Beat Shadow Priest

What they want to do

Psychic Scream the partner who could peel, then Voidform or Void Eruption the remaining target and dump Devouring Plague. In Solo Shuffle they win if the fear lands and you keep hitting the priest instead of dispelling the feared partner.

Main danger

Voidform on a feared target, plus Dispersion turning your stun into wasted offensive cooldowns. Mindgames punishes a healer who tries to outheal Voidform.

Interrupt priority

1. 1 Psychic Scream

   Kick Psychic Scream first. A free fear is a Voidform 2v1. Spread before they press it. Dispel the fear if it lands.

2. 1 Mind Control

   If you see the cast, kick Mind Control instead of Psychic Scream. A mind-controlled melee is a lost round. Break line of sight if you cannot interrupt.

3. 2 Void Eruption

   When Psychic Scream is down, kick Void Eruption to delay Voidform. Second interrupt during their damage window, not instead of the fear.

4. 3 Void Torrent

   Channel. Interrupt or stun only if Psychic Scream and Mind Control are not in play. Do not spend the kick on this while fear is coming.

Watch for

• Psychic Scream as they enter Voidform is the kill — spread, then dispel the fear on the partner who could peel.
• Dispersion the moment your stun lands — do not press remaining offensive cooldowns into it. Reposition for the exit.
• Mindgames on your healer inside Voidform — stop healing and stop offensive cooldowns until it expires.
• Silence on your healer, then Shadow Word: Death as you sit at execute. Press a defensive before Death, not after.

Offensive cooldowns

• Voidform / Void Eruption. Their kill window. Psychic Scream should already be on a partner. Break line of sight or press a defensive before the first Void Bolt. Interrupt Void Eruption if the fear is down.
• Devouring Plague. Insanity dump inside Voidform. This is the chunk, not filler ticks. Press a defensive on the Plague if Void Bolt is already rolling.
• Void Bolt / Mind Blast. Void Bolt is the Voidform filler — you cannot interrupt it. Mind Blast is the kickable cast; interrupt it only when Psychic Scream and Void Eruption are down.
• Shadow Word: Death. Execute. They press it as Dispersion ends or after Silence on your healer. Do not sit at 20% health without a defensive.
• Mindgames. Reversal during Voidform. Stop healing and stop offensive cooldowns. Held for the healer who tries to outheal the window, not for the off-target.

Defensive cooldowns

• Dispersion. Full stop. Do not press damage. Move for the exit — they often Voidform as they leave. The first stun of the round usually eats Dispersion; the second stun is the kill.
• Vampiric Embrace. Team leech. Keep light pressure unless Dispersion is also up. Swap if the priest is topping everyone off your damage.
• Void Shift. Health swap with a partner. Your kill target just became the wrong person. Check who is actually low before you press remaining cooldowns.
• Fade. Threat and damage drop. Do not recast instantly; they used it to step out of a stun. Re-target after it fades.
• Desperate Prayer. Self heal. Keep hitting unless Dispersion is also up. This is not an external on a partner.

Crowd control

• Psychic Scream
• Silence
• Mind Control
• Psychic Horror if talented

Dispels

• Psychic Scream is magic. Dispel the fear on the partner who could peel, not a damage-over-time effect on the priest.
• Vampiric Touch and Shadow Word: Pain are magic — strip them off the healer so the priest has to recast instead of Void Bolting.

Mobility

Fade, Angelic Feather if talented. They are not fast. The peel is Psychic Scream and Silence, not a dash. Do not over-chase a Fade around a pillar — Silence is waiting on the other side.

Kill windows

• Dispersion is down after they spent Voidform
• Void Shift already used and they are still the lowest health
• After a wasted Psychic Scream or a kicked Mind Control

When to run

When Voidform is up, you have no interrupt, and a partner is feared. Break line of sight on Void Bolt. Do not stack for Psychic Scream.

When to attack

After Dispersion is down and they have spent Voidform. Best if Void Shift is already used and they are still the lowest health. While they are in the open with Psychic Scream already used.

Common tricks

• They Psychic Scream the extra DPS, not the kill target, so your damage on the priest looks like it is working.
• Dispersion is often the first defensive of the round — plan a second stun. Do not dump both windows into the first one.
• Mindgames is held for the healer who tries to outheal Voidform, not for the off-target. Stop the heals when it lands.

Common mistakes against them

• Dumping your offensive cooldowns into Dispersion.
• Kicking Mind Blast instead of Psychic Scream.
• Clumping for fear as they enter Voidform.
• Ignoring Silence on your healer because the priest is not Discipline.