Discipline Priest Talents

The War Within Season 1

Talents in World of Warcraft define your character's gameplay. They offer active abilities for offense and defense, major cooldowns, or passive enhancements to your stats and spells. Here are the current Discipline Priest talents for The War Within Season 1.

Where to Find Talents

Talents can be found in the talent menu, which is accessible by pressing the N key (default) or by clicking the target icon in the micro menu:

Screenshot of the talents button in the micro menu

Class Talents

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

Name	Cast	Effect
Renew	Instant - 40 Yd Range	Fill the target with faith in the light, healing for 11,554 over 15 sec.
Dispel Magic	Instant - 30 Yd Range	Dispels Magic on the enemy target, removing 1 beneficial Magic effect.
Shadowfiend	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 3 Min Cooldown	Summons a shadowy fiend to attack the target for 15 sec. enerates 0.5% Mana each time the Shadowfiend attacks.
Prayer of Mending	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 12 Sec Cooldown	Places a ward on an ally that heals them for 3,457 the next time they take damage, and then jumps to another ally within 30 yds. Jumps up to 4 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump.
Improved Flash Heal	Passive	Increases healing done by Flash Heal by 15%.
Improved Purify	Passive	Purify additionally removes all Disease effects.
Psychic Voice	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Psychic Scream by 15 sec.
Petrifying Scream	Passive	Psychic Scream causes enemies to tremble in place instead of fleeing in fear.
Shadow Word: Death	Instant - 40 Yd Range	A word of dark binding that inflicts 4,793 Shadow damage to your target. If your target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, you take backlash damage equal to 5% of your maximum health. Damage increased by 150% to targets below 20% health.
Focused Mending	Passive	Prayer of Mending does 45% increased healing to the initial target.
Holy Nova	Instant	An explosion of holy light around you deals up to 2,279 Holy damage to enemies and up to 1,781 healing to allies within 12 yds, reduced if there are more than 5 targets.
Protective Light	Passive	Casting Flash Heal on yourself reduces all damage you take by 10% for 10 sec.
From Darkness Comes Light	Passive	Each time Shadow Word: Pain deals damage, the healing of your next Flash Heal is increased by 3%, up to a maximum of 60%.
Angelic Feather	Instant - 40 Yd Range	Places a feather at the target location, granting the first ally to walk through it 40% increased movement speed for 5 sec. Only 3 feathers can be placed at one time.
Phantasm	Passive	Activating Fade removes all snare effects.
Death and Madness	Passive	If your Shadow Word: Death fails to kill a target at or below 20% health, its cooldown is reset. Cannot occur more than once every 10 sec.
Spell Warding	Passive	Reduces all magic damage taken by 3%.
Blessed Recovery	Passive	After being struck by a melee or ranged critical hit, heal 20% of the damage taken over 6 sec.
Rhapsody	Passive	Every 1 sec, the damage of your next Holy Nova is increased by 20% and its healing is increased by 20%. Stacks up to 20 times.
Leap of Faith	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1 Sec Cooldown	Pulls the spirit of a party or raid member, instantly moving them directly in front of you.
Shackle Undead	1.5 Sec Cast - 30 Yd Range	Shackles the target undead enemy for 50 sec, preventing all actions and movement. Damage will cancel the effect. Limit 1.
Sheer Terror	Passive	Increases the amount of damage required to break your Psychic Scream by 75%.
Void Tendrils	Instant - 1 Min Cooldown	Summons shadowy tendrils, rooting all enemies within 8 yards for 15 sec or until the tendril is killed.
Mind Control	1.8 Sec Cast - 30 Yd Range	Controls a mind up to 1 level above yours for 30 sec. Does not work versus Demonic, Undead, or Mechanical beings. Shares diminishing returns with other disorienting effects.
Dominate Mind	1.8 Sec Cast - 30 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Controls a mind up to 1 level above yours for 30 sec while still controlling your own mind. Does not work versus Demonic, Mechanical, or Undead beings or players. This spell shares diminishing returns with other disorienting effects.
Words of the Pious	Passive	For 12 sec after casting Power Word: Shield, you deal 10% additional damage and healing with Smite and Holy Nova.
Mass Dispel	1.5 Sec Cast - 30 Yd Range - 2 Min Cooldown	Dispels magic in a 15 yard radius, removing all harmful Magic from 5 friendly targets and 1 beneficial Magic effect from 5 enemy targets. Potent enough to remove Magic that is normally undispellable.
