Priest (Class)
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| Priest | |
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| Type | Ranged |
| Role | Healer, DPS |
| Resource | Mana |
| Armor | Cloth |
| Weapons | Daggers, One-Handed Maces, Staves, Wands, Off-Hand Items |
| Races | Alliance — Human, Dwarf, Night Elf; Horde — Undead, Troll |
| Faction | Both Alliance & Horde |
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| Difficulty | |
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Overview
[edit | edit source]Priests are masters of healing and preservation who restore wounded allies, shield them in battle, and resurrect the fallen. They wield powerful healing magic and can also cast offensive spells from a distance, but they are physically frail and vulnerable in direct combat. A priest balances their offensive power against the need to keep their party alive.
Role and Resources
[edit | edit source]Priests are primarily healers, but they can also fill a ranged damage role, depending on specialization. They use mana, and can use a wand with the Shoot ability to keep attacking when mana runs low.
Armor and Weapons
[edit | edit source]Priests wear cloth armor only. They can wield daggers, one-handed maces, staves, and wands, and may use off-hand held items (but not shields).
Playable Races
[edit | edit source]Key Abilities
[edit | edit source]- Healing: Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, Flash Heal, Renew, Prayer of Healing
- Protection: Power Word: Shield, Power Word: Fortitude, Prayer of Fortitude, Inner Fire, Divine Spirit (talent), Fade
- Damage: Smite, Holy Fire, Shadow Word: Pain, Mind Blast, Mind Flay (talent), Vampiric Embrace (talent)
- Crowd control and utility: Mind Control, Psychic Scream, Shackle Undead, Silence (talent), Dispel Magic, Cure Disease, Abolish Disease, Levitate, Mind Vision, Mana Burn, Resurrection
- Racial spells: Each race has its own priest spell, such as Dwarven Fear Ward, Human Feedback, Night Elf Starshards and Elune's Grace, Troll Shadowguard and Hex of Weakness, and Undead Devouring Plague and Touch of Weakness.
Specializations
[edit | edit source]- Discipline: Shielding and protective magic, with talents such as Power Infusion, Inner Focus, and Divine Spirit.
- Holy: Powerful healing and restoration, with talents such as Spirit of Redemption, Holy Nova, and Lightwell.
- Shadow: Damage over time and mind-based control, with talents such as Shadowform, Vampiric Embrace, Silence, and Mind Flay.
Talents
[edit | edit source]Priests have 53 talents across three trees: Discipline (18), Holy (17) and Shadow (18). Each tree has seven tiers, and each tier needs another 5 points spent in that tree. The trees work as a talent calculator: click a talent to spend a point and right-click to take it back (on a phone, use the Tap adds / Tap removes switch). Hover over a talent, or tap it, to see what it does. Copy link saves the build you have made.
Discipline18 talents
5Power in Light
5 ranks
Your Smite and Penance spells deal 2/4/6/8/10% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire.
2Wand Specialization
2 ranks
Increases your damage with Wands by 13/25%.
5Twin Disciplines
5 ranks
Increases the damage and healing of your instant cast spells by 1/2/3/4/5%.
3Silent Resolve
3 ranks
Requires 5 points in Discipline talents
Reduces the threat generated by your Holy spells by 10/20/30% and reduces the duration of Stun, Fear, and Silence effects inflicted on you by 5/10/15%.
3Holy Precision
3 ranks
Requires 5 points in Discipline talents
Improves your chance to hit with Holy spells by 6/12/18%.
3Improved Power Word: Shield
3 ranks
Requires 5 points in Discipline talents
Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 7/14/20%.
2Martyrdom
2 ranks
Requires 5 points in Discipline talents
Gives you a 50/100% chance to gain Focused Casting for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage and increases your resistance to Interrupt effects by 20%.
3Mental Agility
3 ranks
Requires 10 points in Discipline talents
Reduces the mana cost of your Smite, Holy Fire, and instant cast spells by 3/7/10%.
