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WoW: Forever · Client build 1.60.1.70755

Priest

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Discipline

Healer
  • OverallS7.3
  • PvES7.7
  • PvPS7.2
  • LevelingB5.9

Stat priorityHealing/Spell Power, Intellect, MP5, Spirit; crit worth more than for Holy (Divine Aegis, Renewed Hope)

ArmorCloth only at every level

In a group
Heals othersHeals others: 3/3Healer spec: PW:S (6), Renew (8), Flash Heal (20), Penance 21-pt (30), Soul Warding removes the PW:S cooldown, Divine Aegis (35).
TanksTanks: 0/3Cloth only, no taunt or threat tools; Fade (8, doubled) and Silent Resolve only lower threat.
Many enemies at onceMany enemies at once: 1/3Single-target damage (Smite, Penance, Holy Fire); only Shadow Word: Pain on several mobs; Holy Nova needs an 11-point Holy dip.
Lasts without drinkingLasts without drinking: 2/3Shield and self-heals keep it alive, Meditation 50% regen while casting; low damage and mana still force drinking. Guides: comfortable, very safe solo.
Keeps the others goingKeeps the others going: 3/3Heals partners between and during pulls; Divine Spirit +40 Spirit (trained at 30), Fortitude +70 Stamina; no mana return for others.
PvP controlPvP control: 2/3Psychic Scream (14; 2-5 targets by rank, 8 s fear) and Mind Control (30, Humanoids); Silence and Blackout are Shadow-only.
PvP burstPvP burst: 1/3Low damage unless the experimental Smite talents; Penance damage, Holy Fire, Shadow Word: Death (32), Power Infusion on self.
PvP survivalPvP survival: 3/3Wowhead: 'unkillable solo spec'; no-cooldown PW:S (Soul Warding), instant Penance tick, Silent Resolve -15% stun/fear/silence, Martyrdom, Inner Fire.

Buffs it givesPower Word: FortitudePrayer of FortitudeDivine SpiritPrayer of SpiritShadow Protection / Prayer of Shadow ProtectionFear Ward

Best race and professions
  • HordeUndeadEnchanting + TailoringS
  • HordeTrollEnchanting + TailoringA
  • AllianceGnomeEnchanting + TailoringS
  • AllianceHumanEnchanting + TailoringS
  • AllianceNight ElfEnchanting + TailoringS

Holy

Healer
  • OverallA6.9
  • PvES7.8
  • PvPB6.1
  • LevelingC5.4

Stat priorityHealing/Spell Power, MP5, Spirit (Spiritual Guidance turns 25% of Spirit into healing), Intellect; crit lowest

ArmorCloth only at every level

In a group
Heals othersHeals others: 3/3Healer spec: Renew, Heal, Flash Heal (Holy Binding heals you too since 2026-11-03; Binding Heal was removed), Holy Nova party heal (20), Prayer of Healing on any party (30), Prayer of Mending (40).
TanksTanks: 0/3Cloth only, no taunt or threat tools.
Many enemies at onceMany enemies at once: 1/3Holy Nova (11-pt, 20): 174-200 Holy damage to enemies within 10 yd, no threat; used for tagging and AoE farming; otherwise weak damage.
Lasts without drinkingLasts without drinking: 1/3Heals itself, but slowest Priest solo damage makes fights long and mana-hungry; Warcraft Tavern does not recommend leveling as a healer.
Keeps the others goingKeeps the others going: 3/3Heals partners anytime; Holy Nova and Prayer of Healing top up the party; Divine Spirit (30), Fortitude, Lightwell clicks (40).
PvP controlPvP control: 2/3Psychic Scream (14; up to 5 enemies at 56, 8 s fear) and Mind Control (30, Humanoids); no Silence.
PvP burstPvP burst: 0/3Healer talents and gear; weak damage (Holy Fire, Smite, Shadow Word: Death at 32), no damage cooldown.
PvP survivalPvP survival: 2/3PW:S, self-heals, Psychic Scream, Spirit of Redemption (15 s); cloth, little mobility, fewer instant tools than Discipline.

Buffs it givesPower Word: FortitudePrayer of FortitudeDivine SpiritPrayer of SpiritShadow Protection / Prayer of Shadow ProtectionFear Ward

Best race and professions
  • HordeUndeadEnchanting + TailoringS
  • HordeTrollEnchanting + TailoringA
  • AllianceGnomeEnchanting + TailoringS
  • AllianceHumanEnchanting + TailoringS
  • AllianceNight ElfEnchanting + TailoringA

Shadow

Ranged damage
  • OverallD4.8
  • PvED4.4
  • PvPD5.1
  • LevelingC5.0

Stat prioritySpell/Shadow damage, hit to 17% vs raid bosses (Shadow Focus +5%), haste/crit, Intellect

