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Shadow Priest Mythic+ Guide for Shadowlands

Patch 9.2.5Shadowlands Mythic+ Season 4

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Everything you need to improve your DPS performance in Mythic+ Dungeons.

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Data gathered from the top 3539 Logs and 1580 Unique Players in the last 30 days, keys +16 to +32
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Easy mode choices summary for Shadow Priest

Type
Top Choice
Max. Key
Popularity
Talents
Fortress of the Mind
Body and Soul
Searing Nightmare
Psychic Horror
Shadow Crash
Mindbender
Ancient Madness
+32
31%
Weapons
Staff of Fractured Spacetime
+28
18%
Trinkets
Moonlit Prism
Cabalist's Hymnal
+32
18%
Head
Amice of the Empyrean
+32
81%
Neck
Shadowghast Necklace
+32
28%
Shoulders
Capelet of the Empyrean
+32
99%
Back
Drape of Titanic Dreams
+28
21%
Chest
Habit of the Empyrean
+32
100%
Wrist
Bracelets of the Empyrean
+32
35%
Hands
Grim-Veiled Mittens
+32
80%
Waist
Grim-Veiled Belt
+31
35%
Legs
Leggings of the Empyrean
+32
99%
Feet
Supplicant's Soiled Slippers
+29
18%
Rings
Shadowghast Ring
Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn
+31
9%
Legendaries
Shadowflame Prism
+32
99%
Covenants
Necrolord
+32
96%
Soulbinds
Bonesmith Heirmir
+32
49%
Soulbind Abilities
Necrolord
Bonesmith Heirmir
Resourceful Fleshcrafting
Runeforged Spurs
Forgeborne Reveries
Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone
Carver's Eye
+32
23%
Conduit
Condensed Anima Sphere
+32
94%
Conduit Combination
Translucent Image
Clear Mind
Light's Inspiration
Haunting Apparitions
Rabid Shadows
Condensed Anima Sphere
+30
11%
Gem
Quick Jewel Cluster
+32
73%
Gem Combination
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
+30
9%
Back Enchant
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance
+32
46%
Chest Enchant
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats
+32
86%
Wrist Enchant
Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect
+32
95%
Belt Enchant
Dimensional Shifter
+32
26%
Feet Enchant
Enchant Boots - Soul Treads
+32
42%
Ring Enchant
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
+32
54%
Weapon Enchant
Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance
+32
94%
Race
Performance Gain
Lightforged Draenei
+1.76%

Talents for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Fortress of the Mind
Body and Soul
Searing Nightmare
Psychic Horror
Shadow Crash
Mindbender
Ancient Madness
+32
31%
Fortress of the Mind
Body and Soul
Searing Nightmare
Psychic Horror
Shadow Crash
Mindbender
Hungering Void
+31
14%
Fortress of the Mind
Body and Soul
Searing Nightmare
Last Word
Shadow Crash
Mindbender
Ancient Madness
+31
8%
Fortress of the Mind
Body and Soul
Searing Nightmare
Psychic Horror
Auspicious Spirits
Mindbender
Hungering Void
+28
7%
Fortress of the Mind
Body and Soul
Searing Nightmare
Last Word
Shadow Crash
Mindbender
Hungering Void
+29
5%
Death and Madness
Body and Soul
Searing Nightmare
Psychic Horror
Shadow Crash
Mindbender
Ancient Madness
+32
5%
Fortress of the Mind
Body and Soul
Searing Nightmare
Last Word
Auspicious Spirits
Mindbender
Hungering Void
+27
4%
Death and Madness
Body and Soul
Searing Nightmare
Psychic Horror
Shadow Crash
Mindbender
Hungering Void
+27
3%
Death and Madness
Body and Soul
Searing Nightmare
Last Word
Shadow Crash
Mindbender
Ancient Madness
+26
2%
Fortress of the Mind
Body and Soul
Misery
Psychic Horror
Auspicious Spirits
Mindbender
Hungering Void
+30
2%

Weapons for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Staff of Fractured Spacetime
+28
18%
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos
Forbidden Truth
+32
13%
Thunderlord Flamestaff
+27
12%
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos
Acoustically Alluring Censer
+31
10%
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos
Guarm's Lost Chew Toy
+28
6%
Maledict Opus
+31
4%
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos
Malevolent Invoker's Crystal
+32
4%
Neural Synapse Enhancer
+23
3%
Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos
Frigid Invoker's Focus
+29
3%
Greatstaff of the Lichsworn General
+30
3%

Trinkets for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Moonlit Prism
Cabalist's Hymnal
+32
18%
Enforcer's Stun Grenade
Cabalist's Hymnal
+31
12%
Tovra's Lightning Repository
Enforcer's Stun Grenade
+31
6%
Tovra's Lightning Repository
So'leah's Secret Technique
+25
4%
Enforcer's Stun Grenade
Deteriorated Construct Core
+26
4%
Enforcer's Stun Grenade
So'leah's Secret Technique
+28
4%
Cabalist's Hymnal
Shadowed Orb of Torment
+31
4%
Fleshrender's Meathook
So'leah's Secret Technique
+25
3%
Fleshrender's Meathook
Cabalist's Hymnal
+25
3%
Tovra's Lightning Repository
Cabalist's Hymnal
+27
2%

