Holy priest The Priests are the most versatile healer in the game . What is a Holy Priest ? Being a holy priest is one of the two healing Talent tree s available to a Priest . While discipline is unique , and focuses on mitigation , Absorb s and Raid Utility , Holy Priests use their talents to maximize raid healing . Holy Priests differ from other Area of Effect Healers in that they do not put out a steady stream of medium or small heals , but Waterfall Heal in large bursts . Maximizing the Holy Priest ' s Utility . In order to be a good Holy Priest , you must first know that the best Priests are not completely Holy , but have a few points in discipline - - particularly Inner Focus , Meditation , Twin Disciplines , and . In the Holy tree , talents at high levels such as Spiritual Guidance , Spiritual Healing , and Spirit of Redemption are not to be missed . The full list of Priest Talents can be found here . It is important to wear appropriate gear . Because Priests can only wear cloth gear , they will automatically have Spell Power on most of their high - level gear , and many other stats such as Spirit , Haste , Critical strike and MP5 . While the importance of these stats fluctuates for different playing styles and different patches , contents and gear levels , all of these benefit a Holy Priest . Hit should be avoided , as it is designed for DPS cloth casters . Even up to level 50 , Holy Priests can generally be great healers in a dungeon , as well as do decent DPS . There is a common perception that a Holy Priest is only a healer , but practice shows that in some cases casting some Holy damage spells ( for example , spamming Smite ) can achieve a very decent DPS output , especially if the Priest takes the Holy Talents to increase the damage done by those spells . One should keep in mind that Holy DPS is mostly designed for low levels . PvP Holy Priests . It is highly recommended for Wrath of the Lich King content , to never PvP as holy . If you choose to do so : There are basic ground rules you should always remember when PvPing / duelling : Holy Priests in Dungeons . Holy Priests have numerous healing spells at their command making them one of the most versatile healing classes in the game . Priests are capable of delivering large heals to a single target , or of keeping multiple people up at the same time . Healing Tactics . Tank Healing . When you ' re healing a tank , whether it be in an instance where you also need to heal several DPS classes or in a raid where you need to focus on both the raid and the tank , follow these steps . Party / Raid Healing . Non - tanks are a lot more squishy and more likely to die than tanks ; thus , you need to use slightly different tactics to keep them alive if they start taking damage . Namely , speed is of the essence . This is not a comprehensive list of how to heal DPS classes but is meant to give some basic ideas about what to do . Add - ons and Macros . It can be quite difficult to heal a group or a raid using only the standard Blizzard game interface and spells . Thus , you may want to modify your casts using macros that make thing such as stopcasting easier , or modify the UI so that it ' s easier to figure out how much people are hurt , or to see the health and status effects of an entire raid at one time . Macros . To get you started with macros , here are some useful macros for Priests . This includes macros to automatically use a trinket or racial ability when you cast a spell , automatically stopcasting whenever you start a new cast , etc . Add - ons . There are many add - ons that Holy Priests can find useful . Among these are :