool at level 70 increased to 250,000 (was 50,000)
• Mana regeneration increased by 150%.
• Flash Heal now costs 10% of base mana (was 5%).
• Power Word: Shield now costs 10% of base Mana (was 5%).
• Dispel Magic now costs 14% of base mana (was 2%).
• Mass Dispel now costs 20% of base mana (was 11%).
• Renew now costs 4% of base mana (was 1.8%).
• Prayer of Mending now costs 4% of base mana (was 2%).
• Divine Star now costs 2% of base mana (was 0.5%).
• Halo now costs 4% of base mana (was 1%).
• Power Word: Life now costs 4% of base mana (was 0.5%).