Priest

Talent trees

The three trees hold 52 talents; 14 are new and 34 changed compared with Classic Era. The first talent point comes at level 10, 51 in total by level 60. The complete tree with every rank is in the talent calculator.

• Discipline18 talents · 7 new · 11 changed
• Holy17 talents · 3 new · 10 changed
• Shadow17 talents · 4 new · 13 changed

Tier ratings

As of November 1, 2026. The tiers consolidate several tier lists and a level-60 simulation; details, sources and reasoning on the rankings page.

Beta/PTR state before the 4 November 2026 launch. The sources rely on the level-30 beta, talent analysis and simulations – there are no raid logs yet. Ratings will change after launch.

Playable races

6 races can play Priest: 4 on the Alliance, 2 on the Horde.

• ●Human
• ●Dwarf
• ●Night Elf
• ●GnomeNew combination
• ●Undead
• ●Troll

New in Forever

• New ability: Confounding Flash (level 10)
• New ability: Divine Grace (level 10)
• New ability: Chastise (level 20)
• New ability: Contingency Plan (level 20)
• New ability: Dark Sacrifice (level 20)
• New ability: Binding Heal (level 32)
• New ability: Shadow Word: Death (level 32)
• New ability: Penance (level 40)
• New ability: Prayer of Mending (level 50)
• Reworked talent trees: 14 new and 34 changed talents compared with Classic Era
• New race options: Gnome

New and now trainable abilities

9 abilities are new at the class trainer or trainable without a talent for the first time. Numbers are for the lowest rank.

• Confounding FlashLevel 10NewConfuses up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 3 sec. Any damage taken will break the effect.
• Divine GraceLevel 10NewInstantly heals a friendly target below 50% Health for 146 to 181 and removes Weakened Soul from that target. Cannot be cast on self.
• ChastiseLevel 20NewChastise the target, causing 43 to 49 Holy damage and immobilizing them for up to 2 sec. Only works against Humanoids. This spell causes very low threat.
• Contingency PlanLevel 20NewPlace a Holy ward on an ally for 30 sec. The next time this ally takes damage dropping their Health below 35%, they will gain a shield absorbing 155 damage and begin healing for 125 Health over 15 sec. A target may be affected by only one Contingency Plan.
• Dark SacrificeLevel 20NewCannibalize 440 of your own Health over 15 sec to gain (440 + Spirit) Mana.
• Binding HealLevel 32NewHeal yourself and a friendly target for 296 to 353. This causes low threat.
• Shadow Word: DeathLevel 32NewA word of dark binding that inflicts 294 to 311 Shadow damage to the target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 10% of your maximum health.
• PenanceLevel 40NewDealing 53 Holy damage every 1 sec.
• Prayer of MendingLevel 50NewPlaces a spell on the target that heals them for [(298 + (Healing * 0.42899999)) * (1 * 1)] 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 yds. 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.

Raid buffs and debuffs

What Priest contributes in dungeons and raids. Whether your roster covers everything is checked by the raid setup planner.

• Prayer of FortitudeBuff+70 Stamina, 1 hour
• Prayer of Spirit / Divine SpiritBuff+40 Spirit, 1 hour
• Prayer of Shadow ProtectionBuff+60 Shadow resistance, 20 min
• Vampiric EmbraceBuffGroup is healed for 20% of the Priest's Shadow damage for 30 sec
• Dark InspirationBuff+15% Spirit for the group for 10 sec after Mind Blast or a full Mind Flay
• Power InfusionBuff+20% spell damage and healing for 15 sec, 3 min cooldown
• Fear WardBuffBlocks the next Fear on the target, 3 min cooldown
• Shadow WeavingDebuff+2% Shadow damage from the Priest per stack, up to 5 stacks
• Resurrection (out of combat)UtilityPriest Resurrection, Paladin Redemption, Shaman Ancestral Spirit, Druid Revive

Removes: magic, diseases, enemy buffs

Legacy challenges

With Priest you can complete these challenges of the Legacy system (1 point each): Priest: level 25, Priest: level 45, Priest: level 60. More in the Legacy guide.

Further reading

• Open class guideClass guide: specs, changes, tier lists and builds with sources
• Open talent calculatorTalent calculator: plan the tree and share it as a link
• Open rankingsRankings: ratings in PvE, PvP and dungeons
• Raid buffs and debuffsRaid setup planner: check the buffs and debuffs of your roster
• InstancesRaid planner: find a group for dungeons and raids