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Holy Priest guide

Healer · our guide of 13 Oct 2026 Recommendation

Talent trees, every tier list's rating and the sim: the Holy tab.

In short

  • A healer for dungeons and raids.
  • No sim result: the sim engine has no healing spells.
  • Your crits protect the tank: Inspiration gives the target more armor for 15 sec after one of your direct heals crits, and Holy Specialization raises your Holy crit chance. Sourced: Talent database
  • Weak spot while leveling: wands no longer gain from spell damage since 24 Sep, so wand-leveling is slower. Sourced: Dev notes · 24 Sep

How it plays

Up to level 30. Renew on the tank, Heal as the efficient filler, Flash Heal for sudden damage, and Power Word: Shield in emergencies; Prayer of Healing when the whole group is hurt. Renew can crit since 24 Sep. Improved Renew and Holy Specialization come first, then Divine Fury for shorter Heal casts, Inspiration, Improved Healing and Binding Heal, which heals a friend and you at once. Spirit of Redemption is your 21st point.

Sourced: Dev notes · 24 Sep, Talent database Source pending

At level 60. Theory Prayer of Mending on cooldown: it heals the next time its target is hurt, then jumps to another group member, up to 5 times. It needs Spirit of Redemption, which keeps you healing for 15 sec after you die. Greater Heal or a lower rank of Heal on the tank, Flash Heal for spikes, Binding Heal, and Prayer of Healing and Holy Nova for the group.

Sourced: Talent database Source pending

Talents at a glance

  • Level 20: Improved Renew 3, Holy Specialization 5, Divine Fury 3

    Improved Renew and Holy Specialization for cheap, critting heals; Divine Fury for faster Heal casts in the two 13–20 dungeons.

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  • Level 30: Improved Renew 3, Holy Specialization 5, Divine Fury 5, Inspiration 3, Improved Healing 3, Binding Heal 1, Spirit of Redemption 1

    Divine Fury 5/5, Inspiration (row 3 at 10), Improved Healing and Binding Heal (row 4 at 15), then Spirit of Redemption with the 21st point (row 5 at 20).

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  • Level 60: Improved Renew 3, Holy Specialization 5, Divine Fury 5, Inspiration 3, Holy Nova 1, Improved Healing 3, Binding Heal 1, Holy Reach 2, Spirit of Redemption 1, Spiritual Guidance 5, Litany of Light 2, Spiritual Healing 3, Prayer of Mending 1, Twin Disciplines 5, Improved Power Word: Shield 3, Holy Precision 2, Meditation 3, Inner Focus 1, Mental Agility 2

    Prayer of Mending requires Spirit of Redemption — taken. Spiritual Guidance and Spiritual Healing for throughput, Litany of Light (new). Discipline filler: Twin Disciplines, Improved PW:S, Holy Precision, Meditation, Inner Focus, Mental Agility.

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Rotation at level 30

Recommendation

Single target

  1. Renew
  2. Heal (downranked) as the efficient filler
  3. Flash Heal for spikes
  4. Binding Heal (row 4) when you're both hurt
  5. Prayer of Healing for group damage

Groups

  • Prayer of Healing

Tip

Inspiration (row 3) gives the tank armor after your crits.

Stats

Each guide's stat order as it gives it, the sim's stat weights, then ours. Guides dated before the last big tuning are shown but not counted.

Guides agreeSame order on 2 guides for the stats they all name.

WhereStat order
Guide · 4 Oct PvE, level 30 · read 12 OctHealing power › Mana per 5 sec › Spirit › Intellect › Crit
Guide · 1 Oct PvE, level 20 · read 12 OctHealing power › Mana per 5 sec › Spirit › Intellect
Guide · 24 Sep leveling, level 30 · read 12 Oct · dated before 1 Oct, not countedNot ranked
Ours RecommendationHealing power › Spirit › Intellect › Spell crit › Mana per 5 sec

Where ours differs: ours puts Mana per 5 sec after Spirit and Intellect, which both guides rank lower.

Race

Each guide's race picks for Holy, then our pick for the Priest.

Alliance

Guides agreeGnome on 2 guides.

  • Guide · 4 Oct PvE, level 30 · read 12 OctGnome
  • Guide · 1 Oct PvE, level 20 · read 12 OctGnome
  • Guide · 24 Sep leveling, level 30 · read 12 Oct · dated before 1 Oct, not countedGnome
  • Ours, for the Priest RecommendationHuman S

Horde

Guides agreeUndead on 2 guides.

  • Guide · 4 Oct PvE, level 30 · read 12 OctUndead
  • Guide · 1 Oct PvE, level 20 · read 12 OctUndead
  • Guide · 24 Sep leveling, level 30 · read 12 Oct · dated before 1 Oct, not countedTroll
  • Ours, for the Priest RecommendationUndead S

Professions

Guides differThe guides name different professions.

  • Guide · 4 Oct PvE, level 30 · read 12 OctEngineering, Mining, Alchemy, Herbalism, Tailoring, Enchanting
  • Guide · 1 Oct PvE, level 20 · read 12 OctTailoring, Enchanting, Herbalism, Alchemy
  • Guide · 24 Sep leveling, level 30 · read 12 Oct · dated before 1 Oct, not countedNot given
  • Ours, for the Priest RecommendationTailoring + Enchanting; or Herbalism + Alchemy

What changed for Holy

  • 8 Oct: Smite ranks 1–4, Lesser Heal ranks 1–3 and Heal ranks 1–2 retuned so each new rank is an upgrade.

    Sourced: Dev notes · 8 Oct

  • Wands no longer gain damage from spell damage (global) — slows the wand-leveling route.

    Sourced: Dev notes · 24 Sep

  • Power Word: Shield can always overwrite an existing PW:S on a target without Weakened Soul; Renew can crit.

    Sourced: Dev notes · 24 Sep

  • Gnome: Contingency Plan can crit; Confounding Flash got a Holy cast visual; Eureka! cost discount cut to 10%.

    Sourced: Dev notes · 24 Sep

  • Night Elf: Starshards gets Twilight Focus pushback resistance.

    Sourced: Dev notes · 24 Sep

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