Priest
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Shadow Priest
Talents
Empowering Shadow spells
DarknessShadow · Row 1 · 5 ranksIncreases your Shadow spell damage by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. increases Shadow spell damage, Shadow WeavingShadow · Row 4 · 3 ranksYour Shadow damage spells have a 33% / 66% / 100% chance to increase your Shadow damage by 2% for 15 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. increases Shadow damage after each spell, and Shadow PowerShadow · Row 7 · 5 ranksIncreases the critical strike damage bonus of Mind Blast, Mind Flay and Shadow Word: Death by 20% / 40% / 60% / 80% / 100%. critical strike damage. Mind MeltShadow · Row 6 · 2 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of Mind Blast, Mind Flay and Mind Sear by 2% / 4%, and the periodic critical strike chance of Vampiric Touch, Devouring Plague and Shadow Word: Pain by 3% / 6%. increases critical strike chance, and Twisted FaithShadow · Row 10 · 5 ranksIncreases your spell power by 4% / 8% / 12% / 16% / 20% of your total Spirit, and the damage of Mind Flay and Mind Blast by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10% against targets affected by your Shadow Word: Pain. spell power based on Spirit.
Damage over time
Improved Shadow Word: PainShadow · Row 2 · 2 ranksIncreases the damage of Shadow Word: Pain by 3% / 6%. and Improved Devouring PlagueShadow · Row 6 · 3 ranksIncreases the periodic damage of Devouring Plague by 5% / 10% / 15%, and casting it instantly deals damage equal to 10% / 20% / 30% of its total periodic effect. strengthen damage-over-time effects, 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.. 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. damages the target and helps the raid regenerate mana.
Shadowform and Dispersion
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 reduces damage taken, and Improved ShadowformShadow · Row 8 · 2 ranksRequires: Shadowform (1 rank)In Shadowform, Fade has a 50% / 100% chance to remove all movement-impairing effects, and the casting or channeling time lost when damaged while casting Shadow spells is reduced by 35% / 70%. strengthens it. 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., the final talent of the tree, greatly reduces damage taken and restores mana.
Utility talents
SilenceShadow · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 45 sec cooldown · Duration 5 secRequires: Improved Psychic Scream (2 ranks)Silences the target for 5 seconds and interrupts non-player spellcasting for 3 seconds. silences the target, Psychic HorrorShadow · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · 2 min cooldown · Duration 3 secTerrifies the target, making it tremble in horror for 3 seconds and drop its main-hand and ranged weapons for 10 seconds. terrifies it, and Vampiric EmbraceShadow · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 30 minFor 30 minutes, your single-target Shadow spell damage heals you for 15% and your other party members for 3% of the damage dealt. heals the group. 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. increases the chance for spells to hit the target, and Veiled ShadowsShadow · Row 4 · 2 ranksReduces the cooldown of Fade by 3 / 6 seconds and the cooldown of Shadowfiend by 1 / 2 minutes. reduces the cooldown of FadeInstant · 30 sec cooldown · Duration 10 secTemporarily reduces all your threat for 10 seconds. and ShadowfiendInstant · 5 min cooldown · Duration 15 secSummons a Shadowfiend that attacks the target for 15 seconds; you gain 5% of your mana each time it attacks. It takes less damage from area attacks..
Which talents to prioritize?
DarknessShadow · Row 1 · 5 ranksIncreases your Shadow spell damage by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%., Shadow WeavingShadow · Row 4 · 3 ranksYour Shadow damage spells have a 33% / 66% / 100% chance to increase your Shadow damage by 2% for 15 seconds, stacking up to 5 times., 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%., 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., 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., 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. 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%. form Shadow's offensive core, leading to 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..
