Gear rankingsHow to play Talents Changes
Soloing You do the killing
Ranks damage against mobs of your own level, with about 10% lost to dying and fleeing, and time spent drinking if you use mana.
Counts most: Spell power, Hit, Critical strike
Dungeons You do damage in a group Showing
Ranks damage against mobs a level above you, at 30 to 120 seconds of combat per mana bar. A healer and a tank carry the rest.
Counts most: Spell power, Hit, Critical strike
1
Life Tap Rank 3 When mana runs low
Use it when your mana runs low.
2
Curse of the Elements Rank 2 Keep up · 5 min
Keep it up; it lasts 300 sec.
3
Immolate Rank 4 Keep on target · 15 sec
Keep it on the target; it lasts 15 sec.
14% of your damage
4
Conflagrate Rank 2 Every 10 sec
Use it whenever it is ready, every 10 sec.
14% of your damage
5
Shadowburn Rank 3 Every 15 sec
Use it whenever it is ready, every 15 sec.
10% of your damage
6
Corruption Rank 4 Keep on target · 18 sec
Keep it on the target; it lasts 18 sec.
14% of your damage
7
Bane of Agony Rank 3 Keep on target · 24 sec
Keep it on the target; it lasts 24 sec.
12% of your damage
8
Shadow Bolt Rank 5 Filler
Cast it whenever nothing above is ready.
35% of your damage
The first 30 seconds
When to press each one from the pull. The blue line under a press is the global cooldown (1.5 sec) or cast it holds: nothing else on the global cooldown can go until it ends, so of two that are ready together the higher one goes first.
How MaxDPS works this out
Default stat priorities
Shadow spell power +11 8.0
Spell power +6 6.0
Fire spell power +14 3.9
Hit +10 3.8
Critical strike +14 3.5
Wand DPS +31 2.9
Adjust stat priorities Calculated defaults
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RegionAmericas Europe
RulesetNormal PvP Roleplay Roleplay PvP
Materials: . Each reagent counts at the lower of a vendor’s price and its lowest buyout.
Key stats show the stats behind the three largest score contributions, as the game tooltip states them; open an item’s details for every value and source.
Head items with imported stats, weighted scores and acquisition sources.
# Rank
Item
Score (pts)
Where to get it
Actions
1 in this filtered list
Augural Shroud
Cloth · iLvl 39 · Req. 34 · Other drop Key stats: 11 Spell power10 Intellect5 Stamina
16.04
None on the auction house
Details for Augural Shroud
Score breakdown
Spell power: 11 × 1 = 11.00 pts Intellect: 10 × 0.3657 = 3.66 pts Stamina: 5 × 0.2566 = 1.28 pts Armor: 42 × 0.0023 = 0.10 pts Uncommon
2 in this filtered list
Corpseshroud
Cloth · iLvl 40 · Req. 35 · Other drop Key stats: 7 Spell power19 Intellect47 Armor
14.06
None on the auction house
Details for Corpseshroud
Score breakdown
Spell power: 7 × 1 = 7.00 pts Intellect: 19 × 0.3657 = 6.95 pts Armor: 47 × 0.0023 = 0.11 pts Rare
3 in this filtered list
13.30
Materials about
Details for Filigreed Shadow Circlet
Score breakdown
Shadow spell power: 14 × 0.7241 = 10.14 pts Stamina: 12 × 0.2566 = 3.08 pts Armor: 38 × 0.0023 = 0.09 pts Rare
4 in this filtered list
11.71
Details for Electromagnetic Gigaflux Reactivator
Score breakdown
Spell power: 8 × 1 = 8.00 pts Intellect: 8 × 0.3657 = 2.93 pts Spirit: 9 × 0.076 = 0.68 pts Armor: 43 × 0.0023 = 0.10 pts Rare
5 in this filtered list
Holy Shroud
Cloth · iLvl 32 · Req. 27 · Other drop Key stats: 11 Spell damage6 Spirit40 Armor
11.55
Large Solid Chest Object loot · 0.1%
None on the auction house
Details for Holy Shroud
Score breakdown
Spell power: 11 × 1 = 11.00 pts Spirit: 6 × 0.076 = 0.46 pts Armor: 40 × 0.0023 = 0.09 pts Rare
35 sources
Large Solid Chest Object loot · 0.1%
Solid Chest Object loot · <0.1%
All 35 sources
6 in this filtered list
11.17
Materials about
Details for Filigreed Pristine Circlet
Score breakdown
Spell power: 8 × 1 = 8.00 pts Stamina: 12 × 0.2566 = 3.08 pts Armor: 38 × 0.0023 = 0.09 pts Rare
7 in this filtered list
Silk Headband
Cloth · iLvl 32 · Req. 27 · Crafted Key stats: 9 Spell power8 Stamina36 Armor
11.14
None on the auction house
Materials about
Details for Silk Headband
Score breakdown
