Shadow Priest PvP Talents and Builds (Dragonflight / Patch 10.0.7)

Last updated on Mar 21, 2023 at 19:43 by Mysticall 15 comments

Choosing the right PvP and PvE talents is a prerequisite to proper performance in PvP. This guide goes through the various talent choices available to you as a Shadow Priest and gives you the best combinations you can take.

This page is part of our Shadow Priest PvP Guide.

1.

Talent Choices for Shadow Priests

The build below is the best talent build for maximizing your spread and single target damage.

2.

Talents Summary

While the above table provides a generally accurate overview of the viability of talents, some finer points are discussed in the sections that follow, and we recommend you read those for a deeper understanding.

2.1.

Priest Talent Tree Highlights

Some important spells to note in the Priest talent tree:

  • Void Tendrils Icon Void Tendrils summons tendrils and roots all enemies for 8 sec or until they are killed. This is a perfect talent for increasing your survivability vs melee or to help you get a fear.
  • Mindgames Icon Mindgames/Manipulation Icon Manipulation/Shattered Perceptions Icon Shattered Perceptions. All 3 of these talents buff Mind Games and make it a strong offensive cooldown. This gives your team a chance to land a kill whenever it is off cooldown.
2.2.

Shadow Priest Talent Tree Highlights

Some important spells to note in the Shadow Priest Talent tree:

3.

PvP Talents for Shadow Priests

You can choose 3 of the following PvP talents. Each of them has their uses, but some are better for certain strategies than others. The top three choices are the most useful, but can be replaced with other PvP talents depending on your team's goal.

3.1.

Mandatory PvP Talents

Void Origins Icon Void Origins makes your Void Eruption Icon Void Eruption and Dark Ascension Icon Dark Ascension instant cast. This is important for giving you strong on-demand burst without getting interrupted.

Catharsis Icon Catharsis stores 20% of the damage you take and increased the initial damage of your next Shadow Word: Pain Icon Shadow Word: Pain. This is another strong PvP talent that increases your already strong damage output.

3.2.

Situational PvP Talents

Psyfiend Icon Psyfiend is a crucial spell that channels Psyflay Icon Psyflay on the target. This deals damage and reduces the healing recieved of the target by 50%. A well timed Psyfiend can quickly end games.

Void Volley Icon Void Volley is a situational talent that offers you more damage and crowd control. When you enter Voidform Icon Voidform, you send out a bolt that deals damage and fears enemies hit by it. This could be a great way to follow up other crowd control with yours.

Driven to Madness Icon Driven to Madness makes it so while Voidform Icon Voidform is not active, being attacked will grant you 9 Insanity over 3 seconds. It is important to note that these attacks need to be melee and this is a powerful PvP talent against teams with a melee DPS on it.

4.

Changelog

  • 21 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
    • Updated Talent Calculator.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 30 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Updated Recommended talents.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 22 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 01 Aug. 2022: Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 May 2022: Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 28 Feb. 2022: Updated for Patch 9.2.
    • Updated Best PvP Talents.
  • 21 Nov. 2021: Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 16 Jul. 2021: Updated PvP talents.
  • 08 Mar. 2021: Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 05 Dec. 2020: Updated Talent Table.
    • Updated Tiers 5 and 7 Regular Talents.
    • Updated PvP Talents.
  • 15 Oct. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (9.0.1)
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