[Legion] Holy Priest Discussion

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A thread here to discuss anything related to Holy Priests in Legion, this includes anything regarding Blizzcon, the recent blogs, upcoming beta and any new info that comes out.
Below you can find all of the information released specifically related to Holy Priests. If you find new info please post it here too!

Blizzcon info-

• Holy priests used to have the biggest single heal in the game and the team wanted to move them back in that direction.
• Chakra is gone
• They redesigned the way the Holy Word: Serenity system works.
• Holy Word: Serenity is now the biggest single target heal in the game, it has a substantial cooldown but will heal roughly half of the health bar of the target. A crit would be a full heal.
• Holy also will have Prayer of Healing and Discipline will not.

Priest blog - http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/blog/199...est-09-11-2015

Priests have a strong identity as spiritual practitioners who harness divine power to inspire and protect allies, heal the injured, and cure the ailed. But while this clearly holds true for Holy Priests, these ideas are less fundamental to Discipline Priests—and the ideals and beliefs of Shadow Priests are antithetical to those of Holy Priests.

Despite these differences, Priests of any spec share one key thing in common: unwavering faith in something from which they draw great power. What delineates specializations is the source of that power. In Legion, we’re going to explore that dichotomy in greater depth than ever through the gameplay for each specialization.

Holy
After spending much of their lives in temples studying ancient doctrine, preaching the tenets of their faith, and pledging their full devotion to the divine powers they follow, the most adept priests leave their houses of worship to serve on the battlefield, as shepherd to flock. There, they use their holy powers to bless allies and mend wounds. And while most stay behind the frontlines to aid their comrades, these holy champions are also capable of smiting foes and carrying out sacred justice. They’re also morally opposed to the use of Shadow and Void magic—rather, they are exemplars of the incredible grace and power of the divine and the Light, and even death cannot fully stop their healing capabilities.

"The most adept priests leave their houses of worship to serve on the battlefield, as shepherd to flock"

Gameplay
Given the innate purity of the spec, we want to ensure that Holy Priests continue to have a large repertoire of compelling healing spells. The Chakra system was cumbersome, requiring additional setup to optimally use most spells and restricting how much you could fluidly shift between healing methods. We have removed it in favor of a more dynamic play style focused around Holy Words. New Holy Word spells are designed to feel absolutely miraculous, having huge effects balanced with long base cooldowns. The new passive effect of Serendipity allows those long base cooldowns to be reduced, letting you use them more frequently. Finally, in keeping with the resolute beliefs of the Holy Priest, they can make no use of Shadow spells. Smite, Holy Fire, and Holy Word: Chastise are the instruments used by Holy Priests to inflict damage upon their enemies.

Here’s a basic look at the core combat healing abilities for Holy Priests:

• Heal

• 2.0% Mana, 40 yd range, 2.5 sec cast
• A slow but efficient spell that heals an ally for a moderate amount.

• Flash Heal

• 3.5% Mana, 40 yd range, 1.5 sec cast
• A fast but expensive spell that heals an ally for a moderate amount.

• Holy Word: Serenity

• 4.0% Mana, 40 yd range, Instant, 1 min cooldown
• Perform a miracle, healing an ally for an absolutely massive amount.

• Prayer of Healing

• 8.0% Mana, 40 yd range, 2.5 sec cast
• A powerful prayer that heals up to 5 injured allies within 15 yards of the target for a strong amount.

• Prayer of Mending

1. 2.0% Mana, 40 yd range, 1.5 sec cast, 10 sec cooldown
2. Places a spell on a party or raid member that heals them for a moderate amount the next time they take damage. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to another party or raid member within 20 yds. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec. after each jump.

• Holy Word: Sanctify

• 5% Mana, 40 yd range, Instant, 1 min. cooldown
• Release miraculous light into a target location, healing up to 6 allies within 10 yards for a huge amount.

• Renew

• 2.5% Mana, 40 yd range, Instant
• Fill the target with faith in the Light, healing them instantly for a minor amount and then a large amount over 15 sec.

• Serendipity

• Passive
• When you cast Flash Heal or Heal, the cooldown of Holy Word: Serenity is reduced by 6 sec.
• When you cast Prayer of Healing or Prayer of Mending, the cooldown of Holy Word: Sanctify is reduced by 6 sec.
• When you cast Smite or Holy Fire, the cooldown of Holy Word: Chastise is reduced by 6 sec.

• Mastery: Echo of Light

• Your direct healing spells heal for an additional 25% (with Mastery from typical gear) over 6 sec.

Additionally, to give you an idea of how some talents may build upon this, here’s an example of one of their Holy-specific talents:

• Apotheosis

• Instant, 3 min cooldown
• Enter a pure Holy form for 30 sec, increasing the effects of Serendipity by 200%.

