a Darkened Soul

This is the 3.3.1 version of my Shadow Priest Cheat Sheet. A few updates have been made for accuracy and suggestions by users. I have added my Best Raiding Profession guide into this one for an easier experience finding valuable information. I have also decided to remove the downloadable version unless it is requested due to lack of interest over the last two versions.

Hit

* 263 hit is the cap with 6 points between Shadow Focus and Misery and with a Draenei in your group

* 289.55 hit is the cap with 6 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

* 314.78 hit before you can go to 5 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

* 341.02 hit before you can go to 4 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

* 367.25 hit before you can go to 3 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

* 393.48 hit before you can go to 2 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

* 419.71 hit before you can go to 1 point between Shadow Focus and Misery

* 445.94 hit before you can go to 0 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

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Stat Priority

1. Hit (until cap)

2. Spellpower

3. Haste

4. Crit

5. Spirit

6. Intellect

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Percent Values

1% hit = 26.23 hit

1% haste = 32.79 haste

1% crit = 45.91 crit

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Psuedo Point Values

* 1 spellhit = 1.88 PP

* 1 spellpower = 1 PP

* 1 spellhaste = .98 PP

* 1 spellcrit = 0.76 PP

* 1 spirit = 0.59 PP

* 1 intellect = 0.22 PP

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Casting Priority List

1. Shadow Word Pain (only with 5x weaving stack and crit buffs)

2. Vampiric Touch

3. Devouring Plague

4. Mind Blast

5.  Mind Flay

6. Shadow Word: Death (only when there is between 1 and 1.5 seconds before the next non-Mind Flay spell should be cast)

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Spell Coefficients

Devouring Plague- 18.49% (per tick)

Holy Nova- (Damage)16.06%

Mana Burn- 0.0%

Mind Blast- 42.80%

Mind Flay- 25.70% (per tick)

Mind Sear- 71.43%

Shadowfiend- 65.0%

Shadow Word: Death- 42.96%

Shadow Word: Pain- 18.29% (per tick), 110% (overall)

Smite- 71.40%

Vampiric Touch- 40.0% (per tick)

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Most Benefiting Professions for Raiding

1. Engineering- 52.22pp

PP is from Hyperspeed Accelerators, Springy Arcanoweave, and Nitro Boosts. (66.64 – 28 + 27 – 22.54+18.24-9.12 =52.22)

2. Tailoring-51.21pp

All pp is from Lightweave Embroidery. (295/4-22.54=51.21)

3. Jewelcrafting- 48pp

All pp is derived from Runed Dragon’s Eye. ((39-23)*3 = 48)

4. Inscription- 46pp

All pp is from the Master’s Inscription of the Storm shoulder enchant. (80.65-34.65=46)

4. Blacksmithing- 46pp

All pp is from Socket Gloves and Socket Bracer. (23+23=46)

4. Leatherworking- 46pp

All pp is from Fur Lining- Spellpower. (76-30=46)

4. Enchanting- 46pp

All pp is from Enchant Ring- Greater Spellpower. (23+23=46)

5. Skinning- 30.74pp

PP is derived from Master of Anatomy. (40*.76=30.74)

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Best Gems

1. Runed Cardinal Ruby(23pp)

2. Reckless Ametrine(21.8PP)

3. Purified Dreadstone(17.9PP)

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Best Meta

Chaotic Skyflare Diamond

“Jewelcrafter only” gems get top priority

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Best Glyphs

Major Glyphs:

1. Glyph of Shadow

2. Glyph of Mind Flay

3. Glyph of SWP

4. Glyph of SWD

Minor Glyphs:

1. Glyph of Shadowfiend

2. Glyph of Fading

3. Glyph of Levitate

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Talent Specs

14/0/57- Get Meditation and Inner Focus in the Disc tree.

13/0/58- Get Meditation but not Inner Focus.

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Best Enchants (non profession)

Head- Arcanum of Burning Mysteries

Shoulders- Greater Inscription of the Storm

Cloak- Greater Speed

Chest- Major Spirit

Wrists- Superior Spellpower

Gloves- Exceptional Spellpower

Waist- Eternal Belt Buckle

Legs- Brilliant Spellthread

Feet- Icewalker

2 Hander- Greater Spellpower

Main Hand- Mighty Spellpower

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Mana Regen

-Spirit is first because it increases spellpower as well as mana regen

-Intellect is second priority because both Dispersion and Shadowfiend return mana based on mana pool. It also increases crit chance.

-MP5 is third because it does nothing but supply mana regen.

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VERSION 3.3.1 OF THIS CHEAT SHEET IS NOW AVAILABLE!

This is the 3.3.0 version of my Shadow Priest Cheat Sheet since 3.3 is all but finalized. I have added my Best Raiding Profession guide into this one for an easier experience finding valuable information. I have also decided to remove the downloadable version unless it is requested due to lack of interest over the last two versions.

