Shadow Priest Levelling Build (Level 10-60) — WoW Forever Talents & Order

The Shadow Priest, from level 10 to 60

From level 10 to level 60 you place 51 talent points, one per level. This levelling order has the Shadow Priest build its base early: two points in Wand Specialization, then all five points of Spirit Tap before level 17. Mind Flay follows at level 22 and Vampiric Embrace at level 27, Silence at level 32 and Shadowform at level 42. The last levels go through Discipline, with Twin Disciplines and Meditation.

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In total 33 points go into Shadow Magic and 15 points go into Discipline and 3 points go into Holy.

Talent calculator and levelling order

The calculator below loads the level 60 build with its levelling order. The « Levelling order » panel lists the 51 points, level by level; « Replay » replays the climb, and the slider steps forward or back one point at a time.

Every talent and spell is detailed in the WoW Forever Grimoire →

Levelling order taken from the Mobalytics levelling guide.

Talents by level range

Levels 10 to 19 : Shadow Magic — Spirit Tap ×5, Improved Shadow Word: Pain ×2, Shadow Reach ; Discipline — Wand Specialization ×2
Levels 20 to 29 : Shadow Reach, Shadow Focus ×3, Mind Flay, Improved Mind Flay ×2, Vampiric Embrace, Shadow Weaving ×2
Levels 30 to 39 : Shadow Weaving, Shadow Focus ×2, Silence, Devouring Contagion ×2, Improved Mind Blast, Early Demise ×2, Darkness
Levels 40 to 49 : Shadow Magic — Darkness ×4, Shadowform ; Holy — Twilight Focus ×3 ; Discipline — Twin Disciplines ×2
Levels 50 to 60 : Discipline — Twin Disciplines ×3, Mental Strength ×4, Meditation ×3, Inner Focus

At level 60, switch builds

This build is for levelling, not for playing at max level. Once you reach level 60, respec with our end-game Shadow Priest build.

The camp: the rested XP bonus you should never skip

Always level with a camp. The Basic Campfire Kit only needs Cooking 1, so anyone can set it up: it builds a campfire that cooks food and holds up to 3 camp features around it. A character who sits or crafts near the fire for a minute gets the effects of those features.

For levelling, the one to place is the Camp Tent: it gives characters sitting nearby 5% of a level in rested experience, unless their reserve already exceeds that. It needs a campfire close by, and all camp effects share a one-hour cooldown.

So set up the fire and the tent at the start of every session, again once the hour is up, and think of it before you log out. The tent is crafted with Leatherworking 20: if that is not your profession, ask a leatherworker in your guild for one. The other camp features of each profession are detailed in the camp section of our professions by class article.

Recommended professions for the Priest

Two combos work for levelling this spec: each pairs a crafting profession with the gathering profession that feeds it. Every name opens its full guide.

Pick ONE combo, not two crafting professions. You get two main professions: while levelling, give them to one crafting profession and the gathering profession that feeds it. With two crafting professions you would have to buy every material, and you would struggle to level them.

Combo 1 · our pick

TailoringCrafting · read the guide →

HerbalismGathering · read the guide →

All 5 crafted pieces of our selection come from Tailoring, including the Netherpearl Cuffs, bound to the tailor. Cloth drops from the humanoids you kill, so the second slot goes to Herbalism, whose herbs sell to alchemists.

Combo 2