Hanic's PvP Build

Priest class icon Shadow Priest specialization icon
Shadow Priest
Human race icon
Human
455 ilvl
Season 3
2458 Solo Shuffle
1656 2v2
2354 3v3
1335 RBG

Hanic (Kazzak EU) is a Top Solo Shuffle Shadow Priest in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 2458 with 455 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 10.2.6 PvP 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 Hanic's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+1000
11% Critical Strike
+5989
35% Haste
+1205
7% Mastery
+6188
30% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+325
7% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Avoidance
  3. Leech

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 Hanic's selected Class Talents below:

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

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

Driven to Madness
Mind Trauma
1
Psyfiend
Thoughtsteal
Void Volley
Absolute Faith
Catharsis
1
Phase Shift
1
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 Hanic.

Head

  1. Crest of Lunar Communion item set icon
    set
    Crest of Lunar Communion

Neck

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Necklace item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Necklace

Shoulders

  1. Shoulderguardians of Lunar Communion item set icon
    set
    Shoulderguardians of Lunar Communion

Back

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Drape item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Drape

Chest

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Vestments item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Vestments

Wrist

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Silk Armbands item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Silk Armbands

Hands

  1. Touch of Lunar Communion item set icon
    set
    Touch of Lunar Communion

Waist

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Silk Cord item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Silk Cord

Legs

  1. Leggings of Lunar Communion item set icon
    set
    Leggings of Lunar Communion

Feet

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers

Ring 1

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

Ring 2

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Ring item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Ring

Trinket 1

  1. Verdant Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity item set icon
    set
    Verdant Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Trinket 2

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity item set icon
    set
    Verdant Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Main Hand

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Staff item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Staff

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 Hanic for the Shadow Priest specialization.

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Slippers embellishment item icon
    Precognition
  2. Vibrant Wildercloth Vestments embellishment item icon
    Verdant Conduit

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 Hanic for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Homebound Speed enchantment icon
    Homebound Speed

Chest

  1. Reserve of Intellect enchantment icon
    Reserve of Intellect

Wrist

  1. +200 Speed enchantment icon
    +200 Speed

Legs

  1. Temporal Spellthread enchantment icon
    Temporal Spellthread

Feet

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

Ring 1

  1. +82 Versatility enchantment icon
    +82 Versatility

Ring 2

  1. +82 Versatility enchantment icon
    +82 Versatility

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 Hanic.

  1. Energized Malygite gem icon
    Energized Malygite
    6
  2. Energized Ysemerald gem icon
    Energized Ysemerald
    1