WoW Priest Guide

The Priest is one of the main classes in World of Warcraft. They are exceptional allies for any group for their incredible ability to heal and protect not only themselves but also their allies in battle. In the WoW Priest guide I’ll talk about the strengths, weaknesses, and talents of this formidable class.

As I mentioned, priests are great at using enchantment spells to protect themselves and their allies in a group. They can also resurrect their fallen friends and deliver destruction to their enemies.

The first thing to talk about in the WoW Priest guide is some of their abilities.

Healing: They can heal single targets as well as groups and Resurrection

Holy Magic: Buffs, can Dispel and Cure, and inflict Damage

Shadow Magic: Various Damage including, direct, and over time, mana drains, aggro control, and Mind Control

Priests also have some limited crowd control ability. Some weaknesses of this class are that they are restricted to cloth armor. Weapons are usually single handed maces and wands, and you can learn daggers and staves. These limitations combined make the priest poor at melee and they have pretty low hit points.

One of the major challenges of this class is becoming a really good healer. It requires lots of concentration and some quick reflexes in a group. Playing as a Priest will be made a lot easier with the WoW Priest guide that you’ll find with the Ultimate WoW Guide…check it out, you won’t be disappointed.

WoW Priest Guide: Talents

There are 3 main talent trees to choose from. They are Discipline, Holy and Shadow.

Discipline: Being a Discipline Priest is great for group raids and for PvP. You’ll be focusing on damage control and healing and protection. This Priest’s main objective is keeping the tank alive. This is accomplished with Penance; perhaps one of the most efficient single target heals in the entire game. In PvP you’ll be able to keep yourself alive. Some of your abilities are Fortitude, Inner Fire and Shield.

Holy: Holy Priests are the most versatile when it comes to healing and are exceptional at healing groups. The various abilities include Spiritual guidance, Circle of Healing, and Guardian Spirit.

Shadow: This is the Priest build you’d want for inflicting damage on your enemies in battle. One of the spells you’ll use is Mind Flay, which not only damages your enemy but slows their movements by 50%. Specifically, in regards to PvP, two spells you’ll need are Silence and Psychic Scream. With the release of the Wrath of the Lich King two more spells have been added that enhance the Priest class. They are Dispersion and Mind Sear.

Dispersion is a mana regeneration spell that allows the priest to recover mana quickly. Mind Sear is an area of affect spell.

In order to level the Priest class you need to select the right gear and talent build. To learn the best gear and talent builds to level to 80 I recommend you check out the WoW Priest Guide that comes as part of the Ultimate WoW Guide. It was most recently update for the Call of the Crusade patch.

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