1Inner Focus
1 rank
Instant · 3 min cooldown
Requires 10 points in Discipline talents
When activated, reduces the Mana cost of your next spell by 100% and increases its critical effect chance by 25% if it is a non-periodic spell and capable of a critical effect.
3Meditation
3 ranks
Requires 10 points in Discipline talents
Allows 17/33/50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
3Improved Inner Fire
3 ranks
Requires 15 points in Discipline talents
Increases the Armor bonus of your Inner Fire spell by 15/30/45% and increases its total charges by 4/8/12.
5Mental Strength
5 ranks
Requires 15 points in Discipline talents
Increases your total Intellect by 3/6/9/12/15%.
1Soul Warding
1 rank
Requires 15 points in Discipline talents
Requires 3 points in Improved Power Word: Shield
Requires 3 points in Improved Power Word: Shield
Reduces the cooldown on your Power Word: Shield spell by 4 sec and reduces its mana cost by 15%.
2Improved Mana Burn
2 ranks
Requires 15 points in Discipline talents
Reduces the casting time of your Mana Burn spell by 0.5/1 sec.
1Penance
1 rank
100 Mana · 36 yd range · Instant · 12 sec cooldown
Requires 20 points in Discipline talents
Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 81 Holy damage to an enemy, or 184 healing to an ally, instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.
5Renewed Hope
5 ranks
Requires 20 points in Discipline talents
Requires 1 point in Soul Warding
Requires 1 point in Soul Warding
Your heals from Flash Heal, Binding Heal, Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, and Penance gain 2/4/6/8/10% increased critical strike chance when cast on targets with Weakened Soul, and reduce the remaining duration of Weakened Soul on their target by 1/2/3/4/5 sec.
3Divine Aegis
3 ranks
Requires 25 points in Discipline talents
Your critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 5/10/15% of the amount healed. Lasts 12 sec.
1Power Infusion
1 rank
20% of base mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 3 min cooldown
Requires 30 points in Discipline talents
Requires 1 point in Penance
Requires 1 point in Penance
Infuses the target with power, increasing their spell damage and healing done by 20% for 15 sec.
Holy17 talents
3Twilight Focus
3 ranks
Gives you a 23/47/70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any spell.
3Improved Renew
3 ranks
Increases the amount healed by your Renew spell by 5/10/15%.
5Holy Specialization
5 ranks
Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 1/2/3/4/5%.
5Spell Warding
5 ranks
Requires 5 points in Holy talents
Reduces all spell damage taken by 2/4/6/8/10%.
5Divine Fury
5 ranks
Requires 5 points in Holy talents
Reduces the casting time of your Smite, Holy Fire, Heal, and Greater Heal spells by 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5 sec.
1Holy Nova
1 rank
185 Mana · Instant
Requires 10 points in Holy talents
Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 27 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 51. These effects cause no threat.
3Blessed Recovery
3 ranks
Requires 10 points in Holy talents
After being struck by a melee or ranged critical hit, or suffering more than 30% of your maximum Health from a single attack, heal 8/17/25% of the damage taken over 6 sec. Refreshing this effect carries over any remaining healing.
3Inspiration
3 ranks
Requires 10 points in Holy talents
Your non-periodic critical heals increase your target's Armor by 8/17/25% for 15 sec.
2Holy Reach
2 ranks
Requires 15 points in Holy talents
Increases the range of your Smite and Holy Fire spells and the radius of your Prayer of Healing and Holy Nova spells by 10/20%.
3Improved Healing
3 ranks
Requires 15 points in Holy talents
Reduces the Mana cost of your Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, Penance, and Prayer of Mending spells by 5/10/15%.
2Searing Light
2 ranks
Requires 15 points in Holy talents
Requires 5 points in Divine Fury
Requires 5 points in Divine Fury
Increases your Holy damage done by 2/5%, and gives a 5/10% chance each time your Holy Fire spell deals periodic damage for your next Holy Nova to cost no Mana.
