How many talent points does a Priest get?

51 by level 60. The first point comes at level 10, then one per level.

How many Priest talents are there?

52, in three trees: Discipline, Holy and Shadow Magic.

Which Priest talents are new in Forever?

14: Power in Light, Twin Disciplines, Holy Precision, Soul Warding, Penance, Renewed Hope, Divine Aegis, Binding Heal, Litany of Light, Prayer of Mending, Improved Mind Flay, Dark Inspiration, Devouring Contagion and Early Demise.

Which Classic Priest talents are gone?

9: Unbreakable Will, Improved Power Word: Fortitude, Divine Spirit, Force of Will, Improved Prayer of Healing, Lightwell, Shadow Affinity, Improved Fade and Improved Vampiric Embrace.

What are the deepest Priest talents?

Discipline: Power Infusion (30 points). Holy: Prayer of Mending (30 points). Shadow Magic: Shadowform (30 points).

Which races can be a Priest?

Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Undead and Troll.

How many spells does a Priest trainer teach?

55 spells, the last rank at level 60.

How many talents does Discipline Priest have in WoW Forever?

18: 7 new in Forever, 9 changed in values from Classic, 2 as in Classic or only moved.

What is the deepest Discipline talent?

Power Infusion, after 30 points in Discipline.

At what level can you reach the bottom of the Discipline tree?

Level 40, if every point from the first goes into Discipline.

Which Discipline spells are new in Forever?

Confounding Flash, Contingency Plan and Penance.

What did the latest patch notes change for Discipline?

12 lines across 3 posts: 1 buff, 1 nerf.

How many talents does Holy Priest have in WoW Forever?

17: 3 new in Forever, 4 changed in values from Classic, 10 as in Classic or only moved.

What is the deepest Holy talent?

Prayer of Mending, after 30 points in Holy.

At what level can you reach the bottom of the Holy tree?

Level 40, if every point from the first goes into Holy.

Which Holy talents are new in Forever?

Binding Heal, Litany of Light and Prayer of Mending.

Which Holy spells are new in Forever?

Divine Grace, Chastise, Binding Heal and Prayer of Mending.

What did the latest patch notes change for Holy?

No line in our patch notes names this spec.

How many talents does Shadow Priest have in WoW Forever?

17: 4 new in Forever, 3 changed in values from Classic, 10 as in Classic or only moved.

What is the deepest Shadow talent?

Shadowform, after 30 points in Shadow Magic.

At what level can you reach the bottom of the Shadow tree?

Level 40, if every point from the first goes into Shadow Magic.

Which Shadow talents are new in Forever?

Improved Mind Flay, Dark Inspiration, Devouring Contagion and Early Demise.

Which Shadow spells are new in Forever?

Dark Sacrifice and Shadow Word: Death.

What did the latest patch notes change for Shadow?

12 lines across 2 posts: 1 buff, 0 nerfs.

WoW Forever class guide

Priest Guide

Guide coming soon Data from game build 1.60.1.70707

Overview

Guide coming soon

What the class does in Forever and which spec to start with. This part is being written; until then the data around it is all we show.

Talents per spec

The earliest level each tier opens with every point in that tree; points start at level 10. When, not what to take.

DisciplineSpec hub

100 pts
155 pts
2010 pts
2515 pts
3020 pts
3525 pts
4030 pts

New Power in Light, Twin Disciplines, Holy Precision, Soul Warding, Penance, Renewed Hope, Divine Aegis

Changed Wand Specialization, Silent Resolve, Mental Strength, Martyrdom, Mental Agility, Improved Power Word: Shield, Meditation, Improved Mana Burn, Power Infusion

Open the Discipline tree

HolySpec hub

100 pts
155 pts
2010 pts
2515 pts
3020 pts
3525 pts
4030 pts

New Binding Heal, Litany of Light, Prayer of Mending

Changed Twilight Focus, Blessed Recovery, Spirit of Redemption, Spiritual Healing

Open the Holy tree

ShadowSpec hub

100 pts
155 pts
2010 pts
2515 pts
3020 pts
3525 pts
4030 pts

New Improved Mind Flay, Dark Inspiration, Devouring Contagion, Early Demise

Changed Shadow Reach, Mind Flay, Shadow Weaving

Open the Shadow Magic tree

Talent splits saved here

No Priest build has been counted 5 times yet.

Leveling

Guide coming soon

Talents, spells and gear from 1 to 60. This part is being written; until then the data around it is all we show.

When each tier opens

Points in the tree	Level
0	10
5	15
10	20
15	25
20	30
25	35
30	40

One point a level from 10. Plan your order in the calculator's leveling order; train spells with the trainer planner.

