Shadow Priest Talent Leveling Guide

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Level - Talent

10 - 1/5 Spirit Tap

11 - 2/5 Spirit Tap

12 - 3/5 Spirit Tap

13 - 4/5 Spirit Tap

14 - 5/5 Spirit Tap

15 - 1/2 Improved Shadow Word: Pain

16 - 2/2 Improved Shadow Word: Pain

17 - 1/5 Shadow Focus

18 - 2/5 Shadow Focus

19 - 3/5 Shadow Focus

20 - 1/1 Mind Flay

21 - 4/5 Shadow Focus

22 - 5/5 Shadow Focus

23 - 1/2 Improved Psychic Scream

24 - 2/2 Improved Psychic Scream

25 - 1/2 Shadow Reach

26 - 2/2 Shadow Reach

27 - 1/5 Shadow Weaving

28 - 2/5 Shadow Weaving

29 - 3/5 Shadow Weaving

30 - 4/5 Shadow Weaving

31 - 5/5 Shadow Weaving

32 - 1/1 Silence

33 - 1/1 Vampiric Embrace

34 - 1/2 Improved Vampiric Embrace

35 - 2/2 Improved Vampiric Embrace

36 - 1/5 Darkness

37 - 2/5 Darkness

38 - 3/5 Darkness

39 - 4/5 Darkness

40 - 1/1 Shadowform

41 - 5/5 Darkness

42 - 1/5 Shadow Power

43 - 2/5 Shadow Power

44 - 3/5 Shadow Power

45 - 4/5 Shadow Power

46 - 5/5 Shadow Power

47 - 1/5 Misery

48 - 2/5 Misery

49 - 3/5 Misery

50 - 1/1 Vampiric Touch

51 - 4/5 Misery

52 - 5/5 Misery

53 - 1/3 Focused Mind

54 - 2/3 Focused Mind

55 - 3/3 Focused Mind

56 - 1/5 Wand Specialization

57 - 2/5 Wand Specialization

58 - 3/5 Wand Specialization

59 - 4/5 Wand Specialization

60 - 5/5 Wand Specialization

61 - 1/5 Unbreakable Will

62 - 2/5 Unbreakable Will

63 - 3/5 Unbreakable Will

64 - 4/5 Unbreakable Will

65 - 5/5 Unbreakable Will

66 - 1/2 Improved Power Word: Fortitude

67 - 2/2 Improved Power Word: Fortitude

68 - 1/3 Meditation

69 - 2/3 Meditation

70 - 3/3 Meditation


1) I chose this build because I've been asked many times about damage and strictly soloing with a priest. If you do not want to be a support role at all and only want to level then yes, you do want to go the route of shadow. While playing my priest I was playing side-by-side with someone following the guide, so I was support. Also, I went on instances and raids with my guild, so again I was support. I cannot take credit for this guide. It is actually a compilation of several trees. I looked at a bunch and took what I thought was best, so this is not based strictly on any one talent guide found online.

2) This is a build that will allow you to do massive amounts of damage in either PvE or PvP fights. Make sure to cast your buffs with a priest these are your savior.

3) To attack be certain to use a range spell to pull and then use an instant such as Shadow Word: Pain. After that it's up to you. If you get in trouble use Psychic Scream and heal yourself while the mob is running. Just be careful using it, so as not to pull other low aggro monsters especially when you are low level. (ex: Foreststriders in Auberdine) It can be annoying when they get caught in the crossfire.

4) Note that I came back to Wand Specialization. I stayed in the Shadow build first before going to Discipline. I would suggest switching around a couple of things to get it sooner, but I wanted to set it up to get to Vampiric Touch quickly. Again this is your call.

5) For professions, I would go only one of two paths. Either Enchanting/Tailoring, this will get you nice amounts of gold later in the game, but up front it is very expensive. Use your second profession to make up for that. I personally like Tailoring because it helps you with armor and it also can help relieve some of the economic pressure by selling bags, which are almost always in demand, especially in new realms. If you don't like tailoring pick a gathering profession to earn money. Personally I like skinning because it's easy to find the materials (just kill a few animals) as opposed to mining, which is much more difficult. My second choice would be Alchemy/Herbalism. Potions, especially health, are ALWAYS, in high demand because they are consumables. People will use them in PvP or PvE because they don't want their character to kick the bucket. It does some good for the priest, but the priest already has some great buffs to use in the spells.

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