Compare 1.60.1.70425 with Classic Era 1.15.9.70003
Priest changes in World of Warcraft: Forever
Discipline
20
Your Smite and Penance spells deal 10% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire or Shadow Word: Pain.

Increases the damage and healing of your instant cast spells by 5%.

Improves your chance to hit with Holy spells by 18%.

Reduces the cooldown on your Power Word: Shield spell by 4 sec and reduces its mana cost by 15%.

Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 42 Holy damage to an enemy, or 126 healing to an ally, instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.

Your heals from Flash Heal, Binding Heal, Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, and Penance gain 10% increased critical strike chance when cast on targets with Weakened Soul, and reduce the remaining duration of Weakened Soul on their target by 5 sec.

Your non-periodic critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 15% of the amount healed. Shields up to 1,200 damage and lasts 12 sec.

Improved Power Word: Fortitude
Baselinerow 2DerivedIncreases the effect of your Power Word: Fortitude and Prayer of Fortitude spells by 30%.

Unbreakable Will
Removedrow 1Increases your chance to resist Stun, Fear, and Silence effects by an additional 15%.

Divine Spirit
Removedrow 5Holy power infuses the target, increasing their Spirit by 17 for 30 min.

Force of Will
Removedrow 6Increases your spell damage by 5% and the critical strike chance of your offensive spells by 5%.
5 → 2 ranksDiscipline r1c3 → Discipline r1c2Increases your damage with Wands by 25%.
Increases your damage with Wands by 25%.
5 → 3 ranksReduces the threat generated by your spells by 20%.
Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 30% and reduces the duration of Stun, Fear, and Silence effects inflicted on you by 15%.
Discipline r5c2 → Discipline r2c3Increases your maximum Mana by 10%.
Increases your total Intellect by 10%.
5 → 3 ranksDiscipline r4c2 → Discipline r3c1Reduces the mana cost of your instant cast spells by 10%.
Reduces the mana cost of your Smite, Holy Fire, and instant cast spells by 10%.
Discipline r2c3 → Discipline r3c3Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 15%.
Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 20%.
Discipline r3c3 → Discipline r3c4Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Increases the Armor bonus of your Inner Fire spell by 30%.
Increases the Armor bonus of your Inner Fire spell by 45% and increases its total charges by 12.
Discipline r4c4 → Discipline r4c2Reduces the casting time of your Mana Burn spell by 0.5 sec.
Reduces the casting time of your Mana Burn spell by 1 sec.
prerequisite changedInfuses the target with power, increasing their spell damage and healing by 20%. Lasts 15 sec.
Infuses the target with power, increasing their spell damage and healing done by 20% for 15 sec.
Holy
13
Heals a friendly target and the caster for 247. Low threat.

When you cast a healing spell, gain Mana equal to 10% of the base cost of the spell if your previous heal was a different spell.

Places a spell on the target that heals them for (172 + (Healing Power × 0.429)) the next time they take damage or receive non-periodic healing. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a party or raid member within 20 yards. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. This spell can only be placed on one target at a time per caster.

Improved Prayer of Healing
Baselinerow 5DerivedReduces the Mana cost of your Prayer of Healing spell by 20%.

Lightwell
Removedrow 7Creates a holy Lightwell near the priest. Members of your raid or party can click the Lightwell to restore 800 health over 10 sec. Being attacked cancels the effect. Lightwell lasts for 3 min or 5 charges.
2 → 3 ranksGives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.
Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any spell.

Increases the amount healed by your Renew spell by 15%.
Increases the amount healed by your Renew spell by 15%.

Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 30 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 56. These effects cause no threat.
Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 27 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 51. These effects cause no threat.

After being struck by a melee or ranged critical hit, heal 25% of the damage taken over 6 sec.
After being struck by a melee or ranged critical hit, or suffering more than 30% of your maximum Health from a single attack, heal 25% of the damage taken over 6 sec. Refreshing this effect carries over any remaining healing.

Increases your target's armor by 25% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from your Flash Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, or Prayer of Healing spell.
Your non-periodic critical heals increase your target's Armor by 25% for 15 sec.

Increases the damage of your Smite and Holy Fire spells by 10%.
Increases your Holy damage done by 5%, and gives a 10% chance each time your Holy Fire spell deals periodic damage for your next Holy Nova to cost no Mana.

Increases spell damage and healing by up to 25% of your total Spirit.
Increases your spell healing by up to 25% of your total Spirit and your spell damage by up to 8% of your total Spirit.
5 → 3 ranksIncreases the amount healed by your healing spells by 10%.
Increases the amount healed by your spells by 10%.
Shadow Magic
20
Each instance of damage of Mind Flay deals 20% more damage than its previous instance of damage.

