8.24%
(-92.25)
Improved Voidform
down
-92.25 percentage points
79.14%
(+79.14)
Algari Missive of the Feverflare
up
+79.14 percentage points
38.36%
(+38.36)
Embellishment combo
up
+38.36 percentage points
44.55%
(-31.46)
Blind Oath's Leggings
down
-31.46 percentage points
23.08%
(+23.08)
Crafted combo
up
+23.08 percentage points
24.86%
(+18.06)
Hunter's Ritual Stone
up
+18.06 percentage points
11.77%
(+11.77)
Tier-set combo
up
+11.77 percentage points
17.60%
(-11.73)
Arcanoweave Cord
down
-11.73 percentage points
10.10%
(+10.10)
Flawless Deadly Amethyst
up
+10.10 percentage points
8.24%
(-92.25)
Voidform
down
-92.25 percentage points
9.80%
(+9.80)
Algari Missive of the Peerless
up
+9.80 percentage points
42.98%
(+33.89)
Embellishment combo
up
+33.89 percentage points
Shadow Priest Mythic+ Build & Gear Guide in Midnight Season 2
Spec Popularity
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Popular Team Comps
+4
Blood
14%
Guardian
4%
Protection
2%
Protection
5%
Brewmaster
1%
+9
Arcane
7%
Unholy
2%
Retribution
2%
Arms
3%
Demonology
3%
Beast Mastery
2%
Assassination
1%
Windwalker
1%
Balance
2%
Subtlety
1%
Arcane
3%
+9
Arms
6%
Arcane
9%
Demonology
4%
Beast Mastery
2%
Balance
2%
Unholy
2%
Subtlety
2%
Retribution
2%
Windwalker
2%
Destruction
1%
+1
Protection
2%
Guardian
1%
+4
Restoration
14%
Holy
4%
Restoration
3%
Discipline
2%
Preservation
2%
Elemental
1%
+6
Arms
80%
Elemental
2%
Demonology
2%
Balance
2%
Retribution
3%
Unholy
1%
Beast Mastery
1%
+12
Elemental
6%
Demonology
4%
Enhancement
2%
Outlaw
1%
Retribution
6%
Balance
4%
Shadow
2%
Unholy
2%
Subtlety
2%
Assassination
2%
Beast Mastery
3%
Havoc
1%
Marksmanship
1%
Highest Run
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How this data is collected
Every talent, stat and gear number on this page is drawn from real Mythic+ runs recorded this season, so it shows what players actually do rather than theory. To keep the picture focused on how Shadow Priest is played at the highest level, only the hardest keys are counted. For each dungeon we look up the highest keystone level anyone has completed, across every class and spec, and then include every run from there down to 5 levels below it, giving the 6 highest key levels of that dungeon. The hardest key completed anywhere this season so far is a +20 in Den of Nalorakk, so there every run of +15 and above is counted. Each dungeon uses its own top key, so a quieter one keeps a lower band. In Ruby Life Pools, for example, the hardest key so far is a +19, so its runs start from +14 instead. The sample keeps refreshing as new high keys are posted, so the numbers track how the spec is being played right now rather than averaging the whole season. On top of that, the talent, gear and stat breakdowns are built from a rolling window of roughly the last two weeks, so they stay in step with recent tuning and meta shifts. Run totals and key levels still cover the full season.
Talents
Most Shadow Priest players build into the Archon hero tree. The tree below is the build they run at the highest keys, and the percentage under each talent is how often it is picked. Most of it is a fixed core. The talents sitting near 100% are taken by almost everyone, so the real decisions are the flexible picks that players swap from dungeon to dungeon. The pick that shifts the most by dungeon is Instilled Doubt, which far more players run in Ruby Life Pools than anywhere else. Open Talents per Dungeon below to see every swap like this.
Archon
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Stat Priority
Stat priority is the order in which Shadow Priest players value their secondary stats, based on what the highest-key players actually carry on their gear. Most prioritize Haste, followed by Mastery, Crit and Versatility. Intellect is your main stat and comes mostly from item level, so a higher-item-level piece is almost always an upgrade. Use this order as a guide when choosing between similar items, gems and enchants, not as a hard rule.
Tertiary Priority
Gear Overview
This section lists the gear that Shadow Priest players equip most often in those high keys, broken down slot by slot. For each slot the most popular item is shown first with its alternatives underneath, and the percentage next to each item tells you how common that choice is. It is a snapshot of what is being played, not a guaranteed upgrade for your character, so always simulate your own character before committing to gear changes. You can do that with Raidbots Top Gear.
Item
Popularity
Item
Popularity
Weapon
Trinkets
Enchants, Gems & Crafting
Expand any panel below for the finer gear choices Shadow Priest players make in these high keys. It covers the enchants and gems they run in each slot, the embellishments and missives on their crafted gear, and the combinations they pair together. Each list is ordered by how common the choice is among the sampled characters, over the same rolling two-week window as the gear above.
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12 %
10 %
10 %
9 %
9 %
9 %
7 %
7 %
6 %
17 %
15 %
13 %
12 %
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