Discipline Priest PvP Guide — The War Within (11.2) - World of Warcraft

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Discipline Priest in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.

If you were looking for TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Priest PvP guide.

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3. Notable 11.2 Changes to Discipline Priest

Discipline Priests in the Current Meta

Discipline Priests are one of a kind. In order to heal their team effectively, they need to combine traditional healing and absorption spells and damaging spells on the enemy to heal through Atonement Icon Atonement. That makes Discipline Priests excellent offensive healers able to support their DPS with damage while healing with it. They also bring an offensive purge to the team for even more offensive pressure. However, they are not very mobile and run out of Mana quickly.

Discipline Priest Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

Powerful defensive abilities.
Significant damage.
Offensive purge.
Strong cooldowns to rotate.

Weaknesses

Very little mobility.
High Mana consumption when hard-casting heals.
Reliant on teammates to land CC.

Notable 11.2 Changes to Discipline Priest

Luminous Barrier absorption increased by 100%, but its absorption now reduces more rapidly beyond 5 targets.
Power Word: Shield mana cost increased by 8%.
Power Word: Radiance mana cost increased by 10%.
Renew mana cost reduced by 30%.
Ultimate Penitence healing and damage increased by 35%.
Surge of Light reduces the mana cost of Flash Heal by 50% (was 100%).

Changelog

04 Aug. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
04 Aug. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
04 Aug. 2025 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated Burst healing rotation.
04 Aug. 2025 (comps): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated best 2v2 team compositions.
04 Aug. 2025 (blitz): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated recommended talents.
04 Aug. 2025 (gear): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated recommended gear.
- Updated tier sets section.
04 Aug. 2025 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated recommended talents.
04 Aug. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated notable changes.
04 Aug. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated notable changes.
20 Jun. 2025 (blitz): Fixed talent tree.
15 Jun. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (blitz): Updated recommended talents.
15 Jun. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
21 Apr. 2025 (races): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (blitz): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (talents): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
03 Apr. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear.
24 Mar. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
03 Mar. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear for Season 2 of The War Within.
03 Mar. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
24 Feb. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
24 Feb. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
24 Feb. 2025 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 11.1.
- Updated all healing rotations.
- Updated defensives section.
24 Feb. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
24 Feb. 2025 (blitz): Updated for Patch 11.1.
- Updated recommended talents.
- Updated recommended PvP talents.
24 Feb. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
24 Feb. 2025 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.1.
- Updated recommended 3v3 talents.
- Updated recommended 2v2 talents.
- Updated talent descriptions.
- Updated PvP talents.
24 Feb. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.1.
24 Feb. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.1.
15 Dec. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Nov. 2024 (playstyle): Updated all Healing Rotations.
- Updated Burst Healing rotation.
- Updated Damage Rotation.
15 Nov. 2024 (blitz): Updated Recommended Talents.
15 Nov. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Recommended Enchants.
- Updated Recommended Gems.
15 Nov. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended 2v2 Talents.
15 Nov. 2024 (this page): Updated Strengths and Weaknesses.
15 Nov. 2024 (this page): Updated Strengths and Weaknesses.
21 Oct. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
21 Oct. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
21 Oct. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
21 Oct. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
21 Oct. 2024 (blitz): Updated For Patch 11.0.5.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
21 Oct. 2024 (gear): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
21 Oct. 2024 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
21 Oct. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
21 Oct. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
16 Sep. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Recommended Enchants.
- Updated Recommended Gems.
16 Sep. 2024 (talents): Updated 2v2 Talents.
15 Sep. 2024 (blitz): Updated Recommended Talents.
12 Sep. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
09 Sep. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (blitz): Updated for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
29 Aug. 2024 (blitz): Page added.
21 Aug. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (gear): Updated for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within.
26 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
23 Jul. 2024 (races): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (comps): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
04 Jul. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
04 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
07 May 2024 (races): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (macros): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (comps): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (gear): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (talents): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
22 Apr. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Season 4.
22 Apr. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Season 4.
22 Apr. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Season 4.
22 Apr. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Season 4.
22 Apr. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear for Patch 10.2.6.
22 Apr. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Season 4.
22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Season 4.
22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Season 4.
22 Mar. 2024 (talents): Updated Talents for Patch 10.2.6.
15 Jan. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
06 Nov. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Tier Set section.
06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
04 Sep. 2023 (races): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
22 Aug. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for class tuning, minor buff.
22 Aug. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for class tuning, minor buff.
07 Aug. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for class tuning, minor buff.
07 Aug. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for class tuning, minor buff.
25 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5 Tuning, minor buff.
25 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5 Tuning, minor buff.
10 Jul. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.1.5
10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
09 May 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
09 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
21 Mar. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
21 Dec. 2022 (gear): Added the 2nd crafted item in the recommended gear.
14 Dec. 2022 (gear): Corrected an error in the "Enchants" section.
11 Dec. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
28 Jul. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
28 Jul. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
28 Jul. 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
28 Jul. 2022 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
28 Jul. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
28 Jul. 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
28 Jul. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
28 Jul. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
04 Jul. 2022 (macros): Rewritten and further updated for Patch 9.2.5.
04 Jul. 2022 (comps): Rewritten and further updated for Patch 9.2.5.
04 Jul. 2022 (gear): Rewritten and further updated for Patch 9.2.5.
03 Jul. 2022 (playstyle): Rewritten and further updated for Patch 9.2.5.
03 Jul. 2022 (talents): Rewritten and further updated for Patch 9.2.5.
02 Jul. 2022 (races): Updated Horde races.
01 Jul. 2022 (this page): Rewritten and further updated for Patch 9.2.5.
01 Jul. 2022 (this page): Rewritten and further updated for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
28 Feb. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
28 Feb. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
28 Feb. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Updated Healing rotations.
28 Feb. 2022 (comps): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Updated Best 2v2 Compositions.
- Updated Best 3v3 Compositions.
28 Feb. 2022 (gear): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Tier-Set section.
- Removed Shard of Domination section.
28 Feb. 2022 (talents): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Updated PvP Talents.
28 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Added Notable Changes section.
28 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Added Notable Changes section.
04 Jan. 2022 (gear): Updated Enchants.
23 Nov. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
23 Nov. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
23 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
23 Nov. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
23 Nov. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
23 Nov. 2021 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
23 Nov. 2021 (this page): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
23 Nov. 2021 (this page): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
02 Jul. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
02 Jul. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
02 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Updated all Healing rotations.
02 Jul. 2021 (comps): Updated Best 2v2 Compositions.
02 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Shards of Domination section.
02 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP Talents.
02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
25 Apr. 2021 (playstyle): Removed outdated ability (Memory of Lucid Dreams).
08 Mar. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
08 Mar. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
08 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
08 Mar. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
08 Mar. 2021 (gear): Updated Stat Priority.
08 Mar. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP Talents.
08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
06 Dec. 2020 (gear): Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
05 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Rotations to include Covenant Ability.
05 Dec. 2020 (talents): Updated PvP Talents.
- Updated Talent Table.
- Updated Tier 1 Regular Talent.
30 Nov. 2020 (playstyle): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
30 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
- Removed outdated gear.
- Added gems section.
30 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page, removed Azerite mentions, and updated gear section.
30 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page, removed Azerite mentions, and updated gear section.
14 Oct. 2020 (races): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
14 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.

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Discipline Priest PvP Guide — The War Within (11.2)