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Holy Priest Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok’s Holy Priest PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Holy Priest Healers across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 12.0 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Holy Priests

  1. Valhalson's icon
    1
    Valhalson
    Galakrond (US)
    Human | Oracle | 166 ilvl
    4646
  2. Wingypiglet's icon
    2
    Wingypiglet
    Ysondre (EU)
    Dwarf | Oracle | 167 ilvl
    4109
  3. Maloson's icon
    3
    Maloson
    Ragnaros (US)
    Pandaren | Oracle | 169 ilvl
    4003
  4. Skewy's icon
    4
    Skewy
    Frostmourne (US)
    Night Elf | Oracle | 170 ilvl
    3977
  5. Xinia's icon
    5
    Xinia
    Stormrage (US)
    Dwarf | Oracle | 166 ilvl
    3935

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Holy Priest's Healer performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 34% Critical Strike +349
  • 36% Haste +380
  • 25% Mastery +240
  • 18% Versatility +259

Stat priority

  1. Haste
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Versatility
  4. Mastery

Additional Minor Stats

  • 5% Avoidance +48
  • 9% Leech +134
  • 4% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Holy Priests.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Holy Priests in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Dying Star's Veil

    • Set
    • 38
    Dying Star's Veil icon

  2. Cowl of Branching Fate

    • 5
    Cowl of Branching Fate icon

  3. Wasteland Devotee's Wrappings

    • 4
    Wasteland Devotee's Wrappings icon

  4. Consecrated Hood

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Hood icon

  5. Elysian Flame Crown

    • 1
    Elysian Flame Crown icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 14
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 10
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  3. Bloodstained Memento

    • 8
    Bloodstained Memento icon

  4. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 8
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  5. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

    • 4
    Cabochon of the Infinite Flight icon

Shoulders

  1. Dying Star's Pyrelights

    • Set
    • 45
    Dying Star's Pyrelights icon

  2. Mounted Manacannons

    • 4
    Mounted Manacannons icon

  3. Fanatic's Blackened Shoulderwraps

    • 1
    Fanatic's Blackened Shoulderwraps icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Dying Star's Cassock

    • Set
    • 43
    Dying Star's Cassock icon

  2. Consecrated Robe

    • Craft
    • 2
    Consecrated Robe icon

  3. Saboteur's Rubber Jacket

    • 2
    Saboteur's Rubber Jacket icon

  4. Zealous Warden's Raiment

    • 2
    Zealous Warden's Raiment icon

  5. Frock of Spirit's Reunion

    • 1
    Frock of Spirit's Reunion icon

Wrist

  1. Consecrated Cuffs

    • Craft
    • 34
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Singed Sievecuffs

    • 6
    Singed Sievecuffs icon

  3. Auctioneer's Counting Bracers

    • 4
    Auctioneer's Counting Bracers icon

  4. Dying Star's Bangles

    • 4
    Dying Star's Bangles icon

  5. Al'dani Attendant's Gauze

    • 2
    Al'dani Attendant's Gauze icon

Hands

  1. Dying Star's Caress

    • Set
    • 48
    Dying Star's Caress icon

  2. Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws

    • 1
    Bloodwrath's Gnarled Claws icon

  3. Consecrated Gloves

    • Craft
    • 1
    Consecrated Gloves icon

Waist

  1. Consecrated Cord

    • Craft
    • 31
    Consecrated Cord icon

  2. Cord of the Dark Word

    • 5
    Cord of the Dark Word icon

  3. Burrower's Cinch

    • 4
    Burrower's Cinch icon

  4. Forgeweaver's Journal Holster

    • 4
    Forgeweaver's Journal Holster icon

  5. Dying Star's Waistlight

    • 3
    Dying Star's Waistlight icon

Legs

  1. Dying Star's Leggings

    • Set
    • 38
    Dying Star's Leggings icon

  2. Consecrated Leggings

    • Craft
    • 3
    Consecrated Leggings icon

  3. Hyperlight Leggings

    • 3
    Hyperlight Leggings icon

  4. Razorchoke Slacks

    • 2
    Razorchoke Slacks icon

  5. Stellar Navigation Slacks

    • 2
    Stellar Navigation Slacks icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Silken Striders

