Mythic+ Healer Rankings: A Tier List for Dragonflight (Patch 10.2.5. / Season 3)
From the weakest to the strongest specialization, each provide unique character distinction and add value toward shaping the seasonal "meta" of Mythic+. The Healer specialization rankings provided for Dragonflight's third season of Mythic+ are based on the pure healing strength and group-added-value such as utility, survivability, mobility, damage and self-sustain.
This list will be updated as new tuning and class changes come out over the course of the season.
About the Tier List
This tier list is NOT FINAL; it will change and will be updated as often as necessary prior and during Mythic+. There are often moments of tier set and class tuning, as well as talent changes and secondary stat scaling that will impact the placement of the specs.
I am Petko, a competitive Mythic+ player, known to be pushing the boundaries of High Mythic+ with several World first and Europe first rankings among past seasons on multiple classes. I have worked hard on preparing for Season 3 of Dragonflight, spending numerous hours per day examining each and every class and spec in a dungeon environment. This Tier list will continue to be updated as much as it requires over the course of Dragonflight and it will also focus on what the "meta" will look like as it stabilizes. Along the way, this Tier list will also be supported by various professional Mythic+ players with high credibility in the community, theorycrafters across all specializations, and my own empirical evidence.
To begin with, this Tier list will exclusively focus on the third Season of Mythic+ in Dragonflight. There will be no Warcraft Logs rankings added nor simulation data for the majority of the classes and specs. As a result, this Tier list will be solely based on empirical evidence of the current state of the classes' performance in Mythic+ from my own point of view and the point of view of the group of players testing those classes who are among the best representatives of the class in the community. Moreover, this Tier list will take into consideration every impactful class change and tier set tuning before and after the start of the season.
It is important to note that opinions might vary and that is completely okay, but remember to be respectful when providing feedback as the sole purpose of this tier-list is to help the WoW community with their choice of main or alt each season.
This tier list is entirely based on healer performance in Mythic+. The factors that are considered are HPS and DPS output, external cooldowns, utility, durability, and mobility.
A Final Warning
It is important to understand that this Tier list is NOT permanent , and it will be due to change with upcoming changes and tunings over the course of the season. I have always advocated the "bring the player, not the class" motto, meaning: value the player's skill more than the class itself. This Tier list should NOT discourage you from playing whatever you enjoy the most if having fun is your main drive when you play Mythic+. The list will be updated as much as it requires before and after the start of each season.
Important Note for Season 3 of Dragonflight
This tier list is based on the assumption that you have your 4-piece tier-set present at all times. Places can vary drastically if this measure is not taken into consideration, as our main purpose is to showcase which specializations will become the best months before the season hits its peak.
Healer Tier List for Season 3 of Mythic+ in Dragonflight
Below, you can find the full rankings for Healers slots in Season 3 of Dragonflight Mythic+. We encourage you to further read and understand why some classes are placed lower or higher than expected, with several factors taken into consideration.
- Discipline Priest (S-Tier)
- Restoration Druid (S-Tier)
- Mistweaver Monk (A+Tier)
- Holy Paladin (A-Tier)
- Holy Priest (A-Tier)
- Preservation Evoker (B-Tier)
- Restoration Shaman (C-Tier)
DPS and Tank Class Rankings
If you are interested in our other rankings for Mythic+ in Dragonflight, please click the links below.
Full Healer Class Rankings
S-tier
Discipline Priest
Patch 10.2.5 update: Discipline Priest received no changes going forward to the second half of Season 3 and Patch 10.2.5 patch. After the recent rework of the Discipline Priest specialization, their performance has improved significantly, particularly in Mythic+. With a higher damage output, it becomes evident that most healing specializations struggle to compete in damage with Discipline Priest, especially when including Power Infusion into the mix. Additionally, this specialization has one of the best dungeon utility toolkits for Mythic+, along with excellent HPS. As a result, going into Season 3, this specialization is one of the first "S-tier" specs, providing a great combination of damage and utility.
Cons
The biggest disadvantage of playing Discipline Priest is high mobility encounters might significantly impact your DPS/HPS profile. Having the dungeon knowledge can help you decide when and when not to greed cast Smites, but overall, it is an issue that must be presented to the readers.
