Holy Paladin Healing Guide (Legion 7.3.5)

Table of Contents

• ×Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 7.3 Changes for Holy Paladins
  • 3. Patch 7.2.5 Changes for Holy Paladins
  • 4. Patch 7.2 Changes for Holy Paladins
  • 5. Contents
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. The Basics of Holy Paladins
  • 2. Talent Choice for Holy Paladins
  • 3. Stat Choice for Holy Paladins
  • 4. Basic Playstyle for Holy Paladins
    • 4.1. Single Target / Tank Healing
    • 4.2. Raid Healing for Holy Paladins
  • 5. Cooldown Usage for Holy Paladins
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Main Resource of Holy Paladins
  • 3. Basic Abilities for Holy Paladins
    • 3.1. Utility for Holy Paladins
  • 4. Important Procs
  • 5. Cooldowns for Holy Paladins
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices
  • 2. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents for Holy Paladins
  • 3. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents for Holy Paladins
  • 4. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents for Holy Paladins
  • 5. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents for Holy Paladins
  • 6. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents for Holy Paladins
  • 7. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents for Holy Paladins
  • 8. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents for Holy Paladins
  • 9. ChangeLog
• +Artifact Traits and Relics
  • 1. Artifact Progression for Holy Paladins
  • 2. Relic Choice for Holy Paladins
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Netherlight Crucible Relic Paths
  • 1. General Optimization Advice for Holy Paladins
  • 2. Tier 2 Upgrade Priority for Holy Paladins
  • 3. Tier 3 Upgrade Priority for Holy Paladins
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Rotation / Playstyle for Holy Paladins
    • 1.1. Single Target / Tank Healing
    • 1.2. Raid Healing for Holy Paladins
    • 1.3. 5-Man Healing
    • 1.4. A Word on Light of the Martyr
  • 2. Cooldown Usage for Holy Paladins
  • 3. Optional Read: Mastering Your Holy Paladin
    • 3.1. Mastery: Lightbringer
    • 3.2. Infusion of Light
    • 3.3. Artifact Ability for Holy Paladins
    • 3.4. Abilities and Cooldowns from Talents
      • 3.4.1. Tier 1 Talents
      • 3.4.2. Tier 2 Talents
      • 3.4.3. Tier 5 Talents
      • 3.4.4. Tier 6 Talents
      • 3.4.5. Tier 7 Talents
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. Basics
  • 2. Getting a Better Understanding of Holy Paladin Stats
    • 2.1. Statistics Explanations
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems for Holy Paladins
  • 2. Enchants for Holy Paladins
  • 3. Consumables for Holy Paladins
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Paladins
      • 1.1.1. Blessing Mouseover Macros
      • 1.1.2. Lay on Hands Mouseover Macro
      • 1.1.3. Divine Shield
    • 1.2. Specific Macros for Holy Paladins
      • 1.2.1. Beacon of Light Mouseover Macro
      • 1.2.2. Mouseover Cleanse Macro
  • 2. Addons
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Paladins
      • 2.1.1. ElvUI
      • 2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
      • 2.1.3. GTFO
      • 2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 2.1.5. Recount / Skada / Details!
      • 2.1.6. Weak Auras
      • 2.1.7. Raeli's Spell Announcer
      • 2.1.8. Exorsus Raid Tools
    • 2.2. Specific Addons for Holy Paladins
      • 2.2.1. Grid and GridClickSets
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Best in Slot List for Holy Paladins
  • 2. Trinkets for Holy Paladins
  • 3. Tier 21 Set Bonuses for Holy Paladins
  • 4. Legendary Items for Holy Paladins
    • 4.1. Raiding
    • 4.2. Mythic+
  • 5. Loot Competition for Holy Paladins
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Battle for Azeroth
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. Holy Paladin Changes in Battle for Azeroth
  • 3. Holy Paladin Talents in Battle for Azeroth
    • 3.1. Level 15
    • 3.2. Level 60
    • 3.3. Level 75
    • 3.4. Level 90
    • 3.5. Level 100
  • 4. Azerite Traits for Holy Paladins
  • 5. Holy Paladin & The Global Cooldown in BfA
  • 6. Gameplay Changes in Battle for Azeroth for Holy Paladin
  • 7. ChangeLog

General Information

Welcome to our Holy Paladin healing guide for World of Warcraft Legion 7.3.5. Here, you will learn everything you need to know about playing a Holy Paladin in a raid environment and in Mythic+ dungeons.

