Shadow Priest PvP Talents and Builds (Dragonflight / Patch 10.0.7)
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.
Talent Choices for Shadow Priests
The build below is the best talent build for maximizing your spread and single target damage.
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.
Priest Talent Tree Highlights
Some important spells to note in the Priest talent tree:
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/
Manipulation/
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.
Shadow Priest Talent Tree Highlights
Some important spells to note in the Shadow Priest Talent tree:
Idol of N'Zoth is one of the last talents that can be picked that applies a debuff on your targets with
Shadow Word: Pain or
Vampiric Touch. This debuff will occasinally explode dealing spread damage.
Mind Spike is a returning spell that deals damage and reduces the cast time of your next
Mind Blast and increases its critical strike.
Unfurling Darkness makes it so you spend less time casting
Vampiric Touch and more time casting harder hitting spells.
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.
Mandatory PvP Talents
Void Origins makes your
Void Eruption and
Dark Ascension
instant cast. This is important for giving you strong on-demand burst without
getting interrupted.
Catharsis stores 20% of the damage you take and increased the initial
damage of your next
Shadow Word: Pain. This is another strong PvP talent
that increases your already strong damage output.
Situational PvP Talents
Psyfiend is a crucial spell that channels
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 is a situational talent that offers you more damage and
crowd control. When you enter
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 makes it so while
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.
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)
This guide has been written by Mysticall, a seasoned PvP player who has repeatedly achieved 3000 rating. You can watch his stream on Twitch, and you can also check out his YouTube channel.
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