classes

Priest Skills

The Priest is Forsaken World's dedicated healer — sustained party throughput via Healing Light, Providence emergency saves, and a credible secondary damage profile. Talents split into Light (heal), Cold (control), and Retribution (damage).

Overview

The Priest is Forsaken World's archetypal sustained healer — a robe-class caster whose toolkit revolves around large single-target heals, mass party blessings, and a credible secondary damage profile that lets a Priest contribute even in solo content. Where the Vampire heals through life-leech and the Bard heals through hybrid support, the Priest is the dedicated healer: the class group leaders look for first when forming raids, instances, or organized PvP rosters.

A Priest's value comes from layered uptime — Healing for emergencies, Healing Light for sustained group ticks, Providence for cataclysmic raid saves, and a stable of buffs (Prayer of Life, Grace of Fate, Blessing of Protection) that quietly keep the whole party stronger than they look on paper. The talent system then lets you specialize the kit: pure healing throughput (Light branch), control-and-counter-pressure (Cold branch), or a damage-leaning sub-build (Retribution).

Offensive Skills and Curses

While Priests are primarily healers, their offensive kit is significant — strong enough to clear solo content without grouping, and to contribute meaningful damage and debuff pressure in PvE and PvP.

Heavenly Fire

Element: Light · Single target attack
Deals 100% attack + bonus damage. The Priest's primary spammable damage skill.
Cast: 1s · Cooldown: 2s

Skill Level	Attack Bonus	Mana Cost
1	433	33
2	716	55
3	1021	80
4	?	106
5	?	151
6	2264	195
7	2455	239
8	2867	283
9	3301	326

Freezing

Element: Water · Single target attack
Deals 150% attack + bonus, slows target by 50% for 4s. Excellent kiting tool in PvP and useful for control on caster mobs.
Cast: 2s · Cooldown: 8s

Skill Level	Attack Bonus	Mana Cost	Learning Level
1	685	47	10
2	1071	68	17
3	1462	105	24
4	1858	157	31
5	2260	215	38
6	2666	275	45
7	3078	332	52
8	3495	389	59
9	3917	445	66
10	4345	500	73
11	4729	553	80

Arcane Curse

Element: Water · Single target attack
Deals 100% attack + bonus, with a 25% chance to drain mana from the enemy. The Priest's signature anti-caster spell — strips opposing healers and mages of their primary resource.
Cast: 1.5s · Cooldown: 5s

Skill Level	Attack Bonus	Mana Drain	Mana Cost	Learning Level
1	1529	378	187	30
2	1782	552	243	37
3	2059	730	297	44
4	2360	911	350	51
5	2685	1093	402	58
6	3034	1276	453	65
7	3407	1485	502	72
8	3804	1640	549	79

Icy Strike

Element: Water · Area attack, requires a target
Deals 100% attack + bonus, with a 25% chance to slow enemies by 50% for 3s. Priest's main AoE for pulled mob clusters.
Cast: 2s · Cooldown: 6s

Skill Level	Attack Bonus	Mana Cost	Learning Level
1	1262	369	45
2	1426	416	52
3	1612	463	59
4	1820	512	66
5	2050	562	73
6	2302	613	80

Divine Retribution

Element: Light · Area attack, does not require a target
Deals 100% attack + bonus, burns 5% of max mana from affected enemies every 4 seconds for 20 seconds. Powerful in mass PvP — drains entire groups.
Cast: 2s · Cooldown: 12s

Skill Level	Attack Bonus	Mana Cost	Learning Level
1	1817	536	60
2	2161	602	68
3	2520	670	76

Punishment of the Gods

Curse · Single target
Reduces attack by a fixed amount + 2% of the target's max attack, reduces all mastery and resistances by a fixed amount for 20s (+1s per skill level). Has a 40% chance to rush the enemy. The Priest's strongest debuff against an enemy DPS or boss.
Cast: 2s · Cooldown: 10s

Skill Level	Attack Reduction	Mastery and Resistance Reduction	Mana Cost	Learning Level
1	60	30	224	40
2	75	35	250	47
3	90	40	277	54
4	105	45	305	61
5	120	50	333	68
6	145	55	363	75

Healing and Blessings

The healing kit is what defines the Priest. Built around three throughput tiers — single-target burst, single-target sustain, and mass party recovery — it lets a Priest hold a group up through any incoming damage profile, from steady boss ticks to emergency raid wipes.

