Shadow Priest Hero Talent Showdown in The War Within - Archon vs. Voidweaver

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Unsure what Hero Talents to play for Shadow Priest in The War Within? Our Shadow Priest Writer, EllipsisPriest, pits both Hero Talent against each other in a variety categories to determine which reigns supreme for the content you're looking to do in the upcoming expansion. Join us as we explore The War Within Shadow Priest!

Shadow Priest in the War Within

Shadow Priest is in a disappointing spot going into the first patch of The War Within having received only a handful of small changes, and even those are a mixed bag overall. In this article I will be covering the state of Shadow Priest and its Hero Talent options in The War Within, highlighting the pros and cons of each build option, as well as providing my opinions on the gameplay, talent trees, and set bonus we will be utilising in The War Within Season 1 and the Nerub-ar Palace raid.

Hero Talent Showdown: Archon vs. Voidweaver

For Hero Talents, Shadow Priests have to pick between Archon and Voidweaver. Archon Shadow Priests focus on Halo, utilizing the spell for buffing themselves and weakening foes, as well having some talents that interact with Shadow's Major Cooldowns Void Eruption and Dark Ascension. In contrast, Voidweaver Priests use Void Torrent to channel the power of the Void to transform Mind Blast into Void Blast.

Archon

Archon's playstyle centers around empowering Halo and using it to increase the enemy's damage taken thanks to the talent Resonant Energy. It also has the talents Perfected Form and Sustained Potency to increase the value of Shadow's major cooldowns Void Eruption and Dark Ascension. It also provides additional procs of Surge of Insanity through Halo thanks to Manifested Power.

Archon Shadow Priest builds focus on taking the