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Leveling: Holy or Shadow? Why?
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Post by
Cryptobite
I know this has been asked a million times before, but I'd like to know what Wowhead thinks as of 3.2 going on 3.3 what the best 1 - 40 leveling spec happens to be. I see a lot of people saying Shadow, but in my own experience in playing my priest, I find that at level 24, it's rather slow, and tedious. It almost seems like Holy would be faster in the short-term.
Anyways, let me know what you guys think. :)
Post by
Jestic85
Until you get shadowform at 40 I'd say go a combo of disc/holy to increase your spelldmg from the spells you have.
But I tried this and around lvl 30 or so I was slowing down and went shadow for better mana regen.
Just test it out and be prepared to change your spec a few times.
Post by
Patty
Follow the Energiser spec at the top of the page. It's in the Helpful threads sticky for a reason.
Shadow scaling is awful in low levels, at about 50 things pick up for Shadow. Hence why we go Holy, and the Energiser thread pretty much explains it all.
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Post by
Tenpenny
I agree that most of your leveling time is spent traveling, so choose whatever you think will be the most fun. Neither spec is going to make a huge difference, we can't pull an entire village like a Pally or DK and single target dps is probably pretty close between specs on targets with amounts of health low health.
For straight up efficiency, Energizer to 50 then shadow after that is probably your best bet.
Post by
ignayshus
Honestly if you want to dps, you're going to end up as shadow, so why not take the time to enjoy lolsmite when it is actually viable (1-50-ish)
Post by
faia
10-40 holy+ spirit tap
40-50 still holy but now shadow is not so medicore anymore
50+ do what ever you want
just get spirit gear so you get little downtime and free SP
you can take both its a choice of course!
but shadow in early feel compare to smite spec a ...wrist cutting spec just remember shield up before pull
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Post by
DerrHans
I lvl'ed energizer build till 40 bought Dual Spec and specced Shadow.
Both builds are fun and i enjoy playing a priest, currently its probably the most fun i had lvling tbh, could be the BoA items that makes it fun due to its powers in 1-50.
Im questing as shadow as its new for me and i like it.
The energizer build i have for the occasional healing a dungeon playing BG's, im a bit low in lvl (42) and missing some hits and its nice to heal the players and damage the Hordies < lvl 45.
p.s. Energizer Build is less mana consuming, less mana drinking and hit for a bit more damage.
Post by
Proteja
Go shadow at 40 if you have BoA gear, haven't had to drink apart from BGs, can sustain casting SW:P, mind blast and flay on mobs quite easily. But go with the energizer spec until then, pretty easy and good for BGs as well.
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