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Shadow Priest Essences for the Heart of Azeroth Shadowlands 9.0.2
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Essences are a system of power progression for the
Heart of Azeroth
, which allows you to mix and match several legendary-quality effects. In this guide, you will learn everything you need to know about the available Essences in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, how to unlock them and increase their rank, as well as how well they compare with one another and which Major and Minor powers are best for your Shadow Priest in .
For more details about this system, please read our
Heart of Azeroth Essence Overview
, which includes new essences added in
Patch 8.3
.
This page won't be updated for Shadowlands Pre-Patch and may be out of date.
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What are Essences?
Essences are a system of power progression for the Heart of Azeroth introduced in patch 8.2. These legendary-like bonuses are unlocked through pre-determined activities including dungeons, raids, open-world activities, PvP, reputations, and achievements, and come in four ranks: Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Legendary. The second and third ranks add to or improve the base effect, while the last unlocks a flashy visual. Each Essence has a unique Major and Minor power, which can be socketed into the Heart of Azeroth upon completing a short introductory questline. For more information on available Essences and the drop locations for each rank, see our
Heart of Azeroth Essences Overview Guide
.
Essences may be changed in any rested area, or by using any
静心书卷
type item, but the same Essence cannot be used in multiple sockets, resulting in a total of 1 Major and 4 Minor powers active at any one time. You can pre-plan and preview your Essence setup in our
Essence Calculator
.
Learn more about Essences in our Essence Overview Guide
Account-Wide Essences for Alts
While Essences have been a chore to unlock on characters until Ny'alotha, Blizzard has introduced a new system in Patch 8.3 to speed up the process of obtaining Essences for subsequent characters: Echoes of Ny'alotha! Most current activities completed, like Mythic+, PvP, or Emissaries will reward a given number of Echoes, which can be traded at MOTHER at the Chamber of Heart for a Rank 3 Essence that you have already unlocked in another toon.
Learn more about Echoes of Ny'alotha in our Guide
ShadowPriest Essences Suggestions per Content Type
Activity
Major Essences
Minor Essences
Organized Raiding
生命之凝力
清醒梦境之忆
仇敌之血
or
聚焦之虹的精华
濒死之息
or
净化协议
Mythic+
聚焦之虹的精华
清醒梦境之忆
仇敌之血
or
聚焦之虹的精华
濒死之息
World Questing
聚焦之虹的精华
仇敌之血
清醒梦境之忆
濒死之息
Reference the Raid Tips and Mythic+ pages of the guide for more information on essences for each activity.
Shadow Priest Essence Simulations
We have comparative simulations for each of the different Major and Minor essence powers, courtesy of SimulationCraft, Bloodmallet, and other class tools. Don't forget that this is simply an overview; you can create your own comparisons as well as combinations of different essences you have unlocked on your character using
Raidbots
Top Gear function. If you are not already familiar with Raidbots and how to use it, take a look at our
How To Guide
.
Again, this is simply an overview. Certain Essences, such as Worldvein minor, may be worse in practice on encounters with heavy movement or when you are the only player in your group using it. Reference the Essence notes and recommendations below to see how your spec can best take advantage of each individual power.
Major
Minor
Major
Minor
Best Shadow Priest Major Essences
While only one Major power can be used at a time, whichever Essence is socketed into the center node of the Heart of Azeroth will also activate its Minor Power, so both effects should be taken into consideration when determining which to use. Below is a short ranking of notable Top Tier, Mid Tier, and Bottom or strictly Situational Tier Major Essences you should consider using when playing a Shadow Priest. Anything not listed is currently considered undesirable or has no noteworthy interaction.
Condensed Life-Force -
艾泽拉斯守护者
Source: Azshara's Eternal Palace (click for details!)
Rank 1: Combine 9
沧海圣匣
.
Rank 2: Combine 18
沧海圣匣
.
Rank 3: Combine 27
沧海圣匣
.
Rank 4: Defeat Queen Azshara on Mythic difficulty.
Use on: Single Target Raids, Open World Content, World Quests
This was nerfed slightly in patch 8.3, but still is competitive against
清醒梦境之忆
.
If you do not have Rank 3 of this, it moves down to Mid Tier.
