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Discipline Priest

Healer specialisation · Tier A in PvP, 5.9% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

All PvPSolo2v23v3BlitzRBG

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility47.9%1,048 avg
  • Mastery31.3%689 avg
  • Haste19.6%429 avg
  • Critical Strike1.3%30 avg

105

Synced Blitz players

1,945

Average rating sampled

2,456

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Ultimate Radiance

Ultimate Radiance

35%

Evangelism cooldown is reduced by 45 sec and Power Word: Radiance healing is increased by 15%.

37 players

Inner Light

Inner Light

28%

Inner Light: Healing spells cost 10% less mana. Inner Shadow: Spell damage and Atonement healing increased by 10%. Activate to swap from one effect to the other, incurring a 6 sec cooldown.

29 players

Phase Shift

Phase Shift

26%

Step into the shadows when you cast Fade, avoiding all attacks and spells for 1 sec. Interrupt effects are not affected by Phase Shift.

27 players

Dark Archangel

Dark Archangel

7%

Casting Evangelism increases your damage, and the damage of all allies with your Atonement by 10% for 12 sec.

7 players

Trinity

Trinity

4%

Atonement duration increased by 10 sec. Smite, Penance, Mind Blast, and Void Blast have 10% reduced cast time when you have Atonement on 3 or more allies.

4 players

Purification

Purification

3%

Purify now has a maximum of 2 charges. Removing harmful effects with Purify grants your target an absorption shield equal to 5% of their maximum health. Lasts 8 sec.

3 players

Psychic Shroud

Psychic Shroud

2%

When your Psychic Scream affects 1 or more players, the next crowd control effect against you is prevented. Lasts 6 sec.

2 players

Mindgames

Mindgames

1%

Assault an enemy's mind, dealing 26,208 Shadow damage and briefly reversing their perception of reality. For 7 sec, the next 67,945 damage they deal will heal their target, and the next 67,945 healing they deal will damage their target.

1 players

Strength of Soul

Strength of Soul

1%

Your Power Word: Shield reduces all Physical damage taken by 15% while the shield persists.

1 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Dispel Magic
    Dispel Magic100%

    Dispels Magic on the enemy target, removing 1 beneficial Magic effect.

  • Fade
    Fade100%

    Fade out, removing all your threat and reducing enemies' detection range against you for 10 sec.

  • Leap of Faith

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

36% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

28% equipped · 292 ilvl

Chest

Cosmic Penitent's Eclipsing Robes

53% equipped · 292 ilvl

Discipline Priest enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +4% Mana77%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister74%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery69%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 105 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

  • Inner Focus89%

    93 players · Specialization

  • Weal and Woe89%

    93 players · Specialization

  • Dark Indulgence88%

    91 players · Specialization

  • Lenience88%

    91 players · Specialization

  • Pain and Suffering88%

    91 players · Specialization

  • Purge the Wicked88%

    91 players · Specialization

  • Blaze of Light86%

    89 players · Specialization

  • Divine Aegis85%

    88 players · Specialization

  • Psychic Voice85%

    88 players · Class

  • Shield Discipline83%

    86 players · Specialization

  • Inspiration76%

    79 players · Class

  • Binding Heals75%

    78 players · Class

  • Revel in Darkness71%

    74 players · Specialization

  • Strength of Resolve55%

    57 players · Class

  • Searing Light52%

    54 players · Specialization

  • Translucent Image52%

    54 players · Class

  • Shadow Mend51%

    53 players · Specialization

  • Shadow Tap39%

    41 players · Specialization

  • Occultist37%

    38 players · Specialization

  • Move with Grace34%

    35 players · Class

  • Angel's Mercy30%

    31 players · Class

  • Mindpierce23%

    24 players · Class

  • Grim Deliverance16%

    17 players · Specialization

  • Painful Punishment15%

    16 players · Specialization

Near-universal picks (60)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Dispel Magic100%

    104 players · Class

  • Fade100%

    104 players · Class

  • Improved Flash Heal100%

    104 players · Class

Rarely taken (68)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Spell Warding14%

    15 players · Class

  • Bright Pupil13%

    13 players · Specialization

  • Improved Purify12%

    12 players · Class

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

  • Judine

    kazzak · EU2,456

  • Cäfe

    archimonde · EU2,421

  • Alysxo

    ravencrest · EU2,402

  • Tashiwashi

    silvermoon · EU2,342

  • Çãfê

    stormrage · US2,332

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Priest specs

  • Holy
  • Shadow
Leap of Faith
100%

Pulls the spirit of a party or raid member, instantly moving them directly in front of you.

