Shadowpriest underrated class?

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How good is Shadow priest in classic, was thinking about mage/warlock/hunter. But being able to mind control people is so tempting.

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Problem with shadow is most raids take 1

So you have to heal to obtain shadow gear… But they’re beast in pvp

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You dont need to be shadow priest to MC people.

They are a mana staved spec that can put out some prety decent damage over the short run but fall off a lot in longer fights. Expect to put in more effort in order to preform middle of the pack than say a warlock or mage.

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I don’t think it’s underrated, everyone knows shadow is fantastic in PVP.

Good soloing but not the greatest, mediocre raid damage at best but provides a very valuable shadow damage debuff so raids want 1.

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In PvE? Not great. They OOM pretty quickly in prolonged fights.

In PvP? Monsters when geared but still OOM quickly.

Basically Shadow Priests hit very hard but are very mana hungry.

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Shadow Priests melt faces in PvP.

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If you are aiming at pvp then shadow priest is a blast to play.
Go NE and you get shadow meld which only adds to the fun.

Shadow priest was an alt for me and I got to Master Seargent before then ended the rankings.

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Troll Shadow Priests are monsters in PvP.

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Its on my short list of classes.

Shadow Priest
Ele/Resto Shaman
PvP Rogue

I go between the Shaman/Priest a lot, probably will have both eventually.

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Blockquote
Its on my short list of classes.
Shadow Priest
Ele/Resto Shaman
PvP Rogue
I go between the Shaman/Priest a lot, probably will have both eventually.

I’ve played both. To me Shaman is infinitely more fun and engaging to play. Shadowpriest is really simple to play and gets kinda monotonous.

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Hits like a truck but is a mana hog compared to other classes. Literally that was the big thing they fixed in TBC that made them gods.

Pvp fights are short enough that they are brutal.

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you will melt faces in pvp as shadowpriest

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Yes, seems very much on opposite ends of the spectrum between managing totems and damage/heals vs … well a lot of the same set spells.

Part of the appeal for both depending on how I feel on the day. :stuck_out_tongue:

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I’m planning on playing both of those classes, and leveling using rested xp for both. It’s a solid combo to have.

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I’ve never played Spriest but I am excited to roll one as an alt in Classic. Been reading a bunch about them and they sound hella fun in PvP.

Still debating which race tho. I’ll have a Nelf Drood as a main, seriously considering a Fem Dwarf. Undead is appealing ofc, but I kinda want to stick to Ally… but Orcs are super dope… dunno. I’ll probably change my mind 57 times and not actually decide until I roll the toon.

Either way, I’m pretty excited to learn priest.

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When I played on Aegwynn there was a r14 Shadowpriest named Fathermeo who was an absolute monster in BGs. He ended up being recruited to play for DnT just after AQ patch release.

Spriests have a ton of tools to use in PvP and can pump out decent damage as a mana battery in PvE. They’re definitely not underrated just only room for 1 in any serious progression type guilds but my somewhat casual guild always had two, one for the mages and one for the healers. We also brought a moonkin to help roll ignites for our top mages.

Really depends on the guild and how you want to do content.

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Keep in mind they’re “hella fun” WITH high end gear. You do have to raid to obtain the gear needed to make them “melt faces” as everyone says.

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Spriests struggle with mana as stated already. Attrition classes like warlock and skilled druids will kill you every time. Also, if going ally, WoTF breaks mind control.

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Mana battery was BC :slight_smile:

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You can absolutely melt face in pvp as shadow, Though mana is a bit of an issue.