Races for a Priest

Will to Survive breaks the Rogue stunlock, and Perception spots stealth. The Human Spirit adds 5% Spirit, with Divine Grace and Feedback on top.

Active

Will to Survive — removes stuns · Perception — see stealthed enemies for 20 sec

Passive

Sword Specialization — +2% spell and ability crit with swords · The Human Spirit — +5% Spirit

Changes

• Will to Survive now looks like Dispel Magic, no longer like Will of the Forsaken (visual only). Sourced: Dev notes · 24 Sep

Sourced: Blizzard news · 22 Sep

Stoneform cuts the physical damage you take and makes you immune to poisons and bleeds for 8 sec. Desperate Prayer and Chastise on top.

Active

Stoneform — immune to bleeds, poisons and diseases, and less physical damage taken, for 8 sec · Find Treasure — tracks nearby treasure chests

Passive

Mace Specialization — +1% spell and ability crit with maces · Big Game Hunter — +5% damage to Beasts

Sourced: Blizzard news · 22 Sep

Eureka! is down to a 10% cost cut but still adds 10% damage or healing to 3 spells. Expansive Mind adds 5% max mana, and Escape Artist comes on top. The best raid Priest race, but no answer to stuns.

Active

Escape Artist — brief immunity to roots and snares · Eureka! — your next 3 spells or abilities cost less and do 10% more damage or healing

Passive

Expansive Mind — +5% max mana, rage or energy · Engineering Specialization — engineering devices are more reliable

Changes

• Eureka!: the cost cut is 10% on mana, rage or energy abilities, for every class. Sourced: Dev notes · 24 Sep
• Eureka! no longer works on periodic effects. Channelled spells don't count as periodic. Sourced: Dev notes · 1 Oct

Sourced: Blizzard news · 22 Sep

Shadowmeld, and Starshards was buffed slightly. No extra healing or damage, and no way out of crowd control.

Active

Elune's Light — +10% crit chance for 15 sec · Shadowmeld — stealth while you stand still

Passive

Quickness — +1% dodge and +2% run speed · Wisp Spirit — +75% run speed while dead

Sourced: Blizzard news · 22 Sep

Will of the Forsaken removes fear, charm and sleep: the answer to Priest and Warlock fears in open-world PvP.

Active

Will of the Forsaken — removes charm, fear and sleep · Cannibalize — eat a corpse to regain 35% of health and mana over time

Passive

Underwater Breathing — breath lasts 300% longer underwater · Touch of the Grave — your attacks sometimes drain health

Changes

• Touch of the Grave only triggers from spells and abilities that deal damage, and no longer breaks crowd control. Sourced: Dev notes · 24 Sep
• Cannibalize can't be used while you're immune to physical damage. Sourced: Dev notes · 1 Oct

Sourced: Blizzard news · 22 Sep

Berserking adds 10% casting speed for 10 sec, for Holy.

Active

Berserking — +10% casting and attack speed for 10 sec · Rapid Regeneration — regain 50% of max health over time

Passive

Beast Slaying — +5% damage to Beasts · Regeneration — 10% of your health regeneration keeps going in combat

Sourced: Blizzard news · 22 Sep