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Discipline Priest 3v3 PvP Guide for Midnight Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok’s Discipline Priest PvP guide for 3v3 Arenas in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Discipline Priest Healers across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 12.0 competitive 3v3.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top 3v3 Discipline Priests

  1. Awaken's icon
    1
    Awaken
    Ravencrest (US)
    Night Elf | Voidweaver | 121 ilvl
    3136
  2. Jejedontplay's icon
    2
    Jejedontplay
    Stormrage (US)
    Night Elf | Voidweaver | 122 ilvl
    3134
  3. Prêtresacré's icon
    3
    Prêtresacré
    Archimonde (EU)
    Undead | Voidweaver | 121 ilvl
    3044
  4. Leonardmccoy's icon
    4
    Leonardmccoy
    Blades Edge (US)
    Undead | Voidweaver | 119 ilvl
    2862
  5. Awakenxo's icon
    5
    Awakenxo
    Twisting Nether (US)
    Night Elf | Voidweaver | 121 ilvl
    2818

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Discipline Priest's Healer performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 9% Critical Strike +44
  • 30% Haste +313
  • 35% Mastery +216
  • 21% Versatility +294

Stat priority

  1. Haste
  2. Versatility
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike

Additional Minor Stats

  • 0% Avoidance +4
  • 1% Leech +9
  • 19% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in 3v3 Arenas. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Discipline Priests.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for 3v3

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Discipline Priests in 3v3 Arenas.

Head

  1. Dying Star's Veil

    • Set
    • 50
    Dying Star's Veil icon

Neck

  1. Algari Competitor's Amulet

    • Craft
    • 42
    Algari Competitor's Amulet icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Necklace

    • 3
    Astral Gladiator's Necklace icon

  3. Astral Gladiator's Amulet

    • 2
    Astral Gladiator's Amulet icon

  4. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 1
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  5. Heartstone of Rhyolith

    • 1
    Heartstone of Rhyolith icon

Shoulders

  1. Dying Star's Pyrelights

    • Set
    • 47
    Dying Star's Pyrelights icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Silk Amice

    • 2
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Amice icon

  3. Astral Gladiator's Silk Mantle

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Mantle icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Dying Star's Cassock

    • Set
    • 50
    Dying Star's Cassock icon

Wrist

  1. Algari Competitor's Cloth Bands

    • 26
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Bands icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Silk Armbands

    • 16
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Armbands icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Cloth Bracers

    • 5
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Bracers icon

  4. Astral Warmonger's Bindings

    • 2
    Astral Warmonger's Bindings icon

  5. Consecrated Cuffs

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

Hands

  1. Dying Star's Caress

    • Set
    • 47
    Dying Star's Caress icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Cloth Gloves

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Gloves icon

  3. Astral Gladiator's Silk Handwraps

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Handwraps icon

  4. Astral Warmonger's Gloves

    • 1
    Astral Warmonger's Gloves icon

Waist

  1. Algari Competitor's Cloth Sash

    • 35
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Sash icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Silk Cord

    • 13
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Cord icon

  3. Consecrated Cord

    • 1
    Consecrated Cord icon

  4. Honorbound Retainer's Sash

    • 1
    Honorbound Retainer's Sash icon

Legs

  1. Algari Competitor's Cloth Leggings

    • 29
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Leggings icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Silk Leggings

    • 8
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Leggings icon

  3. Astral Gladiator's Silk Trousers

    • 6
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Trousers icon

  4. Dying Star's Leggings

    • Set
    • 6
    Dying Star's Leggings icon

  5. Archaic Venomancer's Legwraps

    • 1
    Archaic Venomancer's Legwraps icon

Feet

  1. Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads

    • 33
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Treads icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Silk Treads

    • 10
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Treads icon

  3. Dying Star's Soles

    • 4
    Dying Star's Soles icon

  4. Interloper's Silken Striders

    • 2
    Interloper's Silken Striders icon

  5. Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks

    • 1
    Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks icon

Rings

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet

    • Craft
    • 92
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Band of the Shattered Soul

