Beta Raid and Test Shadow Priest questions...

[Tryinmilkme]

My question is for Shadow Priests that are on BETA testing.

How is the dps for Shadow Priests?

What is your stat priority and what are your stats?

How do we compare to the other DPS in the raids?

How does Mind Sear work for killing adds?

Is Mind Spike Damage more/less/ or comperable to Mind Blast?

How competitve are Shadow Priests in BG's and Arena's?

Is Mind Spike proving useful in pvp or is it awkward?

Thank you.

[zito]

Is Mind Sear Damage more/less/ or comperable to Mind Blast?

What is this I don't even...

[Veritas]

How is the dps for Shadow Priests?
Good. I was able to keep up with warlocks/mages in all epic gear in our guilds Blackwing Descent. I've only been on Beta a couple of weeks myself, but I was doing around 18-23k dps.

What is your stat priority and what are your stats?
Hit > Mastery > Int > Haste > Crit (I believe this is the current stat priority)

How do we compare to the other DPS in the raids?
See your first question.

How does Mind Sear work for killing adds?
Mind Sear is alot better at 85 then it is currently at 80. It still isn't as OP as it once was.

Is Mind Sear Damage more/less/ or comperable to Mind Blast?
What? This is like comparing apples to oranges here.

How competitve are Shadow Priests in BG's and Arena's?
I've got no idea about this one. I haven't touched either on beta.

Is Mind Spike proving useful in pvp or is it awkward?
This is just my opinion but... It's awkward all around.

[Thrayne]

Is Mind Sear Damage more/less/ or comperable to Mind Blast?

Thank you.

What is this I don't even...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCU9Z...layer_embedded

[Superfresh]

What is your stat priority and what are your stats?
Hit > Mastery > Int > Haste > Crit (I believe this is the current stat priority)

I think the given answer now is
Int > Haste > Crit > Spirit > Mastery

The new mastery is somewhat improved but still fairly weak, and Hit should be avoided at all costs - as spirit gives a one to one benefit in addition to mana regen.

[Solfire]

What is your stat priority and what are your stats?
Hit > Mastery > Int > Haste > Crit (I believe this is the current stat priority)

Did some digging on Shadowpriest.com, came up wth:

Int> SP > Haste > Crit > Mastery

The stat values being:

Int: 1.0000
SP: 0.8045
Haste: 0.4042
Crit: 0.3635
Mastery: 0.2641

Source: http://shadowpriest.com/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=29828
The post also contains a link to the gear they used to gather the stat values. Things may change as Cata comes closer, there are a few bugs here and there that effect things and what not.

[Tryinmilkme]

Thank you for your answers,

As for the one question that is what I get for typing at work. I meant to ask how Mind Spike Damage is compared to mind blast.

Thanks again.

[Superfresh]

At the moment neither Mind Blast nor Mind Spike are viable in a rotation.
DP, Mind Flay, SW, SW:P, VT, Archangel, and ShadowFiend are all you should be casting on a boss

[Chob]

At the moment neither Mind Blast nor Mind Spike are viable in a rotation.
DP, Mind Flay, SW, SW:P, VT, Archangel, and ShadowFiend are all you should be casting on a boss

How do you enable the dmg increase on dots from the new mastery without casting Mind Blast?

[zsun]

How do you enable the dmg increase on dots from the new mastery without casting Mind Blast?

Apparently he cancelaura his shadow orb buff. Personally I have no idea if this is confirmed to work or not

[Chob]

Apparently he cancelaura his shadow orb buff. Personally I have no idea if this is confirmed to work or not

That doesn't sound like 'working as intended' and would surely get fixed anyway.

[Galufio]

How competitve are Shadow Priests in BG's and Arena's?
i saw much more arena setups with SP on beta than it was through wotlk
considering PvE: I think cancelaura will be fixed (you can predict this when reading new mastery tooltip)

[Superfresh]

I have no doubt it will be fixed or the mastery changed again.
Thats just how things are atm