Mythic+ Utility
Functionality | Spells | Notes |
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Core | Pain Suppression | External-defensive cooldown applied to a chosen target for 40% effectiveness. |
Core | Power Word: Barrier | Summons a barrier reducing the damage taken by all allies within the area with 20%. |
Core | Rapture | - |
Core | Power Infusion | You must always have Twins of the Sun Priestess talented. |
Core | Power Word: Fortitude | A raid-wide 5% Stamina buff. |
Core | Psychic Scream | AoE disturb effect. |
Core | Mind Soothe | It reduces the range at which the target/s will attack you. Incredibly useful for trash mob skips. It can be used on multiple enemies. |
Core | Mass Dispel | Incredible useful where Mass Dispelling is needed. |
Optional | Vampiric Embrace | Extra off-healing. |
Optional | Leap of Faith | Helps with repositioning. |
Optional | Dominate Mind | Mindcontrols an enemy, allowing you to simultaneously execute your rotation while having full control over them and their abilities. |
Optional | Shackle Undead | Crowd-controls a undead target for 50 sec. |
Optional | Purify Disease | On top of Dispel Magic you will be able to further bolster it by allowing the spell to remove 1 Disease on a friendly target. |
Restoration Druid
Patch 10.2.5 update: Restoration Druid received a flat buff to their Rejuvenation by 12% with the most recent class hotfix. Restoration Druids are in a strong position with their impressive healing capabilities and competitive damage output. They have always been renowned for their exceptional utility and remarkable resilience, which will continue to be their strengths in the second half of Season 3. Overall, the S-tier is well deserved as they will remain one of the strongest choices for a Healer until the end of the Season.
Cons
No significant disadvantages of the specialization are to be reported; the final stages of tunning will show the end-placing for Restoration Druid.
Mythic+ Utility
Functionality | Spells | Notes |
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Core | Mark of the Wild | Increasing the Versatility of your raid/party by 3%. |
Core | Entangling Roots | Single-target root effect. |
Core | Ironbark | Short-external damage-reduction cooldown. |
Optional | Nature's Vigil | Extra off-healing. |
Optional | Innervate | Allowing 1 friendly healer to cast spells without spending mana for 8 sec. |
Optional | Stampeding Roar | Increasing the movement speed to all raid members by 60% for 8 sec. |
Optional | Remove Corruption | Removes all Curse and Poison effects from a friendly target. |
Optional | Soothe | Dispelling all Enrage Effects from an enemy target. |
Optional | Hibernate | Single-target crowd-control effects against beasts and dragonkins. It also works on Incorporeal. |
Optional | Incapacitating Roar / Mighty Bash | You have the choice between AoE disturb effect or a single-target stun. |
Optional | Typhoon | Aoe knockback. |
Optional | Mass Entanglement / Ursol's Vortex | You have the choice between AoE root effect or AoE wind-of-vortex, pulling all the mobs to one location. |
A+-Tier
Mistweaver Monk
Patch 10.2.5 update: Mistweaver Monk received a flat 6% healing nerf to all of their spells except Sheilun's Gift, Jadefire Stomp and Expel Harm. The nerf will not impact their current placement on the tierlist. Mistweaver Monk has been performing exceptionally well since the start of the season and will continue to do so during the second half of Season 3 (and yes, its likely the best version the spec has seen the whole expansion). Multiple rounds of buffs have helped to improve their overall performance across the board, making them more effective than ever before. Its exceptional reactive healing capabilities can heal through any dangerous encounter with no sweat, making it one of the safest and strongest picks for healers in uncoordinated groups. To add to that, they provide a great damage profile to speed up the keys!
Cons
Still, Mistweaver Monk is the only healer that does not have any external damage-reduction cooldown to help you support your team. In addition, adding a range to several of their core spells will be a great quality-of-life update.
Mythic+ Utility
Functionality | Spells | Notes |
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Core | Mystic Touch | 5% extra Physical damage for your raid. |
Core | Life Cocoon | Apply a large absorb shield to a friendly target. |
Core | Revival | Removes all Magical, Poison and Disease effects on the entire party. |
Core | Generous Pour | Extra damage reduction against area-of-effect damage. |
Core | Close to Heart | Increased healing from all sources for all allies within 10 yards. |
Core | Leg Sweep | 3 sec stun effect. |
Optional | Tiger's Lust | Removes all roots and snares. |
Optional | Ring of Peace | It can be used to help your tank kite and as a AoE disturb effect. |
Optional | Detox | Removes all Poison and Disease effects from the target. |
Optional | Paralysis | Single-target disturb effect. |
A-Tier
Holy Paladin
Patch 10.2.5 update: Holy Paladin received a 30% buff to Shield of the Righteous and Consecration, making their damage profile much more competitive going forward to the second half of Season 3 and Patch 10.2.5 patch. Holy Paladin will still remain a great choice for a healing spot across all group composition, despite not being considered "meta" pick. Although their utility has been slightly nerfed, it is arguably the best any healer can offer. Additionally, it is worth mentioning that Holy Paladin has one of the best mob controls from a healer perspective, the ability to combat-resurrect, and is the only healer with immunity.
