Season of Discovery Shadow Priest DPS Guide

Master of Shadow and attuned to the Void, Shadow Priet is one of Classic World of Warcrafts most unique classes. With the massive changes coming to Season of Discovery, many of the class's weaknesses were either reworked or entirely removed allowing you to be able to experience the full power of the specialization. In Season of Discovery the debuff limit has been removed so you will now not only be able to take advantage of your full array of debuffs, but you can even choose to augment your gear for additional damage over time abilities such as Void Plague. Shadow Priest is not only an incredible damage dealer, but can easily cast heals in emergency situations, making them a powerful addition to any party. Rune Engravings for Shadow Priest will not only give you new abilities, but augment your current ones in a way that will allow for you to deal damage in many different ways, such as the addition of Mind Sear bolstering your character with massive AoE damage.

Shadow Priest should have no issue finding groups now thanks to the removal of the debuff cap and the addition of abilities such as Mind Sear allows them to deal massive AoE damage, putting them in the mix with Warlocks and Mages when it comes to handling large groups of enemies. Shadow Priest flourishes in group environments and will especially shine in Dungeons and Battle Grounds.

Strengths

• Strong single target/cleave damage
• Scales incredibly well with gear
• Powerful Buffs
• Unique debuffs that greatly helps in dungeons/raids

Weaknesses

• Extremely Mana dependent
• Limited soloing capabilities
• Vulnerable to crowd control/slowing effects

Priest has received some major changes in the Season of Discovery version of Classic World of Warcraft, and with those changes come many new ways to play one of the games' original classes. We have included guides to keep you current on not only Season of Discovery changes, but general game play tips and lists so you are best prepared to tackle the new adventures that await you in the Season of Discovery on your Shadow Priest.

Through the addition of entirely new abilities and runes, the rotation, gearing options, and talent decisions for Shadow Priest has changed drastically with the coming of Season of Discovery. Use the guides located in the Table of Content at the top of this page to find all the information you'll need to master this new game mode!

Make sure to check out our Rune Engravings guide to best understand what each rune does for your Priest. Likewise, if you're unsure where to locate these runes, we've listed the location for every Season of Dicovery Rune in the guide below to help you find the best available runes for your class!.

Professions have always been a big part of Classic WoW but are made even more important in Season of Discovery with the addition of many new recipes.

Engineering provides tons of situationally useful goodies that will help you in combat both in PvP and PvE either to deal more damage or sometimes even a niche defensive cool down to mitigate or even entirely avoid incoming damage or crowd control.

Tailoring now provides even more great gear with the new recipes found in Season of Discovery. Many of the new Epic crafted items are Bind on Pickup so you will need the respective profession to use the items.