About Our Reviewer

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Rhyno, a Holy Paladin moderator from the Hammer of Wrath Discord channel and a member of the Convert to Raid superguild on Aerie Peak-US.

1. Class Overview

Holy Paladins specialise in tank and single-target healing, with this being their primary role. They possess several tools that help them mitigate or avoid damage, both on themselves and on other raid members.

Holy Paladins lack mobility, but in general they are viable in raids and dungeons.

In order to properly play a healing role, you will need more than just class-specific information. To better understand healing in general, we recommend that you read our healing guide.

2. Patch 7.3 Changes for Holy Paladins

• No notable Patch 7.3 changes.

3. Patch 7.2.5 Changes for Holy Paladins

• The Mana cost of the Light's Hammer talent was reduced, and the Tier 6 Fervent Martyr talent was reworked.
• The Tier 3 Repentance and Blinding Light talents no longer deal damage.
• Two new legendary items, Soul of the Highlord and The Topless Tower, were added.

4. Patch 7.2 Changes for Holy Paladins

• Artifact traits have been slightly reworked. After spending 35 points, you now open up a new path, made up of 5 new traits ( Light of the Silver Hand, Tyr's Munificence, Stoicism, Sacred Dawn, and Concordance of the Legionfall) and all traits with 3 ranks get an additional 4th rank that you can invest in.
• Judgment of Light has received a buff.

5. Contents

To make it easy to navigate the guide, we have split it into 11 pages:

• Easy Mode: TL;DR to own without reading much;
• Spell Summary: see a summary of all your useful spells;
• Builds and Talents: learn how to choose your talents;
• Artifact Traits and Relics: discover how to level up your Artifact;
• Netherlight Crucible Relic Paths: choose the right paths on your Netherlight Crucible;
• Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities: master your rotation and your cooldowns;
• Stat Priority: read up on the respective values of your statistics;
• Gems, Enchants, and Consumables: choose the best gems, enchantments, etc.;
• Macros and Addons: step up your game with useful macros and addons;
• Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot: find the best gear you can wear;
• Battle for Azeroth: learn how to play your class in Battle for Azeroth.

