What's new for Priest in WoW Forever
Compared with Classic Era (build 1.15.9.70003), the Priest trees in Forever beta build 1.60.1.70205 have 14 new talents, 8 Classic talents that are gone and 6 talents with a different number of ranks. A talent counts as new when no talent of that name exists in any Classic Priest tree.
Discipline 7 new · 4 removed · 3 re-ranked
Power in LightYour Smite and Penance spells deal 10% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire.
Twin DisciplinesIncreases the damage and healing of your instant cast spells by 5%.
Holy PrecisionImproves your chance to hit with Holy spells by 18%.
Soul WardingReduces the cooldown on your Power Word: Shield spell by 4 sec and reduces its mana cost by 15%.
PenanceLaunches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 81 Holy damage to an enemy, or 184 healing to an ally, instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.
Renewed HopeYour heals from Flash Heal, Binding Heal, Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, and Penance gain 10% increased critical strike chance when cast on targets with Weakened Soul, and reduce the remaining duration of Weakened Soul on their target by 5 sec.
Divine AegisYour critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 15% of the amount healed. Lasts 12 sec.
Removed: Unbreakable Will (5 ranks), Improved Power Word: Fortitude (2 ranks), Divine Spirit (1 rank) and Force of Will (5 ranks).
Different number of ranks: Wand Specialization: 5 → 2 ranks; Silent Resolve: 5 → 3 ranks; Mental Agility: 5 → 3 ranks.
Different row: Mental Agility: row 4 → 3; Mental Strength: row 5 → 4.
Holy 4 new · 3 removed · 1 re-ranked
Twilight Focus Uses the spell of Classic's Healing Focus under a new name.Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any spell.
Binding HealHeals a friendly target and the caster for 247. Low threat.
Litany of LightWhen 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.
Prayer of MendingPlaces a spell on the target that heals them for [?] 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: Healing Focus (2 ranks; spell reused by Twilight Focus), Improved Prayer of Healing (2 ranks) and Lightwell (1 rank).
Different number of ranks: Spiritual Healing: 5 → 3 ranks.
Shadow 3 new · 1 removed · 2 re-ranked
Improved Mind FlayYour Mind Flay now deals 20% more damage, gains 10 yards increased range, but slows the target's movement speed by 20%.
Devouring ContagionReduces the mana cost of your Devouring Plague by 50%.
Targets that die while Devouring Plague is active spreads it, jumping to a nearby enemy within 10 yds for the remaining duration.
Early DemiseIncreases Shadow Word: Death's critical strike chance on targets at or below 20% health by 30%.
Removed: Improved Vampiric Embrace (2 ranks).
Different number of ranks: Shadow Reach: 3 → 2 ranks; Shadow Weaving: 5 → 3 ranks.
Different row: Shadow Focus: row 2 → 1; Shadow Reach: row 4 → 2; Vampiric Embrace: row 5 → 4.
The three 31-point talents
Each tree's bottom row opens after 30 points in that tree, so the 31st point buys its capstone.
Discipline: Power InfusionInfuses the target with power, increasing their spell damage and healing done by 20% for 15 sec.
- Holy: Prayer of Mending
Places a spell on the target that heals them for [?] 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.
Shadow: ShadowformAssume Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 10%, reducing the Mana cost of all Shadow spells by 50%, increasing the critical strike damage bonus of your Shadow spells by 100%, and reducing Physical damage taken by you by 15%. However, you may not cast healing spells while in this form.
Priest FAQ
- Is Penance a talent in WoW Forever?
- Yes. Penance is a 1-point Discipline talent unlocked at 20 points in beta build 1.60.1.70205, and Power Infusion requires it. Tooltip: “Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 81 Holy damage to an enemy, or 184 healing to an ally, instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.”
- Is Divine Spirit still a Discipline talent?
- No. Divine Spirit is not in the beta talent trees (Classic Era build 1.15.9.70003 has it in Discipline). The beta client lists it as a trained Priest spell from level 30, the client's minimum spell level. Top rank: “Holy power infuses the target, increasing their Spirit by 40 for 60 min.”
- What is the Holy capstone in WoW Forever?
- Prayer of Mending, which needs Spirit of Redemption. It replaces Lightwell as Holy's 31-point talent; Lightwell is now trained from level 40. Tooltip: “Places a spell on the target that heals them for [?] 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.”
More for Priest
- Priest abilities by level: every spell, what is new and what changed since Classic Era.
- Races that can be Priests in Forever: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Undead, Gnome (new), Troll. See all WoW Forever races and racials.
- Talent changes by beta build, for every class.
About the data
Forever talents, ranks and tooltips are read from the beta client (build 1.60.1.70205); the Classic comparison uses the Classic Era client (build 1.15.9.70003). Both come from wago.tools. A value shown as [?] is one our export can't resolve yet. Talents can still change before the November 4, 2026 launch. Last updated 2026-10-02.