WoW SoD DPS Priest Guide: BiS, Runes, Talents

World of Warcraft Season of Discovery has a lot of amazing changes to the base game so we will be taking a look at how you can make your characters as strong as possible

WoW SoD DPS Priest Guide: BiS, Runes, Talents
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World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 1 has a lot of things to consider regarding the individual strength of all of the classes, so we will examine the best options in terms of items, talents, and runes for DPS Priests given the current meta.

Although the devs have been quite quick to adjust imbalances in each class, this guide should help you get a general idea of how to best utilize the kits Priests have so you can mind blast your enemies in quick succession.

We will provide the best talents, runes, gear, etc. for WoW SoD Phase 1 currently so you can have an easier time clearing the new Blackfathom Deeps Raid and do PvP in Ashenvale like it's nothing. Let's get started!

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WoW SoD Phase 1 DPS Priest Talents

Since there is a level 25 cap during Phase 1, you will only have access to 16 talent points, so these picks should serve you well for the time being:

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WoW SoD Phase 1 DPS Priest Runes

With all of the Priest runes having been discovered, we can take a look at the best ones for doing damage.

DPS Priest Runes

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Chest

Void Plague

  • Good shadow DoT
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Hands

Sunfire

  • Great burst
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LEGs

Starsurge

  • Amazing enemy debuffs

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WoW SoD Phase 1 DPS Priest Pre-Raid BiS

These are some items you can use before you start doing BFD runs to get the best possible items right now.

DPS Priest Pre-Raid Head

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Shadow Goggles

  • Engineering

DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Neck

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Spectral Necklace

  • World Drop (Go for Intelligence)

DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Shoulders

 

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Magician's Mantle

  • World Drop
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Feline Mantle

  • Shadowfang Keep

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DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Cloak

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Resilient Cape

  • World Drop
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Windsong Drape

  • Free at Last in Thousand Needles

DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Chest

 

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Robes of Arugal

  • Shadowfang Keep
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Robes of Arcana

  • Tailoring
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Enchant Chest - Mana

  • Enchanting

DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Wrists

 

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Mindthrust Bracers

  • World Drop
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Fingerbone Bracers 

  • (Alliance) Drops from Forsaken Dark Stalker
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Enchant Bracer - Lesser Intellect

  • Enchanting

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DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Hands

 

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Hands of Darkness

  • Tailoring

DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Waist

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Belt of Arugal

  • Shadowfang Keep

DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Legs

 

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Darkweave Breeches

  • World Drop
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Heavy Woolen Pants

  • Tailoring

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DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Feet

 

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Spidersilk Boots

  • Tailoring
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Enchant Boots - Minor Stamina

  • Enchanting

DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Rings

 

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Lorekeeper's Ring

  • Silverwing Sentinels (Alliance) (Honored)
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Advisor's Ring

  • Warsong Outriders (Horde) (Honored)
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Deep Fathom Ring

  • Wailing Caverns
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Seal of Wrynn

  • The Unsent Letter into The Attack!  (Alliance) quest chains, starting with a drop from Edwin VanCleef

DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Trinkets

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Rune of Perfection

  • Warsong (Alliance) & (Horde) – Friendly

DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Weapon

 

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Advisor's Gnarled Staff

  • Warsong - Revered
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Staff of Westfall

  • The Defias Brotherhood  (Alliance) in Deadmines
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Crescent Staff

  • Leaders of the Fang (Horde) in Wailing Caverns
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Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Intellect

  • Enchanting

DPS Priest

 Pre-Raid Wand

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Thunderwood

  • World Drop

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WoW SoD Phase 1 DPS Priest BiS

Most of these items will come from the 10-man Blackfathom Deeps Raid, and some will be rather difficult to obtain as you will need to complete a complicated quest chain, but if you would like to maximize your damage potential then you can try getting your hands on these items.

 DPS Priest BiS Head

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Rakkamar's Tattered Thinking Cap 

  • Blackfathom Deeps

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BiS Neck

 

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Black Shroud Choker

  • Blackfathom Deeps

DPS Priest

 

 

BiS Shoulders

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Magician's Mantle 

  • World Drop

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DPS Priest

 

 

BiS Cloak

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Flowing Scarf

  • Blackfathom Deeps

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BiS Chest

 

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Twilight Invoker's Robes

  • Blackfathom Deeps
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Enchant Chest - Mana

  • Enchanting

DPS Priest

 

BiS Wrists

 

 

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Mindthrust Bracers

  • Blackfathom Deeps
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Enchant Bracer - Lesser Intellect

  • Enchanting

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DPS Priest

 

BiS Hands

 

 

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Handwraps of Befouled Water 

  • Blackfathom Deeps

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BiS Waist

 

 

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Belt of Arugal

  • Shadowfang Keep

DPS Priest

 

 

BiS Legs

 

 

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Soul Leech Pants

  • Blackfathom Deeps

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BiS Feet

 

 

 

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Extraplanar Spidersilk Boots

  • Tailoring
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Enchant Boots - Minor Stamina

  • Enchanting

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BiS Rings

 

 

 

 

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Lorekeeper's Ring

  • Silverwing Sentinels (Alliance) (Honored)
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Advisor's Ring

  • Warsong Outriders (Horde) (Honored)
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Signet of the Twilight Lord

  • Blackfathom Deeps

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BiS Trinkets

 

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Rune of Perfection

  • Warsong (Alliance) & (Horde) – Friendly
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Invoker's Void Pearl

  • Blackfathom Deeps

DPS Priest

 

 BiS Weapon

 

 

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Rod of the Ancient Sleepwalker 

  • Blackfathom Deeps
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Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Intellect
  • Enchanting

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BiS Wand

 

 

 

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Phoenix Ignition

  • Blackfathom Deeps

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