Here we have further updates from twitter-

Will Holy Priest have an AoE damage spell, since Mind Sear is now out? (Holy Nova seems like the obvious solution)
Holy Nova is, in fact, the current plan! All healers will have some capacity to damage multiple targets.(WarcraftDevs)

A crit Holy Word: Serenity is basically a full heal. We think that qualifies as "absolutely massive."(WarcraftDevs)

Just reading priest blog and unless im mistaken PoH group restriction appears gone. Is that so ( *crosses fingers* )
Indeed! We're trying a different targeting method for Prayer of Healing, which makes it more localized instead of group-based.(WarcraftDevs)

Love the Holy Priest redesign. Hope for fun smiting talents to go with it. Does Holy Word: Sanctify replace Circle of Healing?
We're currently considering talent options that bring back Circle of Healing, or something similar.(WarcraftDevs)

No mention of Holy Nova. Is it gone?
The current plan is for Holy Nova to be Holy's method of dealing AoE damage. (WarcraftDevs)

Will Holy Word: Serenity still apply a crit buff, as it does currently?
No. The spell is now entirely focused into being a very large instant heal. (WarcraftDevs)

Holy - Tuure, Beacon of the Naaru - A link to official Priest artifacts page - http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/blog/19942704/

Holy - (T'uure, Beacon of the Naaru)
As beings of Holy Light, the benevolent naaru rescued the draenei from their homeworld after most of its people were transformed into demonic recruits for the Burning Legion. Demons nearly overwhelmed the fleeing draenei, but the naaru protected the refugees with this beacon crystal. Tuure channels the Light's essence into healing radiance, regenerating horrific wounds and bringing people back from the brink of death. Ultimately the crystal was lost to Legion forces on an invaded world. It hasn't been seen since.

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Datamined Info
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Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator)

• Dominate Mind Controls a mind up to level 4 41 for 30 sec. Does not work versus Mechanical beings. or players. This spell shares diminishing returns with other incapacitating disorienting effects. Can be cast in Shadowform. Priest - LvL 45 Talent. 0.5% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. 30 sec cast (Channeled).

Talents

• Dominant Mind (New) You may also control your own character while Dominate Mind is active. Priest - LvL 45 Talent.
• Mind Bomb (New) Unleashes a psychic explosion, stunning all enemies within 0 yds of the target for 3 sec. Replaces Psychic Scream. Priest - LvL 45 Talent. 30 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. 30 sec cooldown.
• Mind Spike Blasts the target for 1 Shadowfrost damage and increases the damage done by your next Mind Blast within 15 sec by 50%, stacking up to 5 times. Generates 5 Insanity. Replaces Mind Flay. Priest - LvL 100 Talent. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
• Mindbender (Shadow) Caster receives 2 5 Insanity when the Mindbender attacks.
• Purge the Wicked Cleanse the target with fire, causing [*150% of Spell Power*] Fire damage and an additional [*65% of Spell Power*] Fire damage over until cancelled 20 sec. Spreads to an additional nearby enemy when you cast Penance on the target. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - LvL 100 Talent. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 10 sec cooldown.
• Shadow Crash (New) Hurl a bolt of slow-moving Shadow energy at the destination, dealing [*200% of Spell Power*] damage to all targets within 8 yards. Generates 15 Insanity. Priest - LvL 90 Talent. 40 yd range. Instant. 30 sec cooldown.
• Surrender to Madness Surrender to the Old Gods, sacrificing your soul for ultimate power. All your Insanity-generating abilities generate 300% more Insanity, until you exit Voidform, and then you die. Requires Voidform. Priest - LvL 100 Talent. Instant. 10 min cooldown.
• Void Ray (New) Each time your Mind Flay deals damage, you gain 10% increased Mind Flay damage for 3 sec, stacking up to 6 times. Priest - LvL 60 Talent.

Holy

• Holy Word: Serenity Perform a miracle, healing an ally for [*1 + 1,600% 2,000% of Spell Power*]. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy Spec. 4% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 60 sec cooldown.
• Prayer of Healing A powerful prayer that heals up to 5 injured allies within 15 20 yds of the target for [*300% of Spell Power*]. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy Spec. 8% 6% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2.5 sec cast.

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Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator)

• Fade Fade out, temporarily removing all your threat for 10 sec. Can be cast in Shadowform. 3.5% of Base Mana. Instant. 30 sec cooldown. and reducing all damage taken by 10% for 10 sec. Instant. 30 sec cooldown.
• Halo Creates a ring of Holy energy around you that quickly expands and grows in power, up to 30 yds away. Heals allies for up to to a 30 yd radius, healing allies for [*1 + 287.4% of Spell Power*], with the greatest effect at 25 yds. 100 yd range. Instant. 100 yd range. Instant.
• Mysticism Increases your Intellect by 5%. Requires Cloth. Passive. Passive.
• Naaru Lightshift (New) Saa'ra teleports the caster to the Netherlight Temple. Casting Lightshift while in Netherlight Temple will return the Priest back to near their departure point. 0.1% of Base Mana. 10 sec cast. 60 sec cooldown.
• Penance Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing [*3 + 360% 600% of Spell Power*] Holy damage to an enemy or [*792% of Spell Power*] healing to an ally over 2 sec. 40 yd range. Instant. over 2 sec. Channelable while moving. 40 yd range. Instant.
• Penance Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing [*3 + 360% 600% of Spell Power*] Holy damage to an enemy or [*792% of Spell Power*] healing to an ally over 2 sec. 40 yd range. Instant. over 2 sec. Channelable while moving. 40 yd range. Instant.
• Prayer of Mending Discipline, Holy: Places a spell on a party or raid member that heals them for [*2 * Percent Health + 104% of Spell Power * Percent Health*] the next time they take damage. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a party or raid member within 20 yards. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. Shadow: Places a spell on a party or raid member that heals them for [*Percent Health + 67% of Spell Power * Percent Health*] the next time they take damage. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a another party or raid member within 20 yards yds. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. Unlimited range. Instant.
• Smite Smite an enemy for [*92.45% [*160% of Spell Power*] Holy damage. Can't be cast in Shadowform. 1.5% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2 sec cast.

