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Shadow Priest Mythic+ PvE Guide for MID Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Shadow Priest PvE build guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in Pre-Patch.

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 runs in Patch 11.1.7.

Top Shadow Priests

  1. Guayfix's icon
    1
    Guayfix
    Sanguino (EU)
    Human | Voidweaver | 169 ilvl
    4153
  2. Yov's icon
    2
    Yov
    Azshara (KR)
    Night Elf | Voidweaver | 169 ilvl
    4151
  3. Zetta's icon
    3
    Zetta
    Akama (US)
    Human | Voidweaver | 169 ilvl
    4124
  4. 스렉이's icon
    4
    스렉이
    Azshara (KR)
    Dwarf | Voidweaver | 169 ilvl
    4117
  5. Sakipriest's icon
    5
    Sakipriest
    Hyjal (EU)
    Night Elf | Archon | 169 ilvl
    4063

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

  • +277
    28% Critical Strike
  • +426
    40% Haste
  • +449
    22% Mastery
  • +90
    6% Versatility

Stat priority

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

Minor Stats

  • +86
    8% Avoidance
  • +43
    4% Leech
  • +0
    7% Speed

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talents

Talents define a character’s build and have a direct impact on performance in Mythic+ Dungeons. This section highlights the most popular Shadow Priest class, specialization, hero, and PvP talents based on top player data from Pre-Patch.

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 Mythic+.

Head

  1. Dying Star's Veil

    • Set
    • 48
    Dying Star's Veil icon

  2. Consecrated Hood

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Hood icon

  3. Twilight Tyrant's Veil

    • 1
    Twilight Tyrant's Veil icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 18
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Duskblaze's Desperation

    • 8
    Duskblaze's Desperation icon

  3. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 7
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

  4. Salhadaar's Folly

    • 5
    Salhadaar's Folly icon

  5. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 4
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

Shoulders

  1. Dying Star's Pyrelights

    • Set
    • 32
    Dying Star's Pyrelights icon

  2. Mounted Manacannons

    • 6
    Mounted Manacannons icon

  3. Sinlight Shoulderpads

    • 5
    Sinlight Shoulderpads icon

  4. Consecrated Mantle

    • Craft
    • 4
    Consecrated Mantle icon

  5. Harmonious Spaulders

    • 3
    Harmonious Spaulders icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 49
    Reshii Wraps icon

  2. Cloak of Coordination

    • 1
    Cloak of Coordination icon

Chest

  1. Dying Star's Cassock

    • Set
    • 47
    Dying Star's Cassock icon

  2. Frock of Spirit's Reunion

    • 2
    Frock of Spirit's Reunion icon

  3. Robes of Midnight Bargains

    • 1
    Robes of Midnight Bargains icon

Wrist

  1. Consecrated Cuffs

    • Craft
    • 28
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Conjoined Glass Bracers

    • 6
    Conjoined Glass Bracers icon

  3. Fizzlefuse Cuffs

    • 5
    Fizzlefuse Cuffs icon

  4. Dying Star's Bangles

    • 4
    Dying Star's Bangles icon

  5. Singed Sievecuffs

    • 3
    Singed Sievecuffs icon

Hands

  1. Dying Star's Caress

    • Set
    • 42
    Dying Star's Caress icon

  2. Consecrated Gloves

    • Craft
    • 4
    Consecrated Gloves icon

  3. Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws

    • 2
    Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws icon

  4. Codebreaker's Cunning Handwraps

    • 1
    Codebreaker's Cunning Handwraps icon

  5. Cyphered Gloves

    • 1
    Cyphered Gloves icon

Waist

  1. Consecrated Cord

    • Craft
    • 32
    Consecrated Cord icon

  2. Dying Star's Waistlight

    • 5
    Dying Star's Waistlight icon

  3. Burrower's Cinch

    • 4
    Burrower's Cinch icon

  4. Cord of the Dark Word

    • 2
    Cord of the Dark Word icon

  5. Forgeweaver's Journal Holster

    • 2
    Forgeweaver's Journal Holster icon

Legs

  1. Dying Star's Leggings

    • Set
    • 47
    Dying Star's Leggings icon

  2. Consecrated Leggings

    • 2
    Consecrated Leggings icon

  3. Razorchoke Slacks

    • 1
    Razorchoke Slacks icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Silken Striders

