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Holy Priest PvP Guide (The War Within Pre-Patch)

Last updated on Jul 23, 2024 at 18:21 by Mysticall 17 comments
General Information

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Holy Priest in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.

If you were looking for TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Priest PvP guide.

PvP Holy Priest Guides
Introduction Talents Gear & Stats Compositions Playstyle & Rotations Macros Races
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
1.

Holy Priests in the Current Meta

Holy Priests are the most underrated healer. Usually a specialization that struggles, Holy Priests excel at healing against spread pressure and single-target teams. Many teams will struggle with how much utility and immunities you have.

2.

Holy Priest Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths icon Strengths
  • +Strong spread healing
  • +Multiple powerful healing cooldowns
  • +Very Mana efficient
Weaknesses icon Weaknesses
  • -Struggle against teams with two melee on it
  • -Have to cast most spells to get value from cooldowns
  • -Very limited mobility
3.

Notable 11.0 Changes to Holy Priests

  • New & Changed Priest Class Talents:
    • Cauterizing Shadows Icon Cauterizing Shadows
    • Phantom Reach Icon Phantom Reach
    • Void Tendrils Icon Void Tendrils now root targets for 15 seconds (was 20 seconds).
    • Mindgames Icon Mindgames removed.
    • Shattered Perceptions Icon Shattered Perceptions removed.
  • Mindgames Icon Mindgames is now a PvP talent.
  • Divine Hymn healing increased by 400%.
4.

Changelog

  • 23 Jul. 2024 (races): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (comps): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (gear): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 04 Jul. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
  • 04 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 07 May 2024 (races): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (macros): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (comps): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (gear): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (talents): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 22 Mar. 2024 (talents): Updated Talents for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Added Tier Set section.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.2.
    • Updated Recommended Talents.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7 Nothing changes.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7 Nothing changes.
  • 07 Aug. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5 Class Tuning, nothing changed.
  • 07 Aug. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5 Class Tuning, nothing changed.
  • 24 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5 Tuning, nothing changed.
  • 24 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5 Tuning, nothing changed.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5
  • 09 May 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 09 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Patch 10.1.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 12 Dec. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight S1.
  • 12 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight S1.
  • 12 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands S1.
  • 12 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands S1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 01 Aug. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 04 Apr. 2022 (playstyle): Updated Defensives section.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 9.2.
    • Updated Healing Rotations.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (gear): Updated for Patch 9.2.
    • Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Added Tier-Set section.
    • Removed Shards of Domination section.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (talents): Updated for Patch 9.2.
    • Updated Best PvP Talents.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
    • Added Notable Changes section.
  • 01 Mar. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
    • Added Notable Changes section.
  • 26 Nov. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 26 Nov. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 26 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 26 Nov. 2021 (comps): Updated best 3v3 compositions.
  • 26 Nov. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 26 Nov. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP Talent Choices.
  • 26 Nov. 2021 (this page): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 26 Nov. 2021 (this page): Page reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Updated Defensives section.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
    • Added Shards of Domination section.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP Talent Choices.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
  • 02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP Talent Choices.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 09 Dec. 2020 (gear): Updated Stat Priority.
  • 06 Dec. 2020 (gear): Added BiS gear list for Shadowlands.
  • 05 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Rotations to include Covenant Ability.
  • 05 Dec. 2020 (talents): Updated Talent Table.
    • Updated Tier 1 Regular Talent.
  • 30 Nov. 2020 (playstyle): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
  • 30 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
    • Removed outdated gear.
    • Added gems section.
  • 30 Nov. 2020 (talents): Removed outdated Traits and Essences.
  • 30 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page, removed Azerite mentions, and updated gear section.
  • 30 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page, removed Azerite mentions, and updated gear section.
  • 04 Nov. 2020 (talents): Updated PvP Talents.
  • 15 Oct. 2020 (races): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (9.0.1)
  • 15 Oct. 2020 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (9.0.1)
  • 15 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (9.0.1)
  • 15 Oct. 2020 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (9.0.1)
  • 15 Oct. 2020 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (9.0.1)
  • 15 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (9.0.1)
  • 15 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (9.0.1)
  • 15 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (9.0.1)
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