Priest

'''Priest''' is a spellcasting class in Wrath of the Lich King capable of powerful healing and ranged shadow damage.

Priests can serve as either healers or caster DPS depending on specialization.

Overview

Priests are known for:

powerful healing
shields
ranged spellcasting
dispels
shadow damage
group support

Armor and Weapons

Priests use:

Cloth armor
Staves
One-handed maces
Daggers
Wands

Resource

Priests use '''Mana'''.

Mana management is important for both healing and damage roles.

Roles

Priests can serve as:

Healer
caster DPS

Priest Specializations

Discipline

Discipline focuses on:

shields
damage prevention
efficient healing
support

Holy

Holy focuses on:

direct healing
group healing
emergency healing
raid support

Shadow

Shadow focuses on:

shadow damage
damage-over-time effects
ranged caster DPS

Priest Healing

Priests are one of the major healing classes in Wrath of the Lich King.

They can provide:

direct heals
group heals
shields
dispels

See Playerbot Healing.

Shadow Priest

Shadow Priests focus on ranged damage.

They are known for:

damage-over-time spells
sustained caster damage
shadow magic

Shields

Priests can protect allies with absorb effects.

This is especially useful for:

tanks
emergency situations
damage prevention

Dispels

Priests can remove certain harmful effects from allies and beneficial effects from enemies.

Priest and Playerbots

On the Shadowmourne Realm, Playerbots may use Priests as:

healers
caster DPS

Useful preparation:

maintenance
autogear

See Playerbot Maintenance and Playerbot Autogear.

Priest in Dungeons

Priests are strong dungeon healers and can also provide ranged DPS.

Priest in Raids

Priests are highly valuable in raids due to:

strong healing
shields
raid-wide support
flexible roles

Priest in PvP

Priests can contribute:

healing
shields
dispels
crowd control
ranged damage

Strengths