Improved Shadow Word: Pain, a WoW Forever Priest talent, in words
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Improved Shadow Word: PainA Shadow Priest talent in WoW Forever: row 2 of the Shadow tree (level 15), 2 ranks, passive. Same as Classic. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Shadow row 2
- Improved Shadow Word: Pain2 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Shadow Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 3 sec.Rank 2: Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 6 sec.Same as Classic.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 44% of Priest buildsTaken in 44% of the 31,089 complete Priest builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
- 10% of Discipline buildsTaken in 10% of the 12,613 builds that lead in Discipline.
- 2% of Holy buildsTaken in 2% of the 5,687 builds that lead in Holy.
- 94% of Shadow buildsTaken in 94% of the 12,789 builds that lead in Shadow, its own tree.
- How it is countedEach build counts by what people did with it (opened, shared, saved), the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Updated daily, last on 2026-09-30.
Around it in the Shadow tree
- Same row (5 points in Shadow, level 15)Shadow Affinity, Shadow Reach.
- Row above (level 10)Shadow Focus, Blackout, Spirit Tap.
- Row below (level 20)Improved Mind Blast, Improved Psychic Scream, Mind Flay, Improved Mind Flay.
- Gone from Classic ShadowImproved Vampiric Embrace.
Every Shadow talent 18
- Shadow Focusrow 1
- Blackoutrow 1
- Spirit Taprow 1
- Shadow Affinityrow 2
- Improved Shadow Word: Painrow 2
- Shadow Reachrow 2
- Improved Mind Blastrow 3
- Improved Psychic Screamrow 3
- Mind Flayrow 3
- Improved Mind Flayrow 3
- Improved Faderow 4
- Vampiric Embracerow 4
- Shadow Weavingrow 4
- Silencerow 5
- Devouring Contagionrow 5
- Early Demiserow 6
- Darknessrow 6
- Shadowformrow 7
Every Discipline talent 18
- Power in Lightrow 1
- Wand Specializationrow 1
- Twin Disciplinesrow 1
- Silent Resolverow 2
- Holy Precisionrow 2
- Improved Power Word: Shieldrow 2
- Martyrdomrow 2
- Mental Agilityrow 3
- Inner Focusrow 3
- Meditationrow 3
- Improved Inner Firerow 4
- Mental Strengthrow 4
- Soul Wardingrow 4
- Improved Mana Burnrow 4
- Penancerow 5
- Renewed Hoperow 5
- Divine Aegisrow 6
- Power Infusionrow 7
Every Holy talent 17
- Twilight Focusrow 1
- Improved Renewrow 1
- Holy Specializationrow 1
- Spell Wardingrow 2
- Divine Furyrow 2
- Holy Novarow 3
- Blessed Recoveryrow 3
- Inspirationrow 3
- Holy Reachrow 4
- Improved Healingrow 4
- Searing Lightrow 4
- Binding Healrow 4
- Litany of Lightrow 5
- Spirit of Redemptionrow 5
- Spiritual Guidancerow 5
- Spiritual Healingrow 6
- Prayer of Mendingrow 7
From the WoW Forever beta client, checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Improved Shadow Word: Pain in the Priest calculator, read every Priest talent in words (Discipline and Holy too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.