
Discipline Priest
About the Class
This is a ranged healer whose main stat is Intellect.
Discipline Priest is a unique healer who heals allies by dealing damage to enemies. The mechanic revolves around applying
Atonement, which converts a portion of the damage the priest deals into direct healing on all atoned targets.
The defining feature of the spec is preventive gameplay: the priest must prepare the group for incoming damage by placing
Atonement on targets, and then use powerful offensive spells to restore their health.
Strengths
High burst HPS (healing per second) with proper preparation.
Good damage output compared to other healers.
Strong defensive cooldowns such as Power Word: Barrier and Pain Suppression.
Great utility: Leap of Faith, Mass Dispel, and Symbol of Hope.
Weaknesses
High skill floor: mistakes in preparation timing lead to a large loss of efficiency.
Low mobility: most spells require you to stand still to cast.
Limited ability to perform emergency reactive healing without prior ramp-up.
Stat Priority
Talents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
Refresh
Shadow Word: Pain on your enemies when the duration is below 20 seconds.
Void Blast every time it becomes available.
Penance defensively.
Plea.
Flash Heal on a wounded ally; this also applies
Atonement on you.
Power Word: Radiance consecutively, preferring one cast on melee and one on ranged if allies are spread out.
Shadow Word: Death on cooldown even if the target is above the execute threshold — it activates
Pain and Suffering, which deals very high damage.
Penance defensively to heal a wounded ally.
Mind Blast; this empowers your next
Penance through
Dark Reprimand.
Penance defensively to heal a wounded ally.Spam
Smite.
Power Word: Shield every time your
Void Blast talent procs.
Best in Slot (BiS)
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Leveling
Use Power Word: Shield before the pull, apply Purge the Wicked and attack with Penance. You will heal from your own damage, which greatly simplifies leveling. Discipline Priest levels comfortably without swapping specialization.
Useful Tips
1
Pain Suppression can be used while stunned — save the tank or yourself.
2
Leap of Faith is a great way to save an ally from a dangerous zone.
3
Symbol of Hope coordinate with other healers to restore mana and defensive cooldowns.
Macros
#showtooltip Слово силы: Щит /cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@target,help,nodead][@player] Слово силы: Щит
#showtooltip Исповедь /cast [harm] Исповедь; [@mouseover,help,nodead] Исповедь; [help] Исповедь; Исповедь
#showtooltip Слово силы: Барьер /cast [@player] Слово силы: Барьер
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