Holy Priest Healing Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (11.0.5)

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General Information

On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Holy Priest in World of Warcraft The War Within (11.0.5).

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Holy Priest gear and best in slot.

1.

BiS Gear Guide for Holy Priest

Due to the wide variety of gear providing secondary stats that are all very close in value for us and augments such as sockets or tertiary stats, there is no certain Best in Slot list. This page aims to guide you toward the best possible items, particularly in trinket slots.

For regular item slots that are not used by tier or trinket/weapon effects, you will want to focus on item level while keeping the following in mind:

  • Socket — Around 10 item levels.
  • Leech — Around 15 item levels. **
  • Avoidance — Around 5 item levels.

** Note: The value of leech drops off the more you get. It is quite valuable up until you reach 3-4 items with it; then, the value can drop off quite significantly. Focus on prioritizing item level if you reach this much leech from your gear.

To learn more about stats and how they affect your gearing, check out the Holy Priest Stats page linked below.

2.

BiS Gear for Holy Priest

Overall BiS List for Season 1 Nerub-ar Palace Gear BiS List Mythic+ Gear BiS List
3.

Nerub-ar Palace Raid Gear BiS List for Holy Priest

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Holy Priest in The War Within Season 1 from all sources, including Raiding, Mythic+, Delves, The Great Vault, and Crafted.

Note that this BiS List is for items from the Raid. We are separating the BiS lists by gear sources. This is what you send to your Raid Leader/Loot Council when they ask you what your BiS gear is from the Raid.

Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". The best items vary per character and situation, and there are many items that are essentially equivalent in terms of HPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary stats around. We will list one "BiS" item per slot, sometimes two if we feel there is a significant difference, but ultimately, BiS lists are not very practically useful. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for this, so here it is for your perusal.

There are two notable mentions of multiple options from the table below. The first is weapons, where multiple 1-handed available are almost identical in value. The second are the very rare items, which have alternatives listed due to how difficult it can be to obtain the very rare items.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon
  • Scepter of Manifested Miasma Icon Scepter of Manifested Miasma
  • Sovereign's Disdain Icon Sovereign's Disdain
  • Scithewood Scepter Icon Scithewood Scepter
Off Hand Vagabond's Torch Icon Vagabond's Torch CraftedInscription
Helm Living Luster's Semblance Icon Living Luster's Semblance Silken Court/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Neck Locket of Broken Memories Icon Locket of Broken Memories Rasha'nan in Nerub-ar Palace
Shoulder Beacons of the False Dawn Icon Beacons of the False Dawn The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
Cloak
  • Wings of Shattered Sorrow Icon Wings of Shattered Sorrow (very rare)
  • Royal Emblem of Nerub-ar Icon Royal Emblem of Nerub-ar
Chest Living Luster's Raiment Icon Living Luster's Raiment Broodtwister Ovi'nax/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Bracers Consecrated Cuffs Icon Consecrated Cuffs CraftedTailoring
Gloves Living Luster's Touch Icon Living Luster's Touch Sikran/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Belt Acrid Ascendant's Sash Icon Acrid Ascendant's Sash Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Legs Living Luster's Trousers Icon Living Luster's Trousers Nexus Princess Ky'veza/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Boots Cosmic-Tinged Treads Icon Cosmic-Tinged Treads Sikran in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #1 Seal of the Poisoned Pact Icon Seal of the Poisoned Pact Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #2 Band of the Roving Scalawag Icon Band of the Roving Scalawag Siege of Boralus
Trinket #1 Unbound Changeling Icon Unbound Changeling Mists of Tirna Scithe
Trinket #1 Creeping Coagulum Icon Creeping Coagulum The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
3.

Nerub-ar Palace Raid Gear BiS List for Holy Priest

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Holy Priest in The War Within Season 1 from the Nerub-ar Palace Raid.

Note that this BiS List is for items from the Raid. We are separating the BiS lists by gear sources. This is what you send to your Raid Leader/Loot Council when they ask you what your BiS gear is from the Raid.

Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". The best items vary per character and situation, and there are many items that are essentially equivalent in terms of HPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary stats around. We will list one "BiS" item per slot, sometimes two if we feel there is a significant difference, but ultimately, BiS lists are not very practically useful. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for this, so here it is for your perusal.

