Discipline Priest PvE Guide — Midnight
627 viewsAbout 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
Intellect
Haste
Critical Strike
Versatility
MasteryTalents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
Shadow Word: Pain on your enemies when the duration is below 20 seconds
Void Blast every time it becomes available
Penance defensively
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
Power Word: Shield every time your Void Blast talent procs
Plea
Premonition
SmiteBest 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
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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