I use three macros for solo grinding: For my first macro, I usually just cast Vampiric Touch, SW:P. I would only throw in Embrace if I'm dotting multiple mobs or if I need some health back. Shadow Word: Void is a welcome addition to fill the gap of Mangaza's Madness, but seems to completely outclass Shadowy Insight since SW:V provides ~6.6 casts per minute whereas SI procs ~3 times per minute. #showtooltip /cast [@focus] Shadow Word: Pain. /castsequence reset=combat/target Vampiric Touch, Shadow Word: Pain, Vampiric Embrace After dotting the mobs, I would use my Inner Focus/Trinket/Mind Blast macro. This is useful while moving / pre voidform. Mind Blast, Mind Flay, Shadow Crash, Shadow Word: Death, Shadow Word: Void, Shadowy Apparition, Void Bolt, Void Torrent, and Void Eruption damage reduced by 4%. 3 procs per minute). Shadowy Insight – Shadow Word: Pain’s periodic damage has a chance to reset the cooldown on Mind Blast and make your next Blast instant. #showtooltip Power word: shield So, raid beginning in a very short time and thinking about raid encounters what we all know is that shadow priest problem is ramping to get to 100 insanity (since you have to play with S2M) By looking to the abilities the only good one that would actually help to ramp pretty fast is Shadow Word Void...the problem is that Void share the same line of Twist of Fate...making Void a talent not viable.
3 rppm Shadow Word: Void – 1.5 sec cast, 2 charges, 9 second cd that deals 130% spell power and generates 15 Insanity. The RNG nature and no secondary charge of Mind Blast also makes SI undesirable.
This macro ... You need a stopcasting bind to cancel channeling your mind … Focus Silence ... /cast [target=party1] void shift. Shadow Word: Void — Blasts the target with a word of void for (125% of Spell power) Shadow damage. (Replaces Mind Blast, has 2 charges)
Instead, I use it on my mind blast / Shadow word: Void. Player Angelic Feather author: Mystic | last updated: May 2, 20. This macro allows you to use shadow word: pain on your focus target.
Generates 15 Insanity. Shadowy Insight — Shadow Word: Pain periodic damage has a chance to reset the remaining cooldown on Mind Blast and cause your next Mind Blast to be instant (approx. A macro to make sure you can easily Power Word: Shield people without having to take your target away from the boss. Void bolt takes priority over mind blast for a few couple reasons, but mainly because it is your dot refresh, has a projectile and you have 2 charges of mind blast so as long as you're not sitting capped at 2 charges you should always prioritise void bolt, it's a little deceiving but really you're weaving your mind blasts around the void bolts not just alternating between vb mb.
#showtooltip Mind Blast /cancelaura Dispersion /use Mind Blast Power word: Shield mouseover Macro.