Improved Power Word: Shield, a WoW Forever Priest talent, in words
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Improved Power Word: ShieldA Discipline Priest talent in WoW Forever: row 2 of the Discipline tree (level 15), 3 ranks, passive. Changed from Classic. Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Discipline row 2
Improved Power Word: Shield3 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Discipline Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 7%.Rank 2: Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 14%.Rank 3: Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 20%.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 5%.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 5%.
- WoW Forever rank 1Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 7%.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 79% of Priest buildsTaken in 79% of the 31,089 complete Priest builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
- 77% of Discipline buildsTaken in 77% of the 12,613 builds that lead in Discipline, its own tree.
- 79% of Holy buildsTaken in 79% of the 5,687 builds that lead in Holy.
- 81% of Shadow buildsTaken in 81% of the 12,789 builds that lead in Shadow.
- How it is countedEach build counts by what people did with it (opened, shared, saved), the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Updated daily, last on 2026-09-30.
Around it in the Discipline tree
- UnlocksSoul Warding: it needs Improved Power Word: Shield at max rank.
- Same row (5 points in Discipline, level 15)Silent Resolve, Holy Precision, Martyrdom.
- Row above (level 10)Power in Light, Wand Specialization, Twin Disciplines.
- Row below (level 20)Mental Agility, Inner Focus, Meditation.
- Gone from Classic DisciplineUnbreakable Will, Improved Power Word: Fortitude, Divine Spirit, Force of Will.
Every Discipline talent 18
- Power in Lightrow 1
- Wand Specializationrow 1
- Twin Disciplinesrow 1
- Silent Resolverow 2
- Holy Precisionrow 2
- Improved Power Word: Shieldrow 2
- Martyrdomrow 2
- Mental Agilityrow 3
- Inner Focusrow 3
- Meditationrow 3
- Improved Inner Firerow 4
- Mental Strengthrow 4
- Soul Wardingrow 4
- Improved Mana Burnrow 4
- Penancerow 5
- Renewed Hoperow 5
- Divine Aegisrow 6
- Power Infusionrow 7
Every Holy talent 17
- Twilight Focusrow 1
- Improved Renewrow 1
- Holy Specializationrow 1
- Spell Wardingrow 2
- Divine Furyrow 2
- Holy Novarow 3
- Blessed Recoveryrow 3
- Inspirationrow 3
- Holy Reachrow 4
- Improved Healingrow 4
- Searing Lightrow 4
- Binding Healrow 4
- Litany of Lightrow 5
- Spirit of Redemptionrow 5
- Spiritual Guidancerow 5
- Spiritual Healingrow 6
- Prayer of Mendingrow 7
Every Shadow talent 18
- Shadow Focusrow 1
- Blackoutrow 1
- Spirit Taprow 1
- Shadow Affinityrow 2
- Improved Shadow Word: Painrow 2
- Shadow Reachrow 2
- Improved Mind Blastrow 3
- Improved Psychic Screamrow 3
- Mind Flayrow 3
- Improved Mind Flayrow 3
- Improved Faderow 4
- Vampiric Embracerow 4
- Shadow Weavingrow 4
- Silencerow 5
- Devouring Contagionrow 5
- Early Demiserow 6
- Darknessrow 6
- Shadowformrow 7
From the WoW Forever beta client, checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Improved Power Word: Shield in the Priest calculator, read every Priest talent in words (Holy and Shadow too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.