what are some buffs that might help shadow priests survive
1) buffing shield would cause warriors to QQQQQQQ
2)buffing shadowform??
3)idk i just started making numbers and felt i should get to at least 3...

Either Shadowpriests should have some sort of kiting ability or they should have some sort of Toughness ability that allows them to take a hit.

I think it would be nice to have a talent that increases the melee reduction and shadow dmg benefits of shadowform. It would be an effect that is activated by taking damage or being crit, allowed to stack, and has a duration so it is not overpowered. Similar to the way Focused Will works but specifically tied to shadowform.

1) better CC or escape mechanism
2) spell pushback protection/better interrupt protection
3) fix inner fire

Well that isnt what the shadow tree if for in the first place, but yea i see ur point, shadow priests need more surviability, melle is the hard thing to live thru, they should give shadowform make u dodge or something but idk or increase the melle dmg reduction

Get your defense over 470, your resilience over 300 and dodge over 30%

make fade a mini paladin bubble

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Maybe being able to use Fear War while in Shadow Form would help? Yeah, I like this idea, we'll roll with it in the next patch.

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First and okay, it's nice but not enough :P

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Maybe being able to use Fear War while in Shadow Form would help? Yeah, I like this idea, we'll roll with it in the next patch.

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That sounds too powerful, you'd better make it so shackle undead can't be used in shadowform to compensate.

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Maybe being able to use Fear War while in Shadow Form would help? Yeah, I like this idea, we'll roll with it in the next patch.

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Nice! I love it....

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Maybe being able to use Fear War while in Shadow Form would help? Yeah, I like this idea, we'll roll with it in the next patch.

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Sweet. This fixes all of shadow's pvp problems once and for all.

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Maybe being able to use Fear War while in Shadow Form would help? Yeah, I like this idea, we'll roll with it in the next patch.

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Oh so coy.

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Maybe being able to use Fear War while in Shadow Form would help? Yeah, I like this idea, we'll roll with it in the next patch.

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Being feared is pretty nominal. Priests are a pretty even matchup for locks already, I think it is the overall survivability that needs help.

Something along the lines of making silence a learned skill and replacing it with something like curse of exhaustion to help kiting or running away would be pretty hot.

I can hear all the old-style Fearward PvE Shadow Priests groaning.

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Being feared is pretty nominal. Priests are a pretty even matchup for locks already, I think it is the overall survivability that needs help.

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What bizarro land do you live in?

Fear, drain mana, fear, drain mana, spell lock, drain mana, death coil, drain mana, fear, drain mana.

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Maybe being able to use Fear War while in Shadow Form would help? Yeah, I like this idea, we'll roll with it in the next patch.

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How will that help them against the classes they have the most trouble with? Like Warriors, Rogues.

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Maybe being able to use Fear War while in Shadow Form would help? Yeah, I like this idea, we'll roll with it in the next patch.

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WTF a blue posting "okay sounds good lets try it"

Did they run out of guacamole?

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Maybe being able to use Fear War while in Shadow Form would help? Yeah, I like this idea, we'll roll with it in the next patch.

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Fear War = The Shadow Priest fears one target, which, when coming within 5 yards of all friendlies spreads the fear effect. If dispelled, the dispeller is then feared, and the spread effect continues... effectively making this a FEAR WAR!@%~

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Maybe being able to use Fear War while in Shadow Form would help? Yeah, I like this idea, we'll roll with it in the next patch.

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LoL, what is Fear War? I really don't think that's a typo, prolly the normal Bornakk sarcasm.

Although this doesn't fix shadow's survivability (we don't only die to fears...), it is certainly a nice change (and one that makes sense). Fear ward should have always been a discipline spell, like all of our other non-healing defensive spells (except abolish disease, sigh). I mean, the discipline tree has a talent directly related to defending against fears...how was this not a discipline spell?

Good start. Now look at shadow resilience, make that a PvP defensive ability, and it will go a long way. Thanks!

Shaar

P.S. Might want to change "Fear War" to "Fear Ward" =)