World of Warcraft: Forever · class guide

Shadow Priest: Macros

Keys for Shadow, ready to paste into the game's macro window: the spec's own, then the ones every Priest shares.

Type /macro in chat to open the macro window, make a new macro, and paste the body in. #showtooltip gives the button the spell's icon. A macro holds 255 characters. Each says whether it has been tested in WoW Forever; most have not yet.

A good first macro

Shadow Word: Pain on mouseover, then targetFrom level 4

#showtooltip Shadow Word: Pain
/stopattack
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Shadow Word: Pain

Keep it up on whatever you are fighting without changing target; the enemy under your cursor first, then your target. It stops the wand first, so use the wand key after. Untested

Uses: Shadow Word: Pain

Core rotation

Mind Blast on mouseover, then targetFrom level 10

#showtooltip Mind Blast
/stopattack
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Mind Blast

Your quick burst spell on a short cooldown, aimed at the mouseover or target. It stops the wand first so the cast is not interrupted. Untested

Uses: Mind Blast

Mind Flay without the wandFrom level 20

#showtooltip Mind Flay
/stopattack
/cast Mind Flay

Channels Mind Flay on your target and stops the wand so nothing interrupts it. Press it once and wait; pressing again mid-channel restarts the channel. Untested

Needs Mind Flay.

Uses: Mind Flay

Devouring Plague on mouseover, then targetFrom level 20

#showtooltip Devouring Plague
/stopattack
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Devouring Plague

Damage over time that also heals you; use it at the start of a fight. It has a 24 second cooldown, so press it once and move on. Untested

Uses: Devouring Plague

Shadow Word: DeathFrom level 32

#showtooltip Shadow Word: Death
/stopattack
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Shadow Word: Death

Finisher for a nearly dead enemy. If it fails to kill, you lose 10% of your maximum health. Untested

Uses: Shadow Word: Death

Interrupts and control

Silence target or mouseoverFrom level 30

#showtooltip Silence
/stopcasting
/cast [mod:shift,@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Silence

Interrupts a caster for three seconds; Shift aims at the mouseover. It cancels your own cast even if Silence is on cooldown. Untested

Needs Silence.

Uses: Silence

Healing and support

Heal out of ShadowformFrom level 40

#showtooltip Flash Heal
/cancelform
/cancelaura Shadowform
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Flash Heal

Shadowform blocks healing, so this drops it first and then heals the friend under your cursor, your target or you. Both cancel lines are there because it is not known which one drops the form. Untested

Needs Shadowform.

Uses: Flash Heal

Utility

Put Shadowform backFrom level 40

#showtooltip Shadowform
/cast [noform] Shadowform

Press after healing to return to Shadowform. It does nothing while you are already in it, so it cannot cancel the form by accident. Untested

Needs Shadowform.

Uses: Shadowform

Every Priest

Wand shotFrom level 1

#showtooltip Shoot
/cast !Shoot

Starts the wand and keeps it going; pressing it again does not switch it off. Stand still, because the wand needs half a second without moving before it fires. Untested

Smite that keeps the wand safeFrom level 1

#showtooltip Smite
/stopattack
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Smite

Smite the enemy under your cursor, or your target. The Smite key stops the wand first so it does not swing at the same time. Untested

Uses: Smite

Psychic Scream that stops your castFrom level 14

#showtooltip Psychic Scream
/stopcasting
/cast Psychic Scream

Emergency key for when enemies close in: it drops your cast and fears everything nearby. The catch is that it cancels your cast even when Psychic Scream is on cooldown. Untested

Uses: Psychic Scream

Shackle Undead with a remembered targetFrom level 20

#showtooltip Shackle Undead
/focus [mod:ctrl,harm,nodead]
/cast [mod:ctrl,harm,nodead][@focus,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Shackle Undead

Ctrl-press sets your current target as focus and shackles it; later presses shackle the focus even after you change target. Re-shackle before the old one breaks, because Shackle Undead holds only undead. Untested

Uses: Shackle Undead

Renew on mouseover, target or youFrom level 8

#showtooltip Renew
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Renew

Puts Renew on the friend under your cursor, then your friendly target, then you. Hold the cursor on the right friend, because a mouseover out of range can land on your target instead. Untested

Uses: Renew

Fade that stops your castFrom level 8

#showtooltip Fade
/stopcasting
/cast Fade

Press when you pull threat: it drops your cast and fades at once. The catch is that it still cancels your cast if Fade is on cooldown. Untested

Uses: Fade