Holy Priest Pre-Patch Guide for WotLK Classic

Holy Priest in the pre-patch has to choose a spec based on their gear. It is not possible to get all key talents at Level 70, as Meditation requires us to go deeper into the Discipline tree than you can afford. Choose a spec based on your gear and Mana needs.

This spec plays similar to how it will at Level 80, but the main difference is that you do not have Meditation which is a major part of your Mana regeneration. Only choose this spec if you are very geared and do not have Mana concerns. In this spec you are using the Body and Soul talent, which has some fun uses. If you do not want this talent, put the points into Blessed Resilience instead.

This spec goes deeper into the Discipline tree while still grabbing some strong talents in the bottom of the Holy Tree. This gives us Meditation, which is a major part of your Mana regeneration. Unless you are nearly best in slot, you will probably need to use this build to sustain your Mana needs.

Holy has a new playstyle in Wrath of the Lich King. While previously you would simply spam Circle of Healing to keep the raid healthy, this is no longer possible as Circle of Healing now has a 6-second cooldown. Instead you must take advantage of your new talent, Serendipity. You build up stacks by casting both Flash Heal and Binding Heal, and use the stacks to greatly increase your casting speed of Prayer of Healing and Greater Heal. Using the Serendipity buff properly is a key part of playing this spec.

Glyphs are a new consumable of sorts introduced in Wrath of the Lich King. Glyphs greatly improve certain spells when you learn them, supporting and even enabling some builds. In the pre-patch of WotLK you only have access to two major glyphs, as the third slot requires Level 80 to unlock.

1. Glyph of Flash Heal — You use Flash Heal as a filler spell, so this is a decent option to help your Mana sustain.
2. Glyph of Power Word: Shield — This is not that great of a glyph for us, but you really have no other good options.

1. Glyph of Fortitude — This helps save Mana through an entire raid night, and especially if you need to rebuff someone who died in combat.
2. Glyph of Shadow Protection — Is pretty minor, but will save us a bit of Mana throughout an entire raid night.
3. Glyph of Levitate — Is simply a quality of life feature, saving us some reagents.

The list below is in order of your desired stats. Keep this in mind when looking at different gearing choices.

1. Haste Rating
2. Intellect
3. Spell Power
4. Spirit
5. Critical Strike Rating
6. Mana per 5

1. Renew — Remains a powerful heal-over-time. Be sure to keep this on targets you know will be taking constant damage.
2. Prayer of Mending — This spell remains extremely powerful, even getting buffed in WotLK. Be sure to use this as much as possible.
3. Flash Heal — This is your main filler spell, doing moderate healing to a target quickly.
4. Binding Heal — Essentially the same as Flash Heal, but heals you as well as the target. Use this instead if you are missing health.
5. Greater Heal — A powerful heal with a long cast time. Be sure to cast this only when you have stacks of Serendipity.

1. Prayer of Mending — This spell remains extremely powerful, even getting buffed in WotLK. Be sure to use this as much as possible.
2. Circle of Healing — Use this on cooldown to keep the raid healthy. Despite it having a cooldown it remains a great heal.
3. Prayer of Healing — Be sure to use this with your Serendipity stacks to get the heal out quickly. Be sure to target a person in the group that you wish to heal.
4. Renew — Remains a powerful heal-over-time. Be sure to keep this on targets you know will be taking constant damage.
5. Flash Heal — This is your main filler spell, doing moderate healing to a target quickly.
6. Binding Heal — Essentially the same as Flash Heal, but heals you as well as the target. Use this instead if you are missing health.

Your best in slot gear does not change much from Phase 5 of TBC, but ideally you can change a few pieces of gear. Below is a list of recommended best in slot gear, as well as some easy to obtain choices.

However, for newer players especially or if you are playing on one of the Fresh Servers, the gear listed below may not be realistic to obtain for most players in only a month. If you want the most efficient start possible, we would highly recommend farming Honor in the pre-patch through battlegrounds. This will allow you to buy the full "Brutal" PvP set, which is close in power to gear from Sunwell Plateau. While not BiS, it is the closest you will get within the short time frame, and you are guaranteed to obtain it with enough farming.

Your enchants mostly stay the same from TBC, not requiring much change. Check out our TBC enchants page for a list of available options.

Your consumables are mostly the same from TBC. You can use any food buff that provides Spell Power and Spirit, so look for the cheapest.

• Elixir of Healing Power & Elixir of Draenic Wisdom
• Blackened Basilisk
• Superior Wizard Oil
• Super Mana Potion or Haste Potion