WoW SoD Shadow Priest: Phase 3 BiS, Talents & Runes (2024)

WoW SoD Shadow Priest Talents & Runes

Choose the following talents and runes as a Shadow Priest for the Phase 3 raid Sunken Temple at level 50:

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After investing 34 talent points into shadow, you’re very flexible with your last 7 talent points. If you PvP a lot 2x Improved Psychic Scream + Silence is very valuable. If you off-heal in your raid, Healing Focus is a great talent for two points.

Learn where to find each rune in our guide Season of Discovery Priest Runes.

Shadow Priest Rotation

For your Shadow Priest rotation in WoW SoD, use the following priority list:

1. Keep Void Plague active.
2. Cast Mind Blast whenever available.
3. Keep Shadow Word: Pain active.
4. Cast Shadow Word: Death whenever available.
5. Cast Mind Spike.

Shadow Priest Raid Consumables

The following list of consumables can be used by Shadow Priests in Sunken Temple:

• Lesser Wizard Oil
• Greater Arcane Elixir / Arcane Elixir
• Elixir of Shadow Power
• Superior Mana Potion
• Nightfin Soup
• Atal'ai Mojo of Forbidden Magic

Major Mana Potion is the best mana potion available in Phase 3. Depending on your circ*mstances Superior Mana Potion or even Greater Mana Potion should be sufficient.

To get Atal'ai Mojo of Forbidden Magic you need to get one Flask of Atal'ai Mojo from Sunken Temple. Head over to Stranglethorn Vale at 15.2 15.6 to buy Atal'ai Mojo of Forbidden Magic.

SoD Phase 3 Shadow Priest Pre-Raid BiS List

The following Shadow Priest BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 3 of Season of Discovery before entering the raid Sunken Temple at level 50.

• Head (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Green Lens of Shadow Wrath (Engineering)
  Arachnidian Circlet of Shadow Wrath (or similar item with +36 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Gneuro-Linked Arcano-Filament Monocle (Tailoring)
  Spellpower Goggles Xtreme Plus (Engineering)
  Shadoweave Mask (Tailoring)
• Neck
  Piston Pendant (Gnomeregan)
  Jagged Bone Necklace (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Black Shroud Choker (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Ghostshard Talisman (Scarlet Monastery)
• Shoulders
  Mystical Mantle of Shadow Wrath (or similar item with +29 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Shadoweave Shoulders (Tailoring)
  Kentic Amice (Blackrock Depths)
  Rotgrip Mantle (Maraudon)
  Blood Guard's Dreadweave Mantle ( PvP Rank 7)
  Knight-Lieutenant's Dreadweave Mantle ( PvP Rank 7)
  Emerald Enchanted Shoulders (Nightmare Incursions – Friendly)
  Synthetic Mantle (Gnomeregan)
• Cloak
  Resplendent Cloak of Shadow Wrath (or similar item with +20 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Spritecaster Cape (Blackrock Depths)
  Deep Woodlands Cloak ( Wanted: Vile Priestess Hexx and Her Minions in The Hinterlands)
  
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Stats)
  Duskwoven Robe of Shadow Wrath (or similar item with +36 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Irradiated Robe (Gnomeregan)
  Robe of the Magi (World Drop)
  Shadoweave Robe (Tailoring)
  Emerald Enchanted Robes (Nightmare Incursions – Honored)
  
