Method Holy Priest Guide - Gearing - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2024)

Gear

Season 4 Tier Set

Do note that the 4p currently has 3 RPPM, and, as such, won’t go crazy after a Holy Word: Salvation applying Renew on everyone in the raid for instance.

Regarding the mana efficiency of the 4p, it will give you ~13k mana/minute (by using the procs on Holy Word: Sanctify only), which is actually pretty good (on par with the 10.1.7 efficiency of the Rashok trinket, before nerfs so, to give you an idea).

Trinkets

Pip’s Emerald Friendship Badge: The new stats stick trinket of the raid, giving a random different diminishing buff each time (it will never be twice the same, but it’s not a specific order either, and you sometimes might not see a given stat for some time).

Ominous Chromatic Essence: The good old stats stick from S2, becoming available again, is still one very strong trinket to have, improving without any gameplay modification your stats & granting some to your allies.

Broodkeeper’s Promise: A favorite of S1, returning from Vault, granting a good chunk of Versatility and health per second to you and one ally.

Belor’relos, the Suncaller: Very good DPS trinket for M+, that can help dealing with some specific targets or just for overall DPS in a key.

Beacon to the Beyond: A formidable DPS trinket (for M+), that can help dealing with some specific targets that need to be burst down very quickly.

Fyrakk’s Tainted Rageheart: An insanely good trinket, granting you a short-CD absorb that can help you soak some big damage (especially in high M+), and adding some more DPS to your overall. Mostly used in M+.

Tome of Unstable Power: A very, very good DPS trinket for M+ (by far the best). It was already nerfed once, and is still the play to greatly improve your DPS in keys.

Ward of Faceless Ire: A good targeted Shield trinket, especially for keys, if you need an extra external in a specific dungeon.

Bullions

With Season 4 comes Bullions, a limited currency (similar to the Dinars from Shadowlands S4), allowing you to buy raid items (weapons, trinkets, or special other items) over the course of the season.

Since the currency is very limited, some of the very interesting items will be listed here to help your choice. Keep in mind that it’ll probably depend on what you were able to loot already while raiding, of course.

Raiding:

M+:

Holy Priest Best in Slot Gear

Here are two lists of the optimal gear set-up you want to reach, either for M+ or for raids. Do note that these lists include every item that will fit the stats priority (covered in this guide) depending on the content you’re aiming for, including specific items (mainly trinkets, or some Use weapons if applicable).

There sometimes can be alternatives, especially depending on which stats you already have on your character, or for some very specific purposes, so keep in mind that you don’t necessarily always want to match this exact list. Most of the time, ilevel will be the biggest factor, and some stats, such as Mastery in M+, can have a relatively different value depending on what you’ll need (since this one won’t provide any DPS gain, but ONLY healing).

Holy Priest Raid Best in Slot List

This list will provide the Best in Slot gear for healing inside a raid environment.

SlotItemSource
HeadMask of the Furnace SeraphRaid or Catalyst
NeckElemental LariatCrafted item
ShouldersDevotion of the Furnace SeraphRaid or Catalyst
CloakMantle of Blazing SacrificeSmolderon (Amirdrassil)
ChestCommand of the Furnace SeraphRaid or Catalyst
WristUnstable Vial HandlersThe Amalgamation Chamber (Aberrus)
GlovesEggtender’s Safety MittsBroodkeeper Diurna (Vault)
BeltMagatha’s Spiritual SashKurog Grimtotem (Vault)
LegsBreeches of the Furnace SeraphRaid or Catalyst
BootsKhajin’s Hailstone FootwrapsHalls of Infusion
RingPlatinum Star BandAlgeth’ar Academy
RingScalebane SignetNeltharus
TrinketOminous Chromatic EssenceThe Forgotten Experiments (Aberrus)
TrinketBroodkeeper’s PromiseBroodkeeper Diurna (Vault)
WeaponStaff of Incandescent TormentGnarlroot (Amirdrassil)

Holy Priest M+ Best in Slot List

This list will provide the Best in Slot gear in M+ while prioritizing DPS for your trinkets set-up. Of course, those can be swapped, if you need extra-survivability on a said-key for instance. Do not seek a specific list for this particular case, just think about what you need in order to heal & survive an encounter at first, when you’re pushing very high keys where most spells can one shot people. Then, you can bring some DPS effects.

SlotItemSource
HeadMask of the Furnace SeraphRaid or Catalyst
NeckElemental LariatCrafted item
ShouldersDevotion of the Furnace SeraphRaid or Catalyst
CloakDecorated Commander’s CindercloakEranog (Vault)
ChestCommand of the Furnace SeraphRaid or Catalyst
WristAllied Wristguards of Time DilationCrafted item
GlovesGrasp of the Furnace SeraphRaid or Catalyst
BeltDiscarded Creation’s RestraintThe Forgotten Experiments (Aberrus)
LegsCrazed Traveler’s LegwrapsUldaman
BootsLost Scholar’s Belted TreadsVolcoross (Amirdrassil)
RingCircle of Ascended FrostHalls of Infusion
RingSeal of Diurna’s ChosenEranog (Vault)
TrinketBelor’relos, the Suncaller or Fyrakk’s Tainted Rageheart (if you need another defensive) or Ward of Faceless Ire (if you need another external)Tindral Sageswift (Amirdrassil) or Fyrakk (Amirdrassil) or Neltharion (Aberrus)
TrinketTome of Unstable Power (to bring A LOT of DPS) or Ominous Chromatic EssenceThe Azure Vault or The Forgotten Experiments (Aberrus)
WeaponVakash, the Shadowed Inferno (Main Hand) & Scripture of Primal Devotion (Offhand)Fyrakk (Amirdrassil) (Main Hand) & Kurog Grimtotem (Vault) (Offhand)

Embellishments

Embellishments can be added to your crafted Dragonflight gear, with a maximum of 2 embellished pieces of gear. Some crafted items act as embellished items by themselves due to their “Equipped” effect.

