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Discipline Priest Guide — Class Guides · WoW Forever

Mana efficiency, stronger shields and buffs, and Power Infusion: healing that wastes little.

A cloth-wearing healer who also deals Shadow damage. Priests heal single targets and groups, shield allies with Power Word: Shield and fight with Shadow Word: Pain and Mind Blast. More about the priest

Class
Priest
Roles
Healer
Used for
Raids and dungeons, Player versus player
Top talent
Power Infusion
Popular builds
2
Version
WoW Forever

How to play

Discipline in WoW Forever puts shields before heals: Soul Warding brings Power Word: Shield back sooner and cheaper, Renewed Hope raises crit on targets with Weakened Soul and shortens it, Divine Aegis leaves a shield after every critical heal, and Penance heals (or damages) in quick bursts. Power Infusion still helps a caster.

Shield the tank, Penance when ready, and Flash Heal or Greater Heal on shielded targets for Renewed Hope's extra crit. Twin Disciplines makes your instant spells stronger.

In player-versus-player fights, Martyrdom keeps your casts going under attack and Soul Warding keeps shields flowing.

At a glance

Single-target healing
Group healing
Survivability
Utility for the group
Solo play and leveling
Ease of play

Rated 1 to 5 against the other specs in WoW Forever.

Rotation and priorities

  1. 1Power Word: Shield on the tank, and on anyone about to take damage.
  2. 2Penance whenever it is ready.
  3. 3Flash Heal or Greater Heal on shielded targets for Renewed Hope's crit.
  4. 4Renew on light damage.
  5. 5Power Infusion on a caster in the burn phase.
  6. 6Dispel Magic on harmful magic.

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

  • Shields and Divine Aegis prevent damage before it lands.
  • Penance is an instant, strong heal.
  • Power Infusion helps the group.

Weaknesses

  • Less group healing than Holy.
  • Shields are wasted if the damage never comes.
  • Weak solo damage.

Stats and gear

Stat priority

Most valuable first. Bars compare each stat with the best one; a cap in the note means the stat drops off once you reach it.

  1. 1

    +Healing

  2. 2

    Critical strikeDivine Aegis

  3. 3

    Intellect

  4. 4

    SpiritMeditation

  5. 5

    Mana per 5 sec

  6. 6

    Stamina

What to look for

  • +Healing first, then crit for Divine Aegis and Renewed Hope.
  • Intellect and Spirit for mana.
  • A healing staff, or a mace with an off-hand.

Builds

Each bar splits the build's talent points by tree.

  • Discipline
  • Holy
  • Shadow

  • Divine Aegis Warden

    HealerPvE
    31/20/0

    Shields before heals: Penance and Renewed Hope for critical heals, Divine Aegis leaves a shield after each crit, and Power Infusion helps a caster.

    • Soul Warding 1/1
    • Penance 1/1
    • Divine Aegis 3/3
    • Power Infusion 1/1
    • Binding Heal 1/1

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  • Blackout Confessor

    HealerPvP
    33/0/18

    Discipline for PvP: Martyrdom keeps casts going under attack, Soul Warding brings shields back sooner, and Blackout from Shadow can stun attackers.

    • Soul Warding 1/1
    • Penance 1/1
    • Renewed Hope 5/5
    • Divine Aegis 3/3
    • Power Infusion 1/1

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Key talents

  • Power Infusion · top talent, up to 1

    Infuses the target with power, increasing their spell damage and healing done by 20% for 15 sec.

  • Mental Agility · tier 3, up to 3

    Reduces the mana cost of your Smite, Holy Fire, and instant cast spells by 10%.

  • Inner Focus · tier 3, up to 1

    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.

  • Improved Power Word: Shield · tier 3, up to 3

    Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 20%.

  • Improved Inner Fire · tier 4, up to 3

    Increases the Armor bonus of your Inner Fire spell by 45% and increases its total charges by 12.

  • Improved Mana Burn · tier 4, up to 2

    Reduces the casting time of your Mana Burn spell by 1.0 sec.

  • Soul Warding · tier 4, up to 1

    Reduces the cooldown on your Power Word: Shield spell by 4 sec and reduces its mana cost by 15%.

  • Penance · tier 5, up to 1

    Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 44 Holy damage to an enemy, or 133 healing to an ally, instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.

  • Renewed Hope · tier 5, up to 5

    Your heals from Flash Heal, Binding Heal, Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, and Penance gain 10% increased critical strike chance when cast on targets with Weakened Soul, and reduce the remaining duration of Weakened Soul on their target by 5 sec.

  • Divine Aegis · tier 6, up to 3

    Your non-periodic critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 15% of the amount healed. Shields up to 1200 damage and lasts 12 sec.

Discipline abilities by level

When each ability arrives: trained abilities at the level a trainer first teaches them, talent abilities (gold frame) at the first level the talent can be taken.

What WoW Forever changed

New talents in this tree

  • Power in LightYour Smite and Penance spells deal 10% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire or Shadow Word: Pain.
  • Twin DisciplinesIncreases the damage and healing of your instant cast spells by 5%.
  • Holy PrecisionImproves your chance to hit with Holy spells by 18%.
  • Soul WardingReduces the cooldown on your Power Word: Shield spell by 4 sec and reduces its mana cost by 15%.
  • PenanceLaunches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 44 Holy damage to an enemy, or 133 healing to an ally, instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.
  • Renewed HopeYour heals from Flash Heal, Binding Heal, Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, and Penance gain 10% increased critical strike chance when cast on targets with Weakened Soul, and reduce the remaining duration of Weakened Soul on their target by 5 sec.
  • Divine AegisYour non-periodic critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 15% of the amount healed. Shields up to 1200 damage and lasts 12 sec.

Classic Era talents the class no longer has

  • Unbreakable Will
  • Improved Power Word: Fortitude
  • Divine Spirit
  • Force of Will

Spells

New: Penance. Changed: Power Word: Fortitude, Power Word: Shield, Divine Spirit, Prayer of Fortitude.

Related

Other priest specs: Holy, Shadow