Distorted Reality

In the Shadow Priest talent tree, Distorted Reality sits in the Shadow specialization talents, row 7 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Shadow Talents.

Choice node

Distorted Reality shares its node with Mind's Eye. A character takes one of the two.

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  Mind's Eye

  Reduces the Insanity cost of Shadow Word: Madness by 5.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Distorted Reality from Improved Voidform or Ancient Madness and Maddening Touch.

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  Improved Voidform

  Voidform increases your spell damage by an additonal 5% and grants 2 additional uses of Void Volley.

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  Ancient Madness

  When Voidform ends, the haste lingers and decays over 10 sec.

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  Maddening Touch

  Vampiric Touch deals 20% additional damage and has a chance to generate 1 Insanity each time it deals damage.

Connected below

Distorted Reality leads on to Deathspeaker or Death and Madness, Mind Devourer and Auspicious Spirits.

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  Deathspeaker

  Shadow Word: Death damage increased by 25%. Shadow Word: Death gains its damage and talent bonuses against targets below 35% health instead of 20%.

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  Death and Madness

  If a target dies within 7 sec after being struck by Shadow Word: Death, generate 8 Insanity. When Shadow Word: Death fails to kill a target below 20% health, its cooldown is reset. Cannot occur more than once every 10 sec.

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  Mind Devourer

  Mind Blast has a 8% chance to make your next Shadow Word: Madness cost no Insanity and deal 20% additional damage.

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  Auspicious Spirits

  Your Shadowy Apparitions deal 15% increased damage and have a chance to generate 1 Insanity.

Same row

Also on this row: Subservient Shadows, Mastermind, Spectral Horrors and Instilled Doubt.

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  Subservient Shadows

  Summoned minions last 20% longer and deal an additional 15% damage.

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  Mastermind2 ranks

  Increases the critical strike chance of Mind Blast, Mind Flay, and Shadow Word: Death by 4% and increases their critical strike damage by 20%.

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  Spectral Horrors

  Shadow Apparitions deal 30% increased damage to targets affected by your Shadow Word: Madness.

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  Instilled Doubt2 ranks

  Increases the critical strike chance of Vampiric Touch and Shadow Word: Pain by 8% and their critical strike damage by 20%.