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Holy Bulwark

Priest · derived spell group · difficulty Needs testing · strength Needs testing

Holy Bulwark is a derived Priest package on the Azeroth Survivors build guide. The core cards are real extracted spells: Holy Nova, Power Word: Shield, Psychic Scream, Holy Fire. We did not invent their damage or cooldowns. We also did not run this list to a 15:00 clear, so difficulty and strength stay Needs testing.

The Priest pool includes Power Word: Shield (defensive) and Psychic Scream (AOE) against a 120 HP cloth baseline. That sentence is a count from the class file, not a review.

Priest starts with Smite and unlocks Fade at level 5. Drafting still offers three cards per level — you will not see all four cores at once. Off-class spells do not appear; passives do. Read the full kit on the Priest class page.

Core cards (rank 1)

New spell · Epic

Holy Nova

Nova · AOE

Damage
11
Cooldown
3.2s
Range
20 yd
Area / targets
9 / 1
  • Rank 2: Damage 11 » 14.3 · Cooldown 3.2s » 2.98s · Area 9 » 9.72 yd
  • Rank 3: Damage 14.3 » 17.6 · Cooldown 2.98s » 2.77s · Targets 1 » 2 · Area 9.72 » 10.44 yd
  • Rank 4: Damage 17.6 » 20.9 · Cooldown 2.77s » 2.57s · Area 10.44 » 11.16 yd
New spell · Rare

Power Word: Shield

Shield · Defensive

Damage
30
Cooldown
14s
Range
20 yd
Area / targets
— / 1
  • Rank 2: Damage 30 » 39 · Cooldown 14s » 13.02s · Lasts 10s » 11s
  • Rank 3: Damage 39 » 48 · Cooldown 13.02s » 12.11s · Targets 1 » 2 · Lasts 11s » 12s
  • Rank 4: Damage 48 » 57 · Cooldown 12.11s » 11.26s · Lasts 12s » 13s
New spell · Uncommon

Psychic Scream

Nova · AOE

Damage
2
Cooldown
12s
Range
20 yd
Area / targets
8 / 1
  • Rank 2: Damage 2 » 2.6 · Cooldown 12s » 11.16s · Area 8 » 8.64 yd
  • Rank 3: Damage 2.6 » 3.2 · Cooldown 11.16s » 10.38s · Targets 1 » 2 · Area 8.64 » 9.28 yd
  • Rank 4: Damage 3.2 » 3.8 · Cooldown 10.38s » 9.65s · Area 9.28 » 9.92 yd
New spell · Uncommon

Holy Fire

Strike · Single-target

Damage
22
Cooldown
3.5s
Range
20 yd
Area / targets
— / 1
  • Rank 2: Damage 22 » 28.6 · Cooldown 3.5s » 3.26s · Lasts 6s » 6.6s
  • Rank 3: Damage 28.6 » 35.2 · Cooldown 3.26s » 3.03s · Targets 1 » 2 · Lasts 6.6s » 7.2s
  • Rank 4: Damage 35.2 » 41.8 · Cooldown 3.03s » 2.82s · Lasts 7.2s » 7.8s

How to use this build

  1. On the menu, pick Priest and any race the race table lists (table itself: Needs testing).
  2. Start in a low menu-order zone such as Elwynn Forest unless you already know the map. Best zone for this build: Needs testing.
  3. Prefer the core names when the three-card draft shows them. If the draft is all passives, the talent page lists what each stat does — key talent picks: Needs testing.
  4. Movement: Fade on F from level 5.

Other derived builds

Extracted Priest kit notes

Priest is class id 5 with color #FFFFFF. The extracted pool has 7 spells. Derived role label: DERIVED from spell kinds in data.rs, not stated by game = Mixed AOE/single-target / ranged (2 AOE-tagged spells in the role object). Beginner rating in the class file: Needs testing. Base stats: max HP 120, move speed 7.5 yd/s, pickup range 4.5 yd, crit 5%. Plate (Warrior/Paladin) +40 HP; Shaman/Druid/Hunter/Rogue +15 HP; others (cloth) +0.5 speed Starting spell id smite (Smite).

Mobility is Fade (spell id 586), kind Vanish 1.4, key F, unlock level 5, cooldown 18s, duration 4s. Description from the class file: Fade from the horde's sight: enemies lose you and you run 40% faster for 4 sec. Best use of this mobility: Needs testing.

Race rows in the 1.12 reference table that list Priest: Human (Alliance), Dwarf (Alliance), Night Elf (Alliance), Undead (Horde), Troll (Horde). Table note: External reference (WoW 1.12.1 character-create rules), the game build reads available combos from client data; TODO verify in game. Alliance races ids [1,3,4,7], Horde [2,5,6,8] per menu.rs:23-24. In-game race list: Needs testing. Class file race note: NOT in repo source (menu derives races at runtime from client CreatureDisplayInfo of class trainers). Listed per WoW 1.12 race/class rules — TODO verify in game. Listed races on this class object: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Undead, Troll.

Smite (id smite, spell id 585) is a Strike in the Priest pool and is the starting spell. Derived role tag: Single-target. Rank-1 values from the class file: 14 damage, — DoT/s, 1.2s cooldown, 20 yd range, — area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Priest cards: Needs testing.

Shadow Word: Pain (id shadow_word_pain, spell id 589) is a Dot in the Priest pool. Derived role tag: DoT (multi-target). Rank-1 values from the class file: 0 damage, 4 DoT/s, 3s cooldown, 18 yd range, — area, 3 targets, 9s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Priest cards: Needs testing.

Holy Fire (id holy_fire, spell id 14914) is a Strike in the Priest pool. Derived role tag: Single-target. Rank-1 values from the class file: 22 damage, 3 DoT/s, 3.5s cooldown, 20 yd range, — area, 1 targets, 6s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Priest cards: Needs testing.

Mind Blast (id mind_blast, spell id 8092) is a Strike in the Priest pool. Derived role tag: Single-target. Rank-1 values from the class file: 32 damage, — DoT/s, 3.5s cooldown, 22 yd range, — area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Priest cards: Needs testing.

Holy Nova (id holy_nova, spell id 15237) is a Nova in the Priest pool. Derived role tag: AOE. Rank-1 values from the class file: 11 damage, — DoT/s, 3.2s cooldown, 20 yd range, 9 area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: Drain(0.1). Pickup priority vs other Priest cards: Needs testing.

Psychic Scream (id psychic_scream, spell id 8122) is a Nova in the Priest pool. Derived role tag: AOE. Rank-1 values from the class file: 2 damage, — DoT/s, 12s cooldown, 20 yd range, 8 area, 1 targets, 0s duration. Effect field: Fear(3.5). Pickup priority vs other Priest cards: Needs testing.

Power Word: Shield (id power_word_shield, spell id 17) is a Shield in the Priest pool. Derived role tag: Defensive. Rank-1 values from the class file: 30 damage, — DoT/s, 14s cooldown, 20 yd range, — area, 1 targets, 10s duration. Effect field: None. Pickup priority vs other Priest cards: Needs testing.

AOE-looking rows in this pool (kind or derived role matching aoe/nova/ground): Holy Nova, Psychic Scream. That filter is a string check on extracted fields, not a live-play rank.

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Data as of source commit `eb9bbe3` (2026-10-13) (OutThisLife/azeroth-survivors-re main).