Shadow Priest DPS Talents & Builds Guide – WoW Classic

Por Rokman Actualizado: 20/03/2025

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Voluntad inquebrantable

Unbreakable Will is an absolute monster PvP Talent. All 3 of these Crowd Control Debuffs are extremely impactful during the heat of battle. A 15% chance to Resist (20% for Stuns, since everyone has a base 5% Chance to Resist) these Debuffs can really make a difference. Unfortunately, the Sacerdote can't control it and sometimes you won't even notice it -- but you can bet your enemies do!

Especialización en varitas

Wand Specialization is an extremely powerful leveling Talent, and one of the first Talents you should pick up while Leveling a Priest (along with Transfusión de espíritu). Because of Wand Specialization, Sacerdote are actually extremely efficient levelers, requiring very little downtime in between pulls. Eventually, with enough Spell Damage on gear, a Rank 1 Despelleje mental will out perform this Talent, allowing the Priest to pickup Voluntad inquebrantable instead.

Resolución silenciosa

Silent Resolve is a very important talent for a Shadow Sacerdote during end game content. Because a Critical Strike with Explosión mental causes such an absurdly high amount of Threat, any Threat reduction is valuable. While Silent Resolve isn't quite as potent as Afinidad de las Sombras, Silent Resolve does apply to Healing Spells, allowing the Sacerdote to slip out of Forma de las Sombras and off Heal in a dire situation, without pulling a ton of Threat!

Poder de la palabra mejorado: entereza

Improved Power Word: Fortitude is just a must have talent for all Sacerdote, regardless of Healing or Damage. A Shadow Sacerdote who intends to only log in on Raid nights can forego these 2 talent points for something else, because there will be other Priests in the raid with it, but I don't recommend it for most Priests. Just take these 2 points, it's worth it.

Poder de la palabra mejorado: escudo

Improved Power Word: Shield is another leveling talent, when out doing solo content, a Shadow Sacerdote will often be using Shield on themselves, to mitigate incoming damage. An important thing to remember, this can be cast while in Forma de las Sombras, so it is a powerful tool for survival. This is a great talent to use on Priest's journey to 60, but when it comes time to start raiding, Priests won't be using it that often.

Martirio

Martyrdom is a great PvP talent, where Critical Strikes happen fairly frequently. Once this triggers, a Shadow Sacerdote can freely cast Explosión mental without having to worry about Melee knock-back on the Casting bar! Or in a dire situation, the Shadow Priest can pop out of Forma de las Sombras for a quick Heal!

Enfoque interno

Inner Focus is the longest cooldown for a Shadow Sacerdote (tied with Peste devoradora for Undead). Most of the time, it is used prior to a Explosión mental in a Priest's PvE rotation. One valuable bonus of Inner Focus is the 0 Mana cost on the following Spell, so for some low Mana Pool Shadow Priests, it might be a better idea to get off a free Max Rank Palabra de las Sombras: Dolor!

Meditación

Meditation only applies to Spirit on the Priest, having no effect on "MP5" from Gear. This is an important distinction to understand, because there are many Shadow Sacerdote out there that stack only MP5 and take the Meditation Talent, seeing little to no benefit. In a Raid environment, a Shadow Priest will be casting nearly the entire time, either Explosión mental or Despelleje mental, meaning a Priest will always have Meditation up!

Fuego interno mejorado

Improved Inner Fire is fairly deep in the Discipline tree for most Shadow Sacerdote Builds. It is however a great asset when building to prioritize surviving through Melee PvP encounters, particularly against Guerrero. Pícaro will likely use Exponer armadura, negating Inner Fire almost completely.

Agilidad mental

Mental Agility really only applies to a few Spells in the Shadow Sacerdote toolkit. Most notably Palabra de las Sombras: Dolor, Palabra de poder: escudo, Disipar magia, and Palabra de poder: entereza. These are some of the most commonly used Instant cast Spells, as well as some of the most Mana intensive. Mental Agility is a great Talent to have early on for a Shadow Priest, before they have enough Intellect from gear to support a healthy Mana pool!

Quemar maná mejorado

Improved Mana Burn, similar to Fuego interno mejorado, is mostly only picked up for a Build that wants to specialize versus a specific matchup. In Improved Mana Burn's case, a Sacerdote would pick this up when they are trying to counter other Spellcasters, reducing the cast time of Quemar maná down to 2.5 seconds. This is great in hectic fights in the middle of Warsong Gulch or at Blacksmith in Arathi Basin.