Talents

• Angelic Feather Place a feather at the target location, granting the first ally to walk through it 60% increased movement speed for 6 sec. Max 3 charges. Only 3 feathers can be placed at one time. 3 Max Charges. Priest - LvL 30 Talent. 40 yd range. Instant. 10 sec recharge. 3 Max Charges.
• Apotheosis (New) Enter a pure Holy form for 30 sec, increasing the effects of Serendipity by 200%. Priest - LvL 100 Talent. Instant. 3 min cooldown.
• Auspicious Spirits Your Shadowy Apparitions now deal 100% increased damage and grant you 1 Shadow Orb. Priest - LvL 100 Talent. Priest - LvL 75 Talent.
• Benediction (New) Your Prayer of Mending has a 30% chance to leave a Renew on each target it heals. Priest - LvL 100 Talent.
• Binding Heal Heals a friendly target and the caster for [*133% of Spell Power* the caster, and a third friendly target within 20 yards for [*1 + 200% of Spell Power*]. Triggers Serendipity, reducing the cooldown of both Holy Word: Serenity and Holy Word: Sanctify by a reduced amount;]. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy Spec. 2.15% LvL 75 Talent. 3% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
• Castigation (New) Penance fires one additional bolt of holy light over its duration. Priest - LvL 15 Talent.
• Censure (New) Holy Word: Chastise stuns the target instead of incapacitating them. Priest - LvL 45 Talent.
• Circle of Healing (New) Heals up to 5 injured allies within 30 yards of the target for [*300% of Spell Power*]. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - LvL 100 Talent. 5% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2.5 sec cast. 12 sec cooldown.
• Clarity of Will Discipline: Shields the target with a protective ward, absorbing [*967.8% of Spell Power or 858% of Spell Power*] damage within 20 sec. Holy, Shadow: Shields the target with a protective ward, absorbing [*660% [*800% of Spell Power*] damage within 20 sec. Priest - LvL 100 90 Talent. 3.15% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2.5 sec cast.
• Contrition (New) Your Atonement duration is increased by 5 sec. Priest - LvL 75 Talent.
• Dark Visions (New) Shadow Word: Pain and Vampiric Touch deal 20% more damage if cast while you have more than 50% Insanity. Priest - LvL 60 Talent.
• Desperate Prayer Heals the caster for [*22% of Total Health*]. Can be cast in Shadowform. Can't be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Priest - LvL 15 30 Talent. Instant. 2 min cooldown.
• Divinity (New) When you heal with a Holy Word spell, your healing is increased by 20% for 8 sec. Priest - LvL 90 Talent.
• Dominate Mind Controls a mind up to level 4 for 30 sec. Does not work versus Mechanical beings. This spell shares diminishing returns with other incapacitating effects. Can be cast in Shadowform. Priest - LvL 60 45 Talent. 0.5% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. 30 sec cast (Channeled).
• Enduring Renewal (New) Your single-target healing spells refresh the duration of your Renew on the target. Priest - LvL 15 Talent.
• Enlightenment (New) Your regenerate mana 20% faster. Priest - LvL 15 Talent.
• Fortress of the Mind (New) Mind Flay and Mind Blast deal 10% more damage and generate 20% more Insanity. Priest - LvL 15 Talent.
• Grace (New) Increases your non-Atonement healing and absorption by 30% on targets with Atonement. Priest - LvL 100 Talent.
• Guardian Angel (New) When Guardian Spirit expires without saving the target from death, reset its cooldown to 60 seconds. Priest - LvL 60 Talent.
• Halo Creates a ring of Holy energy around you that quickly expands and grows in power, up to 30 yds away. Heals allies for up to [*1 + 287.4% of Spell Power*], with the greatest effect at 25 yds to a 30 yd radius, healing allies for [*1 + 287.4% of Spell Power*. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Priest - LvL 90 Talent. 3.6% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. 40 sec cooldown.
• Hymn of Hope (New) Recite a hymn allowing all healers in your party or raid within 40 yards to cast spells for no mana. Lasts 12 sec. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - LvL 60 Talent. 40 yd range. 12 sec cast (Channeled). 5 min cooldown.
• Legacy of the Void (New) Casting Mind Blast increases the effect of your next Shadow Word by 50% for 30 sec, stacking up to 2 times. Priest - LvL 100 Talent.
• Light of the Naaru (New) Serendipity reduces the cooldown of the appropriate Holy Word by an additional 2 sec. Priest - LvL 60 Talent.
• Mania (New) You move 1% faster for every 5 Insanity you have. Priest - LvL 30 Talent.
• Masochism (New) When you cast Shadow Mend on yourself, it deals no damage. Priest - LvL 30 Talent.
• Mind Spike Blasts the target for 1 Shadowfrost damage, but extinguishes your damage over time effects on the target. Can be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Shadow Spec. 0.125% of Base Mana and increases the damage done by your next Mind Blast within 15 sec by 50%, stacking up to 5 times. Replaces Mind Flay. Priest - LvL 100 Talent. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
• Mindbender Creates a Mindbender to attack the target. Caster receives 0.75% mana when the Mindbender attacks. Lasts 20 sec. Replaces Shadowfiend. Can be cast in Shadowform. Priest - LvL 45 60 Talent. 40 yd range. Instant. 60 sec cooldown.
