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Shadow Priest Cheat Sheet 3.2

Posted by chuckenorris On August - 13 - 2009

VERSION 3.3.1 OF THIS CHEAT SHEET IS NOW AVAILABLE!

This is not a major overhaul, just a few changes to aspects that were effected by the 3.2 patch. I will post both the full sheet and the link to the downloadable version.

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
Stat Priority
1. Hit (until cap)
2. Spellpower
3. Crit
4. Haste
5. Spirit
6. Intellect
Percent Values
1% hit = 26.23 hit
1% haste = 32.79 haste
1% crit = 45.91 crit
Psuedo Point Values
* 1 spellpower = 1 PP
* 1 intellect = 0.21 PP
* 1 spirit = 0.21 PP
* 1 spellcrit = 0.71 PP
* 1 spellhaste = 0.65 PP
* 1 spellhit = 1.31 PP
Casting Priority List
1. Shadow Word Pain (only with 5x weaving stack and crit buffs)
2. Vampiric Touch
3. Mind Blast
4. Devouring Plague
5. Shadow Word: Death (only when there is between 1 and 1.5 seconds before the next non-mind flay should be cast)
6. Mind Flay
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)
Most Benefiting Professions
1. Enchanting/Blacksmithing
2. Jewelcrafting
3. Engineering
4. Inscription
5. Leather Working
6. Tailoring
Best Gems
1. Runed Cardinal Ruby
2. Potent Ametrine
3. Purified Dreadstone
Best Meta
Chaotic Skyfire Diamond
“Jewelcrafter only” gems get top priority
Best Glyphs
Major Glyphs:
1. Glyph of Shadow
2. Glyph of SWP
3. Glyph of SWD
4. Glyph of Mind Flay
Minor Glyphs:
1. Glyph of Shadowfiend
2. Glyph of Fading
3. Glyph of Levitate
Talent Specs
14/0/57- Get Meditation and Inner Focus in the Disc tree.
13/0/58- Get Meditation but not Inner Focus.
Best Enchants (non profession)
Head- Arcanum of Burning Mysteries
Shoulders- Greater Inscription of the Storm
Cloak- Greater Speed
Chest- Powerful Stats
Wrists- Superior Spellpower
Gloves- Exceptional Spellpower
Waist- Eternal Belt Buckle
Legs- Brilliant Spellthread
Feet- Icewalker
2 Hander- Greater Spellpower
Main Hand- Mighty Spellpower
Mana Regen
-Intellect is first priority because both Dispersion and Shadowfiend return mana based on mana pool. It also increases crit chance.
-Spirit is second because it increases spellpower as well as mana regen
-MP5 is third because it does nothing but supply mana regen.
*This is ranked for regen not PP rankings

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. Crit

4. Haste

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 spellpower = 1 PP

* 1 intellect = 0.21 PP

* 1 spirit = 0.21 PP

* 1 spellcrit = 0.71 PP

* 1 spellhaste = 0.65 PP

* 1 spellhit = 1.31 PP

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Casting Priority List

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

2. Vampiric Touch

3. Mind Blast

4. Devouring Plague

5. Shadow Word: Death (only when there is between 1 and 1.5 seconds before the next non-mind flay should be cast)

6. Mind Flay

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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

1. Enchanting/Blacksmithing

2. Jewelcrafting

3. Engineering

4. Inscription

5. Leather Working

6. Tailoring

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Best Gems

1. Runed Cardinal Ruby

2. Potent Ametrine

3. Purified Dreadstone

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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 SWP

3. Glyph of SWD

4. Glyph of Mind Flay

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- Powerful Stats

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

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

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

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

-*This is ranked for regen not PP rankings

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Here is the Cheat Sheet in Open Office format http://adarkenedsoul.com/?attachment_id=1032. This link takes you to the page where the file link is. This link is not a direct download link.

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