Discipline Priest Mythic+ Guide

11.0.2 - The War Within

Last Updated:October 12, 2024|Change Log|FAQ

Welcome to the Discipline Priest Mythic+ guide for the World of Warcraft patch 11.0! This guide covers everything you need to know to understand your character! Are you starting out and leveling up from 70? Check out the leveling guide!

Overview

Patch 11.0.2 - The War Within
Discipline Priest
Discipline PriestMythic+
Overall Healing
Average
Damage
Strong
Utility
Average
Survivability
Weak
Mobility
Subpar
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Hero Talents

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Discipline Priest
  • Voidweaver focuses primarily on your own benefits, as it increases your damage every mini ramp, while Oracle focuses on enhancing your big healing cooldowns and providing utility to the team.
  • As Voidweaver is the best option in any scenario in Mythic+ this guide solely focuses on that Hero Talent Tree.
Voidweaver
Oracle
  • Every Mind Blast opens a Entropic Rift that does a lot of damage and gives you the following buffs and benefits:
    • Smite is transformed into Void Blast and its Atonement healing is increased by an additional 100%.
    • Voidheart
      • Increases your Atonement healing massively.
    • Dark Energy
      • Increased Movement Speed.
    • When Entropic Rift ends it collapses and does a lot of damage via Collapsing Void.
  • Oracle grants you a new Ability that cycles through 4 different versions:
    1. Premonition of Insight
      • Decreases the cooldown of the next 3 spells you cast by 7 seconds.
    2. Premonition of Piety
      • Increases your healing done by a large amount and causes 70% of your overhealing to be redistributed.
    3. Premonition of Solace
      • Your next Flash Heal or Renew apply a massive absorb and a 15% dr to your target.
    4. Premonition of Clairvoyance
      • Gain the effects of all the other Premonitions.

Talents

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General
Discipline Priest General Mythic+ Talents

When to use this Spec

This is your default loadout going into any dungeon as it specializes in survivability. You have to adjust the class talent tree based on the utility needed for the affix and dungeon combo. To make your life easier, Dungeon specific talent loadouts are available in the Dungeons section.

Gameplay Altering Talents

Discover all talents that significantly alter your gameplay within the Spec and Class Talent trees. This section gives a concise overview of these talents and their applications but for a more detailed look check out the Rotation and Deep Dive sections below.

Spec Tree

  • Shadow Covenant
    • The most powerful buff for a Priest as it activates synergies between talents by transforming Penance and Halo into shadow spells.
  • Inescapable Torment
    • This talent greatly increases your damage while your pet is active and extends its duration, strengthening your Atonement windows.
  • Void Summoner
    • This essential talent lets you summon your pet more often. Be warned, missing Smite, Mind Blast, and Penance casts may prevent your strongest healing cooldown from being ready for the next deadly damage event.
  • Weal and Woe
    • This talent synergizes very well with the Voidweaver hero talent tree. This combination turns your filler spell into a noticeable spell.
  • Schism
    • Mind Blast increases your target's damage taken from your spells by 10%, so always cast it first when starting your damage rotation.
  • Harsh Discipline
    • Provides a new burst tool, as it transforms each Power Word: Radiance into an output cooldown.
  • Train of Thought
    • Picking this talent changes your ramp sequences as it allows you to cast Penance and Power Word: Shield more often.
  • Protector of the Frail
    • This talent grants an extra charge of Pain Suppression and reduces its cooldown with each cast of Power Word: Shield. This allows more frequent use of Pain Suppression, greatly easing difficult encounters.

Class Tree

  • Phantom Reach
    • Increases the range of your spells to 46 yards, giving you a significant advantage. This allows you to outrange certain Mythic+ mechanics or continue healing your teammates even if the party spreads out.
  • Surge of Light
    • The best recovery tool for Discipline Priests, because Flash Heal is your strongest direct heal outside of a friendly Penance. This talent helps significantly with mana management and mobility.
  • Twins of the Sun Priestess
    • You also gain the effects of Power Infusion when you cast it on an ally.
  • Protective Light
    • In combination with Binding Heal and Surge of Light, this talent provides you with an easily accessible 10% damage reduction.
  • Translucent Image
    • Adds a new but weak defensive ability to the Priest class toolkit. Together with Protective Light, it builds a reliable life insurance for yourself!

