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Holy Priest

Healer specialisation · Tier A in Mythic+, 4.7% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsACTIVEPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and builds

Opener

The order abilities first landed across 4 top-parsing pulls, with the median time into the fight. The percentage is how many of those parses used the ability at all — a step at 100% is the opener, one at 60% is a choice some players make.

  1. 1Prayer of Mending+1.5s100%
  2. 2Power Infusion+2s100%
  3. 3Flash Heal+2.5s50%
  4. 4Holy Word: Serenity+4s100%
  5. 5Apotheosis+6s50%
  6. 6Benediction+7.6s75%

What follows what

What was pressed next, counted over every observed pair. This is the closest a log gets to a priority list — but it describes behaviour, not a rule: a player casting Execute because it lit up looks the same here as one following a plan.

  • Benediction77 casts→Benediction64%Flash Heal16%Prayer of Mending12%
  • Flash Heal64 casts→Flash Heal73%Prayer of Mending11%Holy Word: Serenity8%
  • Holy Word: Serenity30 casts→Benediction41%Holy Word: Serenity14%Prayer of Mending14%
  • Prayer of Mending27 casts→Holy Word: Serenity35%Benediction31%Flash Heal19%
  • Divine Hymn15 casts→Divine Hymn60%Divine Hymn20%Benediction13%
  • Power Infusion8 casts→Power Infusion50%Prayer of Mending25%Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel13%

Ability usage

Casts per minute across 20 top-parsing kills in The Venomous Abyss. Per minute rather than totals, so a long fight does not read as a heavily used ability.

Single target

14 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

  1. 1Benediction13.6per min
  2. 2Flash Heal10.0per min
  3. 3Holy Word: Serenity8.3per min
  4. 4Prayer of Mending7.4per min
  5. 5Smite0.9per min
  6. 6Fade0.3per min
  7. 7Power Infusion0.3per min
  8. 8Prayer of Healing0.3per min
  9. 9Angelic Feather0.3per min

Multi-target

3 fights with substantial add damage

  1. 1Benediction13.1per min
  2. 2Flash Heal9.8per min
  3. 3Holy Word: Serenity7.9per min
  4. 4Prayer of Mending7.2per min
  5. 5Angelic Feather1.1per min
  6. 6Fade0.3per min

Fights are sorted by how much damage landed on boss units rather than by a hand-kept list of which encounter is the AoE one, so the split stays right after a retune. Fights in between are left out of both columns.

Updated 31/08/2026. These are observed casts, not a recommended priority — the order reflects how often an ability came up, which is not the same as when to press it.

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.

  • Versatility37.1%835 avg
  • Mastery28.5%662 avg
  • Haste23.7%555 avg
  • Critical Strike10.7%268 avg

What PvE players are playing

Talent choices across 647 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.

  • Desperate Times90%

    566 players · Specialization

  • Say Your Prayers88%

    554 players · Specialization

  • Empyreal Blaze87%

    552 players · Specialization

  • Epiphany87%

    551 players · Specialization

  • Radiant Plea86%

    546 players · Specialization

  • Lasting Words84%

    532 players · Specialization

  • Ultimate Serenity81%

    515 players · Specialization

  • Angelic Touch80%

    505 players · Specialization

  • Censure79%

    498 players · Specialization

  • Inspiration78%

    496 players · Class

  • Painful Invocation76%

    483 players · Class

  • Uplifting Words75%

    475 players · Specialization

  • Protective Light71%

    446 players · Class

  • Everlasting Light69%

    433 players · Class

  • Burning Vehemence66%

    416 players · Specialization

  • Move with Grace61%

    387 players · Class

  • Binding Heals52%

    327 players · Class

  • Enlightenment45%

    287 players · Specialization

  • Mindpierce39%

    246 players · Class

  • Healing Focus39%

    245 players · Specialization

  • Angel's Mercy38%

    238 players · Class

  • Translucent Image25%

    157 players · Class

  • Cosmic Wave22%

    136 players · Specialization

  • Divine Image21%

    131 players · Specialization

  • Strength of Resolve20%

    126 players · Class

Near-universal picks (62)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Fade100%

    632 players · Class

  • Leap of Faith100%

    632 players · Class

  • Power Infusion100%

    632 players · Class

  • Spiritual Guidance100%

    632 players · Class

  • Twist of Fate100%

    631 players · Class

  • Angelic Feather100%

    630 players · Class

  • Twins of the Sun Priestess100%

    630 players · Class

  • Improved Flash Heal99%

    628 players · Class

  • Benevolence99%

    627 players · Class

  • Surge of Light99%

    627 players · Class

  • Dark Enlightenment99%

    625 players · Class

  • Twin Disciplines99%

    625 players · Class

  • Improved Fade98%

    622 players · Class

  • Unwavering Will98%

    622 players · Class

  • Psychic Scream98%

    621 players · Class

  • Assured Safety97%

    616 players · Hero

Rarely taken (129)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Improved Purify15%

    93 players · Class

  • Prismatic Echoes11%

    70 players · Specialization

  • Mental Agility9.2%

    58 players · Class

  • Spell Warding9.0%

    57 players · Class

  • Sanguine Teachings8.7%

    55 players · Class

  • Divinity6.3%

    40 players · Specialization

  • Mind Blast4.3%

    27 players · Class

  • Light's Inspiration3.8%

    24 players · Class

  • Dispersing Light3.6%

    23 players · Specialization

  • Archangel3.5%

    22 players · Specialization

  • Atonement3.5%

    22 players · Specialization

  • Castigation3.5%

    22 players · Specialization

Import a real build

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

  • Yukil

    blackmoore · EU3,627

  • Tyeler

    thrall · US3,557

  • Decepper

    area-52 · US3,214

  • Deetours

    lightbringer · US3,136

  • Lamplify

    sargeras · US3,110

Learn the spec

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

  • WowheadpveRotation, stat priority, gear and consumables. The most complete free PvE reference.
  • Icy VeinspveRotation walkthroughs and talent reasoning, written for players learning a spec.
  • Raider.IOpveMythic+ routes, affix planning and dungeon-by-dungeon breakdowns.

Other Priest specs

  • Discipline
  • Shadow