Priest · Healer
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Overview
The Priest is a Season of Discovery class that can play healer, ranged DPS. It is B tier on our ladder: 12% of the top players, average item level 77.
Strengths
- Very present at the top: 12% of the 610 top players we read play it.
- Top players stack Spirit (100% of their secondary stats).
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Builds
Priest · Raid
When to use it
What the 73 top Raid players we read are using. Average item level 77. Talent points 22/12/17.
Raid build
73 top profilesAverage item level 77Discipline 22 · Holy 12 · Shadow 17Talent trees
Discipline
24
5/5
12%
5/5
2/2
3/3
32%
1/1
3/3
5.5%
5/5
1.4%
41%
49%
27%
37%Holy
8
45%
32%
5/5
15%
45%
16%
4.1%
3/3
14%
47%
2.7%
0/2
8.2%
16%
12%
0/1Shadow
0
42%
8.2%
36%
45%
45%
8.2%
47%
41%
1.4%
47%
47%
8.2%
47%
45%
47%
47%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. Spirit 100%
Gear by slot
Main hand
- Tyr's Fallilvl 96 · 8%
- Hammer of the Twisting Netherilvl 89 · 7%
✦ Spell Damage +30 (23%)
Off hand
- Drakestone of the Nightmare Harbingerilvl 53 · 10%
- Sapphiron's Right Eyeilvl 90 · 8%
- Shadowbound Grimoireilvl 83 · 7%
✦ +9 Intellect (7%)
Ranged / relic
- Antenna of Invigorationilvl 75 · 14%
- Wand of the Whispering Deadilvl 83 · 12%
- Doomsayer's Demiseilvl 83 · 11%
Trinket
- Cassandra's Tomeilvl 79 · 33%
- Zandalarian Hero Charmilvl 68 · 14%
- Ruby-Encrusted Broachilvl 80 · 12%
Head
- Crown of Revelationilvl 98 · 12%
- Crown of the Oracleilvl 81 · 8%
- Crown of Transcendenceilvl 76 · 8%
✦ Stamina +20/Intellect +10/Healing and Spell Damage +12 (25%)
Neck
- Barian's Chokerilvl 85 · 15%
- Gem of Trapped Innocentsilvl 92 · 11%
- Heart of the Fiendilvl 61 · 7%
Shoulders
- Mantle of Revelationilvl 98 · 16%
- Shoulderpads of Faithilvl 86 · 10%
- Shoulderpads of the Oracleilvl 78 · 10%
✦ Healing +31 and +5 mana per 5 sec. (15%)
Back
- Veil of Eclipseilvl 83 · 10%
- Cloak of the Hakkari Worshipersilvl 65 · 8%
- Cardinal's Shawlilvl 94 · 8%
✦ +30 Fire Resistance (23%)
Chest
- Vestments of the Oracleilvl 88 · 16%
- Robe of Revelationilvl 98 · 12%
- Robe of Faithilvl 92 · 10%
✦ Spell Damage and Healing +10 (30%)
Wrists
- Bindings of Faithilvl 88 · 16%
- Wrists of Revelationilvl 98 · 15%
- Bracers of Transcendenceilvl 76 · 10%
✦ Healing Spells +24 (22%)
Hands
- Hands of Revelationilvl 98 · 15%
- Gloves of Revelationilvl 98 · 15%
- Hands of Prophecyilvl 66 · 8%
✦ Healing Spells +30 (21%)
Waist
- Girdle of Revelationilvl 98 · 19%
- Belt of Revelationilvl 98 · 11%
- Belt of Faithilvl 88 · 8%
Legs
- Pants of Revelationilvl 98 · 15%
- Leggings of Faithilvl 88 · 10%
- Leggings of the Oracleilvl 81 · 10%
✦ Stamina +20/Intellect +10/Healing and Spell Damage +12 (19%)
Feet
- Footwraps of the Oracleilvl 78 · 16%
- Sandals of Faithilvl 86 · 8%
- Slippers of the Oracleilvl 78 · 7%
✦ Spell Damage and Healing +10 (27%)
Ring
- Ring of Infinite Wisdomilvl 74 · 25%
- Ring of Faithilvl 92 · 21%
- Band of Faithilvl 92 · 19%
Abilities
- Power InfusionInfuses the target with power, increasing their spell damage and healing by 20%. Lasts 15 sec.
- LightwellCreates a holy Lightwell near the priest. Members of your raid or party can click the Lightwell to restore 800 health over 10 sec. Being attacked cancels the effect. Lightwell lasts for 3 min or 5 charges.
- ShadowformAssume a Shadowform, increasing your Shadow damage by 25%, reducing the mana cost of all Shadow spells by 50%, and reducing Physical damage done to you by 15%. However, you may not cast Holy spells while in this form.
Strategy
1In the raid
In raids, stick to your healing assignment: the tank healers and the raid healers are different jobs.
- Stay in range of your assigned group and out of the boss's reach.
- Keep a mana potion and your big heals for the last phase, when the whole raid takes damage.
2Gear of the best-equipped
Secondary stat split of the top players: Spirit 100%.
- Main hand: Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian (13.7%) · Spell Damage +30
- Off hand: Drakestone of the Nightmare Harbinger (9.6%) · +9 Intellect
- Ranged / relic: Antenna of Invigoration (13.7%)
- Trinket: Cassandra's Tome (32.9%)
- Head: Crown of Revelation (12.3%) · Stamina +20/Intellect +10/Healing and Spell Damage +12
- Neck: Barian's Choker (15.1%)
- Shoulders: Mantle of Revelation (16.4%) · Healing +31 and +5 mana per 5 sec.
- Back: Veil of Eclipse (9.6%) · +30 Fire Resistance
Tips
- In raids, stick to your healing assignment: the tank healers and the raid healers are different jobs.
- Dispel curses, poisons and diseases on your group: in Classic most deaths come from debuffs nobody removed.
- Watch your tank's health bar, not the damage meter.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 1.15.9.
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