User:Jini/Priest

Jini's current Talent build: I'm working toward the Shadow Priest build until mid 50s or perhaps even past 60. At that point it becomes a level by level decision to respec towards more Discipline and/or more Holy.

Level 50 - No particular goal at the moment.

At level 50 I've got Imp PW:F.

At level 48 I've got Imp PW:S. This Talent really makes PW:S a lifesaver but also can encourage a mana hogging style of gameplay.

Picked up Shadowform at level 40.

I took Improved Fade and Silence at the expense of Darkness.

At level 30 I got Vampiric Embrace. This stacks very nicely with the Priest shadow DoTs.

Talent Build

Alternate Jini Priest build

Discipline Talents (3 points)

Unbreakable Will - 5/5 points
Increases your chance to resist Stun, Fear, and Silence effects by 6%.
Only choice for early spending in discipline. Gets me up the tree.

Improved Power Word: Shield - 3/3 points

I took this before Imp PF:Fort in order to increase survivability in shadowform. It does that at the cost of more downtime due to increased mana usage. Of course I'm not running for my corpse as much so it is probably a net positive.

Holy Talents (0 points

None.

Shadow Talents (31 points)

Spirit Tap - 5/5 points
Gives you a 100% chance to gain a 100% bonus to your Spirit after killing a target. For the duration, your Mana may regenerate at a 50% rate while casting. Lasts 15 seconds.
This is a great talent so far. When soloing it greatly decreases my downtime. In groups it help to keep my Mana topped off.

Blackout - 5/5 points
Gives your Shadow damage spells a 6% chance to stun the target for 3 seconds.
This is awesome in PvE and PvP, more usefull than spirit tap, but in the beginning of the game you will be casting holy smite more than shadow stuff.

Improved Shadow Word: Pain - 2/2 points
Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 6 seconds.
Make the most commonly casted damage spell more effecient, excellent.

Shadow Focus - 2/5 points
Reduces your target's chance to resist your Shadow spells by 4%.
This may have been a waste. Imp Fade would be more use. Who knows.

Mind Flay - 1/1 point
Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 75 damage over 3 seconds and slowing the target to 50% of their movement speed.
This is your damage spell. Spammable, excellent DpM, decent DpS.

Improved Psychic Scream - 2/2 points
Reduces the cooldown of your Psychic Scream ability by 4 seconds.
Usefull spell, cooldown isn't much but it is nice. Requirement for Silence as well.

Improved Fade - 2/2 points
Increases the duration of your Fade ability by 10 seconds.
This allows for 20 second long Fades with only 10 more seconds until the Fade cooldown is complete until the next Fade can be cast.

Shadow Reach - 3/3 points
Increases the range of your Shadow damage spells by 20%.
Another not so great choice. These points could also have gone into Improved Fade.

Vampiric Embrace - 1/1 point
Afflicts your target with Shadow energy that causes all party members to be healed for 20% of any Shadow damage you deal for 60 seconds.
This adds to my healing capability. For virtually all but boss mobs this is all I need, maybe a Renew from time to time.

Shadow Weaving - 5/5 points
Your Shadow damage spells have a 80% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times.
This is a great Talent. Matched with Imp SW:Pain, Mind Flay and Vampiric Embrace I do more damage and heal at the same time.

Silence - 1/1 point
Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 seconds.
This is a great way to pull casters. Since they can't cast they run into melee range.

Darkness - 1/5 points
Increases your Shadow spell damage by 2%.
More damage is nice and it gets me to Shadowform.

Shadowform - 1/1 point
Assume a shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 15% and reducing physical damage done to you by 15%. Cannot cast Holy spells in this form.
It takes a whole new mindset to use efficiently. I was more of a Renew/toss a small heal time to time kind of priest while whacking with a big stick. Use of this talent encourages all out nuking with PW:S and Mind Flay.

Dream Drops

Items will matter a good bit less to a Priest than they did to a Rogue so this section is not that important. At this point its for fun more than anything.

Maraudon

• Eye of Theradras - Head, 63 armor, 20 Intellect, 13 Stamina, 11 Spirit
• Nature's Embrace - Chest, 73 armor, Equip: Increases damage done by Holy spells and effects by up to 22., Equip: Restores 8 mana to the player every 5 seconds
• Rotgrip Mantle - Shoulders, 57 Armor, 17 Int, 11 Spi
• Vinerot Sandals - Feet, 50 Armor, 12 Int, 12 Spi, 12 Nature Resistance

Dream Gear Copied in from Taco's page (edit this)

Head

• Cap of the Scarlet Savant - Great hat, really tough to get. I'd love to have this, but not holding my breath.
• Crown of the Ogre King - Easiest hat to get off the king in DM.

Neck

• Lady Maye's Pendant - Great stat necklace from level 60+ mobs.

Shoulders

• Dreadmist Shoulders - These drop from Jandice Barov which most people skip. Might not ever get them.
• Mooncloth Shoulders - These would be nice to hold me over till dreadmist.

Back

• Chromatic Cloak - Pretty tough to make crafted item. Pattern from DM.
• Heliotrope Cloak - Pretty rare drop from some of the DM guards.

Chest

• Robe of the Archmage - Pattern for this drops in LBRS so I believe I could acquire this without too much trouble. I'm farming for the mats now. Once I get all the mats I'll try to get a group to help me get the drop.

Wrist

• Magiskull Cuffs - Random drop. I will be checking for these on the Auction House.
• Dreadmist Bracers - Got these now.

Hands

• Brightspark Gloves - Seems to be a rarespawn boss in DM West.
• Gordok's Handwraps - Quest reward from the kill prince quest from north.

Waist

• ???

Legs

• Skullsmoke Pants - Drop from Vectus in Scholomance.

Feet

• The Postmaster's Treads - Drop from Postmaster Malown in Stratholme.

Trinket

• Eye of the Beast - Quest Reward here. I should get this sometime soon. I'm working on the chain now.

Finger

• Band of Rumination - Easier to get ring from Rend in UBRS

Weapon

• Rod of the Ogre Magi - Drop from the ogre tribute box in DM.

Wand

• Crimson Shocker - Great wand, very very difficult to get.
• Stormrager - Reward from a long plaguelands quest line.