Cons
The main downside of Holy Paladin is that their healing output is lackluster, which creates an opening for other healing specializations to be utilized. Boosting their healing capabilities would solidify their position as a top pick for Season 3.
Mythic+ Utility
Functionality | Spells | Notes |
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Core | Devotion Aura | Permanent 3% group/raid-wide damage reduction aura. |
Core | Retribution Aura | In case you already have Devotion Aura from another Paladin, you can choose the Retribution Aura to help your party/raid do more Damage and Healing. |
Core | Hammer of Justice | A powerful single-target 6 sec stun effect. |
Core | Lay on Hands | Heals a member of your party/raid to full health. |
Core | Intercession | Combat-resurrection |
Optional | Blessing of Sacrifice | Helps a single member of your raid in a critical situation. This can be further improved by talenting Sacrifice of the Just. |
Optional | Blessing of Protection | Physical immunity, which can help you with some boss encounters. |
Optional | Blessing of Freedom | Immunity to movement impairing effects. |
Optional | Repentance / Blinding Light | You have the option between single-target crowd-control effect or a powerful mass AoE stop. |
Optional | Cleanse Toxins | Removes all Poison and Disease effects from the target. |
Optional | Turn Evil | Be able to fear any Undead, Aberration or Demon, which is an additional form of crowd control. |
Holy Priest
Patch 10.2.5 update: Holy Priest received massive buffs to its damage and healing profiles, going forward to the second half of Season 3 and Patch 10.2.5 patch. As we continue to the second half of Season 3, the playstyle of Holy Priest has not undergone any significant changes of playstyle, just a raw numerical adjustments. Overall, the specialization feels great and has the potential regardless of the key level, but its popularity will likely not flourish due to how dominant its sibling spec is - Discipline Priest.
Cons
The most recent rework of Discipline Priest makes its sibling spec much more appealing to the public. This will directly impact the people's perception of Holy Priest. Therefore it might not be as much of a popular choice among unorganized groups. However, I believe Holy Priest is a great option among all key levels and especially great against constant flow of damage (pug groups).
Mythic+ Utility
Functionality | Spells | Notes |
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Core | Guardian Spirit | Provides a "Cheat-Death" to a chosen player. |
Core | Holy Word: Chastise | Single-targe disturb effect. |
Core | Symbol of Hope | Replenishes Mana and helps restore defensive cooldowns. |
Core | Power Infusion | You must always have Twins of the Sun Priestess talented. |
Core | Power Word: Fortitude | A raid-wide 5% Stamina buff. |
Core | Psychic Scream | AoE disturb effect. |
Core | Mind Soothe | It reduces the range at which the target/s will attack you. Incredibly useful for trash mob skips. It can be used on multiple enemies. |
Core | Mass Dispel | Incredible useful where Mass Dispelling is needed. |
Optional | Vampiric Embrace | Extra off-healing. |
Optional | Leap of Faith | Helps with repositioning. |
Optional | Dominate Mind | Mindcontrols an enemy allowing you to simultaneously execute your rotation while having full control over them and their abilities. |
Optional | Shackle Undead | Crowd-controls a undead target for 50 sec. |
Optional | Purify Disease | On top of Dispel Magic you will be able to further bolster it by allowing the spell to remove 1 Disease on a friendly target. |
B-Tier
Preservation Evoker
Patch 10.2.5 update: Preservation Evoker received some minor healing and durability buffs with the most recent class hotfix. However, their tier list placement will remain unchanged. Preservation Evoker have one of the strongest 2-piece tier sets among all healing specializations, which will allow them to increase their healing per second (HPS) and damage per second (DPS) profiles. This will improve their damage output while maintaining the same overall utility package. In addition, the current melee meta is favorable to Preservation Evoker, as it is easier to manage their healing with a stacked group and limited yards of healing. Overall, they are a solid healer, regardless of the group composition.
