Priest abilities

Classes
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As priests are mana based spell-casters, their abilities vary greatly. This is dependent on choices of specialization and tree selection. For instance healers focus more on healing, protection, buffing and the removal of harmful buffs, wheres Shadow priests are experts in direct and damage over time, as well as indirect healing.

For detailed information on each spell and its rank advancements, click on the spell title.

Trainable abilities

Icon	Ability	Min. level	Range	Tree	Function	Description
	[Smite]	Starts with	30 yards	Holy	Direct Damage	Smite an enemy for X to Y Holy damage.
	[Power Word: Fortitude]	14	40 yards	Discipline	Buff	Power infuses the target, increasing their Stamina by X for 30 min.
	[Shadow Word: Pain]	4	40 yards	Shadow	DoT	A word of darkness that causes X Shadow damage over 18 sec.
	[Power Word: Shield]	5	40 yards	Discipline	Buff	Draws on the soul of the party member to shield them, absorbing X damage. Lasts 30 sec. While the shield holds, spellcasting will not be interrupted by damage. Once shielded, the target cannot be shielded again for 15 sec.
	[Fade]	24	Self only	Shadow	Buff	Fade out, temporarily reducing all your threat.
	[Renew]	8	40 yards	Holy	HoT	Heals the target for X over 15 sec.
	[Mind Blast]	9	40 yards	Shadow	Direct Damage	Blasts the target for X to Y Shadow damage.
	[Resurrection]	14	30 yards	Holy	Utility	Brings a dead player back to life with X health and Y mana. Cannot be cast when in combat.
	[Inner Fire]	7	Self only	Discipline	Buff	A burst of Holy energy fills the caster, increasing armor by X. Each melee or ranged damage hit against the priest will remove one charge. Lasts 30 min or until 20 charges are used.
	Cure Disease	22	40 yards	Holy	Utility	Removes 1 disease from the friendly target.
	[Psychic Scream]	12	8 yards	Shadow	Crowd Control	The caster lets out a psychic scream, causing X enemies within 8 yards to flee for 8 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
	[Heal]	16	40 yards	Holy	Heal	Heal your target for X to Y.
	[Dispel Magic]	26	30 / 40 yards	Discipline	Utility	Dispels magic on the target, removing X harmful spell(s) from a friend or X beneficial spell(s) from an enemy.
	[Devouring Plague]	28	40 yards	Shadow	DoT	Afflicts the target with a disease that causes X Shadow damage over 24 sec. 15% of damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster. This spell can only affect one target at a time.
	[Fear Ward]	54	30 yards	Discipline	Buff	Wards the friendly target against Fear. The next Fear effect used against the target will fail, using up the ward. Lasts 3 min.
	[Flash Heal]	3	40 yards	Holy	Heal	Heals a friendly target for X to Y.
	[Holy Fire]	18	30 yards	Holy	Direct Damage / DoT	Consumes the enemy in Holy flames that cause X to Y Holy damage and an additional Z Holy damage over 10 sec.
	[Holy Nova]	62	10 yards	Holy	AoE Heal / AoE Direct Damage	Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing X to Y Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for Z to V. These effects cause no threat.
	[Mind Soothe]	56	40 yards	Shadow	Crowd Control	Soothes the target, reducing the range at which it will attack you by 10 yards. Only affects Humanoid targets. Lasts 15 sec.
	[Shackle Undead]	32	30 yards	Discipline	Crowd Control	Shackles the target undead enemy for up to X sec. The shackled unit is unable to move, attack or cast spells. Any damage caused will release the target. Only one target can be shackled at a time.
	[Mind Vision]	36	100 yards / unlimited	Shadow	Utility	Allows the caster to see through the target's eyes for 1 min.
	[Mana Burn]	58	30 yards	Discipline	Direct Damage / Drain	Destroy 10% of the target's mana (up to a maximum of 20% of your own maximum mana). For each mana destroyed in this way, the target takes 0.5 Shadow damage.
	[Mind Control]	38	30 yards	Shadow	Crowd Control	Controls a humanoid mind up to level X, but increases the time between attacks by 25%. Lasts up to 1 min.
	[Prayer of Healing]	44	40 yards	Holy	AoE Heal	A powerful prayer heals party members within 30 yards for X to Y.
	[Shadow Protection]	52	40 yards	Shadow	Buff	Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by X for 1 hour.
	[Levitate]	34	30 yards	Discipline	Utility	Allows the target to levitate, floating a few feet above the ground. While levitating, the target will fall at a reduced speed and travel over water. Any damage will cancel the effect. Lasts 2 min.
	[Greater Heal]	38	40 yards	Holy	Heal	A slow casting spell that heals a single target for X to Y.
	[Shadow Word: Death]	32	40 yards	Shadow	Direct Damage	A word of dark binding that inflicts X to Y Shadow damage to the target. If the target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, the caster takes damage equal to the damage inflicted upon the target.
	[Binding Heal]	48	40 yards	Holy	Heal	Heals a friendly target and the caster for X to Y. Low threat.
	[Shadowfiend]	66	30 yards	Shadow	Direct Damage	Creates a shadowy fiend to attack the target. Caster receives mana when the Shadowfiend deals damage. Lasts 15 sec.
	[Prayer of Mending]	68	40 yards	Holy	Heal	Places a spell on the target that heals them for X the next time they take damage. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a raid member within 20 yards. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec. after each jump. This spell can only be placed on one target at a time.
	[Mass Dispel]	72	30 yards	Discipline	Utility	Dispels magic in a 15 yard radius, removing 1 harmful spell from each friendly target and 1 beneficial spell from each enemy target. Affects a maximum of 10 friendly targets and 10 enemy targets. This dispel is potent enough to remove Magic effects that are normally undispellable.
	[Mind Sear]	74	35 yards	Shadow	AoE Channeled Damage	Causes an explosion of shadow magic around the enemy target, causing X to Y Shadow damage every 1 sec. for 5 sec. to all enemies within 10 yards around the target.
	[Divine Hymn]	78	15 yards	Holy	AoE Heal	You recite a Holy hymn, summoning the power of the Divine to assist you in your time of need. Heals 3 nearby lowest-health friendly party or raid targets for X every 2 seconds for 8 seconds, and increases healing done to them by 15% for 8 seconds. Maximum of 12 heals. The Priest must channel to maintain the spell.
	[Hymn of Hope]	80	40 yards	Holy	Utility	You recite a Holy hymn, restoring hope to those in despair. Restores 3% mana to 3 nearby low mana friendly party or raid targets every 2 seconds for 8 seconds, and temporarily increases their total maximum mana by 20% for 8 seconds. After the effect expires, the mana is lost. Maximum of 12 mana restorations. The Priest must channel to maintain the spell.
	[Mind Spike]	81	35 yards	Shadow	Direct Damage	Blasts the target for X to Y Shadowfrost damage, and increases the critical strike chance of your next Mind Blast on the target by 30%. Stacks up to 3 times. Causes a high amount of threat.
	[Inner Will]	83	Self only	Discipline	Buff	A burst of Holy energy fills the caster, reducing the mana cost of instant cast spells by 15% and increasing your movement speed by 10%. Lasts 30 min.

