Shadow Priest
DPS Critting DoTs change Shadow's gear scaling more than any single new button.
Best in slot
Head Filigreed Shadow Circlet Tailoring · Crafted 9
- 2 Holy Shroud World drop
- 3 Shadow Hood Tailoring · Crafted
- 4 Shadow Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
- 5 Embalmed Shroud Fallen Champion · Scarlet Monastery
- 6 Enchanter's Cowl Tailoring · Crafted
- 7 Silk Headband Tailoring · Crafted
- 8 Filigreed Pristine Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
- 9 Nightsky Cowl World drop
- 10 Resilient Cap World drop
Neck Guardian's Emblem Source not listed 9
- 2 Stygian Bone Amulet Blind Hunter · Razorfen Kraul
- 3 Kaleidoscope Chain World drop
- 4 Archmagister's Faceted Pendant Shade of the Archmage · City of Dalaran
- 5 Crystal Starfire Medallion World drop
- 6 Seal of the Expedition Theramore Expeditionary Force - Honored · Reputation
- 7 Darkspear Warding Pendant Darkspear Raiders - Honored · Reputation
- 8 Mark of the Pack Leader Source not listed
- 9 Giantstone Medallion Source not listed
- 10 Explorers' League Commendation Mythology of the Titans · Quest (Alliance)
Shoulder Bloodmage Mantle Bloodmage Thalnos · Scarlet Monastery 9
- 2 Berylline Pads The Crone of the Kraul · Quest (Alliance)
- 3 Death Speaker Mantle Death Speaker Jargba · Razorfen Kraul
- 4 Batwing Mantle Blind Hunter · Razorfen Kraul
- 5 Magician's Mantle World drop
- 6 Invoker's Mantle Tailoring · Crafted
- 7 Feline Mantle Wolf Master Nandos · Shadowfang Keep
- 8 Rose Mantle Morganth · Quest (Alliance)
- 9 Moonlit Amice Return to Vahlarriel · Quest
- 10 Fairywing Mantle A Fine Mess · Quest
Back Tattered Kirin Tor Cloak Source not listed 9
- 2 Brilliant Cloak Source not listed
- 3 Thornweaver Drape Source not listed
- 4 Windsong Drape Free at Last · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Hillman's Cloak Leatherworking · Crafted
- 6 Heavy Woolen Cloak Tailoring · Crafted
- 7 Glowing Thresher Cape Old Serra'kis · Blackfathom Deeps
- 8 Expeditionary's Cape Theramore Expeditionary Force - Honored · Reputation
- 9 Darkspear Raider's Cloak Darkspear Raiders - Honored · Reputation
- 10 Repairman's Cape Data Rescue · Quest (Alliance)
Chest Ceremonial Gown Source not listed 9
- 2 Shadow Gown Tailoring · Crafted
- 3 Bristle Hills Mystic Robe Source not listed
- 4 Beguiler Robes Trash drop · Scarlet Monastery
- 5 Necrology Robes Trash drop · Shadowfang Keep
- 6 Violet Sorcerer's Robes Arcanic Enigma · City of Dalaran
- 7 Zealot's Robe An Unholy Alliance · Quest (Horde)
- 8 Dro'zem's Tunic Source not listed
- 9 Green Silk Armor Tailoring · Crafted
- 10 Mechbuilder's Overalls Trash drop · Gnomeregan
Wrist Arcane Runed Bracers Wanted! Marez Cowl · Quest (Alliance) 9
- 2 Spidertank Oilrag Electrocutioner 6000 · Gnomeregan
- 3 Knife-Polishing Rag Open the Maw · Quest (Horde)
- 4 Graveweave Bindings Atrexis the Grave Knight · City of Dalaran
- 5 Glowing Magical Bracelets World drop
- 6 Nightsky Wristbands World drop
- 7 Silkstream Cuffs Book of the Ancients · Quest
- 8 Gallan Cuffs To Steal From Thieves · Quest (Horde)
- 9 Darkspear Cuffs Headhunting · Quest (Horde)
- 10 Tabitha's Cuffs Source not listed
Hands Violet Sorcerer's Wraps Source not listed 9
- 2 Ephemeral Grips Arcane Anomaly · City of Dalaran
