Holy Priest PvE Guide — Midnight

by Fouren

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About the Class

Holy Priest is a classic healer whose main stat is Intellect. The spec relies on powerful direct healing to save allies.

The signature mechanic of the specialization is Holy Words: casting basic spells reduces the cooldowns of the powerful Holy Word abilities. The gameplay is built around managing those cooldowns efficiently and reactively healing your group or raid.

Strengths

Strong healing on both single targets and the whole group through Holy Word spells.
Simple and intuitive gameplay, well suited for newcomers.
Spirit of Redemption lets you keep healing even after death.
Powerful raid cooldowns such as Divine Hymn and Holy Word: Salvation.

Weaknesses

Low mobility: almost every core spell requires you to stand still while casting.
Lacks strong personal defensives (low survivability).
Relatively weak damage compared to other healers.

Stat Priority

Priest Holy Stats Priority

Intellect

Haste

Critical Strike

Versatility

Mastery

Talents

Priest Holy Mythic+ Build

No talent data

Rotation (Ability Priority)

Priest Holy Abilities Priority

Holy Word: Serenity on cooldown to heal a single target
Awakening procs on Prayer of Healing whenever possible (you can bank up to 2 charges)
Renew up on cooldown
Flash Heal for spot healing as needed
Smite during downtime to generate Awakening procs
Divine Hymn during raid-wide damage

Best in Slot (BiS)

Don't forget to explore our class pages, where not only the best items in the slot are available, but also other alternatives for any class, spec or situation:

Priest: Gear

Head

Winged Helm of Blind Oaths

Neck

Amulet of the Void Hymn

Shoulders

Seraph Pauldrons of Blind Oaths

Cloak

Emperor's Banner

Chest

Robes of Endless Oblivion

Wrists

Wristbands of Blind Oaths

Hands

Touch of Blind Oaths

Belt

Laced Belt of Arcane Weave

Legs

Greaves of Blind Oaths

Feet

Marching Boots of Scorching Dreams

Ring

Signet of the Starving Beast

Ring

Sin'dorei Ring of Hope

Trinket

Ribbon of the Wanderer

Trinket

Litany of Blindlight Wrath

Weapon (1H)

Burden of Command

Off-Hand

Lantern of Aln'ara

Enchants, Gems, Consumables

Enchants

Weapon

Weapon Enchant - Ren'dorei Insight

Shoulders

Enchant Shoulder - Moonlit Healing

Chest

Enchant Chest – Crystalline Radiance

Head

Helm Enchant – Empowered Hex of Self-Healing

Legs

Arcane Silken Thread of Sunflame

Feet

Enchant Boots - Roots of Shaladrassil

Ring

Enchant Ring – Nature's Wrath

Gems

Meta-gem

Inscrutable Diamond of Eversong

Primary

Flawless Garnet of Versatility

Consumables

Flask

Flask of the Shattered Sun

Combat Potion

Lightcrafted Mana Potion

Healing Potion

Silvermoon Healing Potion

Weapon Buff

Thalassian Phoenix Oil

Augment Rune

Void-Marked Augment Rune

Food

Feast of Harandar

Leveling

While leveling use Holy Word: Chastise and Holy Fire to deal damage. Keep a shield on yourself to minimize incoming damage.

Useful Tips

Symbol of Hope — use when other players or you are running out of mana.

Leap of Faith can pull an ally out of a dangerous zone.

Mass Dispel removes debuffs from your entire group at once if players are standing close together.

Macros

Mouseover Healing

#showtooltip Flash Heal
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][@target,help,nodead][@player] Flash Heal

Holy Word: Sanctify at Your Feet

#showtooltip Holy Word: Sanctify
/cast [@player] Holy Word: Sanctify

Burst Macro (Power of the Light)

#showtooltip Divine Hymn
/cast Power Infusion
/cast Divine Hymn
/use 13
/use 14

Author

Fouren

Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.

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