WoW Forever Priest Talents
WoW Forever Priest talents across Discipline, Holy, Shadow, with a talent calculator to plan your build. 53 talents in total: 13 are new in Forever, 31 changed from Classic, 4 moved to a new spot, 5 stayed the same, and 7 Classic talents were removed. Hover or tap any talent for its rank text and the Classic version.
WoW Forever Priest talents calculator
Beta data · client build 1.60.1.70170 · updated 2026-10-06
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Click to add a point, right-click or Shift-click to remove one. On a phone, tap a talent to add a point; the panel that opens at the bottom has Remove point. N = new in Forever, C = changed from Classic, M = moved to another spot. 51 points at level 60, one per level from 10.
WoW Forever Priest talents at a glance
- Discipline has 18 WoW Forever Priest talents, 7 of them new.
- Holy has 17 WoW Forever Priest talents, 3 of them new.
- Shadow has 18 WoW Forever Priest talents, 3 of them new.
New WoW Forever Priest talents: 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, Devouring Contagion, Early Demise.
31 WoW Forever Priest talents were changed from Classic and 4 moved to another spot; 7 Classic talents are gone.
All WoW Forever Priest talents
Discipline: WoW Forever Priest talents· 18 talents
| Talent | Row | Effect by rank | Classic version (rank 1) |
|---|---|---|---|
5 ranks | 1 | Your Smite and Penance spells deal 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire. | |
2 ranks | 1 | Increases your damage with Wands by 13 / 25%. | Increases your damage with Wands by 5%. |
5 ranks | 1 | Increases the damage and healing of your instant cast spells by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%. | |
3 ranks | 2 | Reduces the threat generated by your Holy spells by 10 / 20 / 30% and reduces the duration of Stun, Fear, and Silence effects inflicted on you by 5 / 10 / 15%. | Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 4%. |
3 ranks | 2 | Improves your chance to hit with Holy spells by 6 / 12 / 18%. | |
3 ranks | 2 | Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 7 / 14 / 20%. | Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 5%. |
2 ranks | 2 | Gives you a 50 / 100% chance to gain Focused Casting for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage and increases your resistance to Interrupt effects by 20%. | Gives you a 50% chance to gain the Focused Casting effect that lasts for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage and increases resistance to Interrupt effects by 10%. |
3 ranks | 3 | Reduces the mana cost of your Smite, Holy Fire, and instant cast spells by 3 / 7 / 10%. | Reduces the mana cost of your instant cast spells by 2%. |
1 rank · Instant | 3 min cooldown | 3 | When activated, reduces the Mana cost of your next spell by 100% and increases its critical effect chance by 25% if it is a non-periodic spell and capable of a critical effect. | When activated, reduces the Mana cost of your next spell by 100% and increases its critical effect chance by 25% if it is capable of a critical effect. |
3 ranks | 3 | Allows 17 / 33 / 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. | Allows 5% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. |
3 ranks | 4 | Increases the Armor bonus of your Inner Fire spell by 15 / 30 / 45% and increases its total charges by 4 / 8 / 12. | Increases the Armor bonus of your Inner Fire spell by 10%. |
5 ranks | 4 | Increases your total Intellect by 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15%. | Increases your maximum Mana by 2%. |
1 rank · requires Improved Power Word: Shield | 4 | Reduces the cooldown on your Power Word: Shield spell by 4 sec and reduces its mana cost by 15%. | |
2 ranks | 4 | Reduces the casting time of your Mana Burn spell by 0.5 / 1.0 sec. | Reduces the casting time of your Mana Burn spell by 0.25 secs. |
1 rank · 100 Mana | Enemy: 36 yd range | Friendly: 40 yd range | Channeled | 12 sec cooldown | 5 | Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 81 Holy damage to an enemy, or 184 healing to an ally, instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec. | |
5 ranks · requires Soul Warding | 5 | Your heals from Flash Heal, Binding Heal, Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, and Penance gain 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10% increased critical strike chance when cast on targets with Weakened Soul, and reduce the remaining duration of Weakened Soul on their target by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 sec. | |
3 ranks | 6 | Your critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 5 / 10 / 15% of the amount healed. Lasts 12 sec. | |
1 rank · requires Penance · 20% of base mana | 30 yd range | Instant | 3 min cooldown | 7 | Infuses the target with power, increasing their spell damage and healing done by 20% for 15 sec. | Infuses the target with power, increasing their spell damage and healing by 20%. Lasts 15 sec. |
Discipline: Classic Priest talents removed in WoW Forever
- Unbreakable Will (5 ranks): Increases your chance to resist Stun, Fear, and Silence effects by an additional 3%.
