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Holy Priest Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Season 2

Welcome to Murlok’s Holy Priest PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Season 2.

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 12.1 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. Wingypiglet's icon
    1
    Wingypiglet
    Ysondre (EU)
    Dwarf | Oracle | 319 ilvl
    3652
  2. Tyeler's icon
    2
    Tyeler
    Thrall (US)
    Night Elf | Oracle | 318 ilvl
    3636
  3. Yukil's icon
    3
    Yukil
    Blackmoore (EU)
    Night Elf | Oracle | 317 ilvl
    3635
  4. Amazingjamo's icon
    4
    Amazingjamo
    Illidan (US)
    Goblin | Oracle | 318 ilvl
    3602
  5. Takaarr's icon
    5
    Takaarr
    Archimonde (EU)
    Night Elf | Oracle | 317 ilvl
    3585

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

  • 27% Critical Strike +1005
  • 22% Haste +820
  • 20% Mastery +657
  • 6% Versatility +317

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 2% Avoidance +89
  • 4% Leech +150
  • 2% 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. Cosmic Penitent's Truesight

    • Set
    • 35
    Cosmic Penitent's Truesight icon

  2. Headdress of the First Empire

    • 6
    Headdress of the First Empire icon

  3. Overseer's Diadem

    • 3
    Overseer's Diadem icon

  4. Venomkeeper's Horrific Cowl

    • 3
    Venomkeeper's Horrific Cowl icon

  5. Worldroot Canopy

    • 2
    Worldroot Canopy icon

Neck

  1. Graft of the Domanaar

    • 15
    Graft of the Domanaar icon

  2. Aqirbane Reliquary

    • 11
    Aqirbane Reliquary icon

  3. Strand of Warding Fangs

    • 10
    Strand of Warding Fangs icon

  4. Yoke of the Charging Bear

    • 10
    Yoke of the Charging Bear icon

  5. Sentinel's Vitriolic Chain

    • 2
    Sentinel's Vitriolic Chain icon

Shoulders

  1. Cosmic Penitent's Echoing Screams

    • Set
    • 41
    Cosmic Penitent's Echoing Screams icon

  2. Poisoner's Pauldrons

    • 6
    Poisoner's Pauldrons icon

  3. Brood Cleanser's Amice

    • 2
    Brood Cleanser's Amice icon

  4. Mantle of Ceremonial Ascension

    • 1
    Mantle of Ceremonial Ascension icon

Back

  1. Speakeasy Shroud

    • 15
    Speakeasy Shroud icon

  2. Fireproof Drape

    • 9
    Fireproof Drape icon

  3. Bloodthorn Burnous

    • 7
    Bloodthorn Burnous icon

  4. Cloak of the Restless Tribes

    • 6
    Cloak of the Restless Tribes icon

  5. Amani Summoning Shawl

    • 4
    Amani Summoning Shawl icon

Chest

  1. Cosmic Penitent's Eclipsing Robes

    • Set
    • 43
    Cosmic Penitent's Eclipsing Robes icon

  2. Primordial Robe of Rites

    • 2
    Primordial Robe of Rites icon

  3. Blind Oath's Raiment

    • Set
    • 1
    Blind Oath's Raiment icon

  4. Robes of the Reborn Serpent

    • 1
    Robes of the Reborn Serpent icon

  5. Summoner's Searing Shirt

    • 1
    Summoner's Searing Shirt icon

Wrist

  1. Martyr's Bindings

    • Craft
    • 20
    Martyr's Bindings icon

  2. Nibbling Armbands

    • 10
    Nibbling Armbands icon

  3. Bindings of the Slithering Current

    • 7
    Bindings of the Slithering Current icon

  4. Winter's Embrace Bracers

    • 7
    Winter's Embrace Bracers icon

  5. Pyrewalker's Wraps

    • 3
    Pyrewalker's Wraps icon

Hands

  1. Cosmic Penitent's Celestial Grips

    • Set
    • 39
    Cosmic Penitent's Celestial Grips icon

  2. Handwraps of Blasphemous Rites

    • 4
    Handwraps of Blasphemous Rites icon

  3. Handwraps of Oscillating Polarity

    • 4
    Handwraps of Oscillating Polarity icon

  4. Counterfeit Clutches

    • 2
    Counterfeit Clutches icon

  5. Grasps of the Eternal Shadow

    • 1
    Grasps of the Eternal Shadow icon

Waist

  1. Martyr's Waistwrap

    • Craft
    • 16
    Martyr's Waistwrap icon

  2. Ethereal Netherwrap

    • 9
    Ethereal Netherwrap icon

  3. Sky Saddle Cord

    • 6
    Sky Saddle Cord icon

  4. Lightblossom Cinch

    • 5
    Lightblossom Cinch icon

  5. Caustic Chain-Wrapped Sash

    • 4
    Caustic Chain-Wrapped Sash icon

Legs

  1. Enveloping Legwraps of the Cosmic Penitent

    • Set
    • 40
    Enveloping Legwraps of the Cosmic Penitent icon

  2. Initiate's Sacrificial Tights

    • 3
    Initiate's Sacrificial Tights icon

  3. Down-Lined Breeches

    • 2
    Down-Lined Breeches icon

  4. Martyr's Leggings

    • Craft
    • 2
    Martyr's Leggings icon

  5. Leggings of Entwined Serpents

    • 1
    Leggings of Entwined Serpents icon

Feet

  1. Riftworn Stompers

    • 20
    Riftworn Stompers icon

  2. Tempestuous Sandals

    • 10
    Tempestuous Sandals icon

  3. Sandswept Sandals

    • 6
    Sandswept Sandals icon

  4. Nek'zali's Spiritwalkers

    • 4
    Nek'zali's Spiritwalkers icon

  5. Sandals of Wise Voodoo

    • 4
    Sandals of Wise Voodoo icon

Rings

  1. Pilfered Precious Band

    • 19
    Pilfered Precious Band icon

  2. Band of the Amani Warlord

    • 18
    Band of the Amani Warlord icon

  3. Signet of Snarling Servitude

    • 16
    Signet of Snarling Servitude icon

  4. Sickening Signet of Atroxus

    • 12
    Sickening Signet of Atroxus icon

