Holy Priest Healing Mythic+ Tips — The War Within (11.1.7)

Archon represents a more simple, and arguably more fun, playstyle for Mythic+ than Oracle. The different talent choices are primarily to make use of Halo for both damage and healing. The additional Surge of Light procs are great for party triage and contributes to even more Holy Word: Serenity casts.

Overall, this build provides slightly reduced flexibility with burst damage and healing, and instead has a more reliable output without the complication of Oracle's Premonition.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!

This is a viable alternative primarily for High Mythic+ Pushing where the added defensive utility is required to survive specific mechanics. High Mythic+ is defined as any level of Mythic+ that you are actually pushing, where the timer is a relevant concern, and the content is difficult. For one player, this may be Mythic+20, for another, it may be Mythic+12.

The reason for going Oracle is a combination of personal defense, damage output and burst healing.

Holy Priest has no Interrupt. Instead, you are limited to Stuns and Stops.

Psychic Scream is your "AoE stop". When cast, it will immediately cause all nearby enemies to be feared and unable to attack back. This fear is often broken nearly immediately in Mythic+ due to the amount of damage the enemies receive; however, it still functions to stop enemy casts. The cooldown can be reduced by talenting into Psychic Voice. When talented into Archon's Incessant Screams, it will be cast a second time shortly after the first cast, acting as a second AoE stop. It should also be noted that many enemies are immune to fear, particularly Undead and mini-boss enemies.

Holy Word: Chastise is your single-target "stop". We recommend using this in the same way as you would Psychic Scream, except that it only affects one enemy.

Shackle Undead can be used to disable a single Undead enemy for 50 seconds. Several dungeons have dangerous Undead enemies, which are good candidates for Shackle Undead. Damage taken will remove this effect.

Mind Control and Dominate Mind temporarily control an enemy, which allows you to move, attack, and cast some of their abilities. This can be beneficial in some dungeons, as specific enemies have valuable spells that can buff your party or debuff enemies.

Purify will dispel all magic effects from one party member with a short cooldown. It will also remove all diseases when talented into Improved Purify. This ability is used frequently in Mythic+, and there are multiple important spells throughout the dungeons that it should be used on to make encounters easier and prevent deaths.

Dispel Magic is an offensive dispel, also known as a "purge". This removes one magical buff from an enemy.

Mass Dispel acts as both Purify and Dispel Magic, but is limited to magical effects on 5 friendly and 5 enemy targets. This is most often used to remove dangerous magical debuffs from multiple party members but also has some use in purging dangerous magical buffs from multiple enemies.

Mind Soothe provides a unique buff reducing the distance at which an enemy will aggro onto you and your allies. This has fairly niche usage but can be used in some scenarios to avoid having to pull a pack of enemies and instead walk right past them.

Leap of Faith has a lot of uses, especially when coordinated with your group. In particular, it can be coordinated with your tank to remove them from danger and create distance between them and the enemies they're fighting.

Void Tendrils are an uncommon talent but can be great in some situations to keep a dangerous enemy in place until your group decide to engage with it.

As a healer, despite your role focus being to keep everyone alive through your healing and utility, any spare time you get should be spent on providing additional damage. Be mindful that only Smite costs very little Mana; the other spells can start to become taxing on your Mana, so particularly on some longer tyrannical bosses, you may need to reduce your damage output a little by sticking to the slightly weaker hitting Smite casts.

Damage spell priority for 4+ targets:

1. Divine Word with Holy Word: Chastise
2. Divine Star
3. Holy Fire
4. Holy Nova

Damage spell priority for 1-3 targets:

1. Holy Fire
2. Holy Nova with high stacks of Rhapsody
3. Shadow Word: Pain (if the target will survive for the full duration)
4. Holy Word: Chastise (if you do not need the incapacitate/stun for cc)
5. Divine Star
6. Smite

Shadow Word: Death can be cast as extra damage while on the move in place of Smite on the priority list; just be mindful that it does do damage back to you when cast. If the target is below 20% health, Shadow Word: Death has a similar priority to Holy Word: Chastise.

For more information about the Holy Priest healing rotation in Mythic+, refer back to the Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities page.

For a quick guide of which talents to use, check the dungeon and affixes in the table below and see the list of suggested utility talents you should make sure you work into your build.