Talent abilities

Talent spells are spells or abilities that can be accessed by spending talent points. The points listed show the minimum amount of points you need to spend in the tree to access the talent.

Discipline

Icon	Ability	Requirements	Function	Description
	[Penance]	Discipline Specialisation Spell	Channeled Heal / Channeled Direct Damage	Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing X Holy damage to an enemy, or Y to Z healing to an ally every 1 sec for 2 sec.
	[Archangel]	Evangelism 2 Discipline 5	Buff	Consumes your Evangelism effects, causing an effect depending what type of Evangelism effect is consumed: Archangel (Evangelism) - Instantly restores 3% of your total mana and increases your healing done by 3% for each stack. Lasts for 18 sec. 30 sec cooldown. Dark Archangel (Dark Evangelism) - Instantly restores 5% of your total mana and increases the damage done by your Mind Flay, Mind Spike, Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death 4% for each stack. Lasts for 18 sec. 90 sec cooldown.
	[Inner Focus]	Discipline 10	Buff	When activated, reduces the mana cost of your next spell by 100% and increases its critical effect chance by 25% if it is capable of a critical effect.
	[Power Infusion]	Discipline 10	Buff	Infuses the target with power, increasing spell casting speed by 20% and reducing the mana cost of all spells by 20%. Lasts 15 sec.
	[Pain Suppression]	Discipline 20	Buff	Instantly reduces a friendly target's threat by 5%, reduces all damage taken by 40% and increases resistance to Dispel mechanics by 65% for 8 sec.
	[Power Word: Barrier]	Divine Aegis 3 Discipline 30	Buff	Summons a holy barrier on the target location that absorbs X damage done to friendly targets within it each time they take damage. While within the barrier, spellcasting will not be interrupted by damage. The barrier lasts for 25 sec or until it absorbs X damage.

