Shadows Priests in PvP are often thought of as one of the most powerful classes. Their ability to deal large amounts of damage as well as heal themselves, creates a very lethal combination. Shadows priests need to be very careful where they go, because they are cloth wearers. The first step to playing PvP with a Shadow Priest is understanding how to do the maximum amount of damage in the shortest period of time. This can be achieved by using Devouring Plague, Shadoword pain, or Shadow Word Death.
Be careful when using Shadow Word death, as it should only be used in situations when you are sure the target will die. Another combo is to use Mind Spike, Mind Blast, Vampiric Touch and then more Mind Spikes. This guarantees a large amount of damage will be done in a short period of time. When you are not able to do all out damage it will be necessary to crowd control. This can be done a number of ways on a Shadow Priest. You can use Psychic Scream, Psychic Horror, Silence, Mind Control and Shackle Undead. Psychic Scream is going to be your bread and butter in this category and should be used whenever there are multiple people attacking you, and it isn't cooling down. If it isn't available you can use Psychic Horror against melee classes.
If you are playing against a caster you can Silence them for up to 5 seconds. Make sure you use this at the right time in the battle because it has a 45 second cool down. Mind Control can be used in rare situations when it is necessary to get an opposing healer away from the action, or just for fun. As a priest you should also become accustomed to buffing yourself and your teammates with all of your great spells. Fear Ward is very useful for all players in the raid group.
Power Word Fortitude can also be placed on every member at the beginning of the battle, or before a large attack. Shadows priests are also capable of maintaining health and mana by using cooldowns such as Hymn of Hope and Shadowfiend. Devouring Plague is a move that you should use whenever it is available. It can be used on the run and does not require much mana. As a shadow priest you can also use a few healing or protective abilities while in shadow form. The main one is Power Word: Shield and should be your go to move, right behind fear, whenever you are being attacked.
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