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Shadow

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Shadow Priest Mythic+ Build

The most popular Shadow Priest build in WoW Midnight — data-driven, updated daily.

Last updated: 7 hours ago · Total players sampled: 125 · Based on top players in the last 7 days

Region

Tier history Ask about this spec Talents

Build popularity

of top players run the most popular build

Max key reached

+19

highest keystone from sampled runs

Meta rank

#19

C tier · 1% pick rate

HeroAll Archon Voidweaver Oracle

DungeonAll Voidscar Arena Den of Nalorakk Temple of Sethraliss Altar of Fangs Kings' Rest The Blinding Vale Murder Row Ruby Life Pools

Shadow Priest Cheat Sheet

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

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Stat priority

MasteryHasteCritVers

WeaponsGear section →

TrinketsGear section →

Tier & ArmorGear section →

Consumables

Flask of the Blood KnightsFlask of the MagistersWell Fed

Key talents — Archon

Hero

Class

Spec

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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: 34

ArchonSpent: 13

ShadowSpent: 32

IM AN1/1 MI1/1 HO DI1/1 SP1/1 PS1/1 LI LE1/1 PU1/1 PO1/1 PA1/1 PE1/1 SU BO1/1 MA1/1 TW1/1 ST1/1 MI PS1/1 EV MO ME TW1/1 DA1/1 FA SH IN BI1/1 SH1/1 SA1/1 DE1/1 TW2/2 TI1/1 FA1/1 AN1/1 PR1/1 MI1/1 SP IM2/2 LI1/1 UN SP2/2 PH AN FO1/1 PH1/1 TR1/1

Archon

RE1/1 PE1/1 SU1/1 EN1/1 PO1/1 EN1/1 IN1/1 EM1/1 HA1/1 MA1/1 DI1/1 HA SP1/1 WO1/1 FO1/1

SH1/1 PS1/1 MI1/1 ME1/1 TH TE1/1 SH1/1 TO1/1 DE1/1 SU1/1 SH VO VO1/1 HA1/1 ME1/1 SH DA MA1/1 AN1/1 SH1/1 DA1/1 SH1/1 SU MA2/2 MI1/1 SP IN MI DE MI AU1/1 MA1/1 IN MA DE SC2/2 TO1/1 IN2/2 CR1/1 ID ID1/1 ID1/1 ID VO2/4

Alternative Builds

vs. the recommended build

Talent import codes

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Archon

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

Voidweaver

Alt #4 · 2%Build →
Alt #5 · 2%Build →
Alt #7 · 2%Build →

Consumables

Flask of the Blood Knights

flask / 50%

Flask of the Magisters

flask / 50%

Well Fed

food / 50%

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

Night Elf22% Alliance

Void Elf16% Alliance

Dracthyr12% Alliance

Human10% Alliance

Blood Elf8% Horde

Goblin7% Horde

Dracthyr5% Horde

Dwarf4% 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.