1Binding Heal
1 rank
155 Mana · 40 yd range · 1.5 sec cast
Requires 15 points in Holy talents
Heals a friendly target and the caster for 247. Low threat.
2Litany of Light
2 ranks
Requires 20 points in Holy talents
When you cast a healing spell, gain Mana equal to 5/10% of the base cost of the spell if your previous heal was a different spell.
1Spirit of Redemption
1 rank
Requires 20 points in Holy talents
Upon death, the priest becomes the Spirit of Redemption for 15 sec. The Spirit of Redemption cannot move, attack, be attacked or targeted by any spells or effects. While in this form the priest can cast any healing spell free of cost. When the effect ends, the priest dies.
5Spiritual Guidance
5 ranks
Requires 20 points in Holy talents
Increases your spell healing by up to 5/10/15/20/25% of your total Spirit and your spell damage by up to 1/3/5/6/8% of your total Spirit.
3Spiritual Healing
3 ranks
Requires 25 points in Holy talents
Increases the amount healed by your spells by 3/7/10%.
1Prayer of Mending
1 rank
210 Mana · 40 yd range · Instant · 10 sec cooldown
Requires 30 points in Holy talents
Requires 1 point in Spirit of Redemption
Requires 1 point in Spirit of Redemption
Places a spell on the target that heals them for 172 (plus bonus healing) the next time they take damage or receive non-periodic healing. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a party or raid member within 20 yards. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. This spell can only be placed on one target at a time per caster.
Shadow18 talents
5Shadow Focus
5 ranks
Improves your chance to hit with Shadow spells by 1/2/3/4/5%.
5Blackout
5 ranks
Gives your Shadow damage spells a 2/4/6/8/10% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
5Spirit Tap
5 ranks
Gives you a 20/40/60/80/100% chance to increase your Spirit by 100% for 15 sec after killing a non-trivial target or when an enemy afflicted by your Vampiric Embrace dies. For the duration, 50% of your Mana regeneration will continue while casting.
3Shadow Affinity
3 ranks
Requires 5 points in Shadow talents
Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 10/20/30%.
2Improved Shadow Word: Pain
2 ranks
Requires 5 points in Shadow talents
Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 3/6 sec.
2Shadow Reach
2 ranks
Requires 5 points in Shadow talents
Increases the range of your offensive Shadow spells by 10/20%.
5Improved Mind Blast
5 ranks
Requires 10 points in Shadow talents
Reduces the cooldown of your Mind Blast spell by 0.5/1/1.5/2/2.5 sec.
2Improved Psychic Scream
2 ranks
Requires 10 points in Shadow talents
Requires 5 points in Blackout
Requires 5 points in Blackout
Reduces the cooldown of your Psychic Scream spell by 2/4 sec.
1Mind Flay
1 rank
45 Mana · 20 yd range · Instant
Requires 10 points in Shadow talents
Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 63 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.
2Improved Mind Flay
2 ranks
Requires 10 points in Shadow talents
Requires 1 point in Mind Flay
Requires 1 point in Mind Flay
Your Mind Flay now deals 10/20% more damage, gains 5/10 yards increased range, but slows the target's movement speed by 35/20%.
2Improved Fade
2 ranks
Requires 15 points in Shadow talents
Decreases the cooldown of your Fade ability by 3/6 sec.
1Vampiric Embrace
1 rank
40 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 1 min cooldown
Requires 15 points in Shadow talents
Afflicts your target with Shadow energy that causes all party members to be healed for 20% of any Shadow spell damage you deal for 30 sec.
3Shadow Weaving
3 ranks
Requires 15 points in Shadow talents
Your Shadow damage spells have a 33/67/100% chance to increase the Shadow damage you deal by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times.
1Silence
1 rank
225 Mana · 20 yd range · Instant · 45 sec cooldown
Requires 20 points in Shadow talents
Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec.