There are two notable mentions of multiple options from the table below. The first is weapons, where both 1-handed available in Raid are almost identical in value. The second are the very rare items, which have alternatives listed due to how difficult it can be to obtain the very rare items.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon
  • Scepter of Manifested Miasma Icon Scepter of Manifested Miasma
  • Sovereign's Disdain Icon Sovereign's Disdain
Off Hand Broodtwister's Grim Catalyst Icon Broodtwister's Grim Catalyst Broodtwister Ovi'nax in Nerub-ar Palace
Helm Living Luster's Semblance Icon Living Luster's Semblance Silken Court/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Neck Locket of Broken Memories Icon Locket of Broken Memories Rasha'nan in Nerub-ar Palace
Shoulder Beacons of the False Dawn Icon Beacons of the False Dawn The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
Cloak
  • Wings of Shattered Sorrow Icon Wings of Shattered Sorrow (very rare)
  • Royal Emblem of Nerub-ar Icon Royal Emblem of Nerub-ar
Chest Living Luster's Raiment Icon Living Luster's Raiment Broodtwister Ovi'nax/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Bracers Crunchy Intruder's Wristband Icon Crunchy Intruder's Wristband Ulgrax the Devourer in Nerub-ar Palace
Gloves Living Luster's Touch Icon Living Luster's Touch Sikran/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Belt Acrid Ascendant's Sash Icon Acrid Ascendant's Sash Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Legs Living Luster's Trousers Icon Living Luster's Trousers Nexus Princess Ky'veza/Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Boots Cosmic-Tinged Treads Icon Cosmic-Tinged Treads Sikran in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #1 Seal of the Poisoned Pact Icon Seal of the Poisoned Pact Queen Ansurek in Nerub-ar Palace
Ring #2 Writhing Ringworm Icon Writhing Ringworm Broodtwister Ovi'nax in Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #1 Creeping Coagulum Icon Creeping Coagulum The Bloodbound Horror in Nerub-ar Palace
Trinket #2 Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg Icon Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg Broodtwister Ovi'nax in Nerub-ar Palace
3.

Nerub-ar Palace Raid Gear BiS List for Holy Priest

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Holy Priest from The War Within Season 1 Mythic+.

Note that this BiS List is for items from Mythic+. We are separating the BiS lists by gear sources. This is the list you can chase when you want to improve your gear for raiding by farming Mythic+ dungeons.

Note that there is no such thing as a singular, all-encompassing "BiS". The best items vary per character and situation, and there are many items that are essentially equivalent in terms of HPS, namely when we are just shuffling secondary stats around. We will list one "BiS" item per slot, sometimes two if we feel there is a significant difference, but ultimately, BiS lists are not very practically useful. Nonetheless, there is a huge demand for this, so here it is for your perusal.

Slot Item Source/Note
Weapon Scithewood Scepter Icon Scithewood Scepter Mists of Tirna Scithe
Off Hand Pail of Preserved Obscurity Icon Pail of Preserved Obscurity City of Threads
Helm Living Luster's Semblance Icon Living Luster's Semblance Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Neck Trailspinner Pendant Icon Trailspinner Pendant Mists of Tirna Scithe
Shoulder Ingra Maloch's Mantle Icon Ingra Maloch's Mantle Mists of Tirna Scithe
Cloak Troggstitched Drape Icon Troggstitched Drape Grim Batol
Chest Living Luster's Raiment Icon Living Luster's Raiment Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Bracers Necropolis Lord's Shackles Icon Necropolis Lord's Shackles The Necrotic Wake
Gloves Living Luster's Touch Icon Living Luster's Touch Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Belt Burrower's Cinch Icon Burrower's Cinch Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Legs Living Luster's Trousers Icon Living Luster's Trousers Matrix Catalyst/Great Vault
Boots Membranous Slippers Icon Membranous Slippers The Dawnbreaker
Ring #1 Band of the Roving Scalawag Icon Band of the Roving Scalawag Siege of Boralus
Ring #2 Umbriss Band Icon Umbriss Band Grim Batol
Trinket #1 Unbound Changeling Icon Unbound Changeling Mists of Tirna Scithe
Trinket #2 Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Icon Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj The Dawnbreaker
3.

Best Trinkets for Holy Priest in The War Within Season 1

Raiding Trinket Tier List
4.

Raiding Trinket Tier List for Holy Priest

This Trinket Tier List is AoE healing biased, as this tends to be the most important aspect of Raiding.

3.1.

S-Tier

3.1.

A-Tier

3.1.

B-Tier

3.1.

C-Tier and below

Due to the large number of trinkets available, only those considered B-Tier or higher have been listed. If you don't see a trinket listed above, you can presume it is C-tier or lower.

You can view a complete list by importing your character into the QE Live tool and selecting Trinkets.

4.

Best Crafted Items for Holy Priest

Our BiS crafts are pretty straightforward. We eventually want Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension Icon Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension on the Vagabond's Torch Icon Vagabond's Torch off-hand and Writhing Armor Banding Icon Writhing Armor Banding on the Consecrated Cuffs Icon Consecrated Cuffs bracers.

4.1.

Best Embellishments and Crafting Order for Holy Priest

The crafting order is only complicated for your first few crafts, where the immediate power increase of a 2-hander can be a better choice for your initial 2 sparks. Below is the crafting advice if you have a raiding focus.