New in Forever, by level 40

10Confounding Flash · Discipline
10Divine Grace · Holy
18Divine Grace · Holy
20Chastise · Holy
20Contingency Plan · Discipline
20Dark Sacrifice · Shadow Magic
25Binding Heal talent · Holy
26Divine Grace · Holy
30Chastise · Holy
30Contingency Plan · Discipline
30Dark Sacrifice · Shadow Magic
30Penance talent · Discipline
32Binding Heal · Holy
32Shadow Word: Death · Shadow Magic
34Divine Grace · Holy
38Binding Heal · Holy
40Chastise · Holy
40Contingency Plan · Discipline
40Dark Sacrifice · Shadow Magic
40Penance · Discipline
40Prayer of Mending talent · Holy
40Shadow Word: Death · Shadow Magic
42Divine Grace · Holy
44Binding Heal · Holy
48Shadow Word: Death · Shadow Magic
50Binding Heal · Holy
50Chastise · Holy
50Contingency Plan · Discipline
50Dark Sacrifice · Shadow Magic
50Divine Grace · Holy
50Penance · Discipline
50Prayer of Mending · Holy
56Binding Heal · Holy
56Shadow Word: Death · Shadow Magic
58Divine Grace · Holy
60Chastise · Holy
60Contingency Plan · Discipline
60Dark Sacrifice · Shadow Magic
60Penance · Discipline
60Prayer of Mending · Holy

148 more abilities changed from Classic: every change.

Gear by level

The weapon the best in slot ranking puts first at each level, and the set's average item level, with the default sources (drops, quests, crafted, world drops). Every slot is on each spec's best in slot page.

DisciplineBest in slot

20Fallen Dragon's ScepterTwo-Hand · set item level 26
30Death Speaker ScepterMain Hand · set item level 33
40Death Speaker ScepterMain Hand · set item level 43
50Death Speaker ScepterMain Hand · set item level 53
60Death Speaker ScepterMain Hand · set item level 59

HolyBest in slot

20Fallen Dragon's ScepterTwo-Hand · set item level 26
30Death Speaker ScepterMain Hand · set item level 32
40Death Speaker ScepterMain Hand · set item level 43
50Death Speaker ScepterMain Hand · set item level 53
60Death Speaker ScepterMain Hand · set item level 59

ShadowBest in slot

20Fallen Dragon's ScepterTwo-Hand · set item level 27
30Clever Expeditionary's SpellbladeMain Hand · set item level 38
40Clever Expeditionary's SpellbladeMain Hand · set item level 48
50Elderwild Construction HammerMain Hand · set item level 58
60Clever Expeditionary's SpellbladeMain Hand · set item level 61

Racials that fit a Priest

A racial fits when the game gives a version only to Priests, or when its text names a power Priests use. A fact from the data, not a ranking. Every Priest racial.

Gnome
- Eureka!Mana: Priests use Mana
- Eureka!Mana: Priests use Mana
- Eureka!Only Priests get this version; Mana: Priests use Mana
- Expansive MindOnly Priests, Mages and Warlocks get this version; Mana: Priests use Mana
Undead
- CannibalizeMana: Priests use Mana
- Touch of the GraveOnly Priests, Mages and Warlocks get this version

Dungeons

Guide coming soon

Roles, rotations and gear for five-player dungeons. This part is being written; until then the data around it is all we show.

Dungeons by level 23

13Hall of Thanes
13Ragefire ChasmOrgrimmar
15Ruins of Lordaeron
16DeadminesWestfall
17Wailing CavernsThe Barrens
18Shadowfang KeepSilverpine Forest
22Blackfathom Deeps
23Stormwind Stockade
24Razorfen Kraul
25GnomereganDun Morogh
26Excavation site
28City of Dalaran
30Scarlet Monastery
34Razorfen Downs
35UldamanBadlands
42MaraudonDesolace
42Zul'Farrak
45Sunken TempleSwamp of Sorrows
48Blackrock DepthsSearing Gorge
53Blackrock SpireBurning Steppes
54Dire MaulFeralas
55StratholmeEastern Plaguelands
57ScholomanceWestern Plaguelands

The game's recommended levels. 5 more have no level in the data yet. Type your level in the dungeon finder.

Raid

Guide coming soon

Raid roles, cooldowns and the gear that matters at 60. This part is being written; until then the data around it is all we show.

60Blackwing Lair40 players
60Molten Core40 players
60Onyxia's Lair40 players
60Zul'Gurub20 players

5 more raids have no level in the data yet. Every raid; group planning in the raid roster.

PvP

Guide coming soon

Battlegrounds, world PvP and honor rank gear. This part is being written; until then the data around it is all we show.

Rank titles and challenges: honor ranks.

Patch changes

WoW Forever beta build of 16 October 2026 16 October 2026 Blizzard's words, sorted.