2Devouring Contagion
2 ranks
Requires 20 points in Shadow talents
Reduces the mana cost of your Devouring Plague by 25/50%.
Targets that die while Devouring Plague is active spreads it, jumping to a nearby enemy within 5/10 yds for the remaining duration.
Targets that die while Devouring Plague is active spreads it, jumping to a nearby enemy within 5/10 yds for the remaining duration.
2Early Demise
2 ranks
Requires 25 points in Shadow talents
Increases Shadow Word: Death's critical strike chance on targets at or below 20% health by 15/30%.
5Darkness
5 ranks
Requires 25 points in Shadow talents
Increases your Shadow damage done by 2/4/6/8/10%.
1Shadowform
1 rank
40% of base mana · Instant · 1.5 sec cooldown
Requires 30 points in Shadow talents
Requires 1 point in Vampiric Embrace
Requires 1 point in Vampiric Embrace
Assume Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 10%, reducing the Mana cost of all Shadow spells by 50%, increasing the critical strike damage bonus of your Shadow spells by 100%, and reducing Physical damage taken by you by 15%. However, you may not cast healing spells while in this form.
Talent data read from the beta client (build 1.60.1.70170). Trees and values may change before launch.
Organizations
[edit | edit source]The Church of the Holy Light is the main priesthood, and spread the faith throughout the Seven Kingdoms of Lordaeron. It was led by Archbishop Alonsus Faol, who founded the Knights of the Silver Hand together with Uther the Lightbringer. High elven priests from Quel'Thalas are also renowned healers.
Best in slot
[edit | edit source]Shadow
[edit | edit source]| Slot |  Alliance
|
 Horde
|
|---|---|---|
Head |
 Tailoring (100), maker only |
Same as Alliance |
Neck |
 Friend of the Library · +6 Spell Power |
Same as Alliance |
Shoulder |
 World drop, auction house |
 Allegiance to the Old Gods |
Back |
 Deviate Faerie Dragon, Wailing Caverns · +60 Armor |
Same as Alliance |
Chest |
 Trash mobs, Shadowfang Keep · +2 all stats |
Same as Alliance |
Wrist |
 Faldrim Anvilmar, Hall of Thanes · +5 Int |
 A Frightened Request · +5 Int |
Hands |
 Tailoring (75), maker only · Mystic Medium Armor Kit |
Same as Alliance |
Waist |
 Tailoring (85), maker only |
Same as Alliance |
Legs |
 Tailoring (100), maker only · Mystic Medium Armor Kit |
Same as Alliance |
Feet |
 Tailoring · Minor Speed |
Same as Alliance |
Finger 1 |
 Greater Friend of the Library |
Same as Alliance |
| Finger 2 |
 WANTED: Chok'sul |
 Souvenirs of Death |
Trinket 1 |
 Engineering (140) |
Same as Alliance |
| Trinket 2 |
 Cookie, The Deadmines |
Same as Alliance |
Two-hand |
 Trash mobs, Shadowfang Keep · +5 Int |
Not used |
| Main hand |
Not used |  Trash mobs, Blackfathom Deeps · Revelation |
Off hand |
Not used |  Skum, Wailing Caverns |
Ranged |
Blackfathom Villainy |
Same as Alliance |
Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.