Dungeons	Affixes
Cinderbrew Meadery	Xal'atath's Bargain: Ascendant
Darkflame Cleft	Xal'atath's Bargain: Voidbound
Operation: Floodgate	Xal'atath's Bargain: Oblivion
Operation: Mechagon - Workshop	Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour
Priory of the Sacred Flame
The MOTHERLODE!!
The Rookery
Theater of Pain

Based on the selections above, you should run the following class talents:

• Improved Purify
• Mass Dispel
• Shackle Undead
• Psychic Voice
• Phantasm
• There are no specific talent suggestions for the Xal'atath's Bargain: Voidbound affix.
• There are no specific talent suggestions for the Xal'atath's Bargain: Oblivion affix.
• There are no specific talent suggestions for Grim Batol.
• There are no specific talent suggestions for The Stonevault.

• Heavy party-wide damage during Happy Hour channel until players server 5 mugs to Thirsty Patrons. This is a good place for Apotheosis or Divine Hymn.

• Use Mass Dispel to help dispel stacks of Burning Fermentation from players if Purify is on cooldown.
• High party-wide damage during Spinning Stout, which will also spawn some swirlies you need to dodge. If you wish to use Divine Hymn for this it should be channelled shortly before to make use of the healing buff. Apotheosis is also great for this ability as it allows you to provide a burst of healing while also moving.

• Fluttering Wing will cause party-wide damage and a pushback. This is a good place for Apotheosis or Divine Hymn, and is a good place to make sure you have multiple charges of Holy Word: Serenity and Holy Word: Sanctify ready. If using Divine Hymn make sure you are in a good place for the pushback, and not getting knocked into honey puddles.

• Dispel Burning Ricochet from players with Purify. It will target 2 players at once and can be a good place for Mass Dispel to help reduce incoming damage.
• On full energy will cast Let it Hail, high party-wide damage and movement required. This is a great place for Apotheosis. If using Divine Hymn make sure you use it before the cast starts so you can make use of the healing buff and don't get hit by waves.

• Mass Dispel if the group gets too many Erupting Inferno debuffs out which are cast by Venture Co. Pyromaniac adds. This cast is able to be interrupted so hopefully should not see this much in coordinated groups.
• Purify Bee Venom from tanks, this is a stacking DoT from the Bee-lets.
• Purge Rejuvenating Honey from the Flavor Scientist with Dispel Magic.
• Free Samples from the Taste Testers will deal a lot of damage to a single target if the Taste Testers are enraged. This is a good time to be prepared with Guardian Spirit for others or Desperate Prayer for yourself.

• Targets of Luring Candleflame can gain many stacks of Crude Weapons and are the most likely targets to die if the adds aren't controlled properly. These targets getting high stacks are a good time for Guardian Spirit, or if unavailable, Apotheosis to help heal through the damage they are taking.
• Rock Buster will hit the tank hard, then cause them to take increased damage for a short period. Coordinate with your tank if they need Guardian Spirit.

• Enkindling Inferno will deal increased damage depending on the number of stacks your group gets. Low stacks can be healed through normally, but high stacks due to the group making a mistake may require Apotheosis or Divine Hymn.
• Dousing Breath will hit the entire group hard. This is the perfect time for Divine Hymn or Apotheosis. Try to use Fade for every Dousing Breath. If you are not topped up prior to this cast going off, use Desperate Prayer. If a party member is not topped up, they may need Guardian Spirit to survive.

• The damage on this fight ramps up then down, depending on the number of active wax statues. You should rotate Apotheosis, Divine Hymn and personal defensives when there are 5 or more statues active, using Guardian Spirit on anyone near death. Try to use the time just before the next set of statues spawns to top the group up.
• Managing your movement well by pre-positioning when you have lots of instant-cast spells available helps ensure you can plant your feet and cast when you need to more often, increasing your healing output.

• Players targeted by Shadow Blast should be topped up prior to it going off. Guardian Spirit as needed if they are likely to die to it.
• Eternal Darkness deals large amounts of damage over a short period. Try to have multiple charges of Holy Word: Serenity and Holy Word: Sanctify ready for this ability. Apotheosis should be used here, and when it is unavailable, Divine Hymn should be used by pre-casting it just before Eternal Darkness begins.

• Purify Disease can be useful to get rid of Nasty Nibble cast by Pack Mole adds.

