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I’ve been playing priest since early Molten and pretty much experienced every inch of the game features
WotLK expansion offers for priests. When my previous “guide” – post on discipline priest in 0% buff LK
encounter was released I had so many questions about holy priest role, some of them are about basics
of holy priest but most of them are about end game raiding tips in a holy priest role, so, I’ve decided to
share some of my knowledge. I won’t be covering the basic facts about holy priest like stats and
complete talents overview, also there won’t be any formula or any other mathematic coverage on my
words cause I find this useless to talk about while playing on private server. The idea is to give you guys
practical tips so you can test and and impletement it in your own gameplay. This guide will be based on
a practical analysis not mathematics or in depth theorycrafting.
However, way before I decided to write this guide, I’ve done some in-game tests with my friends who
also play holy priests since the beginning of the expansion (Tutantlakon and Foks) and pretty much excel
as holy priests, and in the end we came to a solid conclusion about stats/talents and gear composition
on how should a holy priest be set up to cover all the aspects of end game raiding content so it only
makes it easier and efficient for players.
As mentioned above, this guide is based on end – game raiding only, so to narrow it a bit, I will be
focusing on holy priest role on some bosses of Icecrown Citadel 25 Heroic (with and without 30% Aura)
with emphasis on Lady Deathwhisper, Deathbringer Saurfang, Professor Putricide, Blood Queen,
Sindragosa and Lich King and Ruby Sanctum 25 Heroic – Halion.
So, following my previous words, this guide will be divided into five sections:[/color]
[color=lightsalmon]
[list=1]
[/list][/color]
[color=lightsalmon][size=+2]1. Talents and Glyphs overview[/size][/color]
[color=lightgray]Holy priest is, from my point of view and Wotlk experience, one of the hardest classes
to master if we’re talking about healer mechanics. Since the Wotlk was released, there were different
talent solutions for holy priest throughout the game which were covering either tank healing or raid
healing, so people had to rely mostly on those 2 specs which basicly only depends on the raid
composition and raids needs. Holy priests were rarely asigned as tank healers due to inferiority in single
target healing to holy paladins or resto shamans, but most of the time they were fitting as raid healers
due to strong AOE healing output and variety of spells to keep the raid alive. I won’t be covering these
two specs I mentioned above, since you can find them in the guides Mercy, Noella and Boonsbane wrote
but I will focus on the one I found to be best relying for end -game raiding which is unique and offers
both to the raid: strong single target heals and AOE healing. After few tests made during end game
raiding with Foks and Tutan in the past 2 years, this spec seems to be giving the best healing output
soultion both on tanks and raid group with coordinated and efficient mana management. According to
this, the talent tree and glyph solution should look like this:[/color]
[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/bUkf9yB.jpg[/img][/center]
[color=lightgray]As I mentioned in the starting paragraphs, I will not be explaining every talent in this
tree cause I would be repeating myself after people who did it in the past few years. Explanations can be
found on Mercy’s or Noellas guide. But, before you ask any questions I want to explain why I chose some
specific talents:[/color]
[color=lightgray]During boss fights like Halion 25H or Lich King 25H we are supposed to use shield on the
tanks during our healing “rotation”. Firstly, on Halion, there won’t be any discipline priest inside the
shadow realm (where the holy priest is mostly assigned to heal) and the extra shield on the tank inside
during cutters or before breath can help significantly. Also whenever someone gets the
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=74792[/url] debuff and
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=68758[/url] is not used properly on that guy, the initial dmg
after the dispel can be fatal, our shied creates a 1 second window for defensives in this case or instant
heals. On the other hand, while fighting Lich King on 25H where we actually have a discipline priest, we
will be using our shield mostly on Off – tank in Phase 1 whenever Shambling gets into Frenzy to minimize
dmg on him and on the Main tank in Phase 2 right before the first Soul Reaper hit so we can easely
continue healing the raid on Infest without wasting any globals. As for 0% buff LK25H encounter, we will
be using our shield right after first Soul Reaper tick to minimize the incoming damage from melee hits
and maybe save his life (Shield + Inspiration). While fighting Lich King, an experienced discipline priest
should never shield the tanks while his [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=63655[/url] is not on
cooldown so we are using it as a filler and spending one point into this talent to increase its absorb
potential is a efficient and smart investment.[/color]
[color=lightgray]If the healer setup is good and experienced, tank healing will not be an issue so we will
be focused on raid healing with our instant cast spells like
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=25222[/url],
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48113[/url] and
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48089[/url]. During short fights like bosses in TOGC 25 this
talent doesn’t play a big role but on Halion 25h or ICC 25H bosses where we receive a huge amount of
AOE dmg in the raid, that 10% mana cost reduction on the spells we use most of the time is really
helpful.[/color]
[color=lightgray]Yeah, this talent looks and sounds cool but its totally useless in end-game raiding
content. Yeah, you could shield people before they get defile on LK to move faster, you can shield them
to get speed to move faster inside Shadow realm on Halion while affected with Consumption, but still, is
it really worth wasting 2 talent points so you could give legs to your raid members? End – game raids
require you to know every aspect of the specific raid, every mechanic boss does and so, you should be
able to manage your movement even without speed buff like this talent or nitro boots. In the end, I
