Hi guys,

I just came back from a almost a year break, the things is I completely forgot how to play my Shadow priest. Can some one give me some guide lines or spell rotation for the below 3 scenario?

1) PVE - leveling/grinding/farming
2) Raid
3) PVP - important.

I just totally lost touch with my priest, really need some help. 
Another problem is my pw: shield, after casting and not long after that the bubble will disappear even before the timer run out, I know it is still up because when I get hit it still say absorb and the buff icon is still there ticking, just that visually the bubble is gone, really irritating for me to as it is much easier to judge by visual to see whether my shield is still up or not.

f I remember correctly it shouldn't be like this, is there any setting I need to tweak or anything I can do to fix this?
Thanks for the help in advance.

   

No, for leveling no need Divine Spirit.

OP, I'm assuming that u're continuing where u left off, and ur priest is lvl 60?

U didnt mention if ure leveling with anyone else so im assuming ure going solo. Just spec 14/0/47, make sure u max wand, spirit tap, and meditation. Spell rotation isn't really important for solo grinding farming as most mobs will die before u can complete a cycle. Just remember to open with MB to get their attention as it has a cast timer.

U'll only get a chance to work on ur spell rotation when ure in dungeons as the mobs there have more health for u to go thru ur spell cycles. Remember to stack on + spell dmg.

As for PVP, there's no such thing as spell rotation as it is completely situational.

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Added on January 9, 2008, 1:49 pmOh yeah, Vampiric Touch is a must too.

Sprit is secondary when it comes to raiding.

Spirit is KING when it comes to leveling. However, there still has to be a balance between damage and spirit. But due to lack of nice +dmg or +shadowdmg items pre level 70, spirit would be easier to obtain. However, you have to make sure that you have spirit tap when you level and you're all good to go.

The other questions have been pretty much covered by others, but if you want some pointers for raiding just let know and I can give you my prepatch 2.3 experience as a shadowpriest. Dont think there has been much changes to them, but I've been off touch with WoW for a few months already, pretty busy with other stuff.