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Discipline Priest

Healer specialisation · Tier A in PvP, 6.2% 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.

  • Versatility44.3%981 avg
  • Haste29.3%652 avg
  • Mastery23.6%525 avg
  • Critical Strike2.8%67 avg

150

Synced 2v2 players

1,948

Average rating sampled

2,478

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Ultimate Radiance

Ultimate Radiance

71%

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

106 players

Inner Light

Inner Light

63%

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.

94 players

Phase Shift

Phase Shift

54%

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

81 players

Dark Archangel

Dark Archangel

17%

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

26 players

Trinity

Trinity

6%

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.

9 players

Strength of Soul

Strength of Soul

4%

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

6 players

Mindgames

Mindgames

3%

Assault an enemy's mind, dealing 27,379 Shadow damage and briefly reversing their perception of reality. For 7 sec, the next 70,708 damage they deal will heal their target, and the next 70,708 healing they deal will damage their target.

5 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.

3 players

Purification

Purification

2%

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

Combat toolkit

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

Pressure & burst

  • 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
    Power Infusion100%

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

  • Spiritual Guidance

Most played equipment

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

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

41% equipped · 253 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cloak

22% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Cosmic Penitent's Eclipsing Robes

43% equipped · 292 ilvl

Discipline Priest enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +4% Mana67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei65%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 426 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%

    371 players · Specialization

  • Weal and Woe88%

    369 players · Specialization

  • Mass Dispel86%

    359 players · Class

  • Holy Ray85%

    355 players · Specialization

  • Shield Discipline85%

    353 players · Specialization

  • Blaze of Light84%

    352 players · Specialization

  • Assured Safety84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Desperate Measures84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Divine Feathers84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Foreseen Circumstances84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Guiding Light84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Piety84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Preemptive Care84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Preventive Measures84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Prompt Prognosis84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Prophet's Insight84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Twinsight84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Unfolding Vision84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Waste No Time84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Words of the Wise84%

    351 players · Hero

  • Purge the Wicked84%

    350 players · Specialization

  • Light's Promise83%

    346 players · Specialization

  • Divine Aegis80%

    332 players · Specialization

  • Inspiration71%

    294 players · Class

  • Binding Heals68%

    284 players · Class

  • Revel in Darkness68%

    283 players · Specialization

  • Searing Light66%

    277 players · Specialization

  • Translucent Image53%

    219 players · Class

  • Move with Grace51%

    214 players · Class

  • Shadow Mend41%

    172 players · Specialization

  • Strength of Resolve40%

    168 players · Class

  • Shadow Tap38%

    159 players · Specialization

  • Occultist37%

    154 players · Specialization

  • Mindpierce33%

    137 players · Class

  • Painful Punishment28%

    118 players · Specialization

  • Grim Deliverance18%

    73 players · Specialization

Near-universal picks (47)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Improved Flash Heal100%

    417 players · Class

  • Leap of Faith100%

    417 players · Class

  • Power Infusion100%

    417 players · Class

Rarely taken (55)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Spell Warding15%

    61 players · Class

  • Divine Procession12%

    51 players · Specialization

  • Greater Smite12%

    51 players · Specialization

Import a real build

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

  • Slavicgirl

    illidan · US2,478

  • Grybbolar

    twisting-nether · EU2,380

  • Xxádòý

    stormscale · EU2,298

  • Dayx

    malganis · US2,294

  • Crymorelolxd

    outland · EU2,258

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
Spiritual Guidance
100%

Increases your Intellect by 3%.

  • Benevolence
    Benevolence100%

    Increases the damage of your spells by 3%.

  • Dispel Magic
    Dispel Magic100%

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

    • Survival

    • Improved Flash Heal
      Improved Flash Heal100%

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

    • Shadow Word: Death
      Shadow Word: Death100%

      A word of dark binding that inflicts 3,025 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    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.

    • Pain Suppression
      Pain Suppression98%

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

    • Power Word: Barrier
      Power Word: Barrier98%

      Ascend into the air and unleash a massive barrage of Penance bolts, causing 191,545 Holy damage to enemies or 372,749 healing to allies over 4.9 sec. While ascended, gain a shield for 100% of your health. In addition, you are unaffected by knockbacks or crowd control effects.

    • Body and Soul
      Body and Soul96%

      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.

    Chest

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Robe

    39% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Footwraps

    51% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads

    31% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Hands

    Cosmic Penitent's Celestial Grips

    54% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Handwraps

    13% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Cover

    57% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Hood

    25% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Leggings

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Enveloping Legwraps of the Cosmic Penitent

    29% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Stave

    68% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    13% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    46% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Necklace

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Sigil

    8% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Lamp

    8% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    63% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    18% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    61% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    17% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Tuxedo Shirt

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Cosmic Penitent's Echoing Screams

    67% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Gladiator's Silk Mantle

    7% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    11% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    9% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    51% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    23% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    53% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Sash

    43% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Belt

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Bands

    33% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Wristwraps

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt
    59%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness58%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed51%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery47%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity29%

    • Discipline Priest gems & sockets

    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition81%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility34%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility23%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste15%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery13%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery13%
    • Prismatic Socket13%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste10%
    Shadow Word: Death100%

    417 players · Class

  • Spiritual Guidance100%

    417 players · Class

  • Surge of Light100%

    417 players · Class

  • Twin Disciplines100%

    417 players · Class

  • Benevolence100%

    416 players · Class

  • Dispel Magic100%

    416 players · Class

  • Psychic Scream100%

    416 players · Class

  • Twins of the Sun Priestess100%

    416 players · Class

  • Twist of Fate100%

    415 players · Class

  • Dark Enlightenment99%

    414 players · Class

  • Unwavering Will99%

    412 players · Class

  • Painful Invocation99%

    411 players · Class

  • Atonement98%

    410 players · Specialization

    • Mental Agility8.4%

    35 players · Class

  • Sanguine Teachings8.4%

    35 players · Class

  • Improved Purify7.7%

    32 players · Class

  • Shadowfiend6.7%

    28 players · Specialization

  • Inescapable Torment6.0%

    25 players · Specialization

  • Expiation5.5%

    23 players · Specialization

  • Death's Torment5.3%

    22 players · Specialization

  • Sanctuary4.3%

    18 players · Specialization

  • Bright Pupil4.1%

    17 players · Specialization