Holy

Icon	Ability	Requirements	Function	Description
	Holy Word: Chastise	Holy Specialisation Spell	Direct Damage / Crowd Control	Chastise the target for X to Y Holy damage, and disorients them for 3 sec.		[Desperate Prayer]	Holy 5	Heal	Instantly heals the caster for X to Y.
	[Lightwell]	Holy 10	HoT	Creates a Holy Lightwell. Members of your raid or party can click the Lightwell to restore X health over 6 sec. Attacks done to you equal to 30% of your total health will cancel the effect. Lightwell lasts for 3 min or 10 charges.
	Chakra	Holy Concentration 2 Holy 20	Utility	When activated, your next Heal, Renew, Prayer of Healing or Smite spell will put you into a corresponding Chakra state. Lasts for 30 sec. Heal - Increases the critical effect chance of your Heal spell by 10%, and your Heal refreshes the duration of your Renew on the target. Renew - Increases the healing done by your Renew spell by 10%, and reduces the global cooldown of your Renew spell by .5 sec. Prayer of Healing - Increases the healing done by your area of effect spells by 10% and reduces the cooldown of your Circle of Healing by 2 sec. Smite - Increases your total damage done by Shadow and Holy spells by 15%.
	[Circle of Healing]	Holy 25	Aoe Heal	Heals up to 5 friendly party or raid members within 15 yards of the target for X to Y.
	[Guardian Spirit]	Holy 30	Buff	Calls upon a guardian spirit to watch over the friendly target. The spirit increases the healing received by the target by 40%, and also prevents the target from dying by sacrificing itself. This sacrifice terminates the effect but heals the target of 50% of their maximum health. Lasts 10 sec.

Shadow

Icon	Ability	Reqs	Function	Description
	[Mind Flay]	Shadow 10	Channeled Direct Damage	Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 45 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%.
	[Silence]	Imp. Psychic Scream 2 Shadow 20	Debuff	Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec.
File:Spell Shadow UnsummonBuilding.png	[Vampiric Embrace]	Shadow 20	Buff	Fills you with the embrace of Shadow energy, causing you to be healed for 15% and other party members to be healed for 3% of any single-target Shadow spell damage you deal for 30 min.
	[Shadowform]	Vampiric Embrace 1 Shadow 30	Buff	Assume a Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 15%, reducing all damage done to you by 15% and threat generated by 30%. However, you may not cast Holy spells while in this form except Cure Disease and Abolish Disease. Grants the periodic damage from your Shadow Word: Pain, Devouring Plague, and Vampiric Touch the ability to critically hit for 100% increased damage.
	[Vampiric Touch]	Shadowform 1 Shadow 40	DoT	Causes X Shadow damage over 15 sec to your target and causes up to 10 party or raid members to gain 0.25% of their maximum mana per second when you deal damage from Mind Blast. In addition, if the Vampiric Touch is dispelled it will cause X damage to the afflicted target.
	[Psychic Horror]	Shadow 40	Crowd Control	You terrify the target, causing them to tremble in horror for 3 seconds and drop all their main hand and ranged weapons for 10 seconds.
	[Dispersion]	Vampiric Touch 1 Shadow 50	Buff	You disperse into pure Shadow energy, reducing all damage taken by 90%. You are unable to attack or cast spells, but you regenerate 6% mana every 1 sec for 6 sec. Dispersion can be cast while stunned, feared or silenced and clears all snare and movement impairing effects when cast, and makes you immune to them while dispersed.

List of abilities by type

Key

• He = Healing
• Ho = Holy Magic
• Sh = Shadow Magic
• Ds = Discipline

Healing

Spell	Level	Type	Description
[Lesser Heal]	1	He/Ho	Heal your target for 47 to 58.
[Renew]	8	He/Ho	Heals the target of 45 damage over 15 sec.
[Heal]	16	He/Ho	Heal your target for 295 to 341.
[Flash Heal]	20	He/Ho	Heals a friendly target for 193 to 237.
[Prayer of Healing]	30	He/Ho	A powerful prayer heals nearby party members for 301 to 321.
[Spirit of Redemption]	30+	He/Ho	Increases total Spirit by 5%, and upon death, the priest becomes the Spirit of Redemption for 15 sec. The Spirit of Redemption cannot move, attack, be attacked or targeted by any spells or effects. While in this form the priest can cast any healing spell free of cost. When the effect ends, the priest dies.
[Greater Heal]	40	He/Ho	A slow casting spell that heals a single target for 1201 to 1353.
[Binding Heal]	64	He/Ho	A fast casting spell that heals a single target and the caster for 1042 to 1338.
[Prayer of Mending]	68	He/Ho	Places a spell on the target that heals them for 800 the next time they take damage. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a raid member within 20 yards. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump.

