Shadow Priest Mythic+ Guide

Whenever you use your Void Torrent you summon an Entropic Rift that does damage around your target, this rift explodes at the end of its duration doing damage to enemies in it and it has further synergies with some of the hero talents.

• Your Entropic Rift transforms your Mind Blast into Void Blast, making it do more damage and generate more insanity.
• Each Devouring Plague you cast empowers your rift's size and damage by 20%.
• You have a choice between Void Empowerment and Darkening Horizon.
  • Darkening Horizon is currently undertuned and isn't picked in any scenario.
  • Void Empowerment is the better option in every situation currently.
• Passive shadow damage increase with Voidheart.

Dark Energy is really useful for movement.Devour Matter is really strong against shielded mobs.

When to use this Spec

Use this spec in the low to mid-range of Mythic+ keys. Dark Ascension is a shorter cooldown, increasing your damage for more packs throughout the dungeon and doesn't rely on being extended like Void Eruption, making it more valuable when enemies die fast. Additionally you have a very powerful 30 second window with your void torrent.

Talent Adjustments

Listing all the changes within the Class and Spec tree compared to the default build.

Spec Tree

• Added
  • Dark Ascension
    • 1 minute cooldown that increases your non-DoT damage.
  • Deathspeaker
    • A proc that resets the cooldown of shadow word: death and makes it do full damage even when the target is below 20%.
  • Insidious Ire
    • Passive damage increase to mind blast and void torrent when you have all 3 dots up on your target.
  • Mastermind
    • Passive damage increase.

• Removed
  • Auspicious Spirits
  • Tormented Spirits
  • Idol of Yogg-Saron

Hero Talents

Changed Archon to Voidweaver for more info visit the Hero Talent section above.

• Dark Energy
  • Your default pick because you don't have to stop channeling your Void Torrent if you have to move out of mechanics.
• Voidwraith
  • Currently outperforms Depth of Shadows.

• Embrace the Shadow
  • Good passive shield, Void Leech can be used when there's a lot of physical damage in the fight.

Opener

• Your goal of your opener is to spend all charges and use all of your relevant abilities as efficiently as possible. Below you can find an example of how your opener should look like:

• Always cast Vampiric Touch unless it was already applied by Shadow Crash.
• Use your active trinkets, Tempered Potion, Power Infusion and racials like Blood Fury or Berserking after using Void Eruption.
• With this build you always want to have 1 charge of Mind Blast ready and the 2nd one on 4-6 seconds remaining before you use your Void Torrent so you can get the most amount of Void Blasts possible.
• Deathspeaker gives you a lot of Shadow Word: Death procs, make sure to always use it and not waste a proc.

Priority List

This is a general priority you aim to maintain throughout the fight.

1. Keep up Vampiric Touch on your target.
   • You can keep it through Mental Decay and Shadow Crash.
2. Keep up Devouring Plague on the target.
3. Cast Voidwraith
4. Dark Ascension
5. Power Infusion
6. Cast Void Blast.
7. Cast Shadow Word: Death if you get a proc from Deathspeaker.
8. Cast Mind Flay: Insanity if you are about to overcap on stacks.
9. Cast Void Torrent.
10. Cast Mind Blast. (if overcapping on charges)
11. Cast Shadow Word: Death if the target is below 20%.
12. Cast Mind Blast
13. Cast Mind Flay: Insanity.
14. Cast Mind Flay.
15. Cast Divine Star. (Only used during movement and you have no other instant cast)

Opener

• Your goal of your opener is to spend all charges and use all of your relevant abilities as efficiently as possible. Below you can find an example of how your opener should look like:

• Always cast Vampiric Touch unless it was already applied by Shadow Crash.
• Use your active trinkets, Tempered Potion, Power Infusion and racials like Blood Fury or Berserking after using Void Eruption.
• With this build you always want to have 1 charge of Mind Blast ready and the 2nd one on 4-6 seconds remaining before you use your Void Torrent so you can get the most amount of Void Blasts possible.
• Deathspeaker gives you a lot of Shadow Word: Death procs, make sure to always use them and not waste a proc.

Priority List

This is a general priority you aim to maintain throughout the fight.