Hero Talent Tree

  • Voidwraith
    • Turns your pet into a more powerful version of itself.
  • Embrace the Shadow
    • Gives you another 3% dr to all magic damage and heals you for that amount if you get struck by shadow damage.
  • Dark Energy
    • Increases your movement speed while a rift is active.
  • Darkening Horizon
    • Numerically the better choice, hence the default choice.

Rotation

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Tier Set

  • 2-SetAtonement healing increased by 5.0%.
  • 4-SetSmite and Penance increase the damage of your next Mind Blast by 25% or absorb amount of your next Power Word: Shield by 15%, up to 3 times.

Priority List

For Healing

  1. Maintain Atonement on your Group via Power Word: Radiance if your entire Group is taking damage.
  2. Apply Atonement via Power Word: Shield to targets who require healing.
  3. Cast Mindbender on Cooldown.
  4. Cast Mind Blast on Cooldown.
  5. Cast Penance on Cooldown.
  6. Cast Shadow Word: Death on Cooldown.
  7. Keep Purge the Wicked on your target.
  8. Cast Smite.
  9. Cast Flash Heal if there is no enemy to hit.

For Damage

  1. Keep Purge the Wicked on your target.
  2. Cast Mindbender on Cooldown.
  3. Cast Mind Blast on Cooldown.
  4. Cast Penance on Cooldown.
  5. Cast Shadow Word: Death on Cooldown.
  6. Cast Halo on Cooldown.
  7. Cast Smite.

Cooldowns

Mindbender

  • Mindbender is the spell you need to pay the most attention to in dungeons, as it significantly increases your power because you enter Shadow Covenant upon summoning it. Below, you see how to optimally play that window. Make sure to practice this thoroughly!
Discipline Priest Mindbender Window in Mythic+

Rapture

  • This spell is used as a group defensive in Mythic+ dungeons to protect against one-shot mechanics when there is no rot damage present. Make sure to have Atonement on everyone in your group before applying Power Word: Shield, so they benefit from your Mastery.

Power Word: Barrier

  • Power Word: Barrier is a very powerful defensive spell with a significant downside in Mythic+ dungeons, as your group needs to be inside it when the damage occurs. This is often not possible, so it is frequently used as an external cooldown to benefit only one person.

Deep Dive

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Min maxing Power Infusion

  • While Power Infusion is your spell, the optimal usage is to disregard yourself and instead fully focus on your teammates. To achieve that you need to see your party members' offensive cooldown uptime. It is recommended that you use either addons or WeakAuras like those discussed in the Addon section to do this, or simply communicate with them and ask for them to request at the exact time they want it!

Understanding Mechanics

Rotational min-maxing is just one aspect of mastering a specialization, but there are numerous other key mechanics that influence your performance. Use the following guides to improve them.

Dungeons

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Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
City of Threads
The Stonevault
The Dawnbreaker
Mists of Tirna Scithe
The Necrotic Wake
Siege of Boralus
Grim Batol
Discipline Priest Mythic+ Ara-Kara, City of Echoes Talents

Boss Tips

Avanoxx

  • General Tips
    • Always dispel Web Wrap targets instantly.
    • Focus on getting your pet cooldown reduction done, and tie all your Mind Blasts to a damage event.
  • Personal/External
    • Ensure to always have both Protective Light and Fade active when Alerting Shrill or Gossamer Onslaught is happening.
    • Use Algari Healing Potion as the first line of emergency defensives, whenever you drop to low HP.

Anub'zekt

  • General Tips
    • Always stay close to the boss as it otherwise becomes harder to dodge Impale the further you are away.
  • Output Cds
    • Rotate through your healing arsenal to heal through the damage done by Infestation.
  • Personal/External
    • Fill holes in your healing cooldowns by using defensives and communicate that to your group.

Ki'katal the Harvester

  • General Tips
    • Get rid of Grasping Blood with Psychic Scream when Cosmic Singularity cast finishes.
  • Personal/External
    • Rotate through your defensive arsenal whenever you are affected by Cultivated Poisons.

