Locusdrifter's PvE Build

Priest class icon Discipline Priest specialization icon
Discipline Priest
Goblin race icon
Goblin
306 ilvl
Season 4
3041 Mythic+

Locusdrifter (Ysondre EU) is a Top Mythic+ Discipline Priest in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 4, achieving a rating of 3041 with 303 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of his 10.2.6 PvE 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 Locusdrifter's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+388
16% Critical Strike
+1085
34% Haste
+322
23% Mastery
+824
21% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Versatility
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Mastery

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.

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

Specialization Talents

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

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

Purification
Trinity
Strength of Soul
Ultimate Radiance
Archangel
Dark Archangel
Thoughtsteal
Inner Light and Shadow
Absolute Faith
Catharsis
Phase Shift
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 Locusdrifter.

Head

  1. Amice of the Empyrean item set icon
    set
    Amice of the Empyrean

Neck

  1. Shadowghast Necklace item icon
    Shadowghast Necklace

Shoulders

  1. Capelet of the Empyrean item set icon
    set
    Capelet of the Empyrean

Back

  1. Grim-Veiled Cape item icon
    Grim-Veiled Cape

Chest

  1. Habit of the Empyrean item set icon
    set
    Habit of the Empyrean

Wrist

  1. Cuffs of the Covert Commander item icon
    Cuffs of the Covert Commander

Hands

  1. Caress of the Empyrean item set icon
    set
    Caress of the Empyrean

Waist

  1. Ringmaster's Cummerbund item icon
    Ringmaster's Cummerbund

Legs

  1. Sorcerer's Headlong Legwraps item icon
    Sorcerer's Headlong Legwraps

Feet

  1. Codebreaker's Cunning Sandals item icon
    Codebreaker's Cunning Sandals

Ring 1

  1. Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn item icon
    Soulwarped Seal of Wrynn

Ring 2

  1. Logic Loop of Synergy item icon
    Logic Loop of Synergy

Trinket 1

  1. Cabalist's Hymnal item icon
    Cabalist's Hymnal

Trinket 2

  1. Forbidden Necromantic Tome item icon
    Forbidden Necromantic Tome

Main Hand

  1. Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos item icon
    Antumbra, Shadow of the Cosmos

Off Hand

  1. Forbidden Truth item icon
    Forbidden Truth

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 Locusdrifter for the Discipline Priest specialization.

Unfortunately, no embellished item data were found.

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 Locusdrifter for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance enchantment icon
    Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Eternal Bounds enchantment icon
    Enchant Chest - Eternal Bounds

Wrist

  1. Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect enchantment icon
    Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Shadowlands Gathering enchantment icon
    Enchant Gloves - Shadowlands Gathering

Ring 1

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility enchantment icon
    Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility

Ring 2

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility enchantment icon
    Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance enchantment icon
    Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance

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 Locusdrifter.

  1. Versatile Jewel Cluster gem icon
    Versatile Jewel Cluster
    5