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect)
  Dryad's Wrist Bindings (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
  Celestial Bindings of Shadow Wrath (or similar item with +20 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  First Sergeant's Silk Cuffs ( PvP Rank 5)
  Sergeant Major's Silk Cuffs ( PvP Rank 5)
• Hands
  Earth Warder's Gloves (Winterfall Activity at 27.8 34.6 in Winterspring)
  Dreamweave Gloves (Tailoring)
  Emerald Enchanted Gloves (Nightmare Incursions)
  First Sergeant's Dreadweave Gloves ( PvP Rank 5)
  Sergeant Major's Dreadweave Gloves ( PvP Rank 5)
• Waist
  Defiler's Cloth Girdle ( Arathi Basin – Honored)
  Highlander's Cloth Girdle ( Arathi Basin – Honored)
  Cord of the Untamed (15 Wild Offering)
  Ban'thok Sash (Blackrock Depths)
  Volatile Concoction Belt (Gnomeregan)
• Legs (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Felcloth Pants (Tailoring)
  Spellshock Leggings (Random Drop in Zul'Farrak)
  Emerald Enchanted Pants (Nightmare Incursions – Honored)
  Stone Guard's Dreadweave Leggings ( PvP Rank 6)
  Knight's Dreadweave Leggings ( PvP Rank 6)
  Irradiated Trousers (Gnomeregan)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed)
  Bonecaster's Boots of Shadow Wrath (or similar item with +24 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Irradiated Boots (Gnomeregan)
  First Sergeant's Dreadweave Boots ( PvP Rank 5)
  Sergeant Major's Dreadweave Boots ( PvP Rank 5)
  Shadoweave Boots (Tailoring)
  Vinerot Sandals (Maraudon)
• Rings
  Shadowy Band of Victory (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
  Underworld Band (World Drop)
  Cyclopean Band (Blackrock Depths)
  Advisor's Ring ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Lorekeeper's Ring ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
• Trinkets
  Miniaturized Combustion Chamber (Gnomeregan)
  Invoker's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Breadth of the Beast (12 Wild Offering)
• Weapons
  Blade of Eternal Darkness (Maraudon)
  Glimmering Gizmoblade (Gnomeregan)
  Charstone Dirk (Maraudon)
  Dagger of Willing Sacrifice (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Spirit of Aquementas (It's Dangerous to Go Alone, long quest chain starting with It's a Secret to Everybody at 63.1 68.5 in Un'Goro Crater)
  
• Wand
  Ivory Wand of Shadow Wrath (or similar item with +10 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Mechanostrider Gear Shifter (Gnomeregan)

Blackrock Depths is not fully available in Phase 3. We removed unavailable items like Eye of Orgrimmar and Songstone of Ironforge.

This pre-BiS list is continuously being worked on. Please use the feedback button below to send us your thoughts and suggestions.

SoD Phase 3 BiS List for Shadow Priest

The following Shadow Priest best-in-slot list contains the best items you can get in Phase 3 of Season of Discovery. You need to get loot from the 20-man raid Sunken Temple and do PvP to get the best items in the game.

• Head (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Visage of the Exiled (Sunken Temple)
  Gneuro-Linked Arcano-Filament Monocle (Tailoring)
• Neck
  Jin'do's Lost Locket (Sunken Temple)
• Shoulders (Atal'ai Signet of Mojo)
  Fractured Mind Pauldrons (Tailoring)
• Cloak
  Resplendent Cloak of Shadow Wrath (or similar item with +20 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Hukku's Hex Cape (Sunken Temple)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Stats)
  Garments of the Atal'ai Prophet (Sunken Temple)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Intellect)
  Void-Powered Invoker's Vambraces (Engineering)
  Dryad's Wrist Bindings (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
• Hands
  Atal'ai Hexxer's Gloves (Sunken Temple)
• Waist

  Defiler's Cloth Girdle ( Arathi Basin – Honored)
  Highlander's Cloth Girdle ( Arathi Basin – Honored)
  Cord of the Untamed (15 Wild Offering)

• Legs (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Malevolent Prophet's Leggings (Sunken Temple)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed)
  Malevolent Prophet's Sandals (Sunken Temple)
• Rings
  Shadowy Band of Victory (Stranglethorn Vale PvP Event)
  Drakeclaw Band of the Harbinger (Sunken Temple)
• Trinkets
  Darkmoon Card: Decay (Darkmoon Faire)
  Atal'ai Blood Ritual Charm (Sunken Temple)
• Weapon
  Hubris, the Bandit Brander (Sunken Temple)
  Drakestone of the Nightmare Harbinger (Sunken Temple)
  
• Wand
  Nightmare Trophy (Sunken Temple)

Use our Epic Crafting Guide for Phase 3 to learn how to craft Gneuro-Linked Arcano-Filament Monocle and Fractured Mind Pauldrons.

Phase 2 Shadow Priest BiS in WoW SoD

Here you can find the Phase 2 Pre-Raid BiS list and BiS list from Gnomeregan for WoW SoD.

SoD Phase 2 Shadow Priest Pre-BiS List

The following Shadow Priest BiS List contains the best items you can get in phase 2 of Season of Discovery before entering the raid Gnomeregan at level 40.

