Shadowform, a WoW Forever Priest talent, in words
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ShadowformA Shadow Priest talent in WoW Forever: row 7 of the Shadow tree (level 40), 1 rank, active. Changed from Classic. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Shadow row 7
Shadowform1 rank · activeRequires 30 points in Shadow Talents (level 40). Requires Vampiric Embrace. 40% of base mana | Instant | 1.5 sec cooldown.Assume Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 10%, reducing the Mana cost of all Shadow spells by 50%, increasing the critical strike damage bonus of your Shadow spells by 100%, and reducing Physical damage taken by you by 15%. However, you may not cast healing spells while in this form.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Assume a Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 15% and reducing Physical damage done to you by 15%. However, you may not cast Holy spells while in this form.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1Assume a Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 15% and reducing Physical damage done to you by 15%. However, you may not cast Holy spells while in this form.
- WoW Forever rank 1Assume Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 10%, reducing the Mana cost of all Shadow spells by 50%, increasing the critical strike damage bonus of your Shadow spells by 100%, and reducing Physical damage taken by you by 15%. However, you may not cast healing spells while in this form.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 40% of Priest buildsTaken in 40% of the 31,089 complete Priest builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
- 0% of Discipline buildsTaken in 0% of the 12,613 builds that lead in Discipline.
- 0% of Holy buildsTaken in 0% of the 5,687 builds that lead in Holy.
- 97% of Shadow buildsTaken in 97% 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
- NeedsVampiric Embrace at max rank first.
- Row above (level 35)Early Demise, Darkness.
- 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 Shadowform in the Priest calculator, read every Priest talent in words (Discipline and Holy too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.