Build/Path Identity

Discipline has two Hero Talent paths: Oracle and Void Weaver.

This module covers the Oracle path only — Void Weaver isn't detailed here. Everything on the following pages assumes an Oracle build.

Core Cooldowns

Evangelism

90 second cooldown, reduced to 45 seconds by Ultimate Radiance.

Casting it instantly casts a free Power Word: Radiance and makes your next 2 casts of Radiance instant, spreading Atonement across the team in one global. Each Radiance cast also procs Harsh Discipline, giving your next Penance 3 additional bolts — stacking up to 2 charges, worth 6 extra Penance bolts total. This is the core of the burst healing window, which is why Evangelism is timed together with Mind Blast (see below): the empowered Penance from Dark Indulgence lands inside the same window as the extra Harsh Discipline bolts, instead of the two burst effects landing separately.

Purpose: quickly tops the team's health back up.

Pain Suppression

2 charges. Protector of the Frail reduces its cooldown by 3 seconds every time you cast Power Word: Shield — the more you've been shielding beforehand, the sooner it's back up.

Fade

20 second cooldown. Avoids incoming CC.

Shadow Word: Death

10 second cooldown. Instant-cast. Used defensively, slotted in after Fade in the CC-avoidance sequence.

Desperate Prayer

90 second cooldown, reduced to 70 seconds by Angel's Mercy. A defensive tool for when you're the one being focused.

Angelic Bulwark

Not a player-activated cooldown — it's a reactive proc. When an attack brings you below 30% health, you gain a shield worth 25% of your max health for 20 seconds. Can't trigger more than once every 90 seconds, so it's a safety net you can lean on once per fight, not on demand.

Fear

Psychic Scream's baseline cooldown is 40 seconds; Psychic Voice reduces it by 10 seconds, down to 30.

Mind Blast

30 second cooldown. Dark Indulgence gives Mind Blast +20% damage and a guaranteed Power of the Darkside proc, which empowers your next Penance by 30%. Cast together with Evangelism so the empowered Penance and the extra Harsh Discipline bolts land in the same burst window.

Priority Cooldowns

The condensed list of the main cooldowns to track, distinct from the full inventory on the Core Cooldowns page:

Evangelism, Pain Suppression, Fade, Fear, Trinket.

Pain Suppression can be used while stunned.

Rotation

1. Pain Suppression through an incoming stun.
2. Evangelism to burst-heal out of the resulting damage.
3. Trinket to break the next major CC.
4. Fade or Shadow Word: Death for the CC after that.
5. Fear held in reserve for moments where overextending is dangerous — e.g. fearing a hunter as they attempt to trap, specifically when it isn't safe to close the distance to peel for the healer instead.

Matchup/Situational Notes

Dispel/Utility Talent Slot — One Shared Slot, Four Situational Picks

• Mass Dispel (2 minute CD) — the default pick.
• Life Grip cooldown reduction — taken when Mass Dispel isn't needed.
• Purify — taken specifically versus Death Knight compositions; removes disease and counters DK self-healing mechanics.
• Mind Control — taken versus compositions where a landed cast-time Mind Control is actually usable.

Ultimate Ability Swap

"Ulti Penance" (5 minute CD) is the default pick, providing either pressure or additional healing depending on how it's used. It swaps for "Dome" specifically against Rogue teams, to counter Smoke Bomb — less commonly used than the default, but valuable in that specific matchup.

Team-Awareness Caveat (Life Grip)

Life Grip can be used offensively too — pulling an enemy into position for damage, not just defensively. Timing matters: pulling a target away from a teammate who's mid-action on it (e.g. a hunter setting up a trap) undoes their setup, so check what your team is doing with that target before using it.

Weaknesses

Cast/Channel Reliance

Every core cooldown — Evangelism, Radiance, Penance, Mind Blast, Fear, both dispels — is cast- or channel-based. There's no instant, uninterruptible tool in the kit, so all of it depends on being able to cast without getting interrupted.

Pain Suppression's Availability Is Sequence-Dependent

Pain Suppression's fast availability depends on having already been shielding beforehand (via Protector of the Frail) — if you haven't been actively shielding, it won't be back up quickly when you need it.

Life Grip Requires Team Coordination To Use Safely

Using Life Grip offensively without checking what your team is already doing to that target is a real mistake, not just a stylistic preference — it can undo a teammate's setup.