| Slot | Alliance
|
Horde
|
|---|---|---|
| Head |
Tailoring (125), maker only |
Same as Alliance |
| Neck |
 Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Honored) · +6 Spell Power |
Same as Alliance |
| Shoulder |
 A Fine Mess |
Same as Alliance |
| Back |
 Roogug, Razorfen Kraul · +60 armor |
Same as Alliance |
| Chest |
 Tailoring (110), maker only · +2 all stats |
Same as Alliance |
| Wrist |
 +5 Int |
Open the Maw · +5 Int |
| Hands |
Tailoring (75), maker only · Mystic Heavy Armor Kit |
Same as Alliance |
| Waist |
 Ghamoo-ra, Blackfathom Deeps |
 Warsong Supplies |
| Legs |
Tailoring (125), maker only · Mystic Heavy Armor Kit |
Same as Alliance |
| Feet |
 Tailoring (140), maker only · minor speed |
Same as Alliance |
| Finger 1 |
Greater Friend of the Library |
Same as Alliance |
| Finger 2 |
 Targorr the Dread, The Stockade |
 Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Friendly) |
| Trinket 1 |
Engineering (140) |
Same as Alliance |
| Trinket 2 |
 Engineering (200) |
Same as Alliance |
| Main hand |
 Agathelos the Raging, Razorfen Kraul · Revelation |
Same as Alliance |
| Off hand |
 Enchanting (140), maker only |
Same as Alliance |
| Ranged |
Same as Alliance |
Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.
Coming soon.
Coming soon.
Coming soon.
Holy
[edit | edit source]| Slot | Alliance
|
Horde
|
|---|---|---|
| Head |
Tailoring (100), maker only |
Same as Alliance |
| Neck |
 Remember That I Love You · +11 Healing |
Friend of the Library · +11 Healing |
| Shoulder |
Tailoring (95) |
Allegiance to the Old Gods |
| Back |
 Tailoring (80) · +60 Armor |
Same as Alliance |
| Chest |
 Tailoring (75), maker only · +2 all stats |
Same as Alliance |
| Wrist |
Faldrim Anvilmar, Hall of Thanes · +5 Int |
A Frightened Request · +5 Int |
| Hands |
 Tailoring (75), maker only · Mystic Medium Armor Kit |
Same as Alliance |
| Waist |
Tailoring (85), maker only |
Same as Alliance |
| Legs |
 Tailoring (100), maker only · Mystic Medium Armor Kit |
Same as Alliance |
| Feet |
Tailoring · Minor Speed |
Same as Alliance |
| Finger 1 |
Greater Friend of the Library |
Same as Alliance |
| Finger 2 |
WANTED: Chok'sul |
 The Den |
| Trinket 1 |
Engineering (140) |
Same as Alliance |
| Trinket 2 |
Cookie, The Deadmines |
Same as Alliance |
| Two-hand |
 The Defias Brotherhood · +5 Int |
Not used |
| Main hand |
Not used |  Light's Justice · Revelation |
| Off hand |
Not used | Skum, Wailing Caverns |
| Ranged |
 Deviate Eradication |
Same as Alliance |
Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.
| Slot | Alliance
|
Horde
|
|---|---|---|
| Head |
Same as Alliance | |
| Neck |
 Scorn, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard (rare) · +11 healing |
Same as Alliance |
| Shoulder |
 Bloodmage Thalnos, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard |
Same as Alliance |
| Back |
 Researching the Corruption · +60 armor |
 Old Serra'kis, Blackfathom Deeps · +60 armor |
| Chest |
 Death Speaker Jargba, Razorfen Kraul · +2 all stats |
Same as Alliance |
| Wrist |
Kam Deepfury, The Stockade · +16 healing |
Open the Maw · +16 healing |
| Hands |
Tailoring (125) · Mystic Heavy Armor Kit |
Same as Alliance |
| Waist |
Tailoring (85), maker only |
Same as Alliance |
| Legs |
Tailoring (125), maker only · Mystic Heavy Armor Kit |
Same as Alliance |
| Feet |
 Tailoring (140), maker only · minor speed |
Same as Alliance |
| Finger 1 |
Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Friendly) |
Same as Alliance |
| Finger 2 |
Greater Friend of the Library |
Same as Alliance |
| Trinket 1 |
Engineering (140) |
Same as Alliance |
| Trinket 2 |
 Roogug, Razorfen Kraul |
 Changing Tastes |
| Main hand |
 Death Speaker Jargba, Razorfen Kraul · Revelation |
Same as Alliance |
| Off hand |
 Enchanting (140), maker only |
Same as Alliance |
| Ranged |
Azshir the Sleepless, Scarlet Monastery Graveyard |
Same as Alliance |
Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.
