Holy Priest Healing Gear and Best in Slot — Dragonflight 10.2.6

Last updated on Mar 17, 2024 at 15:00 by Niphyr 43 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Holy Priest in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6.

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Holy Priest gear and best in slot.

Due to Patch 10.2.6 having so many last minute changes for Holy Priest and not being previewed first on a PTR, I feel more testing needs to be done before updating this page. The guide will be updated as soon as these changes are tested.

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BiS Gear Guide for Holy Priest

Due to the wide variety of gear providing secondary stats that are all very close in value for us and augments such as sockets or tertiary stats, there is no certain Best in Slot list. This page aims to guide you toward the best possible items, particularly in Trinket slots.

For regular item slots that are not used by tier or trinket/weapon effects, you will want to focus on item level while keeping the following in mind:

  • Socket — Around 10 item levels.
  • Leech — Around 15 item levels. **
  • Avoidance — Around 5 item levels. ***

** Note: The value of leech drops off the more you get. It is quite valuable up until you reach 4-5 items with it; then, the value can drop off quite significantly. Focus on prioritizing item level if you reach this much leech from your gear.

*** Note: The value of avoidance depends heavily on the encounter. It is often much more valuable in Mythic+ as it can save you from many abilities that deal a large amount of damage. In the Raid, it varies from encounter to encounter, and its value could range from 0 item levels up to 10.

To learn more about stats and how they affect your gearing, check out the Holy Priest Stats page linked below.

2.

BiS Gear for Holy Priest

Overall BiS List Mythic+ Gear BiS List Raid Gear BiS List
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BiS List for Holy Priest

This list contains the most beneficial items from most sources for Holy Priest. Due to secondary stats being so close for Holy Priest, there are many viable and competitive options in most slots. You should prioritize item-level wherever possible and use this list just as a guide if you need to fill in a particular slot.

Maximum iLvl Great Vault items from Mythic+ are not listed here, as they are not targetable due to the RNG nature of the Vault. Mythic+ items are included at their maximum upgrade level.

While the Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle Icon Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle staff is listed as the best weapon below, it is quite rare, and the bonus is a damage benefit, making it hard to obtain. A good alternative which is easier to obtain is Staff of Incandescent Torment Icon Staff of Incandescent Torment from Gnarlroot. Your priority with weapon should be to acquire the highest item level weapon possible. Whether this is a staff, a main-hand and off-hand combination, or a crafted weapon.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle Icon Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Helm Crest of Lunar Communion Icon Crest of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Neck Elemental Lariat Icon Elemental Lariat Crafted by Jewelcrafting
Shoulder Shoulderguardians of Lunar Communion Icon Shoulderguardians of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Cloak Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice Icon Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Chest Cassock of Lunar Communion Icon Cassock of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Bracers Allied Wristguards of Time Dilation Icon Allied Wristguards of Time Dilation Crafted by Tailoring
Gloves Touch of Lunar Communion Icon Touch of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Belt Urctos's Hibernal Dial Icon Urctos's Hibernal Dial Mythic Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil
Legs Leggings of Lunar Communion Icon Leggings of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Boots Imbued Frostweave Slippers Icon Imbued Frostweave Slippers Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall Mythic+
Ring #1 Band of Burning Thorns Icon Band of Burning Thorns Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Ring #2 Signet of the Last Elder Icon Signet of the Last Elder Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Trinket #1 Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Icon Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Mythic Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil
Trinket #2 Coagulated Genesaur Blood Icon Coagulated Genesaur Blood The Everbloom
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Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Holy Priest

This list contains the highest throughput setup, with farmable gear from Mythic+ Dungeons. This is a great place to start on a relatively new character, as you can infinitely grind out these items from Mythic+. This gear is aimed at ideal stats for raiding; if you plan on just healing Mythic+ dungeons, then you should also keep items with better secondary stats for dungeons.

