ClassPriest

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Shadow

Shadow Priest Mythic+ Build

Last updated: 8 hours ago · Based on top players in the last 7 days

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Shadow Priest Cheat Sheet

Mythic+ · most popular build — 7% of top players run it

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Key talents — Voidweaver

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Build popularity

of top players run the most popular build

Max key reached

+22

highest keystone from sampled runs

Meta rank

#13

B tier · 3% pick rate

The most popular Shadow build is run by 7% of top players.

Builds

Top 125 players sampled

These are the most popular Shadow Priest builds. The most popular build is run by 7% of sampled players (9 of 125 players).

Open in Wowhead calc

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PriestSpent: 13

VoidweaverSpent: 7

ShadowSpent: 10

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Voidweaver

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Alternative Builds

vs. the recommended build

Talent import codes

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Voidweaver

Most popular · 7%Build →
Alt #2 · 2%Build →
Alt #3 · 2%Build →
Alt #4 · 2%Build →
Alt #5 · 2%Build →
Alt #6 · 2%Build →
Alt #7 · 2%Build →
Alt #8 · 2%Build →

Macros

Well-established universal and Priest macro conventions. Copy a macro, then adapt spell names to your talents.

Curated conventions — not derived from logs

Universal

Set focus (mouseover, else target)
```
/focus [@mouseover,exists][]
```
Use top trinket
```
#showtooltip 13
/use 13
```
Use bottom trinket
```
#showtooltip 14
/use 14
```
Stop casting
```
/stopcasting
```

Priest basics

Mouseover ally — Power Word: Shield

#showtooltip Power Word: Shield
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Power Word: Shield

Mouseover ally — Leap of Faith

#showtooltip Leap of Faith
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Leap of Faith

Utility — Dispel Magic

#showtooltip Dispel Magic
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Dispel Magic

Race distribution

Void Elf24% Alliance

Night Elf20% Alliance

Blood Elf14% Horde

Dracthyr6% Alliance

Undead6% Horde

Dwarf6% Alliance

Dracthyr4% Horde

Gnome3% Alliance

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Creators

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FAQ

How is this Shadow Priest Mythic+ guide generated?

WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated US Mythic+ players into one statistical guide.

How often is this guide updated?

Guides refresh automatically every few hours from the latest leaderboard data.

Why should I trust these recommendations?

Every recommendation is derived from what top players actually run, not manually written assumptions.

Does region or mode change the build?

Yes. Region and mode can change talent, item, race, and stat distributions. Use the region selector and mode switcher to compare Shadow Priest builds across PvP and PvE contexts.