• Focus healing on the tank for the Electrocrush. Guardian Spirit may be needed there.
• Healing cooldowns will want to be used for the Jumpstart burn phase.

• Purify players with the Kinetic Explosive Gel only when they are near a bomb so it can clear it. It will deal damage to the players, make sure they are topped up while they are running to the bomb.

• Heavy party-wide damage will happen during the Awaken the Swamp, which will require movement as well. You will need healing cooldowns for this, would recommend using Divine Hymn before the channel starts so that you can utilize the healing bonus instead of the direct healing it provides. Apotheosis is also great during this.

• You will want to use Apotheosis and Divine Hymn during the Turbo Charge. This will also require movement, so you will want to cast Divine Hymn right before the Turbo Charge and make use of the healing bonus.
• Focus the tank for the Thunder Punch. Guardian Spirit may want to be planned here as well for when the tank has no cooldowns remaining.

• You will want to use Apotheosis for the first backwash cast, then Divine Hymn for the second cast while fighting Bubbles. If you get a third, Guardian Spirit any group member in danger, and use Fade and Desperate Prayer to reduce the healing needed on yourself.
• Darkfuse Jumpstarters deal AoE damage while forcing you to move. Do your best to use cast-time spells when you can stand still and save your instant-cast spells for movement. If possible, avoid using cooldowns on the first Darkfuse Jumpstarter so you have them available for the final pull where there are two.
• Purify the Black Blood Wound caused by the Darkfuse Soldier.
• Purify the Battery Bolt caused by the Darkfuse Jumpstarter.
• Dispel Magic the Restorative Algae from the Disturbed Kelp if a cast goes off.
• Purify the Overcharge cast by the Darkfuse Electricians. If this is not dispelled the target will be stunned for 5 seconds.

• Apotheosis and Divine Hymn should be used for the moderate party-wide damage caused by the Ground Pound.
• Focus the tank as they get hit with the Platinum Pummeler and use Guardian Spirit if needed.

• Purify the tank DoT Blazing Chomp as soon as you can. It will deal significant DoT damage to the tank, but will also do heavy party-wide damage upon dispel. Make sure you are using Apotheosis or Divine Hymn to deal with the damage from this dispel.
• If the boss is tanked in a particular location you can be hiding behind the Junk box and still be within line of sight to hit the boss. You can use this WeakAura to help indicate if you are behind Junk or not.

• Focus healing on the target of the Inconspicuous Plant.
• Apotheosis is great to help save people accidentally being hit by avoidable damage during "Hidden" Flame Cannon.

• Phase 1 & 2: Focus healing on the targets of the Mega-Zap.
• Phase 2: Apotheosis and Divine Hymn on the Magneto Arm. It will pull you in and kill you if you get too close, so make sure if you are using Divine Hymn to use it before the damage for the healing buff.

• Purify or Mass Dispel off the Fiery Jaws debuff cast by the Junkyard D.0.G.s
• Keep an eye out for too many Arcing Zap debuffs on the party to dispel them with Mass Dispel.
• Dispel Magic the Defensive Countermeasure from the Defense Bot Mk III

• Guardian Spirit your best DPS during High Priest Aemya's Reflective Shield so they don't murder themselves by accident.
• Purge Inner Fire from High Priest Aemya using Dispel Magic.
• Purify Cinderblast during Taener Duelmaul if an interrupt is missed.
• Purify Divine Judgement from tanks while fighting Elaena Emberlanz.

• Nothing too notable from Captain Dailcry himself, the mechanics depend on which mini-boss is left fighting with him.
• Be aware that if Savage Mauling isn't broken early it can get dangerous for the person targeted.

• There is party-wide damage during Sacrificial Pyre. Players will be required to step into the circle which will give them a DoT and do moderate damage to the group. If this is not done enough times this circle will explode. This is a great time for Divine Hymn or Apotheosis.

• If someone gets blinded by Blinding Light, you can Purify the disorient from them.
• Save Apotheosis and Divine Hymn for the last half of the fight where she casts Embrace the Light, dealing heavy party-wide damage.

• The garden feature in the middle of the first area can be clicked to grant allies Blessing of the Sacred Flame.
• The Arathi Footman can have their Defend cast stopped using Psychic Scream.
• You can purge the Inner Fire buff from Devout Priests using Dispel Magic.
• You can purge the Templar's Wrath buff from Zealos Templars using Dispel Magic.

