ClassPriest

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Shadow

Shadow Priest Raid Build

Last updated: 5 days ago · Based on top players in the last 7 days

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Shadow Priest Cheat Sheet

Raid · most popular build — 9% of top players run it

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Stat priority

MasteryHasteCritVers

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Consumables

Flask of the MagistersWell Fed

Key talents — Voidweaver

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Build popularity

of top players run the most popular build

The most popular Shadow build is run by 9% of top players.

Builds

Top 100 players sampled

These are the most popular Shadow Priest builds. The most popular build is run by 9% of sampled players (9 of 100 players).

Open in Wowhead calc

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PriestSpent: 13

VoidweaverSpent: 7

ShadowSpent: 10

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Voidweaver

DE VO IN VO QU NO CO VO1/1 VO1/1 VO1/1 VO1/1 OV1/1 TO1/1 VO1/1 EN

SH PS MI IN TH TE SH TO DE SU SH VO1/1 VO HA ME1/1 SH DA MA IM SH DA1/1 SH1/1 SU MA MI SP1/1 IN MI DE1/1 MI1/1 AU MA IN MA DE1/1 SC TO IN CR ID ID1/1 ID ID VO1/1

Alternative Builds

vs. the recommended build

Talent import codes

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Voidweaver

Most popular · 9%Build →
Alt #2 · 7%Build →
Alt #3 · 3%Build →
Alt #4 · 2%Build →
Alt #5 · 2%Build →
Alt #6 · 2%Build →
Alt #7 · 2%Build →
Alt #8 · 2%Build →

Consumables

Flask of the Magisters

flask / 100%

Well Fed

food / 100%

Warcraft Logs CombatantInfo events

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 Elf37% Alliance

Goblin15% Horde

Night Elf11% Alliance

Dracthyr8% Alliance

Blood Elf7% Horde

Dracthyr7% Horde

Undead4% Horde

Human2% Alliance

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FAQ

How is this Shadow Priest Raid guide generated?

WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated EU Raid 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.