- Primary Roles
- Healer, Damage
- Resource
- Mana
- Armor Type
- Cloth
- Weapons
- Staves, maces, daggers, and wands
- Best Suited For
- Healing, dungeons, raids
Overview
Priests are the reference healer of Azeroth, with shields, direct heals, and group healing. Shadow Priests trade the Light for damage over time and strong solo tools. Forever adds the Gnome Priest, giving the Alliance another way to play the class.
Classic → Forever: What Changed
Key changes that affect how Priests play in WoW Forever, compared with Classic.
| Area | Classic | WoW Forever |
|---|---|---|
| Talents | Original three trees. | Revised talents on a familiar structure with the same number of rows. |
| Hit & Crit | Spell hit and crit separate from melee and ranged. | One combined hit chance and one combined critical strike chance. |
| Race Options | Classic race list only. | New: Gnome. |
Key Abilities
Power Word: Shield
Absorb incoming damage before it lands.
Flash Heal
A fast heal for emergencies.
Mind Blast
A strong Shadow nuke on a short cooldown.
Talent Trees at a Glance
Each talent tree shapes your role and combat playstyle. Explore where each specialization excels to build around your strengths.
| Tree | Role | Playstyle | Who It's For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Healer | Shields, mana efficiency, and utility. | Players who want flexible support. |
| Holy | Healer | Big heals and strong group healing. | Players who want to be the main healer. |
| Shadow | Damage | Damage over time and drain effects. | Players who want a caster with self-sustain. |
Race Options
Every race that can play a Priest in Forever. Racials are tuned to similar offensive value, so pick the tools and look you enjoy most.
Alliance
Ability & Talent Reference
Every Priest ability and talent from the original game, sorted by the level you can first use it. Talents list the level their row unlocks. Forever revises the talent trees, and this reference updates with beta data from September 17, 2026.
Show all 85 abilities and talents
| Ability | Type | Tree | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lesser Heal | Trained | Holy | 1 |
 Power Word: Fortitude | Trained | Discipline | 1 |
 Smite | Trained | Holy | 1 |
 Shadow Word: Pain | Trained | Shadow Magic | 4 |
| Power Word: Shield | Trained | Discipline | 6 |
 Fade | Trained | Shadow Magic | 8 |
 Renew | Trained | Holy | 8 |
 Desperate PrayerHuman and Dwarf only | Trained | Holy | 10 |
 Hex of WeaknessTroll only | Trained | Shadow Magic | 10 |
| Mind Blast | Trained | Shadow Magic | 10 |
 Resurrection | Trained | Holy | 10 |
 StarshardsNight Elf only | Trained | Discipline | 10 |
 Touch of WeaknessUndead only | Trained | Shadow Magic | 10 |
 Blackout | Talent · Row 1 | Shadow | 10 |
 Healing Focus | Talent · Row 1 | Holy | 10 |
 Holy Specialization | Talent · Row 1 | Holy | 10 |
| Improved Renew | Talent · Row 1 | Holy | 10 |
 Spirit Tap | Talent · Row 1 | Shadow | 10 |
 Unbreakable Will | Talent · Row 1 | Discipline | 10 |
 Wand Specialization | Talent · Row 1 | Discipline | 10 |
 Inner Fire | Trained | Discipline | 12 |
 Cure Disease | Trained | Holy | 14 |
 Psychic Scream | Trained | Shadow Magic | 14 |
 Divine Fury | Talent · Row 2 | Holy | 15 |
