Priest

For the American player, see PriesT.

[e][h] Priest

Unit Information

Built From:

Arcane Sanctum

Cost:

 135  10  28  2

Hit Points:

290 (370)

HP Regeneration:

0.25 (always)

Armor:

0 (0)

Race:

Human

Sleeps:

no

Formation Rank:

2

Sight:

1400 / 800

Acquisition Range:

600

Level:

2

Mana:

200 (400)

Initial Mana:

75 (150)

Mana Regeneration:

0.72 (1.36)

Selection Priorty:

7

Movement

Speed:

270

Turn Rate:

0.6

Move Type:

foot

Collision Size:

16

Cargo Size:

1

Icon

Combat

Damage:

8 - 9

Range:

600

Weapon Type:

missile

Cooldown:

2

Targets:

• ground
• structure
• debris
• air
• item
• ward

A holy field medic, these padres roam the battlefield curing the wounds of fallen comrades.

Supporting caster. Can initially cast Heal, which increases the life wounded units. can also learn Dispel Magic and Inner Fire. Attacks land and air units.

Priests can be a very important part of a Human army. While Healing and Dispel can be very useful many prefer Priests for their Inner Fire ability. Inner Fire can be an alternative to Orc Shaman Bloodlust and especially useful in team games. Healing can help return units to full health saving you the cost of replacing them. Dispel Magic is useful for countering powerful spells such as Bloodlust and Slow. Dispel Magic is also useful against Skeleton and other summoned units.

Spells & Abilities

Heal
	Cast Type : Autocast  Ability Type:  Universal Target Type : Unit Target Heals a target friendly non-mechanical wounded unit for 25 hit points.
Cast Requirements : 5 1.1 s  Range:  250 Targets Allowed : Air, Ground, Friend, Vulnerable, Invulnerable, Self, Organic, Non-Ancient, Neutral Heal : 25 HP Notes : Heal can target critters, but autocast will not cause the caster to heal them. Hotkey : E

Dispel Magic
	Cast Type : Active  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : Area Target Removes all buffs from units in a target area. Deals 200 damage to summoned units.
Cast Requirements : 75 5 s  Range:  700 Targets Allowed : Air, Ground, Ward, Tree Area of Effect : 200 Damage to summons : 200 Upgrade required : Priest Adept Training Hotkey : D

Notes:

• Dispel Magic has many different uses such as removing buffs and de-buffs. Dispel Magic is also useful for damaging summoned units.

Inner Fire
	Cast Type : Autocast  Ability Type:  Magical Target Type : Unit Target Increases a target friendly unit's damage by 10% and armor by 5.
Cast Requirements : 35 1 s  Range:  500 Targets Allowed : Air, Ground, Friend, Neutral, Self Duration : 60 s Armor Bonus : 5 Damage Bonus : 10% Upgrade required : Priest Master Training Hotkey : F

Notes:

• Inner Fire is a very powerful spell since it both increases damage and armor. On Knights it can make them very difficult to kill. Inner Fire is especially useful in team games where many allied units can be buffed with Inner Fire. Inner Fire can be a good alternative to Bloodlust.

Unit Inventory (Human)
	Cast Type : Passive Target Type : No Target Allows the unit to carry 2 items.
Item Capacity : 2 Notes : Items cannot be used by the unit and are dropped, if the unit dies.
Upgrade: Backpack (Human)
Cost : 50 25  Research Time:  20 Researched at : Town Hall Requirements : Arcane Vault

Upgrades

Priest Adept Training

Increases Priests' mana capacity, mana regeneration rate, hit points, and unlocks a new spell. Researched at : Arcane Sanctum  Hotkey : T  Cost : 100 50  Research Time:  60 Mana Point Bonus : 100 Mana Reg. Bonus : 0.32 Hit Point Bonus : 40 Spell Learned : Dispel Magic

Priest Master Training

Cost : 100 150  Research Time:  75 Requires : Castle Mana Point Bonus : 200 Mana Reg. Bonus : 0.64 Hit Point Bonus : 80 Spell Learned : Inner Fire

Version History

Balance Patch History
Version	Release	Balance Changes
1.36.1	2023-11-20	Priest Heal cooldown increased from 1 to 1.1 seconds. Priest cast point time reduced from 0.5 to 0.4.
1.32.10	2021-04-14	Priest Dispel Magic range increased from 600 to 700.
1.30.2	2018-11-30	Priest mana regeneration increased from 0.67 to 0.72.
1.30.0	2018-08-08	Added 5 seconds to Priest's Dispel Magic cooldown. Priest's Dispel Magic cast range increased from 500 to 600.
1.10	2003-07-03	Priest heal effect increased to 25 hit points per cast, up from 20; Priest heal mana cost increased to 5 from 4.
1.06	2003-06-03	Inner Fire cost increased to 35, from 25.

References

http://classic.battle.net/war3/human/units/priest.shtml