Anniversary · Priest · caster
Shadow Priest rotation (Anniversary)
Levels 1-70: the same priority the PullCall simulator plays and the coach checks your pulls against.
Priority at level 1
Try it in the sim- 1SmiteRotationStarter rulelevel 1
PullCall rule: while fewer than two damaging steps of the priority are learned (Retail: none), the damaging spells learned by that level (learned-spell data) are added: longest cooldown first, one no-cooldown filler last.
What changes with level
- Level 1-5adds Smite
- Level 10-19adds Mind Blast
- Level 20-69adds Mind Flay; drops Smite
- Level 70adds Shadowfiend, Starshards, Shadow Word Pain, Vampiric Touch, Shadow Word Death, Devouring Plague
The full priority
- 1ShadowfiendCooldownRestores mana and adds damage; use it when your mana runs low.learn level not in our data · 300 s cooldown · why: PullCall catalog note
- 2StarshardsRotationOn a 30 s cooldown: press it as soon as it is ready, before the steps below it.learn level not in our data · 30 s cooldown · why: PullCall rule
- 3Shadow Word PainRotationNo cooldown: press it when the steps above it are not ready.learn level not in our data · why: PullCall rule
- 4Vampiric TouchRotationNo cooldown: press it when the steps above it are not ready.learn level not in our data · 1.5 s cast · why: PullCall rule
- 5Mind BlastRotationOn a 8 s cooldown: press it as soon as it is ready, before the steps below it.level 10 · 8 s cooldown · 1.5 s cast · why: PullCall rule
- 6Shadow Word DeathRotationOn a 12 s cooldown: press it as soon as it is ready, before the steps below it.learn level not in our data · 12 s cooldown · why: PullCall rule
- 7Devouring PlagueCooldownA big cooldown: use it at the start of a hard fight or when many enemies are grouped.learn level not in our data · 180 s cooldown · why: PullCall catalog note
- 8Mind FlayRotationYour filler: press it whenever nothing above it in this list is ready.level 20 · why: PullCall rule
Where this comes from
wowsims/tbc-new default APL (wowsims/tbc-new, ui/specs/priest/dps/apls/default.apl.json @ 91f869a, MIT).
Each step's “why” is PullCall's own wording. Learn levels and cooldowns are facts from our ability catalog for this version.