The state of holy priest in Midnight

Classes Priest
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Flash Heal spam.

Nothing else to do.

The end.

← Holy priest since mid TBC btw.

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I´ve just written this in the Spanish forums. Absolutely ridiculous. Not only they removed renew but also the slow heal?

It´s a joke.

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give us renew and heal back.

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I agree. The kit feels incomplete without Renew and Heal. Especially Heal when using Lightweaver.

Single target healing before 12.0:

Renew for the buff > Serenity > Flash Heal > Heal > Flash Heal > Heal

Single target healing post 12.0:

Serenity > Flash Heal > Flash Heal > Flash Heal > Flash Heal > Flash Heal

Why is the game trying to turn off my brain? I like using my brain.

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https://youtu.be/nfMdNe7oxYo?t=24

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Agree. Blizzard have basically just killed holy priests. Shame.

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and power word: shield also pls ty

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I thought Holy was already bland and boring in TWW and before, but now they removed even more spells? Im looking for a 2nd char to level after my Paladin but everything I see is just bland and boring. Major L by blizz class design thats for sure. And Priest seems to be the prime example. L, shame on you, do a better job we had this disaster already in BfA where classes were bland, boring and dogsh** to play. Do you never learn? Maybe put up a knowledge management system in your stupid company. Unbelievable, everytime “lesson learned” and 2 expansions later the same bullsh**.

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Hey everyone / @Blizzard,

Holy Priest main since mid-TBC here on EU. Just my 5 cents.

I’ve been spamming each of the dungeons dozens of times since Midnight launch to get a feel of the pace.

I read the pre-patch notes and I get the design goal — making Holy the approachable reactive healer with powerful individual spells instead of too much bloat. The recent buffs to Flash Heal, Serenity and Apotheosis have definitely helped; burst windows feel strong, PI is still great value for the group, and my healer DPS actually contributes in pugs. So credit where it’s due.

That said, after these first 10 days a couple of things are already standing out clearly:

  1. Mana is already tight in longer m0 pulls, and it’s gonna be a real problem for sure once we move into higher keys and longer raid fights. I know bettergear will counter this somewhat, but with the mana tool changes there’s basically no reliable regen left — so I’m having to play way more conservatively than I’d like even now.

  2. The gameplay loop feels very binary. It’s mostly Flash Heal spam until a Holy Word or Benediction proc fires. It works for the healing output, but there’s almost no rhythm or decision-making anymore compared to before.

I’m not asking to bring back Renew or Heal or undo the pruning — I understand that’s the direction that was chosen. Just some small tuning inside the new philosophy would make a big difference and help me (and a lot of other long-time Holy mains) keep enjoying the spec:

  • A bit of mana return on Holy Word casts or tied to Echo of Light procs.

  • Slightly more interesting proc variety or value so there are actual “nice!” moments instead of pure filler.

I genuinely love Priest class fantasy and want to keep maining Holy through the expansion. Appreciate you reading the feedback — the early buffs were a good sign.

Peace. Elja.

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It would be nice to have these two back as independent spells. Currently you only get these two through talents when you cast Prayer of Mending (Power Word Shield) and Serendipity/Mending (Renew). If you take the right points in your talent tree.

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I wish we could climb the tier list from B to A tier at least.

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