Shadow Word: Death: Instead of resetting if the target doesn’t die, this now has two charges by default with a 9-second recharge time.Shadow Word: Pain: Outside of granting an initial amount of Insanity, the biggest change here is that it now only lasts 14 seconds, down from 18.In addition, its duration has been extended slightly to 18 seconds and it will grant Insanity on the initial cast. This makes it a very important spell to keep on as many enemies as possible to maximize survival. Vampiric Touch: The biggest change to this spell is that it now will heal you when it deals damage.This makes first-person screenshots and armor displaying slightly annoying as it cannot be turned off. The default version is less visible than on live - similar to the glyphed version - and gets darker as you gain more and more Insanity. Shadowform: This spell is enabled 100% of the time for Priests who are specced Shadow.These changes are definitely going to take a bit of getting used to. To quote Lúcio, let’s break it down: How exactly are Shadow’s spells changing? Again, this isn’t as drastic a change as anything else we’ll be going over today, but it’s worth keeping in mind if your casting feels a little off after the patch. Some of my numerical values went up, but the percent increase went down. If you look at the example above, you can get an idea of what I mean. However, even if this weren’t the case, a new level cap means a different way of calculating a stat-to-percentage ratio. This means that any gear with Multistrike on it will have a different stat breakdown when you log into 7.0. For starters, Multistrike is being removed from the game. While relatively small in the grand scheme of things, it’s still worth noting that your spell casting may feel a bit different after the patch. But now that we’re so close to release, it’s a safe time to give things another rundown.Īfter the break, we’ll be discussing stat changes, spell changes, and how to go about picking the best talents for your shiny new Shadow Priest in patch 7.0. While we’ve gone over talents and playstyle changes before, the nature of the beta has been one of ever-constant change. The Legion pre-expansion patch is imminent at this point and it brings with it arguably some of the biggest changes to Shadow Priests ever.

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