• Mindbender (New) Discipline, Holy: Creates a Mindbender to attack the target. Caster receives 0.75% mana when the Mindbender attacks. Lasts 20 sec. Replaces Shadowfiend. Shadow: Creates a Mindbender to attack the target. Caster receives 2 Insanity when the Mindbender attacks. Lasts 20 sec. Replaces Shadowfiend. Can be cast in Shadowform. Priest - LvL 90 Talent. 40 yd range. Instant. 60 sec cooldown.
• Oblivion (New) Let the power of the void flow through you, instantly generating 100 Insanity. Priest - LvL 90 Talent. Instant. 2 min cooldown.
• Path of Light (New) Your Levitate is no longer canceled by damage, and causes the target to move 15% faster, but the duration is reduced to 30 sec. Priest - LvL 30 Talent.
• Piety (New) Prayer of Mending triggers Serenipity, reducing the cooldown of Holy Word: Sanctify by 6 seconds. Priest - LvL 75 Talent.
• Power Infusion Discipline, Holy: Infuses the Priest with power for 20 sec, increasing haste by 25% and reducing the mana cost of all spells by 20%. Priest - LvL 75 Shadow: Infuses the Priest with power for 20 sec, increasing haste by 25% and increasing Insanity generation by 25%. Priest - LvL 90 Talent. Instant. 2 min cooldown.
• Power Word: Solace Discipline: Strike an enemy with heavenly power, dealing [*1 + 183.48% 200% of Spell Power*] Holy damage, an additional [*9 + 2.21% of Spell Power*] Holy damage over 9 sec, and restoring 2% of maximum mana. This damage triggers Atonement. Replaces Holy Fire. Holy, Shadow: Strike an enemy with heavenly power, dealing [*1 + 183.48% of Spell Power*] Holy damage, an additional [*9 + 2.21% of Spell Power*] Holy damage over 9 sec, and restoring 2% of maximum mana. This damage will heal a nearby injured ally for 100% of the damage dealt, or half as much if it heals the Priest. Replaces Holy Fire. Priest - LvL 45 and restoring 0.75% of maximum mana. Priest - LvL 60 Talent. 30 yd range. Instant. 10 sec cooldown.
• Psychic Voice (New) Reduces the cooldown of your Psychic Scream ability by 30 sec. Priest - LvL 45 Talent.
• Purge the Wicked (New) Cleanse the target with fire, causing [*150% of Spell Power*] Fire damage and an additional [*65% of Spell Power*] Fire damage over until cancelled. Spreads to an additional nearby enemy when you cast Penance on the target. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - LvL 100 Talent. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 10 sec cooldown.
• Reaper of Souls (New) Your Shadow Word: Death is now castable on targets below 35% health, and always generates Insanity, even if it did not kill the target. Priest - LvL 60 Talent.
• San'layn (New) Increases the damage of your Vampiric Touch by 20%, and the healing of your Vampiric Embrace by 20%. Priest - LvL 75 Talent.
• Schism (New) The final bolt of Penance creates an explosion of shadow energy around the target, dealing 1 damage to all enemies within 10 yards. Priest - LvL 15 Talent.
• Shadow Covenant (New) Draw on the power of shadow to heal up to 5 injured allies within 30 yds of the target for [*450% of Spell Power*], but leaving a shell on them that absorbs the next [*225% of Spell Power*] healing they receive. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - LvL 100 Talent. 8% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2.5 sec cast.
• Shadow Word: Void (New) Blasts the target's mind for [*1 + 220% of Spell Power*] Shadow damage. Generates 30 Insanity. Priest - LvL 15 Talent. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
• Shadowy Insight Your Shadow Word: Pain damage over time and Mind Spike damage has a 5% has a 10% chance to reset the cooldown on Mind Blast and make your next Mind Blast instant. Priest - LvL 75 Talent. Priest - LvL 75 Talent.
• Shield Discipline (New) When your Power Word: Shield is completely absorbed you are instantly refunded 1% of your maximum mana. Priest - LvL 60 Talent.
• Shining Force (New) Create a burst of light around a friendly target, knocking away nearby enemies and slowing their movement by 70% for 3 sec seconds. Priest - LvL 45 Talent. 2.5% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 60 sec cooldown.
• Surge of Light Your healing spells and Smite have a 8% chance to make your next Flash Heal instant and cost no mana. Can accumulate up to 2 charges. Priest - LvL 45 Talent. 75 Talent.
• Surrender to Madness (New) Surrender to the Old Gods, sacrificing your soul for ultimate power. All your Insanity-generating abilities generate 300% more Insanity, until you exit Voidform, then you die. Requires Voidform. Priest - LvL 100 Talent. Instant. 10 min cooldown.
• The Penitent (New) Penance may be cast on a friendly target, healing them for [*600% of Spell Power*] over 2 sec. Priest - LvL 15 Talent.
• Trail of Light (New) When you cast Flash Heal, s1% of the healing is replicated on the previous target you healed with Flash Heal. Priest - LvL 15 Talent.
• Twist of Fate (Discipline, Holy) After healing a target below 35% health, you deal 15% increased damage and healing for 10 sec. 20% increased damage and 20% increased healing for 10 sec.
• Twist of Fate (Shadow) After damaging a target below 35% health, you deal 15% increased damage and healing for 10 sec. 20% increased damage and 20% increased healing for 10 sec.
• Void Lord (New) While in Voidform, your Shadow damage bonus is now 40%, and that bonus also applies to all your absorbs and healing. Priest - LvL 60 Talent.

