悲嘆之息's PvE Build

Priest class icon Shadow Priest specialization icon
Shadow Priest
Night Elf race icon
Night Elf
511 ilvl
Season 4
2479 Mythic+

悲嘆之息 (Shadowmoon TW) is a Top Mythic+ Shadow Priest in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 4, achieving a rating of 2479 with 508 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 悲嘆之息's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+2863
21% Critical Strike
+5650
33% Haste
+6377
21% Mastery
+1793
9% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Haste
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Versatility
Minor Stats
+1125
14% Avoidance
+337
2% 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 悲嘆之息'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
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
Move with Grace
Power Infusion
1
Vampiric Embrace
1
Tithe Evasion
1
Inspiration
Mental Agility
Body and Soul
1
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
2
Manipulation
Benevolence
Angelic Bulwark
1
Essence Devourer
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 悲嘆之息's selected Specialization Talents below:

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

Head

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

Neck

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

Shoulders

  1. Amice of Brilliant Light item icon
    Amice of Brilliant Light

Back

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl

Chest

  1. Bronze Challenger's Robe item icon
    Bronze Challenger's Robe

Wrist

  1. Lily-Laced Bracelets item icon
    Lily-Laced Bracelets

Hands

  1. Azureblade's Work Gloves item icon
    Azureblade's Work Gloves

Waist

  1. Lost Hero's Waist Wrap item icon
    Lost Hero's Waist Wrap

Legs

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

Feet

  1. Khajin's Hailstone Footwraps item icon
    Khajin's Hailstone Footwraps

Ring 1

  1. Eternal Sentry's Ring item icon
    Eternal Sentry's Ring

Ring 2

  1. Circle of Ascended Frost item icon
    Circle of Ascended Frost

Trinket 1

  1. Tome of Unstable Power item icon
    Tome of Unstable Power

Trinket 2

  1. Spoils of Neltharus item icon
    Spoils of Neltharus

Main Hand

  1. Chillworn's Infusion Staff item icon
    Chillworn's Infusion 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 悲嘆之息 for the Shadow Priest specialization.

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl embellishment item icon
    Blue Silken Lining

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 悲嘆之息 for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread

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 悲嘆之息.

  1. Zen Neltharite gem icon
    Zen Neltharite
    2
  2. Resplendent Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Resplendent Illimited Diamond
    1
  3. Sensei's Neltharite gem icon
    Sensei's Neltharite
    1