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Power in Light, a Discipline Priest talent in WoW Forever

Power in Light is a passive talent in row 1 of the Discipline tree. It needs no points in Discipline, so you can take it from level 10 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 5 ranks. It is new in Forever and has no Classic counterpart.

Power in Light

5 ranks

Your Smite and Penance spells deal 2% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire.

Every rank of Power in Light

RankText
Rank 1Your Smite and Penance spells deal 2% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire.
Rank 2Your Smite and Penance spells deal 4% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire.
Rank 3Your Smite and Penance spells deal 6% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire.
Rank 4Your Smite and Penance spells deal 8% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire.
Rank 5Your Smite and Penance spells deal 10% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire.

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
None: this is the first row
Row below (row 2)

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

Compared with Classic Era

Power in Light has no Classic counterpart: the data lists it as new in Forever.

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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.