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: Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0.0).

Single Target

Ensure Atonement is applied to allies before engaging.

• Shadow Word PainView detailsRefresh if duration < 20 seconds.
• PleaView detailsApply 2 Atonements.
• Power Word ShieldView detailsUse on cooldown during downtime.
• Flash HealView detailsApply Atonement to yourself or heal an injured ally.
• EvangelismView detailsUse to extend Atonement duration.
• Power Word RadianceView detailsCast twice to apply Atonement to multiple allies.
• Ultimate PenitenceView detailsUse if available.
• PenanceView detailsUse to deal damage and heal through Atonement.
• Mind BlastView detailsEmpowers next Penance with Dark Indulgence.
• SmiteView detailsSpam as filler.

Apply Atonement to allies using Plea, Power Word Shield, and Flash Heal. Extend its duration with Evangelism and Power Word Radiance. Use Ultimate Penitence and Penance for healing bursts, and fill downtime with Smite.

AoE

Ensure Atonement is applied to allies before engaging.

• Shadow Word PainView detailsMaintain and let Penance spread it.
• EvangelismView detailsApply Atonement to allies and gain Archangel.
• PenanceView detailsUse on cooldown.
• Mind BlastView detailsUse on cooldown.
• Shadow Word DeathView detailsUse in execute range.
• SmiteView detailsSpam as filler.
• Power Word ShieldView detailsUse on cooldown during downtime.

Maintain Shadow Word Pain and spread it with Penance. Use Evangelism to apply Atonement and gain Archangel. Prioritize Penance, Mind Blast, and Shadow Word Death in execute range, filling downtime with Smite.

Cooldowns

• EvangelismView detailsExtend Atonement duration and apply to more allies.
• Ultimate PenitenceView detailsUse for significant healing bursts.
• Pain SuppressionView detailsMitigate damage on a single ally.
• Power Word BarrierView detailsReduce damage taken by allies in the area.
• ArchangelView detailsBoost healing and absorption effects.

Use Evangelism to extend Atonement and Ultimate Penitence for burst healing. Mitigate damage with Pain Suppression and Power Word Barrier, and enhance healing with Archangel.

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.