  • Power Infusion
    Power Infusion100%

    Infuses the target with power for 15 sec, increasing haste by 20%. Can only be cast on players.

  • Spiritual Guidance
    Spiritual Guidance100%

    Increases your Intellect by 3%.

  • Survival

    • Improved Flash Heal
      Improved Flash Heal100%

      Increases healing done by Flash Heal and Shadow Mend by 15%.

    • Surge of Light
      Surge of Light100%

      Your healing spells and Smite have a 8% chance to make your next Flash Heal or Shadow Mend instant and cost 50% less mana. Stacks to 2.

    • Shadow Word: Death
      Shadow Word: Death99%

      A word of dark binding that inflicts 3,463 Shadow damage to your target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 5% of your maximum health. Damage increased by 250% to targets below 20% health.

    • Twin Disciplines
      Twin Disciplines99%

      Increases the damage and healing of your Holy and Shadow spells by 2%.

    • Twist of Fate
      Twist of Fate99%

      After damaging or healing a target below 35% health, gain 10% increased damage and healing for 8 sec.

    Control & mobility

    • Psychic Scream
      Psychic Scream100%

      Lets out a psychic scream, causing all enemies within 8 yards to flee, disorienting them for 8 sec. Damage may interrupt the effect.

    • Angelic Feather
      Angelic Feather97%

      Places a feather at the target location, granting the first ally to walk through it 40% increased movement speed for 5 sec. Only 3 feathers can be placed at one time.

    • Pain Suppression
      Pain Suppression96%

      Reduces all damage taken by a friendly target by 40% for 8 sec. Castable while stunned.

    • Power Word: Barrier
      Power Word: Barrier96%

      Ascend into the air and unleash a massive barrage of Penance bolts, causing 250,449 Holy damage to enemies or 422,446 healing to allies over 5.4 sec. While ascended, gain a shield for 100% of your health. In addition, you are unaffected by knockbacks or crowd control effects.

    • Phantasm
      Phantasm95%

      Activating Fade removes all snare effects.

    Chest

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Robe

    30% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Footwraps

    71% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads

    18% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Cosmic Penitent's Celestial Grips

    38% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Handwraps

    30% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Cover

    60% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Hood

    19% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Leggings

    56% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Enveloping Legwraps of the Cosmic Penitent

    24% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Stave

    54% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    30% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    65% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Sigil

    23% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Lamp

    9% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    80% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    10% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    73% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    17% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Black Swashbuckler's Shirt

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Cosmic Penitent's Echoing Screams

    62% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Shawl

    19% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    10% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    8% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    44% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    30% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    42% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    30% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Belt

    62% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Sash

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Wristwraps

    48% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Bands

    31% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei
    65%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness63%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt58%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed53%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul12%
  • Discipline Priest gems & sockets

    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition89%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility58%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery12%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste11%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility10%
    • Prismatic Socket9%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery8%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste4%
    Leap of Faith100%

    104 players · Class

  • Power Infusion100%

    104 players · Class

  • Psychic Scream100%

    104 players · Class

  • Spiritual Guidance100%

    104 players · Class

  • Surge of Light100%

    104 players · Class

  • Benevolence99%

    103 players · Class

  • Shadow Word: Death99%

    103 players · Class

  • Twin Disciplines99%

    103 players · Class

  • Twins of the Sun Priestess99%

    103 players · Class

  • Twist of Fate99%

    103 players · Class

  • Angelic Feather97%

    101 players · Class

  • Desperate Prayer97%

    101 players · Class

  • Improved Fade97%

    101 players · Class

  • Light's Inspiration12%

    12 players · Class

  • Abyssal Reverie11%

    11 players · Specialization

  • Sanguine Teachings8.7%

    9 players · Class

  • Holy Nova7.7%

    8 players · Class

  • Collapsing Void6.7%

    7 players · Hero

  • Dark Energy6.7%

    7 players · Hero

  • Darkening Horizon6.7%

    7 players · Hero

  • Devour Matter6.7%

    7 players · Hero

  • Embrace the Shadow6.7%

    7 players · Hero