Discipline Priest Healing Spell Summary in Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.0.1

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 8.0.1 Changes for Discipline Priests
  • 3. Discipline Priest's Strengths and Weaknesses
    • 3.1. Discipline Priest Strengths
    • 3.2. Discipline Priest Weaknesses
  • 4. Discipline Priest's Viability in the Current Patch
  • 5. Contents
  • 6. Changelog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. The Basics of Discipline Priests
  • 3. Talent Choice for Discipline Priests
    • 3.1. Dungeons
    • 3.2. Raids
  • 4. Stat Choice for Discipline Priests
  • 5. Basic Playstyle for Discipline Priests
    • 5.1. Atonement Rotation (DPS Priority)
    • 5.2. Raid Healing
    • 5.3. Dungeon Healing
    • 5.4. Atonement Applicators
  • 6. Cooldown Usage for Discipline Priests
  • 7. Azerite Traits for Discipline Priests
  • 8. Changelog
• ×Spell Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Main Resource of Discipline Priests
  • 3. Basic Abilities for Discipline Priests
    • 3.1. Atonement
    • 3.2. Healing Spells
    • 3.3. Utility for Discipline Priests
  • 4. Cooldowns for Discipline Priests
  • 5. Changelog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices for Discipline Priest
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheet for Discipline Priests
    • 2.1. Raids
    • 2.2. Dungeons
  • 3. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents for Discipline Priests
  • 4. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents for Discipline Priests
  • 5. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents for Discipline Priests
  • 6. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents for Discipline Priests
  • 7. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents for Discipline Priests
  • 8. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents for Discipline Priests
  • 9. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents for Discipline Priests
  • 10. PvP Talents (War Mode)
    • 10.1. Discipline Priest War Mode Talents
      • 10.1.1. General PvP Talents
      • 10.1.2. Discipline Priest PvP Talents
  • 11. Changelog
• +Azerite Traits and Armor
  • 1. Disclaimer
  • 2. Recommended Traits
    • 2.1. Dungeons and Mythic+
    • 2.2. Raids
  • 3. Recommended Uldir Azerite Gear
  • 4. Outer Ring Traits for Discipline Priest
  • 5. Middle Ring Traits for Discipline Priest
  • 6. Inner Ring Traits for Discipline Priest
  • 7. Azerite Traits Details and Rotation Changes for Discipline Priest
    • 7.1. Azerite Traits Rotation Changes
  • 8. Find Azerite Armor By Trait/Power
  • 9. Changelog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Rotation for Discipline Priests
    • 1.1. DPS Rotation / Atonement
    • 1.2. Raid Healing
    • 1.3. Dungeon Healing
    • 1.4. Atonement Applicators
  • 2. Cooldown Usage for Discipline Priests
  • 3. Optional Read: Mastering Your Discipline Priest
    • 3.1. Atonement
    • 3.2. Absorption Effects
    • 3.3. Penance
    • 3.4. More on Cooldowns
      • 3.4.1. Tier 1 Talents
      • 3.4.2. Tier 4 Talents
      • 3.4.3. Tier 5 Talents
      • 3.4.4. Tier 6 Talents
      • 3.4.5. Tier 7 Talents
  • 4. Changelog
• +Mythic+ Tips
  • 1. Discipline Priest in Mythic+
    • 1.1. Discipline Priest Mythic+ Rotation
    • 1.2. Discipline Priest Utility
  • 2. Mythic+ Talents for Discipline Priests
  • 3. Trinkets
  • 4. Mythic+ Affixes
    • 4.1. Tier One Affixes
    • 4.2. Tier Two Affixes
    • 4.3. Tier Three Affixes
    • 4.4. Seasonal Affix
  • 5. Mythic+ Azerite Traits
  • 6. Changelog
• +Common and Worst Mistakes
  • 1. Common Mistakes as a Discipline Priest
    • 1.1. Mana: Casting Power Word: Shield Too Much
    • 1.2. Mana: Casting Shadow Mend Too Much
    • 1.3. Performance: Not Managing Atonements Properly
    • 1.4. Performance: Not Timing Cooldowns Properly
  • 2. Changelog
• +Frequently Asked Questions
  • 1. Battle for Azeroth Discipline Changes
    • 1.1. What Changed for Discipline Priest in BfA?
    • 1.2. How Does the New Mastery: Grace Work?
    • 1.3. No More Power Word: Shield Cooldown; Back to Spamming?
    • 1.4. When Am I Going to Use Contrition?
    • 1.5. Is Schism Any Good Now?
    • 1.6. Luminous Barrier Seems Pretty Good; Is It?
  • 2. Talent Builds
    • 2.1. What Talents Do I Use in Dungeons?
    • 2.2. What Talents Do I Use in Raids?
  • 3. Trinkets and Azerite
    • 3.1. Should I Equip DPS trinkets in BfA?
    • 3.2. What Trinkets Am I Looking to Get for Raiding in BfA?
  • 4. Gear and Stats
    • 4.1. My Stats are X/Y/Z. Are These Any Good?
  • 5. Gameplay
    • 5.1. How Does the New Mastery: Grace Affect my Gameplay?
    • 5.2. How Do I Use Rapture Now?
    • 5.3. Should I Use Halo or Divine Star over Purge the Wicked Now?
    • 5.4. I See We Still Have Shadow Covenant; Should I Use It?
• +Boss by Boss Strategies
  • 1. Discipline Priest Boss Advice: Uldir, Halls of Control
    • 1.1. Talent Cheatsheet for Discipline Priest
  • 2. Taloc
  • 3. M.O.T.H.E.R.
  • 4. Fetid Devourer
  • 5. Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth
  • 6. Vectis
  • 7. Zul, Reborn
  • 8. Mythrax the Unraveler
  • 9. G'huun
  • 10. Changelog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. The Basics of Stats for Discipline Priest
  • 2. Getting a Better Understanding of Discipline Priest Stats
  • 3. Changelog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems for Discipline Priests
  • 2. Enchants for Discipline Priests
  • 3. Consumables for Discipline Priests
  • 4. Changelog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Priests
      • 1.1.1. Leap of Faith Mouseover Macro
    • 1.2. Specific Macros for Discipline Priests
      • 1.2.1. Shadow Word: Pain Macro
  • 2. Addons
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Priests
      • 2.1.1. ElvUI
      • 2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
      • 2.1.3. GTFO
      • 2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 2.1.5. Weak Auras
      • 2.1.6. Recount / Skada / Details!
    • 2.2. Specific Addons for Discipline Priests
• +Gear and Best in Slot
  • 1. Trinkets for Discipline Priests
    • 1.1. S Tier
    • 1.2. A Tier
    • 1.3. B Tier
    • 1.4. C Tier
  • 2. Best in Slot List for Discipline Priests in Uldir
  • 3. Changelog

