Howdy folks,
My shadowpriest is approaching level 50 and with her receiving Vampiric Touch then, I'm curious as to how to incorporate it into my present cast sequence.
Right now I use Mind Blast -> SW:P -> Mind Flay -> Mind Blast and most mobs 3 levels under are either dead or 1-2 wand blasts from it; for same-level mobs I use Mind Blast -> SW:P -> Mind Flay -> PW:S -> Mind Flay -> Mind Blast. I have 179 Spirit and 0 MP5 at level 47 so mana isn't that big of a concern - I can kill about 6 same-level mobs before needing water and can go quite some time on lower level mobs without needing any water.
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I often open with VT, especially if I'm going to pull 2 mobs or there's danger of adds. Between VT and SW:P, I can DOT and forget one and focus on the other. That leaves Mind Blast out of the rotation sometimes for me. I do VT - VE - SW:P - Mind Flay x2 - wand. I'll stick in a Mind Blast before the wand if the mob is at more than 35% health though. If I'm getting interruption from multiple mobs I'll PW:S. I almost never use Psychic Scream because I'm... not good at it.
For green mobs who won't live long enough to make VT worth it, I do the more traditional Mind Blast - VE - SW:P - Mind Flay x2.
For really hard/elite single targets I PW:S - VT - VE - SW:P - Mind Blast - Mind Flay til the bubble runs out or the mob is very low - wand.
I really didn't eat or drink until I hit the Outland. Now I need to occasionally, although still not with any kind of regularity. Sadly, I neglected the first aid quest so I'm running around with crappy bandages and that's hurting me. I'm just so lazy about that horrible quest.
Edited, Jun 23rd 2008 8:12am by teacake
For green mobs who won't live long enough to make VT worth it, I do the more traditional Mind Blast - VE - SW:P - Mind Flay x2.
For really hard/elite single targets I PW:S - VT - VE - SW:P - Mind Blast - Mind Flay til the bubble runs out or the mob is very low - wand.
I really didn't eat or drink until I hit the Outland. Now I need to occasionally, although still not with any kind of regularity. Sadly, I neglected the first aid quest so I'm running around with crappy bandages and that's hurting me. I'm just so lazy about that horrible quest.
Edited, Jun 23rd 2008 8:12am by teacake
I usually open with mindblast, sw:p mindflay, mindflay then wand until dead. If I am going to use my shield I use that first before casting any spells, if I need it later in the fight again it is off it's cooldown. Sometimes I put on VE, but soloing I don't usually bother with either VE or VT. By the time I loot my corpse I am at full mana so it works for me...but it's a personal preference.
Try different routines and see what works best for you. Some situations call for different strategies. Being able to adapt is going to increase your survivability.
teacake wrote:
Sadly, I neglected the first aid quest so I'm running around with crappy bandages and that's hurting me. I'm just so lazy about that horrible quest.
I failed that quest three times on the first character I attempted it on, so I know the feeling. However, you can group and complete the quest with another person...you both still only have to save 15 soldiers so it makes it quite a bit easier to do.
I actually did the quest last night on my druid and to my utter surprise I managed to succeed first time. I'm sure being an experienced player you know what to do already, but here are a couple of tips that may help other folks:
1.) Most importantly, have a space in your action bar for the bandages. I put them in my "2" spot, so I could target soldiers with my right hand on the mouse and press 2 with my left hand on the keyboard.
2.) Do a quick check for the name of the soldier. Do the critically injured first, badly injured after that.
3.) Target another soldier to bandage while you are healing your current target. This saves time, so as soon as the bandage finishes channeling on the first soldier you are ready to go on the next.
It's definately worth it, the higher level bandages heal for so much more, saving mana and downtime.
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Sometimes I put on VE, but soloing I don't usually bother with either VE or VT.
I would replace SWP with VT. You give up a small amount of damage, however VT is more mana-efficient in itself and it gives more mana back during your fight. VT is the key to a shadow priest's ability to grind for literally hours on end without any kind of break.
