Updated for Cataclysm 4.3, with Mists of Pandaria gems. See the individual spec pages for build details, enchants, etc.
Priest PvP Builds
- Shadowpriest PvP – For the pain
- Discipline Priest PvP – For the relief of the pain
Gems
All Priests will Gem for pretty much the same thing: Int. Int provides the most “bang for the gold piece” of any stat. Gemming for other stats (EG: Resilience) is an option, depending on your spec and situation.
A bunch of gems are shown here, but a good rule of thumb is that unless a socket bonus offers intellect, it’s generally more effective to gem for pure intellect and ignore the socket bonus.
Note that Mists of Pandaria
- Red:
- Brilliant Serpent’s Eye (MoP): +320 Int, requires Jewelcrafting 550
- Brilliant Pandarian Garnet (MoP): +120 Int
- Brilliant Chimera’s Eye: +67 Int, requires Jewelcrafting 500
- Brilliant Queen’s Garnet: +50 Int
- Brilliant Inferno Ruby: +40 Int
- Yellow:
- Smooth Serpent’s Eye (MoP:) +480 Crit, Self-Only Jewelcrafting 550
- Smooth Sunstone (MoP:) +240 Crit
- Smooth Chimera’s Eye: +67 Crit
- Smooth Lightstone: +50 Crit
- Smooth Amberjewel: +40 Crit
- Quick Serpent’s Eye (MoP:) +480 Haste, Requires Jewelcrafting 550
- Quick Sunstone (MoP:) +240 Haste
- Quick Chimera’s Eye: +67 Haste, Requires Jewelcrafting 500
- Quick Lightstone: +50 Haste
- Quick Amberjewel: +40 Haste
- Fractured Serpent’s Eye (Mop:) 480 Mastery, self-only, Requires Jewelcrafting 550
- Fractured Sunstone (Mop:) +240 Mastery
- Fractured Chimera’s Eye: 67 Mastery, Requires Jewelcrafting 500
- Fractured Lightstone: +50 Mastery
- Fractured Amberjewel:+40 Mastery
- Mystic Sunstone (MoP): +240 Resilience
- Mystic Chimera’s Eye: +50 Resilience
- Mystic Lightstone: +40 Resilience
- Blue:
- Sparkling Chimera’s Eye: +67 Spirit, requires Jewelcrafting 500
- Sparkling Deepholm Iolite: +50 Spirit
- Sparkling Ocean Sapphire: +40 Spirit
- Stormy Deepholm Iolite: +63 Spell Penetration
- Stormy Ocean Sapphire: +50 Spell Penetration
- Purple: Matches red or blue sockets
- Purified Zyanite (MoP:) +100 Int, +200 Spirit
- Purified Imperial Amethyst (MoP:) +80 Int, +160 Spirit
- Purified Roguestone (MoP:) +60 Int, +120 Spirit
- Purified Shadow Spinel: +25 each Int and Spirit
- Purified Demonseye: +20 each Int and Spirit
- Orange: Matches a Red or Yellow socket
- Reckless Sardonyx (MoP:) 100 Int & 200 Haste
- Reckless Vermilion Onyx (MoP:) 80 Int & 160 Haste
- Reckless Tiger Opal (MoP:) 60 Int & 120 Haste
- Reckless Lava Coral: 25 Int & 25 Haste
- Reckless Ember Topaz: 20 Int & 20 Haste
- Artful Sardonyx (MoP:) +100 Int & +200 Mastery
- Artful Vermilion Onyx (MoP:) +80 Int & +160 Mastery
- Artful Tiger Opal (MoP:) +60 Int & +120 Mastery
- Artful Lava Coral: +25 Int & +25 Mastery
- Artful Ember Topaz: +20 Int & +20 Mastery
- Potent Sardonyx (MoP:) +100 Int & +200 Crit
- Potent Vermilion Onyx (MoP:) +80 Int & +160 Crit
- Potent Tiger Opal (MoP:) +60 Int & +120 Crit
- Potent Lava Coral: +25 Int & +25 Crit
- Potent Ember Topaz: +20 Int & +20 Crit
- Meta:
- Burning Primal Diamond (MoP): +216 Int and Increased Crit damage.
- Burning Shadowspirit Diamond: +54 Int & +3% Crit damage. Requires 3 red gems
- Ember Shadowspirit Diamond: +54 Int and +2% max. mana. This requires two yellow gems (see above.)
- Cogwheel: Cogwheels are loaded into sockets on Engie items, such as: Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades and require you to maintain a 525 Engineeringskill.
- Quick Tinker’s Gear (MoP): +567 Haste
- Smooth Tinker’s Gear (MoP:) +567 Crit rating
- Quick Cogwheel: 208 Haste
- Mystic Cogwheel: 208 Resilience
- Smooth Cogwheel: 208 Crit rating
Enchants:
Int enchants are common to all priests, but Discipline will want to enchant for Spirit and Mastery, while Shadow will want Haste and Mastery.
Both will probably be interested in the Spell Penetration cloak enchant. See the individual spec pages for details.
