WoW Season of Discovery Phase 4 Shadow Priest DPS Guide

We will take a look at the best talents, runes, consumables, buffs and BiS gear for Shadow Priests in World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 4.

WoW Season of Discovery Phase 4 Shadow Priest DPS Guide
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World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 4 is in full gear as many players are busy exploring the entirety of Azeroth. Whether you are gathering new runes, leveling up, or simply partaking in open-world PvP, SoD offers you tons of opportunities to make the best out of your character.

With that in mind, you will need to gear up and prepare for the endgame content as the raids have been tuned according to the many powerups and changes that were introduced in this seasonal version of WoW Vanilla. Luckily, we have gathered the most important information you need to enhance your Shadow Priest build.

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World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 4 Shadow Priest Guide
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World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 4 Shadow Priest DPS Guide

In this quick guide, we will go over the best buffs, consumables, runes, talents, and BiS gear for Shadow Priests in WoW SoD Phase 4 so you can clear any PvE content with ease.

WoW SoD Phase 4 Best Shadow Priest Talents

Here are the best Shadow Priest Talents you can use to maximize your damage:

WoW SoD Phase 4 Shadow Priest Talents
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Here are the talents for each tree:

Discipline

Discipline

Shadow

Shadow

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WoW SoD Phase 4 Best Shadow Priest Runes

Here are the best Shadow Priest Runes you can use to maximize your damage:

NOTE: Racials do not stack with Ring Runes for specializations.

Rune Slot
Pain and Suffering Head
Vampiric Touch Back
Twisted Faith Chest
Despair Wrist
Shadow Word: Death Hands
Mind Spike Waist
Homunculi Legs
Void Plague Feet
Shadow Specialization Ring
Holy Specialization Ring

WoW SoD Phase 4 Best Shadow Priest Consumables

Here are the best Shadow Priest Consumables you can use to maximize your damage:

Consumable

Elixir of Shadow Power

Greater Arcane Elixir

Major Mana Potion

Nightfin Soup

Flask of Supreme Power

Cerebral Cortex Compound

Gizzard Gum

Lesser Wizard Oil

Demonic Rune

Kreeg's Stout Beatdown

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WoW SoD Phase 4 Best Shadow Priest Buffs

Here are the best Shadow Priest Buffs you can use to maximize your damage:

Buff Effect
Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer +10% Crit & 140 Attack Power 
Warchief's Blessing +15% Melee Haste, +300 Hitpoints 
Songflower Serenade +5% Crit 
Mol'dar's Moxie +15% Stamina 
Slip'kik's Savvy +3% Crit 
Sayge's Dark Fortune of Damage +10% Damage

WoW SoD Phase 4 Shadow Priest BiS Gear

Here are the best Shadow Priest items you can use to maximize your damage:

NOTE: You can swap out Shoulderpads of Prophecy and Belt of Prophecy for Rugged Mantle of the Timbermaw and Mana Igniting Cord if you have Tailoring.

Item Slot Location
Crown of Prophecy (Arcanum of Focus) Head Molten Core
Choker of the Fire Lord Neck Molten Core
Shoulderpads of Prophecy (Atal'ai Signet of Mojo) Shoulder Molten Core
Drape of the Fire Lord (Enchant Cloak - Greater Resistance Back Molten Core
Garments of Prophecy (Enchant Chest - Greater Stats) Chest Molten Core
Wristwraps of Prophecy (Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect) Wrist Molten Core
Hands of Prophecy  Hands Just Compensation
Belt of Prophecy Waist Molten Core
Fel Infused Leggings (Arcanum of Focus) Legs Lord Kazzak
Sandals of Prophecy (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed) Feet Molten Core
Necromantic Band Ring Scholomance
Ring of Spell Power Ring Molten Core
Talisman of Ephemeral Power Trinket Molten Core
Briarwood Reed Trinket Upper Blackrock Spire
Anathema (Enchant Weapon - Spell Power) Weapon Molten Core
Skul's Ghastly Touch Wand Stratholme

With this guide, you will be able to maximize your damage as a Shadow Priest in WoW SoD Phase 4 since you will be using the best talents, runes, consumables, buffs, and BiS gear available at the time of writing this guide.

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