Healing

Single target instant heal. Has a 2% chance to restore double the amount of health.
Cast: 1.5s · Cooldown: 3s

Skill Level	Health Restored	Mana Cost	Learning Level
1	420-464	64	1
2	629-695	93	10
3	863-953	145	16
4	1121-1238	169	23
5	?	?	31
6	1405-1551	263	39
7	1712-1891	356	47
8	2402-2652	537	55
9	2784-3074	626	63
10	3191-3523	714	71
11	3664-4045	800	79

Healing Light

Single target HoT — restores health over 6 seconds with 4 ticks. 2% chance to double the heal.
Cast: 1s · Cooldown: 4s

Skill Level	Health Restored (per tick)	Mana Cost	Learning Level
1	702-776	313	35
2	761-840	383	42
3	828-915	451	49
4	906-1000	516	56
5	992-1095	579	63
6	1088-1201	640	70
7	1193-1318	699	77

Providence

Mass blessing, no target required. Restores health to all group members within radius based on the Priest's max HP. Not affected by control effects — fires even when stunned/silenced. The emergency button.
Cast: 1s · Cooldown: 300s

Skill Level	Health Restored (%)	Radius (m)	Mana Cost	Learning Level
1	40	18	140	20
2	42	18.5	223	30
3	44	19	301	40
4	46	19.5	284	50
5	48	20	444	60
6	50	20.5	508	70
7	52	21	569	80

Angel's Song

Mass HoT in 15m radius over 10 seconds, 6 ticks. Consumes mana per tick — won't fire if mana is below 10% of max.
Cast: 3s · Cooldown: 12s

Skill Level	Health Restored (per tick)	Mana Cost (per tick)	Learning Level
1	638-705	192	70
2	874-965	244	78

Prayer of Life

Mass blessing, no target required. Increases max HP of party members within 20m by a percentage + fixed amount for 30 minutes.
Cast: 3s · Cooldown: 15s

Skill Level	HP Bonus	Mana Cost	Learning Level
1	3% + 200	136	15
2	3.5% + 250	256	22
3	4% + 300	371	29
4	4.5% + 350	?	36
5	5% + 400	586	43
6	5.5% + 500	685	50
7	6% + 550	770	57
8	6.5% + 600	868	64
9	7% + 650	952	71
10	7.5% + 700	1031	78

Grace of Fate

Single target buff. Increases critical defense by 5%, all mastery, accuracy, and evasion for 30 minutes.
Cast: 1s · Cooldown: 1s

Skill Level	Mastery Bonus	Accuracy / Evasion	Mana Cost	Learning Level
1	5	5	110	20
2	7	6	171	27
3	9	7	228	34
4	11	8	282	41
5	13	9	?	48
6	15	10	380	55
7	17	11	424	62
8	19	12	465	69
9	21	13	502	78

Blessing of Protection

Single target buff. Increases target's defense by a percentage for 30 minutes.
Cast: 1s · Cooldown: 1s

Skill Level	Defense Bonus	Mana Cost	Learning Level
1	5	361	50
2	6	399	57
3	7	437	64
4	8	477	71
5	9	518	78

Prayer of Wind

Single target buff. Increases target's speed by 50% for 7s (+0.5s per skill level). Useful for kiting setups, gap-closes for melee, or PvP escapes.
Cast: 0.5s · Cooldown: 30s

Skill Level	Range	Mana Cost	Learning Level
1	18	164	25
2	18.5	235	32
3	19	301	39
4	19.5	362	46
5	20	419	53
6	20.5	470	60
7	21	517	67
8	21.5	559	74

Mercy

Self-buff. Reduces own attack by 30%, increases healing output of healing skills.
Cast: None · Cooldown: 10s

Resurrection

Single target. Resurrects the target with 10% HP and MP. Usable only outside of combat.
Cast: 5s · Cooldown: 5s

Soul Barrier

Passive. Permanently increases the Priest's own defense.

Skill Level	Defense Bonus	Learning Level
1	10	20
2	15	55
3	20	75

Talent Tree Skills

The Priest's talent tree splits into three branches that change the class identity meaningfully. Most healing-focused builds spend points across Light and a few in Cold for utility; PvP-focused Priests often go deep Cold for control; Retribution is the rarest pick and works best as a sub-investment for solo grinding.

