Shadow Priest (PvE Only)

[bkk2090]

Most of this information is from shadowpriest.com • View topic - Best Raiding Gear 3.3 Edition

I am just posting it here to share with everyone. Although some of this info will come directly from me.

Gemming Choices
Red - 23 SP
Yellow if the socket bonus is 2 SP or better - 12 SP 10 HASTE
Blue if the socket bonus is 6 SP or better - 12 SP 10 SPIRIT

Combatratings@80:

1% hit = 26.23 hit rating at level 80.
1% haste = 32.79 haste rating at level 80.
1% crit = 45.91 crit rating at level 80.

The following are the new scaling factors:

This goes by a system called Pseudo Power, How this works is everything has a set number during end game content and they are compared to Spell Power.

So lets say haste is ranked at 1.5 that means 1 haste is equal to the dps gain you will get from 1.5 spell power.

Int = 0.22
Spi = 0.59
SP = 1.00
Hit = 1.88
Crit = 0.76
Haste = 0.98

Spell Hit Caps:
* 263 hit is the cap with 6 points between Shadow Focus and Misery and with a Draenei in your group
* 289 hit is the cap with 6 points between Shadow Focus and Misery
* 315 hit before you can go to 5 points between Shadow Focus and Misery
* 341 hit before you can go to 4 points between Shadow Focus and Misery
* 368 hit before you can go to 3 points between Shadow Focus and Misery
* 394 hit before you can go to 2 points between Shadow Focus and Misery
* 420 hit before you can go to 1 point between Shadow Focus and Misery
* 446 hit before you can go to 0 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

Spell Key - MF = Mind Flay
VT = Vampiric Touch
DP = Devouring Plague
SW:P = Shadow Word: Pain
MS = Mind Sear
MB = Mind Blast
SW = Shadow Weaving


Openers: Depending on your gear the best opener can vary. I personally use Pre pot wild magic-MFx2 VT-DP-SW:P

For someone without tier 10 4 piece i would go with Pre pot wild magic-MF-VT-MB-DP-SW:P

Then from there its just a priority to keep your dots up without clipping them.

You MUST have your stacks of SW up to 5 stacks before applying SW:P or you will lose dps having to reapply it later on.

Glyphs
Glyph of Mind Flay - Obvious. It increases the damage of mind flay when shadow word pain is active on the target. That beind said this combined with the talent pain and suffering it increases mind flay damage by 10% all the time.
Glyph of Shadow - Whenever you crit with a non periodic spell it increases your spell power by 30% of my spirit. For example i have 475 spirit self buffed, This comes out to 142.5 Spell Power.
Glyph Of Dispersion - you should swap this glyph in and out depending on the fight. It adds extra survivability when needed and provides more mana regen than glyph of shadow word pain.
Glyph of Mind Sear - you should swap this glyph in and out with Glyph of Dispersion based on the fight EX: Normal lich king. (I don't use it much anymore)

Addons - ForteXorcist - ForteXorcist - Addons - Curse

What this addon does is it tracks your DoT Spells (Damage Over Time).
A DoT timer addon is almost a required addon for raiding as a shadow priest and this is by far the best (atleast IMO).
This addon also tracks cool downs and internal cool downs such as Dislodged Foreign Object.

This is our best in slot list (Non Draenei) Profiler - Wowhead

If you have a Draenei in the group it is a simple change. Replace Amulet of Silent Eulogy with Blood Queen's Crimson Choker. Replace ring of rapid Ascent with valanars other signet ring.

All of these values are based off of pseudo power as seen above.

Head:
Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Cowl(277) + CSD(meta) + Purified Dreadstone
Tokens / 264 T10+Conqueror's Mark of Sanctification
520.25 = 185+122*0.76+98*0.98+139*0.22+89.01+17.9+9(bonus)
T10-Shadow: 2nd pc +194.0, 4th pc +376.0 = 520.25|617.25|662.75

Neck:
Amulet of the Silent Eulogy(277) + Reckless Ametrine
Icecrown: Gunship Battle / Heroic-25
220.6 (333.4) = 110+68*0.98+78*0.22+21.8+5(bonus)+(60*1.8

Shoulder:
Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Mantle(277) + Reckless Ametrine
Tokens / 264 T10+Conqueror's Mark of Sanctification
348.22 = 150+90*0.76+82*0.98+103*0.22+21.8+5(bonus)
T10-Shadow: 2nd pc +194.0, 4th pc +376.0 = 348.22|445.22|490.72

Back:
Cloak of Burning Dusk(284) + Runed Cardinal Ruby
RubySanctum: Halion / Heroic-25
285.2 = 118+65*0.76+73*0.98+83*0.22+23+5(bonus)

