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. Moved since Classic, same effect (was Shadow row 2, column 2, now column 3). Read from the WoW Forever beta client, with the server's 30 Oct hotfixes on the Priest trees as other readers logged them from the game's hotfix data, checked against Blizzard's notes where they speak.
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.Moved, same effect (was Shadow row 2, column 2, now column 3). Classic rank 1: Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 3 sec.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 3 sec.
- WoW Forever rank 1Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 3 sec.
- Alsowas Shadow row 2, column 2, now column 3.
Around it in the Shadow tree
- Same row (5 points in Shadow, level 15)Improved Mind Blast, Shadow Reach.
- Row above (level 10)Shadow Focus, Blackout, Spirit Tap.
- Row below (level 20)Improved Psychic Scream, Mind Flay, Improved Mind Flay.
- Gone from Classic ShadowShadow Affinity, Improved Fade, Improved Vampiric Embrace.
Every Shadow talent 17
- Shadow Focusrow 1
- Blackoutrow 1
- Spirit Taprow 1
- Improved Mind Blastrow 2
- Improved Shadow Word: Painrow 2
- Shadow Reachrow 2
- Improved Psychic Screamrow 3
- Mind Flayrow 3
- Improved Mind Flayrow 3
- Dark Inspirationrow 4
- Vampiric Embracerow 4
- Shadow Weavingrow 4
- Silencerow 5
- Devouring Contagionrow 5
- Early Demiserow 6
- Darknessrow 6
- Shadowformrow 7
The other two trees
From the WoW Forever beta client, with the 30 Oct server hotfixes on the Priest trees as other readers logged them; checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Improved Shadow Word: Pain in the Priest calculator.