How to Get Priest Meditations in Season of Discovery (SoD)

Author: Luxrah
Date: April 10, 2024
Updated: April 22, 2024
Expansion: WoW Classic

Priests have a unique requirement for learning many of their runes: Meditations.

Meditations are special buffs that you get by using the /kneel command in chat in an appropriate location for your race. You will learn how to do this during your level 2 quest to obtain the Penance rune. Some runes will also require a second Meditation from another race. We’ll go over how to get Meditations for every race below.

Runes that require 1 Meditation:

Runes that require 2 Meditations:

How to Get Your Race’s Meditation Buff

Each race has their own Meditation buff and their own method of acquiring it.

The Meditation buff for Dwarves is Meditation on the Light. It is gained by targeting an Altar of the Light and typing /kneel in chat.

Here are the locations of some Altars of the Light:

Inside Anvilmar at Coldridge Valley in Dun Morogh (28.8, 66.6)
The Mystic Ward in Ironforge (32.6, 21.6)
Thelsamar in Loch Modan (37.6, 46.4)
Sentinel Hill in Westfall (52.8, 52.8)

Dwarf Priests can also gain their Meditation buff through the Human method below.

season of discovery dwarf priest meditation on the light

The Meditation buff for Humans is Meditation on the Light. It is gained by going to a Sanctified Area and typing /kneel in chat. You’ll know you’re in the right place because the aura will appear in your buffs.

Here are some Sanctified Areas where you can get the buff:

Northshire Abbey at Northshire in Elwynn Forest (48.3, 42.0)
Cathedral of Light at Cathedral Square in Stormwind City (42.9, 34.1)

Human Priests can also gain their Meditation buff through the Dwarf method above.

season of discovery human priest meditation on the light

The Meditation buff for Night Elves is . It is gained by standing in a moonwell and typing /kneel in chat. You’ll know you’re in the right place because the Moonwell’s Blessing aura will appear in your buffs.

Here are the locations of some moonwells:

Teldrassil:
- Dolanaar (56, 62)
- Shadowglen (60, 33)
- Starbreeze Village (63, 58)
- The Oracle Glade (38, 34)
Temple of the Moon in Darnassus (39, 82)
The Park in Stormwind City (21, 53)
Auberdine in Darkshore (37, 44)
Nighthaven in Moonglade (48, 33 & 46, 45)
Twilight Grove in Duskwood (49, 33)
Raynewood Retreat in Ashenvale (59, 59)

season of discovery night elf priest meditation on elune

The Meditation buff for Trolls is Meditation on the Loa. It is gained by targeting a Loa Altar and typing /kneel in chat, and then speaking with the Loa that appears.

Here are the locations of some Loa Altars:

Sen’jin Village in Durotar (55.4, 72.4)
The Crossroads in The Barrens (51.6, 29.4)
Zoram Strand in Ashenvale (11.8, 35.4)
Chillwind Point in Alterac Mountains (80.0, 67.0)

season of discovery troll priest meditation on the loa

The Meditation buff for Undead is Meditation on Undeath. It is gained by standing in a graveyard near a Spirit Healer and typing /kneel in chat. You’ll know you’re in the right place because the Chill of the Grave aura will appear in your buffs.

Here are some locations where you can get the buff in Tirisfal Glades:

Deathknell (31, 65)
Brill (56, 49)
Undercity Entrance (62, 67)

season of discovery undead priest meditation on undeath

How to Get a Second Meditation Buff

Several Priest Runes require you to have a second Meditation buff active. There are a couple of ways to get another buff. The first method is to get them from another priest who has a different buff than you.

You can exchange Meditation buffs with another priest by doing the following:

One of you must target the other and type /kneel in chat.
The other character must target the kneeling character and type /pray in chat.

You can also repeat this process, swapping which character is kneeling and which is praying, to share a buff in the other direction.

By level 18, you’ll be able to get a second Meditation buff on your own after you complete a special quest. This quest is based on your race and will allow you to gain the buff of one other specific race.

Dwarf or Human – Pick up the quest “Secrets of Elune” from Nara Meideros at The Park in Stormwind (21.2, 50.6). This will allow you to gain Meditation on Elune via the Night Elf method detailed above.
Night Elf – Pick up the quest “Secrets of the Light” from Maethra Slagheart at The Temple of the Moon in Darnassus (38.0, 89.2). This will allow you to gain Meditation on the Light via the Dwarf or Human method detailed above.
Troll – Pick up the quest “Secrets of Undeath” from Dietrich Praice at The Valley of Strength in Orgrimmar (35.6, 88.0). This will allow you to gain Meditation on Undeath via the Undead method detailed above.
Undead – Pick up the quest “Secrets of the Loa” from Baj’ura at The War Quarter in Undercity (47.0, 19.6). This will allow you to gain Meditation on the Loa via the Troll method detailed above.

Priest Shrine Buffs

You may have gained one of several additional buffs when adventuring in the open world without realizing where they came from. There are Shrines in several zones that priests can interact with to activate these buffs, which will then be applied to all priests in the zone.

Here are the buffs that can be granted through Shrines based on the race of the anointing Priest:

Human or Dwarf – Anointed by Light: A nearby shrine is dedicated to the Light, increasing your Spirit by 5%.
Night Elf – Anointed by Elune: A nearby shrine is dedicated to Elune, increasing your Intellect by 5%.
Troll – Anointed by The Loa: A nearby shrine is dedicated to the loa, increasing your Stamina by 5%.
Undead – Anointed by Undeath: A nearby shrine is dedicated to undeath, increasing your Armor by 5%.

Here are the locations of some of these Shrines:

Duskwood (35, 45)
Hillsbrad Foothills (29, 67)
Loch Modan (72, 36)
The Barrens (53, 46)

priest meditation shrine the barrens — The Shrine in The Barrens

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.