Shadow Priest PvP Guide — The War Within (11.0.5)

Shadow Priests are a force to be reckoned with. What Shadow Priests lack in defensives, they make up for in damage. If left unchecked, a Shadow Priest can melt an entire team in seconds. Not only do they have strong single-target damage, they have utility. Spells like Mass Dispel and Power Word: Shield make Shadow Priests a very versatile caster.

Strengths

• Strong spread damage
• Dispel Magic and Mass Dispel are crucial spells to have
• Great survivability
• Instant crowd control

Weaknesses

• No mobility
• Struggle to cast against melee teams
• DoTs are easy to dispel

There are no notable changes for Shadow Priests in Patch 11.0.5.

• New & Changed Priest Class Talents:
  • Cauterizing Shadows
  • Phantom Reach
  • Void Tendrils now root targets for 15 seconds (was 20 seconds).
  • Mindgames removed.
  • Shattered Perceptions removed.
• New & Changed Shadow Priest specialization Talents:
  • Shadow Crash now is a choice node with a new talent: Void Crash – Hurl a bolt of slow-moving Void energy at your target, dealing Shadow damage to all enemies within 8 yards.
  • Shadow Crash’s tooltip has been updated to specify that it is aimed at a location, to make it more clear the differences between each choice.
• Mindgames is now a PvP talent.
• Mind Flay: Insanity now deals damage every 0.5 seconds for 2 seconds (was every 0.75 seconds for 3 seconds).
• Mind Flay: Insanity now generates 12 Insanity over its duration (was 16).
• Void Torrent damage increased by 30%.