- Improved Power Word: Fortitude (2 ranks): Increases the effect of your Power Word: Fortitude and Prayer of Fortitude spells by 15%.
- Divine Spirit (1 rank): Holy power infuses the target, increasing their Spirit by 17 for 30 min.
- Force of Will (5 ranks): Increases your spell damage by 1% and the critical strike chance of your offensive spells by 1%.
Holy: WoW Forever Priest talents· 17 talents
| Talent | Row | Effect by rank | Classic version (rank 1) |
|---|---|---|---|
3 ranks | 1 | Gives you a 23 / 47 / 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any spell. | · was Healing Focus Gives you a 35% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell. |
3 ranks | 1 | Increases the amount healed by your Renew spell by 5 / 10 / 15%. | |
5 ranks | 1 | Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%. | |
5 ranks | 2 | Reduces all spell damage taken by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%. | |
5 ranks | 2 | Reduces the casting time of your Smite, Holy Fire, Heal, and Greater Heal spells by 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 sec. | |
1 rank · 185 Mana | Instant | 3 | Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 26 to 30 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 49 to 57. These effects cause no threat. | Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 29 to 33 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 54 to 62. These effects cause no threat. |
3 ranks | 3 | After being struck by a melee or ranged critical hit, or suffering more than 30% of your maximum Health from a single attack, heal 8 / 17 / 25% of the damage taken over 6 sec. Refreshing this effect carries over any remaining healing. | After being struck by a melee or ranged critical hit, heal 8% of the damage taken over 6 sec. |
3 ranks | 3 | Your non-periodic critical heals increase your target's Armor by 8 / 17 / 25% for 15 sec. | Increases your target's armor by 8% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from your Flash Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, or Prayer of Healing spell. |
2 ranks | 4 | Increases the range of your Smite and Holy Fire spells and the radius of your Prayer of Healing and Holy Nova spells by 10 / 20%. | |
3 ranks | 4 | Reduces the Mana cost of your Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, Penance, and Prayer of Mending spells by 5 / 10 / 15%. | Reduces the Mana cost of your Lesser Heal, Heal, and Greater Heal spells by 5%. |
2 ranks · requires Divine Fury | 4 | Increases your Holy damage done by 2 / 5%, and gives a 5 / 10% chance each time your Holy Fire spell deals periodic damage for your next Holy Nova to cost no Mana. | Increases the damage of your Smite and Holy Fire spells by 5%. |
1 rank · 155 Mana | 40 yd range | 1.5 sec cast | 4 | Heals a friendly target and the caster for 236 to 284. Low threat. | |
2 ranks | 5 | When you cast a healing spell, gain Mana equal to 5 / 10% of the base cost of the spell if your previous heal was a different spell. | |
1 rank | 5 | Upon death, the priest becomes the Spirit of Redemption for 15 sec. The Spirit of Redemption cannot move, attack, be attacked or targeted by any spells or effects. While in this form the priest can cast any healing spell free of cost. When the effect ends, the priest dies. | Upon death, the priest becomes the Spirit of Redemption for 10 sec. The Spirit of Redemption cannot move, attack, be attacked or targeted by any spells or effects. While in this form the priest can cast any healing spell free of cost. When the effect ends, the priest dies. |
5 ranks | 5 | Increases your spell healing by up to 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25% of your total Spirit and your spell damage by up to 1 / 3 / 5 / 6 / 8% of your total Spirit. | Increases spell damage and healing by up to 5% of your total Spirit. |
3 ranks | 6 | Increases the amount healed by your spells by 3 / 7 / 10%. | Increases the amount healed by your healing spells by 2%. |
1 rank · requires Spirit of Redemption · 210 Mana | 40 yd range | Instant | 10 sec cooldown | 7 | Places a spell on the target that heals them for 172 the next time they take damage or receive non-periodic healing. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a party or raid member within 20 yards. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. This spell can only be placed on one target at a time per caster. |
Holy: Classic Priest talents removed in WoW Forever
- Improved Prayer of Healing (2 ranks): Reduces the Mana cost of your Prayer of Healing spell by 10%.
