CLASS GUIDE TEMPLATE

Hey look an introduction talking about what it's like to be a shadow priest and how cool they are. Explaining they're durable casters with a lot of utility, some of which is unique and many self heals. So fancy.

Talents
Hey look levels of talents why you pick certain choices. I hear there are six or seven levels of talents and some things are better than others for optimal dps or utility.

Glyphs
GLyphs are super important right? They do things that enhance abilities. So fancy. Some are even auto includes and should be built with for reasons.

Stat Priority
Not all stats are made equal and shadow priests want so much crit it's absurd. Get to 30% if you're a mega pro. You will want as much crit > haste > multistrike as you can muster. Mastery isn't bad either but don't go crazy with it. Versatility always decent.

Weapon and Armor Guide
Priests use cloth armor and staves. It costs extra resources, but you can make a 1h caster weapon and an off-hand item (a tome). You would do this if you needed to establish more specific stats for min-maxing.

Core Abilities and Function
There are the core abilities. You basic idea is to build up shadow orbs and spend them.

Offensive
these abilities go boom

Defensive
these abilities block boom

Utility
these abilities enable your extra utility. things like mind control or mass dispels

Macros and Utility
Here are some macros that make a priest that much better. Here are some addons that can help.

How to Play One
This is how you play a shadow priest as we see it. There are a couple ways of building shadow priest but this is the best path we know of.

Conclusion
Shadow priests are awesome and here's why. Rehash the whole article here.