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-<div class="fw-notice">'''Preview guide · reviewed 16 September 2026.''' This page explains the recorded demo, not a tested launch build. Talent articles distinguish source-confirmed ranks from estimates and missing text.</div>
+<div class="fw-notice">'''Preview guide · reviewed 17 September 2026.''' The mechanics below come from BlizzCon preview sources. They have been source checked, but have not been tested by this wiki in a release build. Talent articles distinguish recorded ranks from estimates and missing text.</div>
-'''Priest''' — The Priest preview contains Mana-based healing, shields, and Shadow spells. Discipline, Holy, and Shadow Magic are separate reading paths, while changes to formerly race-specific spells also affect character selection.<ref name="preview">Chris Baldwin, [https://talentsforever.com/priest Talents Forever], [https://talentsforever.com/data.json CC BY 4.0 data export], snapshot 16 September 2026. Community transcription of BlizzCon demo footage and slides; checked 16 September 2026. Adapted and summarized for this guide. See [[Project:Talent data]] for evidence labels and attribution.</ref>
+'''Priest''' — The Priest preview contains Mana-based healing, shields, and Shadow spells. Discipline, Holy, and Shadow Magic are separate reading paths, while changes to formerly race-specific spells also affect character selection.<ref name="preview">Chris Baldwin, [https://talentsforever.com/priest Talents Forever], [https://talentsforever.com/data.json CC BY 4.0 data export], snapshot 16 September 2026. Community transcription of BlizzCon demo footage and slides; rechecked 17 September 2026. Adapted and summarized for this guide. See [[Project:Talent data]] for evidence labels and attribution.</ref>
 Browse [[Priest talents|all 53 Priest talents]] with icons, ranks, prerequisites, and individual source notes.
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 == Race choice ==
 Use [[Race and class combinations#Priest|the Priest race list]] to separate officially announced additions from the broader preview roster. Follow the linked [[Races|race guides]] for recorded racials; a racial tooltip does not establish a universal best choice.
 == What remains unresolved ==
-Healing throughput rankings, Shadow’s final resource behavior, and the complete race-specific spell progression are not settled by this guide. The [[Races]] pages summarize general racials, not a complete Priest racial spellbook.
+Healing throughput rankings, complete race-specific spell progression, and how shields interact with a Warrior's incoming Rage generation need beta evidence. The [[Races]] pages summarize general racials; the table above covers the separate Priest spells.
 For corrections, record the game build, character level, spell or talent rank, and the observed interaction. Follow [[Project:Data policy]] and compare against [[Priest talents]] before replacing preview information.

WikiAdmin: Expand sourced Forever player guides, races, systems, world references and equipment acquisition

2026-09-16T23:43:50Z

Expand sourced Forever player guides, races, systems, world references and equipment acquisition

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<div class="fw-notice">'''Preview guide · reviewed 16 September 2026.''' This page explains the recorded demo, not a tested launch build. Talent articles distinguish source-confirmed ranks from estimates and missing text.</div>

'''Priest''' — The Priest preview contains Mana-based healing, shields, and Shadow spells. Discipline, Holy, and Shadow Magic are separate reading paths, while changes to formerly race-specific spells also affect character selection.<ref name="preview">Chris Baldwin, [https://talentsforever.com/priest Talents Forever], [https://talentsforever.com/data.json CC BY 4.0 data export], snapshot 16 September 2026. Community transcription of BlizzCon demo footage and slides; checked 16 September 2026. Adapted and summarized for this guide. See [[Project:Talent data]] for evidence labels and attribution.</ref>

Browse [[Priest talents|all 53 Priest talents]] with icons, ranks, prerequisites, and individual source notes.

== Choose a reading path ==
The following is an editorial route through the preview, not a recommended point allocation.<ref name="preview" />
<div class="fw-query-table">
{| class="wikitable sortable fw-data-table"
! Talent tree !! What to compare !! Start with
|-
| Discipline || Shields, Mana, and healing interactions involving Weakened Soul. Read which spells are explicitly named by each modifier. || [[Soul Warding]], [[Penance]], [[Renewed Hope]], [[Divine Aegis]]
|-
| Holy || Direct and periodic healing with several different target patterns. Compare who receives each heal and when it occurs. || [[Binding Heal]], [[Litany of Light]], [[Spiritual Healing]], [[Prayer of Mending]]
|-
| Shadow Magic || Shadow damage, threat management, resource recovery, and target-death interactions. Devouring Contagion is worth reading alongside the spellbook change to Devouring Plague. || [[Spirit Tap]], [[Shadow Affinity]], [[Devouring Contagion]], [[Early Demise]], [[Shadowform]]
|}
</div>

== Abilities and changes worth checking ==
These are summarized from the pinned community demo transcription. Baseline spells and talents are identified separately where the source supports that distinction.<ref name="preview" />
* '''Fear Ward.''' The preview export records access for every Priest. Choosing a race solely to obtain Classic’s version of Fear Ward would use the wrong premise.
* '''Devouring Plague.''' Recorded as an ordinary Shadow spell instead of an Undead-only Priest ability. [[Devouring Contagion]] adds a further interaction in the Shadow tree.
* '''Shadow Word: Death.''' Named by [[Early Demise]] and recorded in the new-ability notes. Its final rank values and use in a rotation still need verification.

== Plan a first beta session ==
These are suggested checks for learning the class and collecting useful evidence; they are not claims about the strongest build.
* When comparing Discipline talents, record whether Weakened Soul is present; Renewed Hope has target conditions rather than a universal benefit.
* For Shadow, distinguish a target-death trigger from a direct damage increase when assessing Devouring Contagion.
* Read the race preview separately from class-wide spells. The export also records Priest racial spells; verify the selected race and spellbook instead of assuming Classic exclusivity.

== Race choice ==
Use [[Race and class combinations#Priest|the Priest race list]] to separate officially announced additions from the broader preview roster. Follow the linked [[Races|race guides]] for recorded racials; a racial tooltip does not establish a universal best choice.

== What remains unresolved ==
Healing throughput rankings, Shadow’s final resource behavior, and the complete race-specific spell progression are not settled by this guide. The [[Races]] pages summarize general racials, not a complete Priest racial spellbook.

For corrections, record the game build, character level, spell or talent rank, and the observed interaction. Follow [[Project:Data policy]] and compare against [[Priest talents]] before replacing preview information.

== Sources ==
<references />

[[Category:Classes]]

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