Move with Grace	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Leap of Faith by 30 sec.
Power Infusion	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 2 Min Cooldown	Infuses the target with power for 15 sec, increasing haste by 20%. Can only be cast on players.
Sanguine Teachings	Passive	Increases your Leech by 2%.
Vampiric Embrace	Instant - 2 Min Cooldown	Fills you with the embrace of Shadow energy for 12 sec, causing you to heal a nearby ally for 40% of any single-target Shadow spell damage you deal.
Tithe Evasion	Passive	Shadow Word: Death deals 50% less damage to you.
Inspiration	Passive	Reduces your target's physical damage taken by 5% for 15 sec after a critical heal with Flash Heal or Penance.
Mental Agility	Passive	Reduces the mana cost of Purify and Mass Dispel by 50% and Dispel Magic by 10%.
Body and Soul	Passive	Power Word: Shield and Leap of Faith increase your target's movement speed by 40% for 3 sec.
Twins of the Sun Priestess	Passive	Power Infusion also grants you 100% of its effects when used on an ally.
Void Shield	Passive	When cast on yourself, 30% of damage you deal refills your Power Word: Shield.
San'layn	Passive	anguine Teachings Sanguine Teachings grants an additional 2% Leech. ampiric Embrace Reduces the cooldown of Vampiric Embrace by 30 sec, increases its healing done by 25%.
Apathy	Passive	Your Mind Blast critical strikes reduce your target's movement speed by 75% for 4 sec.
Unwavering Will	Passive	While above 75% health, the cast time of your Flash Heal, Heal, Prayer of Healing, and Smite are reduced by 10%.
Twist of Fate	Passive	After damaging or healing a target below 35% health, gain 10% increased damage and healing for 8 sec.
Throes of Pain	Passive	Shadow Word: Pain deals an additional 5% damage. When an enemy dies while afflicted by your Shadow Word: Pain, you gain 1.0% Mana.
Angel's Mercy	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Desperate Prayer by 20 sec.
Binding Heals	Passive	20% of Flash Heal healing on other targets also heals you.
Divine Star	Instant - 27 Yd Range - 15 Sec Cooldown	Throw a Divine Star forward 27 yds, healing allies in its path for 3,847 and dealing 3,163 Holy damage to enemies. After reaching its destination, the Divine Star returns to you, healing allies and damaging enemies in its path again. Healing reduced beyond 6 targets.
Halo	1.5 Sec Cast - 30 Yd Range - 1 Min Cooldown	Creates a ring of Holy energy around you that quickly expands to a 30 yd radius, healing allies for 8,960 and dealing 8,026 Holy damage to enemies. Healing reduced beyond 6 targets.
Translucent Image	Passive	Fade reduces damage you take by 10%.
Cauterizing Shadows	Passive	When your Shadow Word: Pain expires or is refreshed with less than 5 sec remaining, a nearby ally within 40 yards is healed for 13,265.
Surge of Light	Passive	Your healing spells and Smite have a 8% chance to make your next Flash Heal instant and cost no mana. Stacks to 2.
Light's Inspiration	Passive	Increases the maximum health gained from Desperate Prayer by 15%.
Crystalline Reflection	Passive	Power Word: Shield instantly heals the target for 4,648 and reflects 12% of damage absorbed.
Improved Fade	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Fade by 10 sec.
Manipulation	Passive	You take 2% less damage from enemies affected by your Shadow Word: Pain.
Benevolence	Passive	Increases the healing of your spells by 3%.
Power Word: Life	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 15 Sec Cooldown	A word of holy power that heals the target for 56,016. Only usable if the target is below 35% health.
Angelic Bulwark	Passive	When an attack brings you below 30% health, you gain an absorption shield equal to 15% of your maximum health for 20 sec. Cannot occur more than once every 90 sec.
Essence Devourer	Passive	Attacks from your Shadowfiend siphon life from enemies, healing a nearby injured ally for 9,961. Attacks from your Mindbender siphon life from enemies, healing a nearby injured ally for 3,320.
Void Shift	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 5 Min Cooldown	Swap health percentages with your ally. Increases the lower health percentage of the two to 25% if below that amount.
Phantom Reach	Passive	Increases the range of most spells by 15%.

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide Discipline Priests with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. These talents differentiate Discipline Priests from other Priest specializations, maximizing effectiveness in combat.