• Static Pulse will deal group wide damage and knock you back. Use Apotheosis and Divine Hymn to heal up your group.

• Resonant Quake will deal group wide damage. Use Apotheosis and Divine Hymn to heal up your group.

• Focus healing on the tank for the Searing Reagent.
• Propellant Blast will deal group wide damage. Use Apotheosis and Guardian Spirit to heal up players targeted by it.

• Focus healing on players targeted with the Homing Missile, using Guardian Spirit as needed.
• Intermission can deal a lot of group wide damage until the adds die, this is a good time for Apotheosis or Divine Hymn. Just make sure you remain near a pillar in case you are targeted with Drill Smash.
• Leap of Faith is great for pulling someone back to a safe area if they have to run out for Homing Missile and it lines up with the rockets being cast.

• Purify the Iced Spritzer cast on players from the Refreshment Vendor.
• Dispel Magic the Tectonic Barrier from the Stonefuries to remove their shields.

• Apotheosis and Halo are effective at providing additional instant-cast abilities to heal while moving during Lightning Torrent.
• You should aim to use Divine Hymn to help heal through one of the Crashing Thunder events, as you can't use it while moving during Lightning Torrent.

• Apotheosis and Halo are best used for Dark Gravity.
• Divine Hymn can be used Crush Reality after you're done getting into a safe position from the Reality Tears that expand from it.

• Position yourself in the middle area so you can heal your teammates on both sides of the arena.
• Purify off Unleash Corruption from one DPS, preferably one that doesn't have a defensive available to use while you heal through the second debuff.
• While sometimes your teammates will be out of range, they should keep repositioning nearer to the boss so you can reach them for healing. Exceptions to this are soaking pillars, for this you should aim to be in range of any DPS who have the debuff to try and ensure they don't die.
• Apotheosis, Halo and Divine Hymn should all be used as needed to heal through Null Upheaval.

• Can use Mass Dispel to easily purge Lightning-Infused off the Cursed Thunderer adds.
• Mass Dispel to clear the Feasting Void that Void Ascendant put on your teammates.

• Sathel will cast Withering Touch on multiple players throughout the fight, requiring Purify and Mass Dispel to help reduce incoming damage.

• Focus healing on the tank during the Hateful Strike. Use Guardian Spirit if needed.
• Stay nearby to Gorechop so he does not pull you in during Tenderizing Smash, which will interrupt your casts.

• Focus the tank on the Brutal Combo, use Guardian Spirit if necessary..

• Focus healing on the two players with Well of Darkness. Guardian Spirit can be used on a player if needed, and this is a good place for Desperate Prayer if you have the debuff as well.

• Save healing cooldowns such as Apotheosis and Divine Hymn for the Manifest Death and Grasping Rift casts, which can often overlap. Make sure you are in a good spot before starting your Divine Hymn cast as you will die if you get pulled into the Grasping Rift's center.

• Diseased Horror and Blighted Sludge-Spewer put Decaying Blight Disease on a player which can be removed with Purify Disease.
• Be sure to Dispel Magic the Bone Shield buff off the Bone Magus adds.
• Shackle Undead can be used throughout the dungeon to interrupt casts. Particularly useful for the Bone Magus Spear casts.

Periodically, orbs of cosmic energy will spawn near your group. As a Holy Priest, you can use the following spells to get rid of these orbs:

• Psychic Scream - Your best option where possible.
• Mass Dispel - Capped at 5 targets.
• Holy Word: Chastise - Usually best to save this for something else.
• Dispel Magic - As a last resort.

When the Voidbound affix spawns, you can assist be changing this to your primary DPS target in-between healing your group.

Be sure to pay attention to these orbs and try to move near other players prior to to them spawning to speed up collection. Everyone in the group should help soak the orbs. It is completely reasonable during periods of high healing to ask your group to soak them without you, as a lot of your healing spells require you to stand still.

When Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour is present that week, you should always be prepared to use Mass Dispel or Purify to dispel Void Rift as often as you can on your party. You can also remove this with racials such as Stoneform. If you are running Oracle, you can also use Premonition of Insight then Purify multiple targets in a row. If any debuffs aren't dispelled by your or your party members, focus first on clearing the squishiest targets first, and the tank last. You can also use Desperate Prayer to help clear your own debuff if needed.