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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.

  • Versatility33.9%772 avg
  • Mastery27.8%650 avg
  • Haste26.8%633 avg
  • Critical Strike11.4%276 avg

150

Synced PvP players

2,297

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

34%

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

51 players

Inner Light

Inner Light

32%

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.

48 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

4%

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

6 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

Trinity

Trinity

2%

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.

3 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.

2 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

  • 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

39% equipped · 292 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

31% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Cosmic Penitent's Eclipsing Robes

43% equipped · 292 ilvl

Discipline Priest enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +4% Mana84%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister82%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei79%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 1,300 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.

  • Shield Discipline89%

    1,133 players · Specialization

  • Purge the Wicked88%

    1,117 players · Specialization

  • Pain and Suffering87%

    1,106 players · Specialization

  • Blaze of Light85%

    1,078 players · Specialization

  • Divine Aegis84%

    1,070 players · Specialization

  • Inspiration73%

    923 players · Class

  • Revel in Darkness72%

    912 players · Specialization

  • Binding Heals68%

    869 players · Class

  • Searing Light66%

    837 players · Specialization

  • Move with Grace55%

    702 players · Class

  • Translucent Image46%

    589 players · Class

  • Shadow Mend41%

    519 players · Specialization

  • Strength of Resolve38%

    484 players · Class

  • Shadow Tap34%

    428 players · Specialization

  • Occultist32%

    408 players · Specialization

  • Mindpierce27%

    338 players · Class

  • Painful Punishment25%

    322 players · Specialization

  • Grim Deliverance17%

    214 players · Specialization

  • Spell Warding16%

    199 players · Class

  • Angel's Mercy15%

    194 players · Class

Near-universal picks (65)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Leap of Faith100%

    1,270 players · Class

  • Power Infusion100%

    1,270 players · Class

  • Spiritual Guidance100%

    1,269 players · Class

Rarely taken (108)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Abyssal Reverie10%

    127 players · Specialization

  • Mental Agility9.8%

    124 players · Class

  • Collapsing Void9.6%

    122 players · Hero

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
Spiritual Guidance
100%

Increases your Intellect by 3%.

  • Benevolence
    Benevolence100%

    Increases the damage of your spells by 3%.

  • Twins of the Sun Priestess
    Twins of the Sun Priestess99%

    Power Infusion also grants you its effect at 100% value when used on an ally. If no ally is targeted, it will grant its effect at 100% value to a nearby ally, preferring damage dealers.

    • Survival

    • 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 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 2,740 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.

    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.

    • Power Word: Barrier
      Power Word: Barrier97%

      Ascend into the air and unleash a massive barrage of Penance bolts, causing 165,479 Holy damage to enemies or 333,821 healing to allies over 4.8 sec. While ascended, gain a shield for 100% of your health. In addition, you are unaffected by knockbacks or crowd control effects.

    • Pain Suppression
      Pain Suppression97%

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

    • 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.

    • Body and Soul
      Body and Soul96%

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

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Cosmic Penitent's Celestial Grips

    47% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Handwraps

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Cover

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Hood

    37% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Leggings

    39% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Enveloping Legwraps of the Cosmic Penitent

    38% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Stave

    55% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    20% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    63% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Lamp

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Sigil

    9% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    68% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    14% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    71% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Red Linen Shirt

    2% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    2% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Cosmic Penitent's Echoing Screams

    66% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Gladiator's Silk Amice

    13% equipped · 292 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

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Sash

    51% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Belt

    35% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Bands

    37% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Wristwraps

    34% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness
    69%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt66%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed51%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity18%

    • Discipline Priest gems & sockets

    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition93%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility49%
    • 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 Mastery7%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste7%
    • Prismatic Socket6%
    Benevolence100%

    1,267 players · Class

  • Twin Disciplines100%

    1,267 players · Class

  • Twist of Fate100%

    1,267 players · Class

  • Improved Flash Heal100%

    1,266 players · Class

  • Shadow Word: Death100%

    1,265 players · Class

  • Surge of Light100%

    1,265 players · Class

  • Twins of the Sun Priestess99%

    1,263 players · Class

  • Psychic Scream99%

    1,261 players · Class

  • Dispel Magic99%

    1,260 players · Class

  • Dark Enlightenment99%

    1,258 players · Class

  • Fade99%

    1,256 players · Class

  • Desperate Prayer98%

    1,247 players · Class

  • Painful Invocation98%

    1,245 players · Class

    • Dark Energy9.6%

    122 players · Hero

  • Darkening Horizon9.6%

    122 players · Hero

  • Devour Matter9.6%

    122 players · Hero

  • Embrace the Shadow9.6%

    122 players · Hero

  • Inner Quietus9.6%

    122 players · Hero

  • Overwhelming Shadows9.6%

    122 players · Hero

  • Quickened Pulse9.6%

    122 players · Hero

  • Touch of the Void9.6%

    122 players · Hero

  • Void Blast9.6%

    122 players · Hero