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Priest · Shadow · Leveling · level 50 of 60

Shadow Priest leveling build at level 50

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 50 in the calculator7/0/3441 of 41 pointsFull build to 60 →
Discipline7
0/52/23/5
0/30/32/50/20/30/10/30/30/30/20/1
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
Shadow34
3/55/55/5
0/5
2/20/2
0/21/12/21/51/13/3
1/1
2/2
2/2
5/5
1/1

Talents at level 50

TalentTreeRankTaken at
Spirit TapShadow5/510, 11, 12, 13, 14
BlackoutShadow5/515, 16, 23, 24, 25
Shadow FocusShadow3/519, 34, 43
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 DemiseShadow2/240, 41
ShadowformShadow1/142
Wand SpecializationDiscipline2/244, 45
Twin DisciplinesDiscipline3/546, 47, 48
Mental StrengthDiscipline2/549, 50

Next five points (51–55)

  1. Level 51: Mental Strength (Discipline)
  2. Level 52: Mental Strength (Discipline)
  3. Level 53: Mental Strength (Discipline)
  4. Level 54: Martyrdom (Discipline)
  5. Level 55: Martyrdom (Discipline)

Notes that apply by 50

  • 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 50 Shadow Priest have in its talent trees?
Spirit Tap 5/5, Blackout 5/5, Shadow Focus 3/5, 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 2/2, Shadowform 1/1, Wand Specialization 2/2, Twin Disciplines 3/5, Mental Strength 2/5: 7/0/34 across Discipline/Holy/Shadow. That is every point from 10 to 50 in the order this build replays.
What comes next after level 50?
Mental Strength at 51, Mental Strength at 52, Mental Strength at 53, Martyrdom at 54, Martyrdom at 55. 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 50, so only the first 41 points of the order are shown and you can continue from there.