Priest leveling guide
Levels 1–60Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Gnome, Night ElfHorde: Troll, Undead
Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Gnome, Night Elf
Horde: Troll, UndeadYour plan in game
Open your talent plan in Polestar:
/polestar talentsLevel as Shadow (Spirit Tap, Mind Flay, Shadowform) for the fastest kills and least drinking. Discipline levels with Smite and Penance behind a strong shield; Holy is the dungeon healer and slower alone.
Polestar ships 3 leveling talent plans for Priests (Discipline, Holy and Shadow), 8 class quest guides, and Priest steps in 12 leveling guides.
Who can be a Priest
In WoW: Forever Priests are open to 6 races on both sides. Each race starts on its own route and joins its side's shared road; the guides carry the Priest steps for you.
Alliance
- HumanElwynn Forest 1–13Its road: 26 guides to level 60
- DwarfDun Morogh 1–13Its road: 26 guides to level 60
- GnomeDun Morogh 1–13Its road: 26 guides to level 60
- Night ElfTeldrassil 1–11Its road: 26 guides to level 60
Horde
- TrollDurotar 1–12Its road: 25 guides to level 60
- UndeadTirisfal Glades 1–13Its road: 24 guides to level 60
Leveling talent plans
Written for Polestar; a community talent site served only as a reference for Forever's new and changed talents. Every pick is checked against Forever's own Priest talent tree (client 1.60.1.70450). Sources are named on Credits & data sources.
Each plan is written one point a level from 10. Points that come sooner (a Legacy talent can grant them from level 5) bring the picks sooner: in the game the plan follows its order, not the levels.
Discipline
31/0/20 · 51 picks, levels 10–60
| Levels | Talent | Ranks | Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | Power in LightPower in Light first: more Smite damage, your main attack as Discipline, on targets with your Holy Fire or Shadow Word: Pain. | 1–5 | Discipline |
| 15–19 | Twin Disciplines | 1–5 | Discipline |
| 20–22 | Improved Power Word: ShieldImproved Power Word: Shield: a bigger shield is fewer interrupted casts and less healing. | 1–3 | Discipline |
| 23–25 | Mental Agility | 1–3 | Discipline |
| 26 | Soul Warding | 1 | Discipline |
| 27–29 | Meditation | 1–3 | Discipline |
| 30 | PenancePenance is a channelled burst of Holy damage or healing: use it on every mob. | 1 | Discipline |
| 31–35 | Renewed Hope | 1–5 | Discipline |
| 36–38 | Divine Aegis | 1–3 | Discipline |
| 39 | Inner Focus | 1 | Discipline |
| 40 | Power InfusionPower Infusion is the capstone: a damage and healing cooldown for you or an ally. | 1 | Discipline |
| 41–45 | Spirit TapThe last 20 points go to Shadow: Spirit Tap's regen after kills, a longer Shadow Word: Pain, more Shadow hit, Mind Flay and a quicker Mind Blast. | 1–5 | Shadow |
| 46–47 | Improved Shadow Word: Pain | 1–2 | Shadow |
| 48–50 | Shadow Focus | 1–3 | Shadow |
| 51 | Mind Flay | 1 | Shadow |
| 52–53 | Improved Mind Flay | 1–2 | Shadow |
| 54–58 | Improved Mind Blast | 1–5 | Shadow |
| 59–60 | Blackout | 1–2 | Shadow |
Holy
20/31/0 · 51 picks, levels 10–60
| Levels | Talent | Ranks | Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | Holy SpecializationHoly Specialization first: more crits on Smite and on your heals. | 1–5 | Holy |
| 15–19 | Divine FuryDivine Fury speeds up Smite, Holy Fire and your big heals. | 1–5 | Holy |
| 20 | Holy Nova | 1 | Holy |
| 21 | Inspiration | 1 | Holy |
| 22–24 | Improved Renew | 1–3 | Holy |
| 25–26 | Searing Light | 1–2 | Holy |
| 27–29 | Improved Healing | 1–3 | Holy |
| 30 | Spirit of Redemption | 1 | Holy |
| 31 | Binding Heal | 1 | Holy |
| 32–36 | Spiritual GuidanceSpiritual Guidance adds 25% of your Spirit to your healing but only 8% to your damage: Spirit gear helps your heals most. | 1–5 | Holy |
| 37–39 | Spiritual Healing | 1–3 | Holy |
| 40 | Prayer of MendingPrayer of Mending is the capstone: a heal that jumps between your group as they take damage. | 1 | Holy |
| 41–42 | Wand SpecializationThe last 20 points go to Discipline: a stronger wand, a bigger Power Word: Shield, Meditation's regen while casting and more Intellect. | 1–2 | Discipline |
| 43–47 | Twin Disciplines | 1–5 | Discipline |
| 48–49 | Martyrdom | 1–2 | Discipline |
| 50 | Holy Precision | 1 | Discipline |
| 51–53 | Improved Power Word: Shield | 1–3 | Discipline |
| 54–56 | Meditation | 1–3 | Discipline |
| 57 | Soul Warding | 1 | Discipline |
| 58 | Inner Focus | 1 | Discipline |
| 59–60 | Mental StrengthMental Strength comes last: on Forever its points do not count toward the Discipline tiers. | 1–2 | Discipline |
Shadow
20/0/31 · 51 picks, levels 10–60
