Balance. Spell crit, +healing, mp5. Spell crit is still king though, even after the illumination nerf,
here is a great thread explaining why. You definitely need to get 1) your +heal over 1,000 and 2) your spell crit over 15% (before you factor in Holy power), if you lose MP5 in the process so be it.
This thread has some good (but somewhat unattainable) pre-raid gear for Holy Paladins.
-Your helm is the best you can get pre-kara, get the Honor Hold +healing inscription.
-Get the 1h healing mace out of either Mech (Mechano Lord) or Shattered Halls (Last Boss), that or farm exalted with Shatar and grab the epic healing mace.
Other than that it is random cloth, leather drops in all the lvl 70 instances. MP5 should definitely be at the bottom of your priority list though since it +spell crit is much more of a factor to longevity in healing and you can always fill MP5 by using Superior Mana Oil and Mighty Flask of Restoration.
Edited, Aug 14th 2007 9:35am by bodhisattva