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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.

  • Versatility46.5%1,019 avg
  • Mastery28.5%629 avg
  • Haste23.4%516 avg
  • Critical Strike1.6%37 avg

150

Synced 3v3 players

1,712

Average rating sampled

2,094

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Ultimate Radiance

Ultimate Radiance

61%

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

92 players

Inner Light

Inner Light

56%

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.

84 players

Phase Shift

Phase Shift

49%

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

73 players

Dark Archangel

Dark Archangel

15%

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

23 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.

6 players

Mindgames

Mindgames

2%

Assault an enemy's mind, dealing 32,796 Shadow damage and briefly reversing their perception of reality. For 7 sec, the next 85,434 damage they deal will heal their target, and the next 85,434 healing they deal will damage their target.

3 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.

2 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

Combat toolkit

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

Pressure & burst

  • 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.

  • Leap of Faith
    Leap of Faith

Most played equipment

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

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

42% equipped · 253 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

25% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Cosmic Penitent's Eclipsing Robes

42% equipped · 292 ilvl

Discipline Priest enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +4% Mana73%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister73%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei72%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 273 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.

  • Assured Safety89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Desperate Measures89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Divine Feathers89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Foreseen Circumstances89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Guiding Light89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Piety89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Preemptive Care89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Preventive Measures89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Prompt Prognosis89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Prophet's Insight89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Twinsight89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Unfolding Vision89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Waste No Time89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Words of the Wise89%

    238 players · Hero

  • Inner Focus89%

    237 players · Specialization

  • Shield Discipline89%

    236 players · Specialization

  • Holy Ray88%

    234 players · Specialization

  • Light's Promise88%

    233 players · Specialization

  • Purge the Wicked87%

    232 players · Specialization

  • Pain and Suffering86%

    230 players · Specialization

  • Divine Aegis83%

    220 players · Specialization

  • Blaze of Light82%

    219 players · Specialization

  • Inspiration74%

    198 players · Class

  • Searing Light71%

    189 players · Specialization

  • Revel in Darkness66%

    175 players · Specialization

  • Move with Grace65%

    173 players · Class

  • Binding Heals61%

    163 players · Class

  • Translucent Image43%

    115 players · Class

  • Shadow Mend38%

    101 players · Specialization

  • Shadow Tap35%

    92 players · Specialization

  • Occultist33%

    88 players · Specialization

  • Strength of Resolve28%

    74 players · Class

  • Mindpierce27%

    73 players · Class

  • Painful Punishment26%

    70 players · Specialization

  • Grim Deliverance22%

    58 players · Specialization

  • Angel's Mercy15%

    41 players · Class

Near-universal picks (48)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Benevolence100%

    266 players · Class

  • Dispel Magic100%

    266 players · Class

  • Leap of Faith100%

    266 players · Class

Rarely taken (103)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Spell Warding12%

    32 players · Class

  • Collapsing Void11%

    28 players · Hero

  • Dark Energy11%

    28 players · Hero

Import a real build

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

  • Primal

    echo-isles · US2,094

  • Slavicgirl

    illidan · US2,070

  • Xxádòý

    stormscale · EU2,063

  • Dissonance

    nemesis · EU2,046

  • Ashz

    stormscale · EU2,016

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
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

    • Shadow Word: Death
      Shadow Word: Death100%

      A word of dark binding that inflicts 3,159 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 Scream100%

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

    • Body and Soul
      Body and Soul99%

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

    • Phantasm
      Phantasm97%

      Activating Fade removes all snare effects.

    • Psychic Voice
      Psychic Voice97%

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

    • 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.

    Chest

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Robe

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Footwraps

    59% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads

    23% equipped · 256 ilvl

    Hands

    Cosmic Penitent's Celestial Grips

    48% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Silk Handwraps

    20% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Cover

    46% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Hood

    33% equipped · 256 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Leggings

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Enveloping Legwraps of the Cosmic Penitent

    28% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Stave

    55% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    47% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    32% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Sigil

    16% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Lamp

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    62% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    19% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    61% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    18% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Cosmic Penitent's Echoing Screams

    66% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Shawl

    11% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    12% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Astral Gladiator's Tabard

    9% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    57% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    57% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Sash

    45% equipped · 282 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Belt

    37% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Bands

    33% equipped · 256 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Wristwraps

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness
    63%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery59%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt59%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed49%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul15%

    • Discipline Priest gems & sockets

    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition85%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility40%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste20%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility19%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste15%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery15%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery12%
    • Prismatic Socket11%
    Power Infusion100%

    266 players · Class

  • Psychic Scream100%

    266 players · Class

  • Shadow Word: Death100%

    266 players · Class

  • Spiritual Guidance100%

    266 players · Class

  • Twin Disciplines100%

    266 players · Class

  • Twist of Fate100%

    266 players · Class

  • Dark Enlightenment100%

    265 players · Class

  • Twins of the Sun Priestess100%

    265 players · Class

  • Improved Flash Heal99%

    264 players · Class

  • Body and Soul99%

    263 players · Class

  • Surge of Light99%

    263 players · Class

  • Fade98%

    262 players · Class

  • Painful Invocation98%

    262 players · Class

    • Darkening Horizon11%

    28 players · Hero

  • Devour Matter11%

    28 players · Hero

  • Embrace the Shadow11%

    28 players · Hero

  • Inner Quietus11%

    28 players · Hero

  • Mental Agility11%

    28 players · Class

  • Overwhelming Shadows11%

    28 players · Hero

  • Quickened Pulse11%

    28 players · Hero

  • Touch of the Void11%

    28 players · Hero

  • Void Blast11%

    28 players · Hero