Top Priest builds
Priest talents
Points left 0Required level 6020/0/31 split
Discipline20 / 51
0/5N
2/2C
3/5N
0/3C
2/3N
3/3C
0/2C
1/3C
1/1
3/3C
0/3C
5/5C0/1N
0/2C
0/1N
0/5N
0/3N
0/1C
Holy0 / 51
0/3C
0/3
0/5
0/5
0/5
0/1C
0/3C0/3C
0/2
0/3C0/2C
0/1N
0/2N
0/1C
0/5C
0/3C
0/1N
Shadow Magic31 / 51
1/5C
0/5
5/5C
0/3C2/2
2/2C
5/5
0/2
1/1C2/2N
0/2
1/1C
3/3C
1/1C
2/2N
0/2N
5/5C
1/1C1–10
11–20
21–30
31–40
41–50
51–51
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Priest in WoW Forever — What Changed from Classic
53 talents13 new29 reworked0 relocated11 unchanged7 gone from the trees
Priest in WoW Forever has 53 talents, thirteen new and twenty-nine rewritten, and it is the only class where nothing was merely relocated. The tree names are Discipline, Holy and Shadow Magic. Three Classic talents or later spells are baseline now: Shadow Word: Death, Devouring Plague for every race, and Fear Ward for every Priest. Divine Spirit is trained rather than talented. Six Classic talents left outright: Unbreakable Will, Improved Power Word: Fortitude, Force of Will, Improved Prayer of Healing, Lightwell and Improved Vampiric Embrace.
The redesign gives each tree a signature spell it lacked in Classic: Penance in Discipline, Prayer of Mending as the Holy capstone, and a Mind Flay that slows and can be improved in Shadow. Power Infusion and Shadowform keep their 31-point spots with new wording, and Discipline in particular reads like a damage-and-shields hybrid rather than a mana-utility stop on the way to Holy.
Discipline
Discipline has seven new talents. Power in Light and Twin Disciplines are damage talents in row one: the first buffs Smite and Penance against Holy Fire targets, the second buffs all instant casts. Holy Precision is Holy spell hit. Soul Warding shortens and cheapens Power Word: Shield and requires Improved Power Word: Shield. Penance, one point in row five, is the channelled heal-or-damage volley. Renewed Hope adds crit to the direct heals including Penance, and Divine Aegis turns critical heals into absorb shields. Power Infusion now gives 20% spell damage and healing for 15 seconds and requires Penance.
Holynew 31-point talent
Holy adds Binding Heal, a low-threat heal that hits the target and the caster, Litany of Light, which refunds mana for alternating between different healing spells, and Prayer of Mending as the new 31-point talent, requiring Spirit of Redemption. Twilight Focus (was Healing Focus) covers any spell, Spiritual Guidance adds spell damage as well as healing from Spirit, Inspiration is an armor bonus, and Improved Healing includes Penance and Prayer of Mending. Holy Nova, Searing Light and Spirit of Redemption are still here with new numbers.
Shadow Magic
Shadow Magic keeps Shadowform on top and adds three talents around its new baseline spells. Improved Mind Flay, which requires Mind Flay, adds damage, five yards of range and a stronger slow. Devouring Contagion makes Devouring Plague cheaper and lets it jump when its target dies. Early Demise raises Shadow Word: Death's crit chance on low-health targets. Shadow Weaving is a stacking proc now, Vampiric Embrace heals the party for 20% of Shadow damage, and Spirit Tap doubles Spirit for 15 seconds on a kill. Silence keeps its row-five spot.
Popular Priest builds
Three starting points at level 60. The link carries the placement order, so the leveling build doubles as a pickup order; open one, then change what you like.
- Leveling · 20/0/31Shadow levelingSpirit Tap, Mind Flay and Improved Mind Flay early, Shadowform at 40; Discipline for Meditation and Mental Strength.
- PvE · 20/31/0Holy healerDivine Fury, Spiritual Guidance, Binding Heal, Litany of Light and Prayer of Mending; Discipline for Meditation and Soul Warding.
- PvP · 20/0/31Shadow controlBlackout, Improved Psychic Scream, Silence and Shadowform; Discipline for Martyrdom, Improved Inner Fire and Soul Warding.
Beyond the trees
6 of the 10 races can be a Priest; their racials are on the WoW Forever racials page. The baseline spells that changed, and the demo spellbook, are under class abilities, and the account-wide Legacy perks apply to every character. For the picture across all nine classes, read the guide to every talent change in WoW Forever.
Priest FAQ
- What's new for Priest in WoW Forever?
- Thirteen new talents including Penance, Divine Aegis, Binding Heal, Prayer of Mending, Improved Mind Flay and Devouring Contagion. Shadow Word: Death, Devouring Plague and Fear Ward are baseline for every Priest.
- What's the best Priest leveling spec?
- Shadow Magic. Spirit Tap for mana, Mind Flay at 10 points with Improved Mind Flay right after, Vampiric Embrace and Shadowform at 40. The leveling build above is in pickup order.
- Is Divine Spirit a talent in Forever?
- No. Divine Spirit is trained from the class trainer. Devouring Plague is also trained by every race, not only Undead.
- How many Priest talents are there?
- 53: 18 in Discipline, 17 in Holy and 18 in Shadow Magic.
- Did any Priest talents get removed?
- Seven. Divine Spirit became a trainer spell. Unbreakable Will, Improved Power Word: Fortitude, Force of Will, Improved Prayer of Healing, Lightwell and Improved Vampiric Embrace are gone.
- Which races can be Priests?
- Undead, Troll, Human, Dwarf, Night Elf and Gnome. Priests still get race-specific spells; those are listed with each race. See Priest racial spells.