Holy Priest PvE Guide - Wrath Classic (WOTLK)

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Holy Priest Rotation

Holy Priests are versatile healers. They can focus on tank healing, raid healing, or even a little bit of both. They have a different type of heal for every situation. They also have three powerful cooldowns. They have
Guardian Spirit
which can either be use preemptively to benefit from the increased healing, or as an emergency cooldown when a player gets low on health,
Divine Hymn
which is a powerful 3 person channeled heal, and
Hymn of Hope
which restores mana to 3 raid members.

Priority

1. Maintain
   Renew
   on the tank.
2. Maintain
   Inspiration
   on the tank if assigned and needed.
3. Cast
   Prayer of Mending
   .
4. Cast
   Circle of Healing
   for AoE heals.
5. Cast
   Flash Heal
   with
   Surge of Light
   proc.
6. Cast
   Flash Heal
   or
   Binding Heal
   to maintain or to generate
   Serendipity
   stacks for
   Prayer of Healing
   or
   Greater Heal
   .
7. Cast
   Prayer of Healing
   for a large AoE heal, remember this will only heal the target and their party members.
8. Cast
   Greater Heal
   for a large single target heal.
9. Cast
   Renew
   . This will be your filler heal thanks to
   Empowered Renew
   , but it will be up to you to weave in
   Flash Heal
   for
   Serendipity
   stacks.

Cooldowns

1. Divine Hymn
2. Hymn of Hope
   .
3. Guardian Spirit
   .
4. Inner Focus
   . Prioritize using with
   Divine Hymn
   and
   Prayer of Healing
   .
5. Shadowfiend
   .

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Holy Priest Talents

Raid Healing Build

Tank Healing Build

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Holy Priest Glyphs

Major:
Circle of Healing
,
Prayer of Healing
,
Guardian Spirit
Minor:
Fortitude
,
Shadowfiend
,
Levitate

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Holy Priest Best Consumables

Flasks and Elixirs

Best:
• Flask of the Frost Wyrm

Alternatives:
• Spellpower Elixir
  ,
• Elixir of Spirit

Food

Best:
• Fish Feast
  ,
• Tender Shoveltusk Steak
  ,
• Firecracker Salmon

Alternatives:
• Great Feast
  ,
• Dalaran Clam Chowder
  ,
• Shoveltusk Steak
  ,
• Smoked Salmon

Potions

Best:
• Runic Mana Potion

Miscellaneous

Best:
• Dark Rune
  or
  Demonic Rune

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Holy Priest Best Races

Alliance

1. Human:
   The Human Spirit
2. Draenei:
   Heroic Presence

Horde

1. Troll:
   Berserking
2. Blood Elf:
   Arcane Torrent

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Holy Priest Best Professions

1. Engineering: Best profession thanks to
   Nitro Boosts
   ,
   Hyperspeed Accelerators
   ,
   Springy Arachnoweave
   enchants,
   Global Thermal Sapper Charge
   , and
   Visage Liquification Goggles
   for early gearing.
2. Tailoring: Second best profession thanks to
   Darkglow Embroidery
   or
   Lightweave Embroidery
   .
3. Jewelcrafting: Third best profession thanks to the 3 unique gems such as
   Runed Dragon's Eye
   .
4. Blacksmithing: Fourth best profession during phases 3+ thanks to
   Socket Bracer
   and
   Socket Gloves
   .
5. Leatherworking, Enchanting, Inscription, and Alchemy: All provide comparable stat bonuses with
   Fur Lining - Spell Power
   ,
   Ring - Greater Spell Power
   ,
   Master's Inscription of the Storm
   or
   Master's Inscription of the Crag
   , and
   Mixology
   respectively.
6. Skinning:
   Master of Anatomy
   .