What changed for the Priest in WoW WotLK — WoW WotLK

Twin Disciplines · Discipline

Increases the damage and healing done by your instant spells by 5%.

Soul Warding · Discipline

Reduces the cooldown of your Power Word: Shield ability by 4 sec, and reduces the mana cost of your Power Word: Shield by 15%.

Improved Flash Heal · Discipline

Reduces the mana cost of your Flash Heal by 15%, and increases the critical effect chance of your Flash Heal by 10% on friendly targets at or below 50% health.

Renewed Hope · Discipline

Increases the critical effect chance of your Flash Heal, Greater Heal and Penance (Heal) spells by 4% on targets afflicted by the Weakened Soul effect, and you have a 100% chance to reduce all damage taken by 3% for 1 min to all friendly party and raid targets when you cast Power Word: Shield. This effect has a 15 sec cooldown.

Rapture · Discipline

When your Power Word: Shield is completely absorbed or dispelled you are instantly energized with 2.5% of your total mana, and you have a 100% chance to energize your shielded target with 2% total mana, 8 rage, 16 energy or 32 runic power. This effect can only occur once every 12 sec.

Aspiration · Discipline

Reduces the cooldown of your Inner Focus, Power Infusion, Pain Suppression and Penance spells by 20%.

Divine Aegis · Discipline

Critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 30% of the amount healed. Lasts 12 sec.

Grace · Discipline

Your Flash Heal, Greater Heal, and Penance spells have a 100% chance to bless the target with Grace, increasing all healing received from the Priest by 3%. This effect will stack up to 3 times. Effect lasts 15 sec. Grace can only be active on one target at a time.

Borrowed Time · Discipline

Grants 25% spell haste for your next spell after casting Power Word: Shield, and increases the amount absorbed by your Power Word: Shield equal to 40% of your spell power.

Penance · Discipline

Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 240 Holy damage to an enemy, or 670 to 756 healing to an ally instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.

Desperate Prayer · Holy

Instantly heals the caster for 263 to 325.

Body and Soul · Holy

When you cast Power Word: Shield, you increase the target's movement speed by 60% for 4 sec, and you have a 100% chance when you cast Abolish Disease on yourself to also cleanse 1 poison effect in addition to diseases.

Serendipity · Holy

When you heal with Binding Heal or Flash Heal, the cast time of your next Greater Heal or Prayer of Healing spell is reduced by 12%. Stacks up to 3 times. Lasts 20 sec.

Empowered Renew · Holy

Your Renew spell gains an additional 15% of your bonus healing effects, and your Renew will instantly heal the target for 15% of the total periodic effect.

Test of Faith · Holy

Increases healing by 12% on friendly targets at or below 50% health.

Divine Providence · Holy

Increases the amount healed by Circle of Healing, Binding Heal, Holy Nova, Prayer of Healing, Divine Hymn and Prayer of Mending by 10%, and reduces the cooldown of your Prayer of Mending by 30%.

Guardian Spirit · Holy

Calls upon a guardian spirit to watch over the friendly target. The spirit increases the healing received by the target by 40%, and also prevents the target from dying by sacrificing itself. This sacrifice terminates the effect but heals the target of 50% of their maximum health. Lasts 10 sec.

Improved Spirit Tap · Shadow

Your Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death critical strikes have a 100% chance and your Mind Flay critical strikes have a 50% chance to increase your total Spirit by 10%. For the duration, your mana will regenerate at a 33% rate while casting. Lasts 8 sec.

Veiled Shadows · Shadow

Decreases the cooldown of your Fade ability by 6 sec, and reduces the cooldown of your Shadowfiend ability by 2 minutes.

Mind Melt · Shadow

Increases the critical strike chance of your Mind Blast, Mind Flay and Mind Sear spells by 4%, and increases the periodic critical strike chance of your Vampiric Touch, Devouring Plague and Shadow Word: Pain spells by 6%.

Improved Devouring Plague · Shadow

Increases the periodic damage done by your Devouring Plague by 15%, and when you cast Devouring Plague you instantly deal damage equal to 30% of its total periodic effect.

Improved Shadowform · Shadow

Your Fade ability now has a 100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when used while in Shadowform, and reduces casting or channeling time lost when damaged by 70% when casting any Shadow spell while in Shadowform.