Coming soon.
Coming soon.
Coming soon.
Shadow PvP
[edit | edit source]Coming soon.
| Slot | Alliance
|
Horde
|
|---|---|---|
| Head |
Tailoring (125), maker only |
Same as Alliance |
| Neck |
Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Honored) · +6 Spell Power |
Same as Alliance |
| Shoulder |
The Crone of the Kraul |
A Vengeful Fate |
| Back |
 Leatherworking · +60 armor |
Same as Alliance |
| Chest |
Tailoring (110), maker only · +8 Sta |
Same as Alliance |
| Wrist |
+5 Sta |
Open the Maw · +5 Sta |
| Hands |
Tailoring (75), maker only · Heavy Armor Kit |
Same as Alliance |
| Waist |
Ghamoo-ra, Blackfathom Deeps |
Same as Alliance |
| Legs |
Thick Armor Kit |
Same as Alliance |
| Feet |
Tailoring · minor speed |
Same as Alliance |
| Finger 1 |
Greater Friend of the Library |
Same as Alliance |
| Finger 2 |
Horrors in the Highland |
Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Friendly) |
| Trinket 1 |
Engineering (140) |
Same as Alliance |
| Trinket 2 |
 Engineering (210) |
Same as Alliance |
| Main hand |
Agathelos the Raging, Razorfen Kraul · Revelation |
 An Unholy Alliance · Revelation |
| Off hand |
Enchanting (140), maker only |
Same as Alliance |
| Ranged |
Final Passage |
Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.
Coming soon.
Coming soon.
Coming soon.
Discipline PvP
[edit | edit source]Coming soon.
| Slot | Alliance
|
Horde
|
|---|---|---|
| Head |
Same as Alliance | |
| Neck |
Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Honored) · +11 healing |
Same as Alliance |
| Shoulder |
Return to Vahlarriel |
Deathstalkers in Shadowfang |
| Back |
Researching the Corruption · +60 armor |
Old Serra'kis, Blackfathom Deeps · +60 armor |
| Chest |
Tailoring (110), maker only · +8 Sta |
Same as Alliance |
| Wrist |
Open the Maw · +5 Sta |
Same as Alliance |
| Hands |
Tailoring (125) · Heavy Armor Kit |
The Book of Ur · Heavy Armor Kit |
| Waist |
Ghamoo-ra, Blackfathom Deeps |
Same as Alliance |
| Legs |
Tailoring (125), maker only · Thick Armor Kit |
Same as Alliance |
| Feet |
Tailoring (140), maker only · minor speed |
Same as Alliance |
| Finger 1 |
Gezzy Gunkgear, Booty Bay (Friendly) |
Same as Alliance |
| Finger 2 |
Greater Friend of the Library |
Same as Alliance |
| Trinket 1 |
Engineering (140) |
Same as Alliance |
| Trinket 2 |
Engineering (210) |
Same as Alliance |
| Main hand |
Death Speaker Jargba, Razorfen Kraul · Revelation |
Same as Alliance |
| Off hand |
Enchanting (140), maker only |
Same as Alliance |
| Ranged |
Same as Alliance |
Rankings adapted from ForeverChanges. See the full list there for alternatives per slot.
Coming soon.
Coming soon.
Coming soon.
Sources
[edit | edit source]- https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Priest
- https://www.wowhead.com/classic/class=5/priest
- ForeverChanges - Priest BiS list, Shadow (levels 20 and 30)
- ForeverChanges - Priest BiS list, Holy (levels 20 and 30)
- ForeverChanges - Priest BiS list, Shadow PvP (level 30)
- ForeverChanges - Priest BiS list, Discipline PvP (level 30)
- Talent trees: WoW Forever beta client data (build 1.60.1.70170)