    • 46
    Interloper's Silken Striders icon

  2. Dying Star's Soles

    • 2
    Dying Star's Soles icon

  3. Consecrated Slippers

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Slippers icon

  4. Slippers of Leavened Station

    • 1
    Slippers of Leavened Station icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 26
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Logic Gate: Omega

    • 17
    Logic Gate: Omega icon

  3. Band of the Shattered Soul

    • 12
    Band of the Shattered Soul icon

  4. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 10
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

  5. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 8
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

Trinkets

  1. Araz's Ritual Forge

    • 31
    Araz's Ritual Forge icon

  2. Diamantine Voidcore

    • Set
    • 27
    Diamantine Voidcore icon

  3. Astral Antenna

    • 20
    Astral Antenna icon

  4. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 8
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

  5. Signet of the Priory

    • 6
    Signet of the Priory icon

Main Hand

  1. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 23
    Voidglass Kris icon

  2. Voidglass Spire

    • Set
    • 20
    Voidglass Spire icon

  3. Vagabond's Bounding Baton

    • Craft
    • 2
    Vagabond's Bounding Baton icon

  4. Everforged Dagger

    • 1
    Everforged Dagger icon

  5. Gluttonous Rondel

    • 1
    Gluttonous Rondel icon

Off Hand

  1. Vagabond's Torch

    • Craft
    • 17
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  2. Fractillus' Last Breath

    • 6
    Fractillus' Last Breath icon

  3. Iris of the Dark Beyond

    • 2
    Iris of the Dark Beyond icon

  4. Nathrian Reliquary

    • 1
    Nathrian Reliquary icon

  5. Overflowing Umbral Pail

    • 1
    Overflowing Umbral Pail icon

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 Mythic+.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 25
    Consecrated Cord icon

  2. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 20
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  3. Ascendance

    • 19
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  4. Duskthread Lining

    • 18
    Consecrated Cord icon

  5. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 3
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

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 Pre-Patch Mythic+ builds.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence

    • 6
    Incandescent Essence icon

Neck

  1. Enchant Neck - Mark of the Claw

    • 2
    Enchant Neck - Mark of the Claw icon

Shoulders

  1. Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone

    • 1
    Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone icon

  2. Lesser Inscription of Charged Lodestone

    • 1
    Lesser Inscription of Charged Lodestone icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 33
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 14
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. +23 Avoidance

    • 1
    +23 Avoidance icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 47
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Council's Intellect

    • 3
    Council's Intellect icon

Wrist

  1. +72 Avoidance

    • 31
    +72 Avoidance icon

  2. +43 Leech

    • 15
    +43 Leech icon

  3. +66 Speed

    • 3
    +66 Speed icon

Hands

  1. Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

    • 1
    Heavy Knothide Armor Kit icon

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp

    • 1
    Shadowed Belt Clasp icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 44
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  2. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 3
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 2
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 33
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 16
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +21 Critical Strike

    • 30
    +21 Critical Strike icon

  2. +21 Haste

    • 30
    +21 Haste icon

  3. +21 Mastery

    • 23
    +21 Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Council's Guile

    • 22
    Council's Guile icon

  2. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 13
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  3. Stonebound Artistry

    • 8
    Stonebound Artistry icon

Off Hand

  1. Enchant Off-Hand - Major Intellect

    • 1
    Enchant Off-Hand - Major Intellect icon

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 Mythic+.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 29
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 17
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 21
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 11
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 10
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  4. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 6
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  5. Precise Fiber

    • 1
    Precise Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Quick Onyx

    • 75
    Quick Onyx icon

  2. Masterful Emerald

    • 44
    Masterful Emerald icon

  3. Versatile Emerald

    • 39
    Versatile Emerald icon

  4. Versatile Ruby

    • 34
    Versatile Ruby icon

  5. Masterful Ruby

    • 31
    Masterful Ruby icon

Races

Racial traits can affect performance in PvE, 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 Mythic+ Dungeons.

  1. Night Elf

    • 14
    Night Elf icon

  2. Void Elf

    • 7
    Void Elf icon

  3. Human

    • 5
    Human icon

  4. Goblin

    • 4
    Goblin icon

  5. Blood Elf

    • 4
    Blood Elf icon

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 Mythic+ guide created?

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

How often is the information updated?

The data is refreshed every 8 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 PvE format.