Name	Cast	Effect
Atonement	Passive	Power Word: Shield, Flash Heal, Renew, Power Word: Radiance, and Power Word: Life apply Atonement to your target for 15 sec. Your spell damage heals all targets affected by Atonement for 35% of the damage done. Healing increased by 100% when not in a raid.
Power Word: Radiance	2 Sec Cast - 40 Yd Range	A burst of light heals the target and 4 injured allies within 30 yards for 29,627, and applies Atonement for 60% of its normal duration.
Pain Suppression	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1.5 Sec Cooldown	Reduces all damage taken by a friendly target by 40% for 8 sec. Castable while stunned.
Power of the Dark Side	Passive	Shadow Word: Pain and Purge the Wicked have a chance to empower your next Penance with Shadow, increasing its effectiveness by 50%.
Light's Promise	Passive	Power Word: Radiance gains an additional charge.
Sanctuary	Passive	Smite prevents the next 4,427 damage dealt by the enemy.
Pain Transformation	Passive	Pain Suppression also heals your target for 15% of their maximum health and applies Atonement.
Protector of the Frail	Passive	Pain Suppression gains an additional charge. Power Word: Shield reduces the cooldown of Pain Suppression by 3 sec.
Dark Indulgence	Passive	Mind Blast has a 100% chance to grant Power of the Dark Side and its mana cost is reduced by 40%.
Schism	Passive - 40 Yd Range - 24 Sec Cooldown	Mind Blast fractures the enemy's mind, increasing your spell damage to the target by 10% for 9 sec.
Bright Pupil	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Power Word: Radiance by 3 sec.
Enduring Luminescence	Passive	Reduces the cast time of Power Word: Radiance by 30% and causes it to apply Atonement at an additional 10% of its normal duration.
Shield Discipline	Passive	When your Power Word: Shield is completely absorbed, you restore 0.5% of your maximum mana.
Luminous Barrier	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 3 Min Cooldown	Create a shield on all allies within 40 yards, absorbing 52,131 damage on each of them for 10 sec. Absorption decreased beyond 5 targets.
Power Word: Barrier	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 3 Min Cooldown	Summons a holy barrier to protect all allies at the target location for 10 sec, reducing all damage taken by 20% and preventing damage from delaying spellcasting.
Painful Punishment	Passive	Each Penance bolt extends the duration of Shadow Word: Pain and Purge the Wicked on enemies hit by 1.5 sec.
Malicious Intent	Passive	Increases the duration of Schism by 6 sec.
Purge the Wicked	Instant - 40 Yd Range	Cleanses the target with fire, causing 1,522 Radiant damage and an additional 9,539 Radiant damage over 20 sec. Spreads to a nearby enemy when you cast Penance on the target.
Rapture	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1.5 Min Cooldown	Immediately Power Word: Shield your target, and your next 3 Power Word: Shields have no cooldown and absorb 80% additional damage.
Shadow Covenant	Passive - 40 Yd Range - 30 Sec Cooldown	Casting Shadowfiend enters you into a shadowy pact, transforming Halo, Divine Star, and Penance into Shadow spells and increasing the damage and healing of your Shadow spells by 25% while active.
Revel in Purity	Passive	Purge the Wicked deals 5% additional damage and spreads to 1 additional target when casting Penance.
Contrition	Passive	When you heal with Penance, everyone with your Atonement is healed for 1,035.
Exaltation	Passive	Rapture enhances 2 additional shields.
Indemnity	Passive	Atonements granted by Power Word: Shield last an additional 3 sec.
Pain and Suffering	Passive	Increases the damage of Shadow Word: Pain and Purge the Wicked by 15%.
Twilight Corruption	Passive	Shadow Covenant increases Shadow spell damage and healing by an additional 10%.
Borrowed Time	Passive	Casting Power Word: Shield increases your Haste by 8% for 4 sec.
Castigation	Passive	Penance fires one additional bolt of holy light over its duration.
Abyssal Reverie	Passive	Atonement heals for 10% more when activated by Shadow spells.
Train of Thought	Passive	Flash Heal and Renew casts reduce the cooldown of Power Word: Shield by 1.0 sec. Smite reduces the cooldown of Penance by 0.5 sec.
Ultimate Penitence	1.5 Sec Cast - 40 Yd Range - 4 Min Cooldown	Ascend into the air and unleash a massive barrage of Penance bolts, causing 133,912 Holy damage to enemies or 449,606 healing to allies over 5.4 sec. While ascended, gain a shield for 50% of your health. In addition, you are unaffected by knockbacks or crowd control effects.
Lenience	Passive	Atonement reduces damage taken by 3%.
Evangelism	Instant - 1.5 Min Cooldown	Extends the duration of all of your active Atonements by 6 sec.
Void Summoner	Passive	Your Smite, Mind Blast, and Penance casts reduce the cooldown of Shadowfiend by 4.0 sec.
Divine Aegis	Passive	Critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 5% of the amount healed. Lasts 15 sec. Critical heals with Power Word: Shield absorb 10% additional damage.
Blaze of Light	Passive	The damage of Smite and Penance is increased by 15%, and Penance increases or decreases your target's movement speed by 50% for 2 sec.
Heaven's Wrath	Passive	Each Penance bolt you fire reduces the cooldown of Ultimate Penitence by 2 sec.
Harsh Discipline	Passive	Power Word: Radiance causes your next Penance to fire 2 additional bolts, stacking up to 2 times.
Expiation	Passive	Increases the damage of Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death by 30%. Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death consume 6 sec of Shadow Word: Pain or Purge the Wicked, instantly dealing that damage.
Inescapable Torment	Passive	Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death cause your Mindbender or Shadowfiend to teleport behind your target, slashing up to 5 nearby enemies for 4,647 Shadow damage and extending its duration by 0.7 sec.
Aegis of Wrath	Passive	Power Word: Shield absorbs 30% additional damage, but the absorb amount decays by 3% every 1 sec.
Weal and Woe	Passive	Your Penance bolts increase the damage of your next Smite by 20%, or the absorb of your next Power Word: Shield by 10%. Stacks up to 8 times.
Overloaded with Light	Passive	Ultimate Penitence emits an explosion of light, healing up to 10 allies around you for 9,961 and applying Atonement at 50% of normal duration.
Twilight Equilibrium	Passive	Your damaging Shadow spells increase the damage of your next Holy spell cast within 6 sec by 15%. Your damaging Holy spells increase the damage of your next Shadow spell cast within 6 sec by 15%.
Mindbender	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1 Min Cooldown	Summons a Mindbender to attack the target for 12 sec. enerates 0.2% Mana each time the Mindbender attacks.

