Aloha! We bring you all the changes of talents, abilities and talents of honor that the Shadow Priest will have in Battle for Azeroth.
Shadow Priest in Battle for Azeroth
Talents
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- Legion
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- BFA
Eliminated
- dominant-mind: You can also control your own character when Mind Control is active, but it now has a 2 min cooldown and cannot be used against players.
- masochism: When you cast Shadow Mend, its damage over time effect heals you instead of damaging you and reduces all damage you take by 10%.
- psychic-voice: Reduces the cooldown of Psychic Scream by 30 sec.
- reaping-of-souls: Shadow Word: Death can now also be cast on targets below 35% health and always generates Insanity as if it had killed the target.
- ray-of-emptiness: Each time your Mind Flay or Mind Burning deal damage, you take 10% increased damage from Mind Flay and Mind Burning for 6 sec. Stacks up to 4 times.
New
- void torrent: Channels a torrent of Void energy that deals (330% of Spell power) p. Shadow damage to target over 4s. Dementia does not subside during this channeling. Requires Voidform.
- dark void: Void Eruption applies Shadow Word: Pain to all targets hit.
- last word: Reduces the cooldown of Silence by 15 sec.
- psychic-horror: Terrifies the target, immobilizing them in place and stunning them for 4 seconds.
- shadow-word-death: A word of dark bond that inflicts p. Shadow damage to the target. Can only be used on enemies that have less than 20% health. Generates 15 p. dementia, or 30 p. dementia if the target dies. Maximum loads: 2.
Modified
- dementia-persistent: Moved from branch 60 to 90. When Voidform ends, its haste decreases by
2%1% per second, rather than being canceled immediately. - mind-bomb: Moved from branch 45 to 60. Hit the target with a Mind Bomb. After 2 sec, or if the target dies, unleash a psychic explosion that
stunsinstills fear all enemies within 8 yards of the target for45 finish. - misery: Moved from branch 90 to 45. Vampiric Touch also applies to the Shadow Word target: Pain.
- sanlayn: Moved from branch 75 to 30.
Damage increased by 20%Reduces cooldown by 45 seconds yourTouchHug vampiric and 20%lasu healingof your vampiric embrace. - grim-insight: Moved from branch 75 to 15. Shadow Word Periodic Damage: Pain Has
10% ofa Chance to reset the remaining cooldown on Mind Blast and cause your next Mind Blast to be instantaneous. - destiny twist: Moved from branch 15 to 45. After dealing damage to a target below 35% health,
deal 20% additional damage and heal for 20%your damage and healing are increased by 10%traditionalduring108 finish. - auspicious-spirits: Your Shadow Apparitions now deal 100% more damage and generate
32 p. dementia. - legacy-of-emptiness: The launch time of Void Eruption is reduced by 40% and can be cast as long as your Insanity level is
6560 p. or higherand Voidform increases Shadow damage dealt by an additional 5%. - mania:
You move 1% faster for every 3. fromIncreases your movement speed by up to 35%, depending on the dementia you have. - you dominate: Summons a Mindbender that attacks the target for 15 sec. Generate
86 p. of insanity every time the mindbender attacks. - thunder-of-the-shadows: Hurls a slow blast of Shadow energy at the target point, dealing (
800%125% of Spell power) p. Shadow damage to all targets within 8 yards. Generates 20 p. dementia. - word-of-the-shadows-empty:
209 sec reuse. Strikes the target's mind for (220% of Spell power). Shadow damage. Maximum loads: 2. - surrender-to-madness:
104 min of reuse. All of your Insanity generating abilities generate 100% more, and can be cast on the moveuntil you are no longer in Voidform. Then you die. In a horrible way.for 1 min. You then take damage equal to 90% of your maximum health and cannot generate Insanity for 30 seconds.
Skills
Eliminated
- word-of-the-shadows-death: A word of dark bond that inflicts 1. Shadow damage to the target. Can only be used on enemies that have less than 20% health. Generates 15 p. dementia, or 30 p. dementia if the target dies.
New
- jump of faith: You attract the spirit of a member of the group or band to place it right in front of you.
