Holy Priest PvP Guide — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0.1)

Holy Priests are an exceptionally strong healer. They excel at healing against spread pressure and single-target teams. Many teams will struggle with how much utility and immunities you have. Most of their healing and crowd control is instant, making it very difficult for teams to stop their team's setups.

Strengths

• Strong spread healing
• Multiple powerful healing cooldowns
• Can setup crowd control on their own with Holy Word: Chastise and Psychic Scream

Weaknesses

• Struggle against teams with two melee on it
• Have to cast most spells to get value from cooldowns
• Very limited mobility

• New Talents: Focused Power, Everlasting Light, Twin Disciplines, Lightburst, Efficient Prayers, Healing Focus, Cosmic Wave, Uplifting Words, Ultimate Serenity, and Radiant Plea. Most of these are modifiers that increase overall healing output for Holy Priest. Ultimate Serenity is interesting, as it replaces Holy Word: Sanctify, and any talents that affect Holy Word: Sanctify instead affect Holy Word: Serenity.
• Removed spells & talents: Divine Star, Renew, Halo moved to Archon, Heal, Lightwell, Symbol of Hope, and Holy Mending.
• Changed spells/talents:
  • Void Tendrils - roots enemies when Psychic Scream ends.
  • Holy Fire replaces Shadow Word: Pain.
  • Prayer of Mending now replaces Power Word: Shield.
• PvP Talent Changes:
  • Holy Ward has been removed.
  • Mindgames has been removed.
  • Catharsis has been removed.
  • Divine Ascension has been removed.
  • Thoughtsteal has been removed.
  • Ray of Hope has been removed.