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow for deeper customization of the Discipline Priest class fantasy, further enhancing its combat effectiveness.

Voidweaver

Name	Cast	Effect
Entropic Rift	Passive	Mind Blast tears open an Entropic Rift that follows the enemy for 8 sec. Enemies caught in its path suffer 3,387 Shadow damage every 0.9 sec while within its reach.
No Escape	Passive	Entropic Rift slows enemies by up to 70%, increased the closer they are to its center.
Dark Energy	Passive	While Entropic Rift is active, you move 20% faster.
Void Blast	Passive	Entropic Rift upgrades Smite into Void Blast while it is active. oid Blast: Sends a blast of cosmic void energy at the enemy, causing 6,120 Shadow damage.
Inner Quietus	Passive	Power Word: Shield absorbs 20% additional damage.
Devour Matter	Passive	Shadow Word: Death consumes absorb shields from your target, dealing 14,244 extra damage to them and granting you 1% mana if a shield was present.
Void Empowerment	Passive	Summoning an Entropic Rift extends the duration of your 5 shortest Atonements by 1 sec.
Darkening Horizon	Passive	Void Blast increases the duration of Entropic Rift by 1.0 sec, up to a maximum of 3 sec.
Depth of Shadows	Passive	Shadow Word: Death has a high chance to summon a Shadowfiend for 5 sec when damaging targets below 20% health.
Voidwraith	Passive	Transform your Shadowfiend or Mindbender into a Voidwraith. oidwraith Summon a Voidwraith for 15 sec that casts Void Flay from afar. Void Flay deals bonus damage to high health enemies, up to a maximum of 50% if they are full health. enerates 0.5% Mana each time the Voidwraith attacks.
Voidheart	Passive	While Entropic Rift is active, your Atonement healing is increased by 20%.
Void Infusion	Passive	Atonement healing with Void Blast is 100% more effective.
Void Leech	Passive	Every 3 sec siphon an amount equal to 4% of your health from an ally within 40 yds if they are higher health than you.
Embrace the Shadow	Passive	You absorb 3% of all magic damage taken. Absorbing Shadow damage heals you for 100% of the amount absorbed.
Collapsing Void	Passive	Each time Penance damages or heals, Entropic Rift is empowered, increasing its damage and size by 10%. After Entropic Rift ends it collapses, dealing 24,349 Shadow damage split amongst enemy targets within 15 yds.

