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WoW Forever Priest
Priests keep Shadowform, gain Penance and Prayer of Mending, and every Priest race has racial Priest spells of its own. Gnomes can be Priests for the first time.
Official changes come from Blizzard's Deep Dive, What's Next and Found Photos panels; talent numbers come from our talent dataset, built from the BlizzCon demo; hands-on reports are marked. Last reviewed: .
- Talents
- 53
- 47 in Classic
- New talents
- 14
- 8 removed
- New 31-point talents
- 1 of 3
- Discipline · Holy · Shadow Magic
- Races
- 6
- 1 new in Forever
What changes for Priests
- Blizzard
Divine Spirit is no longer a talent: every Priest has it.
- Player reports
Fear Ward is available to every Priest, not just Dwarves, according to hands-on notes from BlizzCon.
- Player reports
Each Priest race has its own racial Priest spells, listed with each race below.
- Blizzard
Healing power also adds a third as much damage, and hit and critical strike are merged across spells and attacks.
- BlizzCon demo
Discipline gains Penance and Divine Aegis, and Holy ends in Prayer of Mending and adds Binding Heal.
Priest talent trees at a glance
Each tree’s 31-point talent and how many talents changed. The full list, with every rank, is in the talent calculator.
Discipline
Infuses the target with power, increasing their spell damage and healing done by 20% for 15 sec.
Same 31-point talent as Classic
- 7 new
- 4 removed
- 4 moved
Your Smite and Penance spells deal 2% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire. Your Smite and Penance spells deal 10% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire. estimated Increases the damage and healing of your instant cast spells by 1%. Increases the damage and healing of your instant cast spells by 5%. estimated Increases your chance to hit with Holy spells by 6%. Increases your chance to hit with Holy spells by 8%. estimated Reduces the cooldown on your Power Word: Shield spell by 4 sec and reduces its mana cost by 15%. Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 93 Holy damage to an enemy, or 223 healing to an ally, instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec. Your heals from Flash Heal, Binding Heal, Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, and Penance gain 2% increased critical strike chance when cast on targets with Weakened Soul, and reduce the remaining duration of Weakened Soul on their target by 1 sec. 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. estimated Your critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 5% of the amount healed. Lasts 12 sec. Your critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 15% of the amount healed. Lasts 12 sec. estimated
Holy New
Places a spell on the target that heals them for 231 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 yards. 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.
Replaces Lightwell
- 4 new
- 3 removed
- 0 moved
Gives you a 23% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any spell. Gives you a 83% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any spell. estimated Heals a friendly target and the caster for 330 to 387. Low threat. When you cast a healing spell, gain Mana equal to 5% of the base cost of the spell if your previous heal was a different spell. When you cast a healing spell, gain Mana equal to 10% of the base cost of the spell if your previous heal was a different spell. estimated Places a spell on the target that heals them for 231 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 yards. 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.
Shadow Magic
Assume Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 10%, reducing the Mana cost of all Shadow spells by 50%, increasing the critical strike damage bonus of your Shadow spells by 100%, and reducing Physical damage taken by you by 15%. However, you may not cast healing spells while in this form.
Same 31-point talent as Classic
- 3 new
- 1 removed
- 10 moved
Your Mind Flay now deals 10% more damage, gains 5 yards increased range, but slows the target's movement speed by 35%. Not shown in the BlizzCon demo. Reduces the mana cost of your Devouring Plague by 25%. Targets that die while Devouring Plague is active spreads it, jumping to a nearby enemy within 5 yards for the remaining duration. Reduces the mana cost of your Devouring Plague by 50%. Targets that die while Devouring Plague is active spreads it, jumping to a nearby enemy within 5 yards for the remaining duration. estimated Increases Shadow Word: Death's critical strike chance on targets at or below 20% health by 15%. Increases Shadow Word: Death's critical strike chance on targets at or below 40% health by 30%. estimated
Races for Priests
Every race that can be a Priest in Forever and what it brings to the class.
HumanAlliance
Divine Grace, the Human Priest spell; The Human Spirit adds 5% Spirit.
Racial Priest spells
Instantly heals a friendly target below 50% Health and removes Weakened Soul; not on yourself
Divine Grace
For 15 sec, enemy spells that hit you burn their caster's Mana and deal Shadow damage
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DwarfAlliance
Chastise and Desperate Prayer; with a mace, Mace Specialization crit applies to spells.
Racial Priest spells
Holy damage and a root of up to 2 sec on a Humanoid, with very little threat
Chastise
Instant self-heal
Desperate Prayer
A baseline spell for every Priest
Fear Ward
Night ElfAlliance
Elune's Grace and Starshards.
Racial Priest spells
For 15 sec, melee and ranged attacks are 50% less likely to hit you (ends after 3 misses); 5 min cooldown
Elune's Grace
Arcane damage to an enemy over 6 sec
Starshards
GnomeAllianceNew in Forever
Confounding Flash and Contingency Plan.
Racial Priest spells
Confuses up to 5 enemies within 8 yd for 3 sec; damage breaks it
Confounding Flash
A 15 sec ward on an ally: when their Health drops below 35%, they get an absorb shield and a heal over 15 sec
Contingency Plan
UndeadHorde
Dark Sacrifice trades Health for Mana.
Racial Priest spells
Instant, 10 min cooldown: trade Health for Mana over 15 sec
Dark Sacrifice
The next melee attack against you deals Shadow damage to the attacker and lowers its Attack Power for 2 min
Touch of Weakness
TrollHorde
Berserking adds casting speed; Hex of Weakness and Shadowguard stay Troll Priest spells.
Racial Priest spells
Lowers an enemy's melee Attack Power and cuts the healing it receives by 20% for 2 min
Hex of Weakness
Three charges of shadows that strike attackers for Shadow damage, without threat; lasts 10 min
ShadowguardWoW Forever Priest FAQ
Can Gnomes be Priests in WoW Forever?
Yes. Priest is one of the six new race and class combinations, and Gnome Priests have racial spells of their own.
Is Fear Ward still Dwarf-only in WoW Forever?
Hands-on notes from BlizzCon say every Priest has it. Blizzard hasn’t confirmed it.
Is Divine Spirit still a talent?
No. Blizzard made it baseline for every Priest.
Which races can be a Priest in WoW Forever?
Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Undead, and Troll. Gnome is new to the class in Forever.
What are the Priest 31-point talents in WoW Forever?
Discipline: Power Infusion; Holy: Prayer of Mending (new, replacing Lightwell); Shadow Magic: Shadowform.
Still unconfirmed
- Fear Ward is available to every Priest, not just Dwarves, according to hands-on notes from BlizzCon.
- Each Priest race has its own racial Priest spells, listed with each race below.
- Final talent values: the demo numbers can change in the beta