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Shadow Priest Guide for WoW WotLK Classic PvP

Patch Phase 4WotLK Classic Arena Season 8

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Best Shadow Priest WotLK PvP Build, Talents, Stat Priority, Trinkets, BiS gear, etc., ranked by their performance and popularity based on the World Top PvP Players in WotLK Classic Arena Season 8.

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Easy mode choices summary for Shadow Priest

Type
Top Choice
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
Talents
2438
2405
1%
Main Hand
2551
2282
1%
Off Hand
2405
2244
2%
Trinket
2706
2426
3%
Trinket Combination
2744
2300
3%
Head
2565
2187
10%
Neck
2706
2244
9%
Shoulders
2606
2244
1%
Back
2531
2312
1%
Chest
2744
2722
1%
Wrist
2243
2231
1%
Hands
2591
2243
2%
Waist
2380
2245
3%
Legs
2706
2230
9%
Feet
2300
2246
1%
Rings
2744
2426
6%
Item Level
266
2744
2421
2%
Tier
2344
2239
3%
Gem
2606
2215
10%
Gem Combination
2380
2336
1%
Back Enchant
2494
2204
7%
Chest Enchant
2289
2204
2%
Wrist Enchant
2338
2166
4%
Feet Enchant
2607
2144
29%
Weapon Enchant
2311
2210
4%
Stat
Median Value
Haste
18%
Race
Representation
Human
86 (47%)

Talents for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2438
2405
1%
2744
2254
2%
2607
2214
3%
2764
2209
7%
2274
2112
1%
2670
2098
25%
2209
2085
1%
2300
2080
4%
2380
2063
4%
2565
2063
10%
2424
2025
1%
2313
2010
2%

Stat Name for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Median Value
Haste
18%
Crit
5%

Main Hand for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2551
2282
1%
2764
2260
34%
2336
2259
2%
2310
2239
1%
2405
2102
3%
2494
2083
6%
2259
2071
1%
2390
2059
22%
2056
2031
1%
2088
2025
2%
2063
2014
1%
2424
2006
3%
2259
1991
2%
2204
1961
1%

Off Hand for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2405
2244
2%
2248
2221
1%
2472
2208
6%
2744
2196
17%
2438
2139
5%
2706
2110
16%
2764
2097
22%
2209
2089
1%
2494
2075
1%
2259
2016
5%
2300
2009
3%

Trinket for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2706
2426
3%
2565
2270
1%
2390
2246
2%
2300
2235
1%
2494
2227
2%
2390
2212
2%
2607
2207
4%
2543
2204
7%
2764
2204
16%
2531
2199
6%
2405
2198
2%
2361
2187
1%
2607
2162
20%
2764
2144
4%
2438
2140
1%
2266
2138
2%
2670
2138
22%
2405
2134
6%
2496
2113
6%
2323
2111
7%
2706
2099
23%
2289
2086
4%
2744
2074
9%
2204
2060
2%
2336
2056
6%
2722
2055
2%
2214
2050
1%
2092
2039
1%
2551
2010
2%
2606
2006
10%
2145
1999
2%

Trinket Combination for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2744
2300
3%
2607
2272
1%
2543
2263
1%
2706
2227
2%
2289
2210
2%
2287
2205
2%
2531
2199
6%
2424
2175
2%
2496
2174
2%
2291
2144
1%
2438
2140
1%
2261
2131
1%
2670
2120
5%
2291
2113
1%
2336
2096
2%
2274
2059
3%
2077
2029
1%
2551
2013
1%
2606
2006
8%

Neck for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2706
2244
9%
2287
2209
1%
2270
2204
2%
2405
2185
1%
2438
2161
3%
2764
2121
19%
2361
2112
3%
2744
2097
37%
2166
2069
1%
2300
2063
5%
2551
2031
4%

Shoulders for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2606
2244
1%
2607
2170
14%
2722
2170
15%
2551
2140
12%
2764
2111
37%
2665
2098
7%
2026
2008
1%
2199
2001
1%
2496
1986
2%

Back for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2531
2312
1%
2287
2274
1%
2551
2235
1%
2217
2205
1%
2300
2190
2%
2494
2185
1%
2336
2168
2%
2291
2167
3%
2209
2139
2%
2764
2135
53%
2204
2110
1%
2204
2099
1%
2338
2096
7%
2214
2031
1%
2438
2022
2%
2230
2016
1%
2060
1979
2%

Chest for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2744
2722
1%
2764
2205
14%
2405
2146
3%
2361
2125
7%
2670
2107
13%
2706
2103
48%
2260
2033
1%
2092
2016
1%

Wrist for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2243
2231
1%
2274
2211
1%
2551
2173
7%
2287
2169
3%
2531
2157
5%
2764
2121
61%
2248
2093
2%
2438
2092
5%
2361
2065
2%
2248
1980
2%