Trash Tips

  • Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
    • Trilling Attendant - Resonant Barrage
    • Ixin - Horrifying Shrill
    • Bloodstained Webmage - Revolting Volley
    • Blood Overseer - Venom Volley
  • Pay extra attention to these casts:
    • Sentry Stagshell - Alarm Shrill
      • A really long cast that needs to get disrupted.
    • Nerubian Hauler and Hulking Bloodguard - Massive Slam
      • A short stun that ramps in damage done per cast.
    • Nakt - Call of the Brood
      • Massive amount of damage to all players.
Discipline Priest Mythic+ City of Threads Talents

Boss Tips

Orator Krix'vizk

  • General Tips
    • Your Group needs to ensure that they are spread for Shadows of Doubt, so you can instantly dispel one debuff. Mass Dispel can come in handy here as well.
  • Output Cds
    • The boss casts Vociferous Indoctrination every 32 seconds making it very easy for you to always have a Voidwraith ready.
  • Personal/External
    • On higher keys, always use a defensive and have both Protective Light and Fade active when you tank Shadows of Doubt for its full duration.

Fangs of the Queen

  • General Tips
    • Stack in melee to instantly remove Freezing Blood.
  • Output Cds
    • Always ensure to have a healing cd ready when Ice Sickles happens.
  • Personal/External
    • Whenever Knife Throw overlaps with Ice Sickles use a personal and have both Protective Light and Fade active.

The Coaglamation

  • General Tips
    • Viscous Darkness knocks you. Make sure to not be knocked into an already existing pool!
  • Output Cds
    • Apply new Atonements before using your ‍Voidwraith every time as you desperately need to maximize your ‍Shadow Covenant uptime on this boss.
  • Personal/External
    • Ensure to have a personal defensive active when Dark Pulse happens. This happens every 70 seconds so you need to alternate between Rapture and Desperate Prayer.

Izo, the Grand Splicer

  • General Tips
    • Stay stacked with your group, do not bait Shifting Anomalies ahead.
    • Focus on your Pet CDR to ensure you have one for each Splice.
  • Personal/External
    • Ensure to have both Protective Light and Fade active whenever Tremor Slam or Umbral Weave happens.

Trash Tips

  • Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
    • Sureki Silkbinder - Silk Binding
    • Herald of Ansurek - Twist Thoughts
    • Covert Webmancer - Mending Web
  • Pay extra attention to these casts:
    • Eye of the Queen - Void Rush
    • Royal Venomshell - Venomous Spray
    • Hulking Warshell - Tremor Slam
    • Elder Shadeweaver - Umbral Weave
Discipline Priest Mythic+ The Stonevault Talents

Boss Tips

E.D.N.A.

  • General Tips
    • Dispel Seismic Reverberation right after the boss begins casting Seismic Smash so your tank gets the damage reduction from Seismic Reverberation.
  • Output Cds
    • Whenever you clear Volatile Spikes with Refracting Beam you need to have a Healing Cooldown active, so focus on your pet cdr.
  • Personal/External
    • Whenever you clear Volatile Spikes with Refracting Beam ensure to have a defensive cooldown and both Protective Light and Fade active.

Skarmorak

  • General Tips
    • Whenever Void fragments spawn instantly soak one to gain Unstable Energy. Extend the buff right before Fortified Shell.
  • Output Cds
    • Rotate through your healing cooldown arsenal when the boss channels Void Discharge.
  • Personal/External
    • Use your personal defensives when Void Discharge happens.

Master Machinists Brokk and Dorlita

  • General Tips
    • Make sure to look around for safe vents to not get caught by surprise.
  • Output Cds
    • Whenever Exhaust Vents occurs, you need to have a Voidwraith ready to be able to heal through the massive damage.
  • Personal/External
    • Use Desperate Prayer when Exhaust Vents overlaps with Metal Splinters.

Void Speaker Eirich

  • General Tips
    • Since Discipline Priest lacks mobility preposition next to the portals to get rid of Void Corruption as soon as possible.
  • Output Cds
    • This fight has a high constant HPS requirement so make sure you spread out your Cds to have a constant stream of high HPS.
  • Personal/External
    • Ensure to have a personal defensive active when you still have a Void Corruption when the boss casts Entropic Reckoning.