Modified
- lightning-healing: A quick spell that heals (
475%118.75% of Spell power) p. to an ally. - mastery-madness: Increases a
20.0%9,6% the damage of your Mind Torture, Void Eruption, Mind Searing, Mind Blast, Shadow Word: Pain, Vampiric Touch, and Void Bolt. - mental-explosion:
97,5 s reuse. Strikes the target's mind and inflicts (310%120% of Spell power) p. Shadow damage. Generates 14 p. dementia. - mind-torture: Bursts into the target's mind with Shadow energy, inflicting (
260%135% of Spell power) p. Shadow damage for 3 sec and slows their movement speed by 50%. - mind sear:
If Mind Flay target is affected by your Shadow Word: Pain, when Mind Flay deals damage, it deals (60% of Spell power). damage to all nearby targets. Generates 1 p. dementia per goal achievedThe target radiates corrosive Shadow energy, inflicting [(16.5% of Spell power) * 64]. Shadow damage over 2,6 sec to all enemies within 10 yards of the target. While it lasts, it generates 5. of insanity for every target hit. - mind-torture: Bursts into the target's mind with Shadow energy, inflicting (
260%135% of Spell power) p. Shadow damage for 3 sec and slows their movement speed by 50%. - word-of-power-shield:
7,5 sec cooldown. Shield an ally for 15 sec, absorbing [[((Spell power * 5.5) + 0[Spell power * 1 * (1 + Versatility) * 1 * 1] p. damage and prevents damage from delaying spell casting. - purify-disease: Cost
2,6%1,3% base mana. Remove all disease effects from a friendly target. - relief-from-the-shadows: Wraps an ally in healing shadows (
750%187.5% of Spell power) p., but you have to pay a price. The ally will receive [(750%187.5% of Spell power) / 20] p. damage every 1 sec, until you have received a total of [(750%187.5% of Spell power) / 2] p. damage from all sources or leave the fight. - word-of-the-shadows-pain: A word of darkness that inflicts (
31%15% of Spell power) p. Shadow damage instantly and (279%105% of Spell power) p. extra Shadow damage for1814 finish. - evil-of-the-shadows: Summons a Shadowfiend that attacks the target for
1215 finish. Generates 3 p. of insanity every time the Shadow Fiend attacks. - shape-of-the-shadows: You assume the form of Shadows, increasing your damage from
the shadowsspells 10% and reduces the physical damage you take by 10%. - grim-appearances: When you deal critical damage over time with Shadow Word: Pain, you create a shadowy version of yourself that floats towards a target and deals (
27.5%25% of Spell power) p. Shadow damage. - silence: Requires level
5052. Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for54 sec. Against non-players, it also interrupts spell casting and prevents spells from that school from being cast during34 finish. - hug-vampire:
32 min of reuse. Fills you with an embrace of Shadow energy for 15 sec, causing you to heal a nearby ally for 40% of the damage of any single-target Shadow spell you deal. - vampire-touch: A touch of darkness that inflicts
87 p. Shadow damage over 24 sec and te dayto the priestan amount of health equal to 50% of the damage dealt. If Vampiric Touch is dispelled, the heatsink flees in horror for 3 sec. Generates 6 p. dementia. - vacuum-discharge: While Voidform lasts, Void Bolt replaces the Void Eruption ability. Launches a blast of pure Void energy at the enemy, dealing (
220%120% of Spell power) p. Shadow damage. Requires Voidform. Generates 16 p. dementia. - vacuum-discharge: Void Bolt extends
32 s the duration of your Shadow Words: Pain and Vampiric Touch to all nearby targets. - eruption-of-emptiness: Releases a blast of pure Void energy that activates Voidform, dealing [(
1200%90% of Spell power) * 2] p. Shadow damage to all enemiesaffected by your Shadow Word: Pain or Vampiric Touchwithin 10m of your target. During Voidform, Void Bolt replaces this ability. Requires 100 p. dementia to activate. - void-form: Triggers when casting Void Eruption. Twist your Shadow form with the powers of the Void, increasing the damage of
the shadowsspells that you inflict a20%10%, reduces the cooldown of Mind Blast by 1,5 seconds and grants a1%0,5% bonus haste every 1 sec. Your madness will drain faster and faster until it reaches 0 and Voidform ends.