While the Cerith Spire Staff Icon Cerith Spire Staff staff from Throne of the Tides is listed as the best weapon below, your priority with weapon should be to acquire the highest item level weapon possible. Whether this is a staff, a main-hand and off-hand combination, or a crafted weapon.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Cerith Spire Staff Icon Cerith Spire Staff Throne of the Tides
Helm Crest of Lunar Communion Icon Crest of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst any Helm
Neck Chain of the Green Flight Icon Chain of the Green Flight Darkheart Thicket
Shoulder Shoulderguardians of Lunar Communion Icon Shoulderguardians of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst any Shoulders
Cloak Cloak of Fading Echoes Icon Cloak of Fading Echoes Darkheart Thicket
Chest Cassock of Lunar Communion Icon Cassock of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst any Chest
Bracers Arathi Field Bandages Icon Arathi Field Bandages Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise
Gloves Touch of Lunar Communion Icon Touch of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst any Gloves
Belt Poisonroot Belt Icon Poisonroot Belt Darkheart Thicket
Legs Leggings of Lunar Communion Icon Leggings of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst any Legs
Boots Imbued Frostweave Slippers Icon Imbued Frostweave Slippers Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall
Ring #1 Band of Twisted Bark Icon Band of Twisted Bark Darkheart Thicket
Ring #2 Band of Callous Dominance Icon Band of Callous Dominance Black Rook Hold
Trinket #1 Sea Star Icon Sea Star Everbloom
Trinket #2 Coagulated Genesaur Blood Icon Coagulated Genesaur Blood The Everbloom
3.

Raid Gear BiS List for Holy Priest

This list contains the highest throughput setup, only using gear from the Amirdrassil Raid.

While the Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle Icon Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle staff is listed as the best weapon below, it is quite rare, and the bonus is a damage benefit, making it hard to obtain. A good alternative which is easier to obtain is Staff of Incandescent Torment Icon Staff of Incandescent Torment from Gnarlroot. Your priority with weapon should be to acquire the highest item level weapon possible. Whether this is a staff, a main-hand and off-hand combination, or a crafted weapon.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle Icon Dreambinder, Loom of the Great Cycle Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Helm Crest of Lunar Communion Icon Crest of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Neck Eye of the Rising Flame Icon Eye of the Rising Flame Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil
Shoulder Shoulderguardians of Lunar Communion Icon Shoulderguardians of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Cloak Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice Icon Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Chest Cassock of Lunar Communion Icon Cassock of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Bracers Fading Flame Wristbands Icon Fading Flame Wristbands Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil
Gloves Touch of Lunar Communion Icon Touch of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Belt Urctos's Hibernal Dial Icon Urctos's Hibernal Dial Mythic Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil
Legs Leggings of Lunar Communion Icon Leggings of Lunar Communion Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Boots Lifewoven Slippers Icon Lifewoven Slippers Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil
Ring #1 Band of Burning Thorns Icon Band of Burning Thorns Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil
Ring #2 Signet of the Last Elder Icon Signet of the Last Elder Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil
Trinket #1 Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Icon Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Mythic Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil
Trinket #2 Blossom of Amirdrassil Icon Blossom of Amirdrassil Mythic Fyrakk, the Blazing in Amirdrassil
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Trinkets for Holy Priests

The following is a ranking of trinkets aimed at use in a raid environment unless mentioned otherwise. These rankings are formulated with all trinkets at the same item level. Due to how close in value most trinkets in each tier are, generally, it is the higher item level that will decide which one is optimal.

The trinkets you will want to focus on enhance your performance by increasing your stats. You will typically want to avoid trinkets that provide a healing or shielding effect as they do not scale as well as the stat trinkets. If you are not great at using "on-use" trinkets, feel free to opt for a more passive option that is easier to use, as you will likely get much more benefit from it.

3.1.

You should aim to acquire two S-Tier trinkets eventually. Trinkets from the A tier in particular are strong enough to still perform well until you can get your hands on one of the top tier trinkets.

  • S-Tier Coagulated Genesaur Blood Icon Coagulated Genesaur Blood from Everbloom - Intellect with a large Critical Strike buff.
  • S-Tier Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge Icon Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge from Council of Dreams in Amirdrassil - Intellect with a Critical Strike, Versatility, or Mastery buff.
  • S-Tier Sea Star Icon Sea Star from Throne of the Tides - Versatility with a periodic Intellect buff.
  • A-Tier Echoing Tyrstone Icon Echoing Tyrstone from Dawn of the Infinite - A powerful life-saving healing effect.
  • A-Tier Revitalizing Voodoo Totem Icon Revitalizing Voodoo Totem from Atal'Dazar - A strong on-use Heal-over-Time effect.
  • A-Tier Sustaining Alchemist Stone Icon Sustaining Alchemist Stone crafted with Alchemy - Versatility with an Intellect buff.
  • B-Tier Alacritous Alchemist Stone Icon Alacritous Alchemist Stone crafted with Alchemy - Haste with an Intellect buff.
  • B-Tier Lady Waycrest's Music Box Icon Lady Waycrest's Music Box from Waycrest Manor - Intellect with a mixture of added Damage and Healing to targets.

