I currently have a level 46 Holy priest who I am taking off the shelf of alts and running again. I am duoing with a same level Enhancement Shammy. I (painfully) leveled this toon to 45 as Holy a long time ago and then made her a bank alt.
I plan on having her play Holy/Disc when I hit Outlands. But I have 12 levels to go before that happens. For those 12 levels I just need her to keep the shammy alive and kicking while doing a little dps. But I also need to heal instances when necessary.
I main healed for a group in Uldaman last night and used Renew for 90% of my healing. I would throw in the odd Heal and Flash Heal every now and then. I was a little higher level than the instance needed and had my healing set on. I found that I didn't use my Greater Heal even once, I just didn't need it. In fact I was overhealing when I threw my regular Heal and Flash spells. This made me wonder if a full Holy priest is a little overkill for low to mid level instances.
I know that a shadow priest can main heal instances all the way to Outland. Would it be worth it to switch to Shadow for the next 12 levels for the extra dps? I like playing Holy and have no issues with sticking with that. I just want to be as useful as possible while leveling.
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To make the leveling process easier, go shadow. Keep your healing gear. You won't have any problems keeping your friend alive or healing in Outland either. I went shadow to 70 then switched. Now with 2.4 live, you won't have to relearn those spells that are holy only. As a shadow priest you return mana and health to a group or yourself. Can't beat that either.
I found that being shadow was fun and easy to handle multiple mobs at once, where as holy it isn't as easy to kill them quick. It's also fun to main heal an instance then switch to shadowform when it's over. Really gives the group a jolt to realize a spriest heals. LOL Love the shock factor.
I found that being shadow was fun and easy to handle multiple mobs at once, where as holy it isn't as easy to kill them quick. It's also fun to main heal an instance then switch to shadowform when it's over. Really gives the group a jolt to realize a spriest heals. LOL Love the shock factor.
Thanks Xenexia,
I think I'll give shadow a try. I've never tried it before so it should be a nice change of pace.
I think I'll give shadow a try. I've never tried it before so it should be a nice change of pace.
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I agree, Shadow IS great for levelling. However if you plan on healing a lot I would set up a quick macro to pop out of SF, cast heal and pop back on fast, because those seconds can be critical. Wowwikki has a great tutorial on how to set up that macro if you don't usually use them. As a Shadow Priest you will level FAST...I guarantee it.
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