Trash Tips

  • Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
    • Ghastly Voidsoul - Howling Fear
    • Void Bound Howler - Piercing Wail
  • Pay extra attention to these casts:
    • Void Bound Despoiler - Void Storm
    • Forge Loader - Molten Mortar
    • Rock Smasher - Smash Rock
    • Cursedforge Honor Guard - Shield Stampede
    • Cursedforge Stoneshaper - Earth Burst Totem
    • Earth Burst Totem casts Earth Burst which needs to be killed before it goes off.
Discipline Priest Mythic+ The Dawnbreaker Talents

Boss Tips

Speaker Shadowcrown

  • General Tips
    • Dispel Burning Shadows as fast as possible.
  • Output Cds
    • Whenever you dispel Burning Shadows your party gets a a dot with a healing absorb. Ensure to have a pet ready whenever Shadow Shroud is active to heal the dot off as fast as possible.
  • Personal/External
    • There are no planned uses, use stuff freely when things go wrong.

Anub'ikkaj

  • General Tips
    • Make sure if you are targeted by Dark Orb to not aim it into a wall, as if it does not travel for a long time you will wipe.
  • Output Cds
    • Shadowy Decay happens every 41 seconds, so you have to alternate your healing cooldowns with your defensives and communicate that with your group. If you don't have either up this ability will kill you.
  • Personal/External
    • Rotate your personals to mitigate damage fromShadowy Decay.

Rasha'nan

  • General Tips
    • Tell your group to not pick up Arathi Bomb during Erosive Spray cast to avoid unnecessary high damage overlap in Phase 1.
  • Output Cds
    • You need to heal through Erosive Spray because people do need their defensive for when they are targeted with Spinneret's Strands.
  • Personal/External
    • You cannot get targeted by Spinneret's Strands as a healer so make sure to use your personals on Erosive Spray instead.

Trash Tips

  • Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
    • Nightfall Shadowmage - Ensnaring Shadows
    • Nightfall Commander - Abyssal Howl
    • Nightfall Darkcaster - Tormenting Beam
  • Pay extra attention to these casts:
    • Ixkreten the Unbreakable - Terrifying Slam and Abyssal Rot
    • Nightfall Dark Architect - Usher Reinforcements
    • Deathscreamer Iken'tak - Dark Orb and Abyssal Rot
      • Watch out for players with Abyssal Rot during Dark Orb explosion.
    • Ascendant Vis'coxria - Shadowy Decay and Abyssal Rot
      • Watch out for players with Abyssal Rot during Shadowy Decay cast.
Discipline Priest Mythic+ Mists of Tirna Scithe Talents

Boss Tips

Ingra Maloch

  • General Tips
    • It is very easy to die on this boss if interrupts are not properly managed, ensure that during Embrace Darkness no kick goes through as they will execute their target.
  • Output Cds
    • Save your healing CDs for when Ingra is protected by Embrace Darkness as before there is no damage.
  • Personal/External
    • No planned uses, use stuff freely when things go wrong or you are low on healing.

Mistcaller

  • General Tips
    • Fear the fox spawned by Freeze Tag to help your party.
  • Output Cds
    • Ensure to have your pet ready for Guessing Game as that is the only time your Group takes damage.
  • Personal/External
    • Rotate through your defensive arsenal while Guessing Game is active.

Tred'ova

  • General Tips
    • Focus on not moving a lot whenever Acid Expulsion happens to not kill a teammate later down the line.
  • Output Cds
    • Ensure to have your pet ready for Consumption as this is the only time your party takes heavy damage.
  • Personal/External
    • Use your defensives whenever you are focused as Marked Prey.

Trash Tips

  • Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
    • Drust Harvester - Harvest Essence
    • Spinemaw Staghorn - Stimulate Resistance
  • Pay extra attention to these casts:
    • Drust Spiteclaw - Dying Breath
      • This debuffs enemies as well as players.
    • Tirnenn Villager - Overgrowth
    • Drust Boughbreaker - Furious Thrashing
      • Triggers at 50% HP of the Drust Boughbreaker. Make sure to have healing cooldowns ready for it.
    • Mistveil Defender - Mist Ward
    • Mistveil Stalker - Mistveil Bite
    • Mistveil Stinger - Anima Injection
      • Poison dispel.
    • Spinemaw Staghorn - Acid Nova
Discipline Priest Mythic+ The Necrotic Wake Talents

Boss Tips

Blightbone

  • General Tips
    • Use Psychic Scream to disrupt the spawned adds.
    • Dispel the disease after each Heaving Retch cast.
  • Output Cds
    • Use everything to maximize damage as there is no AoE damage on this boss.
  • Personal/External
    • Ensure to have both Protective Light and Fade active and have a defensive cooldown active whenever targeted by Heaving Retch.

