Power Word: Barrier

In the Discipline Priest talent tree, Power Word: Barrier sits in the Discipline specialization talents, row 4 of 11. It is a single-point node.

Choice node

Power Word: Barrier shares its node with Ultimate Penitence. A character takes one of the two.

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  Ultimate Penitence

  Ascend into the air and unleash a massive barrage of Penance bolts, causing Holy damage to enemies or healing to allies over 6 sec. While ascended, gain a shield for 100% of your health. In addition, you are unaffected by knockbacks or crowd control effects.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Power Word: Barrier from Dark Indulgence, Sanctuary and Pain Transformation or Protector of the Frail.

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  Dark Indulgence

  Mind Blast has a 100% chance to grant Power of the Dark Side and deals 20% additional damage.

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  Sanctuary

  Smite prevents the next damage dealt by the enemy.

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  Pain Transformation

  Pain Suppression also heals your target for 15% of their maximum health and applies Atonement.

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  Protector of the Frail

  Pain Suppression gains an additional charge. Power Word: Shield reduces the cooldown of Pain Suppression by 3 sec.

Connected below

Power Word: Barrier leads on to Lenience.

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  Lenience

  Atonement reduces damage taken by 2%.

Same row

Also on this row: Bright Pupil or Enduring Luminescence, Shield Discipline, Painful Punishment and Revel in Darkness.

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  Bright Pupil

  Reduces the cooldown of Power Word: Radiance by 3 sec.

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  Enduring Luminescence

  Reduces the cast time of Power Word: Radiance by 30% and causes it to apply Atonement at an additional 10% of its normal duration.

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  Shield Discipline

  When your Power Word: Shield is completely absorbed, you restore of your maximum mana.

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  Painful Punishment
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  Revel in Darkness

  Shadow Word: Pain deals 5% additional damage and spreads to 1 additional targets when you cast Penance to its target.