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Classes in WoW: Forever

Priest in WoW: Forever

14 new talents, 34 changed and 8 removed across Discipline / Holy / Shadow Magic compared to Classic Era, as seen in the BlizzCon 2026 demo.

Who can be a Priest

Race and class combinations confirmed for launch; highlighted pairs did not exist in Classic. Click a race for name ideas.

Talent trees

Rank-1 tooltips from the BlizzCon demo captured 2026-09-13; higher ranks are filled from Classic Era where the talent is unchanged. Values may change before release.

  • New in Forever (7)
  • Changed or moved (11)
  • Removed from Classic: 4

New talents

  • Power in LightYour Smite and Penance spells deal 2% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire.
  • Twin DisciplinesIncreases the damage and healing of your instant cast spells by 1%.
  • Holy PrecisionIncreases your chance to hit with Holy spells by 6%.
  • Soul WardingReduces the cooldown on your Power Word: Shield spell by 4 sec, and reduces its mana cost by 15%.
  • Penance100 Mana. Enemy: 36 yd range. Friendly: 40 yd range. Channeled. 12 sec cooldown. Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 93 Holy damage to an enemy, or 223 healing to an ally, instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.
  • Renewed HopeYour heals from Flash Heal, Binding Heal, Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, and Penance gain 2% increased critical strike chance when cast on targets with Weakened Soul, and reduce the remaining duration of Weakened Soul on their target by 1 sec.
  • Divine AegisYour critical heals create a protective shield on the target, absorbing 5% of the amount healed. Lasts 12 sec.

Changed

Wand Specialization · Silent Resolve · Improved Power Word: Shield · Martyrdom · Mental Agility · Inner Focus · Meditation · Improved Inner Fire · Mental Strength · Improved Mana Burn · Power Infusion

Removed from Classic

Unbreakable Will · Improved Power Word: Fortitude · Divine Spirit · Force of Will

  • New in Forever (4)
  • Changed or moved (8)
  • Removed from Classic: 3

New talents

  • Twilight FocusGives you a 23% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any spell.
  • Binding Heal155 Mana. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. Heals a friendly target and the caster for 330 to 387. Low threat.
  • Litany of LightWhen you cast a healing spell, gain Mana equal to 5% of the base cost of the spell if your previous heal was a different spell.
  • Prayer of Mending210 Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 10 sec cooldown. Places a spell on the target that heals them for 231 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.

Changed

Holy Nova · Blessed Recovery · Inspiration · Improved Healing · Searing Light · Spirit of Redemption · Spiritual Guidance · Spiritual Healing

Removed from Classic

Healing Focus · Improved Prayer of Healing · Lightwell

Shadow Magic

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  • New in Forever (3)
  • Changed or moved (15)
  • Removed from Classic: 1

New talents

  • Improved Mind FlayYour Mind Flay now deals 10% more damage, gains 5 yards increased range, but slows the target's movement speed by 35%.
  • Devouring ContagionReduces the mana cost of your Devouring Plague by 25%. Targets that die while Devouring Plague is active spreads it, jumping to a nearby enemy within 5 yards for the remaining duration.
  • Early DemiseIncreases Shadow Word: Death's critical strike chance on targets at or below 20% health by 15%.

Changed

Shadow Focus · Blackout · Spirit Tap · Shadow Affinity · Improved Shadow Word: Pain · Shadow Reach · Improved Mind Blast · Improved Psychic Scream · Mind Flay · Improved Fade · Vampiric Embrace · Shadow Weaving · Silence · Darkness · Shadowform

Removed from Classic

Improved Vampiric Embrace

Other classes

Demo values — everything here can change before launch.