Discipline Priest

Discipline Priest puts 36 points into Discipline, 10 points into Shadow and 5 points into Holy by level 60, with no respec on the way.

Key talents: Power Infusion at 46.

By our sim, this build gets you from 10 to 60 in about 32% less time than playing with no talents.

At level 40 most of your ability damage comes from Mind Blast (40%), Wand (38%) and Shadow Word: Pain (22%).

Each talent gets a tier for how much it helps this build level, by our sim: S best, A strong, B solid, C small, Filler needed to reach deeper talents.

1. 10-11
   

   Wand Specialization 1-2 S

   Discipline. S tier: one of this build's best points for leveling.
2. 12-16
   

   Spirit Tap 1-5 A

   Shadow. A tier: a strong point for leveling.
3. 17-46
   First, filler points:

   • Twin Disciplines 1-5C
   • Power in Light 1-5
   • Silent Resolve 1-3
   • Holy Precision 1-3
   • Martyrdom 1-2
   • Mental Agility 1-3
   • Inner Focus 1
   • Meditation 1-3
   • Mental Strength 1-3
   • Penance 1

   

   Power Infusion 1 B

   Discipline, at level 46. B tier: a solid point for leveling.
4. 47-48
   

   Improved Shadow Word: Pain 1-2 A

   Shadow. A tier: a strong point for leveling.
5. 49-50
   

   Mental Strength 4-5 B

   Discipline. B tier: a solid point for leveling.
6. 51-53
   

   Shadow Focus 1-3 B

   Shadow. B tier: a solid point for leveling.
7. 54-58
   

   Holy Specialization 1-5 C

   Holy. C tier: a small gain for leveling.
8. 59-60
   

   Improved Power Word: Shield 1-2 Filler

   Discipline. Filler: little value on its own, but it moves you down the tree.

1. 
   Mind Blast

   on cooldown
2. 
   Wand

   filler
3. 
   Shadow Word: Pain

   once per mob

Share of your ability damage

• Mind Blast40%
• Wand38%
• Shadow Word: Pain22%

What our sim found levels best at this level with this build: DoTs once per mob, cooldowns on cooldown, and the rest on your best filler. Auto attacks are always on, so they are not listed.

MP5 > Intellect > Spirit > Spell power

• MP51.00
• Intellect0.67
• Spirit0.62
• Spell power0.62

1% hit is worth about 3 MP5. 1% crit is worth about 1 MP5.

Stat values like Pawn: point for point, your best stat is 1.00 and the rest are worth that share of it. MP5 is mana regen per 5 seconds, as item tooltips show it. Your own gear shifts these: the Character page works them out for you.

• Put Shadow Word: Pain on each mob once: most mobs die before it needs refreshing.
• Wand mobs down when you run low on mana: it beats drinking more often.
• At level 40, for the same item budget, spell power helps most, then Intellect. Look for gear with those first.
• Some points (Power in Light, Silent Resolve and Martyrdom and others) are filler to reach the next tier; they do little for leveling on their own.

How this is made: a typical character at each level (Classic-like stats, quest greens for gear) pulling same-level mobs one at a time, with downtime counted. It is an early version, refined as players’ combat logs measure what each talent really does.