TBC Classic Holy Priest Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities

If you have not already, please read the spells summary page. Knowing how each of your spells and abilities works in detail will greatly increase your understanding of your different priorities and rotations.

You will want to keep these buffs up for the full duration of the fight.

1. Improved Power Word: Fortitude
2. Shadow Protection — Keep this up if your group will be taking Shadow damage.
3. Divine Spirit — If you spec into the Discipline tree make sure to place this buff on all of your casters.

1. Power Word: Shield — Use this if someone will die before you can complete a cast.
2. Binding Heal — Use this if both you and someone else need a quick, emergency heal.
3. Renew — Keep this HoT up on the tank and anyone taking consistent damage.
4. Flash Heal — Try to only use this in emergencies when someone needs a quick heal to stay alive.
5. Greater Heal — Use this if anyone is taking high damage and needs a big heal.
6. Circle of Healing — This is your main AoE-healing spell. Try to hit at east 3 targets with this ability.
7. Prayer of Mending — Use this on the tank or a group that is taking heavy AoE damage.

The mark of a true healer, and especially a Priest healer, is their ability to manage their Mana spending. With Circle of Healing, it is very easy to run out of Mana. Be aware of how much Mana each of your abilities costs and make sure you are properly using your spells in the correct situations to avoid wasted Mana.

Downranking refers to using lower ranks of a spell. This makes the spell cost less Mana to cast, but heal for less as well. Greater Heal is a great spell to downrank, for example, and you will want to have a few different ranks of it on your bars depending on your gear level.

Whenever Mana is spent for any reason, your Spirit-based Mana regeneration stops for 5 seconds. This occurs when a spell is finished casting, not while it is being cast.

Try to use these windows of time whenever possible to regenerate as much Mana as you can. You can also pre-cast heals and cancel them if they are not needed to stay in the 5-second rule. Spells such as Inner Focus and Holy Concentration make your next spell cast free and keep you within the 5-second rule, meaning you can regenerate tons of Mana during that time.