Head for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Amice of the Empyrean
+32
81%
Grim-Veiled Hood
+32
19%

Neck for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Shadowghast Necklace
+32
28%
Ornately Engraved Amplifier
+28
15%
Cabochon of the Infinite Flight
+31
11%
Amulet of the Last Guardian
+32
11%
Worldkiller Iris
+31
7%
Charm of Eternal Winter
+26
6%
Interplanar Keystone
+29
6%
Periapt of Pristine Preservation
+28
4%
Sin Stained Pendant
+26
3%
Lavadrip Pendant
+26
2%

Shoulders for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Capelet of the Empyrean
+32
99%

Back for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Drape of Titanic Dreams
+28
21%
Drape of the Empyrean
+31
12%
Cloak of Sweltering Flame
+28
12%
Mountebank's Colorful Cloak
+31
10%
Lurking Predator's Camouflage
+31
6%
Duplicating Drape
+27
5%
Wine-Stained Mantle
+26
4%
Shroud of the Sire's Chosen
+32
4%
Crest of the Legionnaire General
+32
4%
Drape of Shame
+29
4%

Chest for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Habit of the Empyrean
+32
100%

Wrist for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Bracelets of the Empyrean
+32
35%
Felflame Bracers
+29
22%
Grim-Veiled Bracers
+28
13%
Auctioneer's Counting Bracers
+30
11%
Bracelets of the Sorrowful Bride
+32
4%
Cruel Overlord's Shackles
+25
2%
Grim Pursuant's Maille
+28
2%
Cuffs of the Covert Commander
+29
2%
Bracers of Swirling Light
+25
2%
Skolex's Ravenous Skinguards
+31
1%

Hands for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Grim-Veiled Mittens
+32
80%
Caress of the Empyrean
+32
20%

Waist for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Grim-Veiled Belt
+31
35%
Sash of the Empyrean
+32
17%
Cord of the Penitent
+31
15%
Ringmaster's Cummerbund
+28
6%
Pan-Dimensional Packing Cord
+28
4%
Sash of the Silent Sonata
+32
4%
Cord of Unity
+25
3%
Shadewarped Sash
+28
3%
Forlorn Prisoner's Strap
+30
3%
Silken Safety Harness
+31
3%

Legs for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Leggings of the Empyrean
+32
99%

Feet for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Supplicant's Soiled Slippers
+29
18%
Hyperthread Boots
+27
14%
Astonishingly Scarlet Slippers
+30
13%
Codebreaker's Cunning Sandals
+28
11%
Grim-Veiled Sandals
+32
7%
Phantasma-Forged Striders
+31
6%
Slippers of the Empyrean
+31
6%
Slippers of the Forgotten Heretic
+28
6%
Stolen Nathrian Slippers
+32
6%
Wilderness Stalker's Softsoles
+29
3%

Rings for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Shadowghast Ring
Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn
+31
9%
Ring of Collapsing Futures
Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn
+29
8%
Sworn Oath of the Nine
Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn
+32
7%
Shorting Bit Band
Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn
+32
7%
Overclocking Bit Band
Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn
+28
6%
Ritualist's Treasured Ring
Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn
+27
4%
Most Regal Signet of Sire Denathrius
Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn
+31
4%
Protecting Bit Band
Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn
+31
4%
Rebooting Bit Band
Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn
+32
3%
Terestian's Signet Ring
Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn
+30
3%

Legendaries for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Shadowflame Prism
+32
99%
Pallid Command
+32
95%
Bwonsamdi's Pact
+24
3%
Shadow Word: Manipulation
+22
1%

Covenants for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Necrolord
+32
96%
Night Fae
+24
3%
Venthyr
+22
1%

Soulbinds for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Bonesmith Heirmir
+32
49%
Plague Deviser Marileth
+32
46%
Dreamweaver
+22
2%
Nadjia the Mistblade
+22
1%
Niya
+24
1%

Soulbind Abilities for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Necrolord
Bonesmith Heirmir
Resourceful Fleshcrafting
Runeforged Spurs
Forgeborne Reveries
Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone
Carver's Eye
+32
23%
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Volatile Solvent
Ooz's Frictionless Coating
Plagueborn Cleansing Slime
Ultimate Form
Undulating Maneuvers
+32
19%
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Volatile Solvent
Ooz's Frictionless Coating
Plagueborn Cleansing Slime
Ultimate Form
Viscous Trail
+29
4%
Necrolord
Bonesmith Heirmir
Resourceful Fleshcrafting
Bonesmith's Satchel
Forgeborne Reveries
Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone
Carver's Eye
+31
4%
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Volatile Solvent
Ooz's Frictionless Coating
Kevin's Keyring
Ultimate Form
Undulating Maneuvers
+27
3%
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Volatile Solvent
Ooz's Frictionless Coating
Kevin's Keyring
Ultimate Form
Viscous Trail
+28
2%
Necrolord
Bonesmith Heirmir
Resourceful Fleshcrafting
Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers
Runeforged Spurs
Forgeborne Reveries
Carver's Eye
+28
2%
Necrolord
Bonesmith Heirmir
Resourceful Fleshcrafting
Runeforged Spurs
Forgeborne Reveries
Carver's Eye
Mnemonic Equipment
+26
1%
Necrolord
Bonesmith Heirmir
Resourceful Fleshcrafting
Runeforged Spurs
Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone
Carver's Eye
Mnemonic Equipment
+26
1%
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Volatile Solvent
Ooz's Frictionless Coating
Plagueborn Cleansing Slime
Ultimate Form
Kevin's Oozeling
+28
1%

