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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.

Mists of Pandaria

This section concerns content exclusive to Mists of Pandaria.

For talent-granted abilities, see Priest talents.

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Smite]	Starts with
	[Shadow Word: Pain]	3
	[Power Word: Shield]	5
	[Flash Heal]	7
	[Inner Fire]	9
	[Divine Focus]	10
	[Psychic Scream]	12
	[Resurrection]	18
	[Power Word: Fortitude]	22
	[Fade]	24
	[Dispel Magic]	26
	[Renew]	26
	[Shackle Undead]	32

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Levitate]	34
	[Mind Vision]	42
	[Shadowfiend]	42
	[Shadow Word: Death]	46
	[Binding Heal]	48
	[Mysticism]	50
	[Fear Ward]	54
	[Hymn of Hope]	66
	[Prayer of Mending]	68
	[Mass Dispel]	72
	[Mind Sear]	76
	[Inner Will]	80
	[Leap of Faith]	84
	[Void Shift]	87

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Penance]	10
	[Rapture]	10
	[Divine Fury]	16
	[Holy Fire]	18
	[Purify]	22
	[Divine Aegis]	24
	[Heal]	28
	[Spirit Shell]	28
	[Greater Heal]	34
	[Inner Focus]	36

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Atonement]	38
	[Evangelism]	44
	[Grace]	45
	[Prayer of Healing]	46
	[Archangel]	50
	[Strength of Soul]	52
	[Pain Suppression]	58
	[Borrowed Time]	62
	[Power Word: Barrier]	70
	[Train of Thought]	78
	[Mastery: Shield Discipline]	80

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Holy Word: Chastise]	10
	[Divine Fury]	16
	[Holy Fire]	18
	[Purify]	22
	[Heal]	28
	[Spirit of Redemption]	30
	[Greater Heal]	34
	[Serendipity]	34
	[Lightwell]	36
	[Evangelism]	44

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Prayer of Healing]	46
	[Circle of Healing]	50
	[Chakra: Chastise]	56
	[Chakra: Sanctuary]	56
	[Chakra: Serenity]	56
	[Rapid Renewal]	64
	[Guardian Spirit]	70
	[Divine Hymn]	78
	[Mastery: Echo of Light]	80

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Mind Flay]	10
	[Spiritual Precision]	20
	[Devouring Plague]	21
	[Shadow Orbs]	21
	[Mind Blast]	21
	[Shadowform]	24
	[Vampiric Touch]	28

Icon	Ability	Min Level
	[Shadowy Apparitions]	42
	[Mind Spike]	44
	[Silence]	52
	[Dispersion]	60
	[Psychic Horror]	74
	[Vampiric Embrace]	78
	[Mastery: Shadowy Recall]	80

Icon	Ability	Source
	[Holy Nova]	Glyph of Holy Nova
	[Confession]	Glyph of Confession

Pre-Mists of Pandaria

Ability	Min. level	Range	Tree	Description
Smite	Starts with	30 yards	Holy	Smite an enemy for X to Y Holy damage.
Power Word: Fortitude	1	30 yards	Discipline	Power infuses the target, increasing their Stamina by X for 30 min.
Shadow Word: Pain	4	30 yards	Shadow	A word of darkness that causes X Shadow damage over 18 sec.
Power Word: Shield	6	40 yards	Discipline	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	8	Self only	Shadow	Fade out, temporarily reducing all your threat.
Renew	8	40 yards	Holy	Heals the target for X over 15 sec.
Mind Blast	10	30 yards	Shadow	Blasts the target for X to Y Shadow damage.
Resurrection	10	30 yards	Holy	Brings a dead player back to life with X health and Y mana. Cannot be cast when in combat.
Inner Fire	12	Self only	Discipline	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	14	40 yards	Holy	Removes 1 disease from the friendly target.
Psychic Scream	14	8 yards	Shadow	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 your target for X to Y.
Dispel Magic	18	30 / 40 yards	Discipline	Dispels magic on the target, removing X harmful spell(s) from a friend or X beneficial spell(s) from an enemy.
Devouring Plague	20	30 yards	Shadow	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	20	30 yards	Discipline	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	20	40 yards	Holy	Heals a friendly target for X to Y.
Holy Fire	20	30 yards	Holy	Consumes the enemy in Holy flames that cause X to Y Holy damage and an additional Z Holy damage over 10 sec.
Holy Nova	20	10 yards	Holy	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	20	40 yards	Shadow	Soothes the target, reducing the range at which it will attack you by 10 yards. Only affects Humanoid targets. Lasts 15 sec.
Shackle Undead	20	30 yards	Discipline	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	22	100 yards / unlimited	Shadow	Allows the caster to see through the target's eyes for 1 min.
Mana Burn	24	30 yards	Discipline	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	30	20 yards	Shadow	Controls a humanoid mind up to level X, but increases the time between attacks by 25%. Lasts up to 1 min.
Prayer of Healing	30	30 yards	Holy	A powerful prayer heals party members within 30 yards for X to Y.
Shadow Protection	30	30 yards	Shadow	Increases the target's resistance to Shadow spells by X for 10 min.
Divine Spirit	30	30 yards	Discipline	Holy power infuses the target, increasing their Spirit by X for 30 min.
Abolish Disease	32	40 yards	Holy	Attempts to cure 1 disease effect on the target, and 1 more disease effect every 3 seconds for 12 sec.
Levitate	34	30 yards	Discipline	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	40	40 yards	Holy	A slow casting spell that heals a single target for X to Y.
Prayer of Fortitude	48	40 yards	Discipline	Power infuses all party and raid members, increasing their Stamina by X for 1.00 hour.
Prayer of Shadow Protection	56	40 yards	Shadow	Power infuses the target's party and raid members, increasing their Shadow resistance by X for 20 min.
Prayer of Spirit	60	40 yards	Discipline	Power infuses the target's party and raid members, increasing their Spirit by X for 1.00 hour.
Shadow Word: Death	62	30 yards	Shadow	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	64	40 yards	Holy	Heals a friendly target and the caster for X to Y. Low threat.
Shadowfiend	66	30 yards	Shadow	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	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	70	30 yards	Discipline	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	75	30 yards	Shadow	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	80	15 yards	Holy	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	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.

Ability	Reqs	Description
Inner Focus	Discipline 10	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	Mental Strength 1 Disclipline 30	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 40	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.
Penance	Discipline 50	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.

Ability	Reqs	Description
Desperate Prayer	Holy 10	Instantly heals the caster for X to Y.
Lightwell	Spirit of Redemption 1 Holy 30	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.
Circle of Healing	Holy 40	Heals up to 5 friendly party or raid members within 15 yards of the target for X to Y.
Guardian Spirit	Holy 50	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.

Ability	Reqs	Description
Mind Flay	Shadow 10	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	Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec.
Vampiric Embrace	Shadow 20	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	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	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	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	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.

A codex is an item that can teach a new or a specific rank of a learned ability to a priest. These abilities used to be available only via codices. Since patch 2.1.0 they can be learned from a trainer as well.

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

This section contains information removed from the game and is kept for historical purposes only.

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, most of these racial spells were removed from the game while a few got revamped. Desperate Prayer replaced Holy Nova as a Holy talent (the latter spell became a basic priest spell), while Symbol of Hope and Devouring Plague were retooled and made basic priest spells. All other racial abilities were removed from the game.

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.

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