Priest abilities and spells in WoW Forever

The Priest spellbook in the WoW Forever beta lists 59 abilities in 4 tabs: Discipline, Holy, Shadow and General. Each ability has its own page with every rank, the level it is learned at and how it compares with Classic. Against Classic: 33 changed, 9 new and 13 the same.

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Discipline

Priest abilities in the Discipline tab
Ability	First level	Ranks	Vs Classic
Confounding Flash	10	1	New
Contingency Plan	20	5	New
Dispel Magic	18	2	Same
Divine Spirit	30	4	Changed
Elune's Grace	20	1	Changed
Feedback	20	5	Changed
Inner Fire	12	6	Same
Inner Focus	20	1	Changed
Levitate	34	1	Changed
Mana Burn	24	5	Same
Penance	30	4	New
Power Infusion	40	1	Changed
Power Word: Fortitude	1	6	Changed
Power Word: Shield	6	10	Changed
Prayer of Fortitude	48	2	Changed
Prayer of Spirit	60	1	Changed
Shackle Undead	20	3	Same
Starshards	10	7	Changed

Holy

Priest abilities in the Holy tab
Ability	First level	Ranks	Vs Classic
Abolish Disease	32	1	Same
Binding Heal	25	6	New
Chastise	20	5	New
Cure Disease	14	1	Same
Desperate Prayer	10	7	Changed
Divine Grace	10	7	New
Fear Ward	20	1	Changed
Flash Heal	20	7	Changed
Greater Heal	40	5	Changed
Heal	16	4	Changed
Holy Fire	20	8	Changed
Holy Nova	20	6	Changed
Lesser Heal	1	3	Changed
Prayer of Healing	30	5	Changed
Prayer of Mending	40	3	New
Renew	8	10	Changed
Resurrection	10	5	Same
Smite	1	8	Changed

Shadow

Priest abilities in the Shadow tab
Ability	First level	Ranks	Vs Classic
Dark Sacrifice	20	5	New
Devouring Plague	20	6	Changed
Fade	8	6	Same
Hex of Weakness	10	6	Changed
Mind Blast	10	9	Changed
Mind Control	30	3	Same
Mind Flay	20	6	Changed
Mind Soothe	20	3	Same
Mind Vision	22	2	Same
Prayer of Shadow Protection	56	1	Changed
Psychic Scream	14	4	Same
Shadow Protection	30	3	Same
Shadow Word: Death	32	4	New
Shadow Word: Pain	4	8	Changed
Shadowform	40	1	Changed
Shadowguard	20	6	Changed
Silence	30	1	Changed
Touch of Weakness	10	6	Changed
Vampiric Embrace	25	1	Changed

General

Priest abilities in the General tab
Ability	First level	Ranks	Vs Classic
Shoot	—	1	—
Armor Proficiency	—	1	—
Dodge	—	1	—
Languages	—	1	—

Priest abilities by level

Every rank in the spellbook that has a learning level, grouped by the level it is learned at.

