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Martyrdom, a Discipline Priest talent in WoW Forever

Martyrdom is a passive talent in row 2 of the Discipline tree. It needs 5 points in Discipline, so the earliest you can take it is level 15 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 2 ranks. It has changed since Classic Era.

Martyrdom

2 ranks

  • Requires 5 points in Discipline

Gives you a 50% chance to gain Focused Casting for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage and increases your resistance to Interrupt effects by 20%.

Every rank of Martyrdom

RankText
Rank 1Gives you a 50% chance to gain Focused Casting for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage and increases your resistance to Interrupt effects by 20%.
Rank 2Gives you a 100% chance to gain Focused Casting for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage and increases your resistance to Interrupt effects by 20%.

Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.

Where it sits in the Discipline tree

Power in LightWand SpecializationTwin DisciplinesSilent ResolveHoly PrecisionImproved Power Word: ShieldMartyrdomMental AgilityInner FocusMeditationImproved Inner FireMental StrengthSoul WardingImproved Mana BurnPenanceRenewed HopeDivine AegisPower Infusion
Needs
No prerequisite talent
Unlocks
No talent needs it
Same row
Row above (row 1)
Row below (row 3)

Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Martyrdom.

Compared with Classic Era

What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text.

Rank 1 text

Classic Era

Gives you a 50% chance to gain the Focused Casting effect that lasts for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage and increases resistance to Interrupt effects by 10%.

WoW Forever

Gives you a 50% chance to gain Focused Casting for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage and increases your resistance to Interrupt effects by 20%.

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All Discipline talents

  1. Power in Light
  2. Wand Specialization
  3. Twin Disciplines
  4. Silent Resolve
  5. Holy Precision
  6. Improved Power Word: Shield
  7. Martyrdom
  8. Mental Agility
  9. Inner Focus
  10. Meditation
  11. Improved Inner Fire
  12. Mental Strength
  13. Soul Warding
  14. Improved Mana Burn
  15. Penance
  16. Renewed Hope
  17. Divine Aegis
  18. Power Infusion

The other Priest trees: Holy and Shadow. Everything that changed for the Priest since Classic is on the changes page.

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.