Hit

* 263 hit is the cap with 6 points between Shadow Focus and Misery and with a Draenei in your group

* 289.55 hit is the cap with 6 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

* 314.78 hit before you can go to 5 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

* 341.02 hit before you can go to 4 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

* 367.25 hit before you can go to 3 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

* 393.48 hit before you can go to 2 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

* 419.71 hit before you can go to 1 point between Shadow Focus and Misery

* 445.94 hit before you can go to 0 points between Shadow Focus and Misery

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Here is a simple guide to the benefits of professions for PVE. Most of this data has been either simplified or confirmed by posts on Shadowpriest.com

Rankings

1. Tailoring-58.8pp

All pp is from Lightweave Embroidery. (295/4-14.95=73.75-14.95=58.8)

2. Jewelcrafting- 48pp

All pp is derived from Runed Dragon’s Eye. ((39-23)*3 = 48)

3. Inscription- 46pp

All pp is from the Master’s Inscription of the Storm shoulder enchant. (80.65-34.65=46)

3. Blacksmithing- 46pp

All pp is from Socket Gloves and Socket Bracer. (23+23=46)

3. Leatherworking- 46pp

All pp is from Fur Lining- Spellpower. (76-30=46)

3. Enchanting- 46pp

All pp is from Enchant Ring- Greater Spellpower. (23+23=46)

4. Engineering- 37.37pp (it is yet to be seen if this well be greatly changes by 3.3 buffs)

PP is from Hyperspeed Accelerators, Springy Arcanoweave, and Nitro Boosts. (44.2 – 28 + 27 – 14.95+18.24-9.12 =37.37)

5. Skinning- 30.74pp

PP is derived from Master of Anatomy. (40*.76=30.74)

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Just wanted to make a quick post about the new craftable cloth items in patch 3.3 that have data-mined. All of these item are created uses the new dropped crafting item called Primordial Saronite similar to Runed or Crusader orbs. The stats on the items like all PTR numbers could change at any time.

The stats on these items give you a good taste of what the gear dropping from ICC is going to look like. Read the rest of this entry »

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Patch 3.2.2 is being released today and they are a couple of lovely shadow priest buffs in there including added benefit to spell power from spirit, spirit tap proccing from Mind Flay crits, and Glyph of Mind Flay no longer reduces the speed debuff.

Here is a link to the patch in case you are having trouble downloading it from Blizzard Patch 3.2.2 Read the rest of this entry »

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Recently I was frustrated when I bid DKP on what I felt was an obvious neck upgrade and after further checking found out that I was incorrect. Our raid leads go through items very quickly and all I did was look over the item. I didn’t check with any reputable sources. For that reason I have created very simple gear comparison spreadsheet for quickly checking the stats of of a drop to see if it is an upgrade. It is nothing special so don’t expect some fully automated monstrosity. I have saved the file in both Microsoft Office and Open Office formats. Other formats available on request. Hopefully this will be useful to someone besides just myself. 

Microsoft Office download

Open Office download

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VERSION 3.3.1 OF THIS CHEAT SHEET IS NOW AVAILABLE!

I thought something like this might be useful to people who have trouble finding the spriest info that they need. I have thrown together a Darkened Soul Shadow Priest PvE Cheat Sheet. I need to come up with a better name for it I know. I don’t claim to have come up with information on my own. However, I did work hard in verifying facts from multiple sources. Thanks to Shadowpriest.com, MMO-Champion, Elitist Jerks, and WoWHead users for doing all the number crunching. Read the rest of this entry »

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Chef Chuck here again with another great recipe to cure what ills ya. I broke out the special Norris family cookbook for today’s special super secret recipe, Black Jelly. This delicious concoction gives no buffs but has the highest health and mana regen of any food item currently in game. It is trained by Bethany Cromwell, the Grandmaster Cooking Trainer in Icecrown at the new argent Tournament site. Read the rest of this entry »

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Chef Chuck here again with another great recipe to make mouths water. This special dish will make you the favorite of any party with its robust flavor and ability to give buffs to all members of a raid or party. Just take 2 Musselback Sculpin, 2 Glacial Salmon, 2 Nettlefish, and a dash of Northern Spices, throw it all in a baking dish and have your Green Proto-Drake breathe on it for about 30 seconds. Chef Chuck promises you will be everyones new best friend after whipping up one of these babies for a hungry crowd.

Fish Feast
Binds when picked up
Requires Level 70Use: Set out a great feast that will feed your party!   Restores 15000 health and 12960 mana over 30 sec.  If you spend at least 10 seconds eating you will become well fed and gain 80 Attack Power, 46 Spell Power and 40 Stamina for 1.00 hour.

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Chef Chuck is back and on the menu today is Snapper Extreme. This tasty treat is great for getting you to hit cap when you are just a bit low. Currently the highest level gear for shadow priests is lacking a lot of hit so I personally have been sitting about 32 short of my 288.5 and using this food to make up for the difference. In addition you get the always present stamina buff and restoration of BOTH health and mana. Which is nice is you are running something without a friendly neighborhood vending machine around (mage).

This food is made using 3x Bonescale Snapper and 1x Northern Spices. Bake at 350 degrees for 45minutes.

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