Cons
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Mythic+ Utility
Functionality | Spells | Notes |
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Core | Blessing of the Bronze | - |
Core | Tail Swipe | AoE disturb effect that knocks up enemies. |
Core | Wing Buffet | AoE knockback effect. |
Core | Expunge | Removing all Poison effects from an ally. |
Core | Rewind | Rewinds 33% of damage taken in the last 5 sec by all allies. |
Core | Time Dilation | It causes 50% of damage your ally takes to be instead dealt over 8 sec. |
Optional | Sleep Walk | Single-target crowd-control effect that forces the enemy to move towards you. |
Optional | Source of Magic | Can be further bolstered by Potent Mana |
Optional | Oppressing Roar | Increasing the duration of all crowd-control effects on the affected enemies by 50%. You can further talent into Overawe, removing 1 Enrage effect from each enemy (AoE Enrage Removal). |
Optional | Terror of the Skies | After using Breath of Eons, you will stun all enemies by 3 sec affected by your breath. |
Optional | Zephyr | Area-of-effect damage reduction (party only). |
Optional | Cauterizing Flame | Bleed removal |
Optional | Rescue | You can further bolster it with Twin Guardian talent for extra durability. |
C-Tier
Restoration Shaman
Patch 10.2.5 update: Restoration Shaman received some changes to their single-target damage profile and a flat 5% increase on all of their healing, going forward to the second half of Season 3 and Patch 10.2.5 patch. Although the buffs the recent buffs to the Restoration Shaman help them improve their Mythic+ performance, they are miles behind the rest of the healing specs. Their tier-set is primarily focused on healing, making them more useful in Raiding than in Mythic+. While they have an excellent overall utility package, their raw output is an area they need further adjustments to be placed anywhere higher on the tier list.
Cons
The most recent Restoration Shaman buffs will strengthen the specializations but will not be enough to put them on par with the rest of the Healing options.
Mythic+ Utility
Functionality | Spells | Notes |
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Core | Bloodlust | - |
Core | Earth Elemental | A powerful elemental summon that helps you survive. |
Core | Spirit Link Totem | Reduces damage taken to your party/raid within 10 yards of the totem by 10% and every 1 their health is redistributed evenly. |
Optional | Ancestral Vigor | Allows for some of your core abilities to temporary increase your health by 10% for 10 sec. |
Optional | Earthen Wall Totem | Have a choice between a protective totem or a totem that allows you to reincarnate upon death and provides a temporary 10% increased health. |
Optional | Mana Tide Totem | Increases Mana Regeneration to the whole party for a short period of time. |
Optional | Wind Rush Totem / Earthgrab Totem | A choice between on-demand extra movement speed or AoE root effect similar to Mass Entanglement. |
Optional | Ancestral Guidance | Provides extra off-healing to your party. |
Optional | Capacitor Totem | 3 sec AoE stun. |
Optional | Hex | Single-target crowd-control ability. |
Optional | Cleanse Spirit | Removes all Curse effects from a friendly target. |
Optional | Purge | Removing 1 beneficial Magic effect from an enemy. |
Optional | Thunderstorm | AoE disturb effect that can either knock away or knock up ( Thundershock). |
Optional | Poison Cleansing Totem | Removes all poison effects on a nearby party member each 1.5 sec for 6 sec. |
Optional | Stoneskin Totem | 10% physical damage reduction |
Changelog
- 12 Mar. 2024: Further Adjustments based on the most recent class hotfixes.
- 28 Jan. 2024: Further Adjustments based on the most recent class hotfix.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed and updated for 10.2.5 Patch.
- 18 Dec. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the most recent class hotfix.
- 12 Dec. 2023: Minor class ranking adjustments.
- 04 Dec. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the most recent class hotfix.
- 12 Nov. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the most recent class hotfix.
- 05 Nov. 2023: Reviewed and Updated for 10.2. Patch.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed and Updated for 10.1.7 Patch.
- 22 Aug. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the most recent class hotfix.
- 09 Aug. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the most recent class hotfix.
- 25 Jul. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the most recent class hotfix.
- 13 Jul. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the 10.1.5 Patch.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the 10.1.5 Patch.
- 27 Jun. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the most recent hotfixes.
- 06 Jun. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the most recent hotfix.
- 23 May 2023: Further Adjustments based on the most recent Patch.
- 01 May 2023: Fully Updated for Season 2 of Dragonflight.
- 21 Mar. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the upcoming 10.0.7 Patch.
- 14 Feb. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the most recent Patch.
- 25 Jan. 2023: Further Adjustments based on the upcoming 10.0.5 Patch.
- 21 Dec. 2022: Further Adjustments based on the latest class changes.
- 18 Nov. 2022: Updated with the initial iteration for Season 1 of Dragonflight.
This guide has been written by Petko, one of the top M+ players of all time. He has accomplished several Europe and World #1 Team and Solo Seasonal rankings with multiple specialization and classes throughout the seasons. Moreover, he competes in MDI and streams his runs live on Twitch and and share his personal opinion on YouTube and Twitter.
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