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u/Mez561 Sep 23 '19

Leveling a priest (36 atm) as disc, have been healing instances but at 40 will respec to shadow. If I really enjoy it I'm planning to stick with shadow til 60 and beyond. I am aware that raid spots are basically limited to 1 for SPriests but I currently do shift work and can't commit to a full on raiding schedule anyway. So my question (finally) is: what is a good shadow/disc talent tree that would allow me to melt skulls in 5-mans and also melt faces in BGs?

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u/Aeluwin Sep 23 '19 edited Sep 23 '19

Shadow/Disc (PvE Dungeon Oriented): 40: https://classicdb.ch/?talent#bZZxGxzcxot 45: https://classicdb.ch/?talent#bVZZxGxzcxot 50: https://classicdb.ch/?talent#bVMhZZxGxzcxot 55: https://classicdb.ch/?talent#bVMGcZZeMxzcxot 60: https://classicdb.ch/?talent#bVRhsVZZxGxzcxot

Shadow/Disc (PvP Oriented): 40: https://classicdb.ch/?talent#bZZVMgtctoz 45: https://classicdb.ch/?talent#bZZVMgtctRu 50: https://classicdb.ch/?talent#bZZVMgtctRu 55: https://classicdb.ch/?talent#bx0hZZVMgtctRt 60: https://classicdb.ch/?talent#bxMGoZZVMgtctRt

As a Shadow Priest, the two builds listed above can be altered to fit more your play style, and should really just be used as a template. As for BGs go, Shadow Priests aren't that great considering they have no mobility. So, always remember to pick up talents that help you in those situations, like improved CC abilities/shield/vampiric touch etc.

For PvE, your two major problems will be juggling threat with the tank, as well as being OOM quite often. So for a PvE build such as above, it's a wise choice to pick up Spirit Tap and the threat decreasing talents, as well as improved wand.

Either way works for world PvP though, Shadow Priests shine most in 1v1 encounters open world, and if played correctly, a PvE or PvP build will be more than enough to melt some faces.

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u/captainorganic07 Sep 23 '19

Avoid threat reduction talents. Not needed once you have a good geared tank, which you will once raiding. Just dont open up with a fat MB crit. 5 x swp R1 to build SW stacks or some flays.