would say: for progressing yes, for end game hardcore NO.[/color]
[color=lightsalmon][size=+1]About glyphs:[/size][/color]
[color=lightgray]The only glyph that is to be considered for replacement ,depending on the boss
encounters, is the [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=42409[/url]. You could replace this glyph
with the [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=42400[/url]. If there is less AOE damage in the raid
pick Flash Light, otherwise stick to Prayer of Healing. Examples: Halion 25 Shadow realm: Prayer of
Healing (constant AOE dmg) , Halion 25h Physical realm: Flash Heal (AOE dmg only on Meteor, strong
single target damage on tanks). Glyphs of CoH and GS should never be changed because they
significantly increase our output, both utility and healing wise.[/color]
[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/9IZ5HJb.jpg[/img][/center]
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TH][color=lightskyblue]Slot[/color][/TH]
[TH][color=lightskyblue]Gear[/color][/TH]
[TH][color=lightskyblue]Enchant[/color][/TH]
[TH][color=lightskyblue]Socket[/color][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Head[/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=51261[/url][/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=50368[/url][/TD]
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Neck[/TD]
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[TD]/[/TD]
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Shoulders[/TD]
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Back[/TD]
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Chest[/TD]
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wrist[/TD]
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[/TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Gloves[/TD]
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[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=54999[/url][/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=40133[/url][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Waist[/TD]
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[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=41611[/url][/TD]
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Leggs[/TD]
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[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=41602[/url][/TD]
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Feet[/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=50699[/url][/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=55016[/url][/TD]
[TD]2x [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=40113[/url][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ring 1[/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=54585[/url][/TD]
[TD] / [/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=40113[/url][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ring 2[/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=50636[/url][/TD]
[TD] / [/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=40155[/url][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Trinket 1[/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=47432[/url][/TD]
[TD] / [/TD]
[TD] / [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Trinket 2[/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=54589[/url][/TD]
[TD] / [/TD]
[TD] / [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wand[/TD]
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[TD] / [/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=40155[/url][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Main Hand[/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=46017[/url][/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=44487[/url][/TD]
[TD]/[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Off Hand[/TD]
[TD][url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=50635[/url][/TD]
[TD] / [/TD]
[TD] / [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[color=lightgray]As you can see in this build I did not include
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[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=50631[/url],
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=50400[/url] and
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=50734[/url]. Reason for not including the wrist and the wand
is because these two items are not offering any haste rating which is essential for us if we run this talent
build. The amount of spirit we sacrificed is not that worth as the haste rating and constant increased
stats we get from [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=54582[/url] and
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=50684[/url]. As for Ashen ring, if you go down deeply into
theorycrafting every single fight in end game Wotlk holy priest-wise, including this ring which gives
lower constant stats from start than [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=54585[/url], after few
raids, you will realise that the spell power proc which this ring gives with its up/and downtime is totaly
wasted in some certain points of fights, especially the short ones. Going for constant stats is always
better in terms of high end game raiding and fast and efficient raids.
[color=lightgray]In Phase one stand in the middle and heal members who get damaged by
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=72110[/url]. When adds spawn, keep a distance and keep an
eye on fury warriors and boomkins in your raid and keep healing the tank with
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=25222[/url] and
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=71783[/url]. When they start damaging the adds warriors and
boomkins tend to die really fast if they are not toped with heals because of the high amount of threat
they get (Hurricane, Whirlwind etc). To prevent their death make sure to call out a
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=10278[/url] on boomkin or if its on fwarr use your Guardian
Spirit. It is important that you monitor the behavior of those 2-3 raid members on mentioned classes so
you can react fast and maybe save a life, who knows. When some of the raid members gets
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=69917[/url] just dispel it and continue healing. Help the raid
while using [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=10890[/url] on Mind Controlled members.