Buffs

Spell	Level	Type	Description
[Power Word: Fortitude]	1	Ds	Power infuses the target increasing their Stamina by 3 for 30 min.
[Power Word: Shield]	6	Ds	Draws on the soul of the party member to shield them, absorbing 44 damage. Lasts 30 sec. While the shield holds, spellcasting will not be interrupted by damage. Once shielded, the target cannot be shielded again for 15 sec.
[Inner Fire]	12	Ds	A burst of Holy energy fills the caster, increasing his armour by 210 for the next ten mins or 20 hits the caster receives
[Inner Focus]	20+	Ds	When activated, reduces the Mana cost of your next spell by 100% and increases its critical effect chance by 25% if it is capable of a critical effect.
[Divine Spirit]	30+	Ds	Holy power infuses the target, increasing their Spirit by 23 for 30 minutes.
[Vampiric Embrace]	30+	Sh	Fills you with the embrace of Shadow energy, causing you to be healed for 15% and other party members to be healed for 3% of any single-target Shadow spell damage you deal for 30 min.
[Shadowform]	40+	Sh	Assume a Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 15% and reducing Physical damage done to you by 15%. However, you may only cast Shadow and Discipline spells while in this form.
[Prayer of Fortitude]	48	Ds	Power infuses all party and raid members, increasing their Stamina by X for 1.00 hour.
[Prayer of Shadow Protection]	56	Sh	Power infuses the target's party and raid members, increasing their Shadow resistance by X for 20 min.
[Prayer of Spirit]	60	Ds	Power infuses the target's party and raid members, increasing their Spirit by X for 1.00 hour.

Debuffs

Spell	Level	Type	Description
[Silence]	30+	Sh	Silence the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 seconds.
[Vampiric Touch]	50+	Sh	Causes 450 Shadow damage over 15 sec to your target and causes all party members to gain mana equal to 5% of any Shadow spell damage you deal. Lasts 15 sec.

Direct damage

Spell	Level	Type	Description
[Smite]	1	Ho	Smite an enemy for 15 to 20 Holy damage.
[Mind Blast]	10	Sh	Blasts the target for 39 to 43 Shadow damage.
[Holy Fire]	20	Ho	Consumes the enemy in flames that cause 90 to 116 Holy damage and an additional 28 Holy damage over 8 seconds.
[Shadow Word: Death]	62	Sh	An instant casting spell that damages a single target for 450 to 522. If the target survives the spell, the caster receives the same amount of damage dealt.

Damage over time

Spell	Level	Type	Description
[Shadow Word: Pain]	4	Sh	A word of darkness that causes 30 damage over 18 sec.
[Holy Fire]	20	Ho	Consumes the enemy in flames that cause 90 to 116 Holy damage and an additional 28 Holy damage over 8 seconds.
[Mind Flay]	20+	Sh	Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 75 damage over 3 seconds and slowing the target to 50% of their movement speed.
[Devouring Plague]	20	Sh	Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 152 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

Mana drains

Spell	Level	Type	Description
[Mana Burn]	24	Ds	Drains 191 to 203 mana from a target. For each mana drained in this way, the target takes 0.5 damage.

Aggro control

Spell	Level	Type	Description
[Fade]	8	Sh	Fade out, discouraging enemies from attacking you for 10 sec.
[Mind Soothe]	20	Sh	Soothes the target, reducing the range at which it will attack you by 10 yards. Only affects targets level 40 or lower. Lasts 15 sec.
[Holy Nova]	20+	Ho	Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 112 to 130 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 182 to 210. These effects cause no threat.

Crowd control

Spell	Level	Type	Description
[Psychic Scream]	14	Sh	The caster lets out a psychic scream, causing 2 nearby enemies to flee for 8 sec.
[Shackle Undead]	20	Ds	Shackles a single target undead enemy for up to 30 seconds, preventing them from moving or casting any spells.
[Mind Control]	30	Sh	Controls a humanoid mind up to level 32, but slows its attack speed by 25%. Lasts up to 1 min.