ArmorCloth only at every level

In a group
Heals othersHeals others: 2/3Full Priest heals while leveling (Shadowform only at 40-42); Vampiric Embrace (25) heals the party for 20% of Shadow damage. Shadowform then blocks healing spells.
TanksTanks: 0/3Cloth only, no taunt; Mind Blast has high threat but nothing holds mobs.
Many enemies at onceMany enemies at once: 1/3No true AoE: Shadow Word: Pain on several mobs, Devouring Contagion jumps Devouring Plague to 2 targets when the target dies.
Lasts without drinkingLasts without drinking: 3/3Spirit Tap, Devouring Plague (20) and Vampiric Embrace self-heals, Shadowform -50% Shadow mana (40); Icy Veins: 'low to no downtime' once mastered.
Keeps the others goingKeeps the others going: 2/3Vampiric Embrace party healing (25), Dark Inspiration party +15% total Spirit (25+), Divine Spirit (30); heals partners outside Shadowform.
PvP controlPvP control: 3/3Psychic Scream (+Improved Psychic Scream), Silence (30; 5 s + 3 s lockout), Blackout 3 s stun procs, Mind Control, Mind Flay 50% slow.
PvP burstPvP burst: 2/3Mind Blast, Shadow Word: Death (32, 18 s cd), DoTs; Shadowform (40) +100% crit damage bonus, PvP crits no longer reduced.
PvP survivalPvP survival: 2/3Shadowform -15% physical damage, Devouring Plague and Vampiric Embrace self-healing, PW:S, Psychic Scream; cloth, few escapes.

Buffs it givesPower Word: FortitudePrayer of FortitudeDivine SpiritPrayer of SpiritShadow Protection / Prayer of Shadow ProtectionFear Ward

Best race and professions
  • HordeUndeadEnchanting + TailoringC
  • HordeTrollEnchanting + TailoringD
  • AllianceNight ElfEnchanting + TailoringD
  • AllianceGnomeEnchanting + TailoringD
  • AllianceHumanEnchanting + TailoringD

Launch changes

What Blizzard's final notes before launch changed for this class.

Shadow Word: Death costs 30% of your max health if the target survives (was 10%); no backlash when it misses
Before 10%
What it means Riskier execute
OfficialDatamined[1]
Power Word: Shield can be replaced by an equal or higher rank (fix); Undead Dark Sacrifice no longer breaks crowd control (fix)
Before bugs
What it means Fixes
Official[1]
Holy: Binding Heal removed; Holy Binding (new talent in its slot): Flash Heal on someone else also heals you for 50% of it, with no threat
Before Binding Heal spell
What it means Self-healing while healing others
OfficialDatamined[1]
Shadow: Devouring Contagion no longer spreads Devouring Plague from a critter; Vampiric Embrace healing can no longer crit; Cure Disease and Abolish Disease no longer take you out of Shadowform (fix)
Before different
What it means Less party healing from Vampiric Embrace
OfficialDatamined[1]

From Blizzard's development notes of 3 Nov 2026, checked against the launch client 1.60.1.70755. WoW: Forever development notes, updated 3 November (post 9)

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Discipline

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Removed from this tree (4)
  • Unbreakable Will Increases your chance to resist Stun, Fear, and Silence effects by an additional 3%.
  • Improved Power Word: Fortitude Increases the effect of your Power Word: Fortitude and Prayer of Fortitude spells by 15%.
  • Divine Spirit Holy power infuses the target, increasing their Spirit by 17 for 30 min.
  • Force of Will Increases your spell damage by 1% and the critical strike chance of your offensive spells by 1%.

Holy

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Removed from this tree (2)
  • Improved Prayer of Healing Reduces the Mana cost of your Prayer of Healing spell by 10%.
  • Lightwell Creates a holy Lightwell near the priest. Members of your raid or party can click the Lightwell to restore 800 health over 10 sec. Being attacked cancels the effect. Lightwell lasts for 3 min or 5 charges.

Shadow

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Removed from this tree (3)
  • Shadow Affinity Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 8%.
  • Improved Fade Decreases the cooldown of your Fade ability by 3 sec.
  • Improved Vampiric Embrace Increases the percentage healed by Vampiric Embrace by an additional 5%.

Talent trees: data from talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), reformatted. Icons from the game client 1.60.1.70755. talentsforever.com · CC BY 4.0 · Updated 3 Nov 2026

What it brings to a group

Run Sheets →

Interrupt

  • SilenceSilence225 Mana20 yd rangeInstant45 sec cooldownSilences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec.Silencelevel 30 · Shadow

Dispel

  • Dispel MagicDispel MagicRank 118% of base Mana30 yd rangeInstantDispels magic on the target, removing 1 harmful spell from a friend or 1 beneficial spell from an enemy.Dispel Magic · Magiclevel 18
  • Cure DiseaseCure Disease15% of base Mana30 yd rangeInstantRemoves 1 disease from the friendly target.Cure Disease · Diseaselevel 14
  • Abolish DiseaseAbolish Disease15% of base Mana30 yd rangeInstantAttempts to cure 1 disease effect on the target, and 1 more disease effect every 5 seconds for 20 sec.Abolish Disease · Diseaselevel 32

Purge

  • Dispel MagicDispel MagicRank 118% of base Mana30 yd rangeInstantDispels magic on the target, removing 1 harmful spell from a friend or 1 beneficial spell from an enemy.Dispel Magic · Magiclevel 18

Crowd control

  • Shackle UndeadShackle UndeadRank 190 Mana30 yd range1.5 sec castShackles the target undead enemy for up to 30 sec. The shackled unit is unable to move, attack or cast spells. Any damage caused will release the target. Only one target can be shackled at a time.Shackle Undead · Undeadlevel 20
  • Mind ControlMind ControlRank 1350 Mana20 yd range3 sec castControls a humanoid mind up to level 32, but increases the time between its attacks by 25%. Lasts up to 1 min.Mind Control · Humanoidlevel 30 · backup

Fear protection

  • Fear WardFear Ward100 Mana30 yd rangeInstant3 min cooldownWards the friendly target against Fear. The next Fear effect used against the target will fail, using up the ward. Lasts 3 min.Fear Wardlevel 20

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