Discipline Priest Talents

Discipline Priest
Midnight Pre-Patch

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 Midnight Pre-Patch.

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
Improved Flash Heal	Passive	Increases healing done by Flash Heal by 15%.
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.
Mind Blast	1.5 Sec Cast - 40 Yd Range	Blast the target's mind for 300 Shadow damage. Costs a high amount of mana.
Holy Nova	Instant	An explosion of holy light around you deals up to 152 Holy damage to enemies and up to 122 healing to allies within 12 yds, reduced if there are more than 5 targets.
Dispel Magic	Instant - 30 Yd Range	Dispels Magic on the enemy target, removing 1 beneficial Magic effect.
Spiritual Guidance	Passive	Increases your Intellect by 3%.
Psychic Scream	Instant - 40 Sec Cooldown	Lets out a psychic scream, causing all enemies within 8 yards to flee, disorienting them for 8 sec. Damage may interrupt the effect.
Lightburst	Passive	Increases the damage of Holy Nova by 400%, its healing by 500%, and its cooldown by 30 sec.
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.
Improved Purify	Passive	Purify additionally removes all Disease effects.
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.
Painful Invocation	Passive	Increases the damage of Shadow Word: Pain by 10%.
Sheer Terror	Passive	Increases the amount of damage required to break your Psychic Scream by 25%.
Petrifying Scream	Passive	Psychic Scream causes enemies to tremble in place instead of fleeing in fear.
Surge of Light	Passive	Your healing spells and Smite have a 8% chance to make your next Flash Heal instant and cost 50% less mana. Stacks to 2.
Body and Soul	Passive	Power Word: Shield and Leap of Faith increase your target's movement speed by 40% for 3 sec.
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.
Twins of the Sun Priestess	Passive	Power Infusion also grants you its effect at 100% value when used on an ally. If no ally is targeted, it will grant its effect at 100% value to a nearby ally, preferring damage dealers.
Strength of Soul	Passive	Increases your Stamina by 4%.
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.
Psychic Voice	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Psychic Scream by 10 sec.
Void Tendrils	Passive - 1 Min Cooldown	Call shadowy tendrils to constrict enemies when Psychic Scream ends, rooting them in place for 4 sec.
Everlasting Light	Passive	Surge of Light occurs up to 50% more often based on your missing mana.
Move with Grace	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Leap of Faith by 30 sec.
Mental Agility	Passive	Reduces the mana cost of Purify and Mass Dispel by 50% and Dispel Magic by 10%.
Twin Disciplines	Passive	Increases the damage and healing of your Holy and Shadow spells by 2%.
Dark Enlightenment	Passive	Increases your haste by 3%.
False Autonomy	Passive	Increases the duration of Mind Control and Dominate Mind against enemy creatures by 15 sec.
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.
Inspiration	Passive	Reduces your target's physical damage taken by 5% for 15 sec after a critical heal with Flash Heal or Penance.
Binding Heals	Passive	20% of Flash Heal healing on other targets also heals you.
Shadow Word: Death	Instant - 40 Yd Range	A word of dark binding that inflicts 323 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.
Sanguine Teachings	Passive	Increases your Leech by 2%.
Desperate Prayer	Instant - 1.5 Min Cooldown	Increases maximum health by 25% for 10 sec, and instantly heals you for that amount.
Twist of Fate	Passive	After damaging or healing a target below 35% health, gain 10% increased damage and healing for 8 sec.
Tithe Evasion	Passive	Shadow Word: Death deals 50% less damage to you.
Fade	Instant - 30 Sec Cooldown	Fade out, removing all your threat and reducing enemies' detection range against you for 10 sec.
Angel's Mercy	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Desperate Prayer by 20 sec.
Protective Light	Passive	Casting Flash Heal on yourself reduces all damage you take by 10% for 10 sec.
Mindpierce	Passive	Increases the damage of Smite by 15%.
Spectral Illusion	Passive	Fade creates an illusion of you for 4 sec, tricking enemies to attack it instead.
Improved Fade	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Fade by 10 sec.
Light's Inspiration	Passive	Increases the maximum health gained from Desperate Prayer by 10%.
Unwavering Will	Passive	While above 75% health, the cast time of your Flash Heal, Prayer of Healing, and Smite are reduced by 10%.
Spell Warding	Passive	Reduces all magic damage taken by 4%.
Phantasm	Passive	Activating Fade removes all snare effects.
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.
Benevolence	Passive	Increases the healing of your spells by 3%.
Focused Power	Passive	Increases the damage of your spells by 3%.
Phantom Reach	Passive	Increases the range of most spells by 15%.
Translucent Image	Passive	Fade reduces damage you take by 10%.