| Improved Power Word: Fortitude | Talent · Row 2 | Discipline | 15 |
| Improved Power Word: Shield | Talent · Row 2 | Discipline | 15 |
| Improved Shadow Word: Pain | Talent · Row 2 | Shadow | 15 |
 Martyrdom | Talent · Row 2 | Discipline | 15 |
 Shadow Affinity | Talent · Row 2 | Shadow | 15 |
 Shadow Focus | Talent · Row 2 | Shadow | 15 |
 Silent Resolve | Talent · Row 2 | Discipline | 15 |
 Spell Warding | Talent · Row 2 | Holy | 15 |
 Heal | Trained | Holy | 16 |
 Dispel Magic | Trained | Discipline | 18 |
 Devouring PlagueUndead only | Trained | Shadow Magic | 20 |
 Elune's GraceNight Elf only | Trained | Discipline | 20 |
 Fear WardDwarf only | Trained | Holy | 20 |
 FeedbackHuman only | Trained | Discipline | 20 |
| Flash Heal | Trained | Holy | 20 |
 Holy Fire | Trained | Holy | 20 |
 Mind Soothe | Trained | Shadow Magic | 20 |
 Shackle Undead | Trained | Discipline | 20 |
 ShadowguardTroll only | Trained | Shadow Magic | 20 |
 Blessed Recovery | Talent · Row 3 | Holy | 20 |
 Holy Nova | Talent · Row 3 | Holy | 20 |
| Improved Mind Blast | Talent · Row 3 | Shadow | 20 |
| Improved Psychic Scream | Talent · Row 3 | Shadow | 20 |
 Inner Focus | Talent · Row 3 | Discipline | 20 |
 Inspiration | Talent · Row 3 | Holy | 20 |
 Meditation | Talent · Row 3 | Discipline | 20 |
 Mind Flay | Talent · Row 3 | Shadow | 20 |
 Mind Vision | Trained | Shadow Magic | 22 |
 Mana Burn | Trained | Discipline | 24 |
 Holy Reach | Talent · Row 4 | Holy | 25 |
| Improved Fade | Talent · Row 4 | Shadow | 25 |
 Improved Healing | Talent · Row 4 | Holy | 25 |
| Improved Inner Fire | Talent · Row 4 | Discipline | 25 |
| Improved Mana Burn | Talent · Row 4 | Discipline | 25 |
 Mental Agility | Talent · Row 4 | Discipline | 25 |
 Searing Light | Talent · Row 4 | Holy | 25 |
 Shadow Reach | Talent · Row 4 | Shadow | 25 |
| Shadow Weaving | Talent · Row 4 | Shadow | 25 |
 Mind Control | Trained | Shadow Magic | 30 |
 Prayer of Healing | Trained | Holy | 30 |
 Shadow Protection | Trained | Shadow Magic | 30 |
 Divine Spirit | Talent · Row 5 | Discipline | 30 |
| Improved Prayer of Healing | Talent · Row 5 | Holy | 30 |
 Improved Vampiric Embrace | Talent · Row 5 | Shadow | 30 |
 Mental Strength | Talent · Row 5 | Discipline | 30 |
 Silence | Talent · Row 5 | Shadow | 30 |
 Spirit of Redemption | Talent · Row 5 | Holy | 30 |
 Spiritual Guidance | Talent · Row 5 | Holy | 30 |
 Vampiric Embrace | Talent · Row 5 | Shadow | 30 |
 Abolish Disease | Trained | Holy | 32 |
| Levitate | Trained | Discipline | 34 |
 Darkness | Talent · Row 6 | Shadow | 35 |
 Force of Will | Talent · Row 6 | Discipline | 35 |
 Spiritual Healing | Talent · Row 6 | Holy | 35 |
 Greater Heal | Trained | Holy | 40 |
 Lightwell | Talent · Row 7 | Holy | 40 |
 Power Infusion | Talent · Row 7 | Discipline | 40 |
 Shadowform | Talent · Row 7 | Shadow | 40 |
 Prayer of Fortitude | Trained | Discipline | 48 |
 Prayer of Shadow Protection | Trained | Shadow Magic | 56 |
 Prayer of Spirit | Trained | Discipline | 60 |
Leveling a Priest
Forever keeps the 1–60 journey without flying mounts or level scaling, and adds more than 1,000 new quests. Priests level smoothly with a group, so dungeons are a great way to gain momentum.
Open the leveling guide for the route overview, or compare with the Shaman.