Shadow Priest
DPS Critting DoTs change Shadow's gear scaling more than any single new button.
Best in slot
Head Pristine Circlet Tailoring · Crafted 9
- 2 Lakeshire Firefighter's Headband Source not listed
- 3 Shadow Goggles Engineering · Crafted
- 4 Green Tinted Goggles Engineering · Crafted
- 5 Flying Tiger Goggles Engineering · Crafted
- 6 Silky Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
- 7 Flame Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
- 8 Shadow Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
- 9 Pearly Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
- 10 Shining Circlet Tailoring · Crafted
Neck Mark of the Pack Leader Source not listed 9
- 2 Sorcerer Collar Rethilgore · Shadowfang Keep
- 3 Scholarly Pendant Source not listed
- 4 Tarnished Locket Source not listed
- 5 Replica Crescent Necklace Source not listed
- 6 Snake Eye Kaleidoscope Lady Anacondra · Wailing Caverns
- 7 Roadwatcher's Confidence Source not listed
- 8 Ephemeral Choker Faldrim Anvilmar · Hall of Thanes
- 9 Erudite's Amulet Source not listed
- 10 Scout's Medallion Kelm Hargunth · Vendor
Shoulder Magician's Mantle World drop 9
- 2 Chestnut Mantle Allegiance to the Old Gods · Quest (Horde)
- 3 Rose Mantle Morganth · Quest (Alliance)
- 4 Reinforced Woolen Shoulders Tailoring · Crafted
- 5 Ghostly Mantle Deathstalkers in Shadowfang · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Double-Stitched Woolen Shoulders Tailoring · Crafted
- 7 Silk Mantle of Gamn Uncovering the Past · Quest (Alliance)
- 8 Desert Shoulders Grimtotem Spying · Quest (Horde)
- 9 Ethereal Mantle Source not listed
- 10 Talbar Mantle In Nightmares · Quest (Horde)
Back Windsong Drape Free at Last · Quest (Horde) 9
- 2 Prelacy Cape Researching the Corruption · Quest
- 3 Heavy Woolen Cloak Tailoring · Crafted
- 4 Battle Healer's Cloak Kelm Hargunth · Vendor
- 5 Caretaker's Cape Illiyana Moonblaze · Vendor
- 6 Pearl-clasped Cloak Tailoring · Crafted
- 7 Feyscale Cloak Deviate Faerie Dragon · Wailing Caverns
- 8 Black Whelp Cloak Leatherworking · Crafted
- 9 Soft Willow Cape Je'neu of the Earthen Ring · Quest (Horde)
- 10 Mystic Shawl Pyrewood Ambush · Quest (Horde)
Chest Dro'zem's Tunic Source not listed 9
- 2 Leftover Abomination Skin The Baron · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 3 High Robe of the Adjudicator Assault on Fenris Isle · Quest (Horde)
- 4 Filigreed Pristine Gown Tailoring · Crafted
- 5 Gray Woolen Robe Tailoring · Crafted
- 6 Robe of the Moccasin Lord Cobrahn · Wailing Caverns
- 7 Corsair's Overshirt Edwin VanCleef · The Deadmines
- 8 Green Woolen Vest Tailoring · Crafted
- 9 Green Woolen Robe Tailoring · Crafted
- 10 Robes of the Disgraced Thane Durgen Dirgehammer · Hall of Thanes
Shirt Empty No stats, wear what you like
Tabard Empty No stats, reputation and guild only
Wrist Aetherwisp Bracers Faldrim Anvilmar · Hall of Thanes 9
- 2 Tabitha's Cuffs Source not listed
- 3 Mindthrust Bracers Trash drop · Shadowfang Keep
- 4 Featherbead Bracers Returning the Lost Satchel · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Owlbeard Bracers Earthen Arise · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Harpy Bangles Source not listed
- 7 Bright Bracers World drop
- 8 Crystalline Cuffs Taragaman the Hungerer · Ragefire Chasm
- 9 Repurposed Hair Band Source not listed
- 10 Bound Bracers Source not listed
Hands Jutebraid Gloves Horde Presence · Quest (Horde) 9
- 2 Serpent Gloves Lord Serpentis · Wailing Caverns
- 3 Gnoll Casting Gloves Mosshide Mistweaver · Wetlands
- 4 Tattered Mittens Source not listed
- 5 Pristine Gloves Tailoring · Crafted
- 6 Blight Gloves Source not listed
- 7 Apothecary Gloves Dig Rat Stew · Quest
- 8 Magefist Gloves World drop
- 9 Tomb Robber's Gloves Source not listed
- 10 Heavy Woolen Gloves Tailoring · Crafted
Waist Warsong Sash Warsong Supplies · Quest (Horde) 9
- 2 Pristine Sash Tailoring · Crafted
- 3 Novice Arcanist's Sash Tailoring · Crafted
- 4 Novice Ardent's Sash Tailoring · Crafted
- 5 Keller's Girdle World drop
- 6 Tarantula Silk Sash Chatter · Redridge Mountains
- 7 Tuskwrap Belt Bjork · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 8 Sanguine Belt World drop
- 9 Jewel-encrusted Sash Dalaran Spellscribe · Silverpine Forest