Fuerza mental
Espíritu divino
Fuerza de la voluntad
Infusión de poder

Mental Strength, Divine Spirit, Force of Will, and Power Infusion are all talents too deep in the Discipline tree for a Shadow Sacerdote to pick up. There is a fairly fun build based around Power Infusion, Alcance Sagrado, Furia divina, and Luz abrasadora. But it is only viable in large PvP engagements, such as Alterac Valley or World PvP. And it is kind of a joke Build.

Holy Tree Talents

Enfoque curativo

Healing Focus, like most talents in the Holy tree, will likely not be picked up by a Shadow Sacerdote, pretty much ever. It is possible to pick these up and be Shadow, technically, but it is not recommended. Instead, I'll be analyzing these Talents for the Acometida and Fuego Sagrado PvP Build. Healing Focus unfortunately is not picked up for this Build.

Renovar mejorado

Improved Renew, like Healing Focus, is not picked up for the Smite Sacerdote PvP Build. Improved Renew can be picked up if a Smite Sacerdote is looking to be a Support Hybrid for their team, tossing Renovar up on their allies.

Especialización Sagrada

Holy Specialization is a must have Talent for the Smite Sacerdote. Smite Priests are all about Critical Strike chance for massive Acometida and Fuego Sagrado damage! This does also apply to any Heals, in case the Smite Priest is support Healing, as well.

Custodia de hechizos

Spell Warding is a great Talent to have because in many mass World PvP engagements, enemy Brujo will be tab-DoTing all targets in sight, and Magos will be jumping in to pop off Cono de frío and Deflagración Arcana, dealing as much damage as they can. Spell Warding can be very powerful in these situations.

Furia divina

Divine Fury is a key Talent for the Smite Sacerdote, reducing the cast time of two of your primary Spells, Acometida and Fuego Sagrado, while also being a pre-requisite for Luz abrasadora, another key Talent. In a mass World PvP engagement, every microsecond reduction in Cast time is extremely valuable and this Talent goes a long way for a Smite Priest!

Nova Sagrada

Holy Nova is a fantastic Spell for World PvP engagements, allowing a Smite Sacerdote to effectively act like a Mago, running in and spamming Holy Nova to both Heal allies and Damage enemies! With Alcance Sagrado, Holy Nova's radius is extremely wide, making it very easy for a Smite Sacerdote to catch any nearby Pícaro!

Recuperación bendita

Blessed Recovery is something to consider for Smite Sacerdote who is interested in Support Healing as well. As a Support Healer, you will likely be targeted more often if the enemy team is aware you are Healing. Since you are already seeking unorthodox positioning as a Smite Sacerdote, it is likely you will be jumped on by a Pícaro who is sneaking around the engagement.

Inspiración

Inspiration is for a Support Healing role as the Smite Sacerdote. Because the Smite Priest should be stacking Critical Strike chance on Spells, Inspiration will trigger fairly often, boosting the Healed ally Armor by a significant amount. This can come in handy when Healing a Guerrero at the front lines of battle!

Alcance Sagrado

Holy Reach, as previously mentioned, is a key component to a Smite Sacerdote build. With the increased range from Holy Reach, both of a Smite Priest's primary Spells, Acometida and Fuego Sagrado, can be comfortably cast far from the back of a Priest's group during a large engagement.

Curación mejorada

Improved Healing is a great way for a Support Healer Smite Sacerdote to help control their Mana issues, in conjunction with Espíritu divino and Meditación, a Smite Priest will have a much easier time not going "OOM" when trying to Support Heal.

Luz abrasadora

Searing Light is the final must have Talent for the Smite Sacerdote Build. Boosting Acometida and Fuego Sagrado damage by a whopping 10% can go a long way, especially when most of the time they will be landing a Critical Strike!

Rezo de curación mejorado
Espíritu de redencción
Guía espiritual
Curación espiritual
Pozo de Luz

Improved Prayer of Healing, Spirit of Redemption, Spiritual Guidance, Spiritual Healing, and Lightwell are all too deep in the Holy Tree for any type of Sacerdote Damage based Build to take advantage of them.

Shadow Tree Talents

Transfusión de espíritu

Spirit Tap is the most powerful leveling Talent in the entire game. Pretty much reducing any down time, a leveling Sacerdote will almost never have to sit down for a drink, if using a proper rotation. Palabra de las Sombras: Dolor and Disparar Wand, that's it!

