| Leveling Your Priest in World of Warcraft | | | | DPS while you are questing; and another set the |
| Priests are the healers. When you are a priest, every | | | | boosts your healing and resurrection spells when you |
| one wants to group with you, because you can keep | | | | are instancing or in raid parties. You are going to |
| them from dying. This is a good thing, because | | | | want to keep mana potions on you as well. The last |
| priests are exceptionally easy to kill. There is no need | | | | piece of equipment that you will need is a good |
| to look for another class. It is still possible to level | | | | wand. Wands are a good way to wear down ads |
| your priest quickly, if you know how to protect and | | | | that are focused on a tank. They are good to use |
| spec him properly. In fact, it is even possible to solo. | | | | when you want to conserve mana for healing, or for |
| The fastest way for a priest to level is specializing in | | | | when you need to deal damage and you mana needs |
| Shadow. This talent tree allows you to do a great | | | | time to regenerate. |
| deal more damage. There are several races that you | | | | Many priests re-spec at level 60. They use spec for |
| can choose from for your priest. Each race has a | | | | Shadow up to that point to level quickly, then |
| racial spell that they get at levels 10 and 20 that is | | | | re-spec a Healer build for questing in the Outlands. |
| based on their individual race. All of these spells are | | | | Once your character reaches level 60, there are |
| beneficial, but if you have decided on a Shadow build, | | | | actually many different ways you can go with your |
| you may take the racial spell under consideration, | | | | priest. For that reason, this guide will help with talent |
| when you are deciding on a race. Night Elves, Trolls, | | | | distribution up to level 60. To specialize your priest |
| and Undead are three races who's racial spells | | | | with a Shadow build for maximum leveling, allocate |
| compliment the Shadow Build. | | | | your talent points accordingly: Black Out 5/5; |
| When deciding on gear, articles that give bonuses to | | | | Unbreakable Will 5/5; Spirit Tap 5/5; Improved |
| your stamina, spirit, and intellect are going to be the | | | | Shadow Word: Pain 2/2; Improved Mind Blast 1/5; |
| most helpful. As you progress you will have access | | | | Mind Flay 1/1' Improved Psychic Scream 2/2; Shadow |
| to gear that also offers bonuses to things like healing | | | | Reach 2/2; Shadow Weaving 5/5; Silence 1/1; |
| spells, spell hit ratings, and types of spell such as | | | | Vamperic Embrace 1/1; Improved Vamperic Embrace |
| shadow, arcane, and such. Shadow Priests do a lot of | | | | 2/2; Darkness 5/5; Shadow Form 1/1; Shadow Power |
| damage, but they cannot heal when they are using | | | | 3/5; Misery 5/5; and then Vamperic Touch 1/1. |
| shadow spells. They also give up a lot of talents that | | | | Priests are often thought of as the weakest class. |
| would strengthen their healing abilities for talents that | | | | With proper specs and gear, priests can, actually, be |
| give them a higher DPS. Generally, when a Priest is in | | | | a very formidable opponent. High DPS builds offer |
| a group, he is there solely to heal. For this reason, | | | | opportunities for leveling just as quickly and any |
| you might consider keeping 2 sets of gear on hand; | | | | other class, especially if the priest is working in |
| one set that compliments your shadow damage and | | | | support of a group. |