Amarth, The Harvester

  • General Tips
    • Be ready to use Shackle Undead if Final Harvest cast is about to finish and there are still some adds alive. As long as they are CCed as the cast finishes it will prevent them from exploding.
  • Output Cds
    • Save your healing cooldowns for after Final Harvest is completed as that is the only time AoE damage happens.
  • Personal/External
    • Ensure to have a defensive active whenever your group runs out of interrupts and you are targeted by Necrotic Bolt.

Surgeon Stitchflesh

  • General Tips
    • The most important part about this encounter is to hit the hook at the correct time. Use your Angelic Feathers to help your party with that.
  • Output Cds
    • Save your healing cooldowns for when multiple abominations are active as Festering Rot does heavy group damage.
  • Personal/External
    • Ensure to have a defensive active whenever you are targeted with Stitchneedle.

Nalthor the Rimebinder

  • General Tips
    • You can use Leap of Faith to save Dark Exile if you grip them directly after the Dark Exile cast finished. Keep in mind they will still die when the duration of the debuff expires.
  • Output Cds
    • Save your pet for Icebound Aegis as this is the only time AoE damage happens.
  • Personal/External
    • Rotate through your defensive arsenal whenever Icebound Aegis is active on the boss.

Trash Tips

  • Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
    • Corpse Harvester - Drain Fluids
    • Stitched Vanguard - Meat Shield
    • Skeletal Marauder - Rasping Scream
    • Corpse Collector - Goresplatter
  • Pay extra attention to these casts:
    • Zolramus Necromancer - Grim Fate
    • Skeletal Marauder - Gruesome Cleave
      • Fast frontal cast.
    • Flesh Crafter - Throw Cleaver
      • This spell also does damage to enemies and should be aimed at any enemy to deal extra damage.
        • Help with this by positioning the mobs in front of the Flesh Crafter.
    • Loyal Creation - Spine Crush
      • A big circle cast that can't be disrupted as it recasts until the cast is finished once.
Discipline Priest Mythic+ Siege of Boralus Talents

Boss Tips

Chopper Redhook

  • General Tips
    • Look out for clutch Leap of Faiths on players fixated with On the Hook.
  • Output Cds
    • Save your healing cooldowns for when Gore Crash happens to ensure nobody gets executed by a Molten Slug.
  • Personal/External
    • Ensure to have a defensive active when targeted by Molten Slug and Gore Crash is about to happen.

Dread Captain Lockwood

  • Output Cds
    • Cycle through your healing cooldowns for every Fiery Ricochet.
  • Personal/External
    • Ensure to have a personal defensive active for Fiery Ricochet.

Hadal Darkfathom

  • General Tips
    • Ask for external sprints to dodge Tidal Surge if your group can provide them.
  • Output Cds
    • Break Water is the only damage event on this boss. Ensure people are always topped before this.
  • Personal/External
    • Rotate through your defensive arsenal whenever Break Water happens and have both Protective Light and Fade active.

Viq'Goth

  • General Tips
    • Always have your group be spread to be able to instantly dispel a Putrid Waters.
  • Output Cds
    • Spot heal Putrid Waters whenever Slam happens.
    • Preplan your Mass Dispel casts so your group can position accordingly.
  • Personal/External
    • Whenever you tank Putrid Waters for its duration ensure to have a defensive active.
    • Use Pain Suppression on Putrid Waters targetes without defensives.

