Holy Priest 10.0 Guide
Introduction
This guide presents an in-depth view of the Priest's Holy Specialization in WoW Dragonflight patch 10.0! You will learn everything about the Holy spec, such as how to gear, prepare, and then min-max your Holy Priest for the most challenging PvE content in World of Warcraft, Season 1.
First, we'll check out the specialization's particularities and see why the Holy Priest is one of the best healers in Dragonflight's latest season. Then you'll learn how to gear your Holy Priest, what stats to prioritize, and the best talents and rotations for different circumstances.
Finally, we'll go deep into min-maxing your character for the end-game content and teach you what gear to use for Mythic Raiding and Mythic Plus dungeons. By the end of the guide, you will become a master of the Holy Priest specialization! Sounds good, right? Let's get started!
Table of Contents
- Holy Priests: Strengths and Weaknesses
- Holy Priest Stat Priority
- How to gear your Holy Priest
- Holy Priest Rotations
- Best Holy Priest talents for Mythic Raiding and Dungeons
- Holy Priest in Dragonflight - FAQ
Holy Priests in Dragonflight: Strengths and Weaknesses
In World of Warcraft, the Priest class comes with three specializations: Shadow, Holy, and Discipline. The priest's spending resource is called Mana. All three priest specs focus on ranged-combat fights and require wise mana resource management.
The Holy Priest represents one of the best healer classes for Mythic Dungeons and Mythic Raiding in Dragonflight Season 1, providing excellent AoE healing and single target support as well. In World of Warcraft, healers have a major responsibility: they use their healing abilities to buff the allies, keep them alive and save them from death.
In terms of weapons, the Holy Priest uses daggers, one-handed maces, staves, and wands. As for raid gear, the priest shares the Conqueror Tier Token with Paladins, Warlocks, and Demon Hunters for legacy content. In the Dragonflight expansion, the Vault of the Incarnates raid, priests share the Venerated Tier Token with Paladins and Shamans.
In the table below, we present the strengths and weaknesses of the Holy Priest specialization:
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| + Exceptional group utility and healing | - Mediocre survivability |
| + Heavy single-target healing | - Lack of immunity and damage reduction |
| + Powerful group cooldowns | - Lack of mobile and instant cast abilities |
Best Holy Priest Races
When it comes to racials, with so many options to choose from, you are probably wondering what would be the best race for your Holy Priest. In World of Warcraft, each race has different racial abilities and spells, but no races offer an immediate advantage compared to others regarding the Holy spec. I highly recommend choosing the race you like the most, aesthetically speaking.
Now, if you want to make an idea of what race players generally choose for their Holy Priests:
- For Alliance: Human, Void Elf, and Night Elf.
- For Horde: Blood Elf, Undead, and Goblin.
Holy Priest stat priority
Regardless of the class and spec you roll into in World of Warcraft, the stats are a key component when gearing up and min-maxing your character for the end-game content. Holy Priests wear Cloth gear with Intellect as the main stat.
As a priest, the Intellect stat increases the power of your spells and abilities, in other words - the healing you are providing to your allies. Also, please note that a higher and adequate item level will better impact your character's performance than a perfect stat distribution, so always keep an eye on the gear's item level!
Holy Priest Stats priority for Mythic Raiding
- 1. Intellect
- 2. Mastery
- 3. Critical Strike
- 4. Versatility
- 5. Haste
So for raiding as a Holy Priest, you will primarily value item level for Intellect as the primary stat, then Mastery, followed by Critical Strike, Versatility, and Haste as secondary stats.
Conclusion: Intellect > Mastery > Critical Strike > Versatility > Haste.
Holy Priest Stats priority for Mythic Dungeons
- 1. Intellect
- 2. Haste
- 3. Versatility
- 4. Critical Strike
- 5. Mastery
For mythic dungeons, as a Holy Priest, you will primarily focus on item level, Intellect as the primary stat, then Haste, followed by Versatility, Critical Strike, and Mastery as secondary stats.
Conclusion: Intellect > Haste > Versatility > Critical Strike > Mastery.
Holy Priest Stats Breakthrough
Intellect: Increases your spell power and, therefore, all the healing you are providing to your allies
Critical Strike: Doubles the effects of your heals
Haste: Lowers the cast time of your heals and your global cooldown
Mastery: Increases the effectiveness of Mastery: Echo of Light
Versatility: Increases healing and damage dealt and reduces damage taken
Moving on to the next chapter, we will focus on how to gear your Holy Priest, the tier set, and best in slot items for mythic raiding and mythic dungeons.
How to gear your Holy Priest
In World of Warcraft, gearing is one of the most important aspects that enhances your character's overall performance by providing massive amounts of stats, armor, procs, and set bonuses. This guide will teach you how to properly gear up for the most challenging content in WoW Dragonflight, Mythic Raiding, and Mythic+ Dungeons.
Holy Priest Tier Set Bonus
To start with, what is a tier set in World of Warcraft?
In WoW, a tier set is a unique class armor set with powerful 2-set and 4-set specific bonuses for each specialization of that particular class. Tier set bonuses change based on the character's active talent specialization, ensuring that the bonus is appropriate and useful to that spec.