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, Plea, Penance, and Power Word: Radiance apply Atonement to your target for 15 sec. Your spell damage heals all targets affected by Atonement for 50% of the damage done. Healing is reduced when healing more than 5 targets.
Power Word: Radiance	2 Sec Cast - 40 Yd Range	A burst of light heals the target and 4 injured allies within 40 yards for 1,708, 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 has a chance to empower your next Penance with Shadow, increasing its effectiveness by 30%.
Light's Promise	Passive	Power Word: Radiance gains an additional charge.
Sanctuary	Passive	Smite prevents the next 684 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 deals 20% additional damage.
Encroaching Shadows	Passive	Shadow Word: Pain Spreads to a nearby enemy when you cast Penance on the target.
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.
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 17,386 Holy damage to enemies or 39,805 healing to allies over 5.4 sec. While ascended, gain a shield for 100% of your health. In addition, you are unaffected by knockbacks or crowd control effects.
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 on enemies hit by 1.5 sec.
Revel in Darkness	Passive	Shadow Word: Pain deals 5% additional damage and spreads to 1 additional target when you cast Penance to its target.
Holy Ray	Passive	Each successive Penance bolt during a channel deals 5% increased damage and healing.
Lenience	Passive	Atonement reduces damage taken by 2%.
Shadow Tap	Passive	Mind Blast deals 150% increased damage, but costs 40% more mana.
Purge the Wicked	Passive	Holy damage increased by 10%.
Castigation	Passive	Penance fires one additional bolt of holy light over its duration.
Indemnity	Passive	Atonements granted by Power Word: Shield last an additional 4 sec.
Pain and Suffering	Passive	Increases the damage of Shadow Word: Pain by 30% and increases its duration by 4 sec.
Occultist	Passive	Shadow damage and healing done increased by 15%.
Borrowed Time	Passive	Casting Power Word: Shield increases your Haste by 8% for 4 sec.
Evangelism	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1.5 Min Cooldown	Immediately Power Word: Radiance your target at 150% effectiveness, and causes your next 2 casts of Power Word: Radiance to be instant cast with 40% reduced mana cost.
Abyssal Reverie	Passive	Atonement heals for 10% more when activated by Shadow spells.
Divine Procession	Passive	Smite extends the duration of an active Atonement by 2.0 sec.
Inner Focus	Passive	Flash Heal, Power Word: Shield, Penance, and Power Word: Radiance have a 20% increased chance to critically heal.
Archangel	Passive	Evangelism increases your healing and absorption effects by 15% for 18 sec.
Mindbender	Passive	Evangelism summons a Mindbender to attack a nearby target for 12 sec. Generates 0.2% Mana each time the Mindbender attacks.
Shadow Mend	Passive	Shadow Word: Pain damage has a chance to upgrade your next Flash Heal to Shadow Mend. Shadow Mend: Wraps an ally in shadows which heal for 4,110, but at a price. The ally will take 207 damage every 1 sec, until they have taken 2,089 total damage from all sources, or leave combat.
Shadowfiend	Passive	Shadow Word: Death has a 40% chance to summon a Shadowfiend for 5 sec when damaging targets below 20% health. Shadowfiend Summons a Shadowfiend to attack your target for 5 sec. Generates 0.1% mana each time the Shadowfiend attacks.
Greater Smite	Passive	Casting Smite increases the damage of Smite by 30%, stacking 2 times. Lasts 2 sec.
Divine Aegis	Passive	Direct critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 30% of the amount healed. Lasts 15 sec.
Harsh Discipline	Passive	Power Word: Radiance causes your next Penance to fire 2 additional bolts, stacking up to 2 charges.
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.
Death's Torment	Passive	Shadow Word: Death deals damage 2 additional times at 15% effectiveness.
Inescapable Torment	Passive	Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death cause your Shadowfiend, Mindbender, and Voidwraith to teleport behind your target, slashing up to 5 nearby enemies for 319 Shadow damage and extending their durations by 0.7 sec.
Eternal Barrier	Passive	Power Word: Shield absorbs 20% additional damage and lasts 5 sec longer.
Weal and Woe	Passive	Your Penance bolts increase the absorb of your next Power Word: Shield by 3%. Stacks up to 10 times.
Searing Light	Passive	Your Penance bolts sear the enemy, dealing 30% of its damage over 8 sec.
Expiation	Passive	Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death consume 2 sec of Shadow Word: Pain, dealing damage equal to 300% of the amount consumed.

