Smite, a WoW Forever Priest ability

In the Holy tab of the Priest spellbook. Every rank: 30 yd range. Holy school. Scales with 71.4% of spell power (direct).

What Smite does, rank by rank 8 ranks

Level	Rank and what it does
1	Rank 1 changed Smite an enemy for 13 to 17 Holy damage. 20 Mana, 1.5 sec cast. Classic: Smite an enemy for 15 to 19 Holy damage.
6	Rank 2 changed Smite an enemy for 25 to 31 Holy damage. 30 Mana, 2 sec cast. Classic: Smite an enemy for 28 to 34 Holy damage.
14	Rank 3 changed Smite an enemy for 44 to 50 Holy damage. 60 Mana, 2.5 sec cast. Classic: Smite an enemy for 58 to 66 Holy damage.
22	Rank 4 changed Smite an enemy for 59 to 67 Holy damage. 95 Mana, 2.5 sec cast. Classic: Smite an enemy for 97 to 111 Holy damage.
30	Rank 5 changed Smite an enemy for 81 to 91 Holy damage. 140 Mana, 2.5 sec cast. Classic: Smite an enemy for 158 to 178 Holy damage.
38	Rank 6 changed Smite an enemy for 93 to 105 Holy damage. 185 Mana, 2.5 sec cast. Classic: Smite an enemy for 222 to 250 Holy damage.
46	Rank 7 changed Smite an enemy for 124 to 138 Holy damage. 230 Mana, 2.5 sec cast. Classic: Smite an enemy for 298 to 334 Holy damage.
54	Rank 8 changed Smite an enemy for 166 to 186 Holy damage. 280 Mana, 2.5 sec cast. Classic: Smite an enemy for 384 to 428 Holy damage.

What changed from Classic

Ranks 1 to 8 changed.

Smite on the beta, build by build 1

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  Build 70291, 8 Oct 2026Ranks 1 to 4 text changed. Now: Smite an enemy for 13 to 17 Holy damage. Was: Smite an enemy for 15 to 19 Holy damage.

Talents that change Smite 4

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  Power in LightDiscipline row 1 (level 10), 5 ranks. At 5/5: Your Smite and Penance spells deal 10% increased damage to targets afflicted with your Holy Fire.
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  Mental AgilityDiscipline row 3 (level 20), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Reduces the mana cost of your Smite, Holy Fire, and instant cast spells by 10%.
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  Divine FuryHoly row 2 (level 15), 5 ranks. At 5/5: Reduces the casting time of your Smite, Holy Fire, Heal, and Greater Heal spells by 0.5 sec.
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  Holy ReachHoly row 4 (level 25), 2 ranks. At 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%.

Questions

What level do you get Smite in WoW Forever?

Level 1; its 8 ranks come at 1, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46 and 54 (beta client spellbook, build 70291).

Is Smite a talent in WoW Forever?

No. Smite is in the Holy tab of the Priest spellbook, and no Priest talent teaches it. 4 talents change it: Power in Light, Mental Agility, Divine Fury and Holy Reach.

Did Smite change from Classic?

Yes: ranks 1 to 8 changed. Rank 8 now reads "Smite an enemy for 166 to 186 Holy damage." where Classic read "Smite an enemy for 384 to 428 Holy damage." The beta changed it in build 70291.

What is the cast time of Smite?

1.5 sec cast at rank 1, 2 sec cast at rank 2 and 2.5 sec cast at ranks 3 to 8. From the beta client's tooltip, build 70291.

Last checked against beta build 1.60.1.70291 on 8 Oct 2026. Classic's text from the Classic client. Beta rows from the build tracker.

Before it in the Holy tab: Renew. Every Priest spell by level, every Priest talent and the Priest calculator.