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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.

  • Versatility37.0%833 avg
  • Mastery27.8%639 avg
  • Haste26.4%612 avg
  • Critical Strike8.8%211 avg

150

Synced Solo Shuffle players

2,272

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

35%

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

53 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

31%

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

46 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.

8 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

  • 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

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 Magister81%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei78%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 1,186 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 Discipline90%

    1,037 players · Specialization

  • Purge the Wicked89%

    1,028 players · Specialization

  • Pain and Suffering87%

    1,008 players · Specialization

  • Blaze of Light85%

    983 players · Specialization

  • Divine Aegis84%

    975 players · Specialization

  • Inspiration74%

    855 players · Class

  • Revel in Darkness72%

    837 players · Specialization

  • Searing Light69%

    794 players · Specialization

  • Binding Heals67%

    771 players · Class

  • Move with Grace58%

    675 players · Class

  • Translucent Image44%

    512 players · Class

  • Shadow Mend40%

    460 players · Specialization

  • Strength of Resolve35%

    401 players · Class

  • Shadow Tap33%

    378 players · Specialization

  • Occultist31%

    362 players · Specialization

  • Mindpierce26%

    297 players · Class

  • Painful Punishment25%

    293 players · Specialization

  • Grim Deliverance18%

    207 players · Specialization

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

    1,155 players · Class

  • Power Infusion100%

    1,155 players · Class

  • Spiritual Guidance100%

    1,155 players · Class

Rarely taken (108)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Spell Warding15%

    170 players · Class

  • Angel's Mercy14%

    160 players · Class

  • Mental Agility10%

    118 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
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 Priestess100%

    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: Barrier98%

      Ascend into the air and unleash a massive barrage of Penance bolts, causing 184,971 Holy damage to enemies or 363,692 healing to allies over 5.0 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 Suppression98%

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

    • Body and Soul
      Body and Soul97%

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

    32% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Footwraps

    46% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads

    35% 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

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Enveloping Legwraps of the Cosmic Penitent

    43% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Leggings

    35% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Stave

    58% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    17% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    59% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Lamp

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Sigil

    6% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    63% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    19% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    68% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Tuxedo Shirt

    1% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Red Linen Shirt

    1% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Cosmic Penitent's Echoing Screams

    64% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Gladiator's Silk Amice

    13% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    15% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Guild Tabard

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    44% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    29% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    30% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Sash

    55% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Belt

    29% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Bands

    35% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Wristwraps

    35% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness
    68%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt63%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery63%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed49%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity19%

    • Discipline Priest gems & sockets

    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition91%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility43%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste30%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility20%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery11%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery9%
    • Prismatic Socket7%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste7%
    Benevolence100%

    1,153 players · Class

  • Twin Disciplines100%

    1,153 players · Class

  • Twist of Fate100%

    1,153 players · Class

  • Improved Flash Heal100%

    1,152 players · Class

  • Shadow Word: Death100%

    1,152 players · Class

  • Surge of Light100%

    1,151 players · Class

  • Twins of the Sun Priestess100%

    1,151 players · Class

  • Dark Enlightenment100%

    1,150 players · Class

  • Psychic Scream99%

    1,149 players · Class

  • Dispel Magic99%

    1,148 players · Class

  • Fade99%

    1,142 players · Class

  • Desperate Prayer98%

    1,135 players · Class

  • Unwavering Will98%

    1,135 players · Class

    • Abyssal Reverie9.3%

    107 players · Specialization

  • Collapsing Void8.7%

    100 players · Hero

  • Dark Energy8.7%

    100 players · Hero

  • Darkening Horizon8.7%

    100 players · Hero

  • Devour Matter8.7%

    100 players · Hero

  • Embrace the Shadow8.7%

    100 players · Hero

  • Inner Quietus8.7%

    100 players · Hero

  • Overwhelming Shadows8.7%

    100 players · Hero

  • Quickened Pulse8.7%

    100 players · Hero