World of Warcraft: Forever · class guide
Holy Priest
Healer
Renew and Heal for steady damage, 
Binding Heal and Flash Heal for spikes, Prayer of Healing for groups. Blizzard: the better spec for healing a whole party.
Holy heals by throughput. Renew rolls on whoever takes damage, Heal is the efficient single-target heal, and Flash Heal or Binding Heal (from 25) cover spikes; Binding Heal heals you too, at Flash Heal's cost. Prayer of Healing (30) heals any party you aim at, and Holy Nova heals everyone within 10 yards with no threat. Inspiration armours a target after a crit heal, Spirit of Redemption keeps you healing for 15 seconds after death, and from 40 Prayer of Mending bounces around the party. Litany of Light refunds mana when you alternate heals. Holy has no interrupt, and Holy Fire and Smite are weak until you have spell power.
Strengths and weaknesses
| Strengths | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
| Best at healing a whole party, with Prayer of Healing from 30 | No interrupt and no curse or poison removal |
| Holy Nova heals everyone within 10 yards with no threat | Holy Fire and Smite are weak until spell power builds up |
| Renew and Heal give steady single-target healing, Flash Heal and Binding Heal cover spikes | Prayer of Mending and Greater Heal wait until 40 |
| Spirit of Redemption keeps healing for 15 seconds after death | Low ranks far below your level lose spell power and procs |
| Spiritual Guidance turns Spirit into healing |
Stat priority
- Healing power
- Intellect
- Spirit
- MP5
- Critical strike
- Stamina
Healing first, spell power just behind it. Then Intellect for the size of the mana bar and Spirit for what it recovers while you are not casting. MP5 can rank above Spirit, and crit is Holy's lowest stat. Spiritual Guidance turns Spirit into healing, 5% per point from 30 (25% at 5/5).
Do this
- Let Renew and Heal do most of the work; Flash Heal is for emergencies.
- Alternate heal spells once you have Litany of Light: each switch refunds 10% of the base cost.
- Prayer of Healing heals the party you aim at, so you can top up the other group in a raid.
- A Night Elf's Starshards or a Dwarf's Chastise adds damage while you level.
Watch out for
- Prayer of Mending and Greater Heal are level 40: level-30 rotations that list them are ahead of the cap.
- Holy Fire and Smite do about half their Classic base damage; don't plan to Smite mobs down early.
- Low ranks far below your level lose spell power and procs.
- No interrupt and no curse or poison removal.