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WoW TWW 11.0.5 Patch Notes: All Priest Changes

With the release of the World of Warcraft (WoW) expansion The War Within (TWW), patch 11.0.5 brought significant changes to all Priest specializations. Whether you’re Holy, Discipline or Shadow, the patch has updates to talents, abilities and overall game mechanics. These changes are to refine the Priest class in both PvE and PvP, making it a great choice for healing and damage.

This guide covers all the Priest changes in 11.0.5 patch, including new talents, ability reworks and adjustments across all three specs: Holy, Discipline and Shadow. We’ll go into detail on each change and how they affect gameplay and the Priest class in TWW.

Priest Upgates in WoW TWW 11.0.5

Priest Updatees in WoW TWW 11.0.5

Priests have always been a core class in WoW, providing healing, utility and in the case of Shadow, damage. 11.0.5 patch brings several news to make the Priest class effective in all scenarios. Each spec has gotten unique changes, to core abilities and overall functionality.

Biggest changes are to Power Word: Fortitude, From Darkness Comes Light and several talents across all specs. Let’s get into those adjustments and see how each spec has progressed in TWW 11.0.5 patch.

General Priest Adjustments in The War Within

General Adjustments in WoW TWW

In addition to spec specific changes, Priests got several general updates that affect all specs. Mana cost reduction for Power Word: Fortitude is a big update, so all characters of this class can cast this buff efficiently. Other general adjustments are fixes to abilities, making them reliable and functional in combat.

Ability	Adjustment
Power Word: Fortitude	Mana cost reduced from 4% to 1%.
Hero Talents	Sustained Potency now pauses the duration of Apotheosis, Dark Ascension, or Voidform when out of combat.
Halo	Fixed issues with Halo not being castable during Divine Ascension.

These general changes make Priest life in TWW better and more convenient. The mana reduction for Power Word: Fortitude is especially nice, so the gamers can focus on healing and damage without worrying about running out of mana when buffing their group.

General updates in 11.0.5 patch make the class efficient and fix issues. Priests are still a great class in WoW.

Spec-Specific Priest Changes

Spec-Specific Priest Updates

In the latest World of Warcraft The War Within 11.0.5 patch, Priests across all specs—Holy, Discipline and Shadow—got changes to make them better in both PvE and PvP. Each spec has been tweaked with the new patch to their core abilities, making them stronger and more functional in group content like dungeons and raids. Whether you’re healing or dealing damage, these updates are to make Priests competitive and effective in all game modes. Let’s get into each spec.

Holy

Holy Priests, the healing masters, got several buffs and tweaks in 11.0.5 to make their playstyle better and overall playstyle. Holy spec now has more abilities, so they can be even more effective in groups and raids.

Ability	Adjustment
From Darkness Comes Light	Now triggers from Holy Fire damage.
Healing Spells	Increased HPS on Heal, Flash Heal, Prayer of Healing, Circle of Healing.
Holy Fire	Buffed interaction with From Darkness Comes Light.

These changes make Holy Priests mana efficient, so they can heal often and manage their mana better. From Darkness Comes Light buff means Holy Priests can now trigger it from Holy Fire damage, so they can fit offensive spells in their rotation.

11.0.5 patch makes Holy Priests versatile in healing, more output and more options for offensive spells. Holy are now one of the best specs in WoW.

Discipline

Discipline Priests, with their unique HPS mechanics that balance damage and healing through Atonement, got some nice changes in 11.0.5. These changes increase their overall HPS and make some abilities more efficient so they’re effective in both PvE and PvP.

Ability	Adjustment
Atonement	Increased healing via Shadow spells through Atonement.
Shadow Spells	Buffs to Abyssal Reverie and other key talents affecting Shadow spells.

With these changes, Discipline Priests will get more healing through Atonement, which is now stronger with Shadow spells. Mana reduction for Power Word: Fortitude makes them more efficient so they can focus more on HPS and less on mana management.

Discipline Priests now have more healing through Atonement and more mana efficiency, so they’re even more versatile as hybrid spec. These changes keep Discipline as one of the most unique and effective specs in The War Within.

Shadow

Shadow Priests, the main DPS spec of the class, got several buffs to their damage in 11.0.5. These changes to make them competitive with other damage dealers in both PvE and PvP.

Ability	Change
Power Word: Fortitude	Mana cost reduced to 1% base mana (from 4%).
Entropic Rift	Updated to include a hostile variant for PvP combat.
Shadow Spell Buffs	Increased damage on key abilities like Mind Flay, Mind Spike, and Mind Blast.

Entropic Rift and Shadow spell damage changes make Shadow Priests more powerful in PvP, so they’re more effective in battlegrounds and arenas. And with the changes to their rotation they’re more DPS in raids and dungeons so they’re still a viable choice for endgame.

Shadow Priests are now more damage dealers in 11.0.5 with buffs to their damage and more utility in PvP. So they’re a good option for both PvE and PvP in The War Within.

The Priest in WoW TWW 11.0.5

11.0.5 patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within brings many changes and updates to the class. Holy Priests get more healing, Discipline more Atonement healing and mana efficiency, SP more damage and utility in PvP.

So Priest is now a more versatile and viable spec for players in The War Within, whether you heal in dungeons, raids or deal damage in PvP. With these changes Priests get better gameplay and more fun mechanics across all specs.