General Information

On this page, we list the spells that you will often use as a Discipline Priest.

The other pages of our Discipline Priest guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

About Our Author

This guide is written and maintained by Mend, admin and editor at Focused Will (join them on Discord or read their Blog for healing Priests) and is reviewed by the staff at Focused Will. You can follow Mend on Twitter or Twitch.

1. Introduction

If you are new to Discipline, this is a great place to start to get an understanding of how the spec works. On this page we will discuss what abilities you have, what they are used for within the specialisation, how they interact with each other and also with important cooldowns. If you already have experience with Discipline and are comfortable with it in Legion, it is recommended you skip this section and move on to the rest of the guide.

2. Main Resource of Discipline Priests

Mana is your only resource as a Discipline Priest. All of your healing abilities cost Mana, so managing it so that you do not run out over the course of each encounter is crucial to being able to heal competitively.

3. Basic Abilities for Discipline Priests

These are your core skills that are available regardless of talents, and form the core gameplay of the specialization.

3.1. Atonement

Atonement is integral to the Discipline specialisation. This is a buff that certain spells (listed below) place on the target, lasting 15 seconds. During this time, a percentage (affected by your Mastery) of all damage you deal heals the target.

Shadow Word: Pain deals Shadow damage over time to the target. This is used in order to heal through Atonement.

Penance is a channeled ability that deals Holy damage to the target, or that heals an ally. It is used to heal through Atonement.

Smite deals Holy damage to the target, and also absorbs some of the damage that the target will do. It is used primarily as a filler in your rotation, to deal damage that heals through Atonement.

3.2. Healing Spells

Power Word: Shield places a damage absorption shield on the target, which lasts up to 15 seconds. It applies Atonement to the target.

Shadow Mend heals the target, but also debuffs them to take damage over time until they have taken 50% of the amount for which Shadow Mend healed (including any damage that they take from other sources than this debuff). Shadow Mend applies Atonement to the target.

Power Word: Radiance heals the target and their 4 nearest allies, and applies Atonement to the targets at 60% duration.

3.3. Utility for Discipline Priests

Fade removes your threat on all targets for 10 seconds, on a 30-second cooldown. This is extremely useful if you take aggro of newly-spawned mobs.

Leap of Faith pulls the targeted ally to your location. It can be useful for helping your tanks kite, or simply for saving careless allies from avoidable damage.

Desperate Prayer increases maximum health by 25% for 10 sec, and instantly heals you for that amount.

4. Cooldowns for Discipline Priests

Rapture is an ability with a 1.5-minute cooldown that increases the absorbs of your Power Word: Shield by 200% for 10 seconds. It is used primarily to allow you to spam Power Word: Shield, and through that to spread Atonement. Be aware that after Rapture expires any new Power Word: Shield casts will replace the previous buff on the target.

Pain Suppression reduces the damage the target takes by 40% for 8 seconds, with a 3-minute cooldown. It is generally used on tanks before a damage spike, but you can also use it on other raid members you know will take high damage.

Power Word: Barrier places a barrier at the targeted location for 10 seconds, which reduces all damage taken by allies located inside it by 25%. It has a 3-minute cooldown, and you should primarily use it to mitigate intense AoE damage.

Shadowfiend is a DPS cooldown (summoning a shadowy fiend that attacks your target for 15 seconds), with a 3-minute cooldown. The damage that the Shadowfiend deals results in Atonement healing, and this is its primary purpose.

5. Changelog

• 28 Jul. 2018: Changed cooldown description for Shadowfiend.
• 16 Jul. 2018: Updated for the Battle for Azeroth pre-patch.

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