Healer Rotation & Cooldowns
This rotation offers a general priority list for Holy Priest 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).
Note: Rotation guides will be continually refined for 11.2 throughout the week.
Single Target
Focus on healing injured allies and maintaining Holy Word cooldowns.
Prioritize Holy Word Serenity for burst healing, followed by Flash Heal and Heal with Lightweaver stacks. Maintain Renew on key targets and use Prayer Of Mending on cooldown.
AoE
Focus on group healing and managing Holy Word cooldowns.
For AoE healing, prioritize Holy Word Sanctify and pair it with Divine Word for maximum effect. Use Prayer Of Healing for sustained group healing and Halo or Divine Star for wide coverage.
Cooldowns
Utilize Apotheosis for burst healing phases, Divine Hymn for intense group damage, and Symbol Of Hope for mana restoration. Save Guardian Spirit for critical moments and use Shadowfiend for mana efficiency.
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.