Hands for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2591
2243
2%
2344
2239
3%
2405
2207
8%
2260
2153
5%
2551
2123
11%
2706
2111
32%
2764
2094
25%
2494
2092
1%
1999
1977
1%

Waist for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2380
2245
3%
2338
2226
5%
2551
2208
5%
2300
2194
3%
2254
2139
2%
2405
2125
1%
2764
2098
59%
2248
2063
1%
2204
2060
2%
2438
2058
4%
2607
2006
2%

Legs for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2706
2230
9%
2361
2204
1%
2607
2174
5%
2494
2173
1%
2744
2159
32%
2504
2146
2%
2305
2110
4%
2248
2098
5%
2764
2079
15%
2300
2069
1%
2311
2055
2%
2313
2031
2%
2670
2019
6%
2287
1976
2%

Feet for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2300
2246
1%
2336
2243
3%
2438
2231
2%
2551
2230
5%
2472
2213
2%
2607
2170
2%
2244
2125
2%
2764
2106
58%
2218
2092
1%
2184
2065
1%
2338
2060
4%
2287
2036
2%
2243
2010
1%

Rings for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2744
2426
6%
2338
2289
1%
2270
2261
1%
2263
2226
2%
2706
2221
6%
2764
2214
7%
2665
2212
3%
2438
2210
4%
2244
2209
1%
2764
2205
47%
2235
2203
1%
2302
2144
2%
2311
2123
6%
2565
2121
6%
2313
2095
2%
2496
2091
11%
2504
2085
7%
2424
2077
6%
2145
2054
1%
2248
2050
1%
2543
2048
24%
2390
2040
6%
2300
2031
1%
2344
2023
8%
2496
2012
10%
2032
2002
1%
2239
2001
2%
2248
1973
1%

Item Level for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
266
2744
2421
2%
265
2764
2323
4%
251
2565
2235
1%
264
2665
2230
5%
267
2706
2225
5%
263
2390
2205
7%
258
2496
2203
6%
269
2244
2166
1%
268
2405
2144
2%
261
2543
2127
9%
257
2289
2110
5%
256
2259
2093
1%
259
2390
2085
8%
260
2380
2084
11%
262
2607
2074
8%
255
2260
2040
3%
250
2254
2016
2%
253
2248
2013
4%
254
2114
2006
1%
252
2069
1980
1%

Tier for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2344
2239
3%
2405
2207
8%
2764
2205
14%
2565
2187
10%
2607
2174
5%
2494
2173
1%
2551
2173
13%
2607
2170
14%
2722
2170
15%
2744
2159
32%
2260
2153
5%
2504
2146
2%
2405
2146
3%
2764
2143
46%
2551
2140
12%
2607
2135
2%
2361
2125
7%
2551
2123
11%
2706
2111
32%
2764
2111
37%
2305
2110
4%
2670
2107
13%
2706
2103
48%
2764
2094
25%
2494
2092
1%
2764
2079
15%
2390
2074
13%
2311
2055
2%
2260
2033
1%
2496
2033
4%
2313
2031
2%
2670
2019
6%
2026
2008
1%
2496
1986
2%
1999
1977
1%
2287
1976
2%
2235
1956
1%

Gem for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2606
2215
10%
2764
2205
36%
2607
2194
19%
2764
2173
55%
2665
2165
12%
2744
2145
19%
2764
2145
42%
2764
2145
54%
2494
2141
1%
2764
2141
57%
2607
2135
35%
2606
2134
14%
2607
2130
32%
2607
2124
56%
2338
2112
1%
2607
2110
47%
2744
2109
30%
2496
2107
1%
2227
2096
1%
2390
2092
7%
2764
2089
18%
2665
2078
8%
2504
2071
3%
2494
2071
4%
2591
2067
1%
2259
2056
1%
2259
2055
2%
2670
2054
5%
2300
2016
4%
2184
2012
1%
2496
2012
5%
2300
2012
5%
2494
2009
1%
2261
2008
1%
2300
2008
4%
2496
2007
4%
2496
2006
2%
2212
2006
3%

Gem Combination for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2380
2336
1%
2744
2270
1%
2606
2265
4%
2266
2246
1%
2438
2231
4%
2653
2208
6%
2744
2204
9%
2607
2203
14%
2424
2202
5%
2764
2200
15%
2424
2184
3%
2744
2175
5%
2764
2166
24%
2744
2162
8%
2607
2144
27%
2438
2134
5%
2744
2122
6%
2744
2122
16%
2291
2112
2%
2764
2112
3%

Back Enchant for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2494
2204
7%
2764
2113
64%

Chest Enchant for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2289
2204
2%
2607
2144
13%
2494
2123
14%
2764
2112
67%

Wrist Enchant for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2338
2166
4%
2764
2119
92%

Feet Enchant for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2607
2144
29%
2764
2119
67%

Weapon Enchant for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2311
2210
4%
2764
2144
84%
2551
2029
5%
2055
2000
3%

Race for Shadow Priest

-
Name
Representation
Human
86 (47%)
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