Priest Runes & Locations – Season of Discovery (SoD)

Priest Runes & Locations – Season of Discovery (SoD)
  • Author: Luxrah
  • Date: October 15, 2024
  • Updated: October 15, 2024
  • Expansion: WoW Classic

Rune Engraving is a new system for Season of Discovery. It allows each class to tailor their gameplay experience by unlocking new unique abilities! In this guide you’ll find all of the runes that are currently available for Priests in Phase 5 of SoD as well as some new skill books and class items.

Priest Epic Class Discoveries

In addition to their powerful Benediction/Anathema staff from Vanilla WoW, Phase 5 added a new class quest for Priests that rewards another epic class item, the trinket Cassandra’s Tome. To find out how to get your hands on this powerful new Priest item, check out our Cassandra’s Tome Guide.

Priest Racial Unlock

Priests in Vanilla WoW have powerful and unique abilities that they gain through their race, and in Season of Discovery, Priests can now access an additional ability from another race. Check out our guide below for more details on how this works.

Priest Skill Books

In addition to runes, there are also skill books in the game that will teach you new spells. Here are the skill books that are available for Priests in Season of Discovery.

Skill Book
Spell
Discovery

Priest Runes

One important thing to note when collecting Priest runes is that many of them require Meditations. To gain your own race’s meditation, you will need to use the method you used for the quest to obtain the Penance rune. This is different for every race. Some runes also require a second mediation buff from another race. Check out our guide below for how to get your priest meditation buffs!

New Runes in Phase 5

There were two new runes added for the Finger slot in Phase 5 of Season of Discovery: Healing Specialization and Meditation Specialization.

All Priest Runes

Slot
Rune
Phase
Discovery
Head
3
Head
3
Head
3
Back
4
Back
4
Back
4
Chest
1
Chest
1
Chest
1
Wrist
3
Wrist
1
Wrist
3
Wrist
3
Hands
1
Hands
1
Hands
1
Hands
1
Waist
2
Waist
2
Waist
2
Legs
1
Legs
1
Legs
1
Feet
2
Feet
2
Feet
2
Feet
1
Finger
4
Finger
4
Finger
5
Finger
4
Finger
4
Finger
5
Finger
4
Finger
4

Starting Locations & Level Requirements

The table below can help you plan your route or simply see if you’ve acquired all of the runes in your current zone. Levels with a single asterisk (*) are runes that have a specific level requirement while those with a double asterisk (**) are our recommendations based on the level of enemies in the area or other factors such as abilities that will make the process easier.

Rune
Starting Locations
Level
Wow Alliance Crest Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest, Teldrassil
Durotar, Tirisfal Glades
2*
Wow Alliance Crest Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest, Teldrassil
Durotar, Tirisfal Glades
8**
Wow Alliance Crest Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest, Teldrassil
Durotar, Tirisfal Glades
8**
Wow Alliance Crest Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest, Teldrassil
Durotar, Mulgore
8**
Wow Alliance Crest Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest, Teldrassil
Durotar, Tirisfal Glades
10**
Wow Alliance Crest Darkshore, Loch Modan, Westfall
Silverpine Forest, The Barrens
10**
Wow Alliance Crest Darnassus, Ironforge, Stormwind City
Orgrimmar, Thunder Bluff, Undercity
10**
The Barrens
10**
Wow Alliance Crest Darkshore, Loch Modan, Westfall
Silverpine Forest, The Barrens
20**
Ashenvale
24**
Duskwood
25**
Redridge Mountains
25**
Thousand Needles
25**
Ashenvale, Duskwood, Feralas, The Hinterlands
25**
Desolace
30*
Desolace
30*
Arathi Highlands, Dustwallow Marsh, Swamp of Sorrows, Scarlet Monastery
30**
Felwood
40*
Deadwind Pass
40**
Stranglethorn Vale
40**
Tanaris
40**
Stranglethorn Vale, Swamp of Sorrows, Tanaris, The Hinterlands
40**
Azshara, Feralas, Searing Gorge, The Hinterlands
45**
Wow Alliance Crest Stormwind City
Orgrimmar
48**
Stranglethorn Vale, Feralas, The Hinterlands, Tanaris, Felwood, Blasted Lands, Searing Gorge
50*
Demon Fall Canyon
55*
Stratholme (Living)
55**
* – Required level, such as unable to accept quest or spell requires a certain level to train
** – Recommended level, based upon NPCs needed to kill, zone, etc
.

