Jwah's PvP Build

Priest class icon Shadow Priest specialization icon
Shadow Priest
Human race icon
Human
398 ilvl
Season 1
3404 Solo Shuffle
480 2v2
2676 3v3

Jwah (Malganis US) is a Top Solo Shuffle Shadow Priest in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 1, achieving a rating of 3404 with 394 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 Jwah's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+0
5% Critical Strike
+4828
28% Haste
+200
5% Mastery
+5574
27% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+575
11% 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 Jwah's selected Class Talents below:

Renew
Dispel Magic
1
Shadowfiend
1
Prayer of Mending
Improved Flash Heal
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
Power Infusion
1
Vampiric Embrace
1
Tithe Evasion
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
Divine Star
Translucent Image
1
Mindgames
1
Surge of Light
Light's Inspiration
2
Crystalline Reflection
Improved Fade
2
Manipulation
2
Benevolence
Angelic Bulwark
Void Shift
1
Shattered Perceptions
1

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 Jwah'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
Shadow Crash
1
Unfurling Darkness
1
Void Eruption
1
Mental Decay
Mind Spike
Whispering Shadows
1
Shadowy Insight
1
Ancient Madness
1
Voidtouched
1
Mind Melt
Maddening Touch
2
Dark Evangelism
2
Mind Devourer
Phantasmal Pathogen
2
Distorted Reality
1
Mindbender
Deathspeaker
Auspicious Spirits
1
Void Torrent
1
Inescapable Torment
Mastermind
Screams of the Void
Tormented Spirits
2
Insidious Ire
Malediction
1
Idol of Y'Shaarj
Idol of N'Zoth
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 Jwah's selected PvP Talents below:

Driven to Madness
1
Mind Trauma
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 Jwah.

Head

  1. Draconic Hierophant's Archcowl item set icon
    set
    Draconic Hierophant's Archcowl

Neck

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

Shoulders

  1. Draconic Hierophant's Wisdom item set icon
    set
    Draconic Hierophant's Wisdom

Back

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

Chest

  1. Crimson Gladiator's Silk Robe item icon
    Crimson Gladiator's Silk Robe

Wrist

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

Hands

  1. Crimson Gladiator's Silk Gloves item icon
    Crimson Gladiator's Silk Gloves

Waist

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle

Legs

  1. Infurious Legwraps of Possibility item icon
    Infurious Legwraps of Possibility

Feet

  1. Drakebreaker's Boots item set icon
    set
    Drakebreaker's Boots

Ring 1

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

Ring 2

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

Trinket 1

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

Trinket 2

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

Main Hand

  1. Crimson Gladiator's Staff item icon
    Crimson 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 Jwah for the Shadow Priest specialization.

  1. Infurious Legwraps of Possibility embellishment item icon
    Infurious Legwraps Of Possibility
  2. Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle embellishment item icon
    Precognition

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 Jwah for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Homebound Speed enchantment icon
    Homebound Speed

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Speed enchantment icon
    +200 Speed

Legs

  1. Frozen Spellthread enchantment icon
    Frozen Spellthread

Feet

  1. Plainsrunner's Breeze enchantment icon
    Plainsrunner's Breeze

Ring 1

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Ring 2

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Main Hand

  1. Wafting Devotion enchantment icon
    Wafting 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 Jwah.

  1. Energized Malygite gem icon
    Energized Malygite
    4
  2. Energized Ysemerald gem icon
    Energized Ysemerald
    3