TBC Classic Holy Priest Phase 3 / 4 Gear and Best in Slot

Last updated on May 02, 2022 at 22:10 by Abide 11 comments

On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Holy Priest from TBC Classic Phases 3 and 4.

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Holy Priest Phase 3/4 Best in Slot Gear

In this guide we will go over the different gear available for Holy Priests in Phase 3/4 raids. We will offer multiple different pieces as some can be rather expensive or very rare to find. It is also recommended as a Priest to avoid wearing too many pieces of gear with little-to-no Stamina, as you already have a low base health pool. During Black Temple, you may also have need of additional gear devoted to maximizing your Shadow Resistance stat. Should this be the case, we recommend consulting our guide dedicated to acquiring pieces with this stat as necessary.

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Other Holy Priest Best in Slot Lists

If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Holy Priest, our pre-raid best in slot list is meant to give you an idea of non-raid items you can chase as a solo / pug player in preparation for raids. If your character is still progressing through the content of older tiers, then you may wish to consult their best in slot lists instead.

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Rank Item Gems Source
Best Cowl of Absolution Icon Cowl of Absolution 1 x Insightful Earthstorm Diamond Icon Insightful Earthstorm Diamond,
1 x Purified Shadow Pearl Icon Purified Shadow Pearl
ArchimondeMount Hyjal
Option Cowl of Benevolence Icon Cowl of Benevolence 1 x Insightful Earthstorm Diamond Icon Insightful Earthstorm Diamond,
1 x Purified Shadow Pearl Icon Purified Shadow Pearl
Teron GorefiendBlack Temple
Option Hood of the Third Eye Icon Hood of the Third Eye 3 x Teardrop Crimson Spinel Icon Teardrop Crimson Spinel Hex Lord MalacrassZul'Aman

Hood of the Third Eye Icon Hood of the Third Eye is a decent option to pickup if you do not have a better helm already.

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Necklace

Rank Item Source
Best Brooch of Nature's Mercy Icon Brooch of Nature's Mercy Akil'zonZul'Aman
Option Nadina's Pendant of Purity Icon Nadina's Pendant of Purity Mother ShahrazBlack Temple

Phase 4 offers Brooch of Nature's Mercy Icon Brooch of Nature's Mercy to us from Zul'Aman, being best in slot for the rest of the expansion.

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Shoulder

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Mantle of Absolution Icon Mantle of Absolution 2 x Teardrop Crimson Spinel Icon Teardrop Crimson Spinel Mother ShahrazBlack Temple
Best Swiftheal Mantle Icon Swiftheal Mantle no sockets Swiftheal Mantle IconSwiftheal MantleTailoring

Mantle of Absolution Icon Mantle of Absolution are our best in slot shoulders, being used for the rest of the expansion. Swiftheal Mantle Icon Swiftheal Mantle are a very strong option before you get 4 set, and you will use these if you are using Tier 6 legs.

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Back

Rank Item Source
Best Shroud of the Highborne Icon Shroud of the Highborne Illidan StormrageBlack Temple
Option Cloak of Ancient Rituals Icon Cloak of Ancient Rituals Hex Lord MalacrassZul'Aman
Option Shroud of Forgiveness Icon Shroud of Forgiveness Gurtogg BloodboilBlack Temple

Cloak of Ancient Rituals Icon Cloak of Ancient Rituals is our second best in slot option available in Zul'Aman. Pick it up if you have not gotten your Shroud of the Highborne Icon Shroud of the Highborne yet.

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Chest

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Vestments of Absolution Icon Vestments of Absolution 2 x Teardrop Crimson Spinel Icon Teardrop Crimson Spinel,
1 x Luminous Pyrestone Icon Luminous Pyrestone
Illidan StormrageBlack Temple
Option Robes of Heavenly Purpose Icon Robes of Heavenly Purpose 3 x Teardrop Crimson Spinel Icon Teardrop Crimson Spinel NalorakkZul'Aman

Robes of Heavenly Purpose Icon Robes of Heavenly Purpose is a good secondary option available in Zul'Aman is you do not yet have your Tier 6 chest.

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Wrist

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Swiftheal Wraps Icon Swiftheal Wraps no sockets Swiftheal Wraps IconSwiftheal WrapsTailoring
Option Bracers of Martyrdom Icon Bracers of Martyrdom 1 x Purified Shadow Pearl Icon Purified Shadow Pearl Rage WinterchillMount Hyjal
Option Wristguards of Tranquil Thought Icon Wristguards of Tranquil Thought 1 x Luminous Pyrestone Icon Luminous Pyrestone G'eras — 35 x Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice

Swiftheal Wraps Icon Swiftheal Wraps are our best in slot option, giving us a nice boost to our spell haste. They should be easy to acquire early on as they are crafted. You can pickup Wristguards of Tranquil Thought Icon Wristguards of Tranquil Thought in the meantime till you can craft yours.

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Hands

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Gloves of Absolution Icon Gloves of Absolution 1 x Teardrop Crimson Spinel Icon Teardrop Crimson Spinel AzgalorMount Hyjal
Option Gloves of Unfailing Faith Icon Gloves of Unfailing Faith 2 x Teardrop Crimson Spinel Icon Teardrop Crimson Spinel Reliquary of SoulsBlack Temple
Option Light-Blessed Bonds Icon Light-Blessed Bonds 1 x Luminous Pyrestone Icon Luminous Pyrestone,
1 x Purified Shadow Pearl Icon Purified Shadow Pearl
G'eras — 60 x Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice

Light-Blessed Bonds Icon Light-Blessed Bonds are a decent option if you have nothing better yet and can be picked up quickly with Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice.