Phase 2 Priest Runes

Dispersion Rune

Dispersion is a Priest Rune for the Boots slot. Here’s how to get it:

Empowered Renew Rune

Empowered Renew is a Priest Rune for the Belt slot. Here’s how to get it:

  • Kill Grimtotem mobs on top of the pillars near The Great Lift in Thousand Needles to loot a Prophecy of the Quickened Path.
  • Get two different Priest Meditations and use the Prophecy of the Quickened Path to get the rune.

Mind Spike Rune

Mind Spike is a Priest Rune for the Belt slot. Here’s how to get it:

  • Pick up the quest Highway Robbery from an Extinguished Campfire near the Kodo Graveyard in Desolace (47, 54).
  • Speak with Bibbly F’utzbuckle at the northern crossroads in Desolace (63, 39) to progress the quest to On the Lam.
  • Speak with Tokal inside the inn at Booty Bay in Stranglethorn Vale (27, 77) to pick up the quest Cherry for Your Thoughts?.
  • Buy a Cherry Grog from the nearby vendor, Nixxrax Fillamug, and bring it to Tokal to get the quest No Honor Among Thieves.
  • Use the boat on the southern shore of Arathi Highlands near the bridge (53, 91) to travel to the east coast.
  • Speak to Illari Duskfeather and either agree with her (Alliance only) or fight her to get Illari’s Key.
  • Use the key to open the nearby Jewel-Encrusted Box to loot the rune.

Pain Suppression Rune

Pain Suppression is a Priest Rune for the Boots slot. Here’s how to get it:

  • Gather Echoes by clicking on graves in the following locations:
    • Scarlet Monastery Graveyard: in the back corner of the graveyard area (Graveyard Echo)
    • Arathi Highlands: behind the barn at Go’shek Farm (62.2, 54.5) (Arathi Echo)
    • Dustwallow Marsh: in the graveyard across from Theramore Isle (Theramore Echo)
    • Swamp of Sorrows: at Splinterspear Junction near the entrance to the zone (Swamp Echo)
  • Go to Scarlet Monastery Library and activate the statues in one of the hallways in this order:
  • Loot the orb that spawns to get the rune.

Renewed Hope Rune

Renewed Hope is a Priest Rune for the Belt slot. Here’s how to get it:

Spirit of the Redeemer Rune

Spirit of the Redeemer is a Priest Rune for the Boots slot. Here’s how to get it:

  • Speak with the Dalaran Agent at Ariden’s Camp in the northeast of Deadwind Pass (52, 36) to get Ariden’s Sigil.
  • Equip Ariden’s Sigil and look for locations where you get the Dark Presence buff:
    • Arathi Highlands (60, 40)
    • Badlands (58, 54)
    • Deadwind Pass (43, 29)
    • Desolace (65, 25)
    • Duskwood (23, 47)
    • Swamp of Sorrows (69, 28)
    • The Barrens (52, 36)
  • In each of the above locations, use Ariden’s Sigil to summon a Dark Rider, a level 41 elite, and kill it to loot a relic.
  • When you have all seven relics, return to the Dalaran Agent to trade them in for your rune.

Phase 1 Priest Runes

Circle of Healing Rune

Circle of Healing is a Priest Rune for the Gloves slot. Here’s how to get it:

Homunculi Rune

Homunculi is a Priest Rune for the Pants slot. Here’s how to get it:

Mind Sear Rune

Mind Sear is a Priest Rune for the Gloves slot. Here’s how to get it:

  • Hand in Waylaid Supplies crates until you reach Friendly reputation with Wow Alliance Crest Azeroth Commerce Authority or  Durotar Supply and Logistics.
  • Purchase the rune from a Supply Officer. Supply Officers can be found near the Auction House in each major city.

