Holy Paladin Healing Easy Mode

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 7.3 Changes
  • 3. Patch 7.2.5 Changes
  • 4. Patch 7.2 Changes
  • 5. Contents
  • 6. ChangeLog
• ×Easy Mode
  • 1. The Basics
  • 2. Talent Choice
  • 3. Stat Choice
  • 4. Basic Playstyle
    • 4.1. Single Target / Tank Healing
    • 4.2. Raid Healing
  • 5. Cooldown Usage
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Main Resource
  • 3. Basic Abilities
    • 3.1. Utility
  • 4. Important Procs
  • 5. Cooldowns
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices
  • 2. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents
  • 3. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents
  • 4. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents
  • 5. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents
  • 6. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents
  • 7. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents
  • 8. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents
  • 9. ChangeLog
• +Artifact Traits and Relics
  • 1. Artifact Progression
  • 2. Relic Choice
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Netherlight Crucible Relic Paths
  • 1. General Optimization Advice
  • 2. Tier 2 Upgrade Priority
  • 3. Tier 3 Upgrade Priority
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Rotation / Playstyle
    • 1.1. Single Target / Tank Healing
    • 1.2. Raid Healing
    • 1.3. 5-Man Healing
    • 1.4. A Word on Light of the Martyr
  • 2. Cooldown Usage
  • 3. Optional Read: Mastering Your Holy Paladin
    • 3.1. Mastery: Lightbringer
    • 3.2. Infusion of Light
    • 3.3. Artifact Ability
    • 3.4. Abilities and Cooldowns from Talents
      • 3.4.1. Tier 1 Talents
      • 3.4.2. Tier 2 Talents
      • 3.4.3. Tier 5 Talents
      • 3.4.4. Tier 6 Talents
      • 3.4.5. Tier 7 Talents
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. Basics
  • 2. Getting a Better Understanding
    • 2.1. Statistics Explanations
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems
  • 2. Enchants
  • 3. Consumables
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Paladins
      • 1.1.1. Blessing Mouseover Macros
      • 1.1.2. Lay on Hands Mouseover Macro
      • 1.1.3. Divine Shield
    • 1.2. Specific Macros for Holy Paladins
      • 1.2.1. Beacon of Light Mouseover Macro
      • 1.2.2. Mouseover Cleanse Macro
  • 2. Addons
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Paladins
      • 2.1.1. ElvUI
      • 2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
      • 2.1.3. GTFO
      • 2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 2.1.5. Recount / Skada / Details!
      • 2.1.6. Weak Auras
      • 2.1.7. Raeli's Spell Announcer
      • 2.1.8. Exorsus Raid Tools
    • 2.2. Specific Addons for Holy Paladins
      • 2.2.1. Grid and GridClickSets
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Best in Slot List
  • 2. Tier 20 Set Bonuses
  • 3. Legendary Items
    • 3.1. Raiding
    • 3.2. Mythic+
  • 4. Loot Competition
  • 5. ChangeLog

This page is intended for players who are new to the game or class, have no intentions of raiding Mythic difficulty, or simply want a more straightforward way to play their specialisation without being overwhelmed by the numerous subtleties and active abilities that need to be taken into consideration for optimal play.

1. The Basics

Holy Paladins do best at healing tanks and single target in general. In addition to this, Holy Paladins are peculiar for having many tools at their disposal that allow them to handle various encounter mechanics in ways that other healers cannot.

That said, their mobility is weak and they lack very powerful defensive cooldowns like those of Restoration Druids or Holy Priests.

2. Talent Choice

These are currently the best talent choices as a Holy Paladin. Note that some of the suggestions sacrifice a bit of performance for ease of use, but overall the difference is not great. Consult the detailed talents page for the complete picture.

• Level 15: Bestow Faith
• Level 30: Rule of Law
• Level 45: Blinding Light
• Level 60: Devotion Aura (damage reduction against strong mechanics), Aura of Mercy (when no such mechanics exist, in which case it just provides a lot of healing), or Aura of Sacrifice (high HPS cooldown)
• Level 75: Holy Avenger
• Level 90: Judgment of Light
• Level 100: Beacon of Faith

3. Stat Choice

Currently, you will want to prioritise secondary stats as follows:

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

4. Basic Playstyle

4.1. Single Target / Tank Healing

• Always keep Beacon of Light on the target.
• Use Holy Shock on them on cooldown.
• Use Bestow Faith on them on cooldown.
• Use Holy Light for low damage, and add Flash of Light for higher damage as needed.

In case you are forced to move and Holy Shock is on cooldown, you can also make use of Light of the Martyr to heal your target if they are at risk of dying (as long as it does not put you at risk to do so).

4.2. Raid Healing

• Keep Beacon of Light on the tank or on another target who is taking constant damage.
• Use Holy Shock on cooldown.
• Use Light of Dawn on cooldown, assuming the raid is sufficiently damaged to justify it.
• Use Holy Light if the damage is low enough, or Flash of Light otherwise.

As in the case of single target healing, if you are forced to move and Holy Shock is on cooldown, you can also make use of Light of the Martyr to heal a target, but we do not recommend using this spell otherwise.

5. Cooldown Usage

As a Holy Paladin, you have several healing cooldowns. You should use them as we explain below:

• Avenging Wrath should be used as often as possible throughout the fight, but you should also consider saving it for periods of high sustained damage.
• Lay on Hands should be used to save dying raid members, especially tanks.
• Blessing of Sacrifice is excellent for reducing the damage taken by the tank, or other raid members. Be cautious, however, because Blessing of Sacrifice can be dangerous to your own life if used without a damage reduction cooldown such as Divine Protection or Divine Shield, or when simultaneous raid damage independently threatens your life such that the additional damage taken from Blessing of Sacrifice can lead to your death.
• Aura Mastery should be used at a time designated by your raid leader. Especially with the Protection of Tyr Artifact trait, Aura Mastery becomes a very powerful raid cooldown.
• Blessing of Protection can be used to clear harmful physical damage debuffs and bleeds from the target. Be mindful of the fact that bosses will not attack targets affected by Blessing of Protection, though, so only cast it on the current tank if the off-tank is prepared to take over.
• Blessing of Freedom removes movement-impairing effects from the targeted raid member, which can be very useful in certain situations.
• Tyr's Deliverance should be used during periods of moderate to high raid damage.

About Our Reviewer

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Rhyno, a Holy Paladin moderator from the Hammer of Wrath Discord channel and a member of the Convert to Raid superguild on Aerie Peak-US.

6. ChangeLog

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• 12 Jun. 2017: Page reviewed and deemed updated for 7.2.5.
• 18 Jan. 2017: Updated talent choice slightly to better reflect talent page recommendations.
• 10 Jan. 2017: Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
• 22 Dec. 2016: Added easy mode page.