Your Mind Blast and fully channeled Mind Flay causes Dark Inspiration, increasing yours and your party's Spirit by 15% for 10 sec.

Reduces the mana cost of your Devouring Plague by 50%. Targets that die while Devouring Plague is active spreads it, jumping to 2 nearby enemies within 10 yds for the remaining duration.

Increases Shadow Word: Death's critical strike chance on targets at or below 20% health by 30%.

Shadow Affinity
Removedrow 2Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 25%.

Improved Fade
Removedrow 4Decreases the cooldown of your Fade ability by 6 sec.

Improved Vampiric Embrace
Removedrow 5Increases the percentage healed by Vampiric Embrace by an additional 10%.
Shadow Magic r2c3 → Shadow Magic r1c1Reduces your target's chance to resist your Shadow spells by 10%.
Improves your chance to hit with Shadow spells by 5%.
Shadow Magic r1c2 → Shadow Magic r1c3Gives you a 100% chance to gain a 100% bonus to your Spirit after killing a target that yields experience. For the duration, your Mana will regenerate at a 50% rate while casting. Lasts 15 sec.
Gives you a 100% chance to increase your Spirit by 100% for 15 sec after killing a non-trivial target or when an enemy afflicted by your Vampiric Embrace dies. For the duration, 50% of your Mana regeneration will continue while casting.
3 → 2 ranksShadow Magic r4c3 → Shadow Magic r2c4Increases the range of your Shadow damage spells by 20%.
Increases the range of your offensive Shadow spells by 20%.

Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 75 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.
Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 63 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.
Shadow Magic r5c2 → Shadow Magic r4c210 sec cooldown → 30 sec cooldownAfflicts your target with Shadow energy that causes all party members to be healed for 20% of any Shadow spell damage you deal for 1 min.
Afflicts your target with Shadow energy that causes all party members to be healed for 20% of any Shadow spell damage you deal for 30 sec.
5 → 3 ranksShadow Magic r4c4 → Shadow Magic r4c3Your Shadow damage spells have a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 3% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
Your Shadow damage spells have a 100% chance to increase the Shadow damage the target takes from you by 2% for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times.
prerequisite changedSilences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec.
Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec and interrupting their spellcasts for 3 sec.

Increases your Shadow spell damage by 10%.
Increases your Shadow damage done by 10%.