So to recap, tier sets are unique pieces of armor that, when equipped simultaneously, provide you with a bonus, different for each spec of the chosen class. This bonus is based on the number of pieces from the set you have equipped, with most tier sets providing bonuses when equipping 2 or 4 pieces.
How to get the Holy Priest Tier Set in Dragonflight Patch 10.0
There are three ways you can get tier set items in WoW in the Dragonflight expansion:
- Vault of the Incarnates Raid: You can get tier set items from specific bosses in the Vault of the Incarnates raid.
- Revival Catalyst: You can craft Tier armor from non-set pieces of the same item level using the Revival Catalyst crafting system.
- Great Vault: You can obtain tier set items from all activities that normally give Great Vault rewards, such as raiding, Mythic+ dungeons, and PvP.
The fastest way to obtain tier set items is to take advantage of these three sources that can reward you with the Holy Priest Tier Set items. The best advice is to complete the Vault of the Incarnates raid weekly - this is probably the fastest way to get your hands on the desired tier armor. In case you don't have a team to raid with, complete some Mythic+ Dungeons or some PvP matches.
Mythic dungeons and PvP are highly beneficial because even if you can't drop the set items while participating in these activities, you increase the chances of getting your set items at the Great Vault or the Revival Catalyst console in Thaldraszus. At the revival catalyst console, you can convert the non-set pieces obtained in dungeons or PvP into tier set items.
Let's have a closer look at the Great Vault feature:
And this is what the Revival Catalyst looks like:
Back to our Holy Priest Tier Set. Now that you learned how to obtain the tier set, let's see some set bonuses and particularities, shall we?
The Holy Priest Tier set is called Draconic Hierophant's Finery. It comes with the following bonuses for two pieces and four pieces equipped:
- 2-Set: - Casting Prayer of Mending reduces the cast time of your next Heal or Prayer of Healing by 1 sec and increases their Holy Word cooldown reduction effect by 2 sec.
- 4-Set: - When Holy Word: Serenity or Holy Word: Sanctify finish their cooldown, you gain 10% critical strike chance for 6 sec.
In the table below, we present you the sources for Holy Priest Tier Set items:
| Slot | Tier Piece | Source |
| Helm | Draconic Hierophant's Archcowl | Raszageth |
| Shoulders | Draconic Hierophant's Wisdom | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Chest | Draconic Hierophant's Vestment | Kurog Grimtotem |
| Gloves | Draconic Hierophant's Grips | Dathea, Ascended |
| Legs | Draconic Hierophant's Britches | Sennarth |
The remaining tier set items (Cloak, Wrists, Waist, and Boots) can be obtained by using the Revival Catalyst in Thaldraszus.
As previously stated, you unlock the tier set bonuses for your Holy Priest when you equip any two or four pieces of the Draconic Hierophant's Finery set. For itemization and build optimization, your four pieces of tier set as a Holy Priest will be the Helm, Shoulders, Chest, and Legs.
Raid Best in Slot (BiS) Gear for Holy Priests
In the table below, you can find the best item to use in each slot from the raid as a Holy Priest:
| Slot | Item Name | Encounter |
| Helm | Draconic Hierophant's Archcowl | Raszageth |
| Neck | Terros's Captive Core | Terros |
| Shoulders | Draconic Hierophant's Wisdom | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Cloak | Acid-Proof Webbing | Sennarth |
| Chest | Draconic Hierophant's Vestment | Kurog Grimtotem |
| Wrists | Chilled Silken Restraints | Sennarth |
| Gloves | Eggtender's Safety Mitts | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Waist | Magatha's Spiritual Sash | Kurog Grimtotem |
| Legs | Draconic Hierophant's Britches | Sennarth |
| Boots | Sandals of the Wild Sovereign | Raszageth |
| Rings | Seal of Diurna's Chosen | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Trinket #1 | Whispering Incarnate Icon | Primal Council |
| Trinket #2 | Broodkeeper's Promise | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Staff | Quake-Detecting Seismostaff | Terros |
| Main-Hand | Stormlash's Last Resort | Raszageth |
| Off-Hand | Scripture of Primal Devotion | Kurog Grimtotem |
Mythic+ Best in Slot (BiS) Gear for Holy Priests
In the table below, you can find the best item to use in each slot from the Mythic+ Dungeons as a Holy Priest:
| Slot | Item Name | Location |
| Helm | Draconic Hierophant's Archcowl | Raszageth |
| Neck | Custodian's Medallion of Delusion | The Azure Vault |
| Shoulders | Draconic Hierophant's Wisdom | Broodkeeper Diurna |
| Cloak | Cloak of Failing Will | Temple of the Jade Serpent |
| Chest | Draconic Hierophant's Vestment | Kurog Grimtotem |
| Wrists | Infused Elemental Bands | The Azure Vault |
| Gloves | Paralyzing Gloves | Temple of the Jade Serpent |
| Waist | Solsten's Arcing Runecord | Halls of Valor |