• Head
  Lunar Coronet of Shadow Wrath (or similar head with up to +27 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Spellpower Goggles Xtreme (Engineering)
  Whitemane's Chapeau (Zone Scarlet Monastery])
  Rakkamar's Tattered Thinking Cap (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Neck
  Black Shroud Choker (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Shoulders
  Royal Amice of Shadow Wrath (or similar shoulder with up to +20 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Inquisitor's Shawl (Scarlet Monastery)
• Cloak
  Bloodwoven Cloak of Shadow Wrath (or similar cloak with up to +14 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Bloodrot Cloak (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Greater Mana)
  Regal Armor of Shadow Wrath (or similar chest with up to +27 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Robe of the Magi (World Drop)
  Shadoweave Robe (Tailoring)
  Dreamweave Vest (Tailoring)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Intellect)
  Dryad's Wrist Bindings (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
  Bloodwoven Bracers of Shadow Wrath (or similar wrists with up to +14 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
• Hands
  Dreamweave Gloves (Tailoring)
  Shadoweave Gloves (Tailoring)
• Waist
  Defiler's Cloth Girdle (Arathi Basin – Honored)
  Star Belt (Tailoring)
• Legs
  Shadoweave Pants (Tailoring)
  Soul Leech Pants (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Stamina)
  Gossamer Boots of Shadow Wrath (or similar boots with up to +20 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Extraplanar Spidersilk Boots (Tailoring)
• Rings
  Sanguine Shadow Band (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
  Underworld Band (World Drop)
  Lorekeeper's Ring ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Advisor's Ring ( Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Signet of the Twilight Lord (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Trinkets
  Invoker's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Rune of Perfection (Warsong Gulch – Friendly)
• Weapon (Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Intellect)
  Rod of the Ancient Sleepwalker (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Dagger of Willing Sacrifice (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Umbral Crystal (World Drop)
  Regal Star of Shadow Wrath (or similar offhand with up to +14 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Orb of the Forgotten Seer (Scarlet Monastery)
• Wand
  Umbral Wand of Shadow Wrath (or similar wand with up to +9 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Necrotic Wand (Scarlet Monastery)

SoD Phase 2 BiS List for Shadow Priests

The following Shadow Priest best-in-slot list contains the best items you can get in Phase 2 of Season of Discovery. You need to get loot from the 10-man raid Gnomeregan and do PvP to get the very best items in the game.

• Head
  Gneuro-Linked Arcano-Filament Monocle (Tailoring)
• Neck
  Piston Pendant (Gnomeregan)
• Shoulders
  Lunar Mantle of Shadow Wrath (, or similar shoulders with up to +20 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
• Cloak
  Bloodwoven Cloak of Shadow Wrath (or similar cloak with up to +14 Shadow Damage, World Drop)
  Bloodrot Cloak (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Lesser Stats)
  Irradiated Robe (Gnomeregan)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Intellect)
  Dryad's Wrist Bindings (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
  Lev's Oil-Stained Bindings (Gnomeregan)
• Hands
  Dreamweave Gloves (Tailoring)
  Shadoweave Gloves (Tailoring)
• Waist
  Volatile Concoction Belt (Gnomeregan)
• Legs
  Irradiated Trousers (Gnomeregan)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Stamina)
  Irradiated Boots (Gnomeregan)
• Rings
  Sanguine Shadow Band (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
  Underworld Band (World Drop)
  Hypercharged Gear of Conflagration (Gnomeregan)
• Trinkets
  Miniaturized Combustion Chamber (Gnomeregan)
  Invoker's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Dismantle)
  Glimmering Gizmoblade (Gnomeregan)
  Umbral Crystal (World Drop)
  The Necro-Gnomicon (Gnomeregan)
• Wand
  Mechanostrider Gear Shifter (Gnomeregan)

Phase 1 Shadow Priest BiS in WoW SoD

Here you can find the Phase 1 Pre-Raid BiS list and BiS list from Blackfathom Deeps for WoW SoD.

Shadow Priest Pre-Raid BiS in Phase 1 of Season of Discovery

The Pre-Raid BiS List contains the best items you can get as a Shadow Priest, outside of the raid “Blackfathom Deeps”. The BiS list is optimized for phase 1 of Season of Discovery.

