hello im rather new as shadowpriest and im currently leveling up , what rotation is good for killing mobs?
hello im rather new as shadowpriest and im currently leveling up , what rotation is good for killing mobs?
VE & Mind Flay in general.
If you got VT then:
VE, VT, Mind Flay, Mind Blast (finisher), to proc replenishment.
what level are you?
I would VT before VEOriginally Posted by Nezoia
takes the mob longer to get to u and you do more damage faster
yeah, depends on where you're standing, and how important hp back is.
I usually do 3-4 mobs at the time
If you cast VT first, then the mob only runs at you for 1 gcd un-mindflayed.Originally Posted by Nezoia
soon 71Originally Posted by heriana
I'd start with VT like already mentioned in the thread...
...but after that (depends on situation ofc) I'll back away from the target while casting VE (and until it's global cooldown is over) to get some more distance to it. Then depending on if he is within MF range I'll mind flay once and then MB or if he is outside the range I'll MB first.
fix'dOriginally Posted by Gahijnu
and if your gear is enough then you don't have to put up sw, just vt --> mb and then mind flay and the mob should be dead pretty quick
Originally Posted by cryo85Originally Posted by ElementiumOriginally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
I spent a lot of my time leveling doing pretty much what Gahi said (with Dentoid's fix about strafing). PW:S myself, VT, run as I VE, Mind Blast, and that's usually enough, just let DoT ticks finish them and move onto the next mob. Will keep replenishment going and kill a lot of things in a minimal time frame.
thanks any good dot macros ? or anything else helping to kill fasterOriginally Posted by Gahijnu
You always start with VT... why? Because there is a cast time with VT, you can start casting with the mob non aggro'ed and the moment the dot lands your GCD is free to cast VE... then you MB because the mob will generally be outside MF range (till you glyph it and there is no point why lvling imo) then you MF to snare it.Originally Posted by Nezoia
Last I checked VE had an 8 sec CD... so that's some slow pulling to put VE on them all... it's much quicker to SW:P 2 or 3 mobs while you aggro enough worthy to MS with a PW:S up you take little damage b4 they die... VE is just rather unnecssary imo.Originally Posted by Nezoia
Strafing isn't really necessary as I see it. Not for a normal mob anyway as casting VT and just backing away is enough for VE. And btw, casting PW:S (as you mentioned) is just a BIG waste of mana. The mob should be dead around when he gets to you. If you get hit once or twice and take some damage, that damage will be healed to full before the next mob gets to you from that targets VE.Originally Posted by Mosshorn
I should add that after I have casted MB and Mind Flayed the target I usually finish it off with a SW if the target has less health than what a non-crit SW:P does. Maybe not necessary but it feels good!
No macros here. I was only shadow while leveling and even if you could save some microseconds from macros (maybe, I guess), that is hardly a reason good enough for me to bother.Originally Posted by zkillon
you shouldnt have said that mate, now ppl think you a big waste of space who uses macros..Originally Posted by zkillon
i tried asking for a macro once and got flamed really bad
GL on your rotation
It's so hard to say.Originally Posted by Worshaka
Atm. I just put up VT and Mind Flays, since it take less than two flays to kill a target. The power of having lame good gear.
But we were talking about a leveling rotation, hence why VE is always nessary, getting HP back means you can avoid using PW:S.
PW:S is such a extreme mana dump, it sucks you can't downrank it anymore.
I can't belive you actually suggested to use PW:S.
With a proper spec (read: Improved VE, and Improved Shadowform), PW:S is something that belong to the past (where it could be properly downranked to avoid pushback.)
I always lvled like this:
1. find the mobs I want to kill
2. VT + SW: P - start runing to the next one, now pop VE while runing
3. VT second mob, instant SW: P while you start runing (VE is still on cooldown sadly), use PW: Shield
4. VT + SW: P third mob, pop VE on this one while you run to the 4 mob
5. VT + SW: P + shield... run...
You get the idea? This way Spirit Tap is always up, so make sure you have lots of spirit, see how much spell power you need to kill a mob with 2 dots and aim for that much in any way you can, if you can't, just finish them off with MF or SW: Death once they get low.
If you pull to much simply PS (fear) and MF them down while they run around you.
Use Shadow Fiend (spec Veiled Shadows!!) and Dispersion every cooldown. Dispersion is also a very very good way to get out of trouble if you pull to much - shield + dispersion (so you don't loose Inner Fire charges) and your DoTs will eat them away while you jump around in Fart Form regenerating tons of mana. Pure win.
Shadow priests don't do single targets. Shadow priests melt faces of every mob they see, thats now trying to hide under a very big rock. (In that case we just melt the rock ofc).
Usually I just SW: P 4-5 mobs and Mind Sear them all down when they're gathered.