1. Keep up Vampiric Touch all targets.
   • You can keep it through Void Bolt and Shadow Crash. If you miss any targets with your Shadow Crash, manually apply Vampiric Touch
2. Keep up Devouring Plague on the target.
3. Cast Void Blast.
4. Cast Mind Flay: Insanity if you are about to overcap on stacks.
5. Cast Void Torrent.
6. Cast Mind Flay: Insanity.
7. Cast Mind Blast.
8. Cast Shadow Word: Death if the target is below 20%.
9. Cast Voidwraith
10. Cast Mind Flay.
11. Cast Divine Star. (Only used during movement and you have no other insstant cast)

Boss Tips

Ol' Waxbeard

• Aim Reckless Charge to the nearby walls or pillars.
• Don't tank too many stacks of Crude Weapons from Menial Laborers, especially if you are debuffed by a Luring Candleflame. Kite them if needed.
• Always instantly swap to a dynamite laden cart whenever Underhanded Track-tics happens.

Blazikon

• Use a defensive every time Enkindling Inferno happens.
• Light as many candles as you can with Wicklighter Barrage debuff.

The Candle King

• Always be ready to kick Paranoid Mind as it is casted very often.
• Use a defensive whenever you are targeted by a Throw Darkflame.

The Darkness

• Help out with filling up Candlelight if your healer is struggling with it.
• Use a defensive for Eternal Darkness.
• Use a defensive whenever you are targeted with a Shadowblast.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Wicklighter Bolt from Royal Wicklighter.
  • Mole Frenzy from Lowly Moleherd.
  • Explosive Flame from Blazing Fiend.
  • Flaming Tether from Sootsnout.
  • Drain Light from Shuffling Horror.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Throw Rock from Lowly Moleherd.
    • Pay attention to your health whenever you are spam targeted by this spell, especially if Lowly Moleherd is Panicked!.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Flashpoint from Royal Wicklighter.
    • Applies a Magic debuff to a random player, inflicting heavy fire damage. Be careful if you are not dispelled and use a defensive.
  • Explosive Flame from Blazing Fiend.
    • Be careful if you get too many stacks of this debuff and press a defensive if the cast goes through multiple times.

Boss Tips

Tussle Tonks

• Don't be too far from the boss to have an easier time aiming Maximum Thrust to the close wall and not baiting Foe Flipper too far away from the other boss.
• B.4.T.T.L.3. Mine are baited by range players so be mindful of your positioning.
• Use defensives during Ground Pounds.

K.U.-J.0.

• Air Drops are baited on players so be careful of not placing two of them too close to each other.
• Spread out with Explosive Leap and use a defensive each time it happens. Leap goes first on the furthest target.
• Use a defensive whenever Blazing Chomp is being dispelled.

Machinist's Garden

• Swap to the Inconspicuous Plant whenever it spawns.

King Mechagon

• Use a defensive whenever you are targeted by a Mega-Zap.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Detonate from Bomb Tonk.
  • Giga-Wallop from Mechagon Tinkerer.
  • Tune Up from Mechagon Mechanic.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Mega Drill from Waste Processing Unit.
    • Inflicts nature damage to all players. Stack up with the group and use defensives.
  • Short Out from Defense Bot Mk III.
    • Short channeled cast that inflicts nature damage to all players. Use a defensive whenever it happens.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Fiery Jaws from Junkyard D.0.G.
    • Applies a Magic debuff to a random player, inflicting heavy fire damage. Be careful if you are not dispelled and use a defensive.
  • Arcing Zap from Defense Bot Mk I and Defense Bot Mk III.
    • Applies a Magic debuff to a random player, inflicting nature damage. Be careful if you are not dispelled and use a defensive.

Boss Tips

Big M.O.M.M.A.

• Always be ready to kick Maximum Distortion.
• Don't forget that increased damage phase comes right after you kill all the Darkfuse Mechadrones, so plan you offensive cooldowns accordingly.
• Use a big defensive during the Kill-o-Block Barrier if you are slow with killing all the Darkfuse Mechadrones.

Demolition Duo

• Use defensive whenever you are targeted by a Kinetic Explosive Gel.
• Aim Barreling Charge to the far bombs first because last charge always happens on a tank, which he can use to clear all the melee bombs.

Swampface

• Use a defensive during the Awaken the Swamp casts.

Geezle Gigazap

• Try to stack up for healing during the Turbo Charge cast or use a defensive if you are far away.
• Use a defensive if you are targeted with a Gigazap.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Trickshot from Mechadrone Sniper.
  • Surveying Beam from Venture Co. Surveyor.
  • Bloodthirsty Cackle from Darkfuse Hyena.
  • Blood Blast from Darkfuse Bloodwarper.
  • Restorative Algae from Disturbed Kelp.
    • Use Dispel Magic if the cast goes through.
  • Harpoon from Venture Co. Diver.
  • Lightning Bolt from Venture Co. Electrician.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Wind Up from Loaderbot.
    • Fixates a random player, inflicting physical damage to players within 3.5 yards for 6 seconds. Don't be in melee or close to the mob whenever it happens.
  • Shreddation from Shreddinator 3000.
    • Summons several spinning sawblades at the location of every player, inflicting physical damage every 0.3 seconds to players within the effect. This damage increases with consecutive hits. Damage can be fully avoided by prerunning out of it before the cast finishes.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Overcharge from Venture Co. Electrician.
    • Applies a Magic debuff to a random player, inflicting nature damage and stuns if the effect persists without being dispelled.