Desmayo

Blackout is an extremely nasty PvP Talent, allowing each Shadow Spell cast a 10% chance to Stun! It is important to understand that Palabra de las Sombras: Dolor does not have a chance to Stun on each Tick of Damage, only when the Spell applies the DoT to the target. Same thing applies to Despelleje mental, only at the start of the Spell can it trigger Blackout.

Afinidad de las Sombras

Shadow Affinity is a must have Talent for a PvE Shadow Sacerdote. Reducing all Shadow Spell Threat by 25%, means it is much less likely a Critical Strike Explosión mental will pull Threat, meaning a Priest can reliably use Enfoque interno for the Crit chance, and not worry about messing up a pull.

Palabra de las Sombras: dolor mejorada

Improved Shadow Word: Pain is one of the worst explained Talents in the game. Essentially, this Talent will add two extra Ticks of Damage to Palabra de las Sombras: Dolor, while dealing the exact same damage per Tick as it did without the Talent. This applies to Spell Coefficient in the same way, as well as how Spell Damage is calculated per Tick.

Enfoque de las Sombras

Shadow Focus is a very powerful and useful Talent, making a Sacerdote's life much easier. In PvE, all 5 points are must have. In Classic, it is impossible to reach 100% chance to Not Resist a Spell on the Target, which means for a Sacerdote to reach 99% Chance to Hit, they will need 16% Spell Hit. Shadow Focus will give you 10% of that, meaning a Priest only needs 6% from Gear, which is pretty easy to get.

Alarido psíquico mejorado

Improved Psychic Scream should only be picked up for a Sacerdote interested in PvP. Since a Priest won't be casting Alarido psíquico during a PvE encounter most of the time, there really isn't any reason to take this talent. In PvP however, this can be extremely powerful when trying to disrupt the Enemy team in a Warsong Gulch or Arathi Basin.

Explosión mental mejorada

Improved Mind Blast is a must have talent for a PvE Raiding Shadow Sacerdote. Reducing the Cooldown on Explosión mental to 5.5 Seconds means a Priest can cast it after every 2 casts of Despelleje mental. While a Priest technically only needs 4 points in Improved Mind Blast (reducing the cooldown to 6 seconds), it is recommended you take all 5 points for PvP.

Despelleje mental

Mind Flay is one of the main Spells in a Shadow Sacerdote rotation and a must have Talent, period. As previously mentioned, a Rank 1 Despelleje mental, with enough Spell Damage on Gear, can out perform any Wand's damage in the game, even with 5 points in Especialización en varitas! Furthermore, a Rank 1 Mind Flay costs barely any Mana (45)!

Desvanecer

Improved Fade is something not worth picking up. As mentioned in another Guide, Desvanecer is not that great of a Spell, because once the Fade ends, any Threat the Sacerdote had before will be gained back! As I'm sure most Priests are aware, that makes this Talent pretty terrible.

Alcance de las Sombras

Shadow Reach is a great Talent for both PvE and PvP. In PvE, it allows the Shadow Sacerdote to have more distance from the Boss, allowing for easier positioning and more room to work with to avoid mechanics. In PvP, this enables a Priest a further distance when dealing with Melee enemies. Almost always pick this Talent up!

Tejido de las Sombras

Shadow Weaving is not optional for a PvE Shadow Sacerdote, it is the only reason you are brought to a Raid. Full stacks of Shadow Weaving will increase all the Brujo damage in the raid by a whopping 15%! With enough Brujos in the Raid, Shadow Weaving will make a significant impact on the Raid's total damage output!

Silencio

Silence is a must have Talent for the PvP Shadow Sacerdote. It goes without saying, but this Talent enables a Shadow Priest to pretty much solo all other Spellcasters, with ease, in a one versus one scenario. Silence into a full Alarido psíquico, followed up with an Granada de hierro is pretty much death for anybody!

Unirse a vampírica

Vampiric Embrace is kind of strange, it is a must have Talent, because it is a pre-requisite for Forma de las Sombras, but it is not something you'll be using a lot in PvE. While Raiding, you should rarely cast Vampiric Embrace, because it gives extraordinary amounts of Threat. In PvP however, it is extremely powerful, allowing the Shadow Sacerdote to self Heal a massive amount, even while Stunned!

Abrazo vampírico mejorado

Improved Vampiric Embrace, as explained with Unirse a vampírica, is something not worth picking up. Because of the Threat Unirse a vampírica already generates, adding 10% more healing to it isn't worth taking Talent for the PvE Shadow Sacerdote out there.

