In World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 2. The Holy Priests deliver the strongest healing in the game, strong crowd control (mostly with Holy Word: Chastise), and some burst healing windows. However, opposed to the Discipline Priests, the Holy Priests offer reactive healing and much support for aggro comps from the heels. In this World Of Warcraft TWW Season 2 Holy Priest PvP Guide, we will discuss all relevant talents, gearing, macro setups, and arena strategies.
PvP Talents & Build |
Stat Priority |
Healing & CC Rotation |
Best PvP Gear & Enchants |
Macros for Holy Priest |
Best Arena Compositions |
Recommended Addons |
Avoid these mistakes |
Latest advice |
PvP Talents & Build (World Of Warcraft TWW Season 2 Holy Priest PvP Guide)
Core PvP Talents
- Holy Ward – Absorbs one CC effect. Excellent vs rogues, mages, etc.
- Spirit of the Redeemer – Your Spirit of Redemption is now an active ability with a 2 minute cooldown, but the duration is reduced by 9 sec and you will no longer enter Spirit of Redemption upon dying.
- Phase Shift – Avoid damage and CC during high-pressure moments.
PvE Talent Highlights
- Apotheosis – Resets Holy Word cooldowns, core healing burst.
- Guardian Spirit – Save button that prevents death and increases healing.
- Divine Word – Amplifies next Holy Word spell: Serenity, Sanctify, or Chastise.
- Prayer of Mending – Passive healing that spreads across allies.
Hero Talents
Oracle (Recommended)
- Enhances your cooldown rotation and healing throughput.
- Strong synergy with Divine Word + Premonition playstyle.
Stat Priority
- Versatility – Reduces damage taken and boosts healing.
- Mastery: Echo of Light – Adds HoTs to direct heals.
- Haste – Reduces cast times and cooldowns.
- Crit – Decent value, but lower priority.
Healing & CC Rotation
Burst Healing:
- Holy Word: Serenity → Flash Heal → Apotheosis → more Serenity
- Use Guardian Spirit preemptively
- Prayer of Mending and Renew for background healing
CC & Utility:
- Holy Word: Chastise → Fear combo for CC chain
- Use Greater Fade to dodge stuns, silences, or bursts
- Leap of Faith allies out of danger
Best PvP Gear & Enchants
Gear
- Set: Faith’s Reward (boosts Holy Word impact)
- Trinkets:
- Gladiator’s Medallion
- Gladiator Insignia
Enchants
- Chest: Council’s Intellect
- Rings: mastery
- Weapon: Stonebound Artistry
- Legs: +930 Intellect & +5% Mana
Macros for Holy Priest in PvP
1. Focus Chastise
#showtooltip Holy Word: Chastise
/cast [@focus] Holy Word: Chastise
2. Fear on Cursor
#showtooltip Psychic Scream
/cast [@cursor] Psychic Scream
3. Guardian Spirit on Party1
#showtooltip Guardian Spirit
/cast [@party1] Guardian Spirit
Best Arena Compositions (World Of Warcraft TWW Season 2 Holy Priest PvP Guide)
Partner | Synergy |
---|---|
Assassination Rogue | CC chains + high pressure kill windows |
Arms Warrior | Consistent pressure and strong peels |
Frost Mage | Poly + Chastise + Fear CC chains |
Feral Druid | Rot pressure + off-heals and stuns |
Recommended Addons
- Gladius – Enemy arena frames
- BigDebuffs – Shows CCs and immunity clearly
- OmniCD – Track ally defensives
- Quartz – Cast bar with latency tracking
Avoid these mistakes.
- ❌ Not using Holy Ward before expected CC
- ❌ Holding Apotheosis too long
- ❌ Missing Greater Fade as an escape
- ❌ Overlapping cooldowns like Guardian Spirit and Apotheosis
Latest advice (World Of Warcraft TWW Season 2 Holy Priest PvP Guide)
- Pre-cast Holy Word: Serenity before heavy burst
- Time Chastise and Fear for cross CC
- Use Fade proactively when pressure is incoming
- Position safely behind pillars while maintaining LoS
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