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Shadow Priest Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 3

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Shadow Priest PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Shadow Priest DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.2 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Shadow Priests

  1. Nhaji's icon
    1
    Nhaji
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Night Elf | Voidweaver | 729 ilvl
    3925
  2. Nataleya's icon
    2
    Nataleya
    Stormrage (US)
    Night Elf | Archon | 729 ilvl
    3905
  3. Coachmanner's icon
    3
    Coachmanner
    Proudmoore (US)
    Void Elf | Archon | 729 ilvl
    3846
  4. Roccorpii's icon
    4
    Roccorpii
    Ysondre (EU)
    Goblin | Voidweaver | 729 ilvl
    3840
  5. Sammesp's icon
    5
    Sammesp
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Night Elf | Archon | 729 ilvl
    3833

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Shadow Priest's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 23% Critical Strike +12456
  • 32% Haste +21011
  • 20% Mastery +22494
  • 4% Versatility +3265

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 4% Avoidance +2065
  • 2% Leech +1259
  • 2% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Shadow Priests.

  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 for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Shadow Priests in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Dying Star's Veil

    • Set
    • 49
    Dying Star's Veil icon

  2. Artisan Fishing Cap

    • 1
    Artisan Fishing Cap icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 16
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Duskblaze's Desperation

    • 13
    Duskblaze's Desperation icon

  3. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 11
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

  4. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 4
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  5. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 3
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

Shoulders

  1. Dying Star's Pyrelights

    • Set
    • 26
    Dying Star's Pyrelights icon

  2. Consecrated Mantle

    • Craft
    • 7
    Consecrated Mantle icon

  3. Mounted Manacannons

    • 7
    Mounted Manacannons icon

  4. Sinlight Shoulderpads

    • 6
    Sinlight Shoulderpads icon

  5. Harmonious Spaulders

    • 4
    Harmonious Spaulders icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Dying Star's Cassock

    • Set
    • 49
    Dying Star's Cassock icon

  2. Frock of Spirit's Reunion

    • 1
    Frock of Spirit's Reunion icon

Wrist

  1. Consecrated Cuffs

    • Craft
    • 39
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Conjoined Glass Bracers

    • 5
    Conjoined Glass Bracers icon

  3. Fizzlefuse Cuffs

    • 5
    Fizzlefuse Cuffs icon

  4. Singed Sievecuffs

    • 1
    Singed Sievecuffs icon

Hands

  1. Dying Star's Caress

    • Set
    • 43
    Dying Star's Caress icon

  2. Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws

    • 3
    Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws icon

  3. Cyphered Gloves

    • 2
    Cyphered Gloves icon

  4. Codebreaker's Cunning Handwraps

    • 1
    Codebreaker's Cunning Handwraps icon

  5. Consecrated Gloves

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Gloves icon

Waist

  1. Consecrated Cord

    • Craft
    • 32
    Consecrated Cord icon

  2. Dying Star's Waistlight

    • 7
    Dying Star's Waistlight icon

  3. Singularity Cincture

    • 5
    Singularity Cincture icon

  4. Forgeweaver's Journal Holster

    • 2
    Forgeweaver's Journal Holster icon

  5. Honorbound Retainer's Sash

    • 2
    Honorbound Retainer's Sash icon

Legs

  1. Dying Star's Leggings

    • Set
    • 48
    Dying Star's Leggings icon

  2. Hyperlight Leggings

    • 2
    Hyperlight Leggings icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Silken Striders

    • 48
    Interloper's Silken Striders icon

  2. Dying Star's Soles

    • 2
    Dying Star's Soles icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • Craft
    • 24
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 14
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

  3. Logic Gate: Omega

    • 14
    Logic Gate: Omega icon

  4. Whispers of K'aresh

    • 14
    Whispers of K'aresh icon

  5. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 12
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

Trinkets

  1. Araz's Ritual Forge

    • 34
    Araz's Ritual Forge icon

  2. Astral Antenna

    • 25
    Astral Antenna icon

  3. Diamantine Voidcore

    • Set
    • 20
    Diamantine Voidcore icon

  4. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 11
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

  5. Signet of the Priory

    • 6
    Signet of the Priory icon

Main Hand

  1. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 31
    Voidglass Kris icon

  2. Voidglass Spire

    • Set
    • 15
    Voidglass Spire icon

  3. Staff of Fractured Spacetime

    • 1
    Staff of Fractured Spacetime icon

  4. Swarmite's Frenzied Pedicel

    • 1
    Swarmite's Frenzied Pedicel icon

  5. Unceremonious Bloodletter

    • 1
    Unceremonious Bloodletter icon

Off Hand

  1. Vagabond's Torch

    • Craft
    • 22
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  2. Fractillus' Last Breath

    • 5
    Fractillus' Last Breath icon

  3. Iris of the Dark Beyond

    • 5
    Iris of the Dark Beyond icon

  4. Acoustically Alluring Censer

    • 1
    Acoustically Alluring Censer icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Shadow Priests.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 34
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Duskthread Lining

    • 23
    Consecrated Cord icon

  3. Ascendance

    • 21
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  4. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 18
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  5. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 3
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Shadow Priest gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during The War Within Season 3.

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 37
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 11
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 2
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 48
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Council's Intellect

    • 2
    Council's Intellect icon

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance

    • 39
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 9
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +1000 Speed

    • 1
    +1000 Speed icon

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Angler

    • 1
    Enchant Gloves - Angler icon

  2. Enchant Gloves - Legion Surveying

    • 1
    Enchant Gloves - Legion Surveying icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 48
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  2. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 2
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 34
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 16
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Mastery

    • 46
    +315 Mastery icon

  2. +315 Haste

    • 34
    +315 Haste icon

  3. +315 Critical Strike

    • 10
    +315 Critical Strike icon

Main Hand

  1. Council's Guile

    • 17
    Council's Guile icon

  2. Stonebound Artistry

    • 14
    Stonebound Artistry icon

  3. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 11
    Oathsworn's Tenacity icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Shadow Priests in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 35
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 13
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 27
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 14
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 5
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  4. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 4
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Emerald

    • 76
    Masterful Emerald icon

  2. Quick Onyx

    • 75
    Quick Onyx icon

  3. Deadly Onyx

    • 40
    Deadly Onyx icon

  4. Masterful Ruby

    • 38
    Masterful Ruby icon

  5. Masterful Sapphire

    • 37
    Masterful Sapphire icon

Most Played Races for Shadow Priest M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Shadow Priest DPS players in The War Within Season 3.

  1. Night Elf

    • 16
    Night Elf icon

  2. Void Elf

    • 8
    Void Elf icon

  3. Dracthyr

    • 7
    Dracthyr icon

  4. Human

    • 5
    Human icon

  5. Mag'har Orc

    • 3
    Mag'har Orc icon

Shadow Priest Guide FAQ

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

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Shadow Priests in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 3 and Patch 11.2.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.