Discipline & Holy

• Leap of Faith You pull the spirit of the friendly party or raid target, instantly moving them directly in front of you. Priest - Discipline & Holy Spec. 2.6% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 1.5 min cooldown.
• Levitate Allows the friendly party or raid target to levitate, floating a few feet above the ground. While levitating, the target will fall at a reduced speed and travel over water. Any damage will cancel the effect. Lasts 10 min. Can be cast in Shadowform. Can't be cast in Flight Form. Priest - Discipline & Holy Spec. 0.9% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. Instant.
• Purify Dispels harmful effects on the target, removing all Magic and Disease effects. 1 Max Charges. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Discipline & Holy Spec. 2.6% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 8 sec recharge. 1 Max Charges. cooldown.

Holy

• Divine Hymn Heals all party or raid members within 40 yards for [*4 + 560% 800% of Spell Power*] over 8 sec, and increases healing done to them by 10% for 8 sec. The Priest must channel to maintain the spell Healing increased 100% when not in a raid. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy Spec. 4.4% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 8 sec cast (Channeled). 3 min cooldown. Instant. 3 min cooldown.
• Flash Heal Heals a friendly target for [*1 + 332.66% A fast but expensive spell that heals an ally for [*1 + 450% of Spell Power*]. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. 4.14% Priest - Holy Spec. 3.5% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast.
• Focused Will Whenever you take any damage you gain Focused Will, reducing all damage taken by 15% lasting Melee attacks against you cause you to gain Focused Will, increasing damage you deal by15% for 8 sec. Stacks up to 2 times. Priest - Discipline & Holy Spec. Holy Spec.
• Heal A slow casting spell that heals a single target for [*1 + 332.64% but efficient spell that heals an ally for [*1 + 450% of Spell Power*]. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy & Discipline Spec. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2.5 sec cast.
• Holy Fire Consumes the enemy in Holy flames that cause [*1 + 137.61% [*90% of Spell Power*] Holy damage and an additional [*9 + 3.32% [*35% of Spell Power*] Holy damage over 9 sec. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy & Discipline Spec. 1% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. Instant. 10 sec cooldown.
• Holy Nova Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing [*42.9% [*70% of Spell Power*] Holy damage to all nearby enemy targets within 12 yards and healing up to 5 nearby targets within 12 yards for [*56.25% of Spell Power*]. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Discipline Holy Spec. 1.6% of Base Mana. Instant.
• Holy Word: Chastise Chastises the target for [*1 + 63.6% 400% of Spell Power*] Holy damage and incapacitates them for 3 5 sec. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy Spec. 3% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. Instant. 30 sec cooldown. 60 sec cooldown.
• Holy Word: Sanctify Name Changed from Circle of Healing to Holy Word: Sanctify. Heals up to 5 injured allies within 30 yards of the target for [*1 + 221.67% Release miraculous light into a target location, healing up to 6 allies within 10 yds for [*1 + 600% of Spell Power*]. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy Spec. 3.564% 5% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 12 sec cooldown. 60 sec cooldown.
• Holy Word: Serenity (New) Perform a miracle, healing an ally for [*1 + 1,600% of Spell Power*]. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy Spec. 4% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant. 60 sec cooldown.
• Mastery: Echo of Light Your direct healing spells and their multistrikes heal for an additional 10.4% heal for an additional 10% over 6 sec. Priest - Holy Spec.
• Prayer of Healing A powerful prayer heals the friendly target's party members within 30 yards for [*1 + 221.66% that heals up to 5 injured allies within 15 yds of the target for [*300% of Spell Power*]. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy & Discipline Spec. 7.128% Spec. 8% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 2.5 sec cast.
• Prayer of Mending Discipline, Holy: Places a spell on a party or raid member that heals them for [*2 * Percent Health + 104% of Spell Power * Percent Health*] the next time they take damage. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a party or raid member within 20 yards. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. Shadow: Places a spell on a party or raid member that heals them for [*Percent Health + 67% of Spell Power * Percent Health*] the next time they take damage. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a another party or raid member within 20 yards yds. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. 2.4% Priest - Holy Spec. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. 10 sec cooldown.
• Renew Discipline, Shadow: Heals the target for [*4 + 44% of Spell Power*] over 12 sec. Holy: Heals the target for [*1 + 22% Fill the target with faith in the light, healing them instantly for [*1 + 50% of Spell Power*] and then an additional [*4 + 44% of Spell Power*] over 12 5 over 15 sec. Can be cast in Shadowform, Spirit of Redemption. Priest - Holy Spec. 1.5% 2.5% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
• Serendipity When you heal with Binding Heal or Flash Heal, the cast time of your next Heal or Prayer of Healing spell is reduced by 20% and mana cost reduced by 20%. Stacks up to 2 times. Lasts 20 sec. Priest - Holy Spec. cast Flash Heal or Heal, the cooldown of Holy Word: Serenity is reduced by 6 sec. When you cast Prayer of Healing, the cooldown of Holy Word: Sanctify is reduced by 6 sec. When you cast Smite, the cooldown of Holy Word: Chastise is reduced by 6 sec. Priest - Holy Spec.

