01Protection & support
Discipline
Strengthen protective spells and support allies through shields and healing.
Overview
Choose between healing and protection or shadow-focused damage.
Choose a path that fits the way you enjoy playing. Blizzard's class previews describe the identities below; abilities and tuning may change as Forever evolves.
Strengths & tradeoffs
Strengths
Can heal, protect allies with shields, or deal Shadow damage.
Tradeoffs
Blizzard describes Priests as vulnerable, with few ways to escape enemies.
Based on Blizzard’s beta-era class descriptions. These are not a balance ranking and may change.
Specializations
Each talent tree emphasizes a different part of the class. The preview describes paths you can explore, not a recommendation to follow a single build.
02Healing
Holy
Develop healing spells and talents to care for allies in a group.
03Shadow damage
Shadow
Deal damage through Shadow magic, including effects that continue over time.
Summarized from Blizzard's Forever class preview ↗; talents and abilities may change.
What stands out in Forever
A closer look at two changes Blizzard described for Priest. These are pre-launch preview details, not a live-game guarantee.
Shared class tools
Fear Ward and Devouring Plague are described as available to all Priests at level 20, regardless of race.
Healing another party
The preview changes Prayer of Healing to heal the target’s party and their pets.
Selected abilities
A practical selection from Blizzard’s Forever class preview, rather than a complete spellbook. Use your in-game spellbook and trainer for all ranks and the latest details. New to these terms? Learn about group roles and crowd control.
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| Level | Ability | What it does | Forever preview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fear Ward | Protect an ally against Fear. | Available to all Priests at level 20 regardless of race. |
| 20 | Devouring Plague | Apply Shadow damage over time. | Available to all Priests at level 20 regardless of race. |
| 30 | Divine Spirit | Increase an ally’s Spirit. | Now a baseline ability for all Priests. |
| 32 | Shadow Word: Death | Deal instant Shadow damage to an enemy. | If it does not kill the target, the Priest takes damage in the preview. |
| — | Prayer of Healing | Heal members of a party and their pets. | The preview heals the target’s party instead of always the Priest’s own party. |
A dash means the linked preview did not specify an unlock level. Information reflects Blizzard’s beta announcement, checked November 2, 2026, and may change.
Read Blizzard's class deep diveLeveling & builds
Detailed leveling routes and build recommendations are awaiting live-game verification. Until then, experiment with the abilities you enjoy and check the latest in-game tooltips.
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