PvE Shadow Priest Best Races
A variety of races can be Priests in WotLK: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf and Draenei for the Alliance, as well as Undead, Troll and Blood Elf for the Horde.
Some of those races have a small edge and will offer superior DPS than others, though the difference largely won’t be as massive as it will be for tanks or physical DPS specs.
Horde
Troll is by far the strongest race for Horde Shadow Priests. This is largely due to the Berserking racial, which increases our cast speed by 20% for 10 seconds. The other races we can pick simply don’t have any DPS-boosting racials, meaning
Troll is our only recommended option.
Alliance
Human is the strongest option for Alliance Shadow Priests, mainly due to The Human Spirit which increases your Spirit by 3%. Every Man for Himself is also an excellent racial effect, particularly in PvP. This bonus is not massive, so you could play another race (and
Draenei are a particularly good & good-looking choice!) without seeing a drastic DPS loss.
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Bruh what? Female Draenei are fugly asl.
asl? age sex location? What is this, AOL / Instant Messenger (AIM)?
Troll is the best because of da voodoo shuffle. It reduces bast channel time of mind flay by 15%. You still get your 3 ticks just 15% faster
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