Shadow Priest Secrets

Introduction - Current as of Patch 3.3.3

This site contains information calculated with custom software I wrote to analyze Shadow Priests. It provides data that is similar to that found elsewhere. However, I believe the specific data contained here is more practical for actual play than what is provided by theorycrafters who play in a fantasy world of simulated perfection. I'm reminded of the quote by Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut, "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is."

My hope is that all Shadow Priests get something valuable from these pages and that other classes get new ideas on how to analyze their class.

That being said, I am not infallible. Should you find a typo or error in calculation, please drop me an email. My public email account is

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Shadow Priest Mechanics

Talents - Why pick and choose when you can have them all.

Spell Cycles - The secret to evaluating the class.

Evaluating Gear - How to determine what to wear.

Theorycrafting - The nitty gritty math that will bore you to death and make your eyes bleed.

Mind Sear - The trash elimination spell. Tips and Tricks.

DPS vs Fight Length - In 3.3 we still stink at short fights, but our pungent odor has been reduced slightly.

 

Revision History

I decided recently that as I continue to do research, adding a revision history to this site will help people notice changes and direct them to the affected areas.

9/19/2010
  • Somehow I missed updating the ultimate gear list with the RS cloak. I have it listed on my internal documents but must have overlooked updating the web. I've now replaced the Frostbinder's Shredded Cape with the Cloak of Burning Dusk as intended.
7/2/2010
  • Updated Ultimate Outfit on the evaluating gear page to include Ruby Sanctum gear.
5/21/2010 -
  • Deleted all but the T10 4 set bonus spell cycle table and cleaned up comments related to that data. All raiding Shadow Priests should have T10 gear by now and the page size was extreme. Removed comments about SWD that related to the deleted tables.
4/29/2010 -
  • Updated Ultimate Gear set to include the Royal Scepter of Terenas II after it was modified.
3/25/2010 -
  • Rolled version number on this page as there appear to be no significant changes to Shadow Priest PVE damage in 3.3.3
3/21/2010 -
  • Updated Casting Lag section on the Theorycrafting Details page with new averages for Lady Deathwhisper and Rotgut.
3/14/2010 -
2/28/2010 -
  • Recalculated the T10 4 set spell cycle table with new optimizations, and extended it to 1500 haste.
  • Updated relative stat worth using the new T10 4 cycle.
  • Updated Haste section on the Theorycrafting Details page.