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Discipline Priest Guide for Raid (Updated June 2026)

Learn how to optimize your Discipline Priest for Raid in World of Warcraft. This comprehensive guide covers talents and gear for PvE content.

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Patch:12.0.7

Expansion:Midnight

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Raid Tier
361
Raid Runs
291
Ilvl
14.5%
Raid Popularity
152 090
Raid HPS

Discipline Priest Stats for Raid

Haste > Critical Strike > Mastery > Versatility
564
Critical Strike
778
Haste
499
Mastery
67
Versatility
1 897
Intellect
37
Avoidance
151
Leech
29
Speed
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Discipline Priest Talents for Raid

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Improved Flash Heal1/1Angelic Feather1/1Mind Blast1/1Holy NovaDispel Magic1/1Spiritual Guidance1/1Psychic ScreamLightburstLeap of Faith1/1Improved PurifyPower Infusion1/1Painful Invocation1/1Sheer TerrorSurge of Light1/1Body and Soul1/1Mass Dispel1/1Twins of the Sun Priestess1/1Strength of Resolve1/1Mind ControlPsychic VoiceEverlasting Light1/1Move with GraceMental Agility1/1Twin Disciplines1/1Dark Enlightenment1/1False AutonomyShackle HorrorInspirationBinding Heals1/1Shadow Word: Death1/1Sanguine Teachings1/1Desperate Prayer1/1Twist of Fate2/2Tithe Evasion1/1Fade1/1Angel's MercyProtective Light1/1Mindpierce1/1Spectral IllusionImproved Fade2/2Light's InspirationUnwavering Will2/2Spell Warding2/2PhantasmAngelic BulwarkBenevolence1/1Phantom Reach1/1Translucent Image1/1

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Priest · Discipline

Priest · Discipline
Prompt Prognosis1/1Preemptive Care1/1Divine Feathers1/1Waste No Time1/1Guiding Light1/1Twinsight1/1Foreseen Circumstances1/1Prophet's Will1/1Assured Safety1/1Preventive Measures1/1Piety1/1Unfolding Vision1/1Words of the Wise1/1Prophet's Insight1/1
Specialization
Atonement1/1Power Word: Radiance1/1Pain SuppressionPower of the Dark Side1/1Light's Promise1/1SanctuaryPain TransformationDark Indulgence1/1Encroaching ShadowsEnduring Luminescence1/1Shield Discipline1/1Power Word: Barrier1/1Painful Punishment1/1Revel in DarknessHoly Ray1/1Lenience1/1Shadow Tap1/1Purge the Wicked1/1Castigation1/1Indemnity1/1Pain and Suffering1/2Occultist1/1Harsh DisciplineEvangelism1/1Abyssal Reverie2/2Divine ProcessionInner Focus1/1Mindbender1/1Shadow MendShadowfiend1/1Greater SmiteDivine Aegis1/1Borrowed Time2/2Blaze of LightDeath's Torment1/1Inescapable Torment1/1Eternal Barrier1/1Weal and Woe1/1Searing LightExpiationMaster the Darkness4/4
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Discipline Priest Best In Slot Gear for Raid

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Discipline Priest Best Sockets for Raid

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Discipline Priest Best Enchants for Raid

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Discipline Priest Recommended Raid ilvl

