Priest abilities

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For priest abilities and talents on Classic servers, see Priest abilities (Classic).

Priest abilities are abilities that priests use. Most abilities are shared between all specializations, while some are only specific to one (or two) specializations.

Class abilities

All priests automatically learn the following spells at the specified level, regardless of specialization.

Ability Level
[Smite] 1
[Shadow Word: Pain] 2
[Flash Heal] 3
[Power Word: Shield] 4
[Mind Blast] 5
[Power Word: Fortitude] 6
[Psychic Scream] 7
[Desperate Prayer] 8
[Fade] 9
[Resurrection] 10/B Priest [1-10] A Priest's End
[Levitate] 12
[Mind Vision] 14
[Focused Will] 16
[Mind Soothe] 18

Specialization abilities

The three priest specializations are Discipline (Healer), Holy (Healer) and Shadow (caster DPS).

For an exploration of each priest specialization, see Priest specializations.

Talents

Talents become available at level 10. They can be changed at any time outside of combat, except during a PvP match or Mythic+ dungeon. A talented ability cannot be changed while it is on cooldown.

Row 5 is locked until 8 points are spent, and row 8 is locked until 20 points are spent.

Class talents

Tier Talent Ranks Requirement
1 [Renew] 1 Automatic for Discipline/Holy
[Dispel Magic] 1
[Shadowfiend] 1 Automatic for Discipline/Shadow
2 [Prayer of Mending] 1 Renew (Automatic for Holy)
[Improved Flash Heal] 1 Renew OR Dispel Magic
[Improved Purify] 1 Dispel Magic (Holy/Discipline only)
[Purify Disease] 1 Dispel Magic (Shadow only)
[Psychic Voice]/
[Petrifying Scream]		 1 Dispel Magic OR Shadowfiend
[Shadow Word: Death] 1 Shadowfiend (Automatic for Shadow)
3 [Focused Mending] 1 Prayer of Mending
[Holy Nova] 1 Prayer of Mending OR Improved Flash Heal
[Protective Light]/
[From Darkness Comes Light]		 1 Improved Flash Heal
[Angelic Feather] 1 Improved Flash Heal OR Improved Purify OR Purify Disease OR Psychic Voice/Petrifying Scream
[Phantasm] 1 Psychic Voice/Petrifying Scream OR Shadow Word: Death
[Death and Madness] 1 Shadow Word: Death
4 [Spell Warding]/
[Blessed Recovery]		 1 Prayer of Mending OR Focused Mending OR Holy Nova
[Rhapsody] 1 Holy Nova
[Leap of Faith] 1 Holy Nova OR Protective Light/From Darkness Comes Light OR Angelic Feather
[Shackle Undead] 1 Angelic Feather
[Sheer Terror]/
[Void Tendrils]		 1 Angelic Feather OR Phantasm
[Mind Control]/
[Dominate Mind]		 1 Phantasm OR Death and Madness
5 [Words of the Pious] 1 Spell Warding/Blessed Recovery
[Mass Dispel] 1 Spell Warding/Blessed Recovery OR Rhapsody OR Leap of Faith
[Move with Grace] 1 Leap of Faith
[Power Infusion] 1 Leap of Faith OR Shackle Undead OR Sheer Terror/Void Tendrils
[Sanguine Teachings]/
[Vampiric Embrace]		 1 Sheer Terror/Void Tendrils OR Mind Control/Dominate Mind
[Tithe Evasion] 1 Death and Madness
6 [Inspiration] 1 Spell Warding/Blessed Recovery OR Words of the Pious OR Mass Dispel
[Mental Agility] 1 Mass Dispel
[Body and Soul] 1 Mass Dispel OR Move with Grace OR Power Infusion
[Twins of the Sun Priestess] 1 Power Infusion
[Void Shield] 1 Power Infusion OR Sanguine Teachings/Vampiric Embrace
[San'layn] 1 Sanguine Teachings/Vampiric Embrace
[Apathy] 1 Mind Control/Dominate Mind OR Sanguine Teachings/Vampiric Embrace OR Tithe Evasion
7 [Unwavering Will] 2 Inspiration OR Mental Agility OR Body and Soul
[Twist of Fate] 2 Body and Soul OR Twins of the Sun Priestess OR Void Shield
[Throes of Pain] 2 Void Shield OR San'layn OR Apathy
8 [Angel's Mercy]/
[Binding Heals]		 1 Unwavering Will
[Divine Star]/
[Halo]		 1 Unwavering Will OR Twist of Fate (Discipline/Holy only)
[Divine Star]/
[Halo]		 1 Unwavering Will OR Twist of Fate (Shadow only)
[Translucent Image] 1 Twist of Fate OR Throes of Pain
[Cauterizing Shadows] 1 Throes of Pain
9 [Surge of Light] 1 Angel's Mercy/Binding Heals
[Light's Inspiration] 2 Angel's Mercy/Binding Heals OR Divine Star/Halo
[Crystalline Reflection] 2 Divine Star/Halo OR Translucent Image
[Improved Fade] 2 Translucent Image OR Cauterizing Shadows
[Manipulation] 1 Cauterizing Shadows
10 [Benevolence]/
[Power Word: Life]		 1 Surge of Light OR Light's Inspiration
[Angelic Bulwark] 1 Light's Inspiration OR Crystalline Reflection
[Essence Devourer]/
[Void Shift]		 1 Crystalline Reflection OR Improved Fade
[Phantom Reach] 1 Improved Fade OR Manipulation

Specialization talents

Hero talents

Hero talents become available at level 71. They can be changed at any time outside of combat, except during a PvP match or Mythic+ dungeon. A talented ability cannot be changed while it is on cooldown.

A new point is gained at each level, so that every talent node can be unlocked at level 80.

PvP talents

PvP talents become available at level 20. Up to 3 PvP talents may be active at any given time (with additional slots becoming available at levels 30 and 40).

These talents are active in the open world with War Mode turned on, as well as during instanced PvP. They have no effect in dungeons and raids.

Glyphs

Glyphs are items that can change a spell or ability's visual appearance. Most glyphs are crafted by scribes, are color-coded by class, and can be applied as early as level 11. They can be removed at any time outside of combat using  [Vanishing Powder].

Glyph Used on
 [Glyph of Angels] Healing spells
 [Glyph of Dark Absolution] [Penance]
 [Glyph of Ghostly Fade] [Fade]
 [Glyph of Inspired Hymns] [Divine Hymn]
 [Glyph of Mindgames] [Mindgames]
 [Glyph of Shackle Undead] [Shackle Undead]
 [Glyph of Shadow] [Shadowform]
 [Glyph of Shadowy Friends] [Shadowform]
[Voidform]
 [Glyph of the Heavens] [Levitate]
 [Glyph of the Lightspawn] [Shadowfiend]
 [Glyph of the Sha] [Shadowfiend]
 [Glyph of the Shath'Yar] [Voidform]
 [Glyph of the Val'kyr] [Spirit of Redemption]
 [Glyph of the Voidling] [Shadowfiend]

See also

Playable classes
Classes
About priests
Abilities by class
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