Cures

Spell	Level	Type	Description
[Resurrection]	10	Ho	Brings a dead player back to life with 70 health and 135 mana. Cannot be cast when in combat.
Cure Disease	14	Ho	Removes 1 disease from the friendly target.
[Abolish Disease]	32	Ho	Attempts to cure 1 disease effect every 5 seconds for 20 sec.

Utility

Spell	Level	Type	Description
[Dispel Magic]	18	Ds	Dispels magic on the target, removing 1 harmful spell from a friend or 1 beneficial spell from an enemy.(Rank Two dispels 2 Harmful Spells and 2 Beneficial)
[Mind Vision]	22	Sh	Allows the caster to see through the target's eyes for 1 min.
[Levitate]	34	Ds	Allows the caster to levitate, floating a few feet above the ground. While levitating, you will fall at a reduced speed and travel over water-like surfaces. Any damage will cancel the effect. Lasts 2 min.
[Mass Dispel]	70	Ho	Dispels magic in a 15 yard radius, removing 1 harmful spell from each friendly target and 1 beneficial spell from each enemy target.

Instant

Spell	Level	Type	Description
[Power Word: Fortitude]	1	Ds	Power infuses the target, increasing their stamina by X for 30 minutes.
[Shadow Word: Pain]	4	Sh	A word of darkness that causes X Shadow damage over 18 seconds.
[Power Word: Shield]	6	Ds	Draws on the soul of the party member to shield them, absorbing X damage. Lasts 30 seconds. While the shield holds, spellcasting will not be interrupted by damage. Once shielded, the target cannot be shielded again for 15 seconds.
[Fade]	8	Sh	Fade out, discouraging enemies from attacking you for 10 seconds.
[Renew]	8	He	Heals the target for X over 15 seconds.
[Inner Fire]	12	Ds	A burst of Holy energy fills the caster, increasing armor by X. Each melee or ranged damage hit against the priest will remove one charge. Lasts 10 minutes or until 20 charges are used.
[Psychic Scream]	14	Sh	The caster lets out a psychic scream, causing X enemies within 8 yards to flee for 8 seconds. Damage caused may interrupt the effect.
[Dispel Magic]	18	Ds	Dispels magic on the target, removing X harmful spells from a friend or X beneficial spells from an enemy.
[Fear Ward]	20	Ds	Wards the friendly target against Fear. The next Fear effect used against the target will fail, using up the ward. Lasts 3 minutes.
[Mind Soothe]	20	Sh	Soothes the target, reducing the range at which it will attack you by 10 yards. Only affects Humanoid targets level X or lower. Lasts 15 seconds.
[Shadow Protection]	30	Sh	Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by X for 10 minutes.
[Abolish Disease]	32	Ho	Attempts to cure 1 disease effect on the target, and 1 more disease effect every 5 seconds for 20 seconds.
[Levitate]	34	Ds	Allows the caster to levitate, floating a few feet above the ground. While levitating, you will fall at a reduced speed and travel over water. Any damage will cancel the effect. Lasts 2 minutes. Requires a  [Light Feather].
[Shadow Word: Death]	62	Sh	A word of dark binding that inflicts X to Y Shadow damage to the target. If the target is not killed by Shadow Word: Death, the caster takes damage equal to the damage inflicted upon the target.
[Shadowfiend]	66	Sh	Creates a shadowy fiend to attack the target. Caster receives mana when the Shadowfiend deals damage. Lasts 15 seconds.
[Prayer of Mending]	68	He	Places a spell on the target that heals them for 800 the next time they take damage. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a raid member within 20 yards. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 seconds after each jump. This spell can only be placed on one target at a time.
[Inner Focus]	20	Ds	(11 point talent) When activated, reduces the mana cost of your next spell by 100% and increases its critical effect chance by 25% if it is capable of a critical effect.
[Divine Spirit]	30	Ds	(21 point talent) Holy power infuses the target, increasing their Spirit by X for 30 minutes.
[Power Infusion]	40	Ds	(31 point talent) Infuses the target with power, increasing spell casting speed by 20% and reducing the mana cost of all spells by 20%. Lasts 15 seconds.
[Pain Suppression]	50	Ds	(41 point talent) Instantly reduces a friendly target's threat by 5%, reduces all damage taken by 40% and increases resistance to Dispel mechanics by 65% for 8 seconds.
[Holy Nova]	20	Ho	(11 point talent) Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing X to Y Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for Z to V. These effects cause no threat.
[Circle of Healing]	50	He	(41 point talent) Heals a friendly target and that target's party members within 15 yards of the target for X to Y.
[Silence]	30	Sh	(21 point talent) Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 seconds.
[Vampiric Embrace]	30	Sh	(21 point talent) Afflicts your target with Shadow energy that causes all party members to be healed for 15% of any Shadow spell damage you deal for 1 minute.
[Shadowform]	40	Sh	(31 point talent) Assume a Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 15% and reducing Physical damage done to you by 15%. However, you may not cast Holy spells while in this form.
[Prayer of Fortitude]	48	Ds	Power infuses all party and raid members, increasing their Stamina by X for 1.00 hour.
[Prayer of Shadow Protection]	56	Sh	Power infuses the target's party and raid members, increasing their Shadow resistance by X for 20 min.
[Prayer of Spirit]	60	Ds	Power infuses the target's party and raid members, increasing their Spirit by X for 1.00 hour.

