Freon's Priest Build

[Freon]

For all those that have been asking here is what I would like to consider my final talent tree build (I hope). WARNING: This build might not be for you nor do I consider it the best for you (just the best for me), all talents are useful when used correctly and when used in conjunction with your skills.

For the lazy ones that don't want to read the detailed talents below here is a synopsis:

Discipline Talents (10 points):
These 10 points are essential no matter what build you want, if you don't invest 10 points to get improved shield and fortitude go play pac man because you are a suck priest and need to die

Holy Talents (21 points):
The 21 points allow you to be a better more efficient healer, get more crit heals, reduce agro from heals. For a true healer these are the bare minimum requirements.

Shadow Talents (20 points):
After going full Shadow and full holy spec as a level 60 priest I felt totally gimp as a healer when shadow spec'ed or as damage dealer/group helper when holy spec'ed(mind flay, silence..etc). I was also virtually inept as a pvp'er with full holy so I decide to get the best of the both worlds and it worked out perfect. All the talents I got in Shadow are USEFULL in almost every situation and have become second nature to me.

I truly feel this is the best build for a priest who wants to be able to solo, do high end instances, pvp, dual and do it all. Not having any of the top abilities does not concern me at all at this time. Only thing I might regret is missing out on some goodies in the middle of the talent tree in discipline, but the other stuff I have is more important. Hope this helps you young priests. BTW I recommend fat shadow skeelz from 40-60 then switch to a versatile healer at 60.



Class: Priest
Level: 60
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Discipline Talents (10 points)

Unbreakable Will - 5/5 points
Increases your chance to resist Stun, Fear, and Silence effects by 15%.

Improved Power Word: Shield - 3/3 points
Reduces the duration of your Power Word: Shield's Weakened Soul effect by 15 seconds.

Improved Power Word: Fortitude - 2/2 points
Increases the effect of your Power Word: Fortitude spell by 30%.



Holy Talents (21 points)

Holy Specialization - 5/5 points
Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 5%.

Spiritual Healing - 5/5 points
Increases the amount healed by your healing spells by 10%.

Subtlety - 5/5 points
Reduces the threat generated by your healing spells by 20%.

Improved Healing - 5/5 points
Reduces the Mana cost of your Lesser Heal, Heal, and Greater Heal spells by 15%.

Improved Prayer of Healing - 1/2 point
Reduces the Mana cost of your Prayer of Healing spell by 10%.

Shadow Talents (20 points)

Blackout - 5/5 points
Gives your Shadow damage spells a 10% chance to stun the target for 3 seconds.

Improved Shadow Word: Pain - 2/2 points
Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 6 seconds.

Shadow Focus - 3/5 points
Reduces your target's chance to resist your Shadow spells by 6%.

Mind Flay - 1/1 point
Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 75 damage over 3 seconds and slowing the target to 50% of their movement speed.

Improved Mind Blast - 5/5 points
Reduces the cooldown of your Mind Blast spell by 2.5 seconds.

Improved Psychic Scream - 2/2 points
Reduces the cooldown of your Psychic Scream ability by 4 seconds.

Improved Fade - 2/2 points
Increases the duration of your Fade ability by 10 seconds.



Freon
60 undead priest
The Nameless
Whisperwind Server

[Harrison]

all talents are useful when used correctly and when used in conjunction with your skills.

Sorry that made me chuckle.

[Freon]

[vonkaar]

BTW I recommend fat shadow skeelz from 40-60 then switch to a versatile healer at 60.

[Freon]

You guys are quote machines I tell ya!

[Ginzburgh]

You guys are quote machines I tell ya!

Yeah, you guys are quote machines...

...I tell ya!

[vonkaar]

ys are qu

[Freon]

Vonkaar - Formerly of The Nameless

[lareau]

Here's mine

no panzy healing talents for me!
Inner focus is the best talent in the tree imo after both Improve power words.

Discipline Talents (33 points)

# Silent Resolve - 5/5 points
Reduces the threat generated by your damage spells by 20%.

# Improved Power Word: Shield - 3/3 points
Reduces the duration of your Power Word: Shield's Weakened Soul effect by 15 seconds.

