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Shadow Priest Blitz PvP Guide for The War Within Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Shadow Priest PvP build guide for Blitz Battlegrounds in The War Within Season 2.

Using data from the top 50 Shadow Priests across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the most used stats, talents, gear, enchantments, and gems for competitive matches in Patch 11.1.

Top Shadow Priests

  1. Rajyonswag's icon
    1
    Rajyonswag
    Sargeras (US)
    Void Elf | Voidweaver | 669 ilvl
    3125
  2. Elesitysp's icon
    2
    Elesitysp
    Elune (US)
    Void Elf | Voidweaver | 648 ilvl
    3109
  3. Swdswdswdswd's icon
    3
    Swdswdswdswd
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Night Elf | Voidweaver | 637 ilvl
    3008
  4. Disablechat's icon
    4
    Disablechat
    Kazzak (EU)
    Night Elf | Voidweaver | 632 ilvl
    3008
  5. Trajyonswag's icon
    5
    Trajyonswag
    Sargeras (US)
    Void Elf | Voidweaver | 634 ilvl
    3005

Stats

Stats are core attributes that directly affect a character’s performance. They appear on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

Each stat has diminishing returns once the bonus reaches +20% from equipped sources, so balancing them is key to maximizing effectiveness.

Secondary Stats

  • +460
    6% Critical Strike
  • +17806
    27% Haste
  • +2596
    6% Mastery
  • +16225
    21% Versatility

Stat priority

  1. Haste
  2. Versatility
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike

Minor Stats

  • +11
    0% Avoidance
  • +566
    1% Leech
  • +0
    6% Speed

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talents

Talents define a character’s build and have a direct impact on performance in Blitz Battlegrounds. This section highlights the most popular Shadow Priest class, specialization, hero, and PvP talents based on top player data from Season 2.

Talents are shown as heatmaps, where colors indicate frequency:

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best In Slot Gear

Gear refers to the items equipped in each slot. It provides most of a character’s stat bonuses and can come from the Great Vault, crafted gear, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

Frequently equipped by top players, these items represent the current best-in-slot gear for Blitz.

Head

  1. Confessor's Unshakable Halo icon
    Set
    Confessor's Unshakable Halo
    47
  2. Prized Warmonger's Crown icon
    Prized Warmonger's Crown
    2
  3. Algari Competitor's Cloth Hood icon
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Hood
    1

Neck

  1. Algari Competitor's Amulet icon
    Algari Competitor's Amulet
    45
  2. Prized Gladiator's Necklace icon
    Prized Gladiator's Necklace
    3
  3. Prized Aspirant's Necklace icon
    Prized Aspirant's Necklace
    2

Shoulders

  1. Confessor's Unshakable Radiance icon
    Set
    Confessor's Unshakable Radiance
    44
  2. Prized Gladiator's Silk Mantle icon
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Mantle
    3
  3. Prized Aspirant's Silk Mantle icon
    Prized Aspirant's Silk Mantle
    2
  4. Consecrated Mantle icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Mantle
    1

Back

  1. Prized Warmonger's Cloak icon
    Prized Warmonger's Cloak
    45
  2. Prized Gladiator's Drape icon
    Prized Gladiator's Drape
    2
  3. Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak icon
    Craft
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak
    1
  4. Prized Aspirant's Greatcloak icon
    Prized Aspirant's Greatcloak
    1
  5. Trashmaster's Mantle icon
    Trashmaster's Mantle
    1

Chest

  1. Confessor's Unshakable Vestment icon
    Set
    Confessor's Unshakable Vestment
    43
  2. Prized Gladiator's Silk Chestwrap icon
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Chestwrap
    6
  3. Prized Aspirant's Silk Robe icon
    Prized Aspirant's Silk Robe
    1

Wrist

  1. Prized Warmonger's Bindings icon
    Prized Warmonger's Bindings
    42
  2. Prized Gladiator's Silk Armbands icon
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Armbands
    4
  3. Prized Aspirant's Silk Bindings icon
    Prized Aspirant's Silk Bindings
    3
  4. Algari Competitor's Cloth Bands icon
    Craft
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Bands
    1

Hands

  1. Confessor's Unshakable Mitts icon
    Set
    Confessor's Unshakable Mitts
    32
  2. Prized Gladiator's Silk Gloves icon
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Gloves
    7
  3. Prized Warmonger's Gloves icon
    Prized Warmonger's Gloves
    5
  4. Prized Aspirant's Silk Gloves icon
    Prized Aspirant's Silk Gloves
    3
  5. Algari Competitor's Cloth Gloves icon
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Gloves
    2

Waist

  1. Prized Gladiator's Silk Cord icon
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Cord
    16
  2. Algari Competitor's Cloth Sash icon
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Sash
    14
  3. Prized Aspirant's Silk Cord icon
    Prized Aspirant's Silk Cord
    11
  4. Consecrated Cord icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cord
    5
  5. Prized Warmonger's Cord icon
    Prized Warmonger's Cord
    3

Legs

  1. Prized Gladiator's Silk Leggings icon
    Prized Gladiator's Silk Leggings
    21
  2. Prized Aspirant's Silk Leggings icon
    Prized Aspirant's Silk Leggings
    8
  3. Prized Warmonger's Pants icon
    Prized Warmonger's Pants
    7
  4. Algari Competitor's Cloth Leggings icon
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Leggings
    6
  5. Consecrated Leggings icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Leggings
    6

Feet

  1. Prized Warmonger's Slippers icon
    Prized Warmonger's Slippers
    41
  2. Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads icon
    Craft
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads
    8
  3. Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks icon
    Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks
    1

