Questions regarding Shadow Priest

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So I’ve been thinking of leveling a Shadow Priest but was put off by all the rumors about their mana problems. Then I started doing some heavy research which led me to the following questions:

  1. Is it true that wand damage is not only increased by the Wand Specialization talent, but also by Shadow Weaving and Shadowform, as long as your wand does shadow damage?

  2. Next I found that some of the best wands in the game do shadow damage (Doomfinger, Wand of Fates, Touch of Chaos just to name a few). With this in mind, would it make sense to spec into Inner Focus over Mind Flay to improve mana efficiency even further? Seems like Mind Blast for Shadow Weaving > good shadow wand buffed by shadow damage talents might be more overall DPS over the course of a raid fight than Mind Blast > Mind Flay > OOM. Maybe I’d even have enough mana to throw some off heals this way?

  3. I will be playing Undead so Inner Focus > Devouring Plague in PvP seems like a very powerful combo to me since I keep hearing how much damage it does but uses up a lot of mana. However, is it true that DoTs can’t crit in Classic? If that’s the case, seems like the extra crit portion of Inner Focus would be wasted if used on Devouring Plague… would it be better to use with Mind Blast?

  4. Will Shadowform have a separate toolbar in Classic like Stealth does?

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We do have a serious mana problem. Pro tip is that you should be an alchemist if you want to play priest.

  1. Yes.
  2. Not sure.
  3. WR to crits, correct.
  4. No.

However, we are also very OP while we have mana. You can wreak 1v1.

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Thank you for your response. Could you elaborate on #3 please? What is WR? You mean correct as in DoTs don’t crit in Classic?

4

Just have to be careful with DP because it can be easily dispelled, which can make it a waste on mana with a 3min cooldown too. It’s much more situational than you might think especially in group fights where multiple dispels might be available, but as long as it’s not dispelled it’s pretty powerful. Good in a 1v1 for sure.

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WR - with regards. What I meant was, no dots cannot crit in Vanilla.

6

Shadow Priest are amazing in groups. Sometimes you end up with a bad tank or a bad healer. The Spriest will help a lot with healing.

7

What would be the highest dungeon a Shadow Priest could solo?