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

  • Priest class icon Shadow Priest specialization icon
    Shadow Priest
  • Voidweaver icon Voidweaver
  • Based on 50 Characters
  • The War Within Season 3
  • From 3111 to 3385 Rating

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Voidweaver 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 Voidweaver 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+ Voidweaver Shadow Priests

  1. Binocs's icon
    1
    Binocs
    Silvermoon (EU)
    Dracthyr | Voidweaver | 714 ilvl
    3385
  2. Cutedog's icon
    2
    Cutedog
    Moon Guard (US)
    Worgen | Voidweaver | 713 ilvl
    3378
  3. Rezlo's icon
    3
    Rezlo
    Draenor (EU)
    Goblin | Voidweaver | 710 ilvl
    3373
  4. Yxmeru's icon
    4
    Yxmeru
    Stormreaver (EU)
    Mag'har Orc | Voidweaver | 716 ilvl
    3369
  5. Vigour's icon
    5
    Vigour
    Illidan (US)
    Dwarf | Voidweaver | 713 ilvl
    3363

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

  • 17% Critical Strike +8706
  • 30% Haste +19642
  • 19% Mastery +21497
  • 2% Versatility +1910

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 3% Avoidance +1612
  • 2% Leech +1300
  • 3% 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 Voidweaver 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
    • 48
    Dying Star's Veil icon

  2. Consecrated Hood

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Hood icon

  3. Elysian Flame Crown

    • 1
    Elysian Flame Crown icon

Neck

  1. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 17
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

  2. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 10
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  3. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 6
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  4. Momma's Mega Medallion

    • 6
    Momma's Mega Medallion icon

  5. Duskblaze's Desperation

    • 4
    Duskblaze's Desperation icon

Shoulders

  1. Dying Star's Pyrelights

    • Set
    • 17
    Dying Star's Pyrelights icon

  2. Sinlight Shoulderpads

    • 14
    Sinlight Shoulderpads icon

  3. Consecrated Mantle

    • Craft
    • 7
    Consecrated Mantle icon

  4. Mounted Manacannons

    • 7
    Mounted Manacannons icon

  5. Harmonious Spaulders

    • 3
    Harmonious Spaulders icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Dying Star's Cassock

    • Set
    • 50
    Dying Star's Cassock icon

Wrist

  1. Consecrated Cuffs

    • Craft
    • 35
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Conjoined Glass Bracers

    • 5
    Conjoined Glass Bracers icon

  3. Fizzlefuse Cuffs

    • 5
    Fizzlefuse Cuffs icon

  4. Auctioneer's Counting Bracers

    • 2
    Auctioneer's Counting Bracers icon

  5. Singed Sievecuffs

    • 2
    Singed Sievecuffs icon

Hands

  1. Dying Star's Caress

    • Set
    • 43
    Dying Star's Caress icon

  2. Ancient Oracle's Caress

    • 4
    Ancient Oracle's Caress icon

  3. Cyphered Gloves

    • 2
    Cyphered Gloves icon

  4. Codebreaker's Cunning Handwraps

    • 1
    Codebreaker's Cunning Handwraps icon

Waist

  1. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 37
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

  2. Consecrated Cord

    • 6
    Consecrated Cord icon

  3. Dying Star's Waistlight

    • 2
    Dying Star's Waistlight icon

  4. Honorbound Retainer's Sash

    • 2
    Honorbound Retainer's Sash icon

  5. Burrower's Cinch

    • 1
    Burrower's Cinch icon

Legs

  1. Dying Star's Leggings

    • Set
    • 47
    Dying Star's Leggings icon

  2. Archaic Venomancer's Legwraps

    • 1
    Archaic Venomancer's Legwraps icon

  3. Consecrated Leggings

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Leggings icon

  4. Stellar Navigation Slacks

    • 1
    Stellar Navigation Slacks icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Silken Striders

    • 34
    Interloper's Silken Striders icon

  2. Membranous Slippers

    • 6
    Membranous Slippers icon

  3. Sandals of Scarred Servitude

    • 3
    Sandals of Scarred Servitude icon

  4. Slippers of Leavened Station

    • 3
    Slippers of Leavened Station icon

  5. Laced Lair-Steppers

    • 2
    Laced Lair-Steppers icon

Rings

  1. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 31
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

  2. Whispers of K'aresh

    • 22
    Whispers of K'aresh icon

  3. Logic Gate: Omega

    • 11
    Logic Gate: Omega icon

  4. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 6
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  5. The Jastor Diamond

    • 6
    The Jastor Diamond icon

Trinkets

  1. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 23
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

  2. Astral Antenna

    • 22
    Astral Antenna icon

  3. Signet of the Priory

    • 19
    Signet of the Priory icon

  4. Araz's Ritual Forge

    • 11
    Araz's Ritual Forge icon

  5. Lily of the Eternal Weave

    • 8
    Lily of the Eternal Weave icon

Main Hand

  1. Vagabond's Bounding Baton

    • Craft
    • 21
    Vagabond's Bounding Baton icon

  2. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 6
    Voidglass Kris icon

  3. Everforged Dagger

    • 5
    Everforged Dagger icon

  4. Voidglass Spire

    • Set
    • 5
    Voidglass Spire icon

  5. Hand of Beledar

    • 3
    Hand of Beledar icon

Off Hand

  1. Vagabond's Torch

    • Craft
    • 18
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  2. Nathrian Reliquary

    • 2
    Nathrian Reliquary icon

  3. Iris of the Dark Beyond

    • 1
    Iris of the Dark Beyond 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. Ascendance

    • 39
    Vagabond's Bounding Baton icon

  2. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 30
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  3. Dawnthread Lining

    • 17
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  4. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 2
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  5. Blessed Weapon Grip

    • 1
    Everforged Dagger 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

    • 32
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 15
    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

    • 1
    Council's Intellect icon

  3. Waking Stats

    • 1
    Waking Stats icon

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance

    • 31
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 12
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +1000 Speed

    • 2
    +1000 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 46
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  2. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 2
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 1
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 35
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 13
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Mastery

    • 48
    +315 Mastery icon

  2. +315 Haste

    • 27
    +315 Haste icon

  3. +315 Critical Strike

    • 22
    +315 Critical Strike icon

Main Hand

  1. Stonebound Artistry

    • 17
    Stonebound Artistry icon

  2. Council's Guile

    • 13
    Council's Guile icon

  3. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 7
    Authority of Radiant Power 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

    • 26
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 15
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 30
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 14
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 6
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Quick Onyx

    • 74
    Quick Onyx icon

  2. Masterful Ruby

    • 62
    Masterful Ruby icon

  3. Masterful Emerald

    • 59
    Masterful Emerald icon

  4. Deadly Onyx

    • 57
    Deadly Onyx icon

  5. Quick Ruby

    • 13
    Quick Ruby icon

Durable Information Securing Container

Durable Information Securing Container is a powerful belt introduced in Patch 11.1.7, obtained from Overcharged Delves. It features a unique effect that enhances character builds and can significantly impact performance in competitive content.

  1. Critical Chain

    • 23
    Critical Chain icon

  2. Electric Current

    • 12
    Electric Current icon

  3. Charged Bolts

    • 2
    Charged Bolts 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

    • 17
    Night Elf icon

  2. Void Elf

    • 10
    Void Elf icon

  3. Dracthyr

    • 5
    Dracthyr icon

  4. Goblin

    • 4
    Goblin icon

  5. Dwarf

    • 4
    Dwarf icon

Voidweaver 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 Voidweaver 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.