Priest · Discipline
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Healer · PvE tier: S. Shields and Penance. Build, talents, leveling and group on one page.
Beta data
The answer in 5 seconds
| Role | PvE tier | Key point |
|---|---|---|
| Healer | S | Shields and Penance |
Build
Discipline is the best healer of the beta: shields and Penance, which heals an ally or hits an enemy. Penance needs 20 points in the tree. At level 30 the trainer has Prayer of Healing and Divine Spirit, the Priest’s second group buff (Wowhead).
TipStats according to Icy Veins: healing power first, then mana per 5 seconds, Spirit, Intellect, crit. In Forever, mana regenerates only after 5 seconds without casting; Meditation keeps part of it going while you cast.
Talents
Forever beta data, we’ll update it after launch · Oct 26, 2026
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| Talent | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Wand Specialization | 2 | Wand damage: you finish enemies with it for no mana |
| Power in Light | 3 | Stronger Smite and Penance on a target with Holy Fire or Shadow Word: Pain |
| Improved Power Word: Shield | 3 | The shield absorbs more |
This is what Icy Veins and Wowhead share. Both take Meditation, which keeps part of your mana regeneration going while casting, and Mental Strength, but with a different number of points. The main difference is Penance: Wowhead takes it at level 30 already, while Icy Veins takes it only with the five points of the Legacy Talented perk and spends 5 of its 21 points on Spirit Tap from the Shadow tree. The embedded build in the Wowhead guide shows only 15 points, so its layout was checked against the text.
Leveling 1→60
Which spec to level
Level Shadow, with the first points into the wand. Icy Veins and Mobalytics recommend this: Spirit Tap returns mana after a kill, Mind Flay slows the enemy, and Vampiric Embrace heals you from the damage you deal.
The sources disagree. Warcraft Tavern defaults to Discipline with a wand: it keeps you alive more reliably, and their Shadow only opens up by level 28 and with spell power. The leveling tier list gives Priest a C with an asterisk: ratings range from C to S.
| Spec | When to take it | Downside |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow | Solo, the whole way to 60 | Little mana until the 40s (the Shadowform talent) |
| Discipline | Careful play with a wand, Penance from 30 | Less damage |
| Holy | If you run a lot of dungeons | Slow solo: Tavern does not recommend leveling as a healer |
Talents by level
Icy Veins order for Shadow (updated Oct 17). Levels 31–60 are closed on the beta: this is the source’s plan, and we will check it after the Nov 4–5 launch.
| Levels | Talent | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 10–11 | Wand Specialization | 2 |
| 12–16 | Spirit Tap | 5 |
| 17–18 | Improved Shadow Word: Pain | 2 |
| 19–21 | Improved Mind Blast | 3 |
| 22 | Mind Flay | 1 |
| 23–24 | Improved Mind Flay | 2 |
| 25 | Improved Mind Blast | 4 |
| 26 | Shadow Focus | 1 |
| 27 | Vampiric Embrace | 1 |
| 28–31 | Dark Inspiration | 4 |
| 32–33 | Devouring Contagion | 2 |
| 34 | Dark Inspiration | 5/5 |
| 35–36 | Shadow Weaving | 2 |
| 37–41 | Darkness | 5 |
| 42 | Shadowform | 1 |
| 43–47 | Twin Disciplines | 5 |
| 48–50 | Mental Strength | 3 |
| 51–53 | Meditation | 3 |
| 54 | Shadow Weaving | 3/3 |
| 55–56 | Early Demise | 2 |
| 57–60 | Shadow Focus | 5/5 |
TipMobalytics (Oct 22) goes almost the same way up to level 30, but does not take Improved Mind Blast and Dark Inspiration: instead Shadow Focus 3/5, Shadow Reach 2/2 and Shadow Weaving 3/3. If you have no wand by level 10, put the first 2 points straight into Shadow. The Legacy Talented perk gives talents up to 5 levels earlier.
Who to group with
Holy is for those who run a lot of dungeons. Solo, such a Priest is slower (Warcraft Tavern, Icy Veins).
Build the group in the group builder: up to 5, 10, 20 or 40 players, with a link and a text for looking for a group.
BiS · after launch
The best level 60 gear will appear after the Nov 5 launch. The beta only went up to level 30, and Forever’s level 60 items are not known yet. We will add the list from the game’s data.
Rotation · after launch
The level 60 rotation will come after the Nov 5 launch. For now this is the level 30 order of actions from the beta, as given by Icy Veins and Wowhead.
- 1Before the pull
Power Word: Shield on the tank. Not on a Warrior or Druid: the shield can starve them of Rage (Wowhead; this may change on the beta).
- 2Renew
Keep it on the tank.
- 3Heal
Your main heal.
- 4Flash Heal
Only in a dangerous moment: it is expensive.
- 5Prayer of Healing
When the whole group is hurt.
- 6A quiet moment
Wand the enemies while your mana comes back.
See also
Launch groups, questions and news — on the Gabella Discord.Open Discord