Any trinkets not mentioned above are B-tier or lower and should typically be avoided and replaced as soon as possible.

4.

The tier bonus for Amirdrassil is passively applying Renew Icon Renew through using your existing talents, Holy Word: Sanctify Icon Holy Word: Sanctify, and Holy Word: Serenity Icon Holy Word: Serenity. These Renews periodically trigger a powerful buff which prevents your next cast of a Holy Word from consuming a charge. You should prioritize obtaining your 4-set bonus as soon as possible. Which 4 slots you obtain does not matter; it is only important that you have the bonus.

  • 2-set: Priest Holy 10.2 Class Set 2pc Icon Priest Holy 10.2 Class Set 2pc - Holy Word: Serenity applies 14 sec of Renew to its target. Holy Word: Sanctify applies 5 sec of Renew to allies it heals.
  • 4-set: Priest Holy 10.2 Class Set 4pc Icon Priest Holy 10.2 Class Set 4pc - Renew's healing has a chance to cause your next Holy Word: Sanctify or Holy Word: Serenity to not consume a charge when cast and cost 50% less Mana, accumulating up to 2 charges.

Neither of the set bonuses changes how we play. It is important to understand the renews provided from regular Prayer of Mending Icon Prayer of Mending casts, as well as the 2-set bonus Priest Holy 10.2 Class Set 2pc Icon Priest Holy 10.2 Class Set 2pc provide enough renews to generate all of the 4-set procs. You should not be casting Renew Icon Renew despite the set bonus appearing as though it rewards it.

5.

We suggest you aim for the following Embellishments when crafting your gear:

  1. Elemental Lariat Icon Elemental Lariat - This neck has a unique Embellishment, providing a strong secondary stat bonus, increasing with the number of sockets on your gear.
  2. Allied Wristguards of Time Dilation Icon Allied Wristguards of Time Dilation - These bracers provide not only yourself, but some nearby allies with increased Versatility.

Undulating Sporecloak Icon Undulating Sporecloak had all of its effects heavily reduced in patch 10.2 and is no longer recommended. Magazine of Healing Darts Icon Magazine of Healing Darts is a potential replacement if you are unable to craft either of the two recommended items.

The remainder of the embellishments provide much less value and should be avoided where possible.

6.

There are no specific Necklaces or Rings which you should be aiming for. When choosing between your Jewellery items, try to keep in mind the stat priority for your preferred mode of content to help decide which stats to prioritize.

7.

Best Weapons for Holy Priest

There are no specific Weapons you should be aiming for. Try to obtain the highest item level Staff or Main-hand and Off-hand combination that you can, regardless of their secondary stats.

8.

Gear upgrades for Holy Priest

The Valor Upgrade system is gone in Season 2 and is replaced by a new system that allows for item upgrades to be obtained from a wider variety of content.

Dragonflight Season 2 introduces two new currencies: Flightstones and Shadowflame Crests are both obtainable from practically all forms of content in the game. They can be used to upgrade gear up to Item Level 441, which is entry-level Mythic Raid Item Level. They can also upgrade Crafted Gear up to iLvl 447, which is late-Mythic Item Level.

You should aim to upgrade weapons and trinkets first, then your chest, helm, and legs.

For more information on the new Gear Upgrades system, check out our dedicated page for it below.

As with Valor, the cost to upgrade scales differs per slot but now also increases quickly as item levels go up.

8.1.

Enchants and Sockets

Once you have obtained a piece of gear containing a prismatic socket or needing to be enchanted, you will need to know how to modify it. Details about these tweaks can be found on our dedicated gems, enchants, and consumables page.

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Changelog

  • 17 Mar. 2024: Updated for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 13 Nov. 2023: Updated BiS list.
  • 08 Nov. 2023: More 10.2 updates including Sporecloak recommendation change.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Updated with Patch 10.2 changes.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.7 including new Best in Slot lists.
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 16 May 2023: Minor updates including Sporecloak bug.
  • 01 May 2023: Updated with initial Patch 10.1 information.
  • 31 Mar. 2023: Further Patch 10.0.7 updates.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 21 Dec. 2022: Added some missing trinkets.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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