Hordes of Azeroth
Priest build guide.

SKILL CONNECTIONS

Give the next offer a job.

Smite

A starting Holy attack that helps bring Chastise back sooner.

Power Word: Shield

Buys time to move, with a movement benefit while it holds.

Renew

In 0.6.2, excess healing can refill an existing Power Word: Shield.

Mind Blast

For a Shadow route, connects the strongest Decay setup to neighbouring enemies.

A DECISION ORDER, NOT STAT WEIGHTS

What matters first?

1. 01Keep one dependable recovery or Shield loop
2. 02Add repeatable Holy damage or Decay application
3. 03Improve the matching payoff and safe movement

We do not publish a universal Strength, Haste or Crit ratio for this class. An item’s value depends on the spells, conditions and survival problem in your actual run. Read the offer before replacing a piece that is keeping the engine alive.

THE RUN, IN THREE QUESTIONS

From the first pack
to the boss.

Opening: what already works?

Use the starter and a defensive layer to stay alive long enough to understand the first boss. Add damage before collecting every available healing option. Surviving indefinitely without making progress is not the goal of a first-clear plan.

Middle: what is the missing connection?

Choose Holy pressure or Decay as the main offensive connection. A Shield route can benefit from Renew’s current overflow interaction, but first check that both pieces are actually present. Shadow wants repeatable Decay application before a stack-based payoff.

Boss: what changes when the pack is gone?

Crowd control on normal enemies is not a promise to disable the boss. Keep moving through telegraphs even when Shield is active. During longer fights, favour an offensive loop that keeps triggering rather than relying on kills to restore momentum.

Why this learning-tier placement?

Priest earns S as an approachable learning recommendation because protection and recovery create time to read attacks. It remains an editorial judgement, with no survival-rate dataset behind it.

The full tier list compares how approachable the first learning run feels from the documented toolkit. It does not rank developed characters, co-op compositions or unlimited Mythic performance. Our recommendation can change when the class rules change.