Holy & Discipline

• Resurrection Brings a dead ally Brings all dead party members back to life with 35% health and mana. Cannot be cast when in combat. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy & Discipline Spec. 0.8% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 10 sec cast.

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Item Set Bonuses

• Item - Priest T19 Holy 2P Bonus Holy Word: Sanctify's Echo of Light heals for 50% more. 100% more.
• Item - Priest T19 Holy 4P Bonus Holy Word: Serenity gains 50% 20% increased critical strike chance if the target is affected by your Echo of Light.

Priest (Forums, Talent Calculator, PvP Talent Calculator, Artifact Calculator)

• Mass Dispel Dispels magic in a 15 yard radius, removing all harmful spells from each friendly target and 1 beneficial spells from each enemy target. Affects a maximum of 10 friendly targets and 10 enemy targets. This dispel is potent enough to remove Magic effects that are normally undispellable. Can be cast in Shadowform. 13% of Base Mana / 13% of Base Mana / All Shadow Orbs. 30 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. 15 sec cooldown.
• Prayer of Mending Places a spell on a party or raid member that heals them for [ Percent Health + 67% of Spell Power * Percent Health [ 1 + 150% of Spell Power ;] the next time they take damage. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to another party or raid member within 20 yds. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. Unlimited range. Instant.
• Smite (Holy, Shadow) Smite an enemy for [ 250% of Spell Power ] Holy damageand has a 15% damage and has a 20% chance to reset the cooldown of Holy Fire.

Talents

• Afterlife Increases the duration of Spirit of Redemption by 200%.Holy Priest - Level 45 Talent.
• Dominant Mind You may also control your own character while Dominate Mind is active. Priest - Level 45 Talent. and Dominate Mind now lasts 60 sec. Priest - Level 45 Talent.
• Legacy of the Void Casting Mind Blast increases the effect damage of your next Shadow Word by 50% for 30 sec, stacking up to 2 times. Shadow Priest - Level 100 Talent.
• Mind Bomb Unleashes a psychic explosion, stunning all enemies within 8 yds of the target for 3 4 sec. Replaces Psychic Scream. Shadow Priest - Level 45 Talent. 30 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. 30 sec cooldown.
• Surrender to Madness Surrender to the Old Gods, sacrificing your soul for ultimate power. All your Insanity-generating abilities generate 200% more Insanity until you exit Voidform, and then you die. Requires Voidform. After surrendering your soul, you cannot be revived by in-combat resurrection abilities for 3 min Then you die. Horribly. Shadow Priest - Level 100 Talent. Instant. 10 min cooldown.
• Symbol of Hope Bolster the morale of all healers in your party or raid within 40 yards, allowing them to cast spells for no mana for 12 10 sec. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Holy Priest - Level 60 Talent. 40 yd range. 12 sec cast (Channeled). 5 min cooldown. 10 sec cast (Channeled). 6 min cooldown.
• Twist of Fate Priest - Level 75 Talent. Shadow Priest - Level 15 Talent.

PvP Talents

• Archangel Refreshes the duration of your Atonement on all allies when cast. Increases your healing and absorption effects by 30% for 15 sec. Discipline Priest - Tier 5 PvP Talent. Instant. 60 sec cooldown.
• Driven to Madness Being attacked will grant you 5 Insanity. This effect has a 3 sec cooldown. Shadow Priest - Tier 3 PvP Talent.
• Edge of Insanity While at 100 Insanity and not in Voidform, your damage is increased by 20%. You no longer enter Voidform instantly when reaching 100 Insanity, and instead you learn Voidform as an active ability: Voidform Enter Voidform, reducing the cooldown on Mind Blast by 3 sec, and increasing your Shadow damage by 30%. While in Voidform, you gain 1% Haste, every 1 sec. This Haste will also persist for 60 sec after Voidform ends. Voidform causes your Insanity to constantly drain, faster and faster, until completely drained, and Voidform ends. Shadow Priest - Tier 3 PvP Talent.
• Initiation (NYI) (New) Critical chance increased by 30% on targets at or above 80% health. Shadow Priest - Tier 1 PvP Talent.
• Mind Quickness (New) Increases haste by 6%. Shadow Priest - Tier 1 PvP Talent.
• Power Word: Fortitude Infuses the target with vitality, increasing Total maximum Health by 15% for 60 min. Maximum of 2 targets. Limited to 2 targets. Discipline Priest - Tier 5 PvP Talent. 5% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. Instant.
• Shadow Mania Having Vampiric Touch on 2 or more targets grants you 3 Insanity every 2 sec. Increases the healing of Vampiric Touch by 100%. Shadow Priest - Tier 4 PvP Talent.
• Train of Thought (New) Damage increased by 15%. Being attacked will cancel this effect for 8 sec. Shadow Priest - Tier 1 PvP Talent.

