Holy Paladin Healing Stat Priority — Midnight (12.0.1)

The stat priority for a Holy Paladin varies based on your spell selection or fight duration, your proximity to your healing targets, and your talents. We will give the general stat priority, then explain how each of these can change it for you. Having said that, our secondary stats are so close in value, and Intellect is so strong at current gear levels that an item-level upgrade will usually be worth equipping. You should use the information on this page to help you decide if one similar item-level piece of gear is superior to another.

If you are interested in min-maxing your stats to gain the highest amount of HPS is possible; you can visit QuestionablyEpic, a website dedicated to healer theorycrafting. This website will compare your stats based on gear and logs to tell you which items in your bags you should equip to make your character as strong as possible. Otherwise, we will provide a brief rundown of what stats you will want to prioritize depending on your build.

The stat priority for raiding is as follows:

1. Intellect;
2. Mastery
3. Haste
4. Critical Strike.
5. Versatility;

Critical Strike gains significantly more priority in this build due to Hammer and Anvil. The overall stat priority for Lightsmith in Raid is as follows:

1. Intellect;
2. Mastery
3. Critical Strike.
4. Haste
5. Versatility;

Within Mythic+, your stat priority shifts slightly:

1. Intellect;
2. Haste;
3. Critical Strike;
4. Versatility;
5. Mastery.

In Mythic+, you will often find yourself sacrificing Mastery in favor of stats that offer more damage. While Mastery may provide the largest HPS boost, it does not have the benefit of offering damage and healing like other stats. If you want to truly maximize your healing, you can follow a typical raiding stat priority with Mastery being the top choice.

FAQIs There a Haste Cap For Holy Paladin?

There is no "cap" to how much haste you should have. What is important to keep in mind is that once you have a significant amount of Haste, other stats tend to increase in value. Using QuestionablyEpic is a great way to help manage your stats, gear, and whether or not you should aim for more Haste.

FAQShould I Drop Haste if I am Running Out of Mana?

You should never aim to drop haste simply because you do not have enough mana. The best place to fix your mana will be in your own ability casts. Spells such as Judgment have very high mana costs whereas Flash of Light is extremely cheap. Reducing Judgment casts in favor of Flash of Light casts is a much better way to address mana issues than reducing what is your best overall stat.

The gems, enchants, and consumables you will use are directly derived from your stat priority, and you can find our advice on this topic on our dedicated page.

Intellect is your primary stat. You should look for this stat in all of your upgrades. It provides you with Spell Power, which increases the power of your heals.

Critical Strike increases your chance to critically hit with all spells and abilities. Crits deal double damage by default, but several effects can increase your crit damage, and make crits even stronger.

Haste lowers your global cooldown and your cast time.

Mastery ( Mastery: Lightbringer) causes the healing you do to be increased the closer they are to you. The actual increase depends on the amount of Mastery you have.

Versatility increases all your damage and healing done, and decreases all damage taken.