Their main ability lies with their skill at using spells to protect themselves as well as others in groups. In addition they can both resurrect their fallen allies and destroy their enemies.
Let’s begin the WoW Priest guide by looking at some of their abilities.
- Healing Abilities: They’re excellent at healing both single targets as well as groups.
- Resurrection: As I mentioned earlier they can ressurect their fallen friends.
- Holy Magic: This provides Buffs, can Dispel and Cure, and inflict Damage
- Shadow Magic: This can cause various Damage including, direct, and over time, mana drains, aggro control, and Mind Control
- Crowd Control: They have some crowd control ability although it’s pretty limited.
Let’s now take a look at a few of their weaknesses.
- Armor: As far as armor is concerned cloth is about it.
- Weapons: They generally are limited to single handed maces and wands but can learn to use daggers and staves.
- Poor at melee: Both of the above weaknesses combined make priest bad at melee and they have low hit points.
Priests can be difficult for some players to master especially when dealing with group play. This is because it requires really fast reflexes and lots of concentration. Read more about the Priest class in the World of Warcraft Priest Guide
Now we’ll finish up the WoW Priest Guide with a look at their 3 main talent trees, which are Discipline, Holy and Shadow.
- Discipline: This particular talent tree will make you well equipped to keep group members and yourself alive in raids and PvP. The primary objective for this talent build is damage control, healing and protection. In groups it’s actually the main role of this Priest to keep the Tank from being killed. To do this Priest’s use a spell called “Penance” which happens to be one of the best healing spells in all of WoW.
- Holy: If you enjoy healing more than anything else then this is probably a good talent build for you. They’re extremely versatile at healing and fantastic for groups. Some of their abilities here include Spiritual guidance, Circle of Healing, and Guardian Spirit.
- Shadow: If on the other hand you want to be more involved with combat then the Shadow Priest is the choice for you. One spell you’ll probably use in battle is called Mind Flay. It not only inflicts damage but slows your enemies down by 50%. For PvP, two spells you’ll use are Silence and Psychic Scream.
To make leveling a lot smoother make sure you choose the right gear and talent build. But the most important thing is to have fun so pick a talent build that fits your particular playing style.
Read more about the Priest class in the World of Warcraft Priest Guide
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