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Are shadow orbs worthless unless you have mastery?
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Post by
Chasm
Looking at the talents,
http://www.wowhead.com/talent#b
, shadow orb contributes 0% damage and it also says that on my 64 priest. Just wondering if we are gimped until we get mastery or if its a bug.
Post by
Pachuca
According to the comments on the
Shadow Orb Power
page, the Shadow Orbs you gain will not actually increase the damage of your Mind Blast or Mind Spike until you learn Mastery at level 80. Once you learn Mastery (even with no Mastery Rating on your gear) you will get the base 8 Mastery and your Orbs will start kicking up MB/MS damage.
In the meantime, consuming your Shadow Orbs should still give you
Empowered Shadow
, which will benefit your 4 DoTs (VT, SWP, DP and Mind Flay)
Edit: So no, they're not totally worthless. Open a boss fight with SWP and DP, then VT. Hold off on casting Mind Blast until you have at least 1 orb, then continue with your normal rotation. Make sure you're casting Mind Blast at least every 13 seconds to ensure maximum uptime on your Empowered Shadow buff.
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Chasm
Ah, thanks for clearing that up.
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