Holy Priest — Build, Talents & Healing Rotation

What this build is for

Holy covers every healing job:

• Raids — main healer: single-target tank healing and group topping.
• Dungeons — steady group healing without mana dips.
• Utility — Spirit of Redemption, resurrection, magic and disease dispels.

Power Word: FortitudeRank 61695 Mana30 yd rangeInstantPower infuses the target, increasing their Stamina by 54 for 30 min.Power Word: ShieldRank 10500 Mana40 yd rangeInstant4 sec cooldownShields the target, absorbing 942 damage. Lasts 30 sec. While the shield holds, spellcasting will not be interrupted by damage. Once shielded, the target cannot be shielded again for 15 sec.

One Shadow Priest is brought for buffs (shadow build); the rest heal as Holy.

Talent layout

The standard raid layout is 21/30/0 — 21 points in Discipline, 30 in Holy:

Meditation regens mana while casting, Spiritual Healing boosts all healing, Spirit of Redemption is wipe insurance.

The key talents of the 21/30/0 build:

Inner FocusTalentInstant3 min cooldownWhen activated, reduces the Mana cost of your next spell by 100% and increases its critical effect chance by 25% if it is capable of a critical effect.Divine SpiritTalent285 Mana30 yd rangeInstantHoly power infuses the target, increasing their Spirit by 17 for 30 min.Spiritual HealingTalentRank 5 of 5Increases the amount healed by your healing spells by 10%.Spirit of RedemptionTalentUpon death, the priest becomes the Spirit of Redemption for 10 sec. It cannot move, attack, be attacked or targeted, but can cast any healing spell free of cost. When the effect ends, the priest dies.

Rotation and play

Keep Renew on the tank, patch small dips with Flash Heal, and pre-cast Greater Heal for heavy damage (long cast). For group damage use Prayer of Healing. Healing macros are in priest macros; details in priest rotation.

The four spells the Holy priest rotation is built on:

RenewRank 9365 Mana40 yd rangeInstantHeals the target of 810 damage over 15 sec.Greater HealRank 1370 Mana40 yd range3 sec castA slow casting spell that heals a single target. The low rank is the backbone of Holy priest downranking.Flash HealRank 7380 Mana40 yd range1.5 sec castHeals a friendly target for 828 to 975.Prayer of HealingRank 51070 Mana3 sec castA powerful prayer heals party members within 30 yards for 1041 to 1099.

Stats and gear

Priority: mana pool/mp5 → healing power → spirit → intellect. Holy Specialization crit is nice but not above regen. Gear sets in pre-raid BiS priest, formulas in character stats. Healing threat mechanics are in the threat guide.

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