Dreamclass's PvE Build

Priest class icon Shadow Priest specialization icon
Shadow Priest
Dwarf race icon
Dwarf
442 ilvl
Season 2
3328 Mythic+

Dreamclass (Eredar EU) is a Top Mythic+ Shadow Priest in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 2, achieving a rating of 3328 with 442 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of his 10.2.6 PvE character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Shadow Priest build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Dreamclass's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+2225
17% Critical Strike
+5294
31% Haste
+4270
16% Mastery
+843
4% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Mastery
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Versatility
Minor Stats
+1145
15% Avoidance
+205
1% Leech
+0
0% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Priest specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Priest class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Priest's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Dreamclass's selected Class Talents below:

Renew
Dispel Magic
1
Shadowfiend
1
Prayer of Mending
Improved Flash Heal
1
Purify Disease
Psychic Voice
Shadow Word: Death
1
Focused Mending
Holy Nova
1
Protective Light
1
Angelic Feather
1
Phantasm
1
Death and Madness
1
Spell Warding
1
Rhapsody
Leap of Faith
1
Shackle Undead
Sheer Terror
Dominate Mind
1
Words of the Pious
Mass Dispel
1
Move with Grace
Power Infusion
1
Vampiric Embrace
1
Tithe Evasion
1
Inspiration
Mental Agility
Body and Soul
Twins of the Sun Priestess
1
Void Shield
San'layn
1
Apathy
Unwavering Will
2
Twist of Fate
2
Throes of Pain
2
Angel's Mercy
1
Halo
1
Translucent Image
1
Mindgames
1
Surge of Light
Light's Inspiration
2
Crystalline Reflection
Improved Fade
1
Manipulation
Benevolence
Angelic Bulwark
1
Essence Devourer
Shattered Perceptions

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Shadow Priests with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Dreamclass's selected Specialization Talents below:

Devouring Plague
1
Dispersion
1
Shadowy Apparitions
1
Silence
1
Intangibility
Misery
1
Last Word
Thought Harvester
1
Psychic Link
1
Surge of Insanity
1
Shadow Crash
1
Unfurling Darkness
Void Eruption
1
Mental Decay
Mind Spike
1
Whispering Shadows
1
Shadowy Insight
1
Ancient Madness
1
Voidtouched
Mind Melt
1
Maddening Touch
2
Dark Evangelism
Mind Devourer
Phantasmal Pathogen
2
Mind's Eye
1
Mindbender
Deathspeaker
Auspicious Spirits
1
Void Torrent
1
Inescapable Torment
Mastermind
Screams of the Void
2
Tormented Spirits
2
Insidious Ire
Malediction
1
Idol of Y'Shaarj
Idol of N'Zoth
1
Idol of Yogg-Saron
1
Idol of C'Thun
1

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Shadow Priest's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Dreamclass's selected PvP Talents below:

Driven to Madness
Mind Trauma
Psyfiend
Thoughtsteal
Void Volley
Absolute Faith
Catharsis
Phase Shift
Improved Mass Dispel

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Dreamclass.

Head

  1. Mask of the Furnace Seraph item set icon
    set
    Mask of the Furnace Seraph

Neck

  1. Bromach's Disentombed Locket item icon
    Bromach's Disentombed Locket

Shoulders

  1. Devotion of the Furnace Seraph item set icon
    set
    Devotion of the Furnace Seraph

Back

  1. Drape of the Dracthyr Trials item icon
    Drape of the Dracthyr Trials

Chest

  1. Command of the Furnace Seraph item set icon
    set
    Command of the Furnace Seraph

Wrist

  1. Animated Shackles item icon
    Animated Shackles

Hands

  1. Gloves of Staunched Wounds item icon
    Gloves of Staunched Wounds

Waist

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle

Legs

  1. Breeches of the Furnace Seraph item set icon
    set
    Breeches of the Furnace Seraph

Feet

  1. Sandals of the West Wind item icon
    Sandals of the West Wind

Ring 1

  1. Ring-Bound Hourglass item icon
    Ring-Bound Hourglass

Ring 2

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight item icon
    Signet of Titanic Insight

Trinket 1

  1. Ominous Chromatic Essence item icon
    Ominous Chromatic Essence

Trinket 2

  1. Spoils of Neltharus item icon
    Spoils of Neltharus

Main Hand

  1. Rod of Crystalline Energies item icon
    Rod of Crystalline Energies

Off Hand

  1. Thadrion's Erratic Arcanotrode item icon
    Thadrion's Erratic Arcanotrode

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Dreamclass for the Shadow Priest specialization.

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight embellishment item icon
    Blue Silken Lining
  2. Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle embellishment item icon
    Roiling Shadowflame

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Dreamclass for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +200 Avoidance

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam enchantment icon
    Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

Ring 2

  1. +82 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion enchantment icon
    Sophic Devotion

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Dreamclass.

  1. Keen Neltharite gem icon
    Keen Neltharite
    5
  2. Fierce Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Fierce Illimited Diamond
    1