Thames's PvP Build

Priest class icon Discipline Priest specialization icon
Discipline Priest
Gnome race icon
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456 ilvl
Season 3
2472 2v2
1247 3v3

Thames (Stormscale EU) is a Top 2v2 Discipline Priest in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 2472 with 452 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 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 Thames's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+976
10% Critical Strike
+4571
28% Haste
+1721
24% Mastery
+5441
27% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  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 Thames'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
Protective Light
Angelic Feather
1
Phantasm
1
Death and Madness
1
Spell Warding
Rhapsody
Leap of Faith
1
Shackle Undead
Sheer Terror
Mind Control
1
Words of the Pious
Mass Dispel
Move with Grace
1
Power Infusion
1
Sanguine Teachings
Tithe Evasion
Inspiration
Mental Agility
Body and Soul
1
Twins of the Sun Priestess
1
Void Shield
San'layn
Apathy
1
Unwavering Will
2
Twist of Fate
2
Throes of Pain
2
Binding Heals
1
Divine Star
Translucent Image
1
Mindgames
1
Surge of Light
2
Light's Inspiration
Crystalline Reflection
2
Improved Fade
2
Manipulation
Power Word: Life
1
Angelic Bulwark
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 Thames'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
Shield Discipline
1
Luminous Barrier
Painful Punishment
Malicious Intent
1
Purge the Wicked
1
Rapture
1
Shadow Covenant
1
Revel in Purity
1
Contrition
Exaltation
Pain and Suffering
2
Twilight Corruption
1
Borrowed Time
1
Castigation
1
Abyssal Reverie
1
Train of Thought
1
Ultimate Penitence
1
Lenience
Void Summoner
1
Divine Aegis
Blaze of Light
2
Heaven's Wrath
Harsh Discipline
2
Expiation
Inescapable Torment
1
Aegis of Wrath
Weal and Woe
1
Overloaded with Light
Twilight Equilibrium
Mindbender
1

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 Thames'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 Thames.

Head

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

Neck

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Necklace item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Necklace

Shoulders

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

Back

  1. Hellbloom Cloak item icon
    Hellbloom Cloak

Chest

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Silk Tunic item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Silk Tunic

Wrist

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Silk Armbands item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Silk Armbands

Hands

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

Waist

  1. Infurious Binding of Gesticulation item icon
    Infurious Binding of Gesticulation

Legs

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

Feet

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Silk Treads item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Silk Treads

Ring 1

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

Ring 2

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Ring item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Ring

Trinket 1

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Medallion item set icon
    set
    Verdant Gladiator's Medallion

Trinket 2

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity item set icon
    set
    Verdant Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Main Hand

  1. Hellbloom Dagger item icon
    Hellbloom Dagger

Off Hand

  1. Hellbloom Branch item icon
    Hellbloom Branch

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 Thames for the Discipline Priest specialization.

  1. Infurious Binding of Gesticulation embellishment item icon
    Mettle

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 Thames 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

Legs

  1. Temporal Spellthread enchantment icon
    Temporal Spellthread

Feet

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

Ring 1

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Ring 2

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

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 Thames.

  1. Keen Ysemerald gem icon
    Keen Ysemerald
    4