- 3 Hands of Darkness Tailoring · Crafted
- 4 Shadow Gloves Tailoring · Crafted
- 5 Jutebraid Gloves Horde Presence · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Serpent Gloves Lord Serpentis · Wailing Caverns
- 7 Gloves of Meditation Tailoring · Crafted
- 8 Town Clerk's Mittens Crime and Punishment · Quest (Alliance)
- 9 Truefaith Gloves Tailoring · Crafted
- 10 Shilly Mitts Gyrodrillmatic Excavationators · Quest (Alliance)
Waist Highlander's Cloth Girdle The League of Arathor - Honored · Reputation 9
- 2 Defiler's Cloth Girdle The Defilers - Honored · Reputation
- 3 Blightleaf Rope Fel Ancient · City of Dalaran
- 4 Belt of Arugal Archmage Arugal · Shadowfang Keep
- 5 Invoker's Cord Tailoring · Crafted
- 6 Crimson Silk Belt Tailoring · Crafted
- 7 Shadow Sash Tailoring · Crafted
- 8 Daewyn's Girdle Fallen in the Fen · Quest
- 9 Ghamoo-ra's Bind Ghamoo-ra · Blackfathom Deeps
- 10 Tuskwrap Belt Bjork · Ruins of Lordaeron
Legs Blighted Leggings Azshir the Sleepless · Scarlet Monastery 9
- 2 Violet Sorcerer's Leggings Source not listed
- 3 Shadow Leggings Tailoring · Crafted
- 4 Necromancer Leggings World drop
- 5 Filigreed Shadow Leggings Tailoring · Crafted
- 6 Gaze Dreamer Pants Twilight Lord Kelris · Blackfathom Deeps
- 7 Stromgarde Librarian Leggings Source not listed
- 8 Magistrate's Pantaloons Source not listed
- 9 Pristine Leggings Tailoring · Crafted
- 10 Filigreed Pristine Leggings Tailoring · Crafted
Feet Black Slippers Tailoring · Crafted 9
- 2 Gilded Slippers Tailoring · Crafted
- 3 Acidic Walkers Viscous Fallout · Gnomeregan
- 4 Spidersilk Boots Tailoring · Crafted
- 5 Glinteye Slippers Saltspine · Excavation Site: Wetlands
- 6 Wingborne Boots Malin's Request · Quest
- 7 Shadow Boots Tailoring · Crafted
- 8 Highlander's Cloth Boots The League of Arathor - Revered · Reputation
- 9 Defiler's Cloth Boots The Defilers - Revered · Reputation
- 10 Boots of Darkness Tailoring · Crafted
Finger 1 Philanthropist's Ring Greater Friend of the Library · Quest 9
- 2 Snake Hoop Willix the Importer · Quest
- 3 Ring of Forlorn Spirits The Legend of Stalvan · Quest (Alliance)
- 4 Ladimore Heirloom Ring Source not listed
- 5 Reedknot Ring Jarl Needs a Blade · Quest
- 6 Dark Horde Band Targorr the Dread · The Stockade
- 7 Minor Channeling Ring WANTED: Chok'sul · Quest (Alliance)
- 8 Ring of Power Regulation Relic Guardian · Excavation Site: Wetlands
- 9 Sea Giant's Toe Ring Booty Bay - Friendly · Reputation
- 10 Solid Gold Band Opportunistic Education · Quest (Horde)
Finger 2 Snake Hoop Willix the Importer · Quest 9
- 1 Philanthropist's Ring Greater Friend of the Library · Quest
- 3 Ring of Forlorn Spirits The Legend of Stalvan · Quest (Alliance)
- 4 Ladimore Heirloom Ring Source not listed
- 5 Reedknot Ring Jarl Needs a Blade · Quest
- 6 Dark Horde Band Targorr the Dread · The Stockade
- 7 Minor Channeling Ring WANTED: Chok'sul · Quest (Alliance)
- 8 Ring of Power Regulation Relic Guardian · Excavation Site: Wetlands
- 9 Sea Giant's Toe Ring Booty Bay - Friendly · Reputation
- 10 Solid Gold Band Opportunistic Education · Quest (Horde)
Trinket 1 Cursed Murloc Eye Gelihast · Blackfathom Deeps 10
- 2 Roogug's Severed Head Roogug · Razorfen Kraul
- 3 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