The most useful are:

  • Elemental Lariat is a craft embedded with an embellishment. It grants you extra secondary stats depending on your gems. If you have Crit gems, you’ll have a Crit buff. If you have multiple combinations of gems with multiple secondary stats, you will have a chance to proc any one of those secondaries. It's a good item to craft, thanks to its effect and the fact that you’ll have your desired stats on this necklace. Don’t forget to add 3 sockets to it!
  • Blue Silken Lining is a flat Mastery embellishment with a very good amount of stat in it, that’ll proc only as long as you’re above 90% health.
  • Allied Wristguards of Time Dilation is a craft embedded with an embellishment, granting you and 4 of your friends Versatility, making it super useful in M+, especially in higher keys.
Method Holy Priest Guide - Gearing - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2024)

FAQs

Is Holy Priest hard to play Dragonflight? ›

The Holy Priest is a relatively straightforward healer, with no ramp mechanic, and nearly only reactive healing, making the spec relatively easy to handle in the first place.

What is the best priest healer in Dragonflight? ›

Considered the top of the list by many sources, the Discipline Priest is easily the S-Tier of the seven healers in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. Except to see multiple Discipline Specs in some of the top guilds.

What is the best horde race for holy priest Dragonflight? ›

If you're Horde, it's highly preferred to pick Goblin, thanks to Rocket Jump. This 1 min 30 cooldown utility is pretty insane, even more, because of priests' general lack of mobility.

How to dps as a holy priest? ›

For damage priority:
  1. Cast Holy Fire whenever possible.
  2. Cast Holy Word: Chastise which will activate Empyreal Blaze (if talented).
  3. Cast Holy Fire twice.
  4. Cast Divine Star (in dungeons) or Halo (in raids) on cooldown.
  5. Cast Holy Nova if at max stacks or 5 or more targets.
May 9, 2024

What is the easiest character to play in Dragonflight? ›

Guardians are among the best and easiest specs to play in WoW Dragonflight Season 4 due to their wide range of defensive abilities, cooldowns, and straightforward builder-spender rotation.

What is the best weapon enchantment for holy priest Dragonflight? ›

Dreaming Devotion

What is the easiest healer for M+ Dragonflight? ›

Holy priest is one of the easier and more straightforward class's to play and learn, but falls short compared to Discipline which brings all the same utility with better healing and damage. Holy is a good healer that should have no problem meeting most healing checks.

How much crit for Holy Priest? ›

Holy Priest base Critical Strike is 5%. It requires 180 Critical Strike rating to increase Critical Strike by 1%.

What is the best self healing class in Dragonflight? ›

Guardian Druid: Guardian Druids are a tanking class that specializes in survivability and self-healing. They have a toolkit of abilities that allow them to soak up damage and heal themselves, making them great for soloing difficult content.

What is the best phial for holy priests? ›

Best Flasks and Potions for Holy

Phial of Tepid Versatility should be used in raid and mythic+. Iced Phial of Corrupting Rage is a close second but is a much less reliable throughput increase and can also deal damage to you at bad times. Aerated Mana Potion.

What is the best priest spec to level Dragonflight? ›

Shadow is still the fastest way to level for Priest in Dragonflight, but it also remains the least forgiving spec to newer players due to its relative squishiness and overly complex AoE rotation. Many players prefer having the safety afforded by one of the two healing specs, as well as a simpler rotation.

Are disc priests good in Dragonflight? ›

Discipline Priest in Dragonflight is a masterful raid-wide burst healer with absorbs and damage reduction utility. They prepare for incoming damage by marking players with helpful buffs in Atonement that allow the Discipline Priest to deal substantial damage to the boss to create healing on those marked allies.

Is Holy Priest a good healer? ›

Holy Priests excel in AoE healing however, they are able to single target heal if absolutely necessary through a proactive playstyle, so you won't need to worry about not being able to provide full support in Dungeons or Heroics.

Can holy priest do fire damage? ›

Holy Fire is a Holy priest ability. It is a powerful Holy-based priest hybrid-damage spell, which causes direct damage and additional damage over time.

Is Holy Priest viable in PvP? ›

Holy Priests excel at single and priority target healing in a mana efficient manner. Short cooldown defensives and strong self healing make Holy highly durable in pvp.

Is Holy Priest easy to play? ›

While this healing style does make Holy Priest is one of the easier healers to pick up; getting your head around the number of healing spells available can take some time.

What is the easiest mythic dungeon Dragonflight? ›

Dragonflight Season 3 Dungeon Tier List:
TierHeroes
Very EasyAtal'Dazar
EasyWaycrest Manor Black Rook Hold Darkheart Thicket
MediumGalakrond's Fall Murozond's Rise
HardThe Everbloom
1 more row
Nov 16, 2023

Is unholy hard to play Dragonflight? ›

Unholy Death Knight is a melee DPS specialization that provides strong single-target and AoE DPS. Its play style is somewhat complex (considering the large number of cooldowns). However, it is incredibly rewarding to master.

Are holy pallys good in Dragonflight? ›

Holy Paladin in Dragonflight

Holy Paladin will continue to bring extremely high damage, unique utility, an immunity, and very strong single-target healing. In many cases, these strengths that have existed for multiple expansions at this point are only amplified by new talents in Dragonflight.

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