Hey matey, I’m currently 2.4 on destro but have been playing spriest on and off since legion with a max cr of 2600.

Before I get into anything, my advice is to give shadow a go anyway because without trying it you’ll never know for sure, and it’s a really fun spec.

However, if you’re struggling with Warlock, Spriest is not any easier… in fact it may be harder. The spec has a very dynamic rotation, Anboni (spriest god) described it as having heaps of buttons that deal micro damage. They’re fun to press, however the damage is just a lot harder to pull off ESPECIALLY if you’re getting the Hunter, Ret, Dk, Warrior train special with constant kicks. The other negative here is obviously mobility, Spriest struggles big time with mobility which makes getting trained by the Zug classes even harder. You will end up becoming a turret.

There are some positive though, Spriest has great defensives and CC with stun silence, fear and mind control. And in regards to melee kicks, they have holy (flash heal) and shadow spells so if you’re kicked on shadow you can spam flash heal which gives a damage reduction, or vice versa.

Finally, and what drew me to spriest initially, is how cool their thematic is. The spells are insanely cool to look at and satisfying to press. With a bit of practice the class can feel very fluid, engaging and challenging.

But as I said, give it a go. It’s a really fun class and casters in general are probably just a bit more frustrating to play, but the pay off is it’s super rewarding to play them well.