The Priest is a great class to solo at the mid and higher levels, but it can be hard early on. What spells should you be casting and when? What stats do you want to look for early on, and where should you be leveling at? That's some of the questions that we will attempt to answer here. In this article we will look at playing a Priest from level 1 to 40 which is the hardest levels for a Priest to solo. This is not a step by step leveling guide, but a play guide. I'm not going to tell you every mission to do and in what order. I am going to try to help you figure out how to best play and level the Priest.

Some people will tell you that everyone has their own play style and that there is no right or wrong way to play your Priest. I am here to tell you that they are liars! They just don't want you to level as fast as they did. They are trying to keep you down! Don't listen to them, listen to me. Now you might be asking yourself why you should listen to me... The answer is simple; I wrote an article and posted it on the internet! Not just anyone can do that. You have to have credentials, you have to be somebody... ok, so you really just need a computer, an internet connection and no life; and I qualify in spades on all three of those so listen up.

So, you have made your character and are ready to begin your new career as a Priest. Let me begin by giving you a couple of very basic tips.

1) Always have Power Word: Fortitude running (you get this at level 1, and it increases your health).
2) Download and use Questhelper (it will save you a ton of time finding where you should be going for your quests).
3) Go for Quests instead of Grinding (you can level much faster and enjoy an actual game with a story and everything instead of just grinding mobs; I know I couldn't believe it either).

As you start out down your path to uberness, keep in mind that the first 20 levels are the hardest for the Priest. Many players quit early on, thinking the class is too fragile and slow in leveling. Don't be a quitter! Stick it out, I promise you that it gets better.

Once you get up to level 10, your routine should go something like, Smite, Mind Blast, Shadow Word: Pain, Power Word: Shield and then repeat until the mob is dead. You are going to have a lot of down time right now. In between almost every fight, you will find yourself sitting on your ass drinking Sparkleberry juice, or whatever they want to call it, to restore your mana. I know it sucks, but just keep telling yourself it won't last long.

1st Spell	2nd Spell	3rd Spell	4th Spell
Smite	Mind Blast	Shadow Word: Pain	Power Word: Shield

1st Spell	2nd Spell	3rd Spell	4th Spell	5th Spell
Smite	Mind Blast	Shadow Word: Pain	Power Word: Shield	Devouring Plague

1st Spell	2nd Spell	3rd Spell	4th Spell	5th Spell
Smite	Mind Blast	Shadow Word: Pain	Power Word: Shield	Devouring Plague

1st Spell	2nd Spell	3rd Spell	4th Spell	5th Spell
Mind Blast	Mind Flay	Shadow Word: Pain	Power Word: Shield	Devouring Plague