  5. Charged Sandstone Band

    • 9
    Charged Sandstone Band icon

Trinkets

  1. Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel

    • 31
    Soulcoiler Ritual Vessel icon

  2. Wavecaller's Seastone

    • 10
    Wavecaller's Seastone icon

  3. Freightrunner's Flask

    • 8
    Freightrunner's Flask icon

  4. Gebbo's Bottomless Bag

    • 8
    Gebbo's Bottomless Bag icon

  5. Lightspire Core

    • 8
    Lightspire Core icon

Main Hand

  1. Aln'hara Cane

    • Craft
    • 16
    Aln'hara Cane icon

  2. Polished Lightwood Channeler

    • 6
    Polished Lightwood Channeler icon

  3. Gilded Serpent's Tooth

    • 4
    Gilded Serpent's Tooth icon

  4. Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang

    • 4
    Jan'thrazet, the Soul Fang icon

  5. Magister's Ritual Knife

    • Craft
    • 3
    Magister's Ritual Knife icon

Off Hand

  1. Aln'hara Lantern

    • Craft
    • 24
    Aln'hara Lantern icon

  2. Nocuous Focal Fang

    • 2
    Nocuous Focal Fang icon

  3. Kokia's Burnout Rod

    • 1
    Kokia's Burnout Rod icon

  4. Perennial Frostbound Charm

    • 1
    Perennial Frostbound Charm icon

  5. Soulsinger's Horn

    • 1
    Soulsinger's Horn 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. Arcanoweave Lining

    • 41
    Martyr's Bindings icon

  2. Hunt

    • 20
    Aln'hara Lantern icon

  3. Hunter's Ritual Stone

    • 18
    Aln'hara Lantern icon

  4. Void

    • 3
    Aln'hara Cane icon

  5. Arcanoweave Cord

    • 2
    Arcanoweave Cord 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 Season 2.

Head

  1. Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching

    • 28
    Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching icon

  2. Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance

    • 12
    Enchant Helm - Empowered Rune of Avoidance icon

  3. Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance

    • 2
    Enchant Helm - Rune of Avoidance icon

Shoulders

  1. Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending

    • 22
    Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending icon

  2. Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace

    • 14
    Enchant Shoulders - Amirdrassil's Grace icon

  3. Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace

    • 7
    Enchant Shoulders - Nature's Grace icon

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

    • 36
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul icon

  2. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister

    • 11
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister icon

  3. Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

    • 1
    Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul icon

Legs

  1. Sunfire Silk Spellthread

    • 32
    Sunfire Silk Spellthread icon

  2. Arcanoweave Spellthread

    • 15
    Arcanoweave Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

    • 32
    Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots icon

  2. Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

    • 15
    Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity icon

  3. Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

    • 3
    Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt icon

Rings

  1. Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

    • 30
    Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle icon

  2. Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury

    • 27
    Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury icon

  3. Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

    • 23
    Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity icon

Main Hand

  1. Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

    • 38
    Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei icon

  2. Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage

    • 6
    Enchant Weapon - Berserker's Rage icon

  3. Rite of the Hash'ey

    • 3
    Rite of the Hash'ey icon

Gems

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

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

Eversong Diamond

  1. Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

    • 35
    Indecipherable Eversong Diamond icon

  2. Powerful Eversong Diamond

    • 3
    Powerful Eversong Diamond icon

  3. Telluric Eversong Diamond

    • 2
    Telluric Eversong Diamond icon

Prismatic

  1. Flawless Versatile Garnet

    • 48
    Flawless Versatile Garnet icon

  2. Flawless Quick Garnet

    • 24
    Flawless Quick Garnet icon

  3. Flawless Masterful Garnet

    • 20
    Flawless Masterful Garnet icon

  4. Flawless Deadly Peridot

    • 14
    Flawless Deadly Peridot icon

  5. Flawless Masterful Peridot

    • 14
    Flawless Masterful Peridot 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 Season 2.

  1. Night Elf

    • 19
    Night Elf icon

  2. Dracthyr

    • 7
    Dracthyr icon

  3. Dwarf

    • 5
    Dwarf icon

  4. Human

    • 4
    Human icon

  5. Goblin

    • 3
    Goblin 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 Season 2 and Patch 12.1.

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.