Chest:
Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Raiments(277) + Runed Cardinal Ruby + Reckless Ametrine
Tokens / 264 T10+Conqueror's Mark of Sanctification
475.74 = 195+114*0.76+114*0.98+139*0.22+23+21.8+7(bonus)
T10-Shadow: 2nd pc +194.0, 4th pc +376.0 = 475.74|572.74|618.24

Wrist:
Bracers of Fiery Night(284) + Runed Cardinal Ruby
RubySanctum: Halion / Heroic-25
285.2 = 118+65*0.76+73*0.98+83*0.22+23+5(bonus)

Hands:
Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Handwraps(277) + Runed Cardinal Ruby
Tokens / 264 T10+Conqueror's Mark of Sanctification
264.06 (418.22) = 150+90*0.76+103*0.22+23+(82*1.8
T10-Shadow: 2nd pc +194.0, 4th pc +376.0 = 264.06|361.06|406.56 (418.22|515.22|560.72)

Waist:
Crushing Coldwraith Belt(277) + Purified Dreadstone + Runed Cardinal Ruby
Icecrown: Lord Marrowgar / Heroic-25
355.0 = 140+74*0.76+90*0.98+103*0.22+17.9+23+7(bonus)

Legs:
Plaguebringer's Stained Pants(277) + Runed Cardinal Ruby + Purified Dreadstone + Reckless Ametrine
Icecrown: Festergut / Heroic-25
400.96 (596.4 = 185+116*0.98+139*0.22+23+17.9+21.8+9(bonus)+(104*1.8

Feet:
Plague Scientist's Boots(277) + Purified Dreadstone + Runed Cardinal Ruby
Icecrown: Festergut / Heroic-25
355.0 = 140+74*0.76+90*0.98+103*0.22+17.9+23+7(bonus)

Finger:
#01 Ring of Rapid Ascent(277) + Runed Cardinal Ruby
Icecrown: Gunship Battle / Heroic-25
260.64 = 110+68*0.76+60*0.98+78*0.22+23

#02 Ashen Band of Endless Destruction + Reckless Ametrine
Quest / Ashen Verdict Exalted
258.38 (354.26) = 101+64*0.98+73*0.22+21.8+5(bonus)+51.8+(51*1.8

Main-Hand:
Royal Scepter of Terenas II(284) + Runed Cardinal Ruby
Icecrown: The Lich King / Heroic-25
1050.2 = 893+55*0.76+71*0.98+81*0.22+23+5(bonus)
Black magic is the enchant and can be replaced by 63 spell power for a passive boost on more movement oriented fights.

Off-Hand:
Shadow Silk Spindle(277)
Icecrown: Bloodprinces / Heroic-25
254.48 = 119+68*0.76+68*0.98+78*0.22

Wand:
Corpse-Impaling Spike(277) + Reckless Ametrine
Icecrown: Rotface / Heroic-25
152.76 = 58+38*0.76+30*0.98+44*0.22+21.8+5(bonus)

Trinket:
#01 Charred Twilight Scale(284)
This is my math on Charred Twilight Scale Heroic it may not be correct but most likely is.
This is assuming it has a 45 second ICD.
467.32=184*0.98+287

This is assuming it has a 55 second ICD. How i derived this was as most trinkets i have came by have their ICD and then the time they actually proc seems to be exactly 10 seconds after.
415.13=184*0.98+234.81

#02 Dislodged Foreign Object(277)
Icecrown: Rotface / Heroic-25 / Simcraft-Althor
398.6 = 170*0.98+232

[LettersFromWar]

Congrats, you can copy and paste information from shadowpriest.com/elitist jerks, which every shadowpriest should know about anyway, especially if they're looking for a best in slot list.

[bkk2090]

cool story brah

i was 12 too at one point in my life.

sorry to burst your bubble but i took the items from the site and compiled it into a hit capped best in slot list, put openers up that i decided on not copied openers and glyphs/reasons for using them.

o nvm blizzard made those abilitys and item soz copied from bliz

not everyone who reads this is going to be some amazing elitest like you probably think you are. Probably cant even kill lich king heroic.

[EcHoEs]

cool story brah

i was 12 too at one point in my life.

sorry to burst your bubble but i took the items from the site and compiled it into a hit capped best in slot list, put openers up that i decided on not copied openers and glyphs/reasons for using them.

o nvm blizzard made those abilitys and item soz copied from bliz

not everyone who reads this is going to be some amazing elitest like you probably think you are. Probably cant even kill lich king heroic.