Rings

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet icon
    Craft
    Algari Competitor's Signet
    96
  2. Prized Gladiator's Ring icon
    Prized Gladiator's Ring
    3
  3. Prized Aspirant's Ring icon
    Prized Aspirant's Ring
    1

Trinkets

  1. Prized Aspirant's Medallion icon
    Set
    Prized Aspirant's Medallion
    33
  2. Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity icon
    Set
    Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity
    30
  3. Prized Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity icon
    Set
    Prized Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity
    17
  4. Prized Gladiator's Medallion icon
    Set
    Prized Gladiator's Medallion
    17
  5. Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity icon
    Set
    Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity
    2

Main Hand

  1. Prized Gladiator's Staff icon
    Prized Gladiator's Staff
    47
  2. Fleshcrafter's Knife icon
    Fleshcrafter's Knife
    1
  3. Prized Gladiator's Pincer icon
    Prized Gladiator's Pincer
    1
  4. Prized Warmonger's Dagger icon
    Prized Warmonger's Dagger
    1

Off Hand

  1. Prized Gladiator's Conduit icon
    Prized Gladiator's Conduit
    2
  2. Prized Warmonger's Firebomb icon
    Prized Warmonger's Firebomb
    1

Embellishments

Embellishments are special effects tied to crafted items. Some are built into recipes, while others can be added using optional reagents.

Only two embellished items can be equipped at a time, so choosing the right effects is crucial. The following embellishments are most commonly used in top Shadow Priest builds for Blitz.

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet icon
    Elemental Focusing Lens
    92
  2. Algari Competitor's Signet icon
    Prismatic Null Stone
    2
  3. Algari Competitor's Signet icon
    Captured Starlight
    1
  4. Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads icon
    Writhing Armor Banding
    1

Enchantments

Enchantments add effects to gear, including stat bonuses, damage or healing procs, and other enhancements. Most are created through Enchanting, while leg enchants are crafted by Leatherworkers.

These are the most used enchantments across each slot in Season 2 Blitz builds.

Back

  1. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
    23
  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs icon
    Chant of Leeching Fangs
    13
  3. +160 Speed icon
    +160 Speed
    4

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    45
  2. Council's Intellect icon
    Council's Intellect
    2
  3. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    1

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed icon
    +1000 Speed
    33
  2. +2040 Leech icon
    +2040 Leech
    7
  3. +650 Speed icon
    +650 Speed
    2

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread icon
    Sunset Spellthread
    36
  2. Daybreak Spellthread icon
    Daybreak Spellthread
    10
  3. Charged Armor Kit icon
    Charged Armor Kit
    2

Feet

  1. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    27
  2. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    14
  3. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    2

Ring 1

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    26
  2. +315 Versatility icon
    +315 Versatility
    11
  3. Cursed Haste icon
    Cursed Haste
    6

Ring 2

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    26
  2. +315 Versatility icon
    +315 Versatility
    10
  3. Cursed Haste icon
    Cursed Haste
    6

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power icon
    Authority of Radiant Power
    48
  2. Authority of the Depths icon
    Authority of the Depths
    2

Gems

Gems provide bonus secondary stats and help fine-tune a character’s build. They are crafted through Jewelcrafting and socketed into gear.

Additional sockets can be added to Neck and Rings using the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear using a seasonal item typically sold by the Token of Merit vendor near the Great Vault.

Used to round out secondary stats, these gems are the most used in high-rated Blitz.

  1. Versatile Emerald icon
    Versatile Emerald
    136
  2. Quick Sapphire icon
    Quick Sapphire
    99
  3. Cognitive Bloodstone icon
    Cognitive Bloodstone
    49
  4. Masterful Sapphire icon
    Masterful Sapphire
    19
  5. Versatile Sapphire icon
    Versatile Sapphire
    6

Citrine Gems

Citrine Gems are a new type of gem socketed into the Cyrce’s Circlet : a powerful ring introduced in World of Warcraft’s The War Within 11.0.7 patch. These gems provide a versatile range of effects to enhance performance in battle.

Obtained through various activities on Siren Isle, Citrine Gems are a compelling choice for adventurers wielding the Cyrce’s Circlet. Here are the best Citrine Gems for Shadow Priest in Blitz.

No Thunder Citrine data yet.
No Sea Citrine data yet.
No Wind Citrine data yet.

Races

Racial traits can affect performance in PvP, with their impact varying by class and game mode. While the differences may not be noticeable in most games, the right racial choice can provide a competitive edge.

These races are most often chosen for their edge in Blitz Battlegrounds.

  1. Night Elf icon
    Night Elf
    18
  2. Void Elf icon
    Void Elf
    11
  3. Undead icon
    Undead
    5
  4. Human icon
    Human
    4
  5. Goblin icon
    Goblin
    4

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Shadow Priest Blitz guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated Shadow Priests in Blitz, using the Battle.net API . Their builds are then analyzed to identify the most used stats, talents, gear, and enhancements for Season 2.

How often is the information updated?

The data is refreshed every 12 hours.

Why is this called a guide?

It’s called a guide because it helps players make informed build decisions by showing what top players are using. While it doesn’t teach gameplay step by step, it serves as a reference for optimizing your setup.

Is this guide good for beginners?

Yes. It shows what top players are using, which can be useful for understanding current trends. However, it’s not a how-to guide.

Why is my character not listed in the top section?

Your character might not appear due to inactivity, not meeting the current rating threshold (which increases as the season progresses), frequent spec changes, or gear that doesn’t align with the PvP format.