HOLY PRIEST
Holy Priest is built on the Holy talent tree and plays as a healer in raids. The tree has 17 talents: 3 new in Forever, 9 changed from Classic.
HOLY GUIDE
We'll write the Holy Priest rotation, stat priority and recommended build as the beta data settles. For now, see the talent tree below, the talent calculator and the class discussions on the forum.
WHAT IT BRINGS TO A RAID
Only with the Holy spec (its talents):
BUFFS (1)
- Inspiration / Ancestral HealingSingle target
Critical heals raise the target's armor by 25% (for tanks).
InspirationTalent: Inspiration · HolyYour non-periodic critical heals increase your target's Armor by 25% for 15 sec.
EVERY PRIEST BRINGS
Stamina (Fortitude)Spirit (Divine Spirit)Shadow resistanceAttack power reductionMagic dispelDisease cleanseOffensive dispelFear protectionOut-of-combat resurrectionCC: Undead
DETAILS ON THE CLASS PAGE →TALENTS
Hover or tap a talent to read it below. Text is for the final rank.
3Twilight Focus
3Improved Renew
5Holy Specialization
5Spell Warding
5Divine Fury
1Holy Nova
3Blessed Recovery
3Inspiration
2Holy Reach
3Improved Healing
2Searing Light
1Binding Heal
2Litany of Light
1Spirit of Redemption
5Spiritual Guidance
3Spiritual Healing
1Prayer of Mending- Twilight FocusRow 1 · 3 rankChangedClassic name: Healing Focus
Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any spell.
- Improved RenewRow 1 · 3 rank
Increases the amount healed by your Renew spell by 15%.
- Holy SpecializationRow 1 · 5 rank
Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 5%.
- Spell WardingRow 2 · 5 rank
Reduces all spell damage taken by 10%.
- Divine FuryRow 2 · 5 rank
Reduces the casting time of your Smite, Holy Fire, Heal, and Greater Heal spells by 0.5 sec.
- Holy NovaRow 3 · 1 rank · activeChanged
Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 26 to 30 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 49 to 57. These effects cause no threat.
- Blessed RecoveryRow 3 · 3 rankChanged
After being struck by a melee or ranged critical hit, or suffering more than 30% of your maximum Health from a single attack, heal 25% of the damage taken over 6 sec. Refreshing this effect carries over any remaining healing.
- InspirationRow 3 · 3 rankChanged
Your non-periodic critical heals increase your target's Armor by 25% for 15 sec.
- Holy ReachRow 4 · 2 rank
Increases the range of your Smite and Holy Fire spells and the radius of your Prayer of Healing and Holy Nova spells by 20%.
- Improved HealingRow 4 · 3 rankChanged
Reduces the Mana cost of your Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, Penance, and Prayer of Mending spells by 15%.
- Searing LightRow 4 · 2 rankChanged
Increases your Holy damage done by 5%, and gives a 10% chance each time your Holy Fire spell deals periodic damage for your next Holy Nova to cost no Mana.
- Binding HealRow 4 · 1 rank · activeNew
Heals a friendly target and the caster for 236 to 284. Low threat.
- Litany of LightRow 5 · 2 rankNew
When you cast a healing spell, gain Mana equal to 10% of the base cost of the spell if your previous heal was a different spell.
- Spirit of RedemptionRow 5 · 1 rankChanged
Upon death, the priest becomes the Spirit of Redemption for 15 sec. The Spirit of Redemption cannot move, attack, be attacked or targeted by any spells or effects. While in this form the priest can cast any healing spell free of cost. When the effect ends, the priest dies.
- Spiritual GuidanceRow 5 · 5 rankChanged
Increases your spell healing by up to 25% of your total Spirit and your spell damage by up to 8% of your total Spirit.
- Spiritual HealingRow 6 · 3 rankChanged
Increases the amount healed by your spells by 10%.
- Prayer of MendingRow 7 · 1 rank · activeNew
Places a spell on the target that heals them for 172 the next time they take damage or receive non-periodic healing. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a party or raid member within 20 yards. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. This spell can only be placed on one target at a time per caster.
Removed from Classic: Improved Prayer of Healing, Lightwell
Talent, spell, race and raid data: talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), from the WoW Forever beta client; data date 2026-10-14. Numbers can lag live tuning. Spell names, icons and tooltip text belong to Blizzard Entertainment. Priest talent calculator.