- 10 Wise Man's Belt Source not listed
Legs Filigreed Pristine Leggings Tailoring · Crafted 9
- 2 Colorful Kilt Tailoring · Crafted
- 3 Ogre Loincloth Rhahk'Zor · The Deadmines
- 4 Wispcloth Leggings The Abandoned · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 5 Rumpled Kilt Ratchet - Friendly · Reputation
- 6 Darkweave Breeches World drop
- 7 Heavy Woolen Pants Tailoring · Crafted
- 8 Embroidered Leggings Source not listed
- 9 Filigreed Silky Leggings Tailoring · Crafted
- 10 Filigreed Flame Leggings Tailoring · Crafted
Feet Spidersilk Boots Tailoring · Crafted 9
- 2 Nimbus Boots Twilight Falls · Quest (Alliance)
- 3 Red Woolen Boots Tailoring · Crafted
- 4 Feather Padded Treads Source not listed
- 5 Pristine Boots Tailoring · Crafted
- 6 Firewalker Boots Elixir of Pain · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Woolen Boots Tailoring · Crafted
- 8 Frostbane Treads Rath'mael · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 9 Incinerator's Boots Source not listed
- 10 Lightheel Boots Protect Kanati Greycloud · Quest (Horde)
Finger 1 Minor Channeling Ring WANTED: Chok'sul · Quest (Alliance) 9
- 2 Advisor's Ring Kelm Hargunth · Vendor
- 3 Lorekeeper's Ring Illiyana Moonblaze · Vendor
- 4 Sludge-Stained Band Source not listed
- 5 Lavishly Jeweled Ring Gilnid · The Deadmines
- 6 Sacred Band The Den · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Black Pearl Ring Lady Vespira · Darkshore
- 8 Loop of Sacrifice Source not listed
- 9 Totemic Clan Ring Revenge of Gann · Quest (Horde)
- 10 Skull Ring Souvenirs of Death · Quest (Horde)
Finger 2 Advisor's Ring Kelm Hargunth · Vendor 9
- 1 Minor Channeling Ring WANTED: Chok'sul · Quest (Alliance)
- 3 Lorekeeper's Ring Illiyana Moonblaze · Vendor
- 4 Sludge-Stained Band Source not listed
- 5 Lavishly Jeweled Ring Gilnid · The Deadmines
- 6 Sacred Band The Den · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Black Pearl Ring Lady Vespira · Darkshore
- 8 Loop of Sacrifice Source not listed
- 9 Totemic Clan Ring Revenge of Gann · Quest (Horde)
- 10 Skull Ring Souvenirs of Death · Quest (Horde)
Trinket 1 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted 9
- 2 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted
- 3 Rune of Duty Source not listed
- 4 Rune of Perfection Source not listed
- 5 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
- 6 Crystal of Zin-Malor Source not listed
- 7 Greater Insignia of the Alliance Source not listed
- 8 Greater Insignia of the Horde Source not listed
- 9 Insignia of the Alliance Rank 6 · PvP Rank
- 10 Insignia of the Horde Rank 6 · PvP Rank
Trinket 2 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted 9
- 1 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted
- 3 Rune of Duty Source not listed
- 4 Rune of Perfection Source not listed
- 5 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
- 6 Crystal of Zin-Malor Source not listed
- 7 Greater Insignia of the Alliance Source not listed
- 8 Greater Insignia of the Horde Source not listed
- 9 Insignia of the Alliance Rank 6 · PvP Rank
- 10 Insignia of the Horde Rank 6 · PvP Rank
Main Hand Gnarled Necromancer's Staff Ruins of Lordaeron Quest · Quest Reward 9
- 2 Staff of the Blessed Seer Trash drop · Blackfathom Deeps
- 3 Evocator's Blade Trash drop · Blackfathom Deeps
- 4 Coldspire Staff Rath'mael · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 5 Crescent Staff Leaders of the Fang · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Emberstone Staff Captain Greenskin · The Deadmines
- 7 Scepter of the Abandoned The Abandoned · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 8 Golemheart Stave Plunder · Hall of Thanes
- 9 Buzzer Blade Sneed's Shredder · The Deadmines
- 10 Staff of Orgrimmar Hidden Enemies · Quest
Off Hand Dwarven Tome Halls of Thane Quest · Quest Reward 9
- 2 Defective Samophlange Ratchet - Honored · Reputation
- 3 Skum's Bucket Skum · Wailing Caverns
- 4 Mathystra Channeling Orb Source not listed
- 5 Expended Apothecary Vial Source not listed
- 6 Bouquet of Auberdine Flowers Source not listed
- 7 Tear of Grief For Love Eternal · Quest
- 8 Seer's Fine Stein World drop
- 9 Spellbinder Orb World drop
- 10 Onu's Patience Source not listed
