Tag: discipline gear
Patch 4.1: New Gear for Discipline Priests
With the arrival of patch 4.2, Discipline Priests came into a few new items that rival tier gear and- perhaps more importantly- can be achieved with 5-man heroic Zul’Aman or Zul’Gurub runs.
Non-tier gear can assist greatly in gearing up to raid progressively if you’re low on Valor points, or have bad luck with the drops, or for non-raiders to keep up with raiders if you want to stay in shape to jump in later.
All of these drops have some combination of Intellect, Spirit, Spellpower, Critical Strike, Mastery and Haste. None has Hit.
Good luck!
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Spiritcaller Cloak 353
Zone: Zul’Gurub | Boss: Zone Drop
CHEST
Hexing Robes 353
Zone: (H) Zul’Aman | Boss: Daakara
Robes of Dissention 353
Zone: Zul’Aman | Boss: Quest Reward for Warlord of the Amani
FEET
Boots of the Ursine 353
Zone: (H) Zul’Aman | Boss: Nalorakk
HANDS
Charmbinder Grips 353
Zone: Zul’Aman | Boss: Zone Drop
HEAD
The Hexxer’s Mask 353
Zone: (H) Zul’ Gurub | Boss: Jin’Do
LEGS
Leggings of Ancient Magics 353
Zone: (H) Zul’Aman | Boss: Akilzon
OFF-HAND
Lost Bag of Whammies 353
Zone: Zul’Gurub | Boss: Zone Drop
RING
Signet of Venoxis 353
Zone: (H) Zul’Gurub | Boss: High Priest Venoxis
Soul Drain Signet 353
Zone: (H) Zul’Aman | Boss: Hex Lord Malacrass
SHOULDER
Claw-Fringe Mantle 353
Zone: (H) Zul’Gurub | Boss: High Priestess Kilnara
WAIST
Sash of Anguish 353
Zone: (H) Zul’Gurub | Boss: High Priestess Kilnara
WAND
Touch of Discord 353
Zone: (H) Zul’Gurub | Boss: Blood Lord Mandokir
WEAPON
Amani Scepter of Rites 353 (1H mace)
Zone: (H) Zul’Aman | Boss: Daakara
Voodoo Hexblade 353 (1H dagger)
Zone (H) Zul’Aman | Boss: Zone Drop
Legacy of Arlokk 353 (2H staff)
Zone: (H) Zul’ Gurub | Boss: Jin’Do
The Discipline Priest Handbook
A Short and Complete Manual of Healing as a Discipline Priest
Permanent Link to the most up-to-date version of the Discipline Priest Handbook
Not everyone dedicates the entirety of their Warcraft life to the incomparable experience of being a Discipline Priest.
I can’t explain it, but there it is.
Recently the difficulties associated with playing an alt- long-forgotten, rolled to fill some raid niche that evaporated, miraculously reaching the level cap by picking flowers- were brought home to me when I picked up my dusty mining druid and determined to shape him into a lean mean healin’ machine.
Things went badly. Okay, more than badly. I didn’t know what to spec, I had no idea what a healing rotation even looked like as a druid, and I was- to my shame- booted out of my first pug after two rounds of trash.
To my delight and pathetic gratitude I stumbled upon Tree Bark Jacket’s wonderful Resto Druid Cheat Sheet. Specs immediately become clear, spells made sense, and I stopped wearing cloth.
I asked Keeva of Tree Bark Jacket if I could steal her layout to similarly assist those 85 Disc Priests who needed similar help -the short, sweet version of How To Disc- and she graciously allowed me to lift whatever I could carry.
May this be of some use to you in your new- or continuing- journeys as a priest.
Godspeed, noble Discos!
The Discipline Priest Handbook
| Spec | Smite Spec: Sample Smite Spec, WowheadNon-Smite Spec: Sample Non-Smite Spec, Wowhead |
Talent Specs |
| Stat Priority | Intellect >> Spirit >> Haste > Crit > Mastery | Stats Guide |
| Stat Goals | Stack Spirit and then Haste (to @12.5%) at lower gear levels.Stack Crit and then Mastery at higher gear levels. | |
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| Rotation | Smite Spec:
Non-Smite Spec:
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Rotations |
| Glyphs | Smite Spec:
Non-Smite Spec:
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Glyphs |
| Reforging | Destroy:
Take:
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Gems & Reforging |
| Gems | When in doubt, gem for Intellect.Primary Gems:
Secondary Gems:
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| Consumables |
And don’t forget [Superior Mana Oil] for that little extra edge. |
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For theorycrafting, more in-depth discussion, and alternative ideas, visit the PlusHeal.com Priest Forum or the Elitist Jerks Discipline Priest Forum.