Essence of the Focusing Iris -
聚能艾泽里特射线
Source: Mythic+ (click for details!)
Rank 1: Complete a +4 Mythic dungeon in season 3.
Rank 2: Complete a +7 Mythic dungeon in season 3.
Rank 3: Combine 15
聚焦生命心能
from the weekly cache.
Rank 4: Complete
“争霸艾泽拉斯”钥石大师:第三赛季
.
Use if standing in melee a lot with a bunch of adds, Mythic+, Open World Content, Questing
This may have more use in Mythic + where you can stand in melee fairly often with little repercussions on trash. It has a fairly short cooldown and can absolutely mow down quest mobs, so is worth using for World Quests or other open world content. It can also be used on raid fights where priority adds need to die as it does quite a bit of damage in a short period of time.
The minor performs well in most fight scenarios, just make sure you attack your primary target within the buff duration window of 4 seconds or you will lose your haste buff.
Breath of the Dying -
收割火焰
Source: Magni Questline (click for details!)
Rank 1:
威胁突显
.
Rank 2: Combining 3
永生精魂之息
from a Visions of Darkness quest
Rank 3: Exalted with
奥丹姆联军
.
Rank 4: Found in
奥丹姆联军
Paragon caches.
Use on: Cooldown, prioritize targets below 20% health.
The Crucible of Flame -
烈焰熔炉
Source: Heart of Azeroth level (click for details!)
Rank 1:
知子莫若母
.
Rank 2: Neck level 54 and
黑暗中的梦境
.
Rank 3: Neck level 60 and
调查暮光高地
.
Rank 4: Neck level 70 and
蓝龙军团之雷
.
Use on: Cooldown.
This is another fire and forget cooldown, that can do decent passive DPS, but is not worth taking up the Major Slot for.
The Minor Power gives you a chance to damage your target, it generally does lower DPS than any of the damage trinkets you can wear and isn't worth taking over other Minor Slots.
Memory of Lucid Dreaming -
清醒梦境之忆
Source: Nazjatar Bodyguards (click for details!)
Rank 1: Complete
短暂的休息
/
深入纳沙塔尔
.
Rank 2: Complete
患难之交
/
潦而不倒
.
Rank 3: Obtain
海战集训
/
海战集训
.
Rank 4: Obtain
灭世洪流
/
灭世洪流
.
Use on: Only as a Minor
The minor trait appears to proc off of any random thing and can give you anywhere from 0 to 16 insanity. Only Blizzard knows how it actually works now.
Speak of Inspiration -
光荣时刻
Source: Horrific Vision Scenarios (click for details!)
Rank 1: Obtained from chest within Horrific Visions.
Rank 2: Obtain from corrupted chests found in lost areas of Horrific Visions.
Rank 3: Obtained by combining 45
哀鸣的鞭笞者
, which are found in reward chests after completing a Horrific Vision scenario.
Rank 4: Acquired from Wrathion after completing the
幻象彼岸
meta achievement.
Use on: High Priority targets, bosses, burn phases.
The Formless Void -
知识仿写
Source: Ny'alotha Raid (click for details!)
Rank 1: Obtained via combining 15
尼奥罗萨密文信
Rank 2: Obtained via combining 30
尼奥罗萨密文信
Rank 3: Obtained via combining 60
尼奥罗萨密文信
Rank 4: Obtained by defeating
腐蚀者恩佐斯
on mythic difficulty.
Use to copy useful essences from other raid members.
Conflict and Strife -
冲突与斗争
Source: PvP - Conquest (click for details!)
Rank 1: Earn 500 Conquest and claim a weekly PvP War Chest.
Rank 2: Reach 1,000 Rating in Rated PvP and claim your next weekly PvP War Chest.
Rank 3: Collect
燎原战场之狂
from your weekly PvP War Chest.
Rank 4: Reach Elite rank and claim your next weekly PvP War Chest.
Use on: High Priority targets, bosses.
You can use Void Shift on bosses and deal a nice chunk of damage per cast. While it has a long cooldown, it's a big damage CD. Let your healers know before you use this as you will dip quite low in health.
