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PriestRaid DPS · level 60

Level 60 Shadow Priest raid DPS build

“Hit-Capped Shadow” — Damage in dungeons and raids.

A Shadowform raid DPS priest built to reach the Shadow spell hit cap, maintain high-value damage-over-time effects, and use Mind Flay/Mind Blast pressure with strong mana support for long boss fights.

Open in the builder →Compare with mineRating today80.5 / 100

Solid. A few specific changes below would lift it further.

Talents

17 Discipline / 0 Holy / 34 Shadow · 51 points at level 60

Discipline · 17

  • Twin Disciplines5/5
  • Improved Power Word: Shield3/3
  • Martyrdom2/2
  • Mental Agility3/3
  • Inner Focus1/1
  • Meditation3/3

Holy · 0

No points.

Shadow · 34

  • Shadow Focus5/5
  • Shadow Affinity3/3
  • Improved Shadow Word: Pain2/2
  • Improved Mind Blast5/5
  • Mind Flay1/1
  • Improved Mind Flay2/2
  • Improved Fade2/2
  • Vampiric Embrace1/1
  • Shadow Weaving3/3
  • Devouring Contagion2/2
  • Early Demise2/2
  • Darkness5/5
  • Shadowform1/1

Gear

SlotItemStatsSource
HeadTiara of the Oracle100 armor · +22 Intellect · +16 Spirit · +22 Stamina · +50 Bonus Armor · +28 Spell Power · +7 Mana per 5 sec · +10 HitGarments of the Oracle
NeckChoker of the Fire Lord+7 Intellect · +7 Stamina · +34 Spell PowerMolten Core · Ragnaros
ShouldersFelcloth Shoulders60 armor · +5 Spirit · +26 Shadow Spell DamageCrafted · Tailoring
BackFel Cape50 armor · +16 Stamina · +15 Shadow Spell Damage · +14 Critical StrikeCrafted · Tailoring
ChestBloodvine Vest92 armor · +13 Intellect · +20 Hit · +27 Spell PowerCrafted · Tailoring · Bloodvine Garb
WristsRockfury Bracers42 armor · +7 Stamina · +27 Spell Power · +10 Hit—
HandsDark Storm Gauntlets83 armor · +15 Intellect · +19 Stamina · +37 Spell Power · +10 HitTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun
WaistBelt of the Archmage54 armor · +16 Intellect · +10 Stamina · +20 Spell Power · +14 Critical StrikeCrafted · Tailoring
LegsBloodvine Leggings80 armor · +6 Intellect · +10 Hit · +37 Spell PowerCrafted · Tailoring · Bloodvine Garb
FeetBloodvine Boots63 armor · +16 Intellect · +10 Hit · +19 Spell PowerCrafted · Tailoring · Bloodvine Garb
Ring 1Ring of the Fallen God+6 Intellect · +5 Stamina · +37 Spell Power · +10 Hit—
Ring 2Band of the Inevitable+36 Spell Power · +10 HitNaxxramas · Noth the Plaguebringer
Trinket 1Neltharion's Tear+44 Spell Power · +20 HitBlackwing Lair · Nefarian
Trinket 2The Restrained Essence of Sapphiron+40 Spell PowerNaxxramas · Sapphiron
Main HandAnathema176–264 · 3.0s · 73.4 dps · +31 Intellect · +22 Stamina · +20 Shadow Resistance · +7 Mana per 5 sec · +69 Shadow Spell Damage—
Ranged / RelicBrilliant Wand50–93 · 1.2s · 59.9 dps · +7 Intellect · +9 Spell PowerCrafted · Enchanting
  • Garments of the Oracle (1/5)
  • Bloodvine Garb (3/3) — (3) Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 2.0%.

Rotation

  1. 1Shadowformbuff not active on you
  2. 2Mind Sear3+ enemies
  3. 3Vampiric Touchdebuff missing on target
  4. 4Void Plaguedebuff missing on target
  5. 5Shadow Word: Paindebuff missing on target
  6. 6Devouring Plaguedebuff missing on target
  7. 7Shadow Word: Deathtarget below 20% health
  8. 8Starshardswhen ready
  9. 9Inner Focuswhen ready
  10. 10Mind Spikewhen ready
  11. 11Mind Blastwhen ready
  12. 12Mind Flaywhen ready

Read top to bottom: use the first ability that is ready and whose condition holds.

Why it works

This build goes deep Shadow for the core damage package: Shadowform, Darkness, Shadow Weaving, Improved Mind Flay, Improved Mind Blast, longer Shadow Word: Pain, and Early Demise for stronger execute Shadow Word: Death. Shadow Focus supplies 5% Shadow hit, while the gear adds about 110 hit rating, bringing Shadow spells to the raid-boss cap. Shadow Affinity plus Improved Fade help keep Mind Blast and stacked DoTs from pulling threat in dungeons.

The Discipline points are there for throughput and longevity rather than healing: Twin Disciplines buffs your instant Shadow spells, Mental Agility makes your instant DoTs and Shadow Word: Death cheaper, Meditation keeps spirit regen working during casts, and Inner Focus gives a free high-crit spell during burn windows. Improved Power Word: Shield and Martyrdom are mostly filler, but they add real safety when dungeon damage gets messy.

Key gear choices are the hit-heavy caster pieces: Tiara of the Oracle, Bloodvine Vest/Leggings/Boots, Rockfury Bracers, Dark Storm Gauntlets, Ring of the Fallen God, Band of the Inevitable, and Neltharion’s Tear. Anathema is chosen over PvP staves because its Shadow damage and mp5 are ideal for sustained Shadow DPS. Felcloth Shoulders and Fel Cape add focused Shadow damage, while The Restrained Essence of Sapphiron is your main on-use damage trinket.

Play by entering Shadowform, using Mind Sear on 3+ targets, and keeping Vampiric Touch, Void Plague, Shadow Word: Pain, and Devouring Plague active on bosses. Use Shadow Word: Death during execute, Starshards on cooldown, Inner Focus before a major direct spell when possible, Mind Spike/Mind Blast as cooldown damage, and Mind Flay as your filler.

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