WoW Priest Guide - Healing Is What They Do Best!

WoW Priest Guide

The Priest falls into two different class roles which are Healer and Ranged Magic Magic Damage Dealer. The Priest class is considered to be one of the best all round healing classes in WoW. Priests can also deal out some heavy damage, but are generally regarded for their healing capabilities.

There is one slight disadvantage to playing a priest, depending on how you intend to use the Priest class to play the game, but Priests aren't a good class for leveling!

The shadow talent tree is good for increasing the damage output of the Priest, however this can still prove to be an awkward build due to the spells consuming a lot of mana.

One major pro in the Priests favor is that once you've reached higher levels, you'll always be welcome in groups and raids as Priests are a valuable asset to any group.

For instance Priests possess the ability to to cast a stamina buff not only on themselves but on that of their party and raid members. Also spending a few talent points in the Discipline Talent tree will unlock another buff called Divine Spirit. Divine Spirit allows the Priest to provide a spirit buff.

The Priests spells are Shadow and Holy based spells. The healing spells of the Priests are derived from Holy power and there are various different HoT as well as AoE healing spells to choose from which in my opinion makes the Priest the best Healer in WoW.

Priest Guide Talent Trees

Discipline Talent Tree

Holy Talent Tree

Shadow Talent Tree

For players that like to heal and play PvP, the Discipline build can be a great choice. The Discipline Talent Tree has some decent talents that will make the Priest stronger and improve their healing abilities. Discipline Priests have proven to be great builds for single target healers.

There's also some pretty cool abilities to be gained from this talent tree such as Pain Suppression and Power Infusion.

Another great talent tree for focusing on a Healing build is the Holy tree. In my opinion the Holy tree is the best talent tree for focusing on a raw healing build. Additional healing spells such as Circle of Healing can be acquired in the Holy tree which will increase the Priest healing abilities.

The Holy build will reward more bonus healing as well and is generally considered to be the better healing build for PvE gaming scenarios

To finish this Priest guide we'll cover the Shadow talent build. You see, although the Priests are exceptional healers, they are also classed as Ranged Magic Damage Dealers and can deal out heavy amounts of damage too.

The Shadow build is all about making the Priest stronger. Most of the priests damage output is done through DoT spells and fast spells like Mind Blast and Mind Flay. Shadow Priests can also support their groups by placing debuffs on targets such as Vampiric Embrace and Vampiric Touch, any damage output will be converted into mana and hit points for not only the Priest but the group members as well!

Check out our WoW Priest Leveling Guide for a decent leveling build.

Ricky is a self confessed World of Warcraft addict. Having played for nearly 4 years he now blogs about WoW and shares some of that experience with others to help them conquer the land of Azeroth and fully benefit from the game.

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