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Holy Priest

Healer specialisation · Tier S in PvP, 7.5% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

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Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Mastery28.5%688 avg
  • Haste27.3%657 avg
  • Versatility24.5%572 avg
  • Critical Strike19.7%485 avg

150

Synced Solo Shuffle players

2,330

Average rating sampled

2,690

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Phase Shift

Phase Shift

40%

Step into the shadows when you cast Fade, avoiding all attacks and spells for 1 sec. Interrupt effects are not affected by Phase Shift.

60 players

Spirit of the Redeemer

Spirit of the Redeemer

40%

Your Spirit of Redemption is now an active ability with a 2 minute cooldown, but the duration is reduced by 9 sec and you will no longer enter Spirit of Redemption upon dying.

60 players

Psychic Shroud

Psychic Shroud

20%

When your Psychic Scream affects 1 or more players, the next crowd control effect against you is prevented. Lasts 6 sec.

30 players

Sanctified Ground

Sanctified Ground

13%

Holy Word: Serenity blesses the ground with divine light, causing all allies who stand within to be immune to all silence and interrupt effects. Lasts for 5 sec.

20 players

Purification

Purification

7%

Purify now has a maximum of 2 charges. Removing harmful effects with Purify grants your target an absorption shield equal to 5% of their maximum health. Lasts 8 sec.

10 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Fade
    Fade100%

    Fade out, removing all your threat and reducing enemies' detection range against you for 10 sec.

  • Leap of Faith
    Leap of Faith100%

    Pulls the spirit of a party or raid member, instantly moving them directly in front of you.

  • Power Infusion

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

31% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

24% equipped · 256 ilvl

Chest

Cosmic Penitent's Eclipsing Robes

43% equipped · 308 ilvl

Holy Priest enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +4% Mana83%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister81%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei79%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 1,397 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

  • Radiant Plea90%

    1,215 players · Specialization

  • Lasting Words88%

    1,196 players · Specialization

  • Censure83%

    1,130 players · Specialization

  • Ultimate Serenity83%

    1,126 players · Specialization

  • Angelic Touch81%

    1,092 players · Specialization

  • Painful Invocation80%

    1,084 players · Class

  • Inspiration78%

    1,053 players · Class

  • Uplifting Words76%

    1,028 players · Specialization

  • Burning Vehemence71%

    962 players · Specialization

  • Protective Light69%

    936 players · Class

  • Move with Grace65%

    885 players · Class

  • Everlasting Light62%

    840 players · Class

  • Binding Heals48%

    649 players · Class

  • Enlightenment45%

    604 players · Specialization

  • Mindpierce43%

    578 players · Class

  • Healing Focus39%

    523 players · Specialization

  • Angel's Mercy38%

    508 players · Class

  • Translucent Image21%

    287 players · Class

  • Cosmic Wave20%

    271 players · Specialization

  • Divine Image19%

    252 players · Specialization

  • Strength of Resolve17%

    230 players · Class

  • Improved Purify17%

    228 players · Class

Near-universal picks (66)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Fade100%

    1,354 players · Class

  • Leap of Faith100%

    1,354 players · Class

  • Power Infusion100%

    1,354 players · Class

Rarely taken (122)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Prismatic Echoes8.3%

    113 players · Specialization

  • Spell Warding7.9%

    107 players · Class

  • Mental Agility7.2%

    97 players · Class

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

  • Mazikeen

    stormscale · EU2,690

  • Peat

    hyjal · US2,656

  • Suprenext

    draenor · EU2,649

  • Shwayzee

    frostmane · EU2,642

  • Surebuddy

    nordrassil · EU2,600

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Priest specs

  • Discipline
  • Shadow
Power Infusion100%

Infuses the target with power for 15 sec, increasing haste by 20%. Can only be cast on players.

  • Spiritual Guidance
    Spiritual Guidance100%

    Increases your Intellect by 3%.

  • Twins of the Sun Priestess
    Twins of the Sun Priestess100%

    Power Infusion also grants you its effect at 100% value when used on an ally. If no ally is targeted, it will grant its effect at 100% value to a nearby ally, preferring damage dealers.