| Legs | Draconic Hierophant's Britches | Sennarth |
| Boots | Sandals of Arcane Mystery | Shadowmoon Burial Grounds |
| Ring #1 | Platinum Star Band | Algeth'ar Academy |
| Ring #2 | Woe-Bearer's Band | Halls of Valor |
| Trinket #1 | Mote of Sanctification | Halls of Valor |
| Trinket #2 | Miniature Singing Stone | The Nokhud Offensive |
| Staff | Chillworn's Infusion Staff | Ruby Life Pools |
| Main Hand | Koroleth's Crackling Dagger | The Nokhud Offensive |
| Off Hand | Kokia's Burnout Rod | Ruby Life Pools |
Best in Slot (BiS) Trinkets for Holy Priests
The best Holy Priest trinkets for end-game content are:
| Tier | Item Name | Location |
| S | Broodkeeper's Promise | Broodkeeper Diurna - Vault of the Incarnates |
| S | Whispering Incarnate Icon | Kadros Icewrath - Vault of the Incarnates |
| S | Miniature Singing Stone | Teera - The Nokhud Offensive |
| A | Conjured Chillglobe | Kadros Icewrath - Vault of the Incarnates |
| A | Sustaining Alchemist Stone | Crafting: Alchemy |
| A | Mote of Sanctification | Hyrja - Halls of Valor |
| B | Voidmender's Shadowgem | Nhallish - Shadowmoon Burial Grounds |
| B | Emerald Coach's Whistle | Crawth - Algeth'ar Academy |
| B | Flask of the Solemn Night | Patrol Captain Gerdo - Court of Stars |
| C | Kyrakka's Searing Embers | Kyrakka - Ruby Life Pools |
| C | Darkmoon Deck: Dance | Crafting: Inscription |
| F | Tome of Unstable Power | Azureblade - The Azure Vault |
This wraps up everything you should know about gearing your Holy Priest: the stats priority, how to obtain the tier set, and what items to use in the end-game activities. Moving on to the next section of our guide, we'll teach you what talents and rotations to use as a Holy Priest in Dragonflight patch 10.0. Sounds good, right? Let's dive in!
Best Holy Priest Rotations in Dragonflight 10.0
Holy Priest Rotation for Healing
- 1. Cast Prayer of Mending on cooldown.
- 2. Cast Holy Word: Sanctify on cooldown for AoE healing and Holy Word: Serenity for single-target.
- 3. Prefer using Divine Word on Holy Word: Sanctify if damage is consistent and players are stacked.
- 4. Cast Circle of Healing on cooldown as raid damage allows.
- 5. Cast Halo as damage comes out for AoE healing.
- 6. Use Prayer of Healing regularly to reverse raid-wide damage, preferring to cast it after Circle of Healing or Holy Word: Sanctify.
- 7. Use Power Word: Life as needed on allies sub-35% health.
- 8. Cast Divine Hymn or Holy Word: Salvation for raid-wide damage in coordination with your other healers.
- 9. Use Symbol of Hope frequently when Desperate Prayer is on cooldown or your allies' defensives are on cooldown..
In the next section of our Holy Priest Guide, we'll present the best talents to use for PvE end-game content, such as raiding and Mythic+ dungeons. In the end game, it's crucial to use the right talents and prioritize the skills you use depending on the activity. Choosing the best talents will significantly impact your performance as a healer!
Best Holy Priest End-game Talents
From the PvE perspective, there are two main end-game activities we'll take into consideration: Mythic raiding and Mythic+ Dungeons. We'll treat them separately to keep things clear and avoid confusion.
Best Talents for Mythic Raiding in Season 1 (patch 10.0)
In the picture below, you can see the best talents for mythic raiding as a Holy Priest:
AoE Build - Overflowing Words
Single-Target Build
Best Talents for Mythic+ Dungeons in Season 1 (patch 10.0)
As a Holy Priest, these are the talents you must use to maximize your healing in M+ Dungeons:
Holy Priest in Dragonflight - FAQ
1. Are Holy Priests good in Dragonflight 10.0?
Yes, Holy Priest represents one of the best healer specs in WoW Dragonflight for mythic raiding and mythic dungeons.
2. Is Holy Priest easy to play?
Not really. Like all healer classes, the Holy Priest specialization is gear-dependent, uses a complex rotation, and requires some advanced skills and knowledge for the end-game.
3. What is the stats priority for Holy Priests?
- Holy Priest stat priority for mythic raiding: Intellect > Mastery > Critical Strike > Versatility > Haste
- Holy Priest stat priority for mythic dungeons: Intellect > Haste > Versatility > Critical Strike > Mastery
4. Which priest spec is best for leveling in patch 10.0?
The Shadow Specialization is the best spec for priest leveling.
5. What is the best race for Holy Priests in Dragonflight?
- Alliance's best Holy Priest races are Human, Void Elf, and Night Elf.
- For Horde, the best Holy Priest races are Blood Elf, Undead, and Goblin.
Final thoughts
This wraps up everything you should know regarding the Priest's Holy specialization in World of Warcraft Dragonflight for Season 1, patch 10.0. By reading this guide, you should now better understand the Holy Priest's spec and particularities and how it performs in certain circumstances and different end-game activities. It's one of the game's strongest healing specs in Dragonflight, so I encourage you to try it!