Priest in WoW Forever

Confirmed race choices

These are the new combinations named in the sources below, not a complete list of every Priest race.

Selected beta changes and issue history #

The cards retain their source dates. Read the current official summary below before using older class notes. Numeric client build and independent gameplay retests remain unavailable.

• October 15 beta update: Auto Shot and wands now need you to stand still for 0.5 seconds before firing, as in early World of Warcraft. Auto Shot still fires while you cast Aimed Shot or Sniper Shot.
• October 15 beta update: Devouring Plague's cooldown drops to 24 seconds and Shadow Word: Death's rises to 18. Vampiric Embrace drops to 30 seconds and can't be resisted. High-rank Renew no longer blocks other Priests. Discipline and Shadow talents move, and Shadow gains Dark Inspiration.
• October 8 beta update: October 8 corrects Penance damage and healing for its 2-second channel and retunes Mana costs. Rank 1 costs 50% more Mana; ranks 2 and 4 heal more. Low-rank Smite, Lesser Heal and Heal scaling is adjusted so each new rank is an upgrade. These changes do not establish a tested healing priority.
• September 24 development notes: Renew and Power Word: Shield receive corrections.
• September 24 development notes: Starshards now benefits from Twilight Focus.

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Current official class design and beta changes #

September 30 makes Fear Ward and Devouring Plague available to every Priest at level 20, and Divine Spirit baseline at 30. Shadow Word: Death is announced at 32, beyond the former beta cap. Gnome Priest receives Confounding Flash and Contingency Plan.

Published specialization examples include Discipline Penance, Holy Prayer of Mending (November 2 replaces Binding Heal with Holy Binding: Flash Heal on an ally also heals the Priest for half as much) and Shadow Devouring Contagion/Early Demise. These descriptions do not provide a tested healing priority or Shadow rotation. October 1 reports spell corrections including Devouring Plague critical strikes.

An official new Priest choice #

Gnome Priest is named in the September 13 Deep Dive recap. The source confirms this addition without supplying a complete race matrix.

Skyborne’s announced classes exclude Priest. Its pack unlock does not add a Priest option.

Plan a Gnome Priest #

The official announcement now supports putting Gnome Priest on an Alliance shortlist. Coordinate the same ruleset and faction with your group.

The six newly announced combinations do not include Tauren Priest. That choice remains unconfirmed here.

Healing and Shadow questions to settle in beta #

The dated beta summary above supplies official spell corrections, but a complete healing or Shadow build still needs actual tooltips, a build identifier and gameplay checks. Old Classic comments displayed on a Forever database page do not verify those mechanics or establish healing priorities.

Divine Spirit is baseline at level 30 #

Blizzard’s September 30 class article names level 30 for baseline Divine Spirit. Do not copy a Classic talent allocation to unlock it. Training cost and independently tested healing/damage priorities remain unknown.

The announced itemization rule also supplies one third as much bonus damage from healing gear; this does not establish universal stat weights.

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