Below is our guide for prioritizing your abilities optimally. This should help give you a basic understanding of what to do and what's most important to focus on. Each rotation list is more of a 'priority list'--in real-time, you'll constantly be determining which ability to use next. Out of all abilities you have available, use the one highest up in the priority list.
Shadow Priest DPS priority involves two phases. The first phase is executed in Shadowform to build Insanity so that you can enter Voidform for additional damage. However, the rotation remains largely the same in both forms.
- If you have enough priest/ healers in your guild, then having one specified shadow priest isn't a bad idea. Shadow weaving stacks with CoS so lowering shadow res by 90% isn't a bad thing. I'm the shadow priest for my guild and i'm still top 5 for healing. You can still heal shadow specced.
- I’m a bad shadow priest. As in, I’m lucky if I beat the tank. I’m newly returned and learning the dungeons so I’m sure my uptime isn’t the best, but not that much. When I read up on icy veins, it seems that Legacy of the Void might be better burst for dungeons but I was hoping to level in the same play style I’ll hopefully raid in. But everything goes so fast now, mobs are dead.
- Shadowfiend on CD
- Shadow Word: Pain (maintain DoT See Note 1)
- Vampiric Touch (maintain DoT See Note 1)
- Void Eruption (See Note 2)
- Void Bolt on CD
- Shadow Word: Void on CD (See Note 3)
- Mind Flay (See Note 4)
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You will want to enter Voidform as soon as you can, continuing to follow the above prioritization for generating Insanity optimally.
Note 1: It's generally best to avoid refreshing DoT's when it still has a lot of time left. Try and wait until they are about to expire before refreshing.
Note 2: Casting Void Eruption whenever possible is crucial for being able to activate Voidform in timely fashion.
Note 3: Replace Shadow Word: Void with Mind Blast in this priority list if not using that talent.
Note 4: Channeling Mind Flay is a great filler spell when there's nothing else to do. However, interrupt it as soon as you have something better to cast.
- Shadowfiend on CD
- Void Eruption (See Note 2 above)
- Void Bolt on CD (if in Voidform)
- Shadow Word: Pain maintain DoT on multiple targets (See Note 5)
- Vampiric Touch maintain DoT on multiple targets (See Note 5)
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Note 5: These DoTs are effective up to about 5 targets at once, and should not be applied on any target that will die in less than 8-12 seconds.
- Shadowfiend or Mindbender Use on cooldown while Voidform is active.
- Vampiric Embrace Use at the discretion of your party/raid leader for group healing.
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The below gear list and azerite power selections are from the Best in Slot (BiS) gear list used when running DPS simulations to find the maximum theoretical DPS. The Azerite Powers and Gear Items selected below are considered the best options.
- HeadHandmaidens Cowl Of Sacrifice
- Azerite Powers
- See tooltip
- NeckHeart Of Azeroth
- ShouldersAmice Of The Reef Witch
- Azerite Powers
- See tooltip
- BackDrape Of The Hatcher
- ChestVestments Of Creeping Terror
- Azerite Powers
- See tooltip
- WristBindings Of The Herald
- HandsGloves Of Unshackled Arcana
- WaistCephalopods Sash
- LegsPriscillas Fishnets
- FeetEelskin Flippers
- Ring 1Ring Of The Highborne Courtier
- Ring 2Cursed Lovers Ring
- Trinket 1Leviathans Lure
- Trinket 2Zaquls Portal Key
- WeaponAnuazshara Staff Of The Eternal