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Priest · Shadow · Leveling · level 20 of 60

Shadow Priest leveling build at level 20

Spirit Tap, Blackout, Improved Shadow Word: Pain, Mind Flay, Shadow Weaving, Vampiric Embrace, Darkness and Shadowform, then Discipline for Wand Specialization, Mental Strength and Meditation.

Open at level 20 in the calculator0/0/1111 of 11 pointsFull build to 60 →
Discipline0
0/50/20/5
0/30/30/50/20/30/10/30/30/30/20/1
0/10/5
0/3
0/1
Holy0
0/30/30/5
0/50/5
0/10/3
0/30/20/30/20/10/20/10/5
0/3
0/1
Shadow11
1/52/55/5
0/5
2/20/2
0/21/10/20/50/10/3
0/1
0/2
0/2
0/5
0/1

Talents at level 20

TalentTreeRankTaken at
Spirit TapShadow5/510, 11, 12, 13, 14
BlackoutShadow2/515, 16
Shadow FocusShadow1/519
Improved Shadow Word: PainShadow2/217, 18
Mind FlayShadow1/120

Next five points (21–25)

  1. Level 21: Improved Mind Flay (Shadow)
  2. Level 22: Improved Mind Flay (Shadow)
  3. Level 23: Blackout (Shadow)
  4. Level 24: Blackout (Shadow)
  5. Level 25: Blackout (Shadow)

Notes that apply by 20

  • Spirit Tap first: mana after every kill is what makes Shadow level. Shadow Word: Pain, Mind Blast, wand. Wand Specialization at 44 is 25% wand damage; wands fire while moving in Forever.
  • Mind Flay at 20, Vampiric Embrace at 30 for free healing, Devouring Plague (trainable for every race now) with Devouring Contagion spreading it on kills.
  • Shadowform at 40. Shadow Word: Death (baseline at 32) finishes targets but costs 30% of your health if it fails to kill: use it only under 20% with Early Demise.
  • Fear Ward and Devouring Plague are trainable at 20 for all races in Forever.

Questions players ask

What should a level 20 Shadow Priest have in its talent trees?
Spirit Tap 5/5, Blackout 2/5, Shadow Focus 1/5, Improved Shadow Word: Pain 2/2, Mind Flay 1/1: 0/0/11 across Discipline/Holy/Shadow. That is every point from 10 to 20 in the order this build replays.
What comes next after level 20?
Improved Mind Flay at 21, Improved Mind Flay at 22, Blackout at 23, Blackout at 24, Blackout at 25. The full order to 60 is on the build page.
Can I open the calculator at this level?
Yes. The link below opens the Priest talent calculator with the level set to 20, so only the first 11 points of the order are shown and you can continue from there.