Penance Rune

Penance is a Priest Rune for the Gloves slot. Here’s how to get it:

Dwarf:

Human:

Night Elf:

Troll:

Undead:

Power Word: Barrier Rune

Power Word: Barrier is a Priest Rune for the Bracers slot. Here’s how to get it:

Prayer of Mending Rune

Prayer of Mending is a Priest Rune for the Pants slot. Here’s how to get it:

  • Grab a partner of one of the following classes: Druid, Paladin, Priest, or Shaman.
  • Travel to one of these locations and look for a corpse called Adventurer’s Remains:
    • Dun Morogh: The Grizzled Den cave west of Kharanos (43, 49.6)
    • Durotar: Kolgar Crag in the south of the zone (48.0, 79.5)
    • Elwynn Forest: a hill east of Jerod’s Landing (52.2, 84.7)
    • Mulgore: through the Venture Co. Mine (60, 36) on a hill at the other end (60, 33)
    • Teldrassil: Oracle Glade in the northwest of the zone (32, 35)
  • Interact with the corpse and select “Begin the ritual” to start a summoning ritual.
  • Have your partner click on the summoning portal to summon an Adventurer’s Spirit. Loot the spirit to get the rune.

Serendipity Rune

Serendipity is a Priest Rune for the Chest slot. Here’s how to get it:

  • Visit Grizzby inside the inn at Ratchet in The Barrnes.
  • Purchase a Harmonious Epiphany from him for 3 gold and use it to get the rune.

Shadow Word: Death Rune

Shadow Word: Death is a Priest Rune for the Gloves slot. Here’s how to get it:

  • Loot a Prophecy of a King’s Demise from one of the following:
    • Darkshore: a Remnant, a glowing orb on a small island near Auberdine (30.4, 48.0)
    • Loch Modan: a Heretic Idol, a snake statue in the northeast corner of the map (71.5, 27.5)
    • The Barrens: a Desert Mirage, a ghost wandering close to Ratchet (57, 38) – you must use Dispel Magic  on it
    • Silverpine Forest: a scroll on a table behind Thule Ravenclaw on the second floor of the fortress on Fenris Isle (65.8, 23.6)
    • Leprithus, a level 19 rare near Jangolode Mine (kill him)
  • Get two different Priest Meditations and use the Prophecy of a King’s Demise to get the rune.

Shared Pain Rune

Shared Pain is a Priest Rune for the Pants slot. Here’s how to get it:

Strength of Soul Rune

Strength of Soul is a Priest Rune for the Chest slot. Here’s how to get it:

Twisted Faith Rune

Twisted Faith is a Priest Rune for the Chest slot. Here’s how to get it:

Darkshore:

Loch Modan:

Silverpine Forest:

The Barrens:

Westfall:

Void Plague Rune

Void Plague is a Priest Rune for the Boots slot. Here’s how to get it:

 

About the Author

Luxrah

I've been playing World of Warcraft on and off since vanilla, usually as a healer or caster and often as a guild leader. I play both retail and classic. I also love RPGs, sandboxes, and sims.
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akumetsu
akumetsu
1 year ago

Smite priest getting a hard shaft here, I love my smite priest, wish they could have gotten surge of light as an option

StarOfDeath
StarOfDeath
Reply to  akumetsu
10 months ago

they still might get that. dont forget the books that will give you abilitys from dungeons

Juan
Juan
1 year ago

No leap of faith rune ???!!!?!? Oh come on it’s my fav priest ability for saving people

Heironymus
Heironymus
1 year ago

Wish they gave us feather rather than a lot of these runes

rara
rara
1 year ago

rara

Zugzug
Zugzug
11 months ago

Just some idiot bitching in comments lol

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