Priest

Priest

Races

In Wrath of the Lich King, the Priest is available to seven races: the Human, the Dwarf, the Night Elf and the Draenei for the Alliance, and the Troll, the Undead and the Blood Elf for the Horde. Race-specific Priest spells are gone: Fear Ward and Devouring Plague are available to all Priests.

Alliance

The Human benefits from increased Spirit and versatility.

• Sword Specialization: increases expertise with one- and two-handed swords by 3.
• The Human Spirit: increases Spirit by 3%.
• Diplomacy: increases reputation gains by 10%.
• Perception: increases stealth detection.
• Every Man for Himself: removes all movement-impairing effects and all effects that cause loss of control of your character.
• Mace Specialization: increases expertise with one- and two-handed maces by 3.

The Dwarf combines toughness with resistance to harmful effects.

• Find Treasure: shows nearby treasure on the minimap.
• Stoneform: removes all poison, disease and bleed effects, and increases armor by 10% for 8 seconds.
• Gun Specialization: increases critical strike chance with guns by 1%.
• Frost Resistance: reduces the chance to be hit by Frost spells by 2%.
• Mace Specialization: increases expertise with one- and two-handed maces by 5.

The Night Elf combines stealth and agility.

• Shadowmeld: lets you hide while standing still, even in combat.
• Quickness: reduces the chance to be hit by melee and ranged attacks by 2%.
• Nature Resistance: reduces the chance to be hit by Nature spells by 2%.
• Wisp Spirit: increases movement speed by 75% after death.

The Draenei strengthens their party and can heal themselves.

• Gift of the Naaru: heals the target over 15 seconds.
• Heroic Presence: increases chance to hit with spells and attacks by 1% for you and your party.
• Gemcutting: increases Jewelcrafting skill by 5.
• Shadow Resistance: reduces the chance to be hit by Shadow spells by 2%.

Horde

The Troll speeds up their spells and recovers health faster.

• Berserking: increases attack and casting speed by 20% for 10 seconds.
• Regeneration: increases health regeneration by 10%, and 10% of this regeneration continues during combat.
• Beast Slaying: increases damage dealt to beasts by 5%.
• Throwing Specialization: increases critical strike chance with throwing weapons by 1%.
• Bow Specialization: increases critical strike chance with bows by 1%.
• Da Voodoo Shuffle: reduces the duration of movement-impairing effects by 15%.

The Undead breaks free from control effects.

• Will of the Forsaken: removes charm, fear and sleep effects.
• Cannibalize: lets you devour a humanoid or undead corpse to regenerate 7% of your health every 2 seconds for 10 seconds.
• Underwater Breathing: lets you hold your breath 233% longer underwater.
• Shadow Resistance: reduces the chance to be hit by Shadow spells by 2%.

The Blood Elf has an area silence.

• Arcane Torrent: silences enemies within 8 yards for 2 seconds and restores mana, Energy or Runic Power.
• Arcane Affinity: increases Enchanting skill by 10.
• Magic Resistance: reduces the chance to be hit by spells by 2%.

Which race should you choose for each specialization?

Discipline

The Dwarf can shake off bleeds, poisons and diseases with Stoneform. The Undead can remove charm, fear and sleep effects with Will of the Forsaken.

Holy

The Human benefits from The Human Spirit, which increases Spirit, and therefore mana regeneration. The Draenei brings Heroic Presence to their party.

Shadow

The Night Elf can drop threat in combat with Shadowmeld. The Troll can speed up their spells with Berserking.

Which one to choose?

No race is mandatory to play a Priest. The choice depends first on your faction, then on your specialization.