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WoW Forever Shadow Priest PvE: Talents, BiS, Best Race

Q: Shadow Priest or Warlock in WoW Forever?

Both have full kits now: Shadow since 30 September, Warlock since 7 October. Pick Shadow for Vampiric Embrace, cheap Shadowform casting and Fear Ward at level 20. Pick Warlock for demon pets that scale with your stats, Banes, Life Tap that scales with Spirit and new capstones like Wrack and Incinerate. Troll Warlock is a new Horde combo.

Q: Does Shadow hold aggro on Forever dungeon pulls?

Yes, SW:P on packed trash can steal. ThreatClassic2 plus a slow opener is the practical fix until tanks have gear.

Q: Which racial burst do I press on Barrow Deeps bosses?

Troll Berserking when you can stand still. Undead Touch of the Grave adds passive damage. Full table: /guides/wow-forever-priest-racials.

Q: Should Shadow splash Discipline?

Community trees show a small mana dip. Treat it as optional and provisional while the beta runs.

Q: What weapon type does Shadow wear into raids?

Caster weapons with spell damage plus a wand. Healer maces are a Holy question.

Q: Tailoring or Alchemy for Shadow lockouts?

Tailoring + Enchanting is the Ultimate non-Holy Priest PvE pair on the live offer.

Q: Can Orc or Tauren be Shadow Priest?

No. The published matrix has no Orc or Tauren Priest. Skyborne also lacks Priest.

Shadow on dungeon and raid nights

10-manBarrow Deeps opener

20-manHyjal Summit

40-manOnyxia

Shadow is the DoT Priest for Forever instances. You hold Shadow Word: Pain and Mind Flay on bosses. Threat on the 1st pull of a dungeon is the real test. Race detail: Priest racials. Hub: Priest hub. Burst PvP: Shadow PvP. Raid heals: Holy PvE.

WoW Forever Shadow Priest PvE Guide: Talents, BiS, Professions, Best Race

Your Shadow Priest at 60 before Barrow Deeps opens

Herbalism + Alchemy on the Starter Pack. Troll and Shadow tree set before the 1st session.

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Shadow spend for dungeon and raid DPS

Blizzard named the Shadow talents on 30 September. Vampiric Embrace is the 16-point gold: 30 seconds on a 1-minute cooldown. Shadowform now lets you cast every non-healing spell and halves the mana cost of Shadow spells. Devouring Contagion makes Devouring Plague jump to a new enemy when its target dies, which suits trash packs. Every Priest gets Devouring Plague and Fear Ward at level 20 and Shadow Word: Death at 32, and Fade drops twice as much threat. Point-by-point spends stay provisional while the beta runs. Shared milestone math lives on the calculator and the Priest hub. This page only covers how Shadow plays in groups.

SW:PPack opener

Mind FlayBoss filler

Mind BlastBurst weave

ManaOptional Disc dip

Early levels: wand plus SW:P from Shadow. Stay in Shadow. Do not invent Holy parses on this page.

Mid levels: Mind Flay is the single-target core. SW:P tags packs. A tiny Disc dip for mana tools shows up in community trees. Call it optional and provisional.

At 60: finish Shadow, then the Forever gold row. Do not invent a Classic 51-point total. Recheck after each beta build, since the Priest kit posted on 30 September.

Caster weapons into the 9 December lockouts

Shadow wants spell damage and the merged hit/crit pool on caster weapons. Week 1 quest blues, then dungeons sets, then raid.

Week 1. Swap the wand and caster weapon every 5 levels. Week-1 caster pieces.

Weeks 2 to 3. 1 full dungeons clear for quests, then open world. Pre-raid caster set.

From 9 December. Walk Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia in the dungeon set. Replace slots from lockouts. Raid carries.

Every other spec, and the 18 tier 1 sets: BiS lists for every spec.

Open raid offer →Walk dungeon blues into Barrow Deeps with Shadow already selected.