Codex abilities

A codex is an item that can teach a new or a specific rank of a learned ability to a priest. Previously, these abilities used to be available only via codices; Patch 2.1.0 made them available via trainer as well. Patch 4.0.1 fully depreciated the codex system; they now appear as grey items with the note: "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."

Icon	Ability	Rank	Req. level	Codex	Description
	[Prayer of Fortitude]	1	48	[Codex: Prayer of Fortitude]	Power infuses all party and raid members, increasing their Stamina by 43 for 1.00 hour.
	[Greater Heal]	5	60	[Codex of Greater Heal V]	A slow casting spell that heals a single target for 1966 to 2194.
	[Prayer of Healing]	5	60	Codex of Prayer of Healing V	A powerful prayer heals party members within 30 yards for 997 to 1053.
	[Renew]	10	60	Codex of Renew X	Heals the target for 970 over 15 sec.
	Prayer of Fortitude	2	60	[Codex: Prayer of Fortitude II]	Power infuses all party and raid members, increasing their Stamina by 54 for 1.00 hour.
	[Prayer of Shadow Protection]	1	60	[Codex: Prayer of Shadow Protection]	Power infuses the target's party and raid members, increasing their Shadow resistance by 60 for 20 min.
	Prayer of Fortitude	3	70	[Codex: Prayer of Fortitude III]	Power infuses all party and raid members, increasing their Stamina by 79 for 1.00 hour.
	Prayer of Shadow Protection	2	70	Codex: Prayer of Shadow Protection II	Power infuses the target's party and raid members, increasing their Shadow resistance by 70 for 20 min.

Racial abilities

Prior to patch 3.0.2, priests got two additional spells according to their race, first at level 10 and then at level 20. In Wrath of the Lich King, the racial system was revamped, standardizing the racials across all classes. Many of the old Priest racials were removed, while others became spells available to all priest (ex. [Desperate Prayer]). The table below outlines the racials prior to Wrath of the Lich King.

Spell	Level	Races	Description
[Desperate Prayer]	10	Dwarf Human	Instantly heals the caster for X to Y. 10 minute cooldown.
[Starshards]	10	Night Elf	Rains starshards down on the enemy target's head, causing X Arcane damage over 15 sec. No mana cost, 30 sec cooldown.
[Touch of Weakness]	10	Undead Blood Elf	The next damaging melee attack against the caster will cause X Shadow damage and reduce the damage caused by the attacker by Y for 2 min.
[Hex of Weakness]	10	Troll	Weakens the target enemy, reducing damage caused by X and reduces effectiveness of healing spells by 20% for 2 minutes.
[Symbol of Hope]	10	Draenei	Greatly increase the morale of the party members. Gives them up to X mana every 5 secs for 15 secs. 5 min cooldown.
[Chastise]	20	Dwarf Draenei	Chastise the target, causing X to Y Holy damage and Incapacitates them for up to 2 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Only works against Humanoids. This spell causes very low threat.
Feedback	20	Human	The priest becomes surrounded with anti-magic energy. Any successful spell cast against the priest will burn X of the attacker's Mana, causing 1 Shadow damage for each point of Mana burned. Lasts 15 sec.
[Elune's Grace]	20	Night Elf	Reduce chance to be hit by melee and ranged attacks by 20% for 15 seconds
[Devouring Plague]	20	Undead	Afflicts the target with a disease that causes X Shadow damage over 24 seconds. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.
Shadowguard	20	Troll	The caster is surrounded by shadows. When a melee or ranged attacker hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for X Shadow damage. Attackers can only be damaged once every few seconds. 3 charges. Lasts 10 minutes.
[Consume Magic]	20	Blood Elf	Dispels one beneficial Magic effect from the caster and gives them X to Y mana. 2 min cooldown.