Oscuridad

Darkness is very simple, a flat 10% Damage increase for the Shadow Sacerdote. I think it goes without saying that this is a must have Talent for the Shadow Priest and should always be maxed out at 5 points.

Forma de las Sombras

Shadowform is a big part of why this Build works, a flat 15% increase to all Shadow Damage. Combined withOscuridad, that is 25% increase to all Shadow Damage, which is fairly significant. All of this combined with stacking a lot of Spell Damage on gear, a Shadow Priest can be much more than just a Tejido de las Sombras robot in a Raid!

Leveling WoW Classic Priest Talent BuildsTransfusión de espírituEspecialización en varitasPoder de la palabra mejorado: escudoCuración espiritual

Shadow: The talents that you'll find in the Shadow tree are very complimentary to one another; by the time you get 31 points in Shadow you will have a lot of synergy between talents that increase your damage, and as a result, your overall leveling efficiency will increase.

Especialización en varitas: As Disparar is going to be one of your most consistent sources of damage, many players choose to spec 5 points into Especialización en varitas before moving into the Shadow tree, at level 40 you should respec in order to get Forma de las Sombras.

For an in depth look at leveling talents for Priests, see our guide, Priest Leveling Guide & Best Leveling Spec 1-60 - WoW Classic.

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Comentario de Coeren

As previously mentioned, a Rank 1 Despelleje mental, with enough Spell Damage on Gear, can out perform any Wand's damage in the game, even with 5 points in Wand Specialization! Furthermore, a Rank 1 Despelleje mental costs barely any Mana (45)!

I'm sorry, but I don't understand this logic.
Okay, Rank 1 Despelleje mental does the same or more damage than Wand for nearly no mana. But, using MF will kick you off the 5 seconds rule and you'll lose 85% of mana regen from Spirit. Let's say decently geared SP have 150 spirit total (literally minimal value taking into account that naked '60 will have ~130 of it). So, overall losses would be about (13 + 150/4)*0.85*2.5 = 80.75 MP5!
Eighty. Damn. MP5. For dps that higher for a minimal insignificant value. It's not looking like any kind of a deal for me...

Comentario de epictheepicest

I have a couple of problems with the shadow builds. It's very easy as a shadow priest to optimize for both pvp and pve.

Spirit Tap only works at level 60 if you land the killing blow on a target. Fine for doing quests, but this is easier said than done in dungeons when you can have a warrior using execute, rogue using eviscerate, warlock using shadowburn, etc. And it's completely useless in raids. Swap those 5 points into Blackout. That stun can proc off of any shadow damage you do, including dots. As an UD priest especially you have 7 damaging spells that the stun can proc off of, that gives you a 70% to get at least one stun during a fight. One stun is all you need sometimes to win you a duel or survive world pvp.

2 points in Improved Shadow Word Pain is not necessary at all for a pve/raiding focused build. In solo play, dungeons and world pvp, your target will likely die before SWP finishes it's regular 18 second duration. And in raids you likely won't be able to use any of your dots because they take up debuff slots. Shadow priest already needs 2 slots. 6 extra seconds is alright in pvp but not absolutely necessary. If you really want 2/2 Imp SWP you can take 2 points out of Imp Mind blast and put them there, or you can take the 2 points and put them into Martyrdom, which boosts your pvp survivability by a lot again.

If you have a tank that requires you to put 3 points in Shadow Affinity AND 5 points in Silent Resolve in order to maintain threat, that is a terrible tank. 3 points in SA is enough (especially since each 1 point in SA is worth double than what 1 point in SR is worth), I would take those points in SR and put them into Improved Psychic Scream and then Silence. For me this is a no-brainer: the benefit of Silence in dungeons is huge, you can force a caster mob into the group that is too close to another pack for the tank to pick it up, and you can prevent some really nasty spells from going off. The combination of Imp PS and Silence is also huge in pvp, every 45 seconds you basically get to delete another caster from existence, and the reduced CD of PS helps if some melee are chasing you.

One of the great things about Shadow Priest is that it's a tree that was meant for pvp but still has decent damage capability in pve, I think with those changes to the raiding/pve builds you have a build that a good shadow priest can do any dungeon, raid, BG and world pvp with.

Comentario de Rudy199

What about this build for world PvP/Bg's/raiding/farming? https://classic.wowhead.com/talent-calc/priest/5002311305--0502325100511051

Shadow Priest DPS Talents & Builds Guide – WoW Classic

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