Conduit for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Rabid Shadows
+32
94%
Condensed Anima Sphere
+32
94%
Translucent Image
+32
88%
Haunting Apparitions
+32
74%
Light's Inspiration
+32
64%
Clear Mind
+32
53%
Mind Devourer
+32
42%
Festering Transfusion
+32
27%
Mental Recovery
+31
22%
Move with Grace
+32
16%

Conduit Combination for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Translucent Image
Clear Mind
Light's Inspiration
Haunting Apparitions
Rabid Shadows
Condensed Anima Sphere
+30
11%
Translucent Image
Clear Mind
Haunting Apparitions
Mind Devourer
Rabid Shadows
Condensed Anima Sphere
+31
10%
Translucent Image
Clear Mind
Light's Inspiration
Festering Transfusion
Rabid Shadows
Condensed Anima Sphere
+32
10%
Translucent Image
Light's Inspiration
Mental Recovery
Haunting Apparitions
Rabid Shadows
Condensed Anima Sphere
+31
7%
Translucent Image
Light's Inspiration
Haunting Apparitions
Mind Devourer
Rabid Shadows
Condensed Anima Sphere
+29
6%
Translucent Image
Move with Grace
Haunting Apparitions
Mind Devourer
Rabid Shadows
Condensed Anima Sphere
+32
5%
Translucent Image
Light's Inspiration
Mental Recovery
Festering Transfusion
Rabid Shadows
Condensed Anima Sphere
+30
4%
Translucent Image
Clear Mind
Haunting Apparitions
Rabid Shadows
Dissonant Echoes
Condensed Anima Sphere
+25
3%
Translucent Image
Mental Recovery
Haunting Apparitions
Mind Devourer
Rabid Shadows
Condensed Anima Sphere
+29
3%
Translucent Image
Clear Mind
Festering Transfusion
Haunting Apparitions
Rabid Shadows
Condensed Anima Sphere
+32
3%

Gem for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Quick Jewel Cluster
+32
73%
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+32
36%
Versatile Jewel Cluster
+32
14%
Deadly Jewel Cluster
+31
10%
Straddling Sage Agate
+28
2%
Straddling Jewel Doublet
+30
2%
Leviathan's Eye of Intellect
+25
1%

Gem Combination for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Quick Jewel Cluster
+25
9%
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
+29
9%
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
+30
9%
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
+31
7%
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
+28
5%
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
+31
5%
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+26
3%
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+27
3%
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+28
3%
Versatile Jewel Cluster
Versatile Jewel Cluster
Versatile Jewel Cluster
Versatile Jewel Cluster
Versatile Jewel Cluster
Versatile Jewel Cluster
+32
3%

Back Enchant for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance
+32
46%
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed
+27
24%
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech
+28
19%
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality
+27
7%

Chest Enchant for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats
+32
86%
Enchant Chest - Eternal Insight
+28
7%
Enchant Chest - Eternal Bounds
+26
3%

Wrist Enchant for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect
+32
95%

Belt Enchant for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Dimensional Shifter
+32
26%
Nitro Boosts
+27
3%

Feet Enchant for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Enchant Boots - Soul Treads
+32
42%
Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility
+22
1%

Ring Enchant for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
+32
54%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
+30
18%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
+29
7%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
+32
6%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
+30
4%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike
+31
4%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
+31
2%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
+24
1%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
+24
1%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
+27
1%

Weapon Enchant for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance
+32
94%
Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation
+28
4%

Races for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Performance Gain
Lightforged Draenei
+1.76%
Gnome
+1.73%
Goblin
+1.71%
Human
+1.59%
Troll
+1.55%
Mechagnome
+1.31%
Dark Iron Dwarf
+1.08%
Night Elf
+1.04%
Blood Elf
+0.93%
Mag'har Orc
+0.91%
Zandalari Troll Paku
+0.85%
Void Elf
+0.80%
Kul Tiran
+0.78%
Draenei
+0.78%
Worgen
+0.70%
Pandaren
+0.65%
Nightborne
+0.63%
Tauren
+0.58%
Dwarf
+0.50%
Undead
+0.33%
Zandalari Troll Bwonsamdi
+0.20%
Zandalari Troll Kimbul
+0.13%
Vulpera
+0.00%

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