Priest guides

Best in slot, talents, stat priority and simulated DPS for every Priest damage spec — Shadow. Each is built from the current rank-1 parse, not from opinion.

Midnight Season 2 (12.1.0) · 1 spec · updated 2026-08-14

Archon

Shadow Priest

Mirrors the current rank-1 Sinister Single parse — every slot is what the best Shadow Priest actually wears.

171,210 DPS · single target

Where Priest sits this patch

See how every Priest spec ranks against the field on the simulated DPS rankings, and which trinkets each one wants on the trinket rankings. Ready to gear one? Open the planner.