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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.

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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.

  • Versatility44.1%984 avg
  • Mastery28.2%631 avg
  • Haste25.2%567 avg
  • Critical Strike2.5%63 avg

150

Synced Solo Shuffle players

2,258

Average rating sampled

2,605

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Ultimate Radiance

Ultimate Radiance

33%

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

49 players

Inner Light

Inner Light

31%

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.

46 players

Phase Shift

Phase Shift

27%

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

41 players

Dark Archangel

Dark Archangel

5%

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

7 players

Purification

Purification

1%

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.

2 players

Trinity

Trinity

1%

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.

2 players

Mindgames

Mindgames

1%

Assault an enemy's mind, dealing 27,502 Shadow damage and briefly reversing their perception of reality. For 7 sec, the next 70,246 damage they deal will heal their target, and the next 70,246 healing they deal will damage their target.

1 players

Psychic Shroud

Psychic Shroud

1%

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

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.

  • Leap of Faith
    Leap of Faith100%

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

  • Power Infusion

Most played equipment

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

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

39% equipped · 292 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

28% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Cosmic Penitent's Eclipsing Robes

40% equipped · 292 ilvl

Discipline Priest enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +4% Mana83%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister79%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei79%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness69%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt65%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery63%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed53%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 437 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.

  • Dark Indulgence90%

    378 players · Specialization

  • Weal and Woe89%

    377 players · Specialization

  • Inner Focus88%

    371 players · Specialization

  • Light's Promise86%

    363 players · Specialization

  • Holy Ray85%

    360 players · Specialization

  • Shield Discipline84%

    356 players · Specialization

  • Purge the Wicked84%

    355 players · Specialization

  • Divine Aegis83%

    350 players · Specialization

  • Pain and Suffering82%

    346 players · Specialization

  • Blaze of Light80%

    336 players · Specialization

  • Inspiration78%

    330 players · Class

  • Revel in Darkness68%

    289 players · Specialization

  • Searing Light68%

    285 players · Specialization

  • Binding Heals61%

    259 players · Class

  • Move with Grace60%

    254 players · Class

  • Translucent Image39%

    166 players · Class

  • Shadow Mend38%

    161 players · Specialization

  • Strength of Resolve35%

    148 players · Class

  • Shadow Tap34%

    143 players · Specialization

  • Occultist32%

    137 players · Specialization

  • Mindpierce26%

    111 players · Class

  • Painful Punishment22%

    91 players · Specialization

  • Grim Deliverance17%

    73 players · Specialization

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

    422 players · Class

  • Leap of Faith100%

    422 players · Class

  • Power Infusion100%

    422 players · Class

Rarely taken (108)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Angel's Mercy13%

    56 players · Class

  • Mental Agility13%

    56 players · Class

  • Spell Warding13%

    55 players · Class

Import a real build

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

  • Jæywalker

    twisting-nether · EU2,605

  • Hoffster

    stormscale · EU2,575

  • Alahkazam

    tarren-mill · EU2,557

  • Bholebender

    tichondrius · US2,556

  • Pheenx

    tarren-mill · EU2,553

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
Power Infusion
100%

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%.

  • Benevolence
    Benevolence100%

    Increases the damage of your spells by 3%.

  • Survival

    • Shadow Word: Death
      Shadow Word: Death100%

      A word of dark binding that inflicts 3,022 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 Disciplines100%

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

    • Twist of Fate
      Twist of Fate100%

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

    • Improved Flash Heal
      Improved Flash Heal99%

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

    • Surge of Light
      Surge of Light99%

      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.

    Control & mobility

    • Psychic Scream
      Psychic Scream99%

      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 Feather98%

      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.

    • Body and Soul
      Body and Soul97%

      Power Word: Shield and Leap of Faith increase your target's movement speed by 40% for 3 sec.

    • Phantasm
      Phantasm96%

      Activating Fade removes all snare effects.

    • Psychic Voice
      Psychic Voice95%

      Call shadowy tendrils to constrict enemies when Psychic Scream ends, rooting them in place for 4 sec.

    Chest

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Robe

    32% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Footwraps

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads

    32% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Cosmic Penitent's Celestial Grips

    45% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Handwraps

    22% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Cover

    42% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Hood

    39% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Enveloping Legwraps of the Cosmic Penitent

    43% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Leggings

    34% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Stave

    53% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    20% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    57% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    26% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Lamp

    17% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Sigil

    7% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    62% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    69% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Tuxedo Shirt

    2% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    2% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Cosmic Penitent's Echoing Screams

    67% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Shawl

    13% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    13% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Guild Tabard

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    48% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    26% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    47% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    27% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Sash

    58% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Belt

    27% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Wristwraps

    37% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Bands

    32% equipped · 292 ilvl

  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity21%
  • Discipline Priest gems & sockets

    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition91%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility44%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste27%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility19%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery11%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery9%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste8%
    • Prismatic Socket7%
    Shadow Word: Death100%

    422 players · Class

  • Spiritual Guidance100%

    422 players · Class

  • Twin Disciplines100%

    422 players · Class

  • Benevolence100%

    421 players · Class

  • Twist of Fate100%

    421 players · Class

  • Dark Enlightenment100%

    420 players · Class

  • Twins of the Sun Priestess100%

    420 players · Class

  • Improved Flash Heal99%

    419 players · Class

  • Psychic Scream99%

    419 players · Class

  • Surge of Light99%

    418 players · Class

  • Fade99%

    417 players · Class

  • Angelic Feather98%

    413 players · Class

  • Desperate Prayer98%

    413 players · Class

  • Abyssal Reverie10%

    43 players · Specialization

  • Collapsing Void10.0%

    42 players · Hero

  • Dark Energy10.0%

    42 players · Hero

  • Darkening Horizon10.0%

    42 players · Hero

  • Devour Matter10.0%

    42 players · Hero

  • Embrace the Shadow10.0%

    42 players · Hero

  • Inner Quietus10.0%

    42 players · Hero

  • Overwhelming Shadows10.0%

    42 players · Hero

  • Quickened Pulse10.0%

    42 players · Hero