WoW Forever Shadow Priest Guide

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Fight in Shadowform at all times. Shadow spells cost half as much mana, so you can kill without your wand. Pull with Mind Blast, then apply Shadow Word: Pain. Add Devouring Plague on enemies that will last. Use Mind Blast on cooldown and fill the gaps with Mind Flay. Finish with Shadow Word: Death when it will kill to trigger Spirit Tap. Use your wand only when mana runs short. You can't cast heals in this form, so if things go wrong, cast Power Word: Shield first if you have no Weakened Soul.

Solo

• Two enemiesPut Shadow Word: Pain on both, then kill one at a time.
• Several enemiesShield, then Psychic Scream, only with no other enemies nearby. Before 28 only two enemies flee. Enemies with Shadow Word: Pain on them may break free.
• Packed enemiesWhen an enemy with Devouring Plague on it dies, it jumps to nearby enemies. If enemies stand close together, put it on the one you kill first.
• Staying healthyYou can't cast heals in this form. Block with Power Word: Shield and recover health while dealing damage with Devouring Plague.
• In troubleShield with Power Word: Shield first if you have no Weakened Soul. If you are still in danger, leave the form and heal with Flash Heal.
• Mana recoveryWith Vampiric Embrace on an enemy, Spirit Tap triggers when it dies, even without your killing blow.

Party

Deal damage while handling dispels and party healing.

• Bosses and packsOnly use Shadow Word: Pain on bosses or when there are several enemies. If the enemy dies before it runs out, the remaining damage is wasted.
• ManaSpirit Tap needs your own killing blow. From 30 it also triggers when an enemy with Vampiric Embrace on it dies, and from 32 you can snipe last hits with Shadow Word: Death.
• Party healingVampiric Embrace heals your party for part of your Shadow damage. Spirit Tap also triggers when an affected enemy dies, even without your killing blow, so keep it up.
• Last hitsSnipe the killing blow on low-health enemies with Shadow Word: Death to get Spirit Tap.
• DispelsRemove harmful magic from your allies with Dispel Magic.
• Disease removalRemove diseases from your allies with Abolish Disease.
• InterruptsInterrupt dangerous casts with Silence.
• ThreatMind Blast and heals draw a lot of threat. Use Fade as soon as an enemy turns on you. It only lasts a short while, so the tank has to take the enemy back in that time.

Dungeons

• Lower Blackrock Spire57–60
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• Dire Maul West59–60
• Dire Maul North59–60
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• Stratholme Main Gate59–60
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• Stratholme Service Gate59–60
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• Scholomance59–60
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• Upper Blackrock Spire60–60
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Skills

• 3/3
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Build Order

Discipline16Holy3Shadow32

1. LV 10–11Wand Specialization2/2
2. LV 12–16Spirit Tap5/5
3. LV 17–18Improved Shadow Word: Pain2/2
4. LV 19–20Shadow Reach2/2
5. LV 21Shadow Focus1/5
6. LV 22Mind Flay1/1
7. LV 23–24Improved Mind Flay2/2
8. LV 25–26Shadow Focus3/5
9. LV 27–29Shadow Weaving3/3
10. LV 30Vampiric Embrace1/1
11. LV 31Improved Mind Blast1/5
12. LV 32–33Devouring Contagion2/2
13. LV 34–36Improved Mind Blast4/5
14. LV 37–41Darkness5/5
15. LV 42Shadowform1/1
16. LV 43–45Twin Disciplines3/5
17. LV 46–48Silent Resolve3/3
18. LV 49–50Mental Strength2/5
19. LV 51–53Meditation3/3
20. LV 54–56Twilight Focus3/3
21. LV 57Silence1/1
22. LV 58–60Mental Strength5/5

Recommended professions

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  Tailoring

  Your trainer has no green gear here, so buy patterns from vendors for runecloth gear. From 55, expensive gear with hard-to-find patterns is also worth chasing.

  • LV 56Argent ShouldersSkill 290×5×2×2
    Pattern · sold by Argent Quartermaster Hasana (Tirisfal Glades) / Argent Quartermaster Lightspark (Western Plaguelands)
  • LV 56Felcloth RobeSkill 260×8×8×4×2
    Pattern · world drop
  • LV 57Felcloth GlovesSkill 280×12×20×6×8×2
    Pattern · Knot Thimblejack's Cache
  • LV 57Belt of the ArchmageSkill 295×16×8×8×10×10×4×6×10
    Pattern · Knot Thimblejack's Cache
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  Enchanting

  If you have the materials, add the chest Intellect enchant.

  • LV 58Enchant Chest - Major IntellectSkill 290×3×1
    Formula · drops in Eastern Plaguelands

Camping

• LV 6Faction BannerSkill 20×1×1
• LV 6Faction BannerSkill 20×1×1
• LV 28Spinning WheelSkill 140×2×5×3
  Blueprint · drops in City of Dalaran
• LV 6Enchanted LuteSkill 20×1×1
• LV 28Arcane SalvagerSkill 140×2×1
  Blueprint · drops in Ruins of Lordaeron · Razorfen Kraul

Mounts

• Apprentice Riding90g