Discipline Priest Healing Spec, Builds, and Talents — Dragonflight 10.2
On this page, you will find out the best talents for each tier for your Discipline Priest in World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2. We also have default talent lists for various types of content, such as raiding or Mythic+. If you play with Warmode on, we have your PvP talents covered as well.
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Discipline Priest talents.
Dragonflight Talent Builds for Discipline Priest
Shadowfiend Raid Build for Discipline Priest
This build is our default recommended build for raiding content. Utilizing the large burst windows of Shadowfiend will provide the largest gain, provided you can force the cooldown to be available at the right times with
Void Summoner. This build goes hand in hand with the
Mindbender variant, and which one you use will heavily depend on what the encounter's damage pattern looks like.
The Blaze of Light points in this build can be flexed into
Heaven's Wrath in scenarios where more cooldown reduction on
Ultimate Penitence provides significant value.
Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the build directly into your game!
Mindbender Raid Build for Discipline Priest
This build is the alternative build for raiding content. Utilizing the smaller but more frequent windows of Mindbender will allow you to cover timings that you would not normally be able to handle due to Shadowfiend's longer cooldown. This build goes hand in hand with the
Shadowfiend variant, and which one you use will heavily depend on what the encounter's damage pattern looks like.
Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the best build directly into your game!
Shadowfiend Mythic+ Build for Discipline Priest
This build is our default recommended build for Mythic+ content. Utilizing the large burst windows of Shadowfiend will provide the largest gain, provided you can force the cooldown to be available at the right times with
Void Summoner. This build goes hand in hand with the
Mindbender variant, and which one you use will heavily depend on what the encounter's damage pattern looks like.
The Blaze of Light and
Twilight Equilibrium points in this build can be flexed into
Heaven's Wrath in scenarios where more cooldown reduction on
Ultimate Penitence provides significant value.
Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the build directly into your game!
Mindbender Mythic+ Build for Discipline Priest
This build is the alternative build for Mythic+ content. Utilizing the smaller but more frequent windows of Mindbender will allow you to cover timings that you would not normally be able to handle due to Shadowfiend's longer cooldown. This build goes hand in hand with the
Shadowfiend variant, and which one you use will heavily depend on what the encounter's damage pattern looks like.
The Blaze of Light and
Twilight Equilibrium points in this build can be flexed into
Ultimate Penitence and
Heaven's Wrath in scenarios where Ultimate Penitence can provide significant value.
Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the build directly into your game!
Talent Breakdown
In the following section, we will break down the more situational options or choices to be made within the talent tree. Talent nodes that have value but may not be good or generic enough to be played in all situations. If a talent node is not mentioned, it is due to it either being an instant pick already or too bad to ever take. Please refer to the above-linked talent builds if you are unsure of which category a talent falls into. If you are looking for a description of all talents/spells, please take a look at our spells page linked below:
Dungeon Specific Talents
Atal Dazar
Shackle Undead
Black Rook Hold
Mass Dispel
Shackle Undead
Galakronds Fall
There are no specific suggestions for Galakronds Fall
Murozonds Rise
Mass Dispel
Darkheart Thicket
Improved Purify
Everbloom
Dominate Mind
Throne of the Tides
Mass Dispel
Waycrest Manor
Dominate Mind
Improved Purify
Affix Specific Talents
Bursting
Mass Dispel
Spiteful
Dominate Mind
Incorporeal
Dominate Mind
Shackle Undead
Afflicted
Improved Purify
Entangling
Phantasm
Specific Talent Explainations
Benevolence vs Power Word Life
While Benevolence looks like it should be the obvious choice, the answer is not always so simple. When you include overhealing into the calculation for Benevolence, which Power Word: Life will rarely have to deal with, the difference in total contribution between the two talents is quite small. While some people may want to go for Benevolence as a default option, we recommend sticking to Power Word: Life, as the impact this spell can have as a life-saving tool can be far greater than a small hps gain overall.
As always, consider the situation you find yourself in for situations where Power Word: Life may provide little value. If you are struggling with the number of keybinds required to play Discipline Priest, you also have the option of running Benevolence as an easier option.
Luminous Barrier
The design intent behind Luminous Barrier is great. It provides an alternative cooldown to Power Word: Barrier on fights that force the raid/group to spread during damage events. The problem is that Luminous Barrier is currently fairly undertuned. As a result, we do not recommend using it in most cases. Feel free to give it a try, but often times, in situations where Power Word: Barrier is low value, simply talenting out of Barrier and into a completely different talent node will provide more value.
PvP Talents (War Mode)
In Dragonflight, there remains the option to go into "War Mode." Enabling War Mode provides the following benefits:
- PvP talents enabled in the outdoor world.
- 10% increase in World Quest rewards at maximum level.
- 10% more experience gained while leveling.
- Earn Conquest Points, which can reward gear every week.
With the benefits of enabling War Mode for PvE content minimal in this expansion, it is not recommended to enable the feature. War Mode remains an attractive option for leveling purposes due to the increased experience gain.
Discipline Priest War Mode Talents
In this section, we will rank the PvP talents best for leveling and doing solo / small group PvE content. Below is a ranking of Discipline Priest-specific PvP talents. For more information on what is valuable in a competitive PvP setting instead of open-world focused, please take a look at our PvP guide.
Discipline Priest PvP Talents
Blaze of Light increases the damage of your
Smite and
Penance by 15% while also adding a slow/movespeed increase to Penance. This is a decent DPS increase, making soloing as Discipline easier.
Inner Light and Shadow is a toggleable ability that grants you either 10% increased spell damage and
Atonement healing or 15% less Mana cost on healing spells. Leaving this on the damage increase portion while leveling will result in a solid DPS and survivability gain.
Eternal Rest reduces the cooldown of
Shadow Word: Death by 12 seconds, giving you access to this powerful spell much more often.
Dark Archangel increases your damage and the damage of all allies with your
Atonement by 15% for 8 seconds. This is great for small group world content where giving your group a DPS buff will be more impactful than taking a small boost to your own damage via any of the above three talents.
Trinity,
Dome of Light,
Purification,
Purified Resolve,
Strength of Soul, and
Ultimate Radiance,
Archangel,
Thoughtsteal,
Cardinal Mending,
Delivered from Evil,
Precognition, and
Catharsis have limited usefulness on PvE content in terms of increasing
your damage in the open-world or healing in a small group setting.
Changelog
- 07 Nov. 2023: Removed outdated reference.
- 07 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 10 Aug. 2023: Updated post hotfix to Rhapsody and VE.
- 19 Jul. 2023: Fixed formatting issue.
- 12 Jul. 2023: Updated to new page format.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for patch 10.1.5.
- 06 May 2023: Updated to include Season 2 Dungeon Specific Talent Choices.
- 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 22 Jan. 2023: Updated talent recommendation for patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Fixed Talent Calculator M+ Link.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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