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 (11.1.7).

Single Target

Ensure Beacon Of Light and Beacon Of Faith are active on two vulnerable ranged allies.

• Holy ShockView detailsUse as often as possible.
• Light Of DawnView detailsSpend Holy Power when healing is needed.
• Eternal FlameView detailsUse with Empyrean Legacy proc.
• Barrier Of FaithView detailsKeep on cooldown for consistent healing.
• Holy PrismView detailsUse on cooldown for healing and procs.
• Crusader StrikeView detailsTo reduce Holy Shock cooldown.
• JudgmentView detailsTo spawn extra Consecration if talented.
• Tyrs DeliveranceView detailsUse on cooldown for healing buffs.
• Hammer Of WrathView detailsUse when available.
• ConsecrationView detailsUse when no other abilities are available.

Focus on maximizing Holy Shock usage and spending Holy Power on Light Of Dawn or Eternal Flame. Use Barrier Of Faith and Holy Prism on cooldown, and maintain Crusader Strike to reduce Holy Shock's cooldown.

AoE

• Holy PrismView detailsUse on cooldown for AoE healing.
• Light Of DawnView detailsSpend Holy Power for AoE healing.
• Beacon Of VirtueView detailsUse during heavy damage windows.
• ConsecrationView detailsKeep active for additional damage.
• JudgmentView detailsUse to spawn extra Consecration if talented.
• Crusader StrikeView detailsTo reduce Holy Shock cooldown.
• Hammer Of WrathView detailsUse when available.

For AoE, prioritize Holy Prism and Light Of Dawn for healing. Use Beacon Of Virtue during heavy damage, and maintain Consecration for extra damage.

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 its duration with Boundless Salvation.
• Lay On HandsView detailsSave dying allies, especially tanks.
• Blessing Of SacrificeView detailsReduce damage taken by a target, but monitor your own health.
• Aura MasteryView detailsUse as a raid-wide cooldown when directed.
• Blessing Of ProtectionView detailsClear physical debuffs or bleeds; avoid using on the active tank.
• Blessing Of FreedomView detailsRemove movement-impairing effects.

Use Avenging Wrath for burst phases, Divine Toll for quick healing, and Tyrs Deliverance to enhance healing. Save Lay On Hands for emergencies and use blessings situationally.

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.