In Phase two, managing your movement while healing is really important. The healers positioning
should be sth like this:[/color]
[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/g7Ri4GC.jpg[/img][/center]
[color=lightgray]Reason for this is that this way healers don’t need to move much when
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/npc=38222[/url] are spawned and in case one of them is targeted,
that specific healer can move away from the raid without disturbing the rest of the healers. Like this the
only problem which can occur is melees triggering spirits in the melee range. To prevent melees from
duying, make sure you spam [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48068[/url] +
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48089[/url] on the melee groups and keep
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48113[/url] bouncing from the tank to the melee group. In this
situation, discipline priest should [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=72734[/url] every slow from
Lady’s [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=27072[/url] so melees can move fast while targeted by
spirits. If not, do the [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=72734[/url] by yourself . In case you see
that spirits are about to eat the melees, make sure you precast
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=14751[/url] +
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=64843[/url] to save some lives. Apart from that, healing here
should be: [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=71783[/url] on tank to keep
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=15359[/url] up, keep
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48068[/url] on people (frostbolt dmg, death and decay dmg)
and keep [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48113[/url] bouncing around. For emergency
situations like spirits explosions you can precast few
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48072[/url]s and
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48089[/url] on the groups who are most affected so make
sure you pay attention the entire fight.[/color]
[color=lightgray]Make sure you are spread with other ranged dps. Keep
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=25222[/url] on the raid members affected by
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=72443[/url] and keep using
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48066[/url] and
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48113[/url] on the tank which is holding the boss. Apart from
healing [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=72443[/url],
use[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=71783[/url] on the tank to keep
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=15359[/url] up and running. When the
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=72446[/url] appears, place your
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[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48113[/url] and
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=71783[/url] on that specific raid member. Use
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48153[/url] in case the target with
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=72446[/url] starts dropping low. In case you get the
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=72446[/url] instead of healing with
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=71783[/url], use
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=25222[/url] on yourself and start using
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48120[/url] on the tanks or people with
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=72443[/url] . This way you take care of the Mark on yourself
and heal the raid members in the same time. [/color]
[color=lightgray]This is the fight where holy priests and resto druids shine because of the AOE raid dmg
aura present in this fight. Position yourself left or right side of the room not too close to the melees so
in case you get [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=72890[/url] you can move to the wall and
prevent the possibility of spreading it to the raid group. At start of the fight, use
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=6346[/url] on yourself and start healing by using
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48113[/url] on the tank. Continue with applying
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=25222[/url] on the raid group and using
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48089[/url] on cooldown on the most affected groups. This is
a fight where [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=42409[/url] comes in handy so make sure you
have it before the fight starts. If tank starts taking heavy dmg use
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=25222[/url] on him and apply few
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=71783[/url]s to stack
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=63735[/url] and apply
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[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48072[/url] fast on the critical groups. On
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=73070[/url], make sure you run to the middle and precast
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member with [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=71266[/url] on him, when fear hits he will most
likely die on 25H mode if its not instantly dispelled. Keep an eye on that specific raid member and if no
one dispels him fast enough preapply [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48153[/url] just in case
it goes bad ways. The rest of the fight is same as mentioned above, heal the AOE dmg and cast some
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48120[/url]s in case you get splashed and you need to heal
another raid member asap.[/color]
[color=lightsalmon][size=+1]Sindragosa 25 Heroic[/size][/color]
[color=red][i]Phase 1[/i][/color]
[color=lightgray]When you go out to transition, make sure you are not standing close to anyone in the