- 4 Defiler's Talisman The Defilers - Friendly · Reputation
- 5 Talisman of Arathor The League of Arathor - Friendly · Reputation
- 6 Satchel of Potions Changing Tastes · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Dog Whistle Houndmaster Loksey · Scarlet Monastery
- 8 Transformative Cocoon Source not listed
- 9 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted
- 10 Worgenbane Talisman Commander Springvale · Shadowfang Keep
- 11 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted
Trinket 2 Roogug's Severed Head Roogug · Razorfen Kraul 10
- 1 Cursed Murloc Eye Gelihast · Blackfathom Deeps
- 3 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
- 4 Defiler's Talisman The Defilers - Friendly · Reputation
- 5 Talisman of Arathor The League of Arathor - Friendly · Reputation
- 6 Satchel of Potions Changing Tastes · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Dog Whistle Houndmaster Loksey · Scarlet Monastery
- 8 Transformative Cocoon Source not listed
- 9 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted
- 10 Worgenbane Talisman Commander Springvale · Shadowfang Keep
- 11 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted
Main Hand Fallen Dragon's Scepter Source not listed 9
- 2 Swinetusk Shank Agathelos the Raging · Razorfen Kraul
- 3 Clever Expeditionary's Spellblade Theramore Expeditionary Force - Revered · Reputation
- 4 Darkspear Insurgent's Spellblade Darkspear Raiders - Revered · Reputation
- 5 Glimmering Staff Enchanting · Crafted
- 6 Mindslicer Source not listed
- 7 Staff of the Shade Trash drop · Razorfen Kraul
- 8 Soulstaff Enchanting · Crafted
- 9 Spine of the Devourer Mana Devourer · City of Dalaran
- 10 Tendonscraper Dagger Lyn the Ignored · City of Dalaran
Off Hand Raptor's Gaze Shadetooth · Excavation Site: Wetlands 9
- 2 Orb of Mystic Insight Enchanting · Crafted
- 3 Cursed Eye of Paleth Source not listed
- 4 Omega Orb Compendium of the Fallen · Quest (Horde)
- 5 A Lesson in Destruction Source not listed
- 6 Orb of Mistmantle World drop
- 7 Orb of Souls Enchanting · Crafted
- 8 Salve and Salvation Source not listed
- 9 Insurgent's Manifesto Theramore Expeditionary Force - Revered · Reputation
- 10 Tome of the Darkspear Prophecy Darkspear Raiders - Revered · Reputation
Ranged Neophyte's Wand Source not listed 9
- 2 Burning Sliver Crushridge Warmongers · Quest
- 3 Dancing Flame Final Passage · Quest (Horde)
- 4 Gravestone Scepter Blackfathom Villainy · Quest
- 5 Fizzle's Zippy Lighter News for Fizzle · Quest
- 6 Necrotic Wand Azshir the Sleepless · Scarlet Monastery
- 7 Thunderwood World drop
- 8 Greater Mystic Wand Enchanting · Crafted
- 9 Goblin Igniter Venture Company Mining · Quest
- 10 Starfaller World drop
Where the list sends you
- 2 Crafted of 36 on the list
- 2 Quest of 15 on the list
- 2 Scarlet Monastery of 7 on the list · 7 quests
- 1 Reputation of 18 on the list
- 1 Quest (Alliance) of 11 on the list
- 1 Razorfen Kraul of 7 on the list · 8 quests
- 1 Blackfathom Deeps of 5 on the list · 15 quests
- 1 Excavation Site: Wetlands of 4 on the list
Alternatives only: World drop, Quest (Horde), City of Dalaran, Shadowfang Keep, Gnomeregan, The Stockade, The Deadmines, Wailing Caverns, Ruins of Lordaeron.