Ranks learned at each level
Level	Learned at this level
1	Lesser Heal, rank 1 Power Word: Fortitude, rank 1 Smite, rank 1
4	Lesser Heal, rank 2 Shadow Word: Pain, rank 1
6	Power Word: Shield, rank 1 Smite, rank 2
8	Fade, rank 1 Renew, rank 1
10	Confounding Flash Desperate Prayer, rank 1 Divine Grace, rank 1 Hex of Weakness, rank 1 Lesser Heal, rank 3 Mind Blast, rank 1 Resurrection, rank 1 Shadow Word: Pain, rank 2 Starshards, rank 1 Touch of Weakness, rank 1
12	Inner Fire, rank 1 Power Word: Fortitude, rank 2 Power Word: Shield, rank 2
14	Cure Disease Psychic Scream, rank 1 Renew, rank 2 Smite, rank 3
16	Heal, rank 1 Mind Blast, rank 2
18	Desperate Prayer, rank 2 Dispel Magic, rank 1 Divine Grace, rank 2 Power Word: Shield, rank 3 Shadow Word: Pain, rank 3 Starshards, rank 2
20	Chastise, rank 1 Contingency Plan, rank 1 Dark Sacrifice, rank 1 Devouring Plague, rank 1 Elune's Grace Fade, rank 2 Fear Ward Feedback, rank 1 Flash Heal, rank 1 Hex of Weakness, rank 2 Holy Fire, rank 1 Holy Nova, rank 1 Inner Fire, rank 2 Inner Focus Mind Flay, rank 1 Mind Soothe, rank 1 Renew, rank 3 Shackle Undead, rank 1 Shadowguard, rank 1 Touch of Weakness, rank 2
22	Heal, rank 2 Mind Blast, rank 3 Mind Vision, rank 1 Resurrection, rank 2 Smite, rank 4
24	Holy Fire, rank 2 Mana Burn, rank 1 Power Word: Fortitude, rank 3 Power Word: Shield, rank 4
25	Binding Heal, rank 1 Vampiric Embrace
26	Desperate Prayer, rank 3 Divine Grace, rank 3 Flash Heal, rank 2 Renew, rank 4 Shadow Word: Pain, rank 4 Starshards, rank 3
28	Devouring Plague, rank 2 Heal, rank 3 Holy Nova, rank 2 Mind Blast, rank 4 Mind Flay, rank 2 Psychic Scream, rank 2 Shadowguard, rank 2
30	Chastise, rank 2 Contingency Plan, rank 2 Dark Sacrifice, rank 2 Divine Spirit, rank 1 Fade, rank 3 Feedback, rank 2 Hex of Weakness, rank 3 Holy Fire, rank 3 Inner Fire, rank 3 Mind Control, rank 1 Penance, rank 1 Power Word: Shield, rank 5 Prayer of Healing, rank 1 Shadow Protection, rank 1 Silence Smite, rank 5 Touch of Weakness, rank 3
32	Abolish Disease Binding Heal, rank 2 Flash Heal, rank 3 Mana Burn, rank 2 Renew, rank 5 Shadow Word: Death, rank 1
34	Desperate Prayer, rank 4 Divine Grace, rank 4 Heal, rank 4 Levitate Mind Blast, rank 5 Resurrection, rank 3 Shadow Word: Pain, rank 5 Starshards, rank 4
36	Devouring Plague, rank 3 Dispel Magic, rank 2 Holy Fire, rank 4 Holy Nova, rank 3 Mind Flay, rank 3 Mind Soothe, rank 2 Power Word: Fortitude, rank 4 Power Word: Shield, rank 6 Shadowguard, rank 3
38	Binding Heal, rank 3 Flash Heal, rank 4 Renew, rank 6 Smite, rank 6
40	Chastise, rank 3 Contingency Plan, rank 3 Dark Sacrifice, rank 3 Divine Spirit, rank 2 Fade, rank 4 Feedback, rank 3 Greater Heal, rank 1 Hex of Weakness, rank 4 Inner Fire, rank 4 Mana Burn, rank 3 Mind Blast, rank 6 Penance, rank 2 Power Infusion Prayer of Healing, rank 2 Prayer of Mending, rank 1 Shackle Undead, rank 2 Shadow Word: Death, rank 2 Shadowform Touch of Weakness, rank 4
42	Desperate Prayer, rank 5 Divine Grace, rank 5 Holy Fire, rank 5 Power Word: Shield, rank 7 Psychic Scream, rank 3 Shadow Protection, rank 2 Shadow Word: Pain, rank 6 Starshards, rank 5
44	Binding Heal, rank 4 Devouring Plague, rank 4 Flash Heal, rank 5 Holy Nova, rank 4 Mind Control, rank 2 Mind Flay, rank 4 Mind Vision, rank 2 Renew, rank 7 Shadowguard, rank 4
46	Greater Heal, rank 2 Mind Blast, rank 7 Resurrection, rank 4 Smite, rank 7
48	Holy Fire, rank 6 Mana Burn, rank 4 Power Word: Fortitude, rank 5 Power Word: Shield, rank 8 Prayer of Fortitude, rank 1 Shadow Word: Death, rank 3
50	Binding Heal, rank 5 Chastise, rank 4 Contingency Plan, rank 4 Dark Sacrifice, rank 4 Desperate Prayer, rank 6 Divine Grace, rank 6 Divine Spirit, rank 3 Fade, rank 5 Feedback, rank 4 Flash Heal, rank 6 Hex of Weakness, rank 5 Inner Fire, rank 5 Penance, rank 3 Prayer of Healing, rank 3 Prayer of Mending, rank 2 Renew, rank 8 Shadow Word: Pain, rank 7 Starshards, rank 6 Touch of Weakness, rank 5
52	Devouring Plague, rank 5 Greater Heal, rank 3 Holy Nova, rank 5 Mind Blast, rank 8 Mind Flay, rank 5 Mind Soothe, rank 3 Shadowguard, rank 5
54	Holy Fire, rank 7 Power Word: Shield, rank 9 Smite, rank 8
56	Binding Heal, rank 6 Flash Heal, rank 7 Mana Burn, rank 5 Prayer of Shadow Protection Psychic Scream, rank 4 Renew, rank 9 Shadow Protection, rank 3 Shadow Word: Death, rank 4
58	Desperate Prayer, rank 7 Divine Grace, rank 7 Greater Heal, rank 4 Mind Blast, rank 9 Mind Control, rank 3 Resurrection, rank 5 Shadow Word: Pain, rank 8 Starshards, rank 7
60	Chastise, rank 5 Contingency Plan, rank 5 Dark Sacrifice, rank 5 Devouring Plague, rank 6 Divine Spirit, rank 4 Fade, rank 6 Feedback, rank 5 Greater Heal, rank 5 Hex of Weakness, rank 6 Holy Fire, rank 8 Holy Nova, rank 6 Inner Fire, rank 6 Mind Flay, rank 6 Penance, rank 4 Power Word: Fortitude, rank 6 Power Word: Shield, rank 10 Prayer of Fortitude, rank 2 Prayer of Healing, rank 4 Prayer of Healing, rank 5 Prayer of Mending, rank 3 Prayer of Spirit, rank 1 Renew, rank 10 Shackle Undead, rank 3 Shadowguard, rank 6 Touch of Weakness, rank 6

Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.