raid so you can monitor the raid situation clearly and react fast in case of emergencies. Since the
damage on transition mostly comes from [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=73790[/url] and
slightly from [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=74273[/url] (if you have greedy melees), your
healing output on both transitions should be: [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=25222[/url] on
raid members by focus on melee group, [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48089[/url] on
cooldown and [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48113[/url] bouncing in the raid group. After 6-
7 secs into Transition use your [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=54589[/url] since the damage
from [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=73790[/url] is stronger now and most of the shields are
broken. Make sure you keep [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=15359[/url] on the tank who is
assigned for Ragings ( in most cases scenario would be mostly MT and OT is taking the last Raging since
the MT will be focused on LK while entering into P2). From now there will be 2 breaking moments. First
one is if one of the melees gets targeted by [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/npc=39305[/url] and
second one is entrance to Throne at start of Phase 2. When one of the melees gets targeted by
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/npc=39305[/url], he starts dealing damage to nearby melees around
him cause of [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=73775[/url] effect. If he doesn’t move from the
group make sure you have [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=63735[/url] stacked up and running
so you can react and precast [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48072[/url] on the most affected
melee group also followed by [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48089[/url]. On 30% buff, this
damage is significant but not fatal. On 0% buff, if that specific guy doesn’t move from the melee group,
after 2nd tick of [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=73775[/url] the entire affected group will be
at 10% hp which pretty much means few people dead due to huge AOE dmg in entire transition. This is
where our [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/item=42409[/url] comes in handy in case the group gets
smashed by Sphere dmg and you have to heal them. A powerful and well timed
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48072[/url] precast can save the entire group and will leave a
HoT on them which is very useful on transitions with constant damage.[/color]
[color=red][i]Phase 2:[/i][/color]
From a holy priest player perspective, I find this way of handling the
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=73799[/url] as a most effective one:
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=71783[/url] +
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48113[/url] on the tank 3 secs before the Reaper is applied to
apply [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=15359[/url] before he gets hit by LK melee hit since its
pure Physical damage. [u]Note: Sometimes you have to cast Flash Heal 2 times if the first one doesn’t
crit but imo experience it happens rarely.[/u] Right after you placed
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48113[/url], apply
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48066[/url] on the tank and wait for the Reaper effect. On the
last second before the shadow damage comes in, start precasting
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48063[/url] and with its application, tank will be topped to
100% hp.
[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/JMGpjVw.png[/img][/center]
[color=lightgray]The problem occurs when LK is casting something, Infest or Defile for e.g., cause each
cast is reseting his melee swing timer. That’s why healing the first Soul Reaper is easy cause its constant,
but for the next ones is tricky. When LK is about to apply Soul Reaper, his melee swing timer does not
reset. But when he starts casting Infest, his melee swing timer is reseted and his next melee attack will
be 1,8s after he finished casting the Infest. The problem occurs when Shadow damage from
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=73798[/url] comes in together with a melee hit and tank gets
roasted if he is not healed properly.
Since we understand now how to predict damage and heal the Reaper properly, next thing we have to
worry about is Valkyrs. On Warmane, Valkyrs were bugged for a long time and healers didn’t have to
worry about its damage on the tank when they are dropped under 50% hp and airborne again. Now,
when its fixed it becomes a huge pain in the *** for healers, especially on 0% buff LK25h. Apart from
Melee hits from LK, Soul Reaper and Infest in p2, tank receives damage from another source after the
first wave of Valkyrs. It is from [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=73782[/url] after each valk is
dropped under 50% hp and airborne again. Since there are 3 Valks in each wave, after each wave tank is
getting roasted by damage he receives and the damage in the raid has to be really satisfying so you
could push the LK to phase 2.5. Since the damage is increased, and now its constant shadow + physical
damage, we need to keep our [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=15359[/url] up all the time as
well as [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48066[/url] on the tank on
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buy time so we can also heal the raid on Infests and the tank on each melee hit. On 30% buff the
damage the tank receives from [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=73782[/url] is not that big and
its easely healable, but on 0% buff, each valk wave cleared is a timing death bomb on the tank. To heal
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on the tank as well as [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48113[/url] jumping in the melee range.
