I started in vanilla as a lock and mained shadow priest in tbc. I have no knowledge of that class from vanilla. I would appreciate some opinions because cant decide between lock - priest.
Thank you in advance!
Shadow priest did quite well in PvP. There were some pretty infamous Undead SP I remember who made videos. My favorite I can’t find anymore... it was an undead/forsaken shadow priest, set to killswitch engage’s end of heartache, and he would face 1v2 or even 1v3 if I remember correctly.
Once you've gotten over the hurdle of wanding and dotting enroute to 40, where you get shadow form, they do quite well in PvP. They don't have much disengage but they do have a ton of sustain and dot damage, and they have something that is wholly unique to Priests and Engineers alone; mind control.
Nothing people hate more than being feared into Africa only to be mind controlled into elite lions while you grin and voyeur as if on safari.
Nothing people hate more than being feared into Africa only to be mind controlled into elite lions while you grin and voyeur as if on safari.
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The jerk shadow priest standing at the elevator in southern barrens to 1k needles mc'ing people off.
For Vanilla PVP - Undead only.
They melt faces
10/31/2018 11:22 AMPosted by DoximaFor Vanilla PVP - Undead only.
Until a juiced 5-reck-stacked Paladin bubbles off your mind control and in 1 swing cuts through your bubble to half health, repents you, and finishes you off with Gnomish Death Ray (I've done this :P).
WotF is pretty great but so is Fear Ward, albeit it can be purged. But Fear Ward has an additive bonus of being *very* useful in PvE as well and isolates you as a must-have Priest.
And come on, that Dwarf /flex and spamming /cheer. Try it out :].
It’s not the WotF, it’s the second dot that’s the killer. Only Undead get it in Vanilla.
Shadow priests weren't dubbed "face melters" for no good reason. A well played shadow priest was truly rare, they did exist...but even the mediocre ones could hold their ground fairly well.
10/31/2018 11:28 AMPosted by Nicho10/31/2018 11:22 AMPosted by DoximaFor Vanilla PVP - Undead only.
I think you mean dwarf
Sounds like you never played Vanilla.
Undead priests had access to devouring plague, which the other priests did not.
10/31/2018 11:27 AMPosted by DoximaIt’s not the WotF, it’s the second dot that’s the killer. Only Undead get it in Vanilla.
Oh I forgot about that racial. Good point. Night Elf has a good damage one as well.
I still think Dwarf is bis but you certainly have a point there. I wish I'd played a Priest instead of just killing them. Might know a bit more what I'm talking about!
10/31/2018 11:30 AMPosted by Doxima10/31/2018 11:28 AMPosted by Nicho...
I think you mean dwarf
Sounds like you never played Vanilla.
Fear Ward was powerfull in PvP too man, I always thought the Undead Priest spell was weak sauce. It was a dot that heals you right?
It was so weak it was pointless.
And I always admired the look of benediction on priest. I think i know the class i am gonna main. Priest it is.
Thank you guys!
Thank you guys!
10/31/2018 11:26 AMPosted by Loial10/31/2018 11:22 AMPosted by DoximaFor Vanilla PVP - Undead only.
Until a juiced 5-reck-stacked Paladin bubbles off your mind control and in 1 swing cuts through your bubble to half health, repents you, and finishes you off with Gnomish Death Ray (I've done this :P).
WotF is pretty great but so is Fear Ward, albeit it can be purged. But Fear Ward has an additive bonus of being *very* useful in PvE as well and isolates you as a must-have Priest.
And come on, that Dwarf /flex and spamming /cheer. Try it out :].
How does gnome intel help priesthood?
10/31/2018 11:30 AMPosted by Doxima<span class="truncated">...</span>
I think you mean dwarf
Sounds like you never played Vanilla.
How so? DP ooms you, can get removed by priests and pallys and dwarfs or iceblocked. Fear ward is better than WoTF, you get an instant heal that heals you to full that costs no mana, you get stoneform that helps you fights rogues/warriors and it counters undeadspriests DP in case you don't want to waste mana on cleanse.
Dwarf>Undead 100%
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10/31/2018 11:30 AMPosted by KrewellaUndead priests had access to devouring plague, which the other priests did not.
Which was cleansed the second it got put on you too.
10/31/2018 11:31 AMPosted by Moccoo10/31/2018 11:30 AMPosted by Doxima...
Sounds like you never played Vanilla.
Fear Ward was powerfull in PvP too man, I always thought the Undead Priest spell was weak sauce. It was a dot that heals you right?
It was so weak it was pointless.
Again it’s not the heal it’s the dps. The second dot is equal to the first. Two dots add to shadow weaving and increases odds on blackout. Throw in Mind Flay and the defense barrier and it’s a decent class - easy to kill others and you have good survivability.
if you're a undead priest its GGEZ