Ratapai's PvP Build

Priest class icon Discipline Priest specialization icon
Discipline Priest
Undead race icon
Undead
455 ilvl
Season 4
96 2v2
768 3v3

Ratapai (Argent Dawn EU) is a Top 3v3 Discipline Priest in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 4, achieving a rating of 768 with 455 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of his 10.2.6 PvP character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Discipline Priest build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Ratapai's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+0
5% Critical Strike
+2446
14% Haste
+6058
56% Mastery
+5623
27% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Versatility
  3. Haste
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+575
11% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Avoidance
  3. Leech

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Priest specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Priest class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Priest's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Ratapai's selected Class Talents below:

Renew
1
Dispel Magic
1
Shadowfiend
1
Prayer of Mending
Improved Flash Heal
1
Improved Purify
Psychic Voice
1
Shadow Word: Death
1
Focused Mending
Holy Nova
From Darkness Comes Light
1
Angelic Feather
1
Phantasm
1
Death and Madness
Spell Warding
Rhapsody
Leap of Faith
1
Shackle Undead
Sheer Terror
Mind Control
Words of the Pious
Mass Dispel
1
Move with Grace
Power Infusion
1
Sanguine Teachings
Tithe Evasion
Inspiration
1
Mental Agility
1
Body and Soul
1
Twins of the Sun Priestess
1
Void Shield
1
San'layn
Apathy
Unwavering Will
2
Twist of Fate
2
Throes of Pain
2
Binding Heals
1
Divine Star
Translucent Image
1
Mindgames
Surge of Light
2
Light's Inspiration
Crystalline Reflection
2
Improved Fade
1
Manipulation
Power Word: Life
1
Angelic Bulwark
1
Void Shift
1
Shattered Perceptions

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Discipline Priests with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Ratapai's selected Specialization Talents below:

Atonement
1
Power Word: Radiance
1
Pain Suppression
1
Power of the Dark Side
1
Light's Promise
1
Sanctuary
Protector of the Frail
1
Dark Indulgence
1
Schism
1
Bright Pupil
1
Shield Discipline
1
Power Word: Barrier
1
Painful Punishment
Malicious Intent
Purge the Wicked
1
Rapture
1
Shadow Covenant
Revel in Purity
1
Contrition
Exaltation
1
Pain and Suffering
2
Twilight Corruption
Borrowed Time
2
Castigation
1
Abyssal Reverie
Train of Thought
1
Ultimate Penitence
1
Lenience
1
Void Summoner
Divine Aegis
1
Blaze of Light
2
Heaven's Wrath
Harsh Discipline
2
Expiation
Inescapable Torment
Aegis of Wrath
1
Weal and Woe
1
Overloaded with Light
Twilight Equilibrium
Mindbender

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Discipline Priest's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Ratapai's selected PvP Talents below:

Purification
Trinity
Strength of Soul
Ultimate Radiance
1
Archangel
Dark Archangel
Thoughtsteal
Inner Light and Shadow
1
Absolute Faith
Catharsis
Phase Shift
1
Improved Mass Dispel

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Ratapai.

Head

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Cover item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Cover

Neck

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Pendant item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Pendant

Shoulders

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Shawl item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Shawl

Back

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Cape item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Cape

Chest

  1. Cassock of Lunar Communion item set icon
    set
    Cassock of Lunar Communion

Wrist

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Wristwraps item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Wristwraps

Hands

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Silk Handwraps item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Silk Handwraps

Waist

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle

Legs

  1. Leggings of Lunar Communion item set icon
    set
    Leggings of Lunar Communion

Feet

  1. Blue Dragon Soles item icon
    Blue Dragon Soles

Ring 1

  1. Draconic Combatant's Jeweled Signet item icon
    Draconic Combatant's Jeweled Signet

Ring 2

  1. Draconic Combatant's Jeweled Signet item icon
    Draconic Combatant's Jeweled Signet

Trinket 1

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Medallion item set icon
    set
    Draconic Aspirant's Medallion

Trinket 2

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity item set icon
    set
    Draconic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Main Hand

  1. Draconic Aspirant's Staff item icon
    Draconic Aspirant's Staff

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Ratapai for the Discipline Priest specialization.

  1. Blue Dragon Soles embellishment item icon
    Blue Dragon Soles
  2. Vibrant Wildercloth Girdle embellishment item icon
    Blue Silken Lining

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Ratapai for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Homebound Speed enchantment icon
    Homebound Speed

Chest

  1. Reserve of Intellect enchantment icon
    Reserve of Intellect

Wrist

  1. +200 Speed enchantment icon
    +200 Speed

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Temporal Spellthread enchantment icon
    Temporal Spellthread

Feet

  1. Plainsrunner's Breeze enchantment icon
    Plainsrunner's Breeze

Ring 1

  1. +82 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

Ring 2

  1. +82 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion enchantment icon
    Sophic Devotion

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Ratapai.

  1. Keen Ysemerald gem icon
    Keen Ysemerald
    6