| Levels | Talent | Ranks | Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | Spirit TapSpirit Tap first: after each kill your regen jumps, so you drink far less. | 1–5 | Shadow |
| 15–16 | Improved Shadow Word: Pain | 1–2 | Shadow |
| 17–19 | Improved Mind Blast | 1–3 | Shadow |
| 20 | Mind FlayMind Flay is your main damage and slow from here; Improved Mind Flay makes it hit harder. | 1 | Shadow |
| 21–22 | Improved Mind Flay | 1–2 | Shadow |
| 23–24 | Improved Mind Blast | 4–5 | Shadow |
| 25–27 | Shadow Focus | 1–3 | Shadow |
| 28 | Vampiric EmbraceVampiric Embrace heals you from your Shadow damage. | 1 | Shadow |
| 29–31 | Shadow Weaving | 1–3 | Shadow |
| 32–33 | Devouring Contagion | 1–2 | Shadow |
| 34 | Shadow Focus | 4 | Shadow |
| 35–39 | Darkness | 1–5 | Shadow |
| 40 | ShadowformShadowform is the capstone: more Shadow damage and less physical damage taken. | 1 | Shadow |
| 41–42 | Wand SpecializationThe last 20 points go to Discipline: a stronger wand, a bigger Power Word: Shield, Meditation's regen while casting and more Intellect. | 1–2 | Discipline |
| 43–47 | Twin Disciplines | 1–5 | Discipline |
| 48–49 | Martyrdom | 1–2 | Discipline |
| 50 | Holy Precision | 1 | Discipline |
| 51–53 | Improved Power Word: Shield | 1–3 | Discipline |
| 54–56 | Meditation | 1–3 | Discipline |
| 57 | Soul Warding | 1 | Discipline |
| 58 | Inner Focus | 1 | Discipline |
| 59–60 | Mental StrengthMental Strength comes last: on Forever its points do not count toward the Discipline tiers. | 1–2 | Discipline |
Priest class quests
8 class quest guides for Priests, each a guide of its own in Polestar's Class menu.
- Confounding Flash and Contingency Plan10–20Alliance · GnomeConfounding Flash, Contingency Plan
- Desperate Prayer and Chastise10–20Alliance · Human, DwarfDesperate Prayer, Chastise (Dwarves)
- Divine Grace and Feedback10–20Alliance · HumanDivine Grace, Feedback
- Hex of Weakness and Shadowguard10–20Horde · TrollHex of Weakness, Shadowguard
- Starshards and Elune's Grace10–20Alliance · Night ElfStarshards, Elune's Grace
- Touch of Weakness and Dark Sacrifice10–20Horde · UndeadTouch of Weakness, Dark Sacrifice
- Blood of Morphaz50–52Both factionsExperience and gold
- Benediction and Anathema60Both factionsBenediction, Splinter of Nordrassil
Priest steps on the leveling routes
Steps the zone guides show only to Priests (a few to one or two other classes as well): class quests on the way and visits to your trainer.
Alliance
- Dun Morogh1–13Dwarf, Gnome
Hallowed Rune (Dwarf), Hallowed Memorandum (Gnome), Desperate Prayer (Dwarf), Confounding Flash (Gnome)
- Elwynn Forest1–13Human
Hallowed Letter, Desperate Prayer, Divine Grace
- Teldrassil1–11Night Elf
Hallowed Sigil, Returning Home
- Redridge Mountains20–23
Arcane Feedback (Human), Chastise (Dwarf), Contingency Plan (Gnome), Elune's Grace (Night Elf)
- Un'Goro Crater & Ironforge48–52
Cenarion Aid
- Burning Steppes, Azshara & Blasted Lands51–53
Of Coursers We Know, The Ichor of Undeath
Other Priest steps Westfall, Ashenvale, Wetlands & Stonetalon Mountains
Horde
- Durotar1–12Orc, Troll
Hallowed Tablet (Troll), Hex of Weakness (Troll)
- Tirisfal Glades1–13Undead
Hallowed Scroll, Touch of Weakness
Other Priest steps Silverpine Forest & Orgrimmar, Stonetalon Mountains & Ashenvale
Priest gear
What Polestar's gear advice counts as a Priest's, and how it weighs stats for each spec. It reads your spec from your talent points; before you spend any it uses Shadow.
- Armor
- Cloth
- Weapons
- One-handed maces, Staves, Daggers, Wands
| Spec | Stats | Own weights |
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Intellect 1 · Spirit 0.8 · Stamina 0.5 | Every level |
| Holy (healer) | Intellect 1 · Spirit 0.85 · Stamina 0.45 | Every level |
| Shadow | Spirit 0.9 · Intellect 0.85 · Stamina 0.65 | To level 49 |
How Polestar helps a Priest level
- One route, your class's steps in it. The guides show the steps for your race and class and skip the rest, so the Priest quests above turn up where they belong on your road, and a waypoint arrow walks you to every goal.
- Your talent plan on the talent frame. Pick a plan (or let Polestar follow your spec): a ring marks the next talent while a point is unspent, each talent shows where it comes in the plan, and a chat line names the next pick when a point is waiting. Nothing is spent for you. Open it with
/polestar talents; the settings are under Options, Questing, Talents. - Gear advice for your spec. Quest rewards and items in your bags that are upgrades for your Priest get a green arrow, and a turn-in names the reward to take.