Priest
4 specs covering shadow DPS, holy DPS, and two distinct healing playstyles with smart party targeting.
Playstyles
Shadow
DoT management, Mind Blast burst, Inner Focus crits, and Drain Soul execute phase.
Smite
Holy damage rotation with Holy Fire weaving, Shadow Word: Pain utility, and Surge of Light procs.
Holy
Reactive healing with Prayer of Mending, Circle of Healing, and Clearcasting procs.
Discipline
Shield-based prevention with Power Word: Shield, Pain Suppression, and Power Infusion.
Shadow
Recommended: Shadow (47pt) View BuildRotation
- Shadowform auto-maintained out of combat
- Vampiric Touch DoT with smart refresh timing (<1.8s remaining)
- Shadow Word: Pain maintenance (target must live >6s)
- Mind Blast on cooldown with Inner Focus pairing for guaranteed crit
- Shadow Word: Death as HP-gated nuke (configurable safety threshold)
- Vampiric Embrace debuff maintenance for self-healing
- Mind Flay as primary filler
Utility
- Silence auto-interrupt on casting enemies (Shadow talent)
- Racial abilities: Starshards (Night Elf), Devouring Plague (Undead)
Smite
Recommended: Holy/Smite (37pt) View BuildRotation
- Shadow Word: Pain maintenance for Shadow Weaving/Misery debuffs
- Surge of Light procs — instant free Smite cast
- Holy Fire weave mode — cast only when SW:P will fall off during cast (optimization)
- Holy Fire on-cooldown mode as alternative
- Smite as primary damage filler
- Optional Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death toggles
Holy
Recommended: Holy (38pt) View BuildHealing
- Prayer of Mending on tank or lowest HP target (instant, 10s CD)
- Circle of Healing when group members damaged above threshold (41-pt talent)
- Emergency Flash Heal at configurable threshold (default 30%)
- Binding Heal when self and target both damaged
- Clearcasting Greater Heal for free heals from Holy Concentration
- Renew HoT on tank and spread to injured targets
- Greater Heal for sustained throughput
- Prayer of Healing for group-wide AoE heal
Utility
- Surge of Light Smite for free damage when no urgent healing needed
- Smart target scanning: party/raid sorted by HP, tank detection
Discipline
Recommended: Discipline (41pt) View BuildHealing
- Power Word: Shield on tank (configurable threshold, respects Weakened Soul)
- Pain Suppression for emergency tank damage reduction (41-pt talent)
- Prayer of Mending on tank or lowest HP target
- Inner Focus + Greater Heal combo for crit + free heal
- Power Infusion self-buff for healing throughput
- Optional PW:S on non-tank targets (or tank-only mode)
- Renew HoT maintenance on injured targets
- Greater Heal and Flash Heal at configurable thresholds
- Prayer of Healing for group AoE
Shared Features
Emergency & Defensive
- Desperate Prayer instant self-heal at configurable HP threshold (racial)
- Fade for automatic threat reduction (off-GCD)
Party Utility
- Dispel Magic for magic debuffs on party/raid members
- Abolish Disease for disease removal
- Shadowfiend for mana recovery at configurable threshold
Consumable & Recovery
- Healthstone and Healing Potion at configurable thresholds
- Mana Potion and Dark Rune with HP safety check
Self-Buffs (Out of Combat)
- Inner Fire for armor and spell power
- Power Word: Fortitude (Prayer if grouped)
- Divine Spirit (Prayer if grouped, Discipline talent)
- Shadow Protection (Prayer if grouped, optional)
Settings Overview
General
Spec selection, self-buffs, utility toggles, recovery items, Desperate Prayer threshold.
Shadow
VE, Inner Focus, SW:D safety threshold, Silence interrupt, racial ability toggles.
Smite
Holy Fire weave mode, Mind Blast toggle, SW:D toggle, racial ability toggles.
Holy
Emergency/Flash/Renew thresholds, AoE heal count, Circle of Healing, Binding Heal, Prayer of Healing.
Discipline
PW:S threshold, tank-only shield, Pain Suppression, Power Infusion, Inner Focus, healing thresholds.