by Dr. Doom » Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:47 am
Shadow priest is probably the strongest pvp build. I think that at a high level of skill, is hard to find something that counters them. Hunters maybe, not sure.
They do pretty bad in most dungeons I've had one. Makes sense though, their combination of SW:P, Mind Blast and Mind Flay has complications for mobs. Mind Blast has a really high threat modifier so they can't use it very early or the mob might pull towards them. Mind Flay is very useful in pvp to slow and maybe proc blackout, but it has pretty bad dps comparatively speaking. Silence is a non-factor for boss fights and only helps vs caster trash packs.
In other words, shadow priests lack any fast cast/high dmg move like a mage does with frostbolt/fireball, like a warlock does with shadow bolt, or even like a smiter holy/disc priest would do with smite. They also have really serious mana issues.