Holy Priest at a glance
- Class
- Priest
- Role
- Healer
- Armor
- Cloth
- Resource
- Mana and Insanity
- Introduced in
- Classic
- Sibling specs
- 2
- Spec spells
- 8
- PvP talents
- 8
Holy Priest spellbook
Spells the Holy specialization teaches or changes, in the game's order.
Serendipity
Mastery: Echo of Light
Mass Resurrection
Spirit of Redemption
PurifyReplaces Purify Disease
Purify Disease
Single-Button Assistant
Prayer of MendingReplaces Power Word: Shield
Hidden passives the client applies to Holy (not shown in the spellbook): Holy Priest (137031), Stat Negation Aura - Intellect Healer, Priest, Holy Priest (462099), Holy Priest (1238052).
Holy Priest PvP talents
Holy Priest PvP talents.
Absolute FaithLeap of Faith also pulls the spirit of the 3 furthest allies within 40 yards and shields you and the affected allies.
Greater HealAn exceptional spell that heals an ally for 40% of their maximum health, ignoring healing reduction effects.
Improved Mass DispelReduces the cooldown of Mass Dispel by 75 sec.
Phase ShiftStep into the shadows when you cast Fade, avoiding all attacks and spells for 1 sec. Interrupt effects are not affected by Phase Shift.
Psychic ShroudWhen your Psychic Scream affects 1 or more players, the next crowd control effect against you is prevented. Lasts 6 sec.
PurificationPurify now has a maximum of 2 charges. Removing harmful effects with Purify grants your target an absorption shield equal to 5% of their maximum health. Lasts 8 sec.
Sanctified GroundHoly Word: Serenity blesses the ground with divine light, causing all allies who stand within to be immune to all silence and interrupt effects. Lasts for 5 sec.
Spirit of the RedeemerYour Spirit of Redemption is now an active ability with a 2 minute cooldown, but the duration is reduced by 9 sec and you will no longer enter Spirit of Redemption upon dying.
Other Priest specializations
Priest appearance sets
240 more Priest appearance sets
Pieces of Blind Oath's Burden.
Recent Holy Priest hotfixes
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Developers’ notes: These changes are aimed at further improving Archon’s viability in PvP with targeted increases to Prayer of Healing’s group healing and the power of proc effects from the tree.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Prayerful Litany now causes the primary target of Prayer of Healing to be healed for 75% more in PvP combat (was 125%).
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Prayer of Healing healing increased by 30% in PvP combat.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Archon: Resonant Energy now increases healing done by 4% per stack in PvP combat (was 2%).
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Archon: Empowered Surges now increases the healing of spells affected by Surge of Light by 10% in PvP combat (was 5%).
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Archon: Realized Potential now increases Flash Heal healing by 25% in PvP combat (was 20%).
- October 21, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest › Holy
Fixed an issue where Sanctified Ground applying to allies would interrupt channeled spells such as Divine Hymn.
- October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Priest
Absolute Faith absorption increased by 113%.
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.
Every Priest hotfix, by date: Priest hotfixes.