Priest Class Overview

Practitioners of faith, controlling aspects from both Light and the Void, the Priest is a caster-based Healing or DPS class in World of Warcraft. Priest has access to three different Specializations, two of which are meant for healing (Discipline and Holy) and the third being dedicated to DPS (Shadow). Regardless of Specialization or playstyle, all Priests use Mana as a resource.

Looking to dive right into the content? Head over to the Priest Leveling Guide to start your adventure in Azeroth!

• Discipline — This specialization uses a balance of Holy and Shadow elements to shield allies from damage and increase their magical abilities.
• Holy — This specialization uses the power of the Light to heal and protect allies.
• Shadow — The antithesis of Holy, this specialization uses abilities to wreak havoc on the minds of enemies and deal DoT-based damage to them.

Due to the differences between Classic and modern World of Warcraft, players won't spec completely into a specific Specialization. For Priest, Holy and Discipline will have specific Talents taken depending on how you wish to play, while Shadow will almost entirely avoid the Healing Talents. For a more in depth look at what this looks like, head over to our detailed Priest Guides linked below.

If you are still deciding if the Priest class is the proper choice for you, feel free to check out the video below from WillE, an avid player and long time content creator for World of Warcraft! This video will give you a solid overview of what Priest is like to level and what it excels at in endgame content and PvP.

Priests can be played as Humans, Night Elves, and Dwarves for the Alliance and Undead and Trolls for the Horde in Classic.

Priests are only able to wear Cloth armour and are able to use Daggers, Maces (One-handed), Staves, and Wands. For best-in-slot lists, please head over to our Priest Gearing Page, linked below.

For information on how best to play your Priest in Classic, you can check out the following guides.

• Priest PvP Guide
• Priest Leveling Guide
• Addons and Macros Guide for Priests
• Making Gold as a Priest

Find our new guides for Priest in WoW Classic Season of Discovery below! The new game mode will have players find and utilize Runes that can then be engraved onto their gear to provide them special bonuses that augment already existing abilities or allow the class to use entirely new spells.

Priest can function as both a DPS and a Healer, and while that isn't changing, the Season of Discovery will make new builds possible, and increase the power of already existing builds.