Boss Tips

Captain Dailcry

• Always be ready to kick Battle Cry.

Baron Braunpyke

• Always be ready to kick Burning Light.
• Use a defensive during Sacrificial Pyre soaks.

Prioress Murrpray

• Use a defensive whenever Blinding Light happens.
• During phase 2, run all together on one side to stack incoming Arathi Neophytes. Remember that your goal is to just let them rot down from Overwhelming Power. Run away from them and help with crowd controls and slows if needed.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Boiling Flames from Venture Co. Pyromaniac.
  • Holy Smite from High Priest Aemya.
  • Cinderblast from Taener Duelmal.
  • Fireball from Taener Duelmal.
  • Holy Smite from Devout Priest.
  • Greater Heal from Devout Priest.
  • Fireball from Fanatical Conjuror.
  • Flamestrike from Fanatical Conjuror.
  • Fireball Volley from Risen Mage.
  • Fireball from Risen Mage.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Defend from Arathi Footman.
    • A channeled cast that reduces damage taken by any ally around the caster by 50% for up to 5 seconds. Stop it with any crowd control immediately.
  • Pot Shot from Fervent Sharpshooter.
    • Inflicts physical damage to a random player. Use a defensive if you are targeted by multiple of those.
  • Disrupting Shout from Arathi Knight.
    • Inflicts physical damage to all players within 40 yards and interrupts spell casting for 4 seconds.
  • Holy Radiance from Elaena Emberlanz.
    • Inflicts holy damage to all players for 8 seconds.
  • Lunging Strike from Sergeant Shaynemail.
    • Leaps at a random player, inflicting physical damage and applying a Bleed.
  • Purification from Lightspawn.
    • Channeled cast that fixates on a random player and inflicts holy damage every second for 6 seconds.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Pounce from War Lynx.
    • A Bleed effect inflicting physical damage for 14 seconds or until fully healed.
  • Impale from Arathi Knight.
    • A Bleed that is applied to a random player.
  • Heat Wave from Forge Master Damian.
    • A Magic slow debuff for 4 seconds. In combination with Molten Pools can be very deadly.
      • Can be removed with Phantasm.
• Useful purges:
  • Templar's Wrath from Zealous Templar.
    • Magic buff increasing all damage done by 30%.
      • Can be purged with Dispel Magic.

Boss Tips

Kyrioss

• Take an extra step to dodge the beams during the Lightning Torrent phase because their hitbox is bigger than their visuals.
• Use a defensive during Crashing Thunder.
• Be either very spread or stacked during the Wild Lightning to not bait them bad and put someone in an awkward situation.

Stormguard Gorren

• Use a defensive whenever you get Chaotic Corruption.

Voidstone Monstrosity

• Use a defensive if you get Unleash Corruption and not getting dispelled.
• Always remember that once you break the Void Shell absorb shield, the increased damage phase comes right after, so plan your offensive cooldowns accordingly.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Lightning Bolt from Cursed Thunderer.
  • Lightning Surge from Cursed Rooktender.
  • Void Bolt from Corrupted Oracle.
  • Void Bolt from Void Ascendant.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Bounding Void from Quartermaster Koratite.
    • Targets a random player and launches void infused orbs towards him that travels out and returns back to the caster.
  • Attracting Shadows from Coalescing Void Diffuser.
    • Pulls in all players inflicting shadow damage every second and additionally inflicts even more damage to players within 7 yards of the center of the pull in effect at the end of the cast.

Boss Tips

Coin-Operated Crowd Pummeler

• Use a defensive whenever Static Pulse happens.
• Be close to the boss to have an easier time dodging Shocking Claw frontal.

Azerokk

• Use a defensive whenever Resonant Quake happens.
• Swap to Earthragers whenever they are Azerite Infused.
• Be close to the boss if possible to have an easier time dodging Tectonic Smash frontal.

Rixxa Fluxflame

• Use a defensive if you are targeted with the ‍Propellant Blast.