Talents
44 points, all of them spent by level 53.
Discipline
12Holy
0Shadow
3246 points, which is everything the beta's level 30 cap allows.
Discipline
14Holy
0Shadow
32Rotation
In priority order: the first line that applies is the one you press. Hover a spell for what it does.
- Use
Shadowform . - Cast
Vampiric Embrace during party-wide damage. - Maintain Shadow Word: Pain .
- Maintain Devouring Plague .
- Cast Mind Blast .
- Cast Shadow Word: Death .
- Cast Mind Flay . Use it with
Inner Focus when available. - Cast Shadow Word: Death while moving.
Races
Ranked by how many of a race's racials touch what this spec does, read out of the game's own wording and out of the weapon its gear list aims for. Those are lit; the number on the right is the count. It is a measure, not a verdict: nothing in the beta has been parsed yet, so anything stronger would be a guess.
Alliance
- 1 Dwarf Big Game Hunter Stoneform Find Treasure Earth Fury 2
- 2 Human Will to Survive Perception The Human Spirit Ruthless 1
- 3 Night Elf Elune's Light Quickness Shadowmeld Wisp Spirit 1
- 4 Gnome Eureka! Engineering Specialization Escape Artist Expansive Mind 0
Horde
- 1 Troll Rapid Regeneration Berserking Regeneration Beast Slaying 1
- 2 Undead Touch of the Grave Cannibalize Will of the Forsaken Underwater Breathing 0
What Forever changed
9 new, 28 rewritten, 0 no longer taught, across the whole class. Every ability, rank by rank.
In the Shadow tree
- Shadow DoTs can critShadow Word: Pain and Vampiric Touch scale with crit for the first time.
Elsewhere in Priest
- PenanceA channelled heal that can be aimed at an enemy for damage instead, giving Discipline its own identity.
- Prayer of MendingA heal that bounces between party members as they take damage, which Classic healing had no equivalent for.
- Binding HealHeals you and your target at once, which removes the worst part of healing as a Priest in Classic.
- Devouring Plague and Litany of LightDevouring Plague is no longer Undead-only, and Litany of Light adds a Holy throughput cooldown.
New abilities
An X stands where the client would put a number it works out from your own character. The source publishes the formula rather than the value, so it is left as X rather than guessed at.
- Divine GraceInstantly heals a friendly target below 50% Health for 144 to 183 and removes Weakened Soul from that target. Cannot be cast on self.
- ChastiseChastise the target, causing 43 to 49 Holy damage and Immobilizing them for up to 2 sec. Only works against Humanoids. This spell causes very low threat
- Binding HealHeals a friendly target and the caster for 295 to 354. Low threat.
- Prayer of MendingPlaces a spell on the target that heals them for X the next time they take damage or receive non-periodic healing. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a party or raid member within 20 yards. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. This spell can only be placed on one target at a time per caster.
- Dark SacrificeCannibalize 440 of your own Health over 15 sec to gain 440 Mana.
- Shadow Word: DeathA word of dark binding that inflicts 293 to 312 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 10% of your maximum health.
- Confounding FlashConfuses up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 3 sec. Any damage taken will break the effect.
- Contingency PlanPlace a Holy ward on an ally for 30 sec. The next time this ally takes damage dropping their Health below 35%, they will gain a shield absorbing X damage and begin healing for X Health over 15 sec. A target may be affected by only one Contingency Plan.
- PenanceLaunches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 113 Holy damage to an enemy, or 291 healing to an ally, instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.
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