Psychic Horror · Shadow

You terrify the target, causing them to tremble in horror for 3 sec and drop their main hand and ranged weapons for 10 sec.

Pain and Suffering · Shadow

Your Mind Flay has a 100% chance to refresh the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain on the target, and reduces the damage you take from your own Shadow Word: Death by 30%.

Twisted Faith · Shadow

Increases your spell power by 20% of your total Spirit, and your damage done by your Mind Flay and Mind Blast is increased by 10% if your target is afflicted by your Shadow Word: Pain.

Dispersion · Shadow

You disperse into pure Shadow energy, reducing all damage taken by 90%. You are unable to attack or cast spells, but you regenerate 6% mana every 1 sec for 6 sec. Dispersion can be cast while stunned, feared or silenced and clears all snare and movement impairing effects when cast, and makes you immune to them while dispersed.

Unbreakable Will · Discipline

In WoW TBC

Increases your chance to resist Stun, Fear, and Silence effects by an additional 15%.

Now

Reduces the duration of Stun, Fear, and Silence effects done to you by an additional 30%.

Silent Resolve · Discipline

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW TBC

Reduces the threat generated by your Holy and Discipline spells by 20% and reduces the chance your spells will be dispelled by 20%.

Now

Reduces the threat generated by your Holy and Discipline spells by 20% and reduces the chance your helpful spells and damage over time effects will be dispelled by 30%.

Improved Inner Fire · Discipline

Tier 4 → 2

In WoW TBC

Increases the armor bonus of your Inner Fire spell by 30%.

Now

Increases the effect of your Inner Fire spell by 45%, and increases the total number of charges by 12.

Improved Power Word: Fortitude · Discipline

In WoW TBC

Increases the effect of your Power Word: Fortitude and Prayer of Fortitude spells by 30%.

Now

Increases the effect of your Power Word: Fortitude and Prayer of Fortitude spells by 30%, and increases your total Stamina by 4%.

Martyrdom · Discipline

In WoW TBC

Gives you a 100% chance to gain the Focused Casting effect that lasts 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 while casting Priest spells and increases resistance to Interrupt effects by 20%.

Now

Gives you a 100% chance to gain the Focused Casting effect that lasts for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Priest spells and decreases the duration of Interrupt effects by 20%.

Meditation · Discipline

In WoW TBC

Allows 30% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Now

Allows 50% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Improved Power Word: Shield · Discipline

Tier 2 → 3

Absolution · Discipline

Tier 3 → 4

Mental Agility · Discipline

Ranks: 5 → 3

Reflective Shield · Discipline

Ranks: 5 → 2 · Tier 7 → 5

In WoW TBC

Causes 50% of the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield to reflect back at the attacker. This damage causes no threat.

Now

Causes 45% of the damage you absorb with Power Word: Shield to reflect back at the attacker. This damage causes no threat.

Mental Strength · Discipline

In WoW TBC

Increases your maximum mana by 10%.

Now

Increases your total Intellect by 15%.

Focused Power · Discipline

In WoW TBC

Your Smite, Mind Blast and Mass Dispel spells have an additional 4% chance to hit. In addition, your Mass Dispel cast time is reduced by 1 sec.

Now

Increases damage and healing done by your spells by 4%. In addition, your Mass Dispel cast time is reduced by 1 sec.

Enlightenment · Discipline

Ranks: 5 → 3 · Tier 8 → 6

In WoW TBC

Increases your total Stamina, Intellect and Spirit by 5%.

Now

Increases your total Spirit by 6% and increases your spell haste by 6%.

Focused Will · Discipline

In WoW TBC

After taking a critical hit you gain the Focused Will effect, reducing all damage taken by 4% and increasing healing effects on you by 10%. Stacks up to 3 times. Lasts 8 sec.

Now

Increases your spell critical effect chance by 3%, and after taking a critical hit you gain the Focused Will effect, reducing all damage taken by 4% and increasing healing effects on you by 5%. Stacks up to 3 times. Lasts 8 sec.

Healing Focus · Holy

In WoW TBC

Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.

Now

Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting any healing spell by 70%.

Blessed Recovery · Holy

In WoW TBC

After being struck by a melee or ranged critical hit, heal 25% of the damage taken over 6 sec.