Mogul Razdunk

• Be close to the boss whenever it's time for a Gatling Gun because it is almost impossible to outrun if you are far away from the boss.
• Be always ready to run away with a Homing Missile if you are targeted, to not hit the rest of the group.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Toxic Blades from Hired Assassin.
  • Iced Spritzer from Refreshment Vendor.
  • Rock Lance from Venture Co. Earthshaper.
  • Furious Quake from Stonefury.
  • Tectonic Barrier from Stonefury.
  • Transmute: Enemy to Goo from Venture Co. Alchemist.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Uppercut from Addled Thug.
    • Charges to a random player, inflicting physical damage and knocking all players withing 4 yards of impact into the air.
  • Activate Mech from Mech Jockey.
    • Activates a nearby Mechanized Peacekeeper.
      • Stop it using any crowd control available.
  • Fan of Knives from Hired Assassin.
    • Channeled cast that inflicts physical damage to anyone within 45 yards. Extremely dangerous if Toxic Blades cast went through.
      • Stop it using any crowd control available.
  • Rapid Extraction from Azerite Extractor.
    • Inflicts physical damage to all players and spawns ground effects at nearby location.
  • Mind Lash from Venture Co. Mastermind.
    • Targets a random player and channels at him, inflicting arcane damage every second over 4 seconds.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Seek and Destroy from Crawler Mine.
    • Crawler Mine crawls towards a player and detonates when nearby, inflicting fire damage on impact and every 2 seconds for 6 seconds.
  • Caustic Compound from Venture Co. Alchemist.
    • A Poison effect, inflicting nature damage for 6 seconds.

Boss Tips

An Affront of Challengers

• Always be close to the boss to have an easier time dodging a Decaying Breath frontal.
• Use a defensive whenever Searing Death or Mighty Smash happens.
• Use a defensive if you are afflicted with a Withering Touch and not getting dispelled.

Xav the Unfallen

• Stacks from the Oppressive Banner slow can be removed with Phantasm.

Kul'tharok

• Use a defensive whenever you are afflicted with a Well of Darkness.
• Group up with your teammates for a Draw Soul and press a defensive for the initial hit.
• Always be ready to interrupt a Necrotic Bolt.

Gorechop

• Be close to the boss to avoid being gripped by a Tenderizing Smash whenever it happens.

Mordretha, the Endless Empress

• Use a defensive whenever Manifest Death or Echoes of Carnage happens.
• Be close to the boss to have an easier time dodging Dark Devastation.
  • Dark Devastation is baited at players so if you feel like it, you can bait it away from the group to reduce the risk of someone dying to it. Can be very helpful during phase 2.

Trash Tips

• Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
  • Necrotic Bolt from Battlefield Ritualist.
  • Unholy Fervor from Battlefield Ritualist.
    • Can Dispel Magic if it goes through.
  • Demoralizing Shout from Ancient Captain.
  • Necrotic Bolt Volley from Maniacal Soulbinder.
  • Necrotic Bolt from Maniacal Soulbinder.
  • Bone Spear from Bone Magus.
  • Bind Soul from Shackled Soul.
  • Withering Discharge from Blighted Sludge-Spewer.
  • Decaying Filth from Blighted Sludge-Spewer.

• Pay extra attention to these casts:
  • Raging Tantrum from Raging Bloodhorn.
    • Raging Bloodhorn goes into a Raging Tantrum inflicting physical damage to all enemies every 2 seconds.
  • Interrupting Roar from Nekthara the Mangler and Heavin the Breaker.
    • Interrupts spell casting and inflicts physical damage to all players.
  • Ricocheting Blade from Harugia the Bloodthirsty and Advent Nevermore.
    • Inflicts physical damage to a random target and applies a Bleed. Can be avoided by going line-of-sight.
  • Soulstorm from Portal Guardian.
    • Inflicts shadow damage to all players every 2 seconds for 8 seconds.
  • Death Winds from Nefarious Darkspeaker.
    • A frontal tornado that inflicts shadow damage and knocks any player caught in the path.

• Dangerous debuffs to be wary of:
  • Jagged Quarrel from Shambling Arbalest.
    • Inflicts physical damage to a random target and applies a Bleed.
  • Shadow Vulnerability from Portal Guardian.
    • A Curse inflicting shadow damage and increasing shadow damage taken by 30%.
  • Curse of Desolation from Nefarious Darkspeaker.
    • A Curse that spawns pools on the ground every 3 seconds under the afflicted player, inflicting damage to players within 3 yards of the impact and fearing them for a second.

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