Note
: You could use Void Shift on enemies on the Public Test Realm, but this seems to have been changed in the most recent build. If this is the case when 8.2 goes live, this shift this trait down to Bottom Tier.
Worldvein Resonance -
世界血脉共鸣
Source: Island Expeditions (click for details!)
Rank 1: Complete the weekly quest
联盟的艾泽里特
/
部落的艾泽里特
.
Rank 2: Combine
泽姆兰的失落藏宝图碎片
from island expeditions.
Rank 3: Complete the mission chain starting with "A Disturbing Rumor".
Rank 4: Complete a specific
神秘的藏宝图
mission.
Used when you can stand in the area for the duration
The primary stat is fairly decent, however good uptime requires multiple people using either the Major or the Minor.
The Minor Power is completely passive and may go to waste on high movement encounters.
Ripple in Space -
空间涟漪
Source: World PvP (click for details!)
Rank 1: Complete
水淹部落
/
水淹联盟
.
Rank 2: Obtain
两线对决
.
Rank 3: Collect
战斗召唤勋章
from weekly Call to Arms quests.
Rank 4: Obtain
刺客的补给
.
Used if you need extra movement options.
This lets you not always have to bring a warlock, but sacrificing your Major Slot for mainly a utility option.
The minor can be gamed to have decent uptime as Shadow is very adept at stutter step casting and you can get the buff by using Void bolt and Power World: Shield to move quickly in the window.
Vision of Perfection -
完美愿景
Source: Operation Mechagon (click for details!)
Rank 1: Defeat King Mechagon.
Rank 2:
图纸:完美同步的差速齿轮
from King Mechagon and craft
完美同步的差速齿轮
.
Rank 3: Combine 4
序列链轮
, dropped by King Mechagon.
Rank 4: Obtain
心之锁定
.
This has some potential to be useful, but the RNG nature of using Shadowfiend or Mindbender at weird times may not work out. The damage output of either of those skills is fairly negligible as they're mainly used for Insanity generation and not DPS.
The minor isn't particular useful either as it only lowers the cooldown from 3m or1m to 135s or 45s respectively.
Blood of the Enemy -
仇敌之血
Source: PvP - Honor (click for details!)
Rank 1:
席卷战场
.
Rank 2:
战场斗士
, purchase from War Coordinator NPC.
Rank 3:
战场战术家
, purchase from War Coordinator NPC.
Rank 4:
战场大师
, purchase from War Coordinator NPC.
Use if standing in melee a lot with a bunch of adds, Open World Content, Questing
Like the above essence, this may get more use in mythic +. You can use it in World Quests as well, but should be cautious as the real benefit of the essence comes from the extra Critical Strike Chance against the targets.
The minor trait is quite good, especially at rank 3 and is a decent source of extra crit.
Purification Protocol -
净化冲击
Source: Rustbolt Resistance Reputation (click for details!)
Rank 1: Honored, purchase for 4
S.P.A.R.E.零件箱
and 2
电流振荡器
.
Rank 2: Revered, purchase for 20
S.P.A.R.E.零件箱
and 10
电流振荡器
.
Rank 3: Exalted, purchase for 40
S.P.A.R.E.零件箱
and 10
电流振荡器
.
Rank 4: Rustbolt Resistance Paragon cache.
Use if there are stacked adds that line up with the cooldown often.
The true strength of this lies with the extra 10% damage gained when something dies in the beam, however the duration is quite short, so overall it is a weak DPS essence.
The minor has a fairly low proc rate, but does AoE damage, so can be useful in fights with stacked adds, mythic +, or open world content.
The Unbound Force -
不羁之力
Source: Nazjatar Reputation (click for details!)
Rank 1: Honored, purchase for 10
棱彩法力珍珠
.
Rank 2: Revered, purchase for 25
棱彩法力珍珠
.
Rank 3: Exalted, purchase for 50
棱彩法力珍珠
.
Rank 4: Nazjatar reputation Paragon cache.
The cooldown itself is fairly low damage, however can do a big chunk of damage if it critically strikes. Shadow naturally has a lot of crit due to high stacks of Voidform and interaction from
狂乱合唱
and should be used immediately as you leave Voidform for the highest chance to critically strike.
