Shadow Affinity, a Shadow Priest talent in WoW Forever
Shadow Affinity is a passive talent in row 2 of the Shadow tree. It needs 5 points in Shadow, so the earliest you can take it is level 15 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 3 ranks. It has changed since Classic Era.
Shadow Affinity
3 ranks
- Requires 5 points in Shadow
Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 10%.
Every rank of Shadow Affinity
| Rank | Text |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 10%. |
| Rank 2 | Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 20%. |
| Rank 3 | Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 30%. |
Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.
Where it sits in the Shadow tree
- Needs
- No prerequisite talent
- Unlocks
- No talent needs it
- Same row
- Row above (row 1)
- Row below (row 3)
Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Shadow Affinity.
Compared with Classic Era
What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text.
Rank 1 text
Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 8%.
Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 10%.
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All Shadow talents
- Shadow Focus
- Blackout
- Spirit Tap
- Shadow Affinity
- Improved Shadow Word: Pain
- Shadow Reach
- Improved Mind Blast
- Improved Psychic Scream
- Mind Flay
- Improved Mind Flay
- Improved Fade
- Vampiric Embrace
- Shadow Weaving
- Silence
- Devouring Contagion
- Early Demise
- Darkness
- Shadowform
The other Priest trees: Discipline and Holy. Everything that changed for the Priest since Classic is on the changes page.
Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.