Discipline Priest Healing Stat Priority — 12.0.5

All of our secondary stats are very close in value. Due to the scaling of Intellect on gear as well as the closeness of the secondary stat values, targeting the highest item level possible is the recommended play in terms of gearing.

The stat priority is as follows when deciding between equal item level gear.

The stat priority is as follows when deciding between equal item level gear.

Optimization

Simulations and Tools

While a generalized stat priority will assist new players, there really is no substitute for simming your character. Learn more with this guide!

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Intellect is your primary stat. Ensure that all gear you are wearing (except for trinkets and jewelry) have intellect on them as every point of Intellect will increase your the power of your damage and healing.

Haste reduces the cast time of your spells, reduces the cooldown of Power Word: Shield, Mind Blast, and Penance, reduces your global cooldown and more. Moreover, it increases the number of attacks your Shadowfiend/ Mindbender can make, and the number of ticks from Shadow Word: Pain.

Mastery ( Mastery: Grace) increases your healing on Atonement targets. Please note that this DOES work with your Atonement healing and not just your direct healing.

Critical Strike grants your damaging spells and heals a chance to double their value. That said, it is worth noting that it does not double-dip with regards to Atonement healing (Atonement heals cannot be critical hits; they only heal for the amount of damage that was done, which is the only portion that can be a critical strike).

Versatility is a simple damage and healing done increase. Additionally, however, it does also provide a small damage taken reduction as well.

Leech grants you self-healing based on your outgoing damage and healing events. This free self-sustain can reduce the amount of Mana and global cooldowns you and the other healers have to spend healing you during major damage events, allowing you to focus more on the people that need it. Due to this stat being a tertiary stat instead of a secondary stat, it is not going to be found very often but will remain powerful when it is.

Every stat has a limit where they will begin to offer less increase per point gained, which are known as the points of diminishing return. Once you have reached these amounts, stats will become progressively less valuable and may fall behind other options. The current breakpoints are:

Itemization

Gearing and Enchants

Your stat priority extends to enchants, consumables, and gear. Take what you learned on this page and apply it to your gameplay with these two guides!

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