Talk:Priest/@comment-76.181.169.31-20120415205518

Suggested builds:

Low to mid level (Less than 59th level): Go HOLY with an emphasis on healing. Priest healing spells are unmatched. Stay away from holy fire, and don't take "greater heal" too high (more than 2/3rds total hit points) as it may not trigger before you die. Here are your priorities:

- Smite (5)

- Heal (10)

- Greater Heal (7-10 depending on heal strength and hit points; try to keep heal power at about 2/3rds your hit points)

- Holy Nova (10)

Any points beyond that should go to Shadow Word Pain or Mind Sear if you are facing multiple foes (priests can easily take on 2 enemies at a time in the midgame, though 3 is too many), though maxing Smite and/or Holy Fire is more useful when taking on single targets (such as dungeons).

Level 59+: You can now go HOLY or SHADOW

- If you are going HOLY, put 32 to 35 points into holy as described above. Remaining points are largely up to you, but here are some suggestions:

- HOLY / DISCIPLINE: Remaining points go into discipline as described below

- HOLY / SHADOW: Shadow Word Pain (10) and Mind Sear (10); the rest of your points can go either into shadow or discipline as described below. You will not be able to purchase Shadow Form as that prohibits Holy.

- HOLY / SINGLE TARGET: max out all 5 HOLY talents (Smite and Holy Fire), then put remaining into discipline as described below.

- If you are going SHADOW, you cannot put any points into holy. Take all SHADOW talents to (10) (first 50 points), then go into the DISCIPLINE tree as described below.

DISCIPLINE prioritized:

- Iron Will (5) (stop at 5 until you get 1 point of resurrection)

- Resurrection (1) (1 is useful but more points are not worthwhile)

- Iron Will (9)

- Power Word Shield (5)

If you've done the above and still have points, you can max the talents Iron Will and Power Word Shield if you need more defense (likely if you are running SHADOW), or Reflective Shield for offense (a good choice if you are running HOLY). Bolt Mastery is good against single targets, though Reflective Shield, Mind Sear, and Shadow Word Pain are all better for multiple targets.