The minor has a fairly low proc rate, but if it is active you should immediately use the major power if you have it equipped.
Best Shadow Priest Minor Essences
Two additional Minor Essence slots can be unlocked over time, providing additional benefit. While the above rankings already detailed several minor bonuses, the rankings below consider only the Minor or how it might interact when using it alongside a different Major Essence. Anything not listed is currently considered undesirable or has no noteworthy interaction.
Breath of the Dying -
致伤打击
Procs more often than
上古之火
minor and gives you 10 extra corruption resistance. Always aim to run this if possible
Memory of Lucid Dreams -
清醒梦境
Use on: Virtually Everything
Effect on Gameplay
The minor trait appears to proc off of any random thing and can give you anywhere from 0 to 16 insanity. Only Blizzard knows how it actually works now.
Essence of the Focusing Iris -
专注能量
In theory, this could give you a lot of extra haste. You have roughly 3 seconds before the buff falls off of your primary target, meaning you'll likely have to dot directly after you enter Voidform rather use Voidbolt since it has a travel time.
Blood of the Enemy -
浸血
Use on: Virtually everything
Passive crit that turns into haste is a win win for Shadow Priests.
If you do not have Rank 3 of this essence, it moves down to Mid Tier.
Spark of Inspiration -
团结之力
Haste procs are good for shadow. This can also reduce the cooldown on your major, which can lead to more DPS and higher voidform stacks.
Since this also gives you 10 corruption resistance, you should run this if you have corrupted pieces that would outweigh the benefit of another minor.
Condensed Life-Force -
生命之凝力
Use if you have nothing else.
This does a decent chunk of DPS, but the two other minors in the great tier should out perform it. The real strength of this comes from the extra 10% damage against the target. On average you can maintain this buff for 15s every minute, which equates to a flat 2.5% damage increase with rank 3.
The Crucible of Flame -
上古之火
Procs quite often and is good passive DPS
The Formless Void -
共生姿态
Since shadow lacks any real cooldowns to syncronize with this essence, we don't really gain any benefit from the extra primary stat. While this could potentially be good, further simming and logs are needed to see how powerful it could be.
Since this also gives you 10 corruption resistance, you should run this if you have corrupted pieces that would outweigh the benefit of another minor.
Worldvein Resonance -
源血
Use when other people have the Major or Minor essence equpped
If multiple people have the essence equipped (ideally 2-3) this can move up to Mid tier as long as you can stand in the area for the duration of it. On fights with a lot of movement, this is next to useless.
Ripple in Space -
现实流转
Shadow Priests can easily maintain uptime on this buff, but it still falls behind other minor traits.
Vision of Perfection -
精益求精
The minor isn't particular useful either as it only lowers the cooldown from 3m or1m to 135s or 45s respectively.
Conflict and Strife -
斗争
This gives you a fairly low amount of versatility on average and isn't worth taking over other minor traits.
Purification Protocol -
净化协议
Use on stacked AoE encounters, Open World Content, Questing.
This trait is decent for Mythic +, but in performs poorly on Single Target or encounters with spread targets. It shines in Open World Content/World Quests where combat resets often allowing it to proc more often due to the constant resets.
The Unbound Force -
无畏之力
This minor works against us as we critically strike quite often. You should use this if you have no sources of crit gains (Chorus of Insanity, other essences) or low crit in general.
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评论来自
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Hi djriff. Thanks for the update on essences.
Generally, I agree on your rankings, with a little exception. I would rank the minor effect of Conflict and Strife in the mid tier, not in bottom tier.
The versatility it provides at 8 stacks equates to just over 4%, hence more overall dps than Condensed Life-force (that you state as 2,5%), with the added benefit of reducing incoming damage by 2%. On the flip side, it takes some time to build up the stacks, but you don't lose them on a long boss fight.
So, the basic (cookie cutter) setup would be something along the lines:
Major: Memory of Lucid Dreams (alternatively on Fortified weeks: Blood of the Enemy)
Minor: Memory of Lucid Dreams, Blood of the Enemy, Conflict and Strife / Essence of the Focussing Iris
With tweaks regarding the content you are currently tackling. MoLD reigns supreme in almost any situation, though. And it's rather easy to get.
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