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Waist

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Angelista's Sash Icon Angelista's Sash no sockets Kaz'rogalMount Hyjal
Option Belt of Divine Guidance Icon Belt of Divine Guidance 1 x Luminous Pyrestone Icon Luminous Pyrestone,
1 x Purified Shadow Pearl Icon Purified Shadow Pearl
The Illidari CouncilBlack Temple

Angelista's Sash Icon Angelista's Sash is our best in slot, offering a nice boost to our spell haste. Belt of Divine Guidance Icon Belt of Divine Guidance is a good secondary option till we can get our haste option.

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Legs

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Achromic Trousers of the Naaru Icon Achromic Trousers of the Naaru no sockets G'eras — 75 x Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice
Option Breeches of Absolution Icon Breeches of Absolution 1 x Luminous Pyrestone Icon Luminous Pyrestone The Illidari CouncilBlack Temple
Option Leggings of Eternity Icon Leggings of Eternity 3 x Teardrop Crimson Spinel Icon Teardrop Crimson Spinel ArchimondeMount Hyjal

Achromic Trousers of the Naaru Icon Achromic Trousers of the Naaru are easily obtained through Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice and are our best in slot for their massive boost to spell haste.

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Feet

Rank Item Gems Source
Best Boots of the Divine Light Icon Boots of the Divine Light 1 x Luminous Pyrestone Icon Luminous Pyrestone,
1 x Purified Shadow Pearl Icon Purified Shadow Pearl
Trash Mobs — Mount Hyjal
Option Two-toed Sandals Icon Two-toed Sandals 1 x Teardrop Crimson Spinel Icon Teardrop Crimson Spinel,
1 x Purified Shadow Pearl Icon Purified Shadow Pearl
Zul'jinZul'Aman

Phase 4 offers us a second pair of boots if we have not gotten our Boots of the Divine Light Icon Boots of the Divine Light yet.

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Finger

Rank Item Source
Best Blessed Band of Karabor Icon Blessed Band of Karabor Trash Mobs — Black Temple
Option Signet of the Quiet Forest Icon Signet of the Quiet Forest Zul'Aman Timed Chest #3
Option Band of the Eternal Restorer Icon Band of the Eternal Restorer The Scale of the SandsExalted

Signet of the Quiet Forest Icon Signet of the Quiet Forest is a great secondary option if you have not yet acquired 2 Blessed Band of Karabor Icon Blessed Band of Karabor.

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Trinket

Rank Item Source
Best Memento of Tyrande Icon Memento of Tyrande Illidan StormrageBlack Temple
Best Earring of Soulful Meditation Icon Earring of Soulful Meditation The Lurker BelowSerpentshrine Cavern
Best Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon Icon Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon Darkmoon Beast Deck
Best Battlemaster's Alacrity Icon Battlemaster's Alacrity/Battlemaster's Alacrity Icon Battlemaster's Alacrity G'eras — 75 x Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice
Best Scarab of the Infinite Cycle Icon Scarab of the Infinite Cycle AeonusBlack Morass
Option Alchemist's Stone Icon Alchemist's Stone Alchemist's Stone IconAlchemist's StoneAlchemy

Priests have a large selection of trinkets available to them and they should be using most of the mentioned trinkets, swapping them in and out as needed. Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon Icon Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon remains as your best in slot Mana regeneration trinket as Circle of Healing IconCircle of Healing makes it much easier to proc.

Finally, Alchemist's Stone Icon Alchemist's Stone offers a huge increase to Mana regen, averaging out to be 40 Mana per 5. It is worth noting that this trinket can be swapped in and out during trash to greatly increase the Mana gained from your potions.

Utilize the best trinkets for the best situation. On longer fights aim for more Mana regeneration trinkets, such as Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon Icon Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon or Alchemist's Stone Icon Alchemist's Stone. Shorter fights will favor Spell Haste and Bonus Healing trinkets if you do not run the risk of running out of Mana.

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Main Hand Weapon

Rank Item Source
Best Dark Blessing Icon Dark Blessing Zul'jinZul'Aman
Option Crystal Spire of Karabor Icon Crystal Spire of Karabor Illidan StormrageBlack Temple
Option Apostle of Argus Icon Apostle of Argus ArchimondeMount Hyjal
Option Staff of Dark Mending Icon Staff of Dark Mending Zul'Aman Timed Chest #2

Dark Blessing Icon Dark Blessing is our new best in slot option, with the passive boost to spell haste beating out the bonus healing and proc from Crystal Spire of Karabor Icon Crystal Spire of Karabor. Staff of Dark Mending Icon Staff of Dark Mending is a decent option if you do not have anything better.

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Off Hand Weapon

Rank Item Source
Best Scepter of Purification Icon Scepter of Purification ArchimondeMount Hyjal
Option Touch of Inspiration Icon Touch of Inspiration Reliquary of SoulsBlack Temple
Option Voodoo Shaker Icon Voodoo Shaker G'eras — 35 x Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice

Voodoo Shaker Icon Voodoo Shaker is a solid off-hand option easily obtained from Badge of Justice Icon Badge of Justice if you do not have anything better yet.

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Wand

Rank Item Source
Best Naaru-Blessed Life Rod Icon Naaru-Blessed Life Rod Reliquary of SoulsBlack Temple

Naaru-Blessed Life Rod Icon Naaru-Blessed Life Rod is our next wand upgrade, being the only upgrade for the slot in Phase Three.

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For a list of recommended enchants, check out our Holy Priest Enchants guide.

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Changelog

  • 02 May 2022: Guide moved.
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