Infraction for galzohar: Grammar

Greybone · 06/26/07, 5:51 AM

Post: Shadow Priest Utility -- Classes they Should be Grouped With
User: galzohar
Infraction: Grammar
Points: 1

Administrative Note:

Message to User:

Please space out your posts, giant wall of text isn't very readable.

Original Post:

While warlocks gain healing AND mana, they also don't need as much help with their mana as other classes.
On 1 hand, healers are the #1 class to group with shadow priests, but depending on their gear and the fight, it may not be needed. I really don't know what your needs in BT I can only answer based off of my knoledge of the classes...
If max DPS is what you're looking for, arcane mages is the #1 class to put with shadow priests. The more mana the arcane mage has, the more DPS he can do, as he always has the ability to get extreme DPS with extremely terrible mana efficiency. Even with a shadow priest though it can't be done much, but it's the #1 class where more mana gives more DPS.
Hunters I can't tell much, but they probably would gain a lot from shadow priests, the thing is in practice it never happens because the shadow priest goes with the mages (even if they aren't arcane if it's a long fight they will still be the #1 DPS class to need that mana), and with the mages goes a shaman (and a moonkin if you use one), having anything other than more DPS casters in that party is a waste. Shadow priests for hunters is only an option if you have 3 in the raid (which is definitely not a bad idea to bring if you can!).
Rogues and warriors obviously get the least from shadow priests and enhancement shamans, if you have them, will naturally be grouped with them, so again no point discussing.
Another thing about hunters is that it really depends how much your hutners are worth investing in as well (how good they are and their DPS)...
Note that while putting shadow priests with eachother helps the shadow priests a lot, they don't need it really and will benefit the raid more if spread out for multiple classes that need them. But depending on the fight, and especially if you have 3 shadow priests and have arcane mages in the raid, and no place to place the 3rd shadow priest efficiently, consider giving 2 shadow priests to the caster DPS group.
Generally with 3 shadow priests you would proabably have a "healer group", "caster DPS group" and a "leftover group" (2 other groups being physical damage and tank group). If you can arrange it well with the leftover group to be all mana users it's proably best to put the shadow priest there. Otherwise add him to the caster DPS group.