Trash Tips

  • Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
    • Ashvane Commander - Bolstering Shout
    • Bilge Rat Tempest - Choking Waters
    • Bilge Rat Pillager - Stinky Vomit
  • Pay extra attention to these casts:
    • Scrimshaw Enforcer - Slobber Knocker
      • Casted frontal cone that is hard to see.
    • Irontide Raider - Iron Hook into Savage Tempest
    • Blacktar Bomber - Fire Bomb
    • Ashvane Commander - Azerite Charge
    • Irontide Powdershot - Molten Slug
    • Ashvane Spotter - Sighted Artillery
    • Bilge Rat Demolisher - Crushing Slam
Discipline Priest Mythic+ Grim Batol Talents

Boss Tips

General Umbriss

  • General Tips
    • Ask for AoE sprints or Rescue to dodge Shadow Breath more efficiently.
  • Personal/External
    • Ensure to have both Protective Light and Fade active when Commanding Roar happens.

Forgemaster Throngus

  • General Tips
    • Bait Fiery Cleave to the nearest wall to save boss room space.
  • Output Cds
    • Save your healing cooldowns for whenever Throngus has his sword out, as that is the phase when heavy AoE damage happens.
  • Personal/External
    • Use Desperate Prayer on every overlap of Molten Flurry and Forge Swords.

Drahga Shadowburner

  • General Tips
    • Use Leap of Faith to help players fixated with Flaming Fixate.
  • Output Cds
    • Ensure that people are at full health before every Twilight Buffet.
    • Rapture and Power Word: Barrier are very powerful tools to deal with Twilight Buffet.
  • Personal/External
    • Ensure to have both Protective Light and Fade and a defensive active when Twilight Buffet happens.

Erudax, the Duke of Below

  • General Tips
    • Ask for AoE sprints or Rescue whenever Shadow Gale happens.
  • Output Cds
    • You have to heal through Void Surge as people need their defensives to survive the overlap of Abyssal Corruption and Shadow Wound.

Trash Tips

  • Important abilities to interrupt in this dungeon are:
    • Twilight Earthcaller - Mass Tremor
    • Twilight Beguiler - Sear Mind
  • Pay extra attention to these casts:
    • Twilight Destroyer - Umbral Wind
      • You can LoS this cast.
    • Molten Giant - Molten Wake
      • Massive AoE damage on to the entire group.
    • Twilight Lavabender - Ascension and Dark Eruption
      • Ascension triggers at 50% HP and starts pulsing Scorching Heat group damage. Save healing cooldowns for that.
    • Twilight Warlock - Enveloping Shadowflame
    • Twilight Enforcer - Ramping Rage
    • Mutated Hatchling - Shadow Wound
    • Faceless Corruptor - Corrupt and Mind Piercer

Affixes

The Affix system got revamped going into The War Within Season 1 retiring most Affixes as well as introducing new kiss-curse ones while also changing on which key level these appear.

  • +2 Affixes -- Rotates on a weekly basis
    • Xal'atath's Bargain: Ascendant
    • Xal'atath's Bargain: Voidbound
    • Xal'atath's Bargain: Oblivion
    • Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour
  • +4 Affixes -- Alternates between each other on a weekly basis
    • Tyrannical
    • Fortified
  • +7 Affix
    • Challenger's Peril
  • +10 Affixes -- Alternates between each other on a weekly basis, is always the opposite of the +4 Affix
    • Tyrannical
    • Fortified
  • +12 Affix
    • Xal'atath's Guile -- Replaces the +2 Affix

Following you get some useful tips for handling different Mythic+ Affixes as a Discipline Priest.

  • Xal'atath's Bargain: Ascendant
    • Use Psychic Scream to interrupt as many orbs as possible.
  • Xal'atath's Bargain: Voidbound
    • There is nothing special you can do to help with this affix.
  • Xal'atath's Bargain: Oblivion
    • Keep an eye behind you and collect any orbs that fly into melee range. Make sure to intercept them before they hit any enemies.
  • Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour
    • You can remove all debuffs at once with Mass Dispel. If Mass Dispel is on cooldown make sure to instantly single dispel one healing absorb debuff!

Stat Priority

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Discipline Priest

Understand your secondary stat priority and the tertiary stats needed for optimal performance during Mythic+ dungeons as a Discipline Priest. For more detailed information, visit the Stats and Attributes guide.

The conclusion here is that you want to equip the highest item level generally.

All secondary stats are affected by diminishing returns. Click here to learn more!

Tertiary

  • Avoidance - Reduces damage taken from AoE effects.
  • Leech - Returns a portion of your damage and healing done as healing to you. (Excludes self healing)
  • Speed - increases movement speed. (Does stack with other movement speed abilities)

The only time you should think about picking a lower item level is if it has Leech or Avoidance. Speed is nice to have, but you should generally ignore that stat.

