Priest talents, tree by tree
The 3 Priest trees as TBC publishes them — Discipline, Holy and Shadow — with every talent's ranks and the client's own tooltip for each. 61 points to spend by level 70.
Priest's three trees
64 talents across Discipline, Holy and Shadow, 194 points to fill them all and 61 to spend by level 70. Every tooltip below is the game client's own, filled from the client's own numbers (build 2.5.6.69795).
Discipline
22 talents, 69 points to fill them, in the order the tree lays them out.
- Unbreakable Will · row 1, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your chance to resist Stun, Fear, and Silence effects by an additional 3%.
Rank 5: Increases your chance to resist Stun, Fear, and Silence effects by an additional 15%. - Wand Specialization · row 1, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your damage with Wands by 5%.
Rank 5: Increases your damage with Wands by 25%. - Silent Resolve · row 2, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the threat generated by your Holy and Discipline spells by 4% and reduces the chance your spells will be dispelled by 4%.
Rank 5: Reduces the threat generated by your Holy and Discipline spells by 20% and reduces the chance your spells will be dispelled by 20%. - Improved Power Word: Fortitude · row 2, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the effect of your Power Word: Fortitude and Prayer of Fortitude spells by 15%.
Rank 2: Increases the effect of your Power Word: Fortitude and Prayer of Fortitude spells by 30%. - Improved Power Word: Shield · row 2, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 5%.
Rank 3: Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 15%. - Martyrdom · row 2, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Gives you a 50% chance to gain the Focused Casting effect that lasts for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage while casting Priest spells and increases resistance to Interrupt effects by 10%.
Rank 2: Gives you a 100% chance to gain the Focused Casting effect that lasts for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage while casting Priest spells and increases resistance to Interrupt effects by 20%. - Absolution · row 3, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Dispel Magic, Cure Disease, Abolish Disease and Mass Dispel spells by 5%.
Rank 3: Reduces the mana cost of your Dispel Magic, Cure Disease, Abolish Disease and Mass Dispel spells by 15%. - Inner Focus · row 3, 1 rank
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. - Meditation · row 3, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Allows 10% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Rank 3: Allows 30% of your mana regeneration to continue while casting. - Improved Inner Fire · row 4, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the armor bonus of your Inner Fire spell by 10%.
Rank 3: Increases the armor bonus of your Inner Fire spell by 30%. - Mental Agility · row 4, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your instant cast spells by 2%.
Rank 5: Reduces the mana cost of your instant cast spells by 10%. - Improved Mana Burn · row 4, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Mana Burn spell by 0.5 sec.
Rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Mana Burn spell by 1 sec. - Mental Strength · row 5, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your maximum mana by 2%.
Rank 5: Increases your maximum mana by 10%. - Divine Spirit · row 5, 1 rank
Holy power infuses the target, increasing their Spirit by 17 for 30 min. - Improved Divine Spirit · row 5, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Your Divine Spirit and Prayer of Spirit spells also increase the target's spell damage and healing by an amount equal to 5% of their total Spirit.
Rank 2: Your Divine Spirit and Prayer of Spirit spells also increase the target's spell damage and healing by an amount equal to 10% of their total Spirit. - Focused Power · row 6, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Your Smite, Mind Blast and Mass Dispel spells have an additional 2% chance to hit. In addition, your Mass Dispel cast time is reduced by 0.5 sec.
Rank 2: Your Smite, Mind Blast and Mass Dispel spells have an additional 4% chance to hit. In addition, your Mass Dispel cast time is reduced by 1 sec. - Force of Will · row 6, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your spell damage by 1% and the critical strike chance of your offensive spells by 1%.
Rank 5: Increases your spell damage by 5% and the critical strike chance of your offensive spells by 5%. - Focused Will · row 7, 3 ranks
Rank 1: After taking a critical hit you gain the Focused Will effect, reducing all damage taken by 2% and increasing healing effects on you by 4%. Stacks up to 3 times. Lasts 8 sec.
Rank 3: After taking a critical hit you gain the Focused Will effect, reducing all damage taken by 4% and increasing healing effects on you by 10%. Stacks up to 3 times. Lasts 8 sec. - Power Infusion · row 7, 1 rank
Infuses the target with power, increasing spell casting speed by 20% and reducing the mana cost of all spells by 20%. Lasts 15 sec. - Reflective Shield · row 7, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Causes 10% of the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield to reflect back at the attacker. This damage causes no threat.
