Holy Priest Mythic+ Guide - Easiest Healer in The War Within 2025

Holy Priest is the easiest healer to learn in World of Warcraft, but don’t confuse easy for weak. This complete 11.1.7 Mythic+ guide covers everything you need to start healing dungeons and understand the Archon build for Season 2 of The War Within.

In this guide, you’ll learn:
Why Holy Priest is perfect for new and returning players
Core healing rotation and ability breakdown (Flash Heal, Heal, Renew, Prayer of Mending, Serenity, Sanctify)
Cooldown management (Guardian Spirit, Apotheosis, Divine Hymn, Symbol of Hope, Lightwell)
How to maximize Surge of Light and Lightweaver value
How to deal real damage as Holy: Holy Fire, Empyreal Blaze, Chastise, Holy Nova, Smite, Shadow Word: Pain
Optimizing the Archon Hero Talent, Halo usage, and weaving abilities for max impact

Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
00:38 – What makes Holy Priest unique
01:11 – Core healing spells explained
03:45 – Major Cooldowns
05:59 – Overhealing Awareness
06:58 – DPS as a Holy Priest
08:28 – Personal Defensives
09:20 – Hero Talents
10:23 – How Your Healing Actually Works

Talent build:
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