Here is a showcase of how powerful Leech is for a Healer:

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Gear

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Best in Slot
Farmable Alternatives

Due to the way stat weights work for Discipline Priests, there isn't a strict best-in-slot list. Although it is theoretically possible to obtain items with all the correct Tertiaries, doing so requires extraordinary luck or several human lifespans because of the weekly reset system in World of Warcraft.

SlotItemLocation
HeadLiving Luster's SemblanceTier/Catalyst
NeckSureki Zealot's InsigniaSikran
ShoulderLiving Luster's DominionTier/Catalyst
CloakWings of Shattered SorrowRasha'nan
ChestLiving Luster's RaimentTier/Catalyst
WristCrunchy Intruder's WristbandUlgarax
GlovesGloves of the Woven DuskCrafting
BeltBurrower's CinchAra-Kara
LegsLiving Luster's TrousersTier/Catalyst
BootsSlippers of the Woven DuskCrafting
Ring 1Devout Zealot's RingDawn Breaker
Ring 2Stitchflesh's Misplaced SignetNecrotic Wake
Trinket 1Gale of ShadowsGrim Batol
Trinket 2Unbound ChangelingMists of Tirna Scithe
WeaponScepter of Manifested MiasmaBloodbound Horror
Off-HandVagabond's TorchCrafting

Authors Note:

This list shows the best items for healing in Raids from all sources. Keep in mind that getting different tier pieces with Leech / Avoidance changes which off-piece is best for you. Likewise, any other non-trinket item with Leech / Avoidance replaces the one suggested here.

Below you are presented with a good list of farmable alternatives that are obtainable outside of WoW’s weekly lockout system. While replaced in time as you progress, these offer immediate character power.

SlotItemLocation
HeadCrown of Enfeebled BodiesGrim Batol
NeckElder's Hemolymphal PeriaptThe Stone Vault
ShoulderReanimator's MantleNecrotic Wake
CloakAnvilhide CapeThe Stone Vault
ChestArachnofrost VestCity of Threads
WristVitriolic Veinwoven WrapsCity of Threads
GlovesTricksprite GlovesMists of Tirna Scithe
BeltBurrower's CinchAra-Kara
LegsArchaic Venomancer's FootwrapsAra-Kara
BootsTainted Earthshard WalkersThe Stonevault
Ring 1Stitchflesh's Misplaced SignetNecrotic Wake
Ring 2Devout Zealot's RingDawnbreaker
Trinket 1Gale of ShadowsGrim Batol
Trinket 2Unbound ChangelingMists of Tirna Scithe
Two-Hand WeaponKrix'vizk's Speech RodCity of Threads
One-Hand WeaponUnceremonious BloodletterAra-Kara
Off-HandPail of Preserved ObscurityCity of Threads

Trinkets

Below you can find active and passive alternatives to our recommended trinkets. Do note that some trinkets are better than others depending on the dungeon.

Active Trinket alternatives

  • Spymaster's Web
    • A strong On-Use Trinket that rewards precise planning. It takes 4 minutes to reach max stacks, so make sure to tie it to the important damage events instead of just using it on cooldown!

Passive Trinket alternatives

  • Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj
    • A very strong stat stick, granting you a huge random secondary stat proc.
  • Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg
    • Very interesting Trinket, that gives you a mix of main stat and your highest secondary. Use it when moving to the next pull to keep a good distribution.
  • Ara-Kara Sacbrood
    • Another very good stat stick that also deals a very minor amount of damage.

Embellishments

  • Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension
    • Very strong stat stick that gives you a high amount of a random secondary stat that changes every 8 seconds.
  • Writhing Armor Banding
    • Doubles the effect of your Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension.

Remaining Sparks

  • Crafted items are 636 item level and regular items are 639 on max item level, therefore, it's not beneficial to equip crafted items outside of your 2x embellishments unless you don't have access to other high item level gear on that slot.