Rank 5: Causes 50% of the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield to reflect back at the attacker. This damage causes no threat. - Enlightenment · row 8, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your total Stamina, Intellect and Spirit by 1%.
Rank 5: Increases your total Stamina, Intellect and Spirit by 5%. - Pain Suppression · row 9, 1 rank
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.
Holy
21 talents, 62 points to fill them, in the order the tree lays them out.
- Healing Focus · row 1, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Gives you a 35% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.
Rank 2: Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell. - Improved Renew · row 1, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the amount healed by your Renew spell by 5%.
Rank 3: Increases the amount healed by your Renew spell by 15%. - Holy Specialization · row 1, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 1%.
Rank 5: Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 5%. - Spell Warding · row 2, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces all spell damage taken by 2%.
Rank 5: Reduces all spell damage taken by 10%. - Divine Fury · row 2, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Smite, Holy Fire, Heal and Greater Heal spells by 0.1 sec.
Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Smite, Holy Fire, Heal and Greater Heal spells by 0.5 sec. - Holy Nova · row 3, 1 rank
Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 29.2 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 54.4. These effects cause no threat. - Blessed Recovery · row 3, 3 ranks
Rank 1: After being struck by a melee or ranged critical hit, heal 8% of the damage taken over 6 sec.
Rank 3: After being struck by a melee or ranged critical hit, heal 25% of the damage taken over 6 sec. - Inspiration · row 3, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your target's armor by 8% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from your Flash Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, Binding Heal, Prayer of Healing, or Circle of Healing spell.
Rank 3: Increases your target's armor by 25% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from your Flash Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, Binding Heal, Prayer of Healing, or Circle of Healing spell. - Holy Reach · row 4, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the range of your Smite and Holy Fire spells and the radius of your Prayer of Healing, Holy Nova and Circle of Healing spells by 10%.
Rank 2: Increases the range of your Smite and Holy Fire spells and the radius of your Prayer of Healing, Holy Nova and Circle of Healing spells by 20%. - Improved Healing · row 4, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Lesser Heal, Heal, and Greater Heal spells by 5%.
Rank 3: Reduces the mana cost of your Lesser Heal, Heal, and Greater Heal spells by 15%. - Searing Light · row 4, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage of your Smite and Holy Fire spells by 5%.
Rank 2: Increases the damage of your Smite and Holy Fire spells by 10%. - Healing Prayers · row 5, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Prayer of Healing and Prayer of Mending spell by 10%.
Rank 2: Reduces the mana cost of your Prayer of Healing and Prayer of Mending spell by 20%. - Spirit of Redemption · row 5, 1 rank
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. - Spiritual Guidance · row 5, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases spell damage and healing by up to 5% of your total Spirit.
Rank 5: Increases spell damage and healing by up to 25% of your total Spirit. - Surge of Light · row 6, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Your spell criticals have a 25% chance to cause your next Smite spell to be instant cast, cost no mana but be incapable of a critical hit. This effect lasts 10 sec.
Rank 2: Your spell criticals have a 50% chance to cause your next Smite spell to be instant cast, cost no mana but be incapable of a critical hit. This effect lasts 10 sec. - Spiritual Healing · row 6, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the amount healed by your healing spells by 2%.
Rank 5: Increases the amount healed by your healing spells by 10%. - Holy Concentration · row 7, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Gives you a 2% chance to enter a Clearcasting state after casting any Flash Heal, Binding Heal, or Greater Heal spell. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next Flash Heal, Binding Heal, or Greater Heal spell by 100%.
Rank 3: Gives you a 6% chance to enter a Clearcasting state after casting any Flash Heal, Binding Heal, or Greater Heal spell. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next Flash Heal, Binding Heal, or Greater Heal spell by 100%. - Lightwell · row 7, 1 rank
Creates a Holy Lightwell. Members of your raid or party can click the Lightwell to restore 801 health over 6 sec. Any damage taken will cancel the effect. Lightwell lasts for 3 min or 5 charges. - Blessed Resilience · row 7, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Critical hits made against you have a 20% chance to prevent you from being critically hit again for 6 sec.
Rank 3: Critical hits made against you have a 60% chance to prevent you from being critically hit again for 6 sec. - Empowered Healing · row 8, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Your Greater Heal spell gains an additional 4% and your Flash Heal and Binding Heal gain an additional 2% of your bonus healing effects.
