Devouring Plague
Devouring Plague 40 yd range 1 Shadow Orb Instant cast Consumes all of the caster's Shadow Orbs to deal X Shadow damage and an additional X Shadow damage every 1 sec for 6 sec. Also heals the caster for 1% of their maximum health when it deals periodic damage. Damage and healing increased based on the number of Shadow Orbs consumed.
Usable by
Class	Priest
Properties
Type	Offensive
School	Shadow
Cooldown	(GCD 1.5 sec)
Talents
Specialization	Shadow
Level required	21
Related debuff
Disease Devouring Plague Causes X damage every 5 seconds, healing the caster. Duration: 6 seconds
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• Devouring Plague
• 40 yd range
• 1 Shadow Orb
• Instant cast
• Consumes all of the caster's Shadow Orbs to deal X Shadow damage and an additional X Shadow damage every 1 sec for 6 sec. Also heals the caster for 1% of their maximum health when it deals periodic damage.
  
  Damage and healing increased based on the number of Shadow Orbs consumed.

When the shadows are through with you, there will be nothing left, not even your bones. — Deacon Markus Hallow^[1]

Devouring Plague is a priest ability learned at level 21 for those with the Shadow specialization. It is a damage over time spell that also heals the priest. The damage and healing done is dependent upon the number of Shadow Orbs consumed.

Modified by

• [Shadowform] ( shadow spec ability)
• [Mastery: Shadowy Recall] ( shadow spec ability)

2020

• Glyph of Dark Archangel
• Item Level 25Disenchants into:
  Not disenchantable
• Minor Glyph
• Classes: Priest (Shadow)
• Requires Level 25
• Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph.
  When you apply Devouring Plague to a target, you take on the form of a Dark Archangel for 8 sec.
• Sell Price: 1

Tips

• As a disease, Devouring Plague cannot be dispelled by a Warlock's felhunter, which makes it an interesting option in duels.
• It is worth mentioning that this spell is classified as a Disease, not as a magical debuff.

Patch changes

• Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009): Cooldown removed but may only be inflicted upon a single target. 
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): This spell now has a new icon. 
  
• / Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Devouring Plague made available to all priests. 
  
• Patch 1.8.0 (10-Oct-2005): Will now properly consume the Inner Focus effect when cast. 
  
• Patch 1.6.0 (12-Jul-2005): Health leech effects no longer give you health while you are a ghost. 
  

References

External links

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• WoWDB

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