That seriously made no sense at all.
I guess you're still 12.


On topic : Copy pastaed, but I guess some people will use it

[bkk2090]

I compiled a best in slot list with the hit cap. I put up the glyphs you should use and why and also the ideal openers what dont you get?

[dallascowboys0000]

You took everything here off of Shadowpriest.com, only work put into this was copy/paste from another website. There are already BiS sets made (with hit included) on there, along with every piece of information you posted here.

Oh and your opener is way off, with your opener you only have 4 stacks of shadow weaving before casting sw which is epic fail.

[bkk2090]

MFx2 = 6 hits = 5 stacks mf+mb+vt= 5 hits = 5 stacks. So apparently you have no idea how shadow priests work?

I didn't copy this opener or bis wowhead profile i created it myself. Just because it is the BIS list doesnt mean i copied it.

annoying troll is annoying.

[LettersFromWar]

Why would you mind flay twice and not get your dots up, especially on fights where you have to move into position after the encounter starts? Absolutely every shadowpriest I know with a bit of common sense knows which glyphs to use. And considering your use of memes, I'd wager you're no older than 17. The opener is wrong. And I'd really bet that you just copy and pasted somebodies armory to try and sound like you have a bit of credibility. And even if it is your armory, grats on one heroic lich king kill. That doesn't make you any better than anybody else, especially with your seeming lack of knowledge of shadowpriests and your lack of ability to create a decent guide. Usually MF2 implies that you plan to clip mind flay before the 3rd tick, or did you not play when you actually had to do that to up your dps?

[bkk2090]

Not everyone knows what glyphs to use. Im pretty sure you forget what guides are for. To help people who don't know what to do out not so you can read it and say everyone already knows what to. There will always be people who don't know what they are doing and a guide helps with that.

Openers are actually a preference and they have little effect on your dps. And seeing from your lack of knowledge you don't know there is only 1 fight you have to move into position in icc right when it starts unless your guild is doing it wrong. Marrowgar rocket boots in if you arent eng lol@you

I try to get 5 stacks of shadow weaving before i put any dots up. Again openers aren't that big of a deal. inb4 i raided in vanilla when it was hard excuse to your lack of icc knowledge.

Heres a guide for you hand typed by me. get 5 stacks of shadow weaving before you put swp up dont clip dots or MF gg win ezpz.

I could be one of those people who copies guides and doesn't say in the post that this is from a different forum and i am just sharing it here. I could just lie about it and act like i am really good at writing guides.

There is zero problems here i correctly credited the website i got most of the info from and i did some work on my own.

Also i said MFx2 not MF2

[sharpes123]

Lol @ bkk2090 absolutely destroying you three bads.
+rep to bkk, nice guide brah.

[bkk2090]

Thanks dude ive been playing a shadow priest for a long time and i have no idea what these kids are trying to get at. All of this info is accurate even what i wrote myself.

[sharpes123]

Yeah it's the same rotation and glyphs my guildy uses. 6034gs and is 13.9k dps.

[LettersFromWar]

That would make sense if this guide was geared towards beginners, which it clearly is not, seeing as you posted a best in slot list with all the technical numbers involved with the stats. And I know you said MFx2, but it was interpreted by someone as MF2, which is what I was elaborating on. And you don't have to move into position before you start your rotation on Marrowgar. And just because there aren't a lot of fights where you don't have to move into position or move around, switch targets, etc doesn't mean that they don't exist. Most of the information is indeed quite accurate, but the guide isn't really needed in the current format that it's in.

[bkk2090]

i posted the best glyphs and opener for beginners and the best in slot list that everyone should be aiming for in pve even if they are a beginner.

Oh so you do normal mode marrowgar and don't stack up? Right.

Marrowgar is the one fight that you CAN move into position to start your rotation. You dont have to but you really should stack up right away. All of the other fights have you stand there at the start unless your guild does some weird strat.

[dallascowboys0000]

MFx2 = 6 hits = 5 stacks mf+mb+vt= 5 hits = 5 stacks. So apparently you have no idea how shadow priests work?

I didn't copy this opener or bis wowhead profile i created it myself. Just because it is the BIS list doesnt mean i copied it.

annoying troll is annoying.

When any (good) shadow priest says Mind Flayx2 it is in reference to two ticks, not two full Mind Flays. Because using two full Mind Flays is a huge dps loss, when your dots should be up as the 4th and 5th set of shadow weaving.

Also spending five minutes to copy another person's wowhead doesn't warrant you created it, it means you copied it.

I am not a troll, I am just someone trying to justify giving you +Rep, which seems like it is not justifiable when you have no idea what you are doing.