    • Survival

    • Improved Flash Heal
      Improved Flash Heal100%

      Increases healing done by Flash Heal by 15%.

    • Twist of Fate
      Twist of Fate100%

      After damaging or healing a target below 35% health, gain 10% increased damage and healing for 8 sec.

    • Surge of Light
      Surge of Light100%

      Your healing spells and Smite have a 10% chance to make your next Flash Heal instant and cost 50% less mana. Stacks to 2.

    • Twin Disciplines
      Twin Disciplines99%

      Increases the damage and healing of your Holy and Shadow spells by 2%.

    • Unwavering Will
      Unwavering Will99%

      While above 75% health, the cast time of your Flash Heal, Prayer of Healing, and Smite are reduced by 10%.

    Control & mobility

    • Angelic Feather
      Angelic Feather100%

      Places a feather at the target location, granting the first ally to walk through it 40% increased movement speed for 5 sec. Only 3 feathers can be placed at one time.

    • Psychic Scream
      Psychic Scream99%

      Lets out a psychic scream, causing all enemies within 8 yards to flee, disorienting them for 8 sec. Damage may interrupt the effect.

    • Guardian Spirit
      Guardian Spirit98%

      Calls upon a guardian spirit to watch over the friendly target for 10 sec, increasing healing received by 60%. If the target would die, the Spirit sacrifices itself and restores the target to 40% health. Castable while stunned. Cannot save the target from massive damage.

    • Holy Word: Chastise
      Holy Word: Chastise98%

      Chastises the target for 14,007 Holy damage and stuns them for 4 sec. Cooldown reduced by 4 sec when you cast Smite or Holy Nova.

    • Phantasm
      Phantasm97%

      Activating Fade removes all snare effects.

    Chest

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Robe

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Footwraps

    57% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads

    26% equipped · 282 ilvl

    Hands

    Cosmic Penitent's Celestial Grips

    38% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Handwraps

    29% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Cover

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Hood

    32% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Leggings

    41% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Enveloping Legwraps of the Cosmic Penitent

    36% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Stave

    54% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    45% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    27% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Lamp

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Sigil

    12% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    61% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    16% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    63% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    17% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    2% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    2% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Cosmic Penitent's Echoing Screams

    63% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Shawl

    14% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    9% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Venomous Gladiator's Tabard

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    56% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    18% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    57% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    19% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Sash

    47% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Belt

    29% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Silk Wristwraps

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Bands

    27% equipped · 256 ilvl

    67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt63%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed59%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery48%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity20%

    • Holy Priest gems & sockets

    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition85%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility36%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility25%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery16%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery11%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste10%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste10%
    • Prismatic Socket6%
    Spiritual Guidance100%

    1,354 players · Class

  • Angelic Feather100%

    1,351 players · Class

  • Improved Flash Heal100%

    1,350 players · Class

  • Twins of the Sun Priestess100%

    1,350 players · Class

  • Twist of Fate100%

    1,350 players · Class

  • Surge of Light100%

    1,349 players · Class

  • Benevolence99%

    1,344 players · Class

  • Psychic Scream99%

    1,342 players · Class

  • Twin Disciplines99%

    1,342 players · Class

  • Dispel Magic99%

    1,341 players · Class

  • Unwavering Will99%

    1,341 players · Class

  • Improved Fade99%

    1,337 players · Class

  • Apotheosis98%

    1,333 players · Specialization

    • Sanguine Teachings6.4%

    87 players · Class

  • Divinity6.2%

    84 players · Specialization

  • Light's Inspiration3.3%

    45 players · Class

  • Dispersing Light3.1%

    42 players · Specialization

  • Spectral Illusion1.8%

    25 players · Class

  • Mind Blast1.6%

    21 players · Class

  • Lightburst1.4%

    19 players · Class

  • Divine Halo1.3%

    17 players · Hero

  • Empowered Surges1.3%

    17 players · Hero