Rank 5: Your Greater Heal spell gains an additional 20% and your Flash Heal and Binding Heal gain an additional 10% of your bonus healing effects. - Circle of Healing · row 9, 1 rank
Heals friendly target and that target's party members within 15 yards of the target for 250.
Shadow
21 talents, 63 points to fill them, in the order the tree lays them out.
- Spirit Tap · row 1, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Gives you a 20% chance to gain a 100% bonus to your Spirit after killing a target that yields experience or honor. For the duration, your mana will regenerate at a 50% rate while casting. Lasts 15 sec.
Rank 5: Gives you a 100% chance to gain a 100% bonus to your Spirit after killing a target that yields experience or honor. For the duration, your mana will regenerate at a 50% rate while casting. Lasts 15 sec. - Blackout · row 1, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Gives your Shadow damage spells a 2% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.
Rank 5: Gives your Shadow damage spells a 10% chance to stun the target for 3 sec. - Shadow Affinity · row 2, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 8%.
Rank 3: Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 25%. - Improved Shadow Word: Pain · row 2, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 3 sec.
Rank 2: Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 6 sec. - Shadow Focus · row 2, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces your target's chance to resist your Shadow spells by 2%.
Rank 5: Reduces your target's chance to resist your Shadow spells by 10%. - Improved Psychic Scream · row 3, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Psychic Scream spell by 2 sec.
Rank 2: Reduces the cooldown of your Psychic Scream spell by 4 sec. - Improved Mind Blast · row 3, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Mind Blast spell by 0.5 sec.
Rank 5: Reduces the cooldown of your Mind Blast spell by 2.5 sec. - Mind Flay · row 3, 1 rank
Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 75 Shadow damage over 3 sec and slowing their movement speed by 50%. - Improved Fade · row 4, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Decreases the cooldown of your Fade ability by 3 sec.
Rank 2: Decreases the cooldown of your Fade ability by 6 sec. - Shadow Reach · row 4, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the range of your offensive Shadow spells by 10%.
Rank 2: Increases the range of your offensive Shadow spells by 20%. - Shadow Weaving · row 4, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Your Shadow damage spells have a 20% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 2% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
Rank 5: Your Shadow damage spells have a 100% chance to cause your target to be vulnerable to Shadow damage. This vulnerability increases the Shadow damage dealt to your target by 2% and lasts 15 sec. Stacks up to 5 times. - Silence · row 5, 1 rank
Silences the target, preventing them from casting spells for 5 sec. - Vampiric Embrace · row 5, 1 rank
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 min. - Improved Vampiric Embrace · row 5, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the percentage healed by Vampiric Embrace by an additional 5%.
Rank 2: Increases the percentage healed by Vampiric Embrace by an additional 10%. - Focused Mind · row 5, 3 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Mind Blast, Mind Control and Mind Flay spells by 5%.
Rank 3: Reduces the mana cost of your Mind Blast, Mind Control and Mind Flay spells by 15%. - Shadow Resilience · row 6, 2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by all spells by 2%.
Rank 2: Reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by all spells by 4%. - Darkness · row 6, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your Shadow spell damage by 2%.
Rank 5: Increases your Shadow spell damage by 10%. - Shadowform · row 7, 1 rank
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. - Shadow Power · row 7, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death spells by 3%.
Rank 5: Increases the critical strike chance of your Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Death spells by 15%. - Misery · row 8, 5 ranks
Rank 1: Your Shadow Word: Pain, Mind Flay and Vampiric Touch spells also cause the target to take an additional 1% spell damage.
Rank 5: Your Shadow Word: Pain, Mind Flay and Vampiric Touch spells also cause the target to take an additional 5% spell damage. - Vampiric Touch · row 9, 1 rank
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.
Where these come from
Nothing on this page was typed. The Priest trees — Discipline, Holy and Shadow, 64 talents and 194 ranks between them — are read straight out of the game client's own tables, and every tooltip is the game's own template filled from the game's own numbers. A tooltip the pipeline could not fill is a build failure here rather than a shipped guess, so a sentence you read on this page is a sentence the client would show you.
Read from the Burning Crusade Classic anniversary client, build 2.5.6.69795, compiled 2026-09-16. 61 points across 9 rows per tree by level 70.
The calculator above spends the points for you and keeps the rules: a row opens when the rows above it have enough points in them, a talent with a prerequisite stays shut until the prerequisite is filled, and the build rides in the address so a link you paste opens the build you made.