FixFixed an issue where high ranks of Renew were preventing other Priests from applying Renew to the target.
FixFixed an issue causing Holy Fire Rank 5 periodic damage to be higher than Rank 6.
FixPower Word: Shield will now correctly tell the player they can’t replace a Power Word: Shield on a target if the Power Word: Shield they have is stronger.
FixFixed an issue where casting Power Word: Shield would say SHIELDED twice in your scrolling combat text.
BuffDevouring Plague cooldown reduced to 24 seconds (was 1 minute).
NerfShadow Word: Death cooldown increased to 18 seconds (was 12 seconds).
FixFixed an issue where casting Mind Vision would cause the target to stand up and interrupt drinks.
FixInner Focus will now correctly only be used on a single spell, even if you spell queue another spell into Penance’s channel.
FixAdded to the tooltip for Divine Aegis explicitly that it is activated by Non-Periodic critical heals.
FixAdded to the tooltip for Divine Aegis what the maximum value for the shield is.
ChangedPower in Light now increases Smite and Penance if the target is afflicted by Holy Fire or Shadow Word Pain.
ChangedSilence Resolve threat reduction now applies to all spells.
ChangedMental Strength moved to Row 2 from Row 4 and changed to increase your intellect by 2/4/6/8/10%.
ChangedImproved Power Word: Shield moved to Row 3 from Row 2.
FixTwin Disciplines now correctly benefits Shadow Word: Death, Mind Flay, Starshards and Penance.
FixFixed an issue where Shadow Word: Death was not benefitting from Shadowform’s increase to critical strike damage.
FixFixed an issue where Devouring Contagion was causing the bounced Devouring Plague to cost Mana, perform a cast animation, and put the caster’s Devouring Plague back on full cooldown.
ChangedChanged Vampiric Embrace so that it can’t be resisted.
BuffVampiric Embrace cooldown reduced to 30 seconds (was 1 minute).
ChangedImproved Fade removed.
ChangedShadow Infinity removed.
ChangedImproved Mind Blast moved from Row 3 to Row 2.
ChangedNew talent (Row 4): Dark Inspiration – Your Mind Blast and fully channeled Mind Flay causes Dark Inspiration, increasing yours and your party’s Spirit by 3/6/9/12/15% for 10 seconds.
ChangedImproved Mind Flay changes to: Each instance of damage of Mind Flay deals 10/20% more damage than its previous instance of damage.
ChangedDevouring Contagion now spreads to 2 targets.
FixFixed an issue with Shadow Weaving’s Tooltip. It now correctly states that it causes the target to take increased damage from you.

FAQ

Priest

How many talent points does a Priest get?: 51 by level 60. The first point comes at level 10, then one per level.
How many Priest talents are there?: 52, in three trees: Discipline, Holy and Shadow Magic.
Which Priest talents are new in Forever?: 14: Power in Light, Twin Disciplines, Holy Precision, Soul Warding, Penance, Renewed Hope, Divine Aegis, Binding Heal, Litany of Light, Prayer of Mending, Improved Mind Flay, Dark Inspiration, Devouring Contagion and Early Demise.
Which Classic Priest talents are gone?: 9: Unbreakable Will, Improved Power Word: Fortitude, Divine Spirit, Force of Will, Improved Prayer of Healing, Lightwell, Shadow Affinity, Improved Fade and Improved Vampiric Embrace.
What are the deepest Priest talents?: Discipline: Power Infusion (30 points). Holy: Prayer of Mending (30 points). Shadow Magic: Shadowform (30 points).
Which races can be a Priest?: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Undead and Troll.
How many spells does a Priest trainer teach?: 55 spells, the last rank at level 60.

Discipline

How many talents does Discipline Priest have in WoW Forever?: 18: 7 new in Forever, 9 changed in values from Classic, 2 as in Classic or only moved.
What is the deepest Discipline talent?: Power Infusion, after 30 points in Discipline.
At what level can you reach the bottom of the Discipline tree?: Level 40, if every point from the first goes into Discipline.
Which Discipline talents are new in Forever?: Power in Light, Twin Disciplines, Holy Precision, Soul Warding, Penance, Renewed Hope and Divine Aegis.
Which Discipline spells are new in Forever?: Confounding Flash, Contingency Plan and Penance.
What did the latest patch notes change for Discipline?: 12 lines across 3 posts: 1 buff, 1 nerf.

Holy

How many talents does Holy Priest have in WoW Forever?: 17: 3 new in Forever, 4 changed in values from Classic, 10 as in Classic or only moved.
What is the deepest Holy talent?: Prayer of Mending, after 30 points in Holy.
At what level can you reach the bottom of the Holy tree?: Level 40, if every point from the first goes into Holy.
Which Holy talents are new in Forever?: Binding Heal, Litany of Light and Prayer of Mending.
Which Holy spells are new in Forever?: Divine Grace, Chastise, Binding Heal and Prayer of Mending.
What did the latest patch notes change for Holy?: No line in our patch notes names this spec.

Shadow

How many talents does Shadow Priest have in WoW Forever?: 17: 4 new in Forever, 3 changed in values from Classic, 10 as in Classic or only moved.
What is the deepest Shadow talent?: Shadowform, after 30 points in Shadow Magic.
At what level can you reach the bottom of the Shadow tree?: Level 40, if every point from the first goes into Shadow Magic.
Which Shadow talents are new in Forever?: Improved Mind Flay, Dark Inspiration, Devouring Contagion and Early Demise.
Which Shadow spells are new in Forever?: Dark Sacrifice and Shadow Word: Death.
What did the latest patch notes change for Shadow?: 12 lines across 2 posts: 1 buff, 0 nerfs.