HEALER · DAMAGE
PriestHealer or Shadow caster; in Forever it gains Penance, Prayer of Mending and Divine Aegis, Divine Spirit becomes baseline and Gnomes can be Priests.
What it was in Classic and what it is now, row by row.
| — | Classic | WoW Forever |
|---|---|---|
| Races | Classic
| WoW Forever |
| Talents | ClassicThe patch 1.12 trees: 51 points and a final talent at 31 | WoW ForeverSame layout plus a new talent at 16 points: 13 new, 1 replace another, 27 changed and 12 unchanged |
| Hit and crit | ClassicSeparate for spells and for melee and ranged | WoW ForeverUnified: one stat for spells, melee and ranged |
| Divine Spirit | ClassicDiscipline talent | WoW ForeverBaseline ability |
Classic data: wago.tools — Talent, TalentTab and SpellName from the Classic Era 1.15.9 client
Discipline
Healer
Shields and preventive healing with Penance and Divine Aegis.
Holy
Healer
Direct and group healing with Binding Heal and Prayer of Mending.
Shadow
Damage
Shadow damage over time that culminates in Shadowform.
Versus Classic
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Builds by role · the BiS ones, level 30 (or 20 where there is no 30 yet). The level 30 ones have 26 points: 21 from your level and 5 extra from the Legacy perk Talented
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Data from Wowhead's calculator (beta client, September 24). Values may change between beta builds. Classic comparison: Classic Era 1.15.9 client data via wago.tools.
In WoW Forever the Priest still gets two spells tied to their race, as in Classic, and five of them are new. From the beta client (build 1.60.1.69913); figures are for the highest rank.
Divine GraceNew in Forever
Instant · 10 min cooldown. Instantly heals a friendly target below 50% Health for 1383 and removes Weakened Soul from that target. Cannot be cast on self.
7 ranks · levels 10 to 58
Feedback
Instant · 3 min cooldown. The priest becomes surrounded with anti-magic energy. Any successful spell cast against the priest will burn 105 of the attacker's Mana, causing 1 Shadow damage for each point of Mana burned. Lasts 15 sec.
5 ranks · levels 20 to 60
ChastiseNew in Forever
Instant · 2 min cooldown. Chastise the target, causing 289 Holy damage and Immobilizing them for up to 2 sec. Only works against Humanoids. This spell causes very low threat
5 ranks · levels 20 to 60
Desperate Prayer
Instant · 10 min cooldown. Instantly heals the caster for 1383.
7 ranks · levels 10 to 58
Elune's Grace
Instant · 5 min cooldown. Reduces the chance you'll be hit by melee and ranged attacks by 50% for 15 sec or until you are missed 3 times.
1 rank · level 20
Starshards
Instant · 30 sec cooldown. Rains starshards down on the enemy target's head, causing 1800 Arcane damage over 6 sec.
7 ranks · levels 10 to 58
Confounding FlashNew in Forever
0.5 sec cast · 2 min cooldown. Confuses up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 3 sec. Any damage taken will break the effect.
1 rank · level 10
Contingency PlanNew in Forever
Instant · 10 min cooldown. Place a Holy ward on an ally for 30 sec. The next time this ally takes damage dropping their Health below 35%, they will gain a shield absorbing X damage and begin healing for X Health over 15 sec. A target may be affected by only one Contingency Plan.
5 ranks · levels 20 to 60
Figures marked X aren't in the beta client yet: the server calculates them.
Dark SacrificeNew in Forever
Instant · 10 min cooldown. Cannibalize 1600 of your own Health over 15 sec to gain 1600 Mana.
5 ranks · levels 20 to 60
Touch of Weakness
Instant. The next melee attack on the caster will cause 56 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by the attacker by 204 for 2 min.
6 ranks · levels 10 to 60
Hex of Weakness
Instant. Weakens the target enemy, reducing melee attack power by 204 and reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 20%. Lasts 2 min
6 ranks · levels 10 to 60
Shadowguard
Instant. The caster is surrounded by shadows. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 96 Shadow damage. Attackers can only be damaged once every few seconds. This damage causes no threat. 3 charges. Lasts 10 min.
6 ranks · levels 20 to 60
Fear Ward is no longer racial: in this build any Priest can learn it.
Macros ready to copy, with spell names exactly as the game has them. Paste each one into a new macro and drag it to your bar. What a macro is and how to make one
Shields whoever is under your mouse (on the party frames, say) without switching targets.
Human
Dwarf
Night Elf
Gnome
Undead (Forsaken)
Troll#showtooltip Power Word: Shield
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][] Power Word: ShieldThe healer's basic mouseover heal: heal without switching targets.
#showtooltip Renew
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][] RenewOn a friend it removes debuffs; on an enemy, buffs. It goes to whoever is under your mouse.
#showtooltip Dispel Magic
/cast [@mouseover,exists,nodead][] Dispel MagicKeeps your focus shackled while you heal the others.
#showtooltip Shackle Undead
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Shackle UndeadResurrects whoever you point at on the party frames, no hunting for the body.
#showtooltip Resurrection
/cast [@mouseover,help,dead][] ResurrectionThey use the modern game's macro syntax, which is what Forever runs underneath. We haven't tested them one by one in the beta yet: if one fails, tell us on the board.
What the October 1 WoW Forever beta update brings: level cap 30, the Excavation Site (26-31), Razorfen Downs and Uldaman, less experience from dungeon quests, a reworked Fury warrior and every class change.
How the priest plays in WoW Forever: Fear Ward and Devouring Plague for every race, Penance, Binding Heal, Prayer of Mending and the new Shadowform, what you learn from 1 to 40, which stats to look for and how to level. With a talent build per tree you can load in the calculator, useful macros and the items worth chasing.
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