Spell power: 9 × 1 = 9.00 pts Stamina: 8 × 0.2566 = 2.05 pts Armor: 36 × 0.0023 = 0.08 pts Uncommon
8 in this filtered list
Embalmed Shroud
Cloth · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 8 Spell damage7 Stamina12 Spirit
10.80
Details for Embalmed Shroud
Score breakdown
Spell power: 8 × 1 = 8.00 pts Stamina: 7 × 0.2566 = 1.80 pts Spirit: 12 × 0.076 = 0.91 pts Armor: 42 × 0.0023 = 0.10 pts Rare
9 in this filtered list
Shadow Circlet
Cloth · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 11 Shadow spell power10 Stamina35 Armor
10.61
Materials about
Details for Shadow Circlet
Score breakdown
Shadow spell power: 11 × 0.7241 = 7.97 pts Stamina: 10 × 0.2566 = 2.57 pts Armor: 35 × 0.0023 = 0.08 pts Rare
10 in this filtered list
Enchanter's Cowl
Cloth · iLvl 33 · Req. 28 · Crafted Key stats: 6 Spell power10 Intellect37 Armor
9.74
None on the auction house
Materials about
Details for Enchanter's Cowl
Score breakdown
Spell power: 6 × 1 = 6.00 pts Intellect: 10 × 0.3657 = 3.66 pts Armor: 37 × 0.0023 = 0.09 pts Uncommon
11 in this filtered list
Shadow Hood
Cloth · iLvl 34 · Req. 29 · Crafted Key stats: 7 Shadow spell power11 Intellect37 Armor
9.18
None on the auction house
Materials about
Details for Shadow Hood
Score breakdown
Shadow spell power: 7 × 0.7241 = 5.07 pts Intellect: 11 × 0.3657 = 4.02 pts Armor: 37 × 0.0023 = 0.09 pts Uncommon
12 in this filtered list
Earthen Silk Hood
Cloth · iLvl 37 · Req. 32 · Crafted Key stats: 8 Spell damage10 Spirit40 Armor
8.85
None on the auction house
Materials about
Details for Earthen Silk Hood
Score breakdown
Spell power: 8 × 1 = 8.00 pts Spirit: 10 × 0.076 = 0.76 pts Armor: 40 × 0.0023 = 0.09 pts Uncommon
13 in this filtered list
Sorrow's Shroud
Cloth · iLvl 29 · Req. 24 · Other drop Key stats: 5 Spell damage11 Stamina3 Mana per 5 sec
8.76
Details for Sorrow's Shroud
Score breakdown
Spell power: 5 × 1 = 5.00 pts Stamina: 11 × 0.2566 = 2.82 pts Mana per 5 sec: 3 × 0.2822 = 0.85 pts Armor: 38 × 0.0023 = 0.09 pts Rare
14 in this filtered list
Pristine Circlet
Cloth · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 6 Spell damage10 Stamina35 Armor
8.65
Materials about
Details for Pristine Circlet
Score breakdown
Spell power: 6 × 1 = 6.00 pts Stamina: 10 × 0.2566 = 2.57 pts Armor: 35 × 0.0023 = 0.08 pts Rare
15 in this filtered list
7.03
Materials about
Details for Filigreed Flame Circlet
Score breakdown
Fire spell power: 14 × 0.2759 = 3.86 pts Stamina: 12 × 0.2566 = 3.08 pts Armor: 38 × 0.0023 = 0.09 pts Rare
16 in this filtered list
Aurora Cowl
Cloth · iLvl 39 · Req. 34 · Other drop Key stats: 10 Intellect10 Stamina42 Armor
6.32
None on the auction house
Details for Aurora Cowl
Score breakdown
Intellect: 10 × 0.3657 = 3.66 pts Stamina: 10 × 0.2566 = 2.57 pts Armor: 42 × 0.0023 = 0.10 pts Uncommon
118 sources
Large Solid Chest Object loot · 0.8%
Large Iron Bound Chest Object loot · 0.7%
All 118 sources
17 in this filtered list
5.69
None on the auction house
Materials about
Details for Cloudy Stormsewn Cowl
Score breakdown
Intellect: 9 × 0.3657 = 3.29 pts Stamina: 9 × 0.2566 = 2.31 pts Armor: 38 × 0.0023 = 0.09 pts Uncommon
18 in this filtered list
5.69
None on the auction house
Materials about
Details for Azure Stormsewn Cowl
Score breakdown
Intellect: 9 × 0.3657 = 3.29 pts Stamina: 9 × 0.2566 = 2.31 pts Armor: 38 × 0.0023 = 0.09 pts Uncommon
19 in this filtered list
Flame Circlet
Cloth · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 11 Fire spell power10 Stamina35 Armor
5.68
Materials about
Details for Flame Circlet
Score breakdown
Fire spell power: 11 × 0.2759 = 3.03 pts Stamina: 10 × 0.2566 = 2.57 pts Armor: 35 × 0.0023 = 0.08 pts Rare
20 in this filtered list
Craftsman's Monocle
Cloth · iLvl 37 · Req. 32 · Crafted · Profession required Key stats: 15 Intellect40 Armor
5.58
None on the auction house
Materials about
Details for Craftsman's Monocle
Score breakdown
Intellect: 15 × 0.3657 = 5.49 pts Armor: 40 × 0.0023 = 0.09 pts Uncommon · Profession required — check item requirements
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