Holy Priest Healing Vault of the Incarnates Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.7
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Holy Priest for each boss of the following raid: Vault of the Incarnates. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2.7.
Introduction
This page assumes that you already understand most of the mechanics of each encounter. These can be found on the full Vault of the Incarnates raid guide, so what is contained here are details specifically tailored toward Holy Priest and what you can do to deal with each fight as best as possible.
All recommendations are progression-based tips and will not necessarily be the best for an overall HPS ranking.
Talents
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The recommended build centers around filling between your short cooldown
spells with Prayer of Healing for increased AoE healing. You should
start with the above build, then, if needed, change talents for increased
utility as discussed on the talents page.
General Defensive Usage Notes
Holy Priest has several defensive spells that you should plan to use and rotate throughout mechanics. A common mistake is to save the cooldowns for an emergency rather than using them liberally to counter large spikes of incoming damage.
Flash Heal with
Protective Light talented.
Fade with
Translucent Image talented.
Desperate Prayer
Guardian Spirit if not needed on a specific target.
Power Word: Shield for a small absorb if nothing else is available.
You should utilize your personal defensives with usage of your healing consumables like
Healthstone and your health potion as needed to survive.
Eranog
Tips
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Eranog periodically casts
Incinerating Roar dealing raid-wide damage, making it a great time to plan out using
Divine Hymn and
Holy Word: Salvation.
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Mythic:
Leaping Flames should be dispelled as soon as possible with either
Purify or
Mass Dispel to reduce the damage it deals.
Debuffs to track on Raid Frames
Spell ID | Name | Description |
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394917 | ![]() |
Strong DoT effect that you should dispel as soon as possible |
Tips
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While soaking the
Rock Blast doesn't deal enough damage to warrant a raid cooldown, it is a great time for a
Holy Word: Sanctify >
Circle of Healing >
Prayer of Healing combo to top the raid back up again. You can begin with the two instant-casts while moving out of the Rock Blast left on the ground.
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Pillars created by
Awakened Earth pulse damage to the entire raid. The more pillars that are up, the more constant raid damage.
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Destroying pillars leaves a raid-wide DoT
Seismic Assault and is a good time to use either
Divine Hymn or
Holy Word: Salvation
Debuffs to track on Raid Frames
Spell ID | Name | Description |
---|---|---|
381595 | ![]() |
Raid-wide stacking DoT that needs to be healed through. |
For more information, please refer to our Terros guide.
The Primal Council
Tips
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Primal Blizzard deals a lot of raid damage, but due to how it applies stacks, you need to be careful when using
Divine Hymn during it, and clear your stacks just before and after casting it, so you do not get frozen.
Holy Word: Salvation doesn't require as much effort to use well, when countering the Primal Blizzard damage.
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Allies afflicted by
Conductive Mark will take a significant amount of damage. You should keep them alive as they attempt to clear their debuff. Use
Power Word: Life and
Guardian Spirit on players near death to buy them more time to clear their Mark.
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Be careful not to
Leap of Faith an ally with
Conductive Mark, as it can spread the Mark to other raid members.
Debuffs to track on Raid Frames
Spell ID | Name | Description |
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371624 | ![]() |
Single target DoT dealing heavy damage to targets afflicted by it. |
For more information, please refer to our The Primal Council guide.
Sennarth, the Cold Breath
Tips
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Try to save an
Angelic Feather charge for when Sennarth casts
Gossamer Burst or
Repelling Burst.
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You can also use
Leap of Faith to help prevent players from falling off the edge.
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Each time Sennarth casts
Chilling Blast is the perfect time to use your
Holy Word: Sanctify >
Circle of Healing >
Prayer of Healing healing combination to counter the burst of raid damage.
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When
Chilling Aura starts to stack up is a great time to use
Divine Hymn and
Holy Word: Salvation to counter the stacking damage.
Debuffs to track on Raid Frames
Nothing of note.
For more information, please refer to our Sennarth guide.
Dathea, Ascended
Tips
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Try to save a charge of
Angelic Feather for when an add is about to die to help you get into position faster and prevent being knocked off to your death.
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Allies afflicted by
Conductive Mark will take a significant amount of damage. You should take care to keep them alive. Use
Power Word: Life and
Guardian Spirit on allies near death.
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The casts of
Cyclone are a great time for
Divine Hymn and
Holy Word: Salvation. You can also use your strong raid cooldowns to help top everyone up before a cyclone if the raid is low.
Debuffs to track on Raid Frames
Spell ID | Name | Description |
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391686 | ![]() |
Single target DoT dealing heavy damage to targets afflicted by it. |
Tips
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The casts of
Frost Bite and
Biting Chill are a great time for
Divine Hymn or
Holy Word: Salvation.
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You can also use
Divine Hymn or
Holy Word: Salvation to help top everyone up before
Absolute Zero if the raid is low.
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Use the sequence of
Holy Word: Sanctify >
Circle of Healing >
Prayer of Healing to counter the damage from
Absolute Zero.
Debuffs to track on Raid Frames
Spell ID | Name | Description |
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391022 | ![]() |
Dispellable stun. |
Tips
-
Icy Shroud and
Frozen Shroud can be dispelled with
Purify or
Mass Dispel. Frozen Shroud should be your priority, as it roots them in place, whereas Icy Shroud slows them.
Debuffs to track on Raid Frames
Spell ID | Name | Description |
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388717 | ![]() |
Dispellable slow. |
388920 | ![]() |
Dispellable root. |
For more information, please refer to our Broodkeeper Diurna guide.
Raszageth the Storm-Eater
Tips
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Phase 1: Pay attention to the health of allies with
Static Charge and prioritize keeping them alive.
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Phase 1 (Mythic only): Try to keep at least one charge of
Angelic Feather to avoid being knocked off by Hurricane Wing.
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Intermission 1(Mythic only): Try to save
Holy Word: Serenity and
Holy Word: Sanctify to help clear
Shattering Shroud from allies as soon as possible.
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Phase 2: Raid cooldowns such as
Divine Hymn and
Holy Word: Salvation should be used to keep your raid alive during Stormsurge.
Debuffs to track on Raid Frames
Spell ID | Name | Description |
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381613 | ![]() |
Dangerous Damage over Time. |
397382 | ![]() |
Healing absorb (Mythic). |
Changelog
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
- 01 May 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2022: Updated for patch 10.0.5 talent changes.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Page added.
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