TheWoWDBWoW Class
Priest
Devotees of Light and Shadow who mend allies or unmake foes with the mind.
Priest at a glance
- Armor
- Cloth
- Resource
- Mana and Insanity
- Introduced in
- Classic
- Specializations
- 3
- Roles
- Healer, DPS
Specializations
DisciplineHealerDiscipline talent treeDiscipline spells: Mass Resurrection, Mastery: Grace, Purify, Penance, Purify Disease, Single-Button Assistant, Plea.
HolyHealerHoly talent treeHoly spells: Serendipity, Mastery: Echo of Light, Mass Resurrection, Spirit of Redemption, Purify, Purify Disease, Single-Button Assistant, Prayer of Mending.
ShadowDPSShadow talent treeShadow spells: Shadowform, Mastery: Shadow Weaving, Vampiric Touch, Mind Flay, Hallucinations, Single-Button Assistant, Vampiric Embrace, Silence.
Priest spellbook
Priest appearance sets
Blind Oath's BurdenMidnightBlind Oath's BurdenMidnightBlind Oath's BurdenMidnightBlind Oath's BurdenMidnight
Cosmic Penitent's RaimentMidnightCosmic Penitent's RaimentMidnightCosmic Penitent's RaimentMidnightCosmic Penitent's RaimentMidnight240 more Priest appearance sets
Pieces of Blind Oath's Burden.
Voracious Wristwraps
Endless March Waistwrap
Blind Oath's Shroud
Blind Oath's Seraphguards
Blind Oath's Leggings
Blind Oath's Winged Crest
Blind Oath's Touch
Blind Oath's SlippersLadder snapshot and gold angle
Priests self-heal through long grinds with Shadow and can run buff-adjacent services while farming, so time on target stays high.
Recent Priest hotfixes
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Developers’ notes: These changes are aimed at further improving Archon’s viability in PvP with targeted increases to Prayer of Healing’s group healing and the power of proc effects from the tree.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Prayerful Litany now causes the primary target of Prayer of Healing to be healed for 75% more in PvP combat (was 125%).
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Prayer of Healing healing increased by 30% in PvP combat.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Archon: Resonant Energy now increases healing done by 4% per stack in PvP combat (was 2%).
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Archon: Empowered Surges now increases the healing of spells affected by Surge of Light by 10% in PvP combat (was 5%).
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Archon: Realized Potential now increases Flash Heal healing by 25% in PvP combat (was 20%).
- October 21, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Fixed an issue where Sanctified Ground applying to allies would interrupt channeled spells such as Divine Hymn.
- October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest
Absolute Faith absorption increased by 113%.
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.
Every Priest hotfix, by date: Priest hotfixes.