Consumables

Patch 11.0.2 - The War Within
Discipline Priest
  • Phials
    • Flask of Tempered Swiftness
  • Food
    • Feast of the Divine Day
  • Combat Potion
    • Algari Mana Potion -- Recommended
    • Potion Bomb of Power -- Best for Time
  • Health Potion
    • Algari Healing Potion
  • Weapon Oil
    • Algari Mana Oil
  • Augment Rune
    • Crystallized Augment Rune
  • Sockets
    • Deadly Emerald
    • Culminating Blasphemite -- Unique, use one of each gem colour to enhance your Blasphemite.
      • Quick Ruby
      • Quick Onyx
      • Quick Sapphire

Enchantments

HelmNerubian Gemweaver
NeckMagnificent Jeweler's Setting 2x
CloakEnchant Cloak - Chant of Leeching Fangs
ChestEnchant Chest - Crystalline Radiance
WristEnchant Bracer - Whisper of Armored Leech
Nerubian Gemweaver
BeltNerubian Gemweaver
LegsDaybreak Spellthread
BootsEnchant Boots - Scout's March
Ring 1Enchant Ring - Radiant Haste
Magnificent Jeweler's Setting 2x
Ring 2Enchant Ring - Radiant Haste
Magnificent Jeweler's Setting 2x
Weapon Enchant Weapon - Authority of Radiant Power
Discipline Priest Enchantments

You buy Nerubian Gemweaver from the Great Vault Vendor to add sockets to your Helm, Wrists and Belt.

Races

Patch 11.0.2 - The War Within
Discipline Priest

For min-maxing a Discipline Priest in Mythic+ Dungeons, different racial traits can provide a tremendous benefit to your characters. If this is not your top goal, picking a race that fits your style works just as well.

  • Is very valuable because you can dispel yourself or remove dangerous bleed effects.
    • Removes all magic, bleed, poison, and disease effects and reduces physical damage taken.
    • Use-cases:
      • Cultivated Poisons, Ki'katal the Harvester (Ara-Kara, City of Echoes)
      • Gut Shot, Dread Captain Lockwood (Siege of Boralus)
      • Putrid Waters, Viq'Goth (Siege of Boralus)
      • Curse of Entropy, Drahga Shadowburner (Grim Batol)
  • Shadowmeld -- Night Elf
    • Turns you invisible, any action, taking damage, or moving breaks this effect.
    • Use-cases:
      • Run past basically any mob and then cast Shadowmeld to make them reset. Even works on mobs that have stealth detection if you get enough distance before you Shadowmeld.

Recommendation:

It is highly recommended to play a Dwarf this season! The higher the keys you run, the more essential Stoneform becomes in certain dungeons, such as Siege of Boralus and others.

Macros

Patch 11.0.2 - The War Within
Discipline Priest

Discover recommended macros for Discipline Priest during Mythic+ dungeons and watch a quick video guide on creating simple macros for your character.

Macro Import Guide Video

Mouseover Macros

All spells in this Discipline Priest Raid Guide are available as mouseover macros for your convenience!

Penance

/cast [@mouseover, help] Penance; Penance

Power Word: Shield

/cast [@mouseover, help] Power Word: Shield; Power Word: Shield

Power Word: Radiance

/cast [@mouseover, help] Power Word: Radiance; Power Word: Radiance

Renew

/cast [@mouseover, help] Renew; Renew

Flash Heal

/cast [@mouseover, help] Flash Heal; Flash Heal

Rapture

/cast [@mouseover, help] Rapture; Rapture

Power Infusion

/cast [@mouseover,exists] Power Infusion; Power Infusion

Leap of Faith

/cast [@mouseover, help] Leap of Faith; Leap of Faith

Pain Suppression

/cast [@mouseover, help] Pain Suppression; Pain Suppression

Recommended Macros

Addons

Patch 11.0.2 - The War Within
Discipline Priest

Below, you see a screenshot of the author's User Interface for their Discipline Priest, outlining which addons are used and how they are utilized in Mythic+ Dungeons to make your life easier.

Discipline Priest Mythic+

Addons

WeakAuras

Changes this Patch

Patch 11.0.2 - The War Within
Discipline Priest

Patch 11.0.1

Patch 11.0.2

FAQ

Patch 11.0.2 - The War Within
Discipline Priest

Q: Why do I keep dying?

Q: Why do I keep running out of mana?

Credits

Written By: Rycn

Reviewed By: Velo

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