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I have always been a shadow priest, but recently I want to respec to holy mainly for its healing power. I enjoy healing in instances but I'm afraid holy would severely hurt my soloing/xping power. Do you think I should wait until later levels? Or perhaps Holy priest is completely viable for questing as well? I'd appreciate any personal experience or the difference between the two. Thanks.
I always found levelling as disc really comfortable, because you can heal almost as good as a holy priest, and still be very competent at solo-ing. It was a nice compromise for me between holy and shadow.
Personally I would stick to shadow.
If you group more than you solo then I would maybe try a holy build. If you solo more than you group then I would stay shadow.
You shouldn't have any healing issues as long as you keep a set of gear for dps and another for healing. I keep my healing set in my bank while soloing because the inventory space is needed. When I get a group I pull it out and bring both along because inventory space isn't needed as much in groups.
However you can always try a holy build and respec back if you don't like it. If you really want to try a holy build then go for it.
If you group more than you solo then I would maybe try a holy build. If you solo more than you group then I would stay shadow.
You shouldn't have any healing issues as long as you keep a set of gear for dps and another for healing. I keep my healing set in my bank while soloing because the inventory space is needed. When I get a group I pull it out and bring both along because inventory space isn't needed as much in groups.
However you can always try a holy build and respec back if you don't like it. If you really want to try a holy build then go for it.
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You should be able to heal perfectly fine as a shadow priest, from your very first instance up until 70. If you cannot, then I would imagine your problems are any of the following:
(1)a lack of mana pool,
(2)massively outdated gear,
(3)mistimed heals resulting in too much overheal, or
(4)a tank that doesn't know how to sufficiently hold aggro.
I simply see no reason to abandon shadow if you are enjoying the playstyle. You should be able to heal instances with no problem. Also, if your intent is to respec and heal at 70, you will have a few tools to make it easier at that point. I've leveled two priests to 70, shadow all the way. I would estimate that in my instance runs from 1-69, I was the healer 70% of the time.
You inquired about the differences between the two builds. The differences are exactly what you would expect. Putting points in holy will increase the mana efficiency and power of your healing spells, as well as reducing cast time. However, having these benefits is generally regarded as superfluous until you reach post-70 content.
The greatest benefit to rolling shadow to 70 (aside from the fact that it makes solo questing effortless) is that you can fill two roles. If a group already has a healer, you can DPS/support. If the DPS slots are filled, you can heal. Sure, as a holy build, you could play the role of smiter, but be assured that almost any DPS class/spec will be chosen first.
In summation, yes, let me cast another vote for rolling shadow to 70. You don't have to do it that way, but it will make your life easier.
(1)a lack of mana pool,
(2)massively outdated gear,
(3)mistimed heals resulting in too much overheal, or
(4)a tank that doesn't know how to sufficiently hold aggro.
I simply see no reason to abandon shadow if you are enjoying the playstyle. You should be able to heal instances with no problem. Also, if your intent is to respec and heal at 70, you will have a few tools to make it easier at that point. I've leveled two priests to 70, shadow all the way. I would estimate that in my instance runs from 1-69, I was the healer 70% of the time.
You inquired about the differences between the two builds. The differences are exactly what you would expect. Putting points in holy will increase the mana efficiency and power of your healing spells, as well as reducing cast time. However, having these benefits is generally regarded as superfluous until you reach post-70 content.
The greatest benefit to rolling shadow to 70 (aside from the fact that it makes solo questing effortless) is that you can fill two roles. If a group already has a healer, you can DPS/support. If the DPS slots are filled, you can heal. Sure, as a holy build, you could play the role of smiter, but be assured that almost any DPS class/spec will be chosen first.
In summation, yes, let me cast another vote for rolling shadow to 70. You don't have to do it that way, but it will make your life easier.
That's very helpful. I thought the same too, now that I have confirmation, I'll stick with shadