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Holy Priest · Healer

Holy Priest Challenge Modes guide

Challenge ModesData-drivenMediumPatch 5.5.4
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Overview

Holy Priest is a healer specialization of the Priest in Mists of Pandaria Classic. It is B tier on our ladder: 4.9% of the top players, average rating 2186, average item level 522.

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Builds

Holy Priest · 3v3 Arena

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When to use it

What the 6 top 3v3 Arena players we read are using. Average item level 522. Glyphs: Glyph of Renew, Glyph of Mass Dispel, Glyph of Prayer of Mending.

3v3 arena build

6 top profilesAverage item level 522

Talent trees

Level15Void TendrilsPsyfiend50%Dominate Mind50%
Level30Body and SoulAngelic Feather100%Phantasm
Level45From Darkness, Comes Light100%MindbenderSolace and Insanity
Level60Desperate PrayerSpectral Guise83%Angelic Bulwark17%
Level75Twist of Fate100%Power InfusionDivine Insight
Level90CascadeDivine Star100%Halo

Major glyphs

  • Glyph of Renew83%
  • Glyph of Prayer of Mending67%
  • Glyph of Mass Dispel67%
  • Glyph of Shadow Word: Death50%

Minor glyphs

  • Glyph of Shifted Appearances33%
  • Glyph of the Sha17%
  • Glyph of Inspired Hymns17%

Gold, what most of the top players take (with its rank); the rest shows the share of players who take it.

Secondary stat split

  1. 1. PvP Power 36%
  2. 2. Spell Power 20%
  3. 3. Spirit 15%
  4. 4. Critical Strike 11%
  5. 5. Haste 10%
  6. 6. Mastery 8%
  7. 7. Hit 1%

Most socketed gems

  • 267%Brilliant Primordial Ruby+160 Intellect
  • 250%Purified Imperial Amethyst+80 Intellect and +160 Spirit
  • 117%Potent Vermilion Onyx+80 Intellect and +160 Critical Strike
  • 117%Reckless Vermilion Onyx+80 Intellect and +160 Haste
  • 83%Destructive Primal Diamond+432 Critical Strike and 1% Spell Reflect
  • 83%Perfect Potent Tiger Opal+80 Intellect and +160 Critical Strike

Gear by slot

  • Main hand

    • Grievous Gladiator's Spellbladeilvl 522 · 17%

    ✦ Spirit of Conquest (50%)

  • Off hand

    • Grievous Gladiator's Reprieveilvl 522 · 17%

    ✦ +165 Intellect (100%)

  • Trinket

    • Grievous Gladiator's Insignia of Dominanceilvl 522 · 83%
    • Grievous Gladiator's Badge of Dominanceilvl 522 · 50%

  • Head

    • Grievous Gladiator's Mooncloth Helmilvl 522 · 83%

  • Neck

    • Grievous Gladiator's Pendant of Meditationilvl 522 · 83%

  • Shoulders

    • Grievous Gladiator's Mooncloth Mantleilvl 522 · 83%

    ✦ +200 Intellect and +100 Critical Strike (100%)

  • Back

    • Grievous Gladiator's Drape of Meditationilvl 522 · 83%

    ✦ Darkglow Embroidery (67%)

  • Chest

    • Grievous Gladiator's Mooncloth Robeilvl 522 · 83%

    ✦ +80 All Stats (100%)

  • Wrists

    • Grievous Gladiator's Cuffs of Meditationilvl 522 · 17%

    ✦ +180 Intellect (67%)

  • Hands

    • Grievous Gladiator's Satin Glovesilvl 522 · 67%
    • Grievous Gladiator's Mooncloth Glovesilvl 522 · 17%

    ✦ +170 Haste (83%)

  • Waist

    • Grievous Gladiator's Cord of Meditationilvl 522 · 67%
    • Grievous Gladiator's Cord of Accuracyilvl 522 · 17%

  • Legs

    • Grievous Gladiator's Mooncloth Leggingsilvl 522 · 83%

    ✦ +285 Intellect and +165 Critical Strike (67%)

  • Feet

    • Grievous Gladiator's Treads of Meditationilvl 522 · 50%
    • Grievous Gladiator's Treads of Alacrityilvl 522 · 33%

    ✦ +140 Mastery & Minor Speed Increase (67%)

  • Ring

    • Grievous Gladiator's Band of Crueltyilvl 522 · 67%

    ✦ +160 Intellect (33%)

Abilities

  • CascadeLaunches a Holy bolt at the target that grows in power as it travels, which causes 18,436 to 46,090 Holy damage to an enemy, or 18,436 to 46,090 healing to an ally. This effect can bounce from allies to other allies, or from enemies to other enemies. Each time it bounces it will split into 2 bolts, preferring farther away targets, and never hitting the same target twice. Cascade can bounce up to 4 times. Deals Shadow damage or healing while in Shadowform.
  • Spectral GuiseYour shadow blurs into the darkness, leaving your true form behind. As a shadow you are stealthed, but remain in combat. Lasts 6 sec or until your true form is hit by 3 direct attacks.
  • MindbenderCreates a Mindbender to attack the target. Caster receives 1.7.2% mana when the Mindbender attacks. Lasts 15 sec. Replaces Shadowfiend.

Strategy

1Timed dungeons

Challenge Modes normalize your gear and give a gold, silver or bronze medal by time: pull size, crowd control and interrupts decide the run.

  • Pre-heal the tank before the pull and don't overheal: mana is the resource that decides long fights.
  • Use your most mana-efficient heals during the steady part of the fight and stop casting to regain mana when you can.

Tips

  • Dispel curses, poisons and diseases on your group: in Classic most deaths come from debuffs nobody removed.
  • Aggressive healing means using your cooldowns early so the tank can keep chaining packs.
  • Playing safe means asking for a pause whenever you are below half mana.

Changelog

  1. Guide created for patch 5.5.4.

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