WoW ForeverAlliance and Horde6 playable races

Priest Class in WoW Forever

Priest can be played by 6 of the 10 playable races in WoW Forever. Undead is the best Priest race on our race tier list, followed by Gnome and Troll.

Best Priest Races

Our Priest race tier list ranks Undead first, then Gnome and Troll. The table lists every racial trait each race brings to Priest; hover or tap a trait for its full effect.

  1. 1
    Best Priest raceUndeadHordeS tier
    4 of 4 traits apply

    Undead is the best Priest race in WoW Forever on our race tier list. 4 of its 4 racial traits apply to Priest.

  2. 2
    AllianceGnomeS tierNew in Forever
    4 of 4 traits apply
  3. 3
    HordeTrollS tier
    3 of 4 traits apply

Priest PvE Race Pick

Each race is graded on what its racials do for this class against monsters, from questing to dungeons and raids.

  • Alliance pickNight Elf
    PvE S tier
    Elune's Light

    Elune's Light adds 10% crit chance to spells and attacks for 15 sec. Elune's Grace cuts the chance melee and ranged attacks hit you by 50%. Starshards rains Arcane damage on the target over 6 sec.

  • Horde pickTroll
    PvE A tier
    Berserking

    Berserking raises spellcasting and attack speed by 10% for 15 sec. Shadowguard strikes attackers with Shadow damage when their hits land on you.

Priest PvP Race Pick

Each race is graded on what its racials do for this class against other players, first for breaking or shortening crowd control, then stealth, fight cooldowns and escapes.

  • Alliance pickHuman
    PvP S tier
    Will to SurvivePerception

    Will to Survive instantly removes all stun effects on you, on a 3 min cooldown. Feedback burns Mana and deals Shadow damage to casters who land spells on you. Perception sharply raises your stealth detection for 20 sec. Gnome grades level with it.

  • Horde pickUndead
    PvP A tier
    Will of the Forsaken

    Will of the Forsaken instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects, on a 2 min cooldown. Touch of Weakness makes the next melee attacker take Shadow damage and lose melee attack power.

Priest Racial Traits by Race

AppliesBeasts only
RaceCrit chanceStat bonusesBreaks crowd controlSurvivalBonus damageUtility
S tierUndeadHorde
None
None
Breaks crowd control
Will of the Forsaken
Survival
Touch of the Grave
Cannibalize
None
Utility
Underwater Breathing
S tierGnomeAlliance
None
Stat bonuses
Expansive Mind
Breaks crowd control
Escape Artist
None
Bonus damage
Eureka!
Utility
Engineering Specialization
S tierTrollHorde
None
None
None
Survival
Regeneration
Rapid Regeneration
Bonus damage
Beast SlayingBeasts only
Berserking
None
A tierNight ElfAlliance
Crit chance
Elune's Light
Stat bonuses
Quickness
None
None
None
Utility
Wisp Spirit
Shadowmeld
A tierHumanAlliance
Crit chance
Ruthless
Stat bonuses
The Human Spirit
Breaks crowd control
Will to Survive
None
None
Utility
Perception
B tierDwarfAlliance
None
Stat bonuses
Artisan's Precision
None
Survival
Stoneform
Bonus damage
Big Game HunterBeasts only
Utility
Find Treasure
What the trait counts mean

Races are ordered by the Priest race tier list, which grades each race on what its racials do for Priest. Human adds 3 extra abilities to Priest (Divine Grace, Feedback and Secrets of the Light); Dwarf adds 3 extra abilities to Priest (Chastise, Desperate Prayer and Secrets of the Light); Night Elf adds 3 extra abilities to Priest (Elune's Grace, Secrets of Elune and Starshards); Gnome adds 2 extra abilities to Priest (Confounding Flash and Contingency Plan); Undead adds 3 extra abilities to Priest (Dark Sacrifice, Secrets of Undeath and Touch of Weakness); Troll adds 3 extra abilities to Priest (Hex of Weakness, Secrets of the Loa and Shadowguard). They are listed on their own line and are not counted as racial traits. The trait counts in the table show how many racials apply, not how strong they are: a defining racial and a minor one count the same.

Priest Abilities

Every Priest spell in WoW Forever, one row per spell at its highest rank. Amounts are the base values at the level each rank is learned, before spell power. Per mana and Per sec divide the amount by the Mana cost and by the cast time. Search, filter and sort the list ten spells at a time, and open a row for its range, duration and every rank. Pick a level to see what you learn or upgrade there, or switch Show to All for every spell at the rank you have by then.

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Priest Changes in WoW Forever

5 Priest abilities are new in WoW Forever, and 3 abilities the original game already has by name gain new spell versions.

Spell versions, original game to WoW Forever
Unchanged81Changed176Not in this build8New in this build38
Original game265
WoW Forever295

8 spell versions from the original game are not in this build, 176 changed and 81 are unchanged. Each figure counts spell versions.

New abilities

No Priest ability in the original game has this name.

Skill lineDiscipline2 new
Confounding FlashActive
Contingency PlanRanks 5Active
Skill lineHoly2 new
ChastiseRanks 5Active
Divine GraceRanks 7Active
Skill lineShadow Magic1 new
Dark SacrificeRanks 5Active
New versions of original game abilities

An ability of this name is already in the original game for Priest. The spell versions counted here are new in this build.

Penance9Spell versionsSkill line Discipline · Active
Prayer of Mending2Spell versionsSkill line Holy · Active
Shadow Word: Death4Spell versionsSkill line Shadow Magic · Active

Priest Basics

Resource
Armor
Weapons6 skill lines
One-hand
Two-hand
Ranged
Other

Priest Builds

Priest has 5 stored talent allocations. All of them are below; what each one spends is on the builds page.

All 5 Priest buildsPriest macrosDiscipline Priest macrosHoly Priest macrosShadow Priest macros

Priest Talent Trees

Priest talents by tree and row. Plan your own build on the trees below, or roll a random build.

Make a buildClick any talent to start spending 51 points, or roll a random build.
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Discipline

18 talents
0pts
  1. Row 1 is open from the start
  2. 5 points in Discipline unlock row 2
  3. 10 points in Discipline unlock row 3
  4. 15 points in Discipline unlock row 4
  5. 20 points in Discipline unlock row 5
  6. 25 points in Discipline unlock row 6
  7. 30 points in Discipline unlock row 7

Holy

17 talents
0pts
  1. Row 1 is open from the start
  2. 5 points in Holy unlock row 2
  3. 10 points in Holy unlock row 3
  4. 15 points in Holy unlock row 4
  5. 20 points in Holy unlock row 5
  6. 25 points in Holy unlock row 6
  7. 30 points in Holy unlock row 7

Shadow

17 talents
0pts
  1. Row 1 is open from the start
  2. 5 points in Shadow unlock row 2
  3. 10 points in Shadow unlock row 3
  4. 15 points in Shadow unlock row 4
  5. 20 points in Shadow unlock row 5
  6. 25 points in Shadow unlock row 6
  7. 30 points in Shadow unlock row 7
Max rankOpen to spendNot reachable yetPrerequisite met