Azeroth Survivors Priest Class
Power index 46% of the top class · our estimate from the game's spell numbers, not play-tested
Priest is one of the nine classes in Azeroth Survivors, the free browser roguelike set in the World of Warcraft 1.12 world. It starts a run with Smite and draws new spells from a pool of 7. By our own estimate from the game's spell numbers it sits in B tier, with a power index of 46% of the top class.
Priest at a glance
| Tier (our estimate) | B, power index 46% |
| Starting spell | Smite |
| Starting health | 120 |
| Movement speed | 7.5 yd per second |
| F ability (from level 5) | Fade: Makes you fade for 4 sec, 18 sec cooldown |
| Spell pool | 7 spells |
| Strongest spell by power | Shadow Word: Pain (36 crowd damage per second at rank 1) |
| Races that can be this class | Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Undead, Troll |
Priest spells in Azeroth Survivors
Priest can carry up to six spells at once, each ranked up to 8. Every spell casts itself, so the choice is which spells to take from the level-up cards. Numbers below are rank 1 and come from the game's own data.
- Smite (targeted hit, 1.2 sec cooldown): Hits the nearest enemy for 14 damage.
- Shadow Word: Pain (damage over time, 3 sec cooldown): Afflicts 3 enemies in range with 4 damage every second for 9 sec.
- Holy Fire (targeted hit, 3.5 sec cooldown): Hits the nearest enemy for 22 damage, then 3 damage every second for 6 sec.
- Mind Blast (targeted hit, 3.5 sec cooldown): Hits the nearest enemy for 32 damage.
- Holy Nova (pulse around you, 3.2 sec cooldown): Deals 11 damage to every enemy within 9 yd of you, healing you for 10% of the damage.
- Psychic Scream (pulse around you, 12 sec cooldown): Deals 2 damage to every enemy within 8 yd of you, sending them fleeing for 3.5 sec.
- Power Word: Shield (shield, 14 sec cooldown): Absorbs the next 30 damage you take within 10 sec.
Priest F ability
From level 5 Priest gets Fade on the F key. Makes you fade for 4 sec. It recharges in 18 seconds, so it works as an escape when the ring of enemies closes in rather than as damage.
Priest build tips from the numbers
The game ranks a class's spells by a rough crowd damage per second at rank 1: damage per cast times the enemies it can reach, over its cooldown. For Priest the top six are Shadow Word: Pain, Holy Nova, Smite, Mind Blast, Holy Fire and Psychic Scream. Power Word: Shield has no damage figure and is defensive.
Passives that pair with that list: Blessing of Might, Arcane Intellect and Power Word: Fortitude. These are suggestions computed from the numbers, not results from play-testing.
Where Priest ranks
Priest is B tier on the Azeroth Survivors tier list. The list is our estimate from the same spell numbers, so it compares the six strongest spells of each class at rank 1; it does not measure health, speed or how hard a class is to play.
How to get Priest
Pick Priest on the pick screen before you enter the world. The screen only offers the race and class pairings of the 1.12 game: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Undead, Troll can be Priest.
Who should pick Priest
Priest suits players who want single-target hits, damage over time and a shield, with a slightly faster start. Treat it as a pick from the numbers, not from play-testing.
More on Priest in Azeroth Survivors
- Every Priest spell with its damage and cooldown is in the Azeroth Survivors spells table.
- See where Priest stands against the other eight classes on the Azeroth Survivors tier list.
- Not sure which class to start with? Read Azeroth Survivors best class.
- Plan the spells and passives you take with the Azeroth Survivors builds guide.
- Learn what each passive does in Azeroth Survivors passives and upgrades.
- See what you face in the Azeroth Survivors zones list and when the bosses arrive.
Browse all classes or start with the beginner guide.