Ranged Sizzle Stick Deviate Eradication · Quest 9
- 2 Spellcrafter Wand Retrieval for Mauren · Quest
- 3 Sable Wand Underground Assault · Quest (Alliance)
- 4 Cookie's Stirring Rod Cookie · The Deadmines
- 5 Branding Rod Isha Awak · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Charred Wand Dangerous! · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Moonbeam Wand Answered Questions · Quest (Alliance)
- 8 Excavation Rod Ormer's Revenge · Quest
- 9 Torchlight Wand The Coastal Menace · Quest
- 10 Greater Magic Wand Enchanting · Crafted
Where the list sends you
- 5 Crafted of 37 on the list
- 3 Quest (Horde) of 23 on the list
- 2 Quest Reward of 2 on the list
- 1 World drop of 8 on the list
- 1 Quest of 8 on the list
- 1 Vendor of 7 on the list
- 1 Quest (Alliance) of 7 on the list
- 1 Hall of Thanes of 4 on the list · 4 quests
Alternatives only: The Deadmines, Ruins of Lordaeron, Wailing Caverns, PvP Rank, Shadowfang Keep, Reputation, Darkshore, Blackfathom Deeps, Ragefire Chasm, Wetlands, Redridge Mountains, Silverpine Forest.
Talents
51 points, all of them spent by level 60.
Discipline
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Holy
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Shadow
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1/1 21 points, which is everything the beta's level 30 cap allows.
Discipline
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0 0/3 0/3 0/5 0/5 0/5 0/1 0/3 0/3 0/2 0/3 0/2 0/1 0/2 0/1 0/5 0/3 0/1 Shadow
21 5/5 0/5 0/5 1/3 2/2 2/2 5/5 0/2 1/1 2/2 0/2 0/1 3/3 0/1 0/2 0/2 0/5 0/1 Rotation
In priority order: the first line that applies is the one you press.
- Use Shadowform . Assume Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 10%, reducing the Mana cost of all Shadow spells by 50%, increasing the critical strike damage bonus of your Shadow spells by 100%, and reducing Physical damage taken by you by 15%. However, you may not cast healing spells while in this form.
- Use Vampiric Embrace during party-wide damage. Afflicts your target with Shadow energy that causes all party members to be healed for 20% of any Shadow spell damage you deal for 30 sec. Vampiric Embrace also grants a chance for your Spirit Tap talent to trigger when enemies afflicted by it die.
- Use Inner Focus with Devouring Plague if it snapshots, otherwise with Mind Blast . When activated, reduces the Mana cost of your next spell by 100% and increases its critical effect chance by 25% if it is capable of a critical effect.
- Maintain Shadow Word: Pain . A word of darkness that causes 30 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
- Cast Devouring Plague . Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 128 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.
- Cast Shadow Word: Death on targets at or below 20% health. A 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.
- Cast Mind Blast . Blasts the target for 40 to 44 Shadow damage, but causes a high amount of threat.
- Cast Mind Flay . Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 102 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.
- Cast Shadow Word: Death while moving. A 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.
- Maintain Shadow Word: Pain . A word of darkness that causes 30 Shadow damage over 18 sec.
- Cast Devouring Plague . Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 128 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.
- Cast Shadow Word: Death on targets at or below 20% health. A 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.
- Cast Mind Blast . Blasts the target for 40 to 44 Shadow damage, but causes a high amount of threat.
- Cast Mind Flay . Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 102 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.
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 Mace Specialization Stoneform Find Treasure 1
- 2 Night Elf Elune's Light Quickness Shadowmeld Wisp Spirit 1
- 3 Gnome Eureka! Engineering Specialization Escape Artist Expansive Mind 0
- 4 Human Will to Survive Sword Specialization Perception The Human Spirit 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, 29 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.