# Improved Power Word: Fortitude - 2/2 points
Increases the effect of your Power Word: Fortitude spell by 30%.

# Martyrdom - 2/2 points
Gives you a 100% chance to gain the Focused Casting effect that lasts for 6 seconds after being the victim of a critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage.

# Focused Casting - 1/1 point
While active, you no longer lose casting time from taking damage. Lasts 8 seconds.

# Mental Agility - 5/5 points
Reduces the mana cost of your instant cast spells by 10%.

# Improved Inner Fire - 3/3 points
Increases the effects of your Inner Fire spell by 45%.

# Mental Strength - 5/5 points
Increases your maximum Mana by 10%.

# Inner Focus - 1/1 point
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 - 5/5 points
Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

# Divine Spirit - 1/1 point
Holy power infuses the target, increasing their Spirit by 23 for 30 minutes.



Holy Talents (0 points)

# None


Shadow Talents (18 points)

# Spirit Tap - 5/5 points
Gives you a 100% chance to gain a 100% bonus to your Spirit after killing a target. For the duration, your Mana may regenerate at a 50% rate while casting. Lasts 15 seconds.

# Improved Shadow Word: Pain - 2/2 points
Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 6 seconds.

# Shadow Affinity - 3/5 points
Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 15%.

# Improved Mind Blast - 5/5 points
Reduces the cooldown of your Mind Blast spell by 2.5 seconds.

# Mind Flay - 1/1 point
Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 75 damage over 3 seconds and slowing the target to 50% of their movement speed.

# Improved Fade - 2/2 points
Increases the duration of your Fade ability by 10 seconds.

[nibbon]

whats so good about improved fade? im confused to what fade actually does.

[Kaemon]

you shake agro, the mobs hitting you will leave you and start attacking the next closest thing.

[Langston]

For all those that have been asking

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[Zanathar]

Vonkaar - Formerly of The Nameless

He really needs to change his Signature...

Since he isnt a former member.... Yet....

[Arlos]

Interesting builds, but I still think going heavy holy spec is going to be necessary when you're L60 and planning on hitting Molten Core, Onyxia, etc. Dunno, hard to say given that no one's beaten even Onyxia yet, but hey...

-Arlos

[Freon]

Arlos: I am 60, and I haven't done Molten Core and/or Onyxia... However I have done single group Scholomance and Lower BRS.

I think it would be safe to say that you either haven’t looked at or tried the lower part of the holy talent tree. I can definitely say there isn't much there. Let me list the bottom 5 talents for your convenience:

-Divine Fury: reduces casting of smite and holy fire (5 points) USELESS
-Improved Prayer Healing: Lowers mana cost for group heal(2 points) semi useful
-Spirit of Redemption: GAY GAY GAY
-Master Healer: Reduces casting time of heals MAX 0.5secs (5 points) OMG GAY
-Holy Nova: AE dmg, reduces agro temporarily for 5 secs. Fun for killing noob mobs, but sucks in raids unless you like waking up CC’ed mobs, and agro reduction is VERY LOW and unnoticeable.

So you say you would rather go heavy Holy rather then getting:

Shadow Talents (18 points)

# Spirit Tap - 5/5 points (Oops i don't have 5 points in this, I put in Blackout, spirit tap is useless at 60)
Gives you a 100% chance to gain a 100% bonus to your Spirit after killing a target. For the duration, your Mana may regenerate at a 50% rate while casting. Lasts 15 seconds.

# Improved Shadow Word: Pain - 2/2 points
Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain spell by 6 seconds.

# Shadow Affinity - 3/5 points
Reduces the threat generated by your Shadow spells by 15%.

# Improved Mind Blast - 5/5 points
Reduces the cooldown of your Mind Blast spell by 2.5 seconds.

# Mind Flay - 1/1 point
Assault the target's mind with Shadow energy, causing 75 damage over 3 seconds and slowing the target to 50% of their movement speed.

# Improved Fade - 2/2 points
Increases the duration of your Fade ability by 10 seconds.

Hmm, agro reduction is handled much better by Improved fade, Mind flay often saves groups and raids with its ability to snare running mobs. And the others allow me to help with a little extra dmg in groups or in solo.

If you noticed I have pretty much max healing abilities in my build, I don’t know how the other crap in holy will help other then the reduction of mana cost for group heal.