258
LFR
258
Normal
279
Heroic
285
Mythic

Discipline Priest Minimum Raid ilvl

222
LFR
222
Normal
247
Heroic
277
Mythic

Discipline Priest Best comps for Raid

Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageFury WarriorOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterWindwalker Monk
2.49%
Protection WarriorVengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestHoly PriestRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFeral DruidFeral DruidFeral DruidFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.22%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFeral DruidFire MageFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.94%
Guardian DruidProtection PaladinDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkArms WarriorArms WarriorAssassination RogueBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageSurvival Hunter
1.66%
Protection WarriorVengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterFeral DruidFeral DruidFeral DruidFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.66%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkBalance DruidBalance DruidDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFeral DruidFeral DruidFury WarriorRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterSurvival HunterWindwalker MonkWindwalker Monk
1.39%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.39%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost MageOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
1.11%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death Knight
1.11%
Brewmaster MonkVengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockFeral DruidFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.11%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
1.11%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death Knight
1.11%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestHoly PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkAffliction WarlockArms WarriorArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
1.11%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerAffliction WarlockBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageMarksmanship HunterShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
0.83%
Brewmaster MonkProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockFeral DruidFrost Death KnightFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterShadow PriestShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
0.83%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
0.83%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArms WarriorArms WarriorDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
0.83%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestRestoration DruidRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorArms WarriorBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost Death KnightFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
0.83%
Blood Death KnightVengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidBalance DruidDemonology WarlockFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
0.83%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidAugmentation EvokerDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorMarksmanship HunterShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
0.83%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
0.83%
Blood Death KnightVengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidDemonology WarlockEnhancement ShamanFrost MageFrost MageMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
0.83%
Blood Death KnightVengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkAffliction WarlockArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockEnhancement ShamanFire MageFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
0.83%
Blood Death KnightVengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkAffliction WarlockArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockElemental ShamanFire MageFrost MageFrost MageHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
0.83%
Brewmaster MonkGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestPreservation EvokerAffliction WarlockBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDevourer Demon HunterFeral DruidFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
0.83%
Protection PaladinProtection PaladinDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAssassination RogueAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
0.83%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFeral DruidFire MageFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death Knight
0.83%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockAssassination RogueBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
0.83%
Guardian DruidProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
0.83%
Brewmaster MonkBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerArms WarriorBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
0.83%

Discipline Priest race distribution for Raid

Alliance

  • Void Elf
    Void Elf33.4%
  • Night Elf
    Night Elf23.5%
  • Human
    Human16.1%
  • Dracthyr
    Dracthyr11.6%
  • Dwarf
    Dwarf3.5%
  • Draenei
    Draenei2.3%
  • Lightforged Draenei
    Lightforged Draenei2.3%
  • Gnome
    Gnome2%
  • Mechagnome
    Mechagnome1.2%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren1%
  • Worgen
    Worgen1%
  • Earthen
    Earthen0.7%
  • Dark Iron Dwarf
    Dark Iron Dwarf0.7%
  • Kul Tiran
    Kul Tiran0.7%

Horde

  • Blood Elf
    Blood Elf37.2%
  • Undead
    Undead16.1%
  • Goblin
    Goblin15.9%
  • Dracthyr
    Dracthyr12.8%
  • Nightborne
    Nightborne5.2%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren3.3%
  • Vulpera
    Vulpera3%
  • Troll
    Troll2.2%
  • Orc
    Orc2%
  • Mag'har Orc
    Mag'har Orc0.7%
  • Zandalari Troll
    Zandalari Troll0.7%
  • Tauren
    Tauren0.6%
  • Highmountain Tauren
    Highmountain Tauren0.2%
  • Earthen
    Earthen0.2%

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How the Discipline Priest guide is built

Where the data comes from

This Discipline Priest raid guide is built from real boss kill logs uploaded to Warcraft Logs for the current raid, enriched with character data from the official Blizzard API. The talents, gear, item levels, and stat priorities shown here reflect how Discipline Priest players actually perform on raid bosses, while the pick rate shows how often the spec appears in those logs. Extreme outlier parses are capped so a few unusual kills cannot skew the numbers.

How tiers are assigned

The raid tier shown for Discipline Priest comes from two factors. Performance compares its average healing against the highest healing spec among raid healers, and popularity compares its raid pick rate against an even share across all healing specs. Strong healing with real representation earns S or A, while weaker throughput or low usage moves it down through B and C to D.

This Discipline Priest raid placement is a snapshot of the current tier and shifts with patches, class tuning, and sample size. Raw healing does not capture damage reduction or utility, so use the guide as a starting point and adapt to your fight.

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