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DPS · Dungeons Level 60 · 23 / 28 / 0 · Discipline 23 · Holy 28 · Shadow 0

Level 60 Holy-damage Priest build for dungeon DPS and flexible group play. Divine Fury supports Smite and Holy Fire casts, Searing Light increases Holy damage, and Discipline points add Holy Precision and Power in Light. Load the level-60 build in the calculator to adjust it for your gear and group.

Level-30 beta Smite Priest build

Level-30 Holy damage and support · 5 / 16 / 0 · 21 standard talent points. Reviewed 13 October 2026.

Five Discipline points add Power in Light to a 16-point Holy casting foundation. Keep Holy Fire on the target to support Smite damage, with Divine Fury and Twilight Focus helping the casting routine. The split deliberately gives up Binding Heal and some Holy utility for conditional offensive support.

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Beta talent allocation: 5/16/0

Discipline: 5 points

Talent	Rank	Effect at this rank
✦ Power in Light	5/5	Your Smite and Penance spells deal 10% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire.

Holy: 16 points

Talent	Rank	Effect at this rank
✦ Twilight Focus	3/3	Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any spell.
✦ Holy Specialization	5/5	Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 5%.
✦ Divine Fury	5/5	Reduces the casting time of your Smite, Holy Fire, Heal, and Greater Heal spells by 0.5 sec.
✦ Holy Nova	1/1	Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 26 to 30 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 49 to 57. These effects cause no threat.
✦ Inspiration	1/3	Your non-periodic critical heals increase your target's Armor by 8% for 15 sec.
✦ Searing Light	1/2	Increases your Holy damage done by 2%, and gives a 5% chance each time your Holy Fire spell deals periodic damage for your next Holy Nova to cost no Mana.

How to play this beta version

1. Use Holy Fire on a target that will survive its periodic effect, then cast Smite while that effect remains active.
2. Use Holy Nova when several nearby enemies can safely take damage and react to a Searing Light free-cast opportunity.
3. Switch to an appropriate trained heal when the group needs recovery; this split does not have Binding Heal.

What changes from the 51-point build?

• Power Infusion is not available to this allocation.
• Binding Heal, Holy Reach and Litany of Light are not selected; Searing Light is at one rank.

The deeper Holy alternative restores Binding Heal, full Searing Light, range and Litany of Light. It suits support-heavy play or targets where Holy Fire cannot remain active.

Why this beta talent split?

Power in Light rewards keeping Holy Fire active before Smite. Shadow Spirit Tap helps after kills rather than increasing the same Holy damage window. The deeper Holy alternative is better suited to frequent healing switches and targets that deny Holy Fire uptime.

Alternative beta buildHoly damage and healing support 0/21/0Talent split

When to use

Use when you frequently switch to healing or cannot maintain Holy Fire.

Trade-off

Gives up Power in Light but restores Binding Heal, full Searing Light, range and Litany of Light.

Holy21 points

• Twilight Focus3/3
• Holy Specialization5/5
• Divine Fury5/5
• Holy Nova1/1
• Inspiration1/3
• Holy Reach2/2
• Searing Light2/2
• Binding Heal1/1
• Litany of Light1/2

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Level-60 Smite Priest build: 51 points

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Smite Priest at a glance

How to play Smite Priest

Apply Holy Fire, then use Smite while the target remains affected to benefit from Power in Light. Reapply Holy Fire when it is worthwhile for the remaining fight duration. Watch for Searing Light's free Holy Nova opportunity, and use it only when nearby damage or healing is useful. Keep enough Mana for agreed emergency healing. This Holy-focused allocation does not reach Power Infusion or Penance.

Related planning: Read the dungeons and raids guide, open the Priest talent calculator, or review the class changes before you finalize the build.

Smite Priest talent allocation and effects

Discipline (23 points)

Talent	Rank	Effect
✦ Power in Light	5/5	Your Smite and Penance spells deal 10% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire.
✦ Twin Disciplines	5/5	Increases the damage and healing of your instant cast spells by 5%.
✦ Silent Resolve	3/3	Reduces the threat generated by your Holy spells by 30% and reduces the duration of Stun, Fear, and Silence effects inflicted on you by 15%.
✦ Holy Precision	3/3	Improves your chance to hit with Holy spells by 18%.
✦ Improved Power Word: Shield	3/3	Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 20%.
✦ Mental Agility	3/3	Reduces the mana cost of your Smite, Holy Fire, and instant cast spells by 10%.
✦ Inner Focus	1/1	When activated, reduces the Mana cost of your next spell by 100% and increases its critical effect chance by 25% if it is a non-periodic spell and capable of a critical effect.

Holy (28 points)

Talent	Rank	Effect
✦ Improved Renew	1/3	Increases the amount healed by your Renew spell by 5%.
✦ Holy Specialization	4/5	Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 4%.
✦ Spell Warding	4/5	Reduces all spell damage taken by 8%.
✦ Divine Fury	5/5	Reduces the casting time of your Smite, Holy Fire, Heal, and Greater Heal spells by 0.5 sec.
✦ Holy Nova	1/1	Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 26 to 30 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 49 to 57. These effects cause no threat.
✦ Blessed Recovery	2/3	After being struck by a melee or ranged critical hit, or suffering more than 30% of your maximum Health from a single attack, heal 17% of the damage taken over 6 sec. Refreshing this effect carries over any remaining healing.
✦ Inspiration	2/3	Your non-periodic critical heals increase your target's Armor by 17% for 15 sec.
✦ Holy Reach	2/2	Increases the range of your Smite and Holy Fire spells and the radius of your Prayer of Healing and Holy Nova spells by 20%.
✦ Improved Healing	2/3	Reduces the Mana cost of your Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, Penance, and Prayer of Mending spells by 10%.
✦ Searing Light	2/2	Increases your Holy damage done by 5%, and gives a 10% chance each time your Holy Fire spell deals periodic damage for your next Holy Nova to cost no Mana.
✦ Binding Heal	1/1	Heals a friendly target and the caster for 236 to 284. Low threat.
✦ Litany of Light	2/2	When you cast a healing spell, gain Mana equal to 10% of the base cost of the spell if your previous heal was a different spell.

Why Smite Priest takes these talents

Divine Fury is required for Searing Light. Searing Light raises Holy damage and gives Holy Fire periodic damage a chance to make the next Holy Nova free; it is not a crit-damage talent. Power in Light is maxed to support Smite against Holy Fire targets, and Holy Precision improves Holy spell hit chance. Litany of Light rewards alternating healing spells, so its value is in off-healing rather than the DPS loop.

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More builds to try

Playing a different class? These dps builds from other classes follow a similar role: Marksmanship Raid (Hunter), Combat Swords (Rogue), Elemental Raid (Shaman).

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