Shadow Priest
Ranged caster with damage over time and Void bursts.
Talents
Copy the build, then in game press N to open Talents, click Import and paste.
Best stats
- 1Mastery
- 1Haste
- 2Crit
- 3Versatility
Voidweaver favors Haste in big pulls. Archon puts Crit above Haste on single targets.
Pick gear, gems and enchants with your top stats first. Item level still matters most.
Patch 12.1. Stat source
Consumables
Picks for Shadow in patch 12.1, from the Icy Veins guide.
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Flask
Flask of the Blood Knights
Haste. The best flask for Shadow.
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Combat potion
Potion of Recklessness
The strongest potion for this spec. Use it with your big cooldowns. Light's Potential is the simpler pick if your secondary stats are evenly spread.
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Health potion
Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion
Healing in combat. It doesn't share a cooldown with Healthstones, so you can use both.
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Food
Silvermoon Parade
A group feast. On your own, eat Royal Roast instead.
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Augment rune
Void-Touched Augment Rune
Raises your Intellect. It's expensive and is lost when you die, so save it for progression.
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Weapon oil
Thalassian Phoenix Oil
Lasts an hour. Reapply it after it wears off.
Enchants
Head
Raises Speed.

Shoulders
Raises Speed, so you move faster.
Chest
Raises your primary stat.
Legs
Raises Intellect and Stamina.
Feet
Raises Speed and Stamina.
Both rings
Your critical strikes deal more damage and healing.
Main hand
Your spells and abilities can grant Frenzied Focus, raising your Haste for a short time.
Swap to Arcane Mastery once you have about 20-25% Haste.
Gems

First socket
Raises your primary stat.

Every other socket
Raises Haste and Mastery.
Lean on Haste early and Mastery later.
Patch 12.1. Source
Trinkets
Best trinkets for Shadow
SUnbinding of Kith'ix raid: Kith'ix
SFarmable
Dungeon: Murder Row
SVenomous Abyss raid, boss 3: The Lost Explorers
SFarmable
Lair: Tidebound Grotto. Queue for it at World difficulty
SVenomous Abyss raid, boss 7: The Coiled Altar
AFarmable
Dungeon: The Blinding Vale
AFarmable
Dungeon: Altar of Fangs
AFarmable
Dungeon: Voidscar Arena
AVenomous Abyss raid, boss 6: The Twin Fangs
AFarmable
Dungeon: Kings' Rest
Grades for Shadow, patch 12.1.5. Trinket source
Playing a Shadow Priest?
Look up your character to see which of these you're missing and what to upgrade first.
Other Priest specs: Discipline · Holy
Tier ranks from patch 12.1.5, mid-October 2026. See the full tier list.