Holy Priest Healer Rotation & Cooldowns

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. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.1.5).

Single Target

Focus on healing priority and avoid overhealing.

Use on an injured ally.
With 1+ stacks of Surge Of Light.
For emergency triage on an ally near death.
On a tank or debuff target.
With 1+ stacks of Lightweaver for single-target healing.

Prioritize Holy Word Serenity for injured allies, followed by Flash Heal with Surge Of Light stacks. Use Power Word Life for emergencies and maintain Renew on key targets.

AoE

Focus on group healing and avoid overhealing.

On a cluster of injured allies.
For general group healing.
When most of your group is injured.
When available and group is injured.
Near 5+ injured allies with 16+ stacks of Rhapsody.

Use Holy Word Sanctify for clusters, Prayer Of Healing for general healing, and Divine Star or Halo for widespread injuries. Holy Nova is effective for close groups with high Rhapsody stacks.

Cooldowns

Use to reset Holy Word cooldowns and amplify healing.
Use during heavy group-wide damage.
Use to restore mana and reduce defensive cooldowns.
Use on a tank or ally about to take fatal damage.
Use for mana return, ideally at 80% mana.

Activate Apotheosis for burst healing, Divine Hymn for intense group damage, and Symbol Of Hope for mana recovery. Use Guardian Spirit to save lives and Shadowfiend for mana efficiency.