Disc Priest Gear: Using Wowhead To Your Advantage
Wowhead.com has a most excellent feature that I think few of us use to its fullest extent.
If you click on “Database > Items > Armor”, you can choose ‘Priest’ and then ‘Discipline’ (or whatever) from the dropdown menu titled “Start Weighting… Preset:”.
Doing this gives you a list of all gear for Discipline Priests in one huge list (I’d recommend limiting the required level or iLevel – 333 or higher if you want to run Heroics).
In the results, off to the right, there’s a ‘Score’ that shows how good it is for the spec you selected in ‘Presets’.
The down side is that it doesn’t have any commentary, but for pure numbers and names, it can’t be beat.
Disc Priest Cataclysm Gear: The Beginning Raider
Please see also
Patch 4.1: New Gear For Discipline Priests
Patch 4.2: The Intermediate Raider – Firelands & The Avengers of Hyjal
ABOUT THE LEVEL 85 BEGINNING RAIDER
So you’re a level 85! Now what?
Once you hit 85 and you’ve gotten yourself mentally prepared to start running raids and Heroic versions of instances, your old 80-85 leveling gear isn’t going to cut the proverbial mustard any more.
The first raid you’ll look at running will most likely be Bastion of Twilight, Throne of the Four Winds, or Blackwing Descent, and this guide will get you ready to run it using Heroic instance drops, high-cost purchases, and even one or two raid drops (hey, you’ve got to run it a few times just to get the feel for the thing, right?).
We’re still maximizing:
Spirit > Intellect > Critical > Haste > Stamina
ENCHANTING RAIDING GEAR
Though you may be considering shucking off your newly-acquired low-level raiding gear for mid-range gear quite quickly, do consider good enchantments to be a non-optional part of gearing for raiding at any level. You’ll need the boosts enchantments give you, particularly regarding mana return, too much to miss out on their benefit regardless of cost.
Remember: You’ve gotta spend money to make money!
BEST DISCIPLINE PRIEST GEAR AND ENCHANTS: LVL 85 Beginning Raider
CHEST
Best In Show: Heroic Robes of the Burning Acolyte
Alternative 1: Heroic Shadowblaze Robes
Alternative 2: Heroic Mercurial Vestment
Alternative 3: Robes of the Burning Acolyte
Alternative 4: Robes of Embalmed Darkness (H)
Enchantment: Scroll of Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats or Scroll of Enchant Chest – Super Stats
Gems: Artful Ember Topaz and Zen Dream Emerald (best with H-Shadowblaze and H-Mercurial Vestments), or else 2 x Artful Ember Topaz
LEGS
Best In Show: Flame-Ascended Pantaloons BEST BUY!
Alternative 1: Heroic Mercurial Legwraps
Alternative 2: Heroic Legwraps of Astral Rain
Alternative 3: Heroic Mercurial Leggings
Alternative 4: Mercurial Legwraps
Alternative 5: Breeches of Mended Nightmares BEST BUY!
Enchantment: Powerful Ghostly Spellthread, Powerful Enchanted Spellthread, or Brilliant Spellthread
Gems: Artful Ember Topaz x 2
FEET
Best In Show: Heroic Einhorn’s Galoshes
Alternative 1: Heroic Treads of Liquid Ice
Alternative 2: Einhorn’s Galoshes
Alternative 3: Treads of Liquid Ice
Alternative 4: Heroic Hekatic Slippers
Alternative 5: Heroic Corpse Rompers
Enchantment: Scroll of Enchant Boots – Icewalker, Scroll of Enchant Boots – Surefooted, or Scroll of Enchant Boots – Greater Spirit
Gems: Artful Ember Topaz
SHOULDERS
Best In Show: Heroic Mantle of Roaring Flames
Alternative 1: Meadow Mantle (H)
Alternative 2: Heroic Mercurial Shoulderwraps
Alternative 3: Heroic Mercurial Mantle
Alternative 4: Mantle of Roaring Flames
Alternative 5: Heroic Mantle of Loss
Enchantment: Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone or Lesser Inscription of Charged Lodestone
Gems: Artful Ember Topaz
WRIST
Best In Show: Heroic Bracers of the Bronze Flight
Alternative 1: Heroic Bracers of the Dark Mother
Alternative 2: Bracers of the Bronze Flight
Alternative 3: Heroic Armbands of Exiled Architects
Alternative 4: Vicious Gladiator’s Cuffs of Prowess (I know, I know!)
Alternative 5: Heroic Bracers of the Burningeye
Enchantment: Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Superior Spellpower, Scroll of Enchant Bracers – Greater Spellpower, or Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Healing Power
Gems: Artful Ember Topaz
HANDS
Best In Show: Heroic Mercurial Gloves
Alternative 1: Flamebloom Gloves
Alternative 2: Mercurial Gloves
Alternative 3: Heroic Mercurial Handwraps
Alternative 4: Hands of the Twilight Council
Alternative 5: Gloves of the Painless Midnight (H)
Enchantment: Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Exceptional Spellpower or Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Major Spellpower
Gems: Artful Ember Topaz
HEAD
Best In Show: Heroic Mercurial Hood
Alternative 1: Heroic Power Generator Hood
Alternative 2: Heroic Crown of the Twilight Queen
Alternative 3: Mercurial Hood
Alternative 4: Power Generator Hood
Alternative 5: Heroic Crown of Burning Waters
Enchantment: Arcanum of Hyjal, Arcanum of Burning Mysteries, or Arcanum of the Dragonmaw
Gems: Ember Skyflare Diamond and Artful Ember Topaz
WAIST
Best In Show: Heroic Belt of Arcane Storms
Alternative 1: Incense Infused Cumberbund
Alternative 2: Cord of Raven Queen
Alternative 3: Belt of Arcane Storms
Alternative 4: Dreamless Belt BEST BUY!
Enchantment: [The best Belt Buckle you can buy]
Gems: Artful Ember Topaz
BACK
Best In Show: Heroic Shroud of Endless Grief
Alternative 1: Heroic Shadow of Dread
Alternative 2: Ritssyn’s Ruminous Drape
Alternative 3: Shadow of Dread
Alternative 4: Heroic Periwinkle Cloak
Alternative 5: Heavenly Breeze
NECK
Best In Show: Heroic Valiona’s Medallion
Alternative 1: Valiona’s Medallion
Alternative 2: Lightning Flash Pendant (A) / Yellow Smoke Pendant (H)
Alternative 3: Eye of Many Deaths BEST BUY! (with Artful Ember Topaz)
Alternative 4: Heroic Pipefish Cord
Alternative 5: Heroic Pendant of the Keep
FINGERS
Best In Show: Heroic Signet of the Fifth Circle
Alternative 1: Ring of the Boy Emperor
Alternative 2: Signet of the Fifth Circle
Alternative 3: Twined Band of Flowers
Alternative 4: Ring of Warring Elements BEST BUY! (with Artful Ember Topaz)
Alternative 5: Spirit Creeper Ring
Enchantment: [Enchanters Only]
TRINKETS
Best In Show: Darkmoon Card: Volcano (for SmiteSpec users only)
Alternative 1: Soul Casket
Alternative 2: Mirror of Broken Images (H) / Mirror of Broken Images (A)
Alternative 3: Heroic Blood of Isiset
Alternative 4: Heroic Sorrowsong
Alternative 5: Heroic Tendrils of Burrowing Dark
WEAPON (Staves Only)
Best In Show: Heroic Chelley’s Staff of Dark Mending
Alternative 1: Chelley’s Staff of Dark Mending
Alternative 2: Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan
Alternative 3: Staff of Ammunae
Alternative 4: Insidious Staff (H) / Insidious Staff (A)
Alternative 5: Heroic Emberstone Staff
Enchantment: Scroll of Enchant Weapon – Black Magic, Scroll of Enchant Staff – Greater Spellpower, or Scroll of Enchant Staff – Spellpower
Disc Priest Cataclysm Gear: Levels 80-85
ABOUT LEVELS 80-85
The new Cataclysm levels, 80 through 85, will be undertaken primarily in the new zones of Vash’jir (80-82), Mount Hyjal (80-82), Deepholm (82-83), Uldum (83-84), the Twilight Highlands (84-85) and in the PvP Tol Barad, as well as through the LFD tool.
The recommendations below will assist you while leveling, while in normal instances, and beginning to run heroic instances. These suggestions do not include low-, mid-, and high-level raiding suggestions, which can be found instead in our Disc Priest Cataclysm Raiding Gear Guide. This guide also does not include those items which can be found in heroic instances (see low-level raiding gear for those choices).
We’re still maximizing:
Spirit > Intellect > Critical > Haste > Stamina
Be sure to check out our Disc Priest Leveling Guide: Levels 80 – 85 (incoming!).
Heirloom gear is not included in this list, but is dicussed here.