Discipline, Holy, Shadow

• Levitate Allows the friendly party or raid target to levitate, floating a few feet above the ground. While levitating, the target will fall at a reduced speed and travel over water. Any damage will cancel the effect. Lasts 10 min. Can be cast in Shadowform. Can't be cast in Flight Form. Priest - Discipline, Holy, Shadow Spec. 0.9% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. Instant. 0.9% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. Instant.

Holy

• Holy Fire Consumes the enemy in Holy flames that cause [ 200% of Spell Power ] Holy damage and an additional [ 50% of Spell Power ] Holy damage over 9 7 sec. Can stack up to 2 times. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy Spec. 1% of Base Mana. 30 yd range. Instant. 10 sec cooldown.
• Prayer of Mending Places a spell on a party or raid member that heals them for [ Percent Health + 67% of Spell Power * Percent Health [ 1 + 150% of Spell Power ;] the next time they take damage. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to another party or raid member within 20 yds. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. Can be cast in Spirit of Redemption. Can't be cast in Shadowform. Priest - Holy Spec. 2% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. 10 sec cooldown.

Next build should fix a bug where PoM was bouncing too many times. We are also continuing to help shift the playstyle towards what's intended, by somewhat nerfing Renew and buffing various other core spells. That does in fact include a cost reduction on Serenity and Sanctify--while those already are rather efficient spells, we want to make sure using them always feels like a strong upside in your rotation, not a marginal efficiency gain. All this said, I want to note that, regardless of where tuning lands on spells like Heal and Flash Heal, the pace will not be as fast the instant- or 1.5s-cast-spamming on live. If your habit is still to always push spells at that speed, it's intended that mana is what forces you out of that (in other words, that you can't sustain it). (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Many thanks for the contributions and discussions so far from other threads, the number of Legion threads being created was getting out of hand however so these spec specific threads have been created to allow continued discussions without cluttering the forums.
Previous threads on Holy Priest legion topics;

http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...er-with-Legion

[Nyel]

To be honest I love the Holy changes. Never liked Holy that much but... Artifact & new direction look great. I love the "Holy Word" thing and the mechanic. Hopefully there will be another Holy Word in the talents.

[Isheria]

That's a bit doubtful to be another holy word from talents. Holy just from this preview has a very good flow if divine insight and words of mending still exist. If there were a few things that i would change from what was presented it would be sanctify hitting all targets in the area with normal dr instead of 6 given it is a 1 min cd and some synergy for renew which seems to have none currently. There is also this wild rumour that i keep hearing about that spirit is completely removed and the only mana regen is the baseline one but can't quite confirm that yet which will bring a substantial change in healing gameplay in general.

[worcester]

What will be the role of renew, clearly it has no synergy with serendipity and no synergy with echo of light, no mention of chakra: serenity buffs being baked in. From my experience, heal and renew have always been substitutes (where renew was the correct option 90% of the time).

Prayer of healing party restriction change is great, but i feel they could have made it heal 3 targets in 30y range (instead of 5 in 15) similar to healing ribbon to differentiate it more from holy radiance and chain heal and reinforce different strengths of specs (stacked vs spread).

Lastly, glancing at the mana/time cost ratio of heal to flash heal, haste seems to be the dominant stat for holy again. Not even considering the other benefits of haste, the other stats looks to be uncompetitive even from a mana efficiency perspective.

Secretly I'm hoping triage healing will be a thing again (early cata kind), WoD is an improvement over MoP but not enough. With shields being diminished, there is hope.

That naaru on a stick better have raid wide guardian spirit.

[Deleted]

Just got back into playing my priest & I must say that I'm personally loving the current gameplay style. Not going to moan about changes to a class I'm pretty-much noob at though.

It looks nice & simple with talents (not yet specified) to spice things up. Looking forward to playing it!

[bloodmoth13]

I really like the look of the holy word abilities!
1 min CDs with powerful effects and a focus on reducing those abilities.
This is a unique playstyle and im really looking forward to it, and i have never enjoyed holy before

[Isheria]

Can't say i agree exactly with haste being the premier stat, pretty sure it will be mastery once again. Serenity and Sanctify with echo of light will be pretty insane provided healing won't turn into 0-100 in 1-2 globals past the 1st tier.

[Natureseer]

agreed on the matter of renew having no synergy with the rest of the spec's play style. but talents could very well address this, and create a renew focused play style as an option perhaps? or at least one that incorporates it

[Nyel]

That's a bit doubtful to be another holy word from talents.

We once had a Shadow Word as a talent in Mists of Pandaria (I cried when they removed it) so we don't know yet.

A Holy Word that would support a Renew playstyle would be nice. Some kind of like:

Holy Word: Salvation
4.0% Mana, 40 yd range, Instant, 1 min cooldown

1) Brings your current Renews to burst to heal the targetted players for the remaining duration.
2) Spread the Renew of the targetted player to every other player within 10m of range (maybe 50% effectiveness)
3) Heal the target for amount X. If the target has a Renew cast by yourself add another Renew to the target (working like Druids Germination)

I could come up with dozens of ideas for a Holy Word revolving around Renew lol.