Now

After being struck by a melee or ranged critical hit, Blessed Recovery heals you for 15% of the damage taken over 6 sec. Additional critical hits taken during the effect increase the healing received.

Inspiration · Holy

In WoW TBC

Increases your target's armor by 25% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from your Flash Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, Binding Heal, Prayer of Healing, or Circle of Healing spell.

Now

Reduces your target's physical damage taken by 10% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from your Flash Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, Binding Heal, Penance, Prayer of Mending, Prayer of Healing, or Circle of Healing spell.

Holy Reach · Holy

In WoW TBC

Increases the range of your Smite and Holy Fire spells and the radius of your Prayer of Healing, Holy Nova and Circle of Healing spells by 20%.

Now

Increases the range of your Smite and Holy Fire spells and the radius of your Prayer of Healing, Holy Nova, Divine Hymn and Circle of Healing spells by 20%.

Improved Healing · Holy

In WoW TBC

Reduces the mana cost of your Lesser Heal, Heal, and Greater Heal spells by 15%.

Now

Reduces the mana cost of your Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, Divine Hymn and Penance spells by 15%.

Searing Light · Holy

In WoW TBC

Increases the damage of your Smite and Holy Fire spells by 10%.

Now

Increases the damage of your Smite, Holy Fire, Holy Nova and Penance spells by 10%.

Spiritual Guidance · Holy

In WoW TBC

Increases spell damage and healing by up to 25% of your total Spirit.

Now

Increases spell power by 25% of your total Spirit.

Surge of Light · Holy

In WoW TBC

Your spell criticals have a 50% chance to cause your next Smite spell to be instant cast, cost no mana but be incapable of a critical hit. This effect lasts 10 sec.

Now

Your spell criticals have a 50% chance to cause your next Smite or Flash Heal spell to be instant cast, cost no mana but be incapable of a critical hit. This effect lasts 10 sec.

Holy Concentration · Holy

In WoW TBC

Gives you a 6% chance to enter a Clearcasting state after casting any Flash Heal, Binding Heal, or Greater Heal spell. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next Flash Heal, Binding Heal, or Greater Heal spell by 100%.

Now

Your mana regeneration from spirit is increased by 50% for 8 sec after you critically heal with Flash Heal, Greater Heal, Binding Heal or Empowered Renew.

Lightwell · Holy

In WoW TBC

Creates a Holy Lightwell. Members of your raid or party can click the Lightwell to restore 801 health over 6 sec. Any damage taken will cancel the effect. Lightwell lasts for 3 min or 5 charges.

Now

Creates a Holy Lightwell. Friendly players can click the Lightwell to restore 801 health over 6 sec. Attacks done to you equal to 30% of your total health will cancel the effect. Lightwell lasts for 3 min or 10 charges.

Blessed Resilience · Holy

In WoW TBC

Critical hits made against you have a 60% chance to prevent you from being critically hit again for 6 sec.

Now

Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 3%, and critical hits made against you have a 60% chance to prevent you from being critically hit again for 6 sec.

Empowered Healing · Holy

In WoW TBC

Your Greater Heal spell gains an additional 20% and your Flash Heal and Binding Heal gain an additional 10% of your bonus healing effects.

Now

Your Greater Heal spell gains an additional 40% and your Flash Heal and Binding Heal gain an additional 20% of your bonus healing effects.

Circle of Healing · Holy

In WoW TBC

Heals friendly target and that target's party members within 15 yards of the target for 250 to 274.

Now

Heals up to 5 friendly party or raid members within 15 yards of the target for 347 to 383.

Spirit Tap · Shadow

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW TBC

Gives you a 100% chance to gain a 100% bonus to your Spirit after killing a target that yields experience or honor. For the duration, your mana will regenerate at a 50% rate while casting. Lasts 15 sec.

Now

Gives you a 100% chance to gain a 100% bonus to your Spirit after killing a target that yields experience or honor. For the duration, your mana will regenerate at a 83% rate while casting. Lasts 15 sec.

Darkness · Shadow

Tier 6 → 1

Shadow Affinity · Shadow

In WoW TBC

Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 25%.

Now

Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 25%, and you receive 15% of your base mana when your Shadow Word: Pain or Vampiric Touch spells are dispelled.

Improved Shadow Word: Pain · Shadow

In WoW TBC

Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 6 sec.