Assume a Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 15% and reducing Physical damage done to you by 15%. However, you may not cast Holy spells while in this form.
Assume Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 10%, reducing the Mana cost of all Shadow spells by 50%, increasing the critical strike damage bonus of your Shadow spells by 100%, and reducing Physical damage taken by you by 15%. However, you may not cast healing spells while in this form.
Shadow Magic r1c3 → Shadow Magic r1c2Gives your Shadow damage spells a 10% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Gives your Shadow damage spells a 10% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Shadow Magic r3c2 → Shadow Magic r2c1Reduces the cooldown of your Mind Blast spell by 2.5 sec.
Reduces the cooldown of your Mind Blast spell by 2.5 sec.
Shadow Magic r2c2 → Shadow Magic r2c3Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 6 sec.
Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 6 sec.
Shadow Magic r3c1 → Shadow Magic r3c2prerequisite changedReduces the cooldown of your Psychic Scream spell by 4 sec.
Reduces the cooldown of your Psychic Scream spell by 4 sec.
Ability238
Blessed RecoveryChanged
Increased FortitudeNew
Secrets of EluneNew
Secrets of the LightNew
Secrets of the LoaNew
Secrets of UndeathNew
Circle of HealingNew
DispersionNew
Eye of the VoidNew
HomunculiNew
Mind SearNew
Mind SpikeNew
Pain SuppressionNew
Power Word: BarrierNew
Power Word: Fortitude (Rank 1)Changed
Shadow Word: DeathNew
ShadowfiendNew
Vampiric TouchNew
Void PlagueNew
Lesser Heal (Rank 2)Changed
Smite (Rank 2)Changed
Fade (Rank 1)Changed
Confounding FlashNew
Desperate Prayer (Rank 1)Changed
Divine Grace (Rank 1)New
Hex of Weakness (Rank 1)Changed
Lesser Heal (Rank 3)Changed
Mind Blast (Rank 1)Changed
Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 2)Changed
Starshards (Rank 1)Changed
Touch of Weakness (Rank 1)Changed
Touch of Weakness (Rank 1)Changed
Inner Fire (Rank 1)Changed
Power Word: Fortitude (Rank 2)Changed
Power Word: Shield (Rank 2)Changed
Renew (Rank 2)Changed
Smite (Rank 3)Changed
Heal (Rank 1)Changed
Mind Blast (Rank 2)Changed
Desperate Prayer (Rank 2)Changed
Divine Grace (Rank 2)New
Power Word: Shield (Rank 3)Changed
Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 3)Changed
Starshards (Rank 2)Changed
Chastise (Rank 1)New
Contingency Plan (Rank 1)New
Dark Sacrifice (Rank 1)New
Devouring Plague (Rank 1)Changed
Elune's GraceChanged
Fade (Rank 2)Changed
Fear WardChanged
Feedback (Rank 1)Changed
Flash Heal (Rank 1)Changed
Hex of Weakness (Rank 2)Changed
Holy Fire (Rank 1)Changed
Inner Fire (Rank 2)Changed
Renew (Rank 3)Changed
Shadowguard (Rank 1)
Shadowguard (Rank 1)Changed
Touch of Weakness (Rank 2)Changed
Heal (Rank 2)Changed
Mind Blast (Rank 3)Changed
Smite (Rank 4)Changed
Holy Fire (Rank 2)Changed
Power Word: Fortitude (Rank 3)Changed
Power Word: Shield (Rank 4)Changed
Desperate Prayer (Rank 3)Changed
Divine Grace (Rank 3)New
Flash Heal (Rank 2)Changed
Renew (Rank 4)Changed
Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 4)Changed
Starshards (Rank 3)Changed
Devouring Plague (Rank 2)Changed
Heal (Rank 3)Changed
Holy Nova (Rank 2)Changed
Mind Blast (Rank 4)Changed
Mind Flay (Rank 2)Changed
Shadowguard (Rank 2)
Shadowguard (Rank 2)Changed
Chastise (Rank 2)New
Contingency Plan (Rank 2)New
Dark Sacrifice (Rank 2)New
Divine Spirit (Rank 1)New
Fade (Rank 3)Changed
Feedback (Rank 2)Changed
Hex of Weakness (Rank 3)Changed
Holy Fire (Rank 3)Changed
Inner Fire (Rank 3)Changed
Mind Control (Rank 1)Changed
Penance (Rank 1)New
Penance (Rank 1)New
Power Word: Shield (Rank 5)Changed
Prayer of Healing (Rank 1)Changed
Shadow Protection (Rank 1)Changed
Smite (Rank 5)Changed
Touch of Weakness (Rank 3)Changed
Binding Heal (Rank 2)New
Flash Heal (Rank 3)Changed
Renew (Rank 5)Changed
Shadow Word: Death (Rank 1)New
Desperate Prayer (Rank 4)Changed
Divine Grace (Rank 4)New
Heal (Rank 4)Changed
Levitate
Mind Blast (Rank 5)Changed
Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 5)Changed
Starshards (Rank 4)Changed
Devouring Plague (Rank 3)Changed
Holy Fire (Rank 4)Changed
Holy Nova (Rank 3)Changed
Mind Flay (Rank 3)Changed
Power Word: Fortitude (Rank 4)Changed
Power Word: Shield (Rank 6)Changed
Shadowguard (Rank 3)
Shadowguard (Rank 3)Changed
Binding Heal (Rank 3)New
Flash Heal (Rank 4)Changed