  1. Vagabond's Bounding Baton Icon Vagabond's Bounding Baton (Early craft, costs 2 Sparks) — This item is not our long-term BiS, but if you are wanting the strongest immediate power increase, then the sheer item level value of a weapon is going to exceed the value of the best embellishments. As for embellishment, you should apply Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension Icon Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension.
  2. (BiS, 1 Spark) — Consecrated Cuffs Icon Consecrated Cuffs — We choose bracers with Writhing Armor Banding Icon Writhing Armor Banding here because they have the lowest item level budget, meaning that the 3 iLvl cost of using crafted bracers over a pair of 639s will cost us less than for other slots. In the early short-term, this is actually a disadvantage, but it is the best choice in the long run when chasing a BiS setup.
  3. (BiS, 1 Spark) — Vagabond's Torch Icon Vagabond's Torch — Once you obtain a high item-level main-hand weapon, you should craft Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension Icon Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension on and off-hand to go with it.
  4. Next, chase item level where needed, preferring Weapon > Helm/Chest/Legs (though these are likely occupied by tier) > Boots/Belt > Rings/Necks > Cloaks.
  5. At this point, you are mostly done crafting. You can spend future Sparks on off-spec items, alternative stat crafts for different situations, and so on.

If you are focused on Mythic+ content, you should look to craft Vagabond's Bounding Baton Icon Vagabond's Bounding Baton with your first 2 sparks as it provides the largest immediate power increase. For your embellishments, craft Binding of Binding Icon Binding of Binding alongside Dawnthread Lining Icon Dawnthread Lining on either Wrists, Waist or Cloak.

5.

Season 1 Tier Set for Holy Priest

The Tier Set is comprised of 5 items, all carrying the Shards of Living Luster moniker. The tier bonus for Season 1 is primarily a passive bonus to both the cooldown reduction on our Holy Words and an increase to the healing done by Flash Heal Icon Flash Heal, Heal Icon Heal, and Prayer of Healing Icon Prayer of Healing.

  • Living Luster's Touch Icon Living Luster's Touch
  • Living Luster's Semblance Icon Living Luster's Semblance
  • Living Luster's Trousers Icon Living Luster's Trousers
  • Living Luster's Raiment Icon Living Luster's Raiment
  • Living Luster's Dominion Icon Living Luster's Dominion
  • 2-set: Priest Holy Season 1 2pc Icon Priest Holy Season 1 2pc - Serendipity Icon Serendipity is 10% more effective.
  • 4-set: Priest Holy Season 1 4pc Icon Priest Holy Season 1 4pc - Flash Heal Icon Flash Heal, Heal Icon Heal and Prayer of Healing Icon Prayer of Healing have a 50% chance to cast again at 35% effectiveness.

Neither of the set bonuses changes how we play.

6.

Best Gear Crest Upgrades for Holy Priest

You will be able to upgrade your items via Crests such as Gilded Harbinger Crest Icon Gilded Harbinger Crest. Once you have upgraded a slot to a certain item level, upgrading other items of that slot to that item level is free.

When you upgrade with Crests, you should think of it as upgrading slots and not items.

Additionally, since Crests are a limited resource, you will want to obtain the highest item-level possible before upgrading a given slot, as this means you will spend fewer Crests on that slot in total. If you are at all capable of doing a +9 Dungeon, for example, it would be a VERY bad idea to upgrade an item from a +8 Dungeon, as those are wasted Crests you may not get back for a very long time.

We see a ton of players, even at a high level, mess up their upgrade priorities, and upgrading prematurely. Getting this right will put you far ahead of most players.

Below is the slot priority you should upgrade your items in. If you ever want to deviate from this, you should have a very good reason.

  1. Weapons
  2. Trinkets
  3. Helm/Chest/Legs
  4. Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots
  5. Rings and Necks
  6. Cloaks and Bracers

Note that exceptions are possible, such as special items that have more Item Level scaling than their slot would imply.

7.

"Simming" Yourself as a Holy Priest

While your playstyle contributes the most to your performance, and there is no way to "sim" healing, there are still tools available to help make informed decisions about which items to wear. Simply wearing your best item-level items gets you most of the way there, but to assist with evaluating similar item-level items or items with additional effects, you can load your character into QE Live to view some comparisons of your top gear.

8.

Changelog

  • 21 Nov. 2024: Improved gear recommendations.
  • 22 Oct. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 15 Sep. 2024: Removed pre-season gear.
  • 09 Sep. 2024: Updated for The War Within Season 1.
  • 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within.
  • 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
  • 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 23 Apr. 2024: More Dragonflight Season 4 trinket updates.
  • 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Dragonflight Season 4.
  • 17 Mar. 2024: Updated for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 13 Nov. 2023: Updated BiS list.
  • 08 Nov. 2023: More 10.2 updates including Sporecloak recommendation change.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Updated with Patch 10.2 changes.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.7 including new Best in Slot lists.
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 16 May 2023: Minor updates including Sporecloak bug.
  • 01 May 2023: Updated with initial Patch 10.1 information.
  • 31 Mar. 2023: Further Patch 10.0.7 updates.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 21 Dec. 2022: Added some missing trinkets.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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