WoW TBC Arena

Best Race for Priest — TBC Classic

The strongest race for a Priest depends on faction and whether you focus arena PvP or raid PvE. Here are the picks that matter, with alternatives.

Priest PvP (arena)

PvP · Hordehorde

Undead

Will of the Forsaken is a hard counter to Fear/Sleep/Charm — mandatory for a PvP priest surviving lock/priest control.

  • Blood Elf: Arcane Torrent silence for aggressive Shadow play.
PvP · Alliancealliance

Dwarf

Fear Ward and Stoneform (removes bleed/poison/disease) are excellent defensive utility for an arena priest.

  • Draenei: Gift of the Naaru is a free instant heal-over-time.

Priest PvE (raid)

PvE · Hordehorde

Troll

Berserking haste boosts both healing throughput and Shadow DPS — the best Horde PvE priest racial.

  • Blood Elf: Arcane Torrent mana return for Shadow.
PvE · Alliancealliance

Draenei

Heroic Presence gives Shadow priests and the raid +1% hit, and Gift of the Naaru adds healing utility.

  • Dwarf: Fear Ward is huge raid utility on fights with fear.

Priest gear & talents

Picked your race? Line up the rest: PriestBiS & talents.