Curated for PvP — enemy cooldown tracking, CC diminishing returns, and Devouring Plague pressure with Silence interrupt and Psychic Scream fear for 3v3 Arena and Battlegrounds. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.
Recommended Shadow arena build — Voidweaver with Entropic Rift adding sustained pressure inside Voidform windows. Devouring Plague and Silence on healers; Psychic Scream into Voidform burst for kill windows.
Battleground-focused Voidweaver build — sustained DoT pressure from Vampiric Touch and Shadow Word: Pain across multiple targets with Voidform burst on priority healers. Devouring Plague generates consistent Insanity for extended fights.
Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.
2.8M downloads
Tracks every enemy CC and DR — Shadow's Silence is a 45-second kick with no DR, but Psychic Scream shares DR with other fears. Knowing the DR state determines whether Psychic Scream will land full or reduced, and whether Void Torrent lockout is worth using as a damage interrupt.
1.5M downloads
Shows enemy offensive cooldowns the instant they pop — knowing when Divine Shield, Ice Block, or Cloak of Shadows is active tells you whether to hold your Voidform burst or push through. The enemy healer's cast bar is your Silence cue — catching a big heal during a Devouring Plague window is the kill sequence.
23.3M downloads
Makes Vampiric Touch and Devouring Plague visible as large icons on the target's unit frame — your healer and DPS partners can see exactly when your DoTs are stacked and the kill window is open. BigDebuffs also makes incoming CC on yourself unmissable so you can Dispersion react before the stun resolves.
310.5K downloads
Warns when your target is immune — burning Voidform burst into Divine Shield or Ice Block wastes the entire Void Eruption window and a Devouring Plague charge. DontCast catches the immunity before your Voidbolt chain starts.
7.8M downloads
Marks enemy healers on nameplates — your Silence is the highest-value CC in your kit and it's always best used on the enemy healer. HHTD makes the healer visually distinct so you can Silence them the instant they start casting their biggest heal without scanning nameplates.
507.2K downloads
Shows all enemy players in a Battleground — health, debuffs, cast info. Use it to track DoT uptime across multiple targets in large Battlegrounds, find the healer for Silence priority, and identify enemies low enough for Devouring Plague execute. For Arena, use sArena Reloaded instead.
10.5M downloads
Shadow Priest provides strong pressure at objectives through sustained DoT application and Psychic Scream flag defense. Capping gives you a clean timer overlay for every BG objective — flag carrier status, node capture bars, and vehicle health — without cluttering the main HUD.
345.4M downloads
Per-spell breakdown across the fight — if Void Bolt is below 35% of your casts while in Voidform, your Insanity generation is off. Also tracks Devouring Plague overcaps per fight, the clearest signal that your Insanity management needs work.
9.5M downloads
Cast bars and debuff icons on enemy nameplates — puts Vampiric Touch and Shadow Word: Pain timers directly on each nameplate so you can scan and refresh whatever's falling off without losing Insanity generation mid-Voidform. In M+, the cast bar overlay also shows when to Silence a dangerous ability without breaking your Devouring Plague setup.
4.1M downloads
Shows class icons on enemy nameplates for instant target identification. CC glow highlights your Psychic Scream fear and Vampiric Touch landing — knowing which enemies are DoTted and whether they're under CC helps you prioritize Void Bolt and Mind Blast target selection during Voidform.
33.4M downloads
Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — for Shadow Priest, most valuable for Power Infusion coordination, showing when PI is on cooldown on other Priests so you don't double-buff the same target. In M+, also tracks group kicks so you can see whether Silence is genuinely needed or the cast is already covered.
938.2K downloads
Configurable timers for your major cooldowns on screen. Groups your primary burst window — Voidform or Dark Ascension — with Power Infusion at the top so you can see whether both are available, and adds an audio cue for Dispersion since it's genuinely forgotten while managing Insanity and refreshing DoTs.
6.1M downloads
Shadow Priest needs to see Insanity clearly at a glance — it's the resource everything runs on. BetterBlizzFrames adds a class-color Insanity bar, improves target castbar visibility, and adds absorb tracking to your player frame.
22.2M downloads
Dominos gives you full action bar control. The common Shadow Priest setup is pulling cooldown bars closer to the centre of the screen so Dark Ascension and Devouring Plague are visible without looking down.
Tukui.org addon
Most of what ElvUI covers for Shadow Priest is better handled by BetterBlizzFrames (frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the configuration overhead.
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Silence on focus healer kick, Psychic Scream fear on focus, Shadow Word: Death execute burst on focus, Devouring Plague + Voidform burst opener, Mindgames on focus, Dispersion emergency defensive, Fade escape, Vampiric Embrace passive heal tracking
Versatility primary for damage reduction, Haste for Insanity generation speed and Voidform sustainability, Mastery (Shadow Weaving) amplifies all Shadow damage — highest value inside Voidform burst windows
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