When each Infest hits we clear the remains by precasting
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[color=lightgray] Phase 2.5 is same as Phase 1.5, spread around, heal with
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[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48072[/url] and conserve your mana.[/color]
[color=red][i]Phase 3:[/i][/color]
[color=lightgray]Few seconds after transition has ended, Lich King will cast
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chamber. Right while you enter the throne, make sure you place
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[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=25222[/url] on the raid members as many as you can. LK will
cast [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=74325[/url] and you will be teleported in the center of
the chamber. Since the chamber has constant AOE dmg aura and you have to move a lot, use your
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[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48089[/url] to proc it. After that start moving with the raid
and spam [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=25222[/url] /
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damage, don’t hesitate and cast some [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48072[/url]s to top
them up, especially when entire group is having their hp halved. This is mostly painful on 0% buff where
our resistance is lower. One second before going out of the chamber place
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wait for [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=27194[/url] and after that position yourself behind
the LK so you don’t get damage from [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=70498[/url] and start
healing the tanks with [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=71783[/url] /
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[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48066[/url] as explained above for each
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will have it up for 3rd. When the LK finishes his summoning of Vile Spirits , tanks will reposition and you
have a 4-5 secs gap to reapply [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=25222[/url] on the raid before
you get pulled to FMC again. Repeat the healing rotation as mentioned above in the chamber.[/color]
[color=lightsalmon][size=+1]Halion 25 Heroic[/size][/color]
[color=lightgray]On Halion 25h holy priests are mostly assigned as “inside” healers but in my own
experience, they are pretty efficient as “outside” healers also together with rsham or hpaladin.[/color]
[color=lightgray]Few secons before the tank pulls Halion, make sure you have
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[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=15359[/url] after that just use ur HoTs and shield. As a safety
measure, it would be really good and useful if the tank receives a external from paladins or in this case,
when holy priest is in the raid, using [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48153[/url] at start.
After first [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=75879[/url] , when you cross to the other side of the
boss, continue healing the tank with rotation mentioned above. When
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portions of damage. Heal the damage from Living Embers and Fire on the raid by using
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aggro from Embers on melees and huge AOE).
At 75% of his HP, Halion will phase and open a portal to his Twilight realm. This is when Phase 2 starts.
[/color]
[color=red][i]Phase 2: Twilight realm[/i][/color]
[color=lightgray]Phase 3 start starts when Halion hits 50% hp and he summons a portal back to Physical
Ream. From this moment Halion exists simultaneously in both Physical and Twilight Realm and the raid
is split into 2 groups. As a holy priest, your true potential is released while healing inside in phase 3. The
healing rotation for phase 3 is same as for phase 2. Heal with your
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yourself with [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48120[/url] to stack
[url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=63735[/url] to top the tank with
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called [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=74832[/url], dps disbalans can make Halion attack
harder in one of the realms, so make sure you use your
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use your [url]http://wotlk.cavernoftime.com/spell=48153[/url] is while moving on cutter and tank has
no major defensives or when other healer gets Consumption and you have to heal the tank hard.[/color]
[color=lightgray]Since the UI is a matter of choice of each player I won’t be discussing mine and why I
prefer it over ElvUI like most of the players. I only wanted to share it with you guys in case some of you
like it. Also the add ons and Healbot settings I use in-game. [/color]
[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/hqMEiqJ.jpg[/img][/center]
- [color=lightgray]InvisusRaidTools:[/color]
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[center][color=lightgray][u][b]Solo tank/ Solo heal 0% buff Bane with Holy Priest [Afterlight guild][/b][/u]
[/color]
[video=youtube;n8-GMR7KwCE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8-GMR7KwCE[/video]
[color=lightgray][u][b]Solo tank (ProtWarr) / 4 heals 0% buff LoD with Holy Priest [Afterlight guild][/b]
[/u][/color]
[video=youtube;phus9Bc3Yag]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phus9Bc3Yag&t=18s[/video]
[color=lightgray][u][b]Halion 10 Heroic / Solo heal inside with Holy Priest [Afterlight guild][/b][/u]
[/color]
[video=youtube;maXkxKiUacw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maXkxKiUacw&t=72s[/video]
[video=youtube;4gQ9y5Yy0cY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gQ9y5Yy0cY&t=15s[/video]
[/center]
[color=lightsalmon][size=+2]Final words[/size][/color]
[color=lightgray]The goal of this guide is to help holy priests who still play WotLK to get better, improve
in healing and maybe experience something new. There are possible mistakes in this guide, as in every
other since I'm also a human being, but be realistic while commenting on them since I made this guide
for mostly practical use. Math ain't gonna help people get better or predict incomming damage. Only
practice and good teammates will.
P.S. Special thanks to my friends Teamstars, Foks and Tutan on the enomrous help they provided during
some tests, theorycrafting and practical analysis we did to prove some most of the things written in this
guide![/color]