VT->Blast->Flay->Flay->Wand, might take one more wand hit to kill them but the tie it takes for you to go oom will be much, much longer. You say you can kill 6 same-level mobs without drinking - I would consider that painful beyond all measure.
Miskreant wrote:
I usually open with mindblast, sw:p mindflay, mindflay then wand until dead. If I am going to use my shield I use that first before casting any spells, if I need it later in the fight again it is off it's cooldown.
This is what I've been using, and then going through bandages like crazy so as not to use mana and lose Shadowform.
Teacake - get those bandages! Once you get the hang of the quest you'll be able to breeze through it on all your future characters.
Isfreak wrote:
VT->Blast->Flay->Flay->Wand
I'm going to try this tonight. Been looking for a way to incorporate VT into my spell rotation effectively. Thanks!
Trichechus wrote:
Teacake - get those bandages!
I know! I am a bad lazy person. But you're inspiring me. I'll attend to it. At some point. Lately I've been having to fly back to Winterspring and fish because I was lazy about that too and I can't fish in Zangarmarsh. :)
I just recently hit 50 also and my rotation went from MB > SW:P > MF > MF > MB > wand to VT > SW:P > MF > MF > MB > wand. If I get low on health I'll throw in a VE after SW:P, but they're both pretty much the same and I can still mass kill things without ever having to eat/ drink (yay Spirit Tap).
teacake wrote:
Lately I've been having to fly back to Winterspring and fish because I was lazy about that too and I can't fish in Zangarmarsh. :)
Forget Winterspring. Doesn't matter where you fish because you get credit for the amount of catches, not where and what you fish. (I hope I'm right about that. I think I am.) Go to the lakes in The Barrens and fish up Deviates. Might as well make some money while you are leveling your skill. :D
Edited, Jul 1st 2008 8:17am by Trichechus
Trichechus wrote:
Doesn't matter where you fish because you get credit for the amount of catches, not where and what you fish.
Seriously??? I thought it was like herbalism or skinning where I had to be getting the "higher level" stuff for a skill up. What a dummy. Guess I should've read something a little sooner. Trichechus, you're the smartest! Rate ups and all that. Thanks for the info.
the fishing thing changed in a recent patch, now you can lvl from 1-375 in Stormwind if you so wish. although the drops will be rubbish and worth only a few coppers.
in reply to the OP for me my rotation is:
VT - VE - MB - MF - SW:P by this time the mob is on me but fully DOT'd so I then hit SW:S and wand it to death. This rotation isnt the most efficient imo as the DOTs dont last long but it does mean within 2 secnds of reaching me the mob is dead. No point casting MF unless the mob is nowhere near you, or you have the bubbble up.
in reply to the OP for me my rotation is:
VT - VE - MB - MF - SW:P by this time the mob is on me but fully DOT'd so I then hit SW:S and wand it to death. This rotation isnt the most efficient imo as the DOTs dont last long but it does mean within 2 secnds of reaching me the mob is dead. No point casting MF unless the mob is nowhere near you, or you have the bubbble up.
I'd really drop that last SWP, or move it earlier in your rotation. Right at the end like that it's almost useless :x
Level fishing to 225 pre-BC by going around to places... annoying as hell because even with a lure you'd get escapes. Finally picked it up again during those godawful 15 minute arena queues and hit 280. I'm at 350 now, combination of dailies early on and then farming darters in Zangar and, recently, mudfish/bluefish in Nagrand. Hell of a lot funner than killing Mana Wraiths over and over and over and over for cash :p
Level fishing to 225 pre-BC by going around to places... annoying as hell because even with a lure you'd get escapes. Finally picked it up again during those godawful 15 minute arena queues and hit 280. I'm at 350 now, combination of dailies early on and then farming darters in Zangar and, recently, mudfish/bluefish in Nagrand. Hell of a lot funner than killing Mana Wraiths over and over and over and over for cash :p
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