WoW SoD: Phase 2 Priest Rune&Locations

Time: 2024-02-08 by mmojugg Game: WOW Classic Season Of Discovery Guide

Rune Engraving is a new system in Wow Season of Discovery that allows players to use skills added in future DLCs. It brings a lot of excitement and changes to the gameplay of WoW Classic Vanilla.

Nothing is more remarkable for Priest players than having access to some of the future DLC skills in the early game. We can combine these new runes in-game to create a new Priest Build, with a total of 24 runes available so far. This opens up endless possibilities and promises an exhilarating experience.

Follow MMOJUGG as we launch a new series of articles showcasing all the rune effects and locations in the World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 2 for all 9 classes.

This article will provide detailed information on the 6 runes for Priest and where or how to obtain them. We will keep updating this page with more details about the Priest Runes and their locations as they become available.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Priest Runes - Engrave Belt - Empowered Renew rune

Rune Effect: Your Renew now heals one extra time immediately when applied, and gains 15% increased benefit each time it heals from your bonus healing effects. In addition, your Renew can now be active on targets affected by another Priest's Renew.

Rune Location: Farm Grimtotems in Thousand Needles to gain Empowered Renew Rune.

Update 14Feb, 2024: Fixed a bug that made it possible for a Priest to place two copies of Renew on a target.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Priest Runes - Engrave Belt - Mind Spike rune

Rune Effect: Blasts the target for [111 * (9.456667 + 0.635108 * Level + 0.039063 * Level * Level) / 100] to [129 * (9.456667 + 0.635108 * Level + 0.039063 * Level * Level) / 100] Shadowfrost damage, and increases the critical strike chance of your next Mind Blast on the target by 30%, stacking up to 3 times.

Rune Location: To start in Desolace, head to the Extinguished Campfire northwest of the Kodo Graveyard (47, 54). Once there, please pick up the quest and head to Kormek's Hut (63, 39) to turn it into Bibbly F'utzbuckle. Bibbly will give you the next quest, On the Lam. To continue the quest, travel to Booty Bay and go to the inn. Speak to Tokal to turn in On the Lam and pick up Cherry for Your Thoughts. Buy Cherry Grog and give it to her. She will then give you the next quest, “No Honor Among Thieves”. Next, head to the bridge between Arathi Highlands and the Wetlands and find the Rowboat around (53, 91) on the Arathi Highlands map. Interact with the boat to be teleported to the eastern shore. Find Illari Duskfeather and speak with her. You must defeat her in a fight to obtain Illari's Key, which unlocks a nearby chest containing the Mind Spike Rune. Night Elves have a peaceful dialogue option to obtain Illari's Key instead of fighting her.

Update 14Feb, 2024: Each Priest now correctly creates their own separate stack of Mind Spike effects on the target, and consumes only their own stack.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Priest Runes - Engrave Belt - Renewed Hope rune

Rune Effect: Your heals from Flash Heal, Lesser Heal, Heal, Greater Heal, and Penance have 10% increased critical effect chance when cast on targets with Weakened Soul.

Rune Location: Acquire an

Unsettling Vision

by killing

Nagas on the northwestern shoreline of Desolace

. Obtain Meditation buff by using

Mind Control on Slitherblade Tide Priestess

. Use Unsettling Vision to learn Renewed Hope Rune.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Priest Runes - Engrave Boots - Dispersion rune

Rune Effect: You disperse into pure Shadow energy, reducing all damage taken by 90%. You are unable to attack or cast spells, but you regenerate 6% mana every 1 sec for 6 sec. Dispersion can be cast while stunned, feared or silenced and clears all snare and movement impairing effects when cast, and makes you immune to them while dispersed.

Rune Location: To complete this task, you will

need a Rogue

who possesses the

Master of Subtlety Rune

and has obtained

Jani's Charm

. Using the charm, the Rogue must

Pickpocket a Bloodscalp Scavenger

around the coordinates (33,14) in Stranglethorn Vale. This will yield a

Mysterious Troll Scroll

. Next, a Mage will be required to use a

Comprehension Charm

to decipher the Mysterious Troll Scroll into a

Deciphered Troll Scroll

. The scroll reads, "When Zul'Kund's fountain runs with the waters of the holy spring, the gods grant their blessing."

To obtain the

Holy Spring Water

, travel to the southern part of Stranglethorn Vale, to the

Naga area

where

Lord Sakrasis

can spawn. The Holy Spring Water can be found in the Holy Spring at coordinates (28.9, 62.0). With two active Meditation Buffs running, take the Deciphered Troll Scroll to the

Ruins of Zul'Kunda

in Stranglethorn Vale. Head to the area where Gan'zulah spawns (23.6, 8.2) and use the Holy Spring Water next to the fountain behind him to make it interactive. Loot the fountain to obtain the Dispersion Rune.

Update 14Feb, 2024:

-Spirit of Redemption will no longer be prevented from triggering for Priests whose Dispersion or Pain Suppression is on cooldown.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Priest Runes - Engrave Boots - Pain Suppression rune

Rune Effect: Instantly reduces all damage taken by a friendly target by 40% and increases resistance to Dispel mechanics by 65% for 8 sec.

Rune Location: Find echoes located on graves across four different zones. Here are the areas where you can find them: Scarlet Monastery (Graveyard): The Graveyard Echo is located about

halfway down the grave area and to the left

. Arathi Highlands: The Arathi Echo is at

Go'shek Farm

(51.3, 54.0). Dustwallow Marsh: The Theramore Echo is

around the graveyard

(63.5, 42.5). Swamp of Sorrows: The Swamp Echo is at (15.7, 55.6). Once you have found all the echoes, go to the

Scarlet Monastery library wing

. Then, activate the echoes in the correct order according to your class:

Warrior: Swamp Echo. Mage: Arathi Echo. Paladin: Theramore Echo. Priest: Graveyard Echo.

If all the steps are done correctly, a glowing sphere will appear in the middle of the room. Loot the Memory of a Leader's Betrayal and use it to learn the Pain Suppression rune.

Update 14Feb, 2024:

-Spirit of Redemption will no longer be prevented from triggering for Priests whose Dispersion or Pain Suppression is on cooldown.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Priest Runes - Engrave Boots - Spirit of the Redeemer rune

Rune Effect: Activate to become the Spirit of Redemption for 30 sec. While in this form, you can cast any healing spell free of cost, but you cannot move, attack, be attacked, or be targeted by any spells or effects. Requires Spirit of Redemption talent to activate, and you will no longer enter Spirit of Redemption upon dying.

Rune Location: Travel to Deadwind Pass and meet with the Dalaran Agent located at Ariden's Camp (52, 35). The agent will provide you with Ariden's Sigil. Once you have it, equip the Sigil or team up with another player who has it equipped. You will then need to use the Sigil to Reveal Dark Rider and hunt down 7 Dark Rider Elites. Killing the Elites while having the Sigil equipped will reward you with different Dalaran Relics. Keep your eyes open for the Dark Presence buff, which indicates that a Dark Rider Elite is nearby.

The Dark Riders can be found at different locations across the following areas: Deadwind Pass (43, 29), Duskwood (23, 47), Swamp of Sorrows (69, 28), Arathi Highlands (60, 40), Badlands (58, 54), The Barrens (52, 36), and Desolace (65, 25). Once you have obtained all 7 Dalaran Relics, return to the Dalaran Agent and turn in each reward quest for experience points and some silver. When you have returned all 7 relics, you will receive Spirit of the Redeemer Rune as a final reward.