Intervene is a great spell because it can be combo'd with Ignore Pain to redirect abilities such as Kidney Shot and Blind.
If you're looking to pvp, this build is excellent as it allows you to support the team by using Intervene to intercept all melee and ranged attacks being cast on an ally. Arms WarriorĪrms Warriors are usually what people would consider as the standard melee dps build that is tanky and able to dish out a lot of damage whilst providing the team with a lot of useful utility. Windwalker Monks are one of the highest single target and aoe outputs in Shadowlands due to the damage from Fists of Fury which offers a natural AoE for free.Īs if the high damage output and mobility weren't enough, a Windwalker monk can also support the team by boosting movement speed with Tiger's Lust and Ride the Wind. Escape from Reality allows you to cast Transcendance twice in a 10 second period whilst Keefer's Skyreach turns Tiger Palm (your main generator) into a 10 yard range dash along with increasing the critical strike chance to a target for 6 seconds. High tier legendaries such as Escape from Reality and Keefer's Skyreach work wonders for a windwalker monk. Windwalker monk offers great melee damage which combined with his mobility spells can be brutal, especially for PvP Arena. One of the highly recommended melee builds is the windwalker dps monk because he has among the highest mobility in the game due to Transcendance, Roll and Flying Serpent. But overall this is an excellent build unless you're really keen on pushing the ladder fast, as these things can only be learnt over time. The main problem of a new player playing a Shadow Priest will be having to keep track of DoT timers on enemies and what they are doing, as well as assisting your teammates to keep them alive with Shadow Mend and shields. Even though a SP build is a light armor caster, it is usually very hard to take down due to Dispersion, Greater Fade and Desperate Prayer which increases max health by 25% for 10 seconds, negating any moves to try and one-shot you.
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Devouring Plague, Power Infusion and Void Torrent can work wonders when it comes to single target damage output as well, so a Shadow Priest really doesn't lack in any area in the latest patch of the game. Shadow Priests have incredibly high spread damage in Shadowlands as you can DoT multiple targets to degen them all. The pressure from strong DoTs and an ability to steal opponents spells in pvp are two of the many things a Shadow Priest has in their tool kit.
Shadow Priest is one of the top ranged builds out there because it has great CC, utility, damage and strong defenses. Even though there's a lot of spec diversity and builds going around in Shadowlands, in this Shadowlands New Player Class Guide we'll be showcasing the 7 best beginner builds for melee, ranged dps and healing specs. Picking the right build will let you play through the Shadowlands content without worrying if you'll be strong enough. Picking the strongest Shadowlands build or spec for a beginner will be a daunting, yet crucial task.