Healer Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Discipline Priest abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.2.5).

Single Target

Ensure Shadow Word Pain is refreshed before starting your ramp.

• Power Word Shield
• RenewView detailsCast multiple times to apply Atonement.
• Flash HealView detailsUse to apply Atonement to a single target.
• Power Word RadianceView detailsApply Atonement to multiple targets.
• EvangelismView detailsExtend Atonement duration.
• VoidwraithView detailsBegin DPS phase.
• Mind Blast
• PenanceView detailsUse for burst healing through Atonement.
• Void BlastView detailsContinue until Atonement expires.

Start by applying Atonement with Power Word Shield, Renew, and Power Word Radiance. Extend Atonement with Evangelism, then transition into DPS with Voidwraith, Mind Blast, and Penance.

AoE

Ensure Shadow Word Pain is refreshed before starting your ramp.

• Power Word RadianceView detailsApply Atonement to multiple targets.
• VoidwraithView detailsActivate for AoE healing.
• Mind BlastView detailsUse to trigger Atonement healing.
• PenanceView detailsUse for burst healing through Atonement.
• Void BlastView detailsContinue until Atonement expires.

For AoE healing, apply Atonement with Power Word Radiance, then use Voidwraith and Mind Blast to trigger healing. Follow up with Penance and Void Blast to maintain healing output.

Cooldowns

• EvangelismView detailsExtend Atonement duration for raid-wide healing.
• Ultimate PenitenceView detailsUse for burst healing or defensive utility.
• Power Word BarrierView detailsDeploy for group-wide damage reduction.
• Pain SuppressionView detailsMitigate damage on a single target.
• ShadowfiendView detailsBoost healing during DPS windows.

Use Evangelism to extend Atonement, Ultimate Penitence for burst or defensive needs, and Power Word Barrier for group-wide damage reduction. Pain Suppression is ideal for single-target mitigation, while Shadowfiend enhances healing during DPS phases.

New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation

Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:

• Single-Button Assistant
• Assisted Highlight
• Cooldown Manager

If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.

While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.

To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.