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Shadow Priest
The Shadow Priest specialization in Wrath of the Lich King focuses on ranged Shadow damage, through damage-over-time effects and channeled spells.
The Priest is a spellcaster who can heal or deal Shadow damage. Shadow suits players who enjoy managing several effects at once and dealing steady damage.
A playstyle built on damage over time
Vampiric TouchShadow · Row 9 · 1 rank1.5 sec cast · Duration 15 secRequires: Shadowform (1 rank)Deals 850 Shadow damage over 15 seconds to the target, and your Mind Blast damage grants up to 10 party or raid members 1% of their maximum mana every 5 seconds. If dispelled, it deals 1360 damage to the target., Devouring PlagueInstant · Duration 24 secAfflicts the target with a disease that deals 1376 Shadow damage over 24 seconds; 15% of the damage heals the caster. Only one target at a time. and Shadow Word: PainInstant · Duration 18 secA word of darkness that deals 1380 Shadow damage over 18 seconds. damage the target over time, and Pain and SufferingShadow · Row 9 · 3 ranksMind Flay has a 33% / 66% / 100% chance to refresh the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain on the target, and the damage you take from your own Shadow Word: Death is reduced by 10% / 20% / 30%. lets Mind FlayShadow · Row 3 · 1 rankChanneled · Duration 3 secAssaults the target's mind with Shadow energy, dealing 588 Shadow damage over 3 seconds and slowing its movement speed by 50%. refresh Shadow Word: PainInstant · Duration 18 secA word of darkness that deals 1380 Shadow damage over 18 seconds.. Mind Blast1.5 sec cast · 8 sec cooldownBlasts the target for 997 to 1053 Shadow damage. deals heavy damage.
ShadowformShadow · Row 7 · 1 rankInstantRequires: Vampiric Embrace (1 rank)Assumes a Shadowform: increases your Shadow damage by 15%, reduces all damage taken by 15% and threat generated by 30%, but you cannot cast Holy spells except Cure Disease and Abolish Disease. The periodic damage of Shadow Word: Pain, Devouring Plague and Vampiric Touch can critically hit for 100% more damage, and Devouring Plague and Vampiric Touch benefit from haste. increases Shadow damage and lets damage-over-time effects critically hit. The final talent of the tree, DispersionShadow · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 2 min cooldown · Duration 6 secRequires: Vampiric Touch (1 rank)You disperse into pure Shadow energy for 6 seconds: all damage taken is reduced by 90% and you regenerate 6% of your mana every second, but you cannot attack or cast. Usable while stunned, feared or silenced; removes and grants immunity to slows and roots for the duration., greatly reduces damage taken and restores mana.
Its role in PvE
In PvE, the Shadow Priest deals steady damage and brings Vampiric TouchShadow · Row 9 · 1 rank1.5 sec cast · Duration 15 secRequires: Shadowform (1 rank)Deals 850 Shadow damage over 15 seconds to the target, and your Mind Blast damage grants up to 10 party or raid members 1% of their maximum mana every 5 seconds. If dispelled, it deals 1360 damage to the target., which helps the raid regenerate mana, as well as MiseryShadow · Row 8 · 3 ranksShadow Word: Pain, Mind Flay and Vampiric Touch also increase the chance of harmful spells to hit the target by 1% / 2% / 3% for 24 seconds, and Mind Blast, Mind Flay and Mind Sear benefit 5% / 10% / 15% more from spell power., which increases the chance for spells to hit the target.