Oracle

Name	Cast	Effect
Premonition	Instant	Gain access to a spell that gives you an advantage against your fate. Premonition rotates to the next spell when cast. cffffffffPremonition of Insight Reduces the cooldown of your next 3 spell casts by 7 sec. cffffffffPremonition of Piety Increases your healing done by 20% and causes 70% of overhealing on players to be redistributed to up to 4 nearby allies for 15 sec. remonition of Solace Your next single target healing spell grants your target a shield that absorbs 133,244 damage and reduces their damage taken by 15% for 15 sec.
Preventive Measures	Passive	Increases the healing done by Prayer of Mending by 25%. All damage dealt by Smite, Holy Fire and Holy Nova increased by 25%.
Preemptive Care	Passive	Increases the duration of Renew by 3 sec.
Waste No Time	Passive	Premonition causes your next Heal or Prayer of Healing cast to be instant and cost 15% less mana.
Miraculous Recovery	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Power Word: Life by 3 sec and allows it to be usable on targets below 50% health.
Assured Safety	Passive	Prayer of Mending casts apply a Power Word: Shield to your target at 100% effectiveness.
Divine Feathers	Passive	Your Angelic Feathers increase movement speed by an additional 10%. When an ally walks through your Angelic Feather, you are also granted 100% of its effect.
Save the Day	Passive	For 6 sec after casting Leap of Faith you may cast it a second time for free, ignoring its cooldown.
Foreseen Circumstances	Passive	Guardian Spirit lasts an additional 2 sec.
Prophet's Will	Passive	Your Flash Heal, Heal, and Holy Word: Serenity are 30% more effective when cast on yourself.
Desperate Measures	Passive	Desperate Prayer lasts an additional 10 sec. Angelic Bulwark's absorption effect is increased by 15% of your maximum health.
Divine Providence	Passive	Premonition gains an additional charge.
Fatebender	Passive	Increases the effects of Premonition by 40%.
Perfect Vision	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Premonition by 15 sec.
Clairvoyance	Passive	Casting Premonition of Solace invokes Clairvoyance, expanding your mind and opening up all possibilities of the future. cffffffffPremonition of Clairvoyance Grants Premonition of Insight, Piety, and Solace at 100% effectiveness.

PvP Talents

PvP talents are tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with War Mode enabled, these talents optimize a Discipline Priest 's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements that give players an edge in combat against other players.

Name	Cast	Effect
Purification		Purify now has a maximum of 2 charges. Removing harmful effects with Purify grants your target an absorption shield equal to 5% of their maximum health. Lasts 8 sec.
Trinity		Atonement's duration is increased by 15 sec, but can only be applied through Power Word: Shield. Smite, Penance, and Shadowfiend critical strike chance increased by 30% when you have Atonement on 3 or more allies.
Strength of Soul		Your Power Word: Shield reduces all Physical damage taken by 15% while the shield persists.
Ultimate Radiance		Your Power Word: Radiance is now instant cast and the healing is increased by 10%.
Archangel		Refreshes the duration of your Atonement on all allies when cast. Increases your healing and absorption effects by 20% for 15 sec.
Dark Archangel		Increases your damage, and the damage of all allies with your Atonement by 15% for 8 sec.
Thoughtsteal		Peer into the mind of the enemy, attempting to steal a known spell. If stolen, the victim cannot cast that spell for 20 sec. Can only be used on Humanoids with mana. If you're unable to find a spell to steal, the cooldown of Thoughtsteal is reset.
Inner Light and Shadow		nner Light: Healing spells cost 10% less mana. nner Shadow: Spell damage and Atonement healing increased by 10%. Activate to swap from one effect to the other, incurring a 6 sec cooldown.
Absolute Faith		Leap of Faith also pulls the spirit of the 3 furthest allies within 40 yards and shields you and the affected allies for 41,506.
Catharsis		15% of all damage you take is stored. The stored amount cannot exceed 12% of your maximum health. The initial damage of your next Shadow Word: Pain deals this stored damage to your target.
Phase Shift		Step into the shadows when you cast Fade, avoiding all attacks and spells for 1 sec. Interrupt effects are not affected by Phase Shift.
Improved Mass Dispel		Reduces the cooldown of Mass Dispel by 60 sec.
Mindgames		Assault an enemy's mind, dealing 16,676 Shadow damage and briefly reversing their perception of reality. For 7 sec, the next 41,505 damage they deal will heal their target, and the next 41,505 healing they deal will damage their target.