

They currently have no movement enhancing spells barring which is also their main defensive ability. Shadow Priests are nevertheless hindered by terrible mobility and susceptibility to CC effects. This includes Pally bubbles, or a Mage’s. is also a great way to dispel harmful magic effects from your allies, whilst simultaneously removing beneficial magic effects from enemies. Once you build up enough insanity using DoTs and single-target spells like and, you should enter and cast to maximize your damage output.Īnother Shadow Priest strength is their ability to CC multiple targets with spells like, and, giving them control of certain battles if used correctly. In PvP situations, a Shadow Priest should prioritize multi-target DoTing, with spells like, , and applying constant pressure and dis-incentivizing healer cleanses due to the incredible dispel and silence effect of. Whilst not too amazing in 2s, Shadow Priests do particularly well in 3s and in RBGs, situations where they may not get trained as much. These mind-bending apparitions tap into the Void, channeling shadow magic to plague their enemies. Just like in our PvE list, Shadow Priests are good enough to be included in the Top PvP specs,, albeit at number 10. Specifically, we will be describing the classes that currently wreck the hardest, backed by reliable statistics from websites like, as well as analyzing other factors including utility, and survivability. Ability pruning has also somewhat vanished with Shadowlands, seeing as a plethora of fan-favorite spells have made a return.ĭon’t know what class to choose if you’re a newcomer or returning veteran in 9.1.0? Fear not fellow Azerothian, we have got you covered. Tanks, of course, are still an exception.

Having instanced arenas and rated battlegrounds (RBGs) provides players with a variety of ways to demolish their foes, while climbing PvP ladders is something that never really gets boringĪlthough the last few expansions have somewhat diminished the game’s status, considering how little damage anyone did and how spongy each class was, Shadowlands has brought back that instant-kill factor we have grown so accustomed to in previous expansions like Mists of Pandaria.

Their AoE skills are mainly focused in area stuns and pulling enemies together.As a person who has played MMOs for over 10 years, I have yet to find a game that has such a structured and fun PvP system like World of Warcraft. This leads to more actions-per-minute than most classes, which means you have to smash buttons faster.Īlthough earlier considered hardest DPS class to play, new skills have made simple damage-dealing easier, while newer classes have grown (like Valkyrie, Reaper) to the similar level of complexity.Īnother level of complexity is that warrior can also play as tank, keeping boss attention and blocking damage while also doing the DPS rotation.Īlso warrior gets the magical leash like lancer. Warrior attack speed is very high and skills execute fast. Warrior attack skills depend heavily on combos, with random skill resets and on combo point system to use finishing skill for a high damage hit. Warrior has superior agility and speed and best means to dodge incoming damage of all classes. The Warrior is a lightly armored class which uses a pair of twin swords with melee offensive damage-dealing capabilities. For more details on this topic, see Warrior.