Renew (Rank 6)Changed
Smite (Rank 6)Changed
Chastise (Rank 3)New
Contingency Plan (Rank 3)New
Dark Sacrifice (Rank 3)New
Divine Spirit (Rank 2)Changed
Fade (Rank 4)Changed
Feedback (Rank 3)Changed
Greater Heal (Rank 1)Changed
Hex of Weakness (Rank 4)Changed
Inner Fire (Rank 4)Changed
Lightwell (Rank 1)New
Mind Blast (Rank 6)Changed
Penance (Rank 2)New
Penance (Rank 2)New
Penance (Rank 2)New
Prayer of Healing (Rank 2)Changed
Shadow Word: Death (Rank 2)New
Touch of Weakness (Rank 4)Changed
Desperate Prayer (Rank 5)Changed
Divine Grace (Rank 5)New
Holy Fire (Rank 5)Changed
Power Word: Shield (Rank 7)Changed
Shadow Protection (Rank 2)Changed
Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 6)Changed
Starshards (Rank 5)Changed
Binding Heal (Rank 4)New
Devouring Plague (Rank 4)Changed
Flash Heal (Rank 5)Changed
Holy Nova (Rank 4)Changed
Mind Control (Rank 2)Changed
Mind Flay (Rank 4)Changed
Renew (Rank 7)Changed
Shadowguard (Rank 4)
Shadowguard (Rank 4)Changed
Greater Heal (Rank 2)Changed
Mind Blast (Rank 7)Changed
Smite (Rank 7)Changed
Holy Fire (Rank 6)Changed
Power Word: Fortitude (Rank 5)Changed
Power Word: Shield (Rank 8)Changed
Prayer of Fortitude (Rank 1)Changed
Shadow Word: Death (Rank 3)New
Binding Heal (Rank 5)New
Chastise (Rank 4)New
Contingency Plan (Rank 4)New
Dark Sacrifice (Rank 4)New
Desperate Prayer (Rank 6)Changed
Divine Grace (Rank 6)New
Divine Spirit (Rank 3)Changed
Fade (Rank 5)Changed
Feedback (Rank 4)Changed
Flash Heal (Rank 6)Changed
Hex of Weakness (Rank 5)Changed
Inner Fire (Rank 5)Changed
Penance (Rank 3)New
Penance (Rank 3)New
Penance (Rank 3)New
Prayer of Healing (Rank 3)Changed
Prayer of Mending (Rank 2)New
Renew (Rank 8)Changed
Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 7)Changed
Starshards (Rank 6)Changed
Touch of Weakness (Rank 5)Changed
Devouring Plague (Rank 5)Changed
Greater Heal (Rank 3)Changed
Holy Nova (Rank 5)Changed
Mind Blast (Rank 8)Changed
Mind Flay (Rank 5)Changed
Shadowguard (Rank 5)
Shadowguard (Rank 5)Changed
Holy Fire (Rank 7)Changed
Power Word: Shield (Rank 9)Changed
Smite (Rank 8)Changed
Binding Heal (Rank 6)New
Flash Heal (Rank 7)Changed
Prayer of Shadow ProtectionChanged
Renew (Rank 9)Changed
Shadow Protection (Rank 3)Changed
Shadow Word: Death (Rank 4)New
Desperate Prayer (Rank 7)Changed
Divine Grace (Rank 7)New
Greater Heal (Rank 4)Changed
Mind Blast (Rank 9)Changed
Mind Control (Rank 3)Changed
Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 8)Changed
Starshards (Rank 7)Changed
Chastise (Rank 5)New
Contingency Plan (Rank 5)New
Dark Sacrifice (Rank 5)New
Devouring Plague (Rank 6)Changed
Divine Spirit (Rank 4)Changed
Fade (Rank 6)Changed
Feedback (Rank 5)Changed
Greater Heal (Rank 5)Changed
Hex of Weakness (Rank 6)Changed
Holy Fire (Rank 8)Changed
Holy Nova (Rank 6)Changed
Inner Fire (Rank 6)Changed
Mind Flay (Rank 6)Changed
Penance (Rank 4)New
Penance (Rank 4)New
Penance (Rank 4)New
Power Word: Fortitude (Rank 6)Changed
Power Word: Shield (Rank 10)Changed
Prayer of Fortitude (Rank 2)Changed
Prayer of Healing (Rank 4)Changed
Prayer of Healing (Rank 5)Changed
Prayer of Mending (Rank 3)New
Prayer of Spirit (Rank 1)
Renew (Rank 10)Changed
Shadowguard (Rank 6)
Shadowguard (Rank 6)Changed
Touch of Weakness (Rank 6)Changed
Blessed Recovery (Rank 2)Removed
Blessed Recovery (Rank 3)Removed
Focused Casting (Rank 1)Removed
Elune's Grace (Rank 2)Removed
Elune's Grace (Rank 3)Removed
Elune's Grace (Rank 4)Removed
Elune's Grace (Rank 5)Removed
Questions about Priest in Forever
How many Priest talents changed in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Compared with Classic Era 1.15.9.70003, 14 Priest talents are new, 30 were changed or moved and 9 were removed or made baseline (beta build 1.60.1.70425).
Which Priest talents are new in Forever?
Power in Light, Twin Disciplines, Holy Precision, Soul Warding, Penance, Renewed Hope, Divine Aegis, Binding Heal, Litany of Light, Prayer of Mending, Improved Mind Flay, Dark Inspiration, Devouring Contagion, Early Demise.
Which Priest talents were removed?
Unbreakable Will, Improved Power Word: Fortitude, Divine Spirit, Force of Will, Improved Prayer of Healing, Lightwell, Shadow Affinity, Improved Fade, Improved Vampiric Embrace.
What are the Priest talent trees in Forever?
Discipline (18 talents), Holy (17 talents), Shadow Magic (17 talents); 51 points at level 60.

