Discipline Priest Midnight Talents Guide

Patch 12.0.5 Last Updated: 21st Apr, 2026
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Talent Builds

Both Oracle and Voidweaver are currently viable for both Mythic+ and Raid. Here are some talent builds to get you started.

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This build focuses heavily on your pets utilising Shadowfiend and Mindbender, which becomes exceptionally powerful during execute phases (<20%). Unlike other setups, you should use Shadow Word: Death even outside of execute to make use of Expiation and Inescapable Torment.

Additionally you want to make use out of Weal And Woe, empowering your Power Word: Shield or Void Shield with Penance.

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This build focuses heavily on your pets utilising Shadowfiend, Mindbender and Voidwraith, which becomes exceptionally powerful during execute phases (<20%). Unlike other setups, you should use Shadow Word: Death even outside of execute to make use of Expiation and Inescapable Torment.

Additionally, because of Greater Smite, it is very important to stand still and Smite especially during your Entropic Rift windows.

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This build focuses heavily on Power Word: Shield and Void Shield, both of which were buffed by 25% in Patch 12.0.5. Make sure to maximize Weal And Woe by weaving a Shield between your Penance casts.

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Similar to the Voidweaver Raid build you want to make use of your pets as much as possible. Use Shadow Word: Death even outside of execute to make use of Expiation and Inescapable Torment.

It is quite important to "snipe" low-health (<20%) enemies during trash pulls with Shadow Word: Death to maximize your throughput.

High movement hurts your HPS significantly because you want to stand still and chain your Smite to maximize the benefit of Greater Smite.

Class Talents

We will focus more on the specific abilities in the Playstyle and Rotation section, but here are some interesting passive talents:

You are very limited with your class talent tree but if you need specific utility like Dispel Magic, Improved Purify or Mass Dispel, look here to free up points:

Spec Talents

The Discipline tree is split into three main sections, each focusing on a different part of your kit:

Key Talent Choices

Here are some talent choices that change your gameplay significantly:

Apex Talents

Master The Darkness is our Apex talent. The main focus here is that Penance has a high chance to upgrade your next Power Word: Shield to a Void Shield, which applies the shield (and Atonement) to three total allies.

Since the second and third points increase your Atonement healing by 6%, you will always want to put at least three points into this talent. The fourth point is more optional, especially right now where it seems to not work properly.

Master the Darkness Talent Point Breakdown:

Hero Talents

Voidweaver

Voidweaver focuses on Mind Blast, which spawns an Entropic Rift. During the Entropic Rift your Smite is replaced by a stronger Void Blast and Penance empowers the Rift via Collapsing Void. Additionally, it also increases your damage and healing immensely thanks to Voidheart and Void Infusion.

Because of this, having your Mind Blast ready for crucial damage events is very important. However (compared to The War Within) your healing outside of Entropic Rift is slightly stronger since Voidwraith and Touch Of The Void help you bridge the gap between your Rifts.

Here are the choice nodes:

Oracle

Oracle is mostly passive and focuses on Penance with talents like Twinsight, Prompt Prognosis and giving it an extra charge with Guiding Light. It also has built-in overheal protection with Piety. Compared to Voidweaver, this hero talent has more constant healing outside of cooldowns and is generally easier.

The choice nodes are very minor: