Healer Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Holy Paladin abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.2.5).

Single Target

Focus on maximizing Holy Power generation and spending.

• Beacon Of VirtueView detailsUse during heavy damage windows, but avoid keeping it on cooldown too long.
• Holy PrismView detailsKeep on cooldown to proc Dawnlight. Use during Awakening if possible.
• Spend Holy PowerView detailsAvoid capping at 5 Holy Power.
• Holy ShockView detailsUse as much as possible.
• Flash Of LightView detailsConsume Infusion Of Light procs or as filler.

Maintain Beacon Of Virtue and Holy Prism uptime. Use Holy Shock frequently and spend Holy Power efficiently. Use Flash Of Light as filler or to consume procs.

AoE

Adapt priorities for Mythic+ scenarios.

• Beacon Of VirtueView detailsUse during heavy damage windows, but avoid keeping it on cooldown too long.
• Holy PrismView detailsKeep on cooldown to proc Dawnlight. Use during Awakening if possible.
• Spend Holy PowerView detailsAvoid capping at 5 Holy Power. Use Eternal Flame or Shield Of The Righteous.
• Holy ShockView detailsUse as much as possible.
• ConsecrationView detailsKeep active at all times.

In AoE, maintain Beacon Of Virtue and Holy Prism uptime. Use Holy Shock frequently, spend Holy Power efficiently, and keep Consecration active.

Cooldowns

• Avenging WrathView detailsUse during high sustained damage phases.
• Divine TollView detailsFor burst healing or quick Holy Power generation.
• Tyrs DeliveranceView detailsBuff allies and extend duration with Boundless Salvation.
• Lay On HandsView detailsSave dying raid members, especially tanks.
• Blessing Of SacrificeView detailsReduce damage taken by a target, but monitor your own health.
• Aura MasteryView detailsUse as a raid cooldown when designated.
• Blessing Of ProtectionView detailsClear physical debuffs or bleeds; avoid using on the current tank unless prepared.
• Blessing Of FreedomView detailsRemove movement-impairing effects from allies.

Use Avenging Wrath and Divine Toll for burst healing. Employ Tyrs Deliverance to buff allies and Lay On Hands to save lives. Manage Blessing Of Sacrifice carefully and use Aura Mastery as a raid cooldown.

New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation

Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:

• Single-Button Assistant
• Assisted Highlight
• Cooldown Manager

If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.

While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.

To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.