Night Elf Priest: your first 10 levels
Updated · ForeverDB
A gentle start for a Night Elf Priest in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Shadowglen, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Written for the WoW Forever beta, for your first 10 levels. Where each person stands comes from what players recorded in WoW Forever wherever we have it. Anything else is marked: "Classic data" means the spot comes from the original game and may have moved in Forever.
Right now
Welcome! You're a Night Elf Priest, and you start in Shadowglen. Here are the three things you need first. Take your time: nothing here is in a rush.
- You appear at 58.6, 44.8 in Shadowglen.
- Your first quest: talk to Melithar Staghelm (59.9, 42.5), 105 yards north-east of where you appear.
- Your Priest trainer is Shanda at 59.2, 40.4, 150 yards north of where you appear (Classic data, may differ in Forever). Walk: 165 yards, 25 sec.
- Your class quest: Conservator Ilthalaine also has Hallowed Sigil for you. It sends you to your trainer, and it's free experience.
Tip: If you die, that's fine: everyone does. Click Release Spirit, run back to your body as a ghost, and carry on. Fight one enemy at a time and eat or drink between fights.
Playing a Priest at first
You're a healer and a caster. You heal yourself and your friends, and you hurt enemies with holy and shadow magic. You use mana.
- Cast Smite on enemies to damage them.
- Heal yourself with Lesser Heal when you need it.
- Keep Power Word: Fortitude on yourself. It gives you more health.
Tip: From level 4, open with Shadow Word: Pain: it hurts the enemy over time while you cast.
Tip: From level 6, put Power Word: Shield on yourself before a fight. The shield soaks up some of the damage.
Your spells up to level 10
You start with your level 1 spells. The rest you learn from your trainer, for a few coins, at levels 4, 6, 8, 10. A few come from class quests instead. From the WoW Forever game client:
| Level | Spell | Learned from |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Heal (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 1 | Power Word: Fortitude (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 1 | Smite (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 4 | Lesser Heal (Rank 2) | Trainer |
| 4 | Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 6 | Power Word: Shield (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 6 | Smite (Rank 2) | Trainer |
| 8 | Fade (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 8 | Renew (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 10 | Lesser Heal (Rank 3) | Trainer |
| 10 | Mind Blast (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 10 | Resurrection (Rank 1) | Trainer |
| 10 | Shadow Word: Pain (Rank 2) | Trainer |
| 10 | Starshards (Rank 1) | Class quest: Returning Home (Classic quest) |
Where your Priest trainers are
| Where | Trainer | Spot (click for the map) | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowglen | Shanda (Classic data, may differ in Forever) | 59.2, 40.4 | 165 yards, 25 sec |
| Dolanaar | Laurna Morninglight (Classic data, may differ in Forever) | 55.6, 56.7 | 165 yards, 25 sec |
| Darnassus | Priestess Alathea (seen once in Forever, not confirmed) | 39.4, 80.9 | 2285 yards, about 5 min |
Walks start from where you appear (the first trainer), the middle of the town (town trainers) or the first town (city trainers).
Class quests
| Level | Quest | Starts with |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hallowed Sigil | Conservator Ilthalaine (58.7, 44.3) (Classic data) |
| 4 | Garments of the Moon | Laurna Morninglight (55.6, 56.7) (Classic data) |
| 4 | In Favor of Elune | Shanda (59.2, 40.4) (Classic data) |
| 10 | Stars of Elune | Priestess Alathea (39.5, 81.2) (Classic data) |
| 10 | Returning Home | Laurna Morninglight (55.6, 56.7) (Classic data) |
Your racials as a Priest
- Elune's Light: A burst of critical strikes for a short time. Press it for a hard fight.
- Wisp Spirit: When you die, you run back to your body as a fast wisp.
Professions
For a Priest, the best pair is Tailoring and Enchanting. Tailoring makes cloth armor you can wear from the cloth that enemies drop. Enchanting turns gear you don't need into magic dust that makes your gear better, and it makes wands.
Tip: Not sure yet? Pick two gathering professions (Herbalism, Mining or Skinning). They make money from the very first herb, vein or beast, and you can swap one for a crafting profession later. Dropping a profession loses its skill, so decide before you've raised it far.
More on this: the best professions for each class.
After level 10
At level 10 you get your first talent point. Our Priest leveling guide takes you on from there, and the leveling guide shows where to go next. Your first dungeon comes a bit later: see your first dungeon.
Checked against WoW Forever beta build 1.60.1.70658.
Explore next
- Quest guides
- Priest: Changes · Builds · Gear planner