Hero Talents

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

Voidweaver

Name	Cast	Effect
Void Torrent		Channel a torrent of void energy into the target, dealing 3,803 Shadow damage over 3 sec and tearing open an Entropic Rift. Entropic Rift Mind Blast tears open an Entropic Rift that follows the enemy for 8 sec. Enemies caught in its path suffer 227 Shadow damage every 0.9 sec while within its reach. Generates 24 Insanity over the duration.
Entropic Rift	Passive	Mind Blast tears open an Entropic Rift that follows the enemy for 8 sec. Enemies caught in its path suffer 227 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. Void Blast: Sends a blast of cosmic void energy at the enemy, causing 413 Shadow damage.
Inner Quietus	Passive	Power Word: Shield absorbs 20% additional damage.
Voidheart	Passive	While Entropic Rift is active, your Atonement healing is increased by 20%.
Devour Matter	Passive	Shadow Word: Death consumes absorb shields from your target, dealing 960 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.
Voidwraith	Passive	When Entropic Rift ends, a Voidwraith is summoned from the collapsed rift for 5 sec. Voidwraith Summon a Voidwraith 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. Generates 0.5% Mana each time the Voidwraith attacks.
Touch of the Void	Passive	Voidheart now persists for 8 sec after Entropic Rift ends.
Quickened Pulse	Passive	Shadow Word: Pain and Entropic Rift deal damage 25% more often.
Void Infusion	Passive	While Entropic Rift is active, Atonement healing with Void Blast and Penance is 50% 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.
Overwhelming Shadows	Passive	Mind Blast deals 50% increased damage.
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 1,672 Shadow damage split amongst enemy targets within 15 yds.

Oracle

Name	Cast	Effect
Guiding Light	Passive	Prayer of Mending gains an additional charge.
Preventive Measures	Passive	Increases the healing done by Prayer of Mending by 15%. All damage dealt by Smite, Holy Fire and Holy Nova increased by 40%.
Preemptive Care	Passive	Increases the duration of your Renew by 40%.
Waste No Time	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Prayer of Mending by 1.5 sec.
Words of the Wise	Passive	Flash Heal, Plea, and Power Word: Radiance healing increased by 15%.
Assured Safety	Passive	Casting Prayer of Mending applies Power Word: Shield to your target. Power Word: Shield Shields an ally for 15 sec, absorbing 1,731 damage.
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 Insight	Passive	Atonement healing from Holy spells is increased by 20%.
Prophet's Will	Passive	Your Flash 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.
Prompt Prognosis	Passive	Casting Prayer of Mending heals your target for 5,320.
Piety	Passive	20% of overhealing done is redistributed to up to 4 nearby injured allies.
Unfolding Vision	Passive	When Power Word: Shield or Void Shield expires with absorption remaining, it jumps to a nearby injured ally and loses 40% of its maximum absorb instead.
Twinsight	Passive	3 additional Penance bolts are fired at an enemy within 40 yards when healing an ally with Penance, or fired at an ally within 40 yards when damaging an enemy with Penance.

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 duration increased by 10 sec. Smite, Penance, Mind Blast, and Void Blast have 10% reduced cast time 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		Evangelism cooldown is reduced by 45 sec and Power Word: Radiance healing is increased by 15%.
Inner Light		Inner Light: Healing spells cost 10% less mana. Inner Shadow: Spell damage and Atonement healing increased by 10%. Activate to swap from one effect to the other, incurring a 6 sec cooldown.
Dark Archangel		Casting Evangelism increases your damage, and the damage of all allies with your Atonement by 10% for 20 sec.
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 2,851.
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 1,130 Shadow damage and briefly reversing their perception of reality. For 7 sec, the next 3,990 damage they deal will heal their target, and the next 3,990 healing they deal will damage their target.
Psychic Shroud		When your Psychic Scream affects 1 or more players, the next crowd control effect against you is prevented. Lasts 15 sec.