Priest PVP Spell Review - Part 1
Posted by Jay | Filed under PvP, World of Warcraft
I read many Priest blogs. What’s really interesting to note is the different weight I put on priest spells than a raiding priest. There’s a big difference in my thought process between arena, BG, 5 mans and raiding. I’ll break down each spell in the arena and bg category. For 5 man and raiding, I would suggest the plethora of priest blogs in my blog roll.
Flash Heal
Arena: This is your bread and butter heal. Ego puts it aptly. Only use Flash heal when that person needs a heal RIGHT NOW. In arena, your partner(s) need that heal RIGHT NOW. Good usage. 2000(1k MS) is a really strong heal. You’ll need to chain heal when the target is being focus fired and this spell hits the mark. Using Ribbon of Sacrifice in a macro will give the heal the same effect as a druids heal. This may work a couple times due to the psychological panic the target will feel should they be fighting a druid.
BG: Use as needed. The only time I don’t use flash heal is if a warrior or rogue(with MS poison) is present. You can immediately tell once you cast a heal.
Greater Heal
Arena: There isn’t much room for this in Arena. You’ll hit it sometimes. I will use greater heal if my partner(s) are being focus fired and I feel like deflating their morale. Since its a big heal, they’ll feel like they’re making progress then their target will be completely healed. I rarely do this as it doesn’t cover spiky damage well. Quick spiky damage happens all the time in arena, so use at your discretion.
BG: If you’re at rest after taking an objective, greater heal to your hearts content, otherwise use flash heal.
Prayer of Mending
Arena: I mentioned my absolute love for this spell in pvp. #1 its easier to tell who’s getting hit. It mitigates damage very well. You’ll not win an arena by using this spell but it accomplishes a couple key tactical consideration in your opponent.
- They may try to dispel it.
- If they have dotted you up, you’ll get very good heals out of this spell.
Those two above points are worth the mana. Forcing your opponents paladin/priest to dispel something is worth the interruption to their healing. I open with PoM just before the gates open and I’ll usually PoM once or twice during the fight.
BG: Its fairly not useful as a healing tool. What PoM does well is earn you honor. I wish I could say BGs are about something other then earning honor, like fun, but that would be lying. I’m very disappointed with what BGs have become for me now that I am a healer. Healing in PVP is the most fun for me. In fact, I perfer PVP healing to raid healing any day. Now they just need to make the rewards consistent with the raiding model. I started to explain that more and decided it deserves a post of its own.
*edit* I changed the title as I’m in the warcraft bloggers log and the former title isn’t representative of the content
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