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Priest · Healer

Priest leveling guide (1–60)

LevelingData-drivenMediumPatch 1.15.9
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Overview

The Priest is a Season of Discovery class that can play healer, ranged DPS. It is B tier on our ladder: 11.8% of the top players, average item level 77.

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Builds

Priest · Raid

BalancedLeveling
Open build

When to use it

What the 72 top Raid players we read are using. Average item level 77. Talent points 22/12/17.

Raid build

72 top profilesAverage item level 77Discipline 22 · Holy 12 · Shadow 17

Talent trees

Discipline

25
5/513%
5/52/23/331%
1/13/3
5.6%5/51.4%
42%1/1
28%
38%

Holy

8
46%32%5/5
15%46%
17%4.2%3/3
14%47%2.8%
0/28.3%17%
13%
0/1

Shadow

0
42%6.9%
36%44%44%
6.9%46%40%
1.4%46%46%
6.9%46%44%
46%
46%

Gold, what most of the top players take (with its rank); the rest shows the share of players who take it.

Secondary stat split

  1. 1. Spirit 100%

Gear by slot

  • Main hand

    • Tyr's Fallilvl 96 · 8%
    • Hammer of the Twisting Netherilvl 89 · 7%

    ✦ Spell Damage +30 (24%)

  • Off hand

    • Drakestone of the Nightmare Harbingerilvl 53 · 10%
    • Sapphiron's Right Eyeilvl 90 · 8%
    • Shadowbound Grimoireilvl 83 · 7%

    ✦ +9 Intellect (7%)

  • Ranged / relic

    • Antenna of Invigorationilvl 75 · 14%
    • Wand of the Whispering Deadilvl 83 · 13%
    • Doomsayer's Demiseilvl 83 · 11%

  • Trinket

    • Cassandra's Tomeilvl 79 · 33%
    • Zandalarian Hero Charmilvl 68 · 14%
    • Ruby-Encrusted Broachilvl 80 · 13%

  • Head

    • Crown of Revelationilvl 98 · 13%
    • Crown of Prophecyilvl 66 · 8%
    • Crown of the Oracleilvl 81 · 8%

    ✦ Stamina +20/Intellect +10/Healing and Spell Damage +12 (25%)

  • Neck

    • Barian's Chokerilvl 85 · 15%
    • Gem of Trapped Innocentsilvl 92 · 11%
    • Heart of the Fiendilvl 61 · 7%

  • Shoulders

    • Mantle of Revelationilvl 98 · 17%
    • Shoulderpads of Faithilvl 86 · 10%
    • Shoulderpads of the Oracleilvl 78 · 10%

    ✦ Healing +31 and +5 mana per 5 sec. (15%)

  • Back

    • Veil of Eclipseilvl 83 · 10%
    • Cloak of the Hakkari Worshipersilvl 65 · 8%
    • Cardinal's Shawlilvl 94 · 8%

    ✦ +30 Fire Resistance (24%)

  • Chest

    • Vestments of the Oracleilvl 88 · 17%
    • Robe of Revelationilvl 98 · 13%
    • Robe of Faithilvl 92 · 10%

    ✦ Spell Damage and Healing +10 (31%)

  • Wrists

    • Bindings of Faithilvl 88 · 17%
    • Wrists of Revelationilvl 98 · 15%
    • Bindings of Transcendenceilvl 76 · 10%

    ✦ Healing Spells +24 (22%)

  • Hands

    • Hands of Revelationilvl 98 · 15%
    • Gloves of Revelationilvl 98 · 15%
    • Gloves of the Messiahilvl 79 · 8%

    ✦ Healing Spells +30 (21%)

  • Waist

    • Girdle of Revelationilvl 98 · 19%
    • Belt of Revelationilvl 98 · 11%
    • Belt of Faithilvl 88 · 8%

  • Legs

    • Pants of Revelationilvl 98 · 15%
    • Leggings of Faithilvl 88 · 10%
    • Leggings of the Oracleilvl 81 · 10%

    ✦ Stamina +20/Intellect +10/Healing and Spell Damage +12 (19%)

  • Feet

    • Footwraps of the Oracleilvl 78 · 17%
    • Sandals of Faithilvl 86 · 8%
    • Slippers of the Oracleilvl 78 · 7%

    ✦ Spell Damage and Healing +10 (28%)

  • Ring

    • Ring of Infinite Wisdomilvl 74 · 25%
    • Ring of Faithilvl 92 · 21%
    • Band of Faithilvl 92 · 19%

Abilities

  • Power InfusionInfuses the target with power, increasing their spell damage and healing by 20%. Lasts 15 sec.
  • LightwellCreates a holy Lightwell near the priest. Members of your raid or party can click the Lightwell to restore 800 health over 10 sec. Being attacked cancels the effect. Lightwell lasts for 3 min or 5 charges.
  • ShadowformAssume a Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 25%, reducing the mana cost of all Shadow spells by 50%, and reducing Physical damage done to you by 15%. However, you may not cast Holy spells while in this form.

Strategy

1Spending your points

Average talent points: Discipline 22 / Holy 12 / Shadow 17.

  • Inner Focus (rank 1) — 98.6%
  • Improved Power Word: Fortitude (rank 2) — 95.8%
  • Unbreakable Will (rank 5) — 91.7%
  • Improved Power Word: Shield (rank 3) — 77.8%
  • Meditation (rank 3) — 76.4%
  • Silent Resolve (rank 5) — 61.1%

2While leveling

Pull one enemy at a time, eat and drink between fights and keep your weapon skill up: dying costs more time than resting.

  • Spending all your mana at the start of a long fight.
  • Pulling threat off the tank: in Classic, threat is slow to build and a dead damage dealer deals no damage.

Tips

  • Learn the downranked versions of your heals: they cost less mana and heal enough outside the spikes.
  • Spend your talent points in the order of this guide and only change the rows the content asks for.
  • Hit rating comes first until you reach the cap for your content: missed spells and swings are wasted damage.
  • Watch your tank's health bar, not the damage meter.

Changelog

  1. Guide created for patch 1.15.9.

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