Cloth and enchants for Shadow lockouts

Shadow raid nights want Tailoring cloth and Enchanting on the weapon. That is the Ultimate pair on the live PvE offer for non-Holy Priest. Open a card to land on Priest Shadow.

UltimateTop for you

PvE Basic

Alchemy
Herbalism

Self-made pots while learning the game
Cheapest path into raid consumables
Herb nodes pay for trainer gold
Tailoring later if you want cloth gear

Levels with you on the route
No gatherer partner required

Open Starter Pack

Balanced

PvE Max

Tailoring
Enchanting

Cloth sets and bags for casters
Sew bags; break greens for dust
Bags and cloth pieces for casters
No gather skill required after drop

Mats bought or a gatherer partner
Both crafts levelled on the route

Open Starter Pack

Alternative

Gold farming

Mining
Herbalism

Classic dual-gather gold meta
Nodes while questing; stack for launch
Funds rides, enchants, and flasks
Drop one gather when you add a craft

Nodes while you quest
Stack for the launch AH

Open Starter Pack

pvp_basic

PvP Basic

Engineering
Tailoring

Gadgets win world PvP and BGs
Self-made cloth while you level
Mining detour optional; buy ore later
Same pick for every cloth caster

Mats bought or a gatherer partner
Both crafts levelled on the route

Open Starter Pack

pvp_max

PvP Max

Engineering
Enchanting

Gadgets plus weapon/gear enchants
Needs a gatherer or auction-house mats
Best when honor farming starts week 1
Tailoring stays as a later alt craft

Mats bought or a gatherer partner
Both crafts levelled on the route

Open Starter Pack

Meters and timers for Shadow groups

Raid DoT tools. Battleground UI lives on Shadow PvP.

Details / Recount-style meter: Mind Flay vs SW:P on trash.
ThreatClassic2: 1st-pull threat in 5-mans before the tank has aggro.
DBM / BigWigs: boss timers from 9 December.
DoT tracker: keep SW:P rolling on the kill target.

Raid frames belong on Holy PvE. Quest helpers belong on the leveling guide.

Leveling hours and the 2 speeds

Shadow quests on SW:P and Mind Flay still finish 1 to 60 on the 150-hour board. 1 booster is $299 in about 14 days. 2 boosters in shifts is $420 in about 7 days. Since the 1 October beta build dungeon quests pay 50% less bonus XP, so the route stays quest-led in the open world. A human Pro plays your Priest in our own gaming hubs, on a PC dedicated to your account and a residential IP in your city, so it looks exactly like you playing from home. Preselect Troll or Undead. Route. Skip the grind.

FAQ

Is Shadow Priest viable in WoW Forever? −

Yes. Blizzard's goal is that all 27 trees earn a group spot, and Shadow got real tools on 30 September: Vampiric Embrace at 16 points, a Shadowform that lets you cast every non-healing spell and halves the mana cost of Shadow spells, and Devouring Contagion to spread Devouring Plague on trash.

Shadow Priest or Warlock in WoW Forever? +

Does Shadow hold aggro on Forever dungeon pulls? +

Which racial burst do I press on Barrow Deeps bosses? +

Should Shadow splash Discipline? +

What weapon type does Shadow wear into raids? +

Tailoring or Alchemy for Shadow lockouts? +

Can Orc or Tauren be Shadow Priest? +

Link to Shadow PvP? +

Open Starter Pack →$299 with 1 booster or $420 with 2. A human Pro plays it on a PC dedicated to your account, from a residential IP in your city.

What changed

Oct 8October refresh: the 30 September Shadow talents (Vampiric Embrace, Shadowform, Devouring Contagion), viability and Warlock FAQs, the 1 October XP change.
Sep 30Priest kit published 30 September; recheck line updated.
Sep 29Rewrote mode-specific overview, talents, addons, FAQ and leveling for uniqueness vs sibling megas.