- Lightwell (1 rank): Creates 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.
Shadow: WoW Forever Priest talents· 18 talents
| Talent | Row | Effect by rank | Classic version (rank 1) |
|---|---|---|---|
5 ranks | 1 | Improves your chance to hit with Shadow spells by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%. | Reduces your target's chance to resist your Shadow spells by 2%. |
5 ranks | 1 | Gives your Shadow damage spells a 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10% chance to stun the target for 3 sec. | |
5 ranks | 1 | Gives you a 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100% chance to increase your Spirit by 100% for 15 sec after killing a non-trivial target or when an enemy afflicted by your Vampiric Embrace dies. For the duration, 50% of your Mana regeneration will continue while casting. | Gives you a 20% chance to gain a 100% bonus to your Spirit after killing a target that yields experience. For the duration, your Mana will regenerate at a 50% rate while casting. Lasts 15 sec. |
3 ranks | 2 | Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 10 / 20 / 30%. | Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 8%. |
2 ranks | 2 | Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 3 / 6 sec. | |
2 ranks | 2 | Increases the range of your offensive Shadow spells by 10 / 20%. | Increases the range of your Shadow damage spells by 6%. |
5 ranks | 3 | Reduces the cooldown of your Mind Blast spell by 0.5 / 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 sec. | |
2 ranks · requires Blackout | 3 | Reduces the cooldown of your Psychic Scream spell by 2 / 4 sec. | Reduces the cooldown of your Psychic Scream spell by 2 sec. |
1 rank · 45 Mana | 20 yd range | Channeled | 3 | Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 63 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%. | Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 75 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%. |
2 ranks · requires Mind Flay | 3 | Your Mind Flay now deals 10 / 20% more damage, gains 5 / 10 yards increased range, but slows the target's movement speed by 35 / 20%. | |
2 ranks | 4 | Decreases the cooldown of your Fade ability by 3 / 6 sec. | |
1 rank · 40 Mana | 30 yd range | Instant | 1 min cooldown | 4 | Afflicts your target with Shadow energy that causes all party members to be healed for 20% of any Shadow spell damage you deal for 30 sec. | Afflicts your target with Shadow energy that causes all party members to be healed for 20% of any Shadow spell damage you deal for 1 min. |
3 ranks | 4 | Your Shadow damage spells have a 33 / 67 / 100% chance to increase the Shadow damage you deal by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times. | Your Shadow damage spells have a 20% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times. |
1 rank · 225 Mana | 20 yd range | Instant | 45 sec cooldown | 5 | Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec. | Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec. |
2 ranks | 5 | Reduces the mana cost of your Devouring Plague by 25 / 50%. Targets that die while Devouring Plague is active spreads it, jumping to a nearby enemy within 5 / 10 yds for the remaining duration. | |
2 ranks | 6 | Increases Shadow Word: Death's critical strike chance on targets at or below 20% health by 15 / 30%. | |
5 ranks | 6 | Increases your Shadow damage done by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%. | Increases your Shadow spell damage by 2%. |
1 rank · requires Vampiric Embrace · 40% of base mana | Instant | 1.5 sec cooldown | 7 | Assume Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 10%, reducing the Mana cost of all Shadow spells by 50%, increasing the critical strike damage bonus of your Shadow spells by 100%, and reducing Physical damage taken by you by 15%. However, you may not cast healing spells while in this form. | Assume a Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 15% and reducing Physical damage done to you by 15%. However, you may not cast Holy spells while in this form. |
Shadow: Classic Priest talents removed in WoW Forever
- Improved Vampiric Embrace (2 ranks): Increases the percentage healed by Vampiric Embrace by an additional 5%.
FAQ
What are the WoW Forever Priest talent trees?+
Discipline, Holy, Shadow. WoW Forever Priest talents give you 51 points at level 60 to spread across all three trees.
What changed in WoW Forever Priest talents compared with Classic?+
13 WoW Forever Priest talents are new, 31 were changed, 4 moved to a different spot and 7 Classic talents were removed. The tables above list every one with the Classic text.
Can I share my WoW Forever Priest talents build?+
Yes. “Copy build link” gives a link that opens this page with your build filled in.
Where the data comes from
Talent trees, ranks and tooltips come from the WoW Forever beta client data. Last updated 2026-10-06. Beta numbers can still change before launch on November 4, 2026.
Talent trees and every rank's text from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70170.
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