Priest · Shadow · row 5

Devouring Contagion

New in Forever2 ranks

Devouring Contagion

Rank 2/2Shadow

Requires 20 points in Shadow Talents

Reduces the mana cost of your Devouring Plague by 50%. Targets that die while Devouring Plague is active spreads it, jumping to 2 nearby enemies within 10 yds for the remaining duration.

Every rank of Devouring Contagion

Rank	Effect	Source
1	Reduces the mana cost of your Devouring Plague by 25%. Targets that die while Devouring Plague is active spreads it, jumping to 2 nearby enemies within 5 yds for the remaining duration.	client
2	Reduces the mana cost of your Devouring Plague by 50%. Targets that die while Devouring Plague is active spreads it, jumping to 2 nearby enemies within 10 yds for the remaining duration.	client

Requirements and position

Tree: Shadow, row 5, column 3. Needs 20 points in Shadow first. The earliest you can finish all 2 ranks is level 31 if you put every point into this tree.
Competes with: Silence in the same row.

Classic comparison

Devouring Contagion is new in WoW Forever. Nothing in Classic 1.12 does this for Priests.

Spells this talent affects

Devouring Plague · 6 ranks, learned at 20

Builds that take Devouring Contagion

Shadow Priest leveling build (10–60) · 2/2

Questions players ask

Where is Devouring Contagion in the Priest talent tree?

Shadow tree, row 5, column 3. You need 20 points spent in Shadow before you can learn it.

Is Devouring Contagion new in WoW Forever?

Yes. Devouring Contagion has no Classic 1.12 counterpart.

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Devouring Contagion

Every rank of Devouring Contagion

Requirements and position

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Spells this talent affects

Builds that take Devouring Contagion

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