Light Branch (heal-focused)

Level 30	Level 55	Level 75
Heavenly Light	Sacred Shield	Cleansing Light
Restores 719-794 HP over 4 seconds. Increases target's max HP by 2000 for 10 seconds.	Protects target with a shield absorbing 80% damage for 20 seconds. Max damage absorbed is 60% of target's max HP.	Removes one negative effect from a friendly target.
Cast: 4s, Cooldown: 8s	Cast: 1s, Cooldown: 30s	Cast: 1s, Cooldown: 8s

Retribution Branch (damage-focused)

Level 30	Level 55	Level 75
Punishing Strike	Punishment	Righteous Retribution
Triple damage. Each hit deals 80% base damage + additional damage. 5-10-15% chance to stun target under "Mark" for 3s.	Removes effects increasing attack power from up to 20 targets within 10m.	High-tier offensive talent.
Cast: 1s, Cooldown: 5s	Cast: 3s, Cooldown: 15s	Cast: 3s, Cooldown: 60s

Cold Branch (control-focused)

Level 30	Level 55	Level 75
Prayer to Cold	Icy Confession	Icy Realm
Increases base damage of Water skills by 50%, reduces cooldown by 75%. Lasts 12-21s. Water skills cannot be interrupted during the effect.	For 10s after taking damage, target's spells are interrupted and paralyzed for 1s. Can be stunned up to 6 times.	Affects targets within 8m, deals 100% base damage, increases base attack by 3328. Reduces healing effectiveness by 20% and water resistance by 60 for 10s.
Cast: 1s, Cooldown: 60s	Cast: 1s, Cooldown: 45s	Cast: 2s, Cooldown: 15s

How to Play — Priorities & Rotation

PvE (Group Healer)

Pre-buff: Prayer of Life + Grace of Fate + Blessing of Protection on tank.
Pull starts: Healing Light on tank (HoT), then top up with Healing as health drops.
AoE incoming damage: Angel's Song if mana allows; otherwise hold for Providence at <40% group HP.
Free GCDs (rare): cast Heavenly Fire to push parser DPS — Priests are not damageless filler.
Emergency: Sacred Shield (Light talent) on tank, Providence for raid wipes, Resurrection post-combat.

PvP (Arena / Group Burst)

Open with Punishment of the Gods on enemy DPS — strips attack and resists.
Arcane Curse on opposing healers/casters to drain mana.
Freezing to peel and slow gap-closers — combine with Prayer of Wind speed buff for kiting.
Healing + Healing Light for self-sustain; Sacred Shield on focus target.
Burst window: Icy Realm (Cold L75) into multi-target lockdown.

Pros and Cons

Strengths

Strongest single-target throughput healer in the game
Mass-recovery emergency button (Providence) saves wipes
Real damage profile — can solo content without group dependency
Mana drain and speed buffs make Priests feared in organized PvP

Weaknesses

Mana-hungry — requires gear investment in spirit/mana regen
High kill priority in PvP — survives only with gear and good positioning
Cooldown-dependent — without Providence available, burst spikes can wipe a raid

Best Race for Priest

Kindred is the canonical Priest race in Forsaken World — racial bonuses lean toward intellect and casting, fitting the kit perfectly. Humans also work for a more hybrid playstyle, but most competitive Priests roll Kindred for the extra throughput.

FAQ

Q: When does the Priest unlock its main raid healing kit? A: Core healing is online by level 35 (Healing Light). The defining group emergency tool, Providence, learns at level 20 — but its scaling makes it viable from level 30+ in instances. By level 50 you have the full single-target + AoE healing toolkit.

Q: Light branch or Cold branch — which to pick first? A: For PvE healing, go Light for Sacred Shield (level 55) — one of the best mitigation tools in the game. For PvP, Cold branch's Icy Confession lets you punish anyone trying to burst you down.

Q: Can a Priest solo level effectively? A: Yes. Priests have respectable single-target damage with Heavenly Fire + Freezing kiting, mana sustain via Arcane Curse, and excellent self-healing. Solo levelling is slower than a pure DPS but very forgiving.

Q: What's the best Priest opener in PvP? A: Punishment of the Gods → Arcane Curse → Freezing is the standard opener: drops enemy attack/resists, strips their mana, and applies a slow. From there, dictate range with Prayer of Wind.

Q: Is Resurrection useful in combat? A: No — Resurrection explicitly cannot be cast in combat. It's a post-fight recovery tool. For combat-revival mechanics, the Priest relies on keeping people alive, not bringing them back.