Solo/PVP Priest  10 - 1/5 Spirit Tap 11 - 2/5 Spirit Tap 12 - 3/5 Spirit Tap 13 - 4/5 Spirit Tap 14 - 5/5 Spirit Tap 15 - 1/2 Improved Shadow Word: Pain 16 - 2/2 Improved Shadow Word: Pain 17 - 1/5 Shadow Focus 18 - 2/5 Shadow Focus 19 - 3/5 Shadow Focus 20 - 1/1 Mind Flay 21 - 4/5 Shadow Focus 22 - 5/5 Shadow Focus 23 - 1/2 Improved Psychic Scream 24 - 2/2 Improved Psychic Scream 25 - 1/2 Shadow Reach 26 - 2/2 Shadow Reach 27 - 1/5 Shadow Weaving 28 - 2/5 Shadow Weaving 29 - 3/5 Shadow Weaving 30 - 4/5 Shadow Weaving 31 - 5/5 Shadow Weaving 32 - 1/1 Silence 33 - 1/1 Vampiric Embrace 34 - 1/2 Improved Vampiric Embrace 35 - 2/2 Improved Vampiric Embrace 36 - 1/5 Darkness 37 - 2/5 Darkness 38 - 3/5 Darkness 39 - 4/5 Darkness 40 - 1/1 Shadowform 41 - 5/5 Darkness 42 - 1/5 Shadow Power 43 - 2/5 Shadow Power 44 - 3/5 Shadow Power 45 - 4/5 Shadow Power 46 - 5/5 Shadow Power 47 - 1/5 Misery 48 - 2/5 Misery 49 - 3/5 Misery 50 - 1/1 Vampiric Touch 51 - 4/5 Misery 52 - 5/5 Misery 53 - 1/3 Focused Mind 54 - 2/3 Focused Mind 55 - 3/3 Focused Mind 56 - 1/5 Wand Specialization 57 - 2/5 Wand Specialization 58 - 3/5 Wand Specialization 59 - 4/5 Wand Specialization 60 - 5/5 Wand Specialization 61 - 1/5 Unbreakable Will 62 - 2/5 Unbreakable Will 63 - 3/5 Unbreakable Will 64 - 4/5 Unbreakable Will 65 - 5/5 Unbreakable Will 66 - 1/2 Improved Power Word: Fortitude 67 - 2/2 Improved Power Word: Fortitude 68 - 1/3 Meditation 69 - 2/3 Meditation 70 - 3/3 Meditation

1) I chose this build because I've been asked many times about damage and strictly soloing with a priest.  If you do not want to be a support role at all and only want to level then yes, you do want to go the route of shadow.  While playing my priest I was playing side-by-side with someone following the guide, so I was support.  Also, I went on instances and raids with my guild, so again I was support.  I cannot take credit for this guide.  It is actually a compilation of several trees.  I looked at a bunch and took what I thought was best, so this is not based strictly on any one talent guide found online. 2) This is a build that will allow you to do massive amounts of damage in either PvE or PvP fights.  Make sure to cast your buffs with a priest these are your savior.  3) To attack be certain to use a range spell to pull and then use an instant such as Shadow Word: Pain.  After that it's up to you.  If you get in trouble use Psychic Scream and heal yourself while the mob is running.  Just be careful using it, so as not to pull other low aggro monsters especially when you are low level.  (ex: Foreststriders in Auberdine)  It can be annoying when they get caught in the crossfire.  4) Note that I came back to Wand Specialization.  I stayed in the Shadow build first before going to Discipline.  I would suggest switching around a couple of things to get it sooner, but I wanted to set it up to get to Vampiric Touch quickly.  Again this is your call. 5) For professions, I would go only one of two paths.  Either Enchanting/Tailoring, this will get you nice amounts of gold later in the game, but up front it is very expensive.  Use your second profession to make up for that.  I personally like Tailoring because it helps you with armor and it also can help relieve some of the economic pressure by selling bags, which are almost always in demand, especially in new realms.  If you don't like tailoring pick a gathering profession to earn money.  Personally I like skinning because it's easy to find the materials (just kill a few animals) as opposed to mining, which is much more difficult.  My second choice would be Alchemy/Herbalism.  Potions, especially health, are ALWAYS, in high demand because they are consumables.  People will use them in PvP or PvE because they don't want their character to kick the bucket.  It does some good for the priest, but the priest already has some great buffs to use in the spells.