[Deleted]

My only real concern at this point is how Holy Word: Sanctify will play in practice. Having a put-on-ground spell with an *instant* effect (IE. not a HoT area) sounds highly cumbersome and hard to use efficiently.

Love the Naaru theme of the artifact weapon. Will go well with my title, Champion of the Naaru, which I have used almost exclusively since BC. To me the Naaru theme for Holy Priests came out of left field, yet it does seem to make perfect sense.

[Myllior]

There is also this wild rumour that i keep hearing about that spirit is completely removed and the only mana regen is the baseline one but can't quite confirm that yet which will bring a substantial change in healing gameplay in general.

I've seen this rumour in a few places too, but never with any source or qualification; it's always just mentioned and that's that. Certainly, if it is being removed, it would be an interesting change.

Regarding the previewed abilities, I'm hopeful that the spells and talents that are yet to be revealed will promote greater mechanical interactions for Holy; what we've seen so far is decent, but if dropping those giant heals as often as possible is the ultimate aim of the spec, I'll feel a bit underwhelmed.

[Nyel]

Removing spirit would be the best thing they could do. It's the same issues Blizzard had with hit rating which they finally removed in Warlords.

And without Spirit, every caster would need the same type of armor. There wouldn't be a difference between DPS and healer anymore in equipment.

[Deleted]

I like the idea of removing spirit overall, it still leaves options open for trinkets were you could see effects such as demonic phylactery or everburning candle as ways to add resources on gear. I actually think this would fit well with holy specifically. In my mind holy, more than any other healers, has always been about spell selection. Choosing the right spell at the right time to fit the incoming damage. Rather than just spamming PWS, or chainheal, or uplift etc. We did see a bit of renew spamming in WoD but it felt weird :P I don't mind a bit of downtime in healing to then land that big efficient heal over 5 people, rather than flash healing each one as they take damage.
With a new emphasis on giving all healers the ability to do significant damage in downtime I think this would be a great time to implement that playstyle.

[SilentRose]

Will miss CoH if they do indeed remove it and I really dislike the requirements for Sanctify and new PoH. It will hurt smaller groups and make holy weaker than it currently is for managing spread players and 5m dungeons during aoe. I'm not entirely convinced of these changes and worry it might cause more harm than good overall.

[Zodisius]

Will miss CoH if they do indeed remove it

It looks like they plan on it being a talent. Fingers crossed it sticks around.

I'm definitely excited to see how this plays out. I haven't played seriously since early Cata with a short spurt at the beginning of WoD. I think the Chakra system became more of a problem over the past expansions. When it was first introduced it was something that you chose and rarely needed to switch in a fight. With the previous expansions it was a lot more "stance dancing." Happy to see it gone but still keep the interesting healing spells that were brought with it. Might even have to resub and get back into the game with these major changes across the board.

I am a bit worried that the beginning of the expac, or at least anyone testing, will have a rough time with the changes. I hope they don't drift to far from this philosophy.

[Felexion]

More fun to holy priest i like it ive been playing priest since vanilla.

[Taeldorian]

Holy shit the priest artifact for holy/shadow looks bad ass. Love it. This is sounding really good coming from a warrior.

[InstantPoM]

When I think about it, I'd actually really like it if they removed spirit. Maybe then they can actually deliver on the promise they make every expac that they are going to 'make mana matter again', which always meant you had to watch your mana for a few weeks until you got raid gear, after which it was just the same spamming all over again.

[Deleted]

When I think about it, I'd actually really like it if they removed spirit. Maybe then they can actually deliver on the promise they make every expac that they are going to 'make mana matter again', which always meant you had to watch your mana for a few weeks until you got raid gear, after which it was just the same spamming all over again.

i wouldn't hold my breath on that, considering that the playstyle of the disc can only be suported by perpetualy casting something, i don't feel like mana will be really relevant. And if holy priests were to be the only ones to have to manage mana that wouldn't be a good news.

My fear so far is that they tune our strenght around the Holy words, which means that then you would be compeled to use them as much as possible, which in its turn means that you would need to always cast a spell in order to reduce their cd. And then you would have to choose if you want to be a aoe healer or a single target one because you can't reduce both cd at the same time. So we would be back with the same restriction that we had with shakra.

Also, the 15 meters for PoH concerns me. How then are we supposed to heal spread raids? It was one of the few things we could do well, and paladin, disc priests, shaman and MW already are really good at healing stacked fights...

[Djriff]

Also, the 15 meters for PoH concerns me. How then are we supposed to heal spread raids? It was one of the few things we could do well, and paladin, disc priests, shaman and MW already are really good at healing stacked fights...

It concerns me as well, as that has always been our strength. If the paradigm shifts so its not, as long as we become strong at something else it shouldn't matter.

I am hopeful CoH stays, this makes me hopeful:

Love the Holy Priest redesign. Hope for fun smiting talents to go with it. Does Holy Word: Sanctify replace Circle of Healing?
We're currently considering talent options that bring back Circle of Healing, or something similar.(WarcraftDevs)