ENCHANTING LEVELING GEAR
An exhaustive list of enchantments would be too exhausting to contemplate, so for each piece I simply recommend one enchantment that I think gets the job done and will serve you well for most of your five levels. Re-enchanting leveling gear is, I think, neither time nor cost effective given the relatively small benefit you’ll enjoy while leveling.
BEST DISCIPLINE PRIEST GEAR AND ENCHANTS: LVL 80-85
CHEST
Best In Show: Overly Intelligent Robes (H) / Overly Intelligent Robes (A)
Alternative 1: Anraphet’s Regalia
Alternative 2: Robes of Rampant Growth
Alternative 3: Robes of Orsis
Alternative 4: Robes of Khintaset
Enchantment: Scroll of Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats, Scroll of Enchant Chest – Super Stats, or Scroll of Enchant Chest – Exceptional Stats
LEGS
Best In Show: Bastion-Clearing Leggings (H) / Narkall’s Leggings (A)
Alternative 1: Legwraps of Astral Rain
Alternative 2: Emberfire Pants BEST BUY!
Alternative 3: Curse-Tainted Leggings
Enchantment: Powerful Ghostly Spellthread, Powerful Enchanted Spellthread, or Brilliant Spellthread
FEET
Best In Show: Hekatic Slippers
Alternative 1: Fireweave Boots BEST BUY!
Alternative 2: Titanic Treads
Alternative 3: Medic’s Bloodstained Sandals
Enchantment: Scroll of Enchant Boots – Icewalker, Scroll of Enchant Boots – Surefooted, or Scroll of Enchant Boots – Greater Spirit
SHOULDERS
Best In Show: Blight-Lifter’s Mantle
Alternative 1: Mantle of Master Cho
Alternative 2: Spaulders of Gruesome Accomplishment (A) / Spaulders of Gruesome Glory (H)
Alternative 3: Shoulders of the Obelisk
Enchantment: Greater Inscription of Charged Lodestone or Lesser Inscription of Charged Lodestone
WRIST
Best In Show: Bracers of Final Memories
Alternative 1: Fireweave Bracers BEST BUY!
Alternative 2: Spiritmend Bracers BEST BUY!
Enchantment: Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Superior Spellpower, Scroll of Enchant Bracers – Greater Spellpower, or Scroll of Enchant Bracer – Healing Power
HANDS
Best In Show: Deathsilk Gloves BEST BUY!
Alternative 1: Fireweave Gloves BEST BUY!
Alternative 2: Roffle’s Ruffly Gloves
Enchantment: Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Exceptional Spellpower, Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Major Spellpower, or Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Major Healing
HEAD
Best In Show: Spiritmend Cowl BEST BUY!
Alternative 1: Kata-Mary Crown
Alternative 2: Helm of the Typhonic Beast
Enchantment: Arcanum of Hyjal, Arcanum of Burning Mysteries, or Arcanum of the Dragonmaw
WAIST
Best In Show: Incense Infused Cumberbund
Alternative 1: Pillarbind Waistguard
Alternative 2: Emberfire Belt BEST BUY!
Alternative 3: Triple-Loop Belt
Enchantment: [The best Belt Buckle you can buy]
BACK
Best In Show: Cloak of Ancient Wisdom
Alternative 1: Cloak of the Dryads
Alternative 2: Stonebinder’s Cloak
Alternative 3: Thousand Bandage Drape
Alternative 4: Solar Wind Cloak
Enchantment: Scroll of Enchant Cloak – Greater Speed
NECK
Best In Show: Eye of Many Deaths BEST BUY!
Alternative 1: Celadon Pendant
Alternative 2: Kuang’s Locket of Secrets
Alternative 3: Heartbreak Charm
FINGERS
Best In Show: Ring of Warring Elements BEST BUY!
Alternative 1: Red Dragonheart Ring
Alternative 2: Spirit Creeper Ring
Alternative 3: Diamant’s Ring of Temperance
Alternative 4: Veneficial Band
Enchantment: [Enchanters Only]
TRINKETS
Best In Show: Figurine – King of Boars BEST BUY!
Alternative 1: Blood of Isiset
Alternative 2: Elementium Dragonling (requires ENG)
Alternative 3: Impetuous Query
WEAPON (Staves Only)
Best In Show: Very Manly Staff
Alternative 1: Staff of Siphoned Essences
Alternative 2: Soul Releaser
Alternative 3: Staff of Solemn Secrecy
Enchantment: Scroll of Enchant Weapon – Black Magic, Scroll of Enchant Staff – Greater Spellpower, or Scroll of Enchant Staff – Spellpower
