Penance: a level-30 goal
Penance is a new ability in Discipline row five. It is a channeled volley that deals 44 Holy damage to an enemy or heals an ally for 133, instantly and again each second for 2 seconds, on a 12-second cooldown.
Its first point is point 21 in Discipline, with no prerequisite talent, so the earliest level is 30. At 30 it uses the entire budget, leaving nothing for Holy or Shadow. It also opens the row-seven goal: Power Infusion now requires Penance, not Mental Strength. Load the Penance example to inspect the path.
What changed from Classic
| Tree | Talents | New | Changed | Row changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Holy | 17 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Shadow | 17 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Every Discipline talent is new or changed.
- Binding Heal (new, Holy row four, level 25) heals a friendly target and you for 236–284 with a 1.5-second cast.
- Prayer of Mending (new, Holy row seven, level 40) heals its target for 172 the next time they take damage, then jumps to a party or raid member within 20 yards, up to five times. It requires Spirit of Redemption.
- Vampiric Embrace is in Shadow row four instead of row five: level 25 instead of 30. Shadowform requires it.
- Mental Strength is in Discipline row two instead of row five: level 15 instead of 30. Improved Power Word: Shield goes the other way, from row two to row three: level 20 instead of 15.
- Silence no longer requires Improved Psychic Scream.
Abilities and the level you can take them
| Ability | Tree and row | Points in tree | Earliest level | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Focus | Discipline, row 3 | 11 | 20 | — |
| Holy Nova | Holy, row 3 | 11 | 20 | — |
| Mind Flay | Shadow, row 3 | 11 | 20 | — |
| Binding Heal | Holy, row 4 | 16 | 25 | — |
| Vampiric Embrace | Shadow, row 4 | 16 | 25 | — |
| Penance | Discipline, row 5 | 21 | 30 | — |
| Silence | Shadow, row 5 | 21 | 30 | — |
| Power Infusion | Discipline, row 7 | 31 | 40 | Penance |
| Prayer of Mending | Holy, row 7 | 31 | 40 | Spirit of Redemption |
| Shadowform | Shadow, row 7 | 31 | 40 | Vampiric Embrace |
What fits in 51 points
- Penance plus Binding Heal fits easily: 21 + 16 = 37, leaving 14 points. Penance plus Silence is 21 + 21 = 42, leaving nine.
- Penance plus Prayer of Mending does not fit: 21 + 31 = 52, one over. Penance plus Shadowform fails the same way.
- A row-seven goal leaves 20 points, enough for rows one to four of a second tree. Power Infusion with Binding Heal is 31 + 16 = 47; Prayer of Mending or Shadowform with Inner Focus is 31 + 11 = 42.
- No two of Power Infusion, Prayer of Mending and Shadowform fit together. Two row-seven first points need 62 points.
- Shadowform blocks healing spells while it is active, so decide how you will heal before pairing it with Holy points.
Continue planning
Open the Priest planner, compare each talent with Classic in the class comparison, or look up Mana costs and ranges in the Priest spellbook.
Priest race options: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf and Gnome for the Alliance; Undead and Troll for the Horde.