Priest Covenant Abilities in Shadowlands
Here, you will find all class-specific Covenant abilities available to Priests in Shadowlands.
Welcome to our guide that covers Priest Covenant Abilities in Shadowlands. We first present you a summary of all the abilities before going over the individual Signature and Covenant Class Abilities in more detail.
Summary of Abilities Granted to Priests by Each Covenant
- Kyrian
- Signature Ability —
Summon Steward calls your steward to bring you a
Phial of Serenity.
- Priest Ability —
Boon of the Ascended increases your movement speed, granting you access to
Ascended Nova and
Ascended Blast.
- Signature Ability —
- Night Fae
- Signature Ability —
Soulshape transforms you into a Vulpin, instantly teleporting you forward, increasing your movement speed for a short time.
- Priest Ability —
Fae Guardians calls forth 3 fae guardians to attend your targets for 20 seconds.
- Signature Ability —
- Necrolord
- Signature Ability —
Fleshcraft provides an absorption shield and increases damage taken.
- Priest Ability —
Unholy Nova heals nearby allies and infects enemies with
Unholy Transfusion.
- Signature Ability —
- Venthyr
- Signature Ability —
Door of Shadows teleports you to a targeted location.
- Priest Ability —
Mindgames makes enemies heal their target when they deal damage and vice versa.
- Signature Ability —
Best Covenants for Priests
For more information regarding the best Covenants for each Priest spec, please refer to our spec-specific pages:
Kyrian Priest Covenant Ability
Boon of the Ascended: Draw upon the power of the Ascended for 10 seconds,
granting you access to:
Ascended Nova — Release a powerful burst of Anima, dealing (74% of Spell Power) Arcane damage to all enemies and (24% of Spell Power) healing to up to 6 allies within 8 yards. Grants 1 stack of
Boon of the Ascended for each target damaged.
Ascended Blast (replaces
Smite and
Mind Flay) — Blasts the enemy with pure Anima, causing (179% of Spell Power) Arcane damage and healing a nearby ally for 120% of the damage done. Grants 5 stacks of
Boon of the Ascended and generates 6 Insanity.
Boon of the Ascended increases your movement speed by 50%, and upon
expiration, releases an
Ascended Eruption — Explode for up to
(210% of Spell Power) Arcane damage to enemies and (159% of Spell Power)
healing to allies within 15 yards, based on number of targets. Damage and
healing increased by 3% for each stack of Boon of the Ascended.
(1.5-second cast, 3-minute cooldown)
In the below images, you can see how Boon of the Ascended,
Ascended Nova, and
Ascended Blast look like.
Night Fae Priest Covenant Ability
Fae Guardians: Call forth three faerie guardians to attend to
your targets for 20 seconds.
- Discipline/Shadow
Wrathful Faerie: Any direct attacks against the target restore 0.5% Mana or 3 Insanity. Follows your
Shadow Word: Pain.
Guardian Faerie: Reduces damage taken by 20%. Follows your
Power Word: Shield.
Benevolent Faerie: Increases the cooldown recovery rate of a major ability by 100%. Follows your
Shadow Mend.
- Holy
Wrathful Faerie: Direct attacks against the target restore 0.5% Mana or 3 Insanity. Follows your
Shadow Word: Pain.
Guardian Faerie: Reduces damage taken by 20%. Follows your
Power Word: Shield.
Benevolent Faerie: Increases the cooldown recovery rate of a major ability by 100%. Follows your
Flash Heal.
(Instant, Costs 2% of Base Mana, 1.5-minute cooldown)
Necrolord Priest Covenant Ability
Unholy Nova: An explosion of dark energy infects enemies within 15
yards with
Unholy Transfusion, which deals (150% of Spell Power) damage
over 15 seconds. Allies who damage this target are healed for (4% of Spell
Power).
(Instant, Costs 0.5% of Base Mana, 60-second cooldown)
Venthyr Priest Covenant Ability
Mindgames: Assault an enemy's mind, dealing (300% of Spell Power)
Shadow damage and briefly reversing their perception of reality. For 5 seconds,
the next (450% of Spell Power) they deal will heal the target, and the next
(450% of Shadow Spell Power) healing they deal will damage their target.
- Discipline, Holy: Reversed damage and healing restore up to 4% mana.
- Shadow: Reversed damage and healing generate up to 20 Insanity.
(1.5-second cast, Costs 2% of Base Mana, 40-yard range, 45-second cooldown)
Other Covenant Class Abilities
You can find all class-specific Covenant abilities available for other classes linked below.
Changelog
- 27 Jun. 2021: Page updated for Chains of Domination.
- 09 Mar. 2021: Updated for Patch 9.0.5 release.
- 04 Dec. 2020: Unholy Transfusion link fixed in summary.
- 22 Nov. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands release.
- 03 Sep. 2020: Night Fae Covenant Ability updated.
- 31 Aug. 2020: Updated for Beta Build 35679.
- 21 Aug. 2020: Updated for Beta Build 35598.
- 12 Aug. 2020: Updated based on the latest Beta Build 35522.
- 03 Jul. 2020: Added tags for Ascended Nova and Ascended Blast.
- 26 Jun. 2020: Reviewed for Alpha Build 34902.
- 20 Jun. 2020: Fae Blessings updated for Alpha Build 34821.
- 15 Jun. 2020: Reviewed for Alpha Build 34714.
- 09 Jun. 2020: Ascended Blast and Unholy Nova changes added.
- 25 May 2020: Updated for Alpha Build 34490.
- 17 May 2020: Page added.
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