Difficulty: 8/10

A very nasty matchup for Shadow Priest/Rogue. Everything from the Warlock being a super hard target to kill and the Paladin factor with at least 2 CC breaks makes this match very difficult.

Your Rogue should try to Sap the Paladin if possible and then open on the Warlock. Dispel Blessing of Sacrifice beforehand if it's up. When our Rogue opens he should stack up full Wounding Poison before anything else; a Paladin is not a Druid and cannot Cleanse Poisons with as much efficiency. Once there is a full stack of Wounding on the Warlock our Rogue should pop a 5-point Expose Armor into a 5-point Kidney Shot for maximum DPS on the Warlock. Meanwhile our Priest should DoT up the Warlock and strip off his buffs and walk next to the Paladin to get ready for a Fear. A second before Sap fades Fear the Paladin. Most Paladins will trinket this Fear, which is exactly what you want. You need the Paladin to burn both his CC-breaks as early as possible. After he trinkets, Silence him if the Warlock is getting low on HP (below 40%), and he'll probably bubble. If the Warlock is still healthy, just save your Silence for later.

If the Paladin bubbles, try to get rid of it but if it fails more than twice, stop trying, your Priest can't afford the mana. If the Paladin doesn't bubble, lower the DPS output and do not pop any significant cooldowns. The Paladin will be able to keep his Warlock at full health until he is CCed. Once Fear is back up, Fear the Paladin and then Silence him if it is ready and he'll probably need to bubble out of one of these. As soon as we get this second Fear off, begin casting a Mass Dispel on the Paladin. Chances are he is going to bubble, and a preemptive (and successful) MD is a huge plus. This ensures that the Paladin doesn't start jumping around and LOSing/dodging your MD once he's bubbled.

After he uses both his trinket and bubble, hopefully we'll still have Blind so stick that on the Paladin and kill the Warlock. Follow the Blind with whatever CCs we have left; Vanish->Sap if possible, Fear, Silence, ninja Gouge/Kick, anything to keep him from healing the Warlock. If he heals the Warlock back up after blind has been used, it's probably a loss.

Depending on his gear and when he chooses to bubble, a target switch to the Paladin is not out of question. If we see the Paladin is wearing lots of PvE gear, AND he chooses to bubble before he trinkets, switching to him can be favorable. Your Priest just needs to make sure Blessing of Freedom is dispelled immediately while your Rogue does his best to prevent the Paladin from healing. We throw up any unused CCs on the Warlock if we choose to attempt this strategy.