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Priest · Shadow · Leveling · level 40 of 60

Shadow Priest leveling build at level 40

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 40 in the calculator0/0/3131 of 31 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
Shadow31
2/55/55/5
0/5
2/20/2
0/21/12/21/51/13/3
1/1
2/2
1/2
5/5
0/1

Talents at level 40

TalentTreeRankTaken at
Spirit TapShadow5/510, 11, 12, 13, 14
BlackoutShadow5/515, 16, 23, 24, 25
Shadow FocusShadow2/519, 34
Improved Shadow Word: PainShadow2/217, 18
Mind FlayShadow1/120
Improved Mind FlayShadow2/221, 22
Shadow WeavingShadow3/326, 27, 28
Vampiric EmbraceShadow1/129
Dark InspirationShadow1/530
SilenceShadow1/131
Devouring ContagionShadow2/232, 33
DarknessShadow5/535, 36, 37, 38, 39
Early DemiseShadow1/240

Next five points (41–45)

  1. Level 41: Early Demise (Shadow)
  2. Level 42: Shadowform (Shadow)
  3. Level 43: Shadow Focus (Shadow)
  4. Level 44: Wand Specialization (Discipline)
  5. Level 45: Wand Specialization (Discipline)

Notes that apply by 40

  • 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 40 Shadow Priest have in its talent trees?
Spirit Tap 5/5, Blackout 5/5, Shadow Focus 2/5, Improved Shadow Word: Pain 2/2, Mind Flay 1/1, Improved Mind Flay 2/2, Shadow Weaving 3/3, Vampiric Embrace 1/1, Dark Inspiration 1/5, Silence 1/1, Devouring Contagion 2/2, Darkness 5/5, Early Demise 1/2: 0/0/31 across Discipline/Holy/Shadow. That is every point from 10 to 40 in the order this build replays.
What comes next after level 40?
Early Demise at 41, Shadowform at 42, Shadow Focus at 43, Wand Specialization at 44, Wand Specialization at 45. 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 40, so only the first 31 points of the order are shown and you can continue from there.