• Head
  Shadow Goggles (Engineering)
• Neck
  Spectral Necklace (World Drop, try to get Intelligence)
• Shoulders
  Raincaller Mantle of Shadow Wrath (World Drop)
  Invoker's Mantle (Tailoring)
  Magician's Mantle (World Drop)
  Feline Mantle (Shadowfang Keep)
• Cloak
  Sage's Cloak of Shadow Wrath (World Drop)
  Resilient Cape (World Drop)
  Windsong Drape ( Free at Last in Thousand Needles)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Mana)
  Ivycloth Robe of Shadow Wrath (World Drop)
  Robes of Arugal (Shadowfang Keep)
  Robes of Arcana (Tailoring)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Lesser Intellect)
  Durable Bracers of Shadow Wrath (World Drop)
  Mindthrust Bracers (World Drop)
  Fingerbone Bracers ( Drops from Forsaken Dark Stalker in Ashenvale)
• Hands
  Hands of Darkness (Tailoring)
• Waist
  Invoker's Cord (Tailoring)
  Belt of Arugal (Shadowfang Keep)
• Legs
  Darkweave Breeches (World Drop)
  Heavy Woolen Pants (Tailoring)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Stamina)
  Spidersilk Boots (Tailoring)
• Rings
  Lorekeeper's Ring ( Warsong – Honored)
  Advisor's Ring ( Warsong – Honored)
  Seal of Wrynn ( The Unsent Letter into The Attack! quest chains, starting with a drop from Edwin VanCleef)
  Deep Fathom Ring (Wailing Caverns)
• Trinkets
  Rune of Perfection (Warsong – Friendly)
• Weapon (Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Intellect)
  Advisor's Gnarled Staff (Warsong – Revered)
  Staff of Westfall ( The Defias Brotherhood in Deadmines)
  Crescent Staff ( Leaders of the Fang in Wailing Caverns)
• Ranged Weapon
  (The wand with the highest DPS)

Note: Spidersilk Boots is required to craft Extraplanar Spidersilk Boots. Extraplanar Spidersilk Boots is a new item in SoD and most likely the best item in Phase 1. You need to level Tailoring and raid Blackfathom Deeps to craft the item. This makes tailoring and Spidersilk Boots particularly useful for Priest even before the raid.

SoD BiS List for Shadow Priests in Phase 1

The following Shadow Priest BiS List contains the best items you can get in phase 1 of Season of Discovery. You need to get loot from the 10-man raid “Blackfathom Deeps and do PvP to get the very best items in the game.

• Head
  Rakkamar's Tattered Thinking Cap (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Neck
  Black Shroud Choker (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Shoulders
  Raincaller Mantle of Shadow Wrath (World Drop)
• Cloak
  Sage's Cloak of Shadow Wrath (World Drop)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Mana)
  Ivycloth Robe of Shadow Wrath (World Drop)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Lesser Intellect)
  Durable Bracers of Shadow Wrath (World Drop)
• Hands
  Handwraps of Befouled Water (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Waist
  Invoker's Cord (Tailoring)
• Legs
  Soul Leech Pants (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Stamina)
  Extraplanar Spidersilk Boots (Tailoring)
• Rings
  Signet of the Twilight Lord (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Lorekeeper's Ring ( Warsong – Honored)
  Advisor's Ring ( Warsong – Honored)
• Trinkets
  Invoker's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Rune of Perfection (Warsong – Friendly)
• Weapon (Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Intellect)
  Rod of the Ancient Sleepwalker (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Ranged Weapon
  Phoenix Ignition (Blackfathom Deeps)

Shadow Priest Stat Priority

As a Shadow Priest you want to prioritize gear with the following stats:

1. Spell Hit Chance (up to 5% against enemies 2 levels above you like raid bosses in Level Up Raids)
2. Spell Critical Hit
3. Shadow Damage = Spell Damage
4. Intellect

After reaching 5% Spell Hit Chance when fighting against bosses in Level Up Raids, additional Spell Hit Chance does not add any value.

Priest Macros in WoW Classic

You can write very useful macros for a Priest in WoW Classic to improve your gameplay. Find the most important macros in our guide “WoW Classic Priest Macros“. You’ll learn how to write macros yourself by reading through the examples, too.

Holy Build for Priests in Season of Discovery

To heal in dungeons and raids, use the WoW SoD Holy Priest Spec. This spec is optimized to heal and keep your party alive.