Shadow Priest PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets — 12.1

The stat priority for Shadow Priests in PvP is as follows:

Intellect is the best stat in all situations. Versatility is the strongest secondary stat at all times because it increases your overall damage dealt and reduces damage you take. Haste is your next best secondary stat. This will help with reducing the Global Cooldown on abilities and increasing the tick rate of your DoTs.

In general, Shadow Priests do not have a specific cooldown that you need trinkets to line up with. As a result, your trinkets can have a passive or on-use effect. The stat you want to be increasing is Intellect. You want to increase Intellect because it drastically increases your overall damage output. Here is the best gear we recommend you using as a Shadow Priest.

It is important to note that ALL tier sets are nerfed to 33% effectiveness in PvP. Although this nerf is significant, some tier sets are still important to acquire to maximize your chances to win. For Shadow Priests, this is your tier set:

• 2-set: Tentacle Slam's cooldown is reduced by 3 sec and its damage is increased by 100%.
• 4-set: Tentacle Slam has a 100% chance to grant a free use of Void Volley at 100% effectiveness.

In general, it is recommended to get both 2-set and 4-set for Shadow Priests

Embellishments are bonuses that can be put on crafted gear. These effects can have a drastic impact on the game. You are only allowed to have two Embellishments equipped at the same time. Here are the recommended Embellishments for Shadow Priest:

• Devouring Banding. This Embellishment gives your spells and abilities a chance to fire a Devouring Bolt at your target and gives you more stats for your highest secondary stat. Overall, this is will give you and your team the highest damage output.

Here are the best enchants for a Shadow Priest:

• Helmet: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed
• Shoulder: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness
• Chest: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul
• Legs: Sunfire Silk Spellthread
• Boots: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt
• Rings: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity
• Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

For gems, you should primarily be using Cognitive Heliotrope for the meta slot, and filling all other gem slots with Flawless Quick Lapis.