Comments on: Shadow Priest Consumables – I feel like I’m forgetting something

By: Matford, Nagrand

Matford, Nagrand — Wed, 14 May 2008 04:40:44 +0000

I really don’t understand the debate about whether or not to pop shadowfiend. It’s the longest cooldown, pop it and if you get a heap of mana back that’s great. If you haven’t, well you can still mana pot so there’s no real loss.

I spec improved VE, I guess I’m lucky I’ve got such awesome tanks. That said even if I don’t have VE up that doesn’t mean I don’t SW:D on every cooldown (raid health and mana permitting). A renew/rejuvination is cheap as and leaving your most mana efficient spell (next to mindflay) out of rotation just hurts everyone.

At around about 1000 shadow damage you can keep your dots up and flay indefinately if you use your mana pots and shadowfiend intelligently. From memory that’s 700 odd dps and 180ish mp5 for your party. That’s pretty sweet.

By: Tuc

Tuc — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:25:20 +0000

Aye…my Spriest (Tuc on Cenarion Circle) lives by http://www.shadowpriest.com great gear lists there, fight strats etc from a Spriest PoV. As others said the use of the Fiend is situational, it’s a pretty squishy pet so bosses/fights w/AoE tend to kill it off before you can reap the full benefits of his mana return.

By: Chaninn

Chaninn — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:40:38 +0000

@erie you spelled shadowpreist wrong. it sends me to a google search site. Just thought you should know it’s shadowpriest.com
:)

By: Erie

Erie — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:08:56 +0000

http://www.shadowpreist.com – My Bible! Before 1K shadow dmg you might have to throw some mana consumables in the mix in long fights cause you will go oom fast without the extra dmg to boost your VT return. Throw Inner Focus (once you get it – and you need it) on MB or SW:D because they are the only things that crit. (I personally use it on MB cause i dont use SW:D unless VE is up and VE is almost never up cause if i cast it I get boss on me – URG the aggro) Trinkets go on VT or SW:P – again I put mine on VT my first spell in my rotation.

Good luck on the shadowpriest – they are fun fun!

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:47:04 +0000

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By: Trollin'

Trollin' — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:54:10 +0000

Well, if you put 4/5 in imp MB and 4/5 in Shadow Weaving and you don’t grab silence, then you can fit a few points in the Crit Talent that are worth it.

Don’t *not* spec for crit, just spec for other things before it.

By: bigbearbutt

bigbearbutt — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:49:28 +0000

Why do people keep telling me about crit? I never said shit about crit. I have no crit, I don’t spec for crit, I didn’t gear for crit. I gots da Shadow Power, baby!

Trackhoof started talking about crit, go mess HIM up, dangit!

By: Kirk

Kirk — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:31:40 +0000

Listen to Blacknimbus. He’s right.

About spell crit – not for a shadowpriest. Remember it only boosts some spells (SW:D and MB), and it only adds 50% to the damage. And the ugly – if your crit ever DOES get good, you have to quit using SW:D anytime you get a bit low in damage.

So no, no spell crit. Hit cap, spelldamage, and MAYBE some stamina, maybe, though if you passed up spelldamage for stamina you erred (grin).

By: Blacknimbus

Blacknimbus — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:43:04 +0000

Haste potions do not work with spells. I was also sad to learn that Spicy Hot Talbuk doesn’t work with spells either. And even if it did, I’d likely use a Destruction potion at that point in your pot rotation anyway.

Spell Crit isn’t as important as spell damage. Since it’s usually one or the other when it comes to consumables, you’ll need to forgo the crit for the damage. I’d take gear with a little more +dam over less +dam and extra crit anyday.

By: Messyah

Messyah — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:58:48 +0000

There is a food that gives spell crit but I forget what it is called. Its one of the recipes from the cooking dailies.

To be economical, use a flask since you get a 2 full hours and they persist through death. I mean, if you have 7 deaths in the 2 hour duration, you essentially saved yourself 7 battle elixirs and 7 guardian elixirs, which I am sure is more than double, if not triple the expense of one flask.