Continuing my 101 Series, I’m going to spend a bit of time discussing the Shadow Priest Spell “Rotation”.  Those of you with a bit of experience under your belt can probably skip this post, as this first section is going to be pretty basic.

Haste Rating can be a bit of a confusing stat for Shadow Priests.  At first glance, it seems simple enough, if you have enough Haste Rating for 1% Haste, your spells are cast 1% faster.  However, there are a ton of our spells that are instant casts.  We have DoTs, and those don't really benefit from Haste at all. So many people seem to think that Haste is a worthless stat.

Well folks, it's not really all that bad a stat.  It's just an odd stat, and one that requires a bit of careful management to benefit from properly.  Follow on after the break to learn exactly what benefits we gain from stat, and how to take advantage of them.

So, here goes my first meaningful post. I'm going to be adventurous here and talk about choosing your talents! Actually though, I've got a couple of reasons for doing so. First of all, this question keeps popping up on the forums I ready, and I keep seeing the same spec recommended. Many people out there will tell you that the talent tree is pretty self-explanatory, but I've actually seen a few interesting wrinkles that I'd like to share with the community. So, I'm going to discuss a few varients you might want to look at.