Now

Increases the damage of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 6%.

Shadow Focus · Shadow

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW TBC

Reduces your target's chance to resist your Shadow spells by 10%.

Now

Increases your chance to hit with your Shadow spells by 3%, and reduces the mana cost of your Shadow spells by 6%.

Improved Mind Blast · Shadow

In WoW TBC

Reduces the cooldown of your Mind Blast spell by 2.5 sec.

Now

Reduces the cooldown of your Mind Blast spell by 2.5 sec., and while in Shadowform your Mind Blast also has a 100% chance to reduce all healing done to the target by 20% for 10 sec.

Mind Flay · Shadow

In WoW TBC

Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 75 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.

Now

Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 45 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.

Shadow Weaving · Shadow

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW TBC

Your Shadow damage spells have a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 2% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.

Now

Your Shadow damage spells have a 100% chance to increase the Shadow damage you deal by 2% for 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.

Silence · Shadow

In WoW TBC

Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec.

Now

Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec. Non-player victim spellcasting is also interrupted for 3 sec.

Vampiric Embrace · Shadow

In WoW TBC

Afflicts your target with Shadow energy that causes all party members to be healed for 15% of any Shadow spell damage you deal for 1 min.

Now

Fills you with the embrace of Shadow energy, causing you to be healed for 15% and other party members to be healed for 3% of any single-target Shadow spell damage you deal for 30 min.

Improved Vampiric Embrace · Shadow

In WoW TBC

Increases the percentage healed by Vampiric Embrace by an additional 10%.

Now

Increases the healing received from Vampiric Embrace by 67%.

Focused Mind · Shadow

In WoW TBC

Reduces the mana cost of your Mind Blast, Mind Control and Mind Flay spells by 15%.

Now

Reduces the mana cost of your Mind Blast, Mind Control, Mind Flay and Mind Sear spells by 15%.

Shadowform · Shadow

In WoW TBC

Assume a Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 15% and reducing Physical damage done to you by 15%. However, you may not cast Holy spells while in this form.

Now

Assume a Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 15%, reducing all damage done to you by 15% and threat generated by 30%. However, you may not cast Holy spells while in this form except Cure Disease and Abolish Disease. Grants the periodic damage from your Shadow Word: Pain, Devouring Plague, and Vampiric Touch spells the ability to critically hit for 100% increased damage and grants Devouring Plague and Vampiric Touch the ability to benefit from haste.

Shadow Power · Shadow

In WoW TBC

Increases the critical strike chance of your Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death spells by 15%.

Now

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Mind Blast, Mind Flay, and Shadow Word: Death spells by 100%.

Misery · Shadow

Ranks: 5 → 3

In WoW TBC

Your Shadow Word: Pain, Mind Flay and Vampiric Touch spells also cause the target to take an additional 5% spell damage.

Now

Your Shadow Word: Pain, Mind Flay and Vampiric Touch spells also increase the chance for harmful spells to hit by 3% lasting 24 sec, and increases the benefit from spell power gained by your Mind Blast, Mind Flay and Mind Sear spells by 15%.

Vampiric Touch · Shadow

In WoW TBC

Causes 450 Shadow damage over 15 sec to your target and causes all party members to gain mana equal to 5% of any Shadow spell damage you deal.

Now

Causes 450 Shadow damage over 15 sec to your target and causes up to 10 party or raid members to gain 1% of their maximum mana per 5 sec when you deal damage from Mind Blast. In addition, if the Vampiric Touch is dispelled it will cause 720 damage to the afflicted target.

Wand Specialization · Discipline

Increases your damage with Wands by 25%.

Divine Spirit · Discipline

Holy power infuses the target, increasing their Spirit by 17 for 30 min.

Improved Divine Spirit · Discipline

Your Divine Spirit and Prayer of Spirit spells also increase the target's spell damage and healing by an amount equal to 10% of their total Spirit.

Force of Will · Discipline

Increases your spell damage by 5% and the critical strike chance of your offensive spells by 5%.

Holy Nova · Holy

Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 29 to 33 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 54 to 62. These effects cause no threat.

Blackout · Shadow

Gives your Shadow damage spells a 10% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

Improved Fade · Shadow

Decreases the cooldown of your Fade ability by 6 sec.

Shadow Resilience · Shadow

Reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by all spells by 4%.