    • 2
    Band of the Shattered Soul icon

  3. Signet of Collapsing Stars

    • 2
    Signet of Collapsing Stars icon

  4. Astral Gladiator's Ring

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Ring icon

  5. Astral Gladiator's Signet

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Signet icon

Trinkets

  1. Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 50
    Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Medallion

    • Set
    • 48
    Astral Gladiator's Medallion icon

  3. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 2
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

Main Hand

  1. Astral Gladiator's Staff

    • 20
    Astral Gladiator's Staff icon

  2. Astral Gladiator's Scepter

    • 11
    Astral Gladiator's Scepter icon

  3. Astral Gladiator's Greatstaff

    • 9
    Astral Gladiator's Greatstaff icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Skewer

    • 3
    Algari Competitor's Skewer icon

  5. Algari Competitor's Staff

    • 3
    Algari Competitor's Staff icon

Off Hand

  1. Astral Gladiator's Censer

    • 12
    Astral Gladiator's Censer icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Lamp

    • 4
    Algari Competitor's Lamp icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Discipline Priests.

  1. Energy Redistribution Beacon

    • 94
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 1
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Discipline Priest gear in 3v3 Arenas during Midnight Pre-Patch.

Neck

  1. Enchant Neck - Mark of the Claw

    • 1
    Enchant Neck - Mark of the Claw icon

Back

  1. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 40
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 5
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 2
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

Chest

  1. Council's Intellect

    • 44
    Council's Intellect icon

  2. Crystalline Radiance

    • 6
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +66 Speed

    • 39
    +66 Speed icon

  2. +43 Leech

    • 7
    +43 Leech icon

  3. +72 Avoidance

    • 1
    +72 Avoidance icon

Legs

  1. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 45
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

  2. Sunset Spellthread

    • 2
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  3. Temporal Spellthread

    • 1
    Temporal Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Scout's March

    • 41
    Scout's March icon

  2. Defender's March

    • 5
    Defender's March icon

  3. Plainsrunner's Breeze

    • 1
    Plainsrunner's Breeze icon

Rings

  1. Cursed Mastery

    • 35
    Cursed Mastery icon

  2. +21 Haste

    • 26
    +21 Haste icon

  3. +21 Versatility

    • 21
    +21 Versatility icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 18
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 15
    Oathsworn's Tenacity icon

  3. Stonebound Artistry

    • 14
    Stonebound Artistry icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Discipline Priests in 3v3 Arenas.

Algari Diamond

  1. Cognitive Bloodstone

    • 47
    Cognitive Bloodstone icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 1
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  3. Enduring Bloodstone

    • 1
    Enduring Bloodstone icon

  4. Insightful Blasphemite

    • 1
    Insightful Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 19
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  2. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 15
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  3. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 13
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  4. Energizing Fiber

    • 2
    Energizing Fiber icon

  5. Chronomantic Fiber

    • 1
    Chronomantic Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Versatile Emerald

    • 135
    Versatile Emerald icon

  2. Versatile Onyx

    • 108
    Versatile Onyx icon

  3. Quick Sapphire

    • 39
    Quick Sapphire icon

  4. Masterful Emerald

    • 29
    Masterful Emerald icon

  5. Quick Onyx

    • 18
    Quick Onyx icon

Tinker

    • 7

Most Played Races for Discipline Priest 3v3

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvP, giving a competitive edge in 3v3 Arenas.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Discipline Priest Healer players in Midnight Pre-Patch.

  1. Undead

    • 29
    Undead icon

  2. Night Elf

    • 16
    Night Elf icon

  3. Gnome

    • 2
    Gnome icon

  4. Dark Iron Dwarf

    • 1
    Dark Iron Dwarf icon

  5. Human

    • 1
    Human icon

Discipline Priest Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this 3v3 PvP guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Discipline Priests in 3v3 Arenas using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for Midnight Pre-Patch and Patch 12.0.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvP.