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Shadow is the Ranged DPS specialization of the Priest in WoW: Forever. This page summarizes its talent tree as it appears in the beta client (build 1.60.1.69913); the role is the one stated by the Icy Veins guide for the specialization.
The class's three trees, with the talents the Icy Veins guide recommends at level 20 in colour and all the others in grey. The small number on the left of each row is the points you must have spent in the tree to reach it. Point counts are shown when the guide states them; otherwise only the talents are named. This section is fixed: it does not move and does not depend on the calculator.
This build draws from the Discipline and Shadow trees.
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Icy Veins: big DPS boost.
Icy Veins: the only source of extra mana regen early on.
Icy Veins: extra damage.
Optional (last two points): for mostly solo play.
Optional: for PvP environments.
Optional: extra range.
In order of importance, according to Icy Veins.
What the Icy Veins guide lists for this specialization.
No source publishes a best-in-slot list or enchants for this specialization yet: the Icy Veins Forever guides only cover level 20 for now and do not detail them. The dungeon items below are ranked by rule from the stat priority and are not a best-in-slot list. This section will be filled when a source publishes them, with nothing invented on our side.
Icy Veins guide dated 2026-09-17, read on September 21, 2026.
A shortlist: the best item for each slot across the known dungeons, from this specialization's stat priority. Open a dungeon to see all its items filtered.
| Slot | Item | Stats | Drops from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waist |  Belt of Arugal | +2 Agility · +3 Intellect · +5 Spirit · +9 Spell Power · +26 Armor | Shadowfang Keep |
| Shoulders |  Bloodmage Mantle | +9 Intellect · +9 Spell Power · +38 Armor | Scarlet Monastery |
| Legs |  Abomination Skin Leggings | +8 Intellect · +7 Stamina · +9 Spell Power · +37 Armor | Shadowfang Keep |
| Chest |  Death Speaker Robes | +11 Intellect · +4 Stamina · +7 Spell damage · +48 Armor | Razorfen Kraul |
| Neck |  Scorn's Icy Choker | +6 Intellect · +5 Stamina · +7 Spell Power | Scarlet Monastery |
| Held in off-hand |  Orb of Lorica | +10 Intellect · +6 Spell damage | Scarlet Monastery |
| Feet |  Acidic Walkers | +8 Intellect · +4 Spirit · +5 Spell Power · +34 Armor | Gnomeregan |
| Hands |  Town Clerk's Mittens | +11 Intellect · +4 Spell Power · +29 Armor | Stormwind Stockade |
| Back |  Repairman's Cape | +4 Intellect · +7 Spirit · +3 Spell damage · +24 Armor | Gnomeregan |
| Wrists |  Spidertank Oilrag | +9 Spell Power · +3 Mp5 · +22 Armor | Gnomeregan |
Ragefire Chasm · Deadmines · Wailing Caverns · Shadowfang Keep · Blackfathom Deeps · Stormwind Stockade · Gnomeregan · Scarlet Monastery · Razorfen Kraul
These are the deepest talents in the tree: they require 30 points already spent in the specialization. Official game text, at maximum rank.
Assume Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 10%, reducing the Mana cost of all Shadow spells by 50%, increasing the critical strike damage bonus of your Shadow spells by 100%, and reducing Physical damage taken by you by 15%. However, you may not cast healing spells while in this form.
Talents you take only once, with their tier (official text at maximum rank).
Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 63 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.
Afflicts your target with Shadow energy that causes all party members to be healed for 20% of any Shadow spell damage you deal for 30 sec. Vampiric Embrace also grants a chance for your Spirit Tap talent to trigger when enemies afflicted by it die.
Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec.
Each line is a tier of the tree; in brackets, the talent's maximum rank.
| Tier | The tree tier by tier |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shadow Focus (5) · Blackout (5) · Spirit Tap (5) |
| 2 | Shadow Affinity (3) · Improved Shadow Word: Pain (2) · Shadow Reach (2) |
| 3 | Improved Mind Blast (5) · Improved Psychic Scream (2) · Mind Flay (1) · Improved Mind Flay (2) |
| 4 | Improved Fade (2) · Vampiric Embrace (1) · Shadow Weaving (3) |
| 5 | Silence (1) · Devouring Contagion (2) |
| 6 | Early Demise (2) · Darkness (5) |
| 7 | Shadowform (1) |
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This page gives no rotation or spell priority: the client does not provide them and we do not invent them. The data will change when the game launches on November 4, 2026.
