Talent Builds
Stat Priority
1
Intellect
Primary spell stat; higher item level is normally the first gearing filter.
2
Haste
Improves cast or attack speed and resource flow; its exact value changes with your current gear.
3
Mastery
Improves the specialization-specific Mastery effect; its exact value changes with your build and current gear.
4
Crit. Strike
Increases critical-strike chance; its exact value changes with your build and current gear.
5
Versatility
Provides consistent throughput and damage reduction.
Rotation Priority
1
Vampiric Touch
Maintain with Shadow Word: Pain; use Tentacle Slam to apply or refresh both when available.
2
Shadow Word: Madness
Maintain uptime without capping Insanity.
3
Void Volley
Use as a short-cooldown Insanity generator.
4
Mind Blast
Use charges before lower-priority channels.
5
Void Torrent
Use when it will not cause a lost use of a shorter-cooldown spell.
6
Tentacle Slam
Use to establish damage-over-time effects on packs and as directed by the current build.
7
Void Blast
Use while available when Shadow Word: Madness is active or Entropic Rift is expiring.
8
Mind Flay
Channel as filler when no higher-priority action is available.