    • 38
    Interloper's Silken Striders icon

  2. Consecrated Slippers

    • 5
    Consecrated Slippers icon

  3. Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks

    • 3
    Nonconductive Kill-o-Socks icon

  4. Slippers of Leavened Station

    • 2
    Slippers of Leavened Station icon

  5. Astral Gladiator's Silk Treads

    • 1
    Astral Gladiator's Silk Treads icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 31
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Ring of the Panoply

    • 11
    Ring of the Panoply icon

  3. Signet of Collapsing Stars

    • 10
    Signet of Collapsing Stars icon

  4. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 9
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  5. Binding of Binding

    • Craft
    • 8
    Binding of Binding icon

Trinkets

  1. Loom'ithar's Living Silk

    • 40
    Loom'ithar's Living Silk icon

  2. Diamantine Voidcore

    • Set
    • 22
    Diamantine Voidcore icon

  3. Astral Antenna

    • 12
    Astral Antenna icon

  4. So'leah's Secret Technique

    • 10
    So'leah's Secret Technique icon

  5. Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj

    • 9
    Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj icon

Main Hand

  1. Voidglass Spire

    • Set
    • 16
    Voidglass Spire icon

  2. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 13
    Voidglass Kris icon

  3. Nathrian Ferula

    • 6
    Nathrian Ferula icon

  4. Vagabond's Bounding Baton

    • Craft
    • 6
    Vagabond's Bounding Baton icon

  5. Everforged Dagger

    • Craft
    • 3
    Everforged Dagger icon

Off Hand

  1. Vagabond's Torch

    • Craft
    • 12
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  2. Overflowing Umbral Pail

    • 3
    Overflowing Umbral Pail icon

  3. Acoustically Alluring Censer

    • 2
    Acoustically Alluring Censer icon

  4. Fractillus' Last Breath

    • 2
    Fractillus' Last Breath icon

  5. Nathrian Reliquary

    • 2
    Nathrian Reliquary icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Holy Priests.

  1. Duskthread Lining

    • 35
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 14
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  3. Dawnthread Lining

    • 14
    Consecrated Cord icon

  4. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 12
    Consecrated Cuffs icon

  5. Bind Binding Of Binding

    • 8
    Binding of Binding icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Holy Priest gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during Midnight Pre-Patch.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence

    • 1
    Incandescent Essence icon

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 34
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  2. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 14
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  3. +44 Leech

    • 1
    +44 Leech icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 34
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Council's Intellect

    • 15
    Council's Intellect icon

  3. Council's Intellect

    • 1
    Council's Intellect icon

Wrist

  1. +135 Leech

    • 26
    +135 Leech icon

  2. +72 Avoidance

    • 18
    +72 Avoidance icon

  3. +47 Avoidance

    • 2
    +47 Avoidance icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 25
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  2. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 20
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 4
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 34
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 12
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +21 Critical Strike

    • 39
    +21 Critical Strike icon

  2. +21 Versatility

    • 36
    +21 Versatility icon

  3. +21 Haste

    • 13
    +21 Haste icon

Main Hand

  1. Council's Guile

    • 23
    Council's Guile icon

  2. Authority of Fiery Resolve

    • 11
    Authority of Fiery Resolve icon

  3. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 7
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Holy Priests in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 18
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  2. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 13
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  3. Insightful Blasphemite

    • 9
    Insightful Blasphemite icon

  4. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 1
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 20
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  2. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 12
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  3. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 6
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  4. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 5
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  5. Precise Fiber

    • 3
    Precise Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Deadly Sapphire

    • 56
    Deadly Sapphire icon

  2. Versatile Emerald

    • 50
    Versatile Emerald icon

  3. Quick Sapphire

    • 44
    Quick Sapphire icon

  4. Versatile Ruby

    • 39
    Versatile Ruby icon

  5. Quick Ruby

    • 36
    Quick Ruby icon

Most Played Races for Holy Priest M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Holy Priest Healer players in Midnight Pre-Patch.

  1. Night Elf

    • 16
    Night Elf icon

  2. Blood Elf

    • 10
    Blood Elf icon

  3. Dracthyr

    • 5
    Dracthyr icon

  4. Void Elf

    • 4
    Void Elf icon

  5. Gnome

    • 3
    Gnome icon

Holy Priest Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Holy Priests in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for Midnight Pre-Patch and Patch 12.0.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.