Iemon's PvP Build

Priest class icon Shadow Priest specialization icon
Shadow Priest
Dark Iron Dwarf race icon
Dark Iron Dwarf
397 ilvl
Season 1
2922 Solo Shuffle
1813 2v2
2320 3v3

Iemon (Vashj US) is a Top Solo Shuffle Shadow Priest in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 1, achieving a rating of 2922 with 389 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 Iemon's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+0
5% Critical Strike
+4552
27% Haste
+207
5% Mastery
+4637
23% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+550
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 Iemon'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
1
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
1
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 Iemon'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
Dark Ascension
1
Mental Decay
Mind Spike
Whispering Shadows
1
Shadowy Insight
1
Ancient Madness
1
Voidtouched
1
Mind Melt
Maddening Touch
2
Dark Evangelism
Mind Devourer
2
Phantasmal Pathogen
Distorted Reality
1
Mindbender
1
Deathspeaker
1
Auspicious Spirits
1
Void Torrent
Inescapable Torment
1
Mastermind
2
Screams of the Void
2
Tormented Spirits
Insidious Ire
Malediction
Idol of Y'Shaarj
1
Idol of N'Zoth
Idol of Yogg-Saron
Idol of C'Thun

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 Iemon's selected PvP Talents below:

Driven to Madness
1
Mind Trauma
Psyfiend
1
Thoughtsteal
Void Volley
Absolute Faith
Catharsis
1
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 Iemon.

Head

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

Neck

  1. Elemental Lariat item icon
    Elemental Lariat

Shoulders

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

Back

  1. Drakebreaker's Cloak item icon
    Drakebreaker's Cloak

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. Crimson Gladiator's Silk Cord item icon
    Crimson Gladiator's Silk Cord

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

Ring 2

  1. Crimson Aspirant's Ring item icon
    Crimson Aspirant'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 Medallion item set icon
    set
    Crimson Aspirant's Medallion

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 Iemon for the Shadow Priest specialization.

  1. Elemental Lariat embellishment item icon
    Elemental Lariat
  2. Infurious Legwraps of Possibility embellishment item icon
    Infurious Legwraps Of Possibility

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 Iemon 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. +73 Haste enchantment icon
    +73 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 Iemon.

  1. Quick Ysemerald gem icon
    Quick Ysemerald
    7
  2. Fierce Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Fierce Illimited Diamond
    1