Priest Discipline Rotation & Opener
Built from the current top-100 Mythic parses on WarcraftLogs — the real opener sequences, casts-per-minute and buff uptimes of the best Discipline players, not theorycraft.
AI coach — raid
How to play: Discipline heals through damage — pre-spread Atonement with Power Word: Shield and Power Word: Radiance before raid damage (4.7 and 4.2/min), then Smite and Penance convert it to healing (11.8 and 10/min). Shadow Word: Death and Mind Blast weave in. Flash Heal is emergencies only (6.9/min). Watch: the raid timeline — Atonement must be out before damage hits or your Smites heal nothing; Penance charges and proc windows.
Real Opener Sequences — Vorasius
First ~12 casts of actual top-ranked kills. Trinkets and racials vary by setup; the skill order is what to copy.
Keenpr — Stormrage (US)
1.
Flash Heal
2.
Power Word: Shield
3.
Shadow Word: Pain
4.
Penance
5.
Power Word: Shield
6.
Power Word: Radiance
7.
Power Word: Radiance
8.
Smite
9.
Penance
10.
Power Word: Shield
11.
Power Infusion
12.
Nullsight
爆炒茄子 — 贫瘠之地 (CN)
1.
Flash Heal
2.
Shadow Word: Pain
3.
Penance
4.
Smite
5.
Smite
6.
Power Infusion
7.
Power Infusion
8.
Smite
9.
Smite
10.
Void Shield
11.
Power Word: Radiance
12.
Evangelism
茭白萌萌哒 — 无尽之海 (CN)
1.
Smite
2.
Shadow Word: Pain
3.
Penance
4.
Smite
5.
Smite
6.
Power Infusion
7.
Power Infusion
8.
Flash Heal
9.
Flash Heal
10.
Nullsight
11.
Power Word: Radiance
12.
Evangelism
Casts Per Minute — Raid Benchmark
| Ability | Top-player CPM |
|---|---|
| Smite | 11.8 |
| Penance | 10.0 |
| Flash Heal | 6.9 |
| Power Word: Shield | 4.7 |
| Power Word: Radiance | 4.2 |
| Void Shield | 3.2 |
| Shadow Word: Death | 2.4 |
| Mind Blast | 1.9 |
| Power Infusion | 1.1 |
| Shadow Word: Pain | 1.1 |
| Evangelism | 0.8 |
| Nullsight | 0.8 |
| Plea | 0.7 |
| Purify | 0.5 |
CPM = median casts per minute across the sampled top kills. If you're far below on a core ability, that's usually the first thing to fix.
Buff Uptimes to Watch
| Buff | Top-player uptime |
|---|---|
| Hasty Hunt | 74.1% |
| Protective Light | 71.1% |
| Arcanoweave Insight | 60.9% |
| Might of the Void | 54.6% |
| Holy Ray | 53.6% |
| Borrowed Time | 52.9% |
| Alnscorned Essence | 50.0% |
| Surge of Light | 45.8% |
| Twist of Fate | 45.1% |
| Weal and Woe | 43.9% |
Mythic+ Differences
AI coach — Mythic+
How to play: Light maintenance on trash — shield the tank, deal damage with Smite and Penance, saving full Atonement ramps for big hits. Shadow Mend for spot healing; Shadow Word: Death doubles for executes. Watch: which incoming abilities need a pre-ramp (read enemy cast bars and enrage timers); swing harder during Twist of Fate windows — free damage.
Casts Per Minute — Mythic+ Benchmark
| Ability | Top-player CPM |
|---|---|
| Smite | 12.0 |
| Penance | 8.2 |
| Power Word: Shield | 5.1 |
| Shadow Mend | 3.0 |
| Void Shield | 2.7 |
| Power Word: Radiance | 2.4 |
| Flash Heal | 2.2 |
| Mind Blast | 1.9 |
| Shadow Word: Pain | 1.8 |
| Shadow Word: Death | 1.4 |
| Fade | 1.3 |
| Purify | 1.0 |
| Angelic Feather | 0.9 |
| Power Infusion | 0.9 |
Mythic+ Buff Uptimes
| Buff | Top-player uptime |
|---|---|
| Black Attunement | 95.5% |
| Arcanoweave Insight | 72.2% |
| Prayer of Mending | 64.4% |
| Protective Light | 56.8% |
| Alnscorned Essence | 56.8% |
| Might of the Void | 55.0% |
| Borrowed Time | 52.7% |
| Twist of Fate | 52.5% |
| Weal and Woe | 49.0% |
| Shadow Mend | 47.0% |
Compare yourself in-game, live
The GearInsight addon overlays your own CPM and buff uptimes next to these benchmarks during combat.