WELCOME TO THE PVE WOTLK SHADOW PRIEST GUIDE!
We are going to tell you about the best builds and glyphs for the highest DPS in raids, what stats to choose for the gems, and some tips that can help you do a lot of DPS in raids.
If you play alliance, create a Human (The Human Spirit +3% spirit) or Draenei (Heroic Presence +1% hit) priest. If horde – orc, Blood Fury spell gives 168SP/15s buff.
Breakdown:
1. Talents
2. Glyphs
3. Gems
4. Professions
5. Equipment Enchants
6. Weapons Enchants
7. Rotation
8. DPS Stat Priority
9. Best in Slot
10. Consumables
11. Conclusion
1. TALENTS
This build provides the highest DPS for Shadow Priest.
2. GLYPHS
Here are the most optimized glyphs for any situation.
Major Glyphs:
Minor Glyphs:
3. GEMS
Gems can change based on your build, equipment and caps, but here are the best gems.
Meta: Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
Red: Runed Cardinal Ruby
Blue: Purified Dreadstone (2x)
Yellow: Reckless Ametrine
4. PROFESSIONS
In WoTLK all professions are balanced, but the most useful professions for the SPriest are:
Jewelry – must need. 3 stones that give +117 SP.
Leatherworking – wrist enchant (+76 SP)
Alchemy – +46 SP from the potion
Enchantment – Rings enchant (+46 SP each)
Blacksmithing – 2 prismatic sockets for the gloves and wrist.
Inscription – Shoulder enchant +70 SP and 8 mana restore/5s
Tailoring – Cloak enchant +60 SP.
5. EQUIPMENT ENCHANTS
Here is a lot of enchants that can only be used while you have specific professions, so you can manage what you need, but here is a very popular enchant build.
Head: Arcanum of Burning Mysteries
Shoulder: Greater Inscription of the Storm
Back: Enchant Cloak – Greater Speed
Chest: Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
Bracers: Enchant Bracers – Superior Spellpower
Gloves: Enchant Gloves – Exceptional Spellpowerr
Waist: Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs: Brilliant Spellthread
Boots: Enchant Boots – Icewalker
6. WEAPONS ENCHANTS
Here is the best enchants for 1H and 2H weapons:
Two-Handed Weapon: Formula: Enchant Staff – Greater Spellpower
One-Handed Weapon: Enchant Weapon – Mighty Spellpower
7. ROTATION
Not hard rotation and provides good DPS. There are 2 rotations – opening and normal.
Opening
Vampiric Touch -> Devouring Plague -> Mind Flay -> Shadow Word: Pain
Normal
Keep Vampiric Touch, Devouring Plague, Shadow Word: Pain on the target at all times and cast Mind Flay as a filler.
8. DPS STAT PRIORITY
Here are the main stats that you need. INT or spirit isn’t so important, so don’t focus on them.
Hit – 17% cap.
Spell Power – more – better.
Haste – 1400 cap
Critical Strike – more – better.
9. BEST IN SLOT
Head – Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Cowl
Neck – Blood Queen’s Crimson Choker
Shoulder – Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Mantle
Cloak – Cloak of Burning Dusk
Chest – Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Raiments
Wrist – Bracers of Fiery Night
Hands – San’layn Ritualist Gloves
Waist – Crushing Coldwraith Belt
Legs – Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Leggings
Feet – Plague Scientist’s Boots
Fingers – Ring of Rapid Ascent, Ashen Band of Endless Destruction
Trinkets – Phylactery of the Nameless Lich, Dislodged Foreign Object
Weapon – Royal Scepter of Terenas II, Shadow Silk Spindle
Wand – Corpse-Impaling Spike
10. CONSUMABLES
Best flasks and food.
Flask of the Frost Wyrm – 125SP/1 hour
Potion of Speed – 500 haste/15s
Potion of Wild Magic – 200 crit and SP/15s
Elixir of Mighty Thoughts – 45INT/1h
Food:
Fish Feast: 80 AP, 46SP, 40 stamina.
Tender Shoveltusk Steak – 46SP, 40 stamina.
11. CONCLUSION
Today you looked at the Shadow Priest guide. Thank you for your attention. Hope you get better results with this guide!
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