6. ChangeLog

• 22 Jun. 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Updated page for Beta Build 268.
• 29 May 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Made a few fixes.
  • Corrected many tooltips to the Holy-specific versions.
  • Adjusted listed Azerite Trait values from level 110 to 120.
  • Also corrected the stated bonus from Infusion of Light.
• 28 May 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Page Added.
• 03 Dec. 2017 (enchants page): Replaced Ancient Healing Potion with Astral Healing Potion.
• 28 Nov. 2017 (gear page): Updated Set Bonus and legendary item sections and added a trinket discussion section.
• 15 Oct. 2017 (rotation page): Updated two mentions related to usage of Judgment of Light.
• 15 Oct. 2017 (enchants page): Updated gem recommendation to no longer advise Intellect gems.
• 15 Oct. 2017 (spells page): Fixed a minor typo.
• 15 Oct. 2017 (gear page): Updated Set Bonus section slightly (providing more value to the set bonuses).
• 12 Sep. 2017 (Netherlight Crucible page): Added Netherlight Crucible page for Holy Paladin.
• 28 Aug. 2017 (talents page): No changes needed for Patch 7.3.
• 28 Aug. 2017 (this page): Added summary of Patch 7.3 changes (of which there were none).
• 28 Aug. 2017 (enchants page): Added Lightforged Augment Rune and new 7.3 epic gems.
• 28 Aug. 2017 (rotation page): No changes needed for Patch 7.3.
• 28 Aug. 2017 (stats page): No changes needed for Patch 7.3.
• 13 Jul. 2017 (gear page): Updated the Drape of Shame mention at the top of the page to no longer claim that it is simply the best.
• 15 Jun. 2017 (talents page): Updated the number of times that Fervent Martyr can stack to from 2 to 4.
• 12 Jun. 2017 (rotation page): Updated various areas of the page with information from new reviewer.
• 12 Jun. 2017 (gear page): Updated the Set Bonus and legendary item recommendations to account for Patch 7.2.5 changes.
• 12 Jun. 2017 (spells page): Page reviewed and deemed updated for 7.2.5.
• 12 Jun. 2017 (this page): Added summary of Patch 7.2.5 changes.
• 12 Jun. 2017 (talents page): Made various updates to talent discussions and updated the page to account for Patch 7.2.5 changes.
• 12 Jun. 2017 (stats page): Page reviewed and deemed updated for 7.2.5.
• 12 Jun. 2017 (artifact page): Updated artifact progression paths and relic priority.
• 12 Jun. 2017 (easy mode page): Page reviewed and deemed updated for 7.2.5.
• 12 Jun. 2017 (enchants page): Updated potion recommendations.
• 24 Apr. 2017 (this page): Removed a mention about Holy Paladin cooldowns not being as good as the cooldowns of other healers.
• 22 Apr. 2017 (gear page): Updated the description of Aggramar's Stride to account for changes made to it in patch 7.2.
• 01 Apr. 2017 (addons page): Removed Omen Threat Meter from the addon list since it is no longer relevant after the removal of Hand of Salvation.
• 30 Mar. 2017 (artifact page): Changed the 7.2 artifact path to move the Light of the Silver Hand trait to the first position.
• 28 Mar. 2017 (gear page): Updated legendary ranking slightly.
• 28 Mar. 2017 (enchants page): Changed food recommendation to Lavish Suramar Feast.
• 28 Mar. 2017 (stats page): No changes needed for Patch 7.2.
• 28 Mar. 2017 (rotation page): No changes needed for Patch 7.2.
• 28 Mar. 2017 (artifact page): Added path for the artifact traits added in Patch 7.2.
• 28 Mar. 2017 (talents page): Updated tier 5 talent section and Judgment of Light description.
• 28 Jan. 2017 (this page): Added summary of Patch 7.2 changes.
• 18 Jan. 2017 (gear page): Fixed the fact that we were referring to Prydaz, Xavaric's Magnum Opus as a ring when it is in fact a neck.
• 18 Jan. 2017 (stats page): Added a mention of a dungeon stat priority change.
• 18 Jan. 2017 (artifact page): Made a change to the relic priority and added a mention that the top two relics are worth 2-3 item levels over the following ones.
• 18 Jan. 2017 (talents page): Made a pass and updated several talent tier discussions, most notably to give more weight to Aura of Sacrifice (tier 4) and to better explain the choice of tier 7 talent.
• 18 Jan. 2017 (easy mode page): Updated talent choice slightly to better reflect talent page recommendations.
• 14 Jan. 2017 (gear page): Updated the legendary recommendations and added a section on Tier 19 Set Bonuses.
• 14 Jan. 2017 (enchants page): Changed neck recommendation to Mark of the Ancient Priestess (following it being stealth buffed in Patch 7.1.5).
• 10 Jan. 2017 (stats page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (this page): Added summary of Patch 7.1.5 changes.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (easy mode page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (artifact page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (rotation page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (talents page): Updated talent descriptions to account for Patch 7.1.5.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (enchants page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
• 22 Dec. 2016 (spells page): Page added.
• 22 Dec. 2016 (easy mode page): Added easy mode page.
• 06 Nov. 2016 (rotation page): Revamped the Light of the Martyr section and updated a few other parts of the page (Blessing of Sacrifice and Aura Mastery usage, Infusion of Light usage).
• 06 Nov. 2016 (talents page): Updated tier 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 talent discussions.
• 06 Nov. 2016 (addons page): Added Exorsus Raid Tools to the addon list, and fixed a typo.
• 06 Nov. 2016 (gear page): Updated the legendary priority and added Drape of Shame as best in slot cloak.
• 06 Nov. 2016 (this page): Made small tweaks to update the page, keeping it in line with the current state of Holy Paladins.
• 06 Nov. 2016 (artifact page): Updated the Relic priority.
• 25 Oct. 2016 (talents page): Updated Rule of Law, Aura of Sacrifice, and Sanctified Wrath descriptions to account for Patch 7.1 changes.
• 06 Sep. 2016 (enchants page): Changed the neck enchant to Mark of the Trained Soldier, since Mark of the Claw no longer procs from heals.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (enchants page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (artifact page): Added.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (rotation page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (stats page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (this page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (talents page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (gear page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 04 Aug. 2016 (talents page): Added Cavalier talent in place of Divine Steed.
• 20 Jul. 2016 (rotation page): Expanded on the mentions about Light of the Martyr, and fixed a small mistake that claimed that Divine Purpose procs could be overwritten.
• 20 Jul. 2016 (talents page): Fixed an error where we had mixed up some comments about Aura of Mercy with Rule of Law.
• 19 Jul. 2016 (rotation page): Added mentions of Light of the Martyr.
• 18 Jul. 2016 (enchants page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 18 Jul. 2016 (addons page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 18 Jul. 2016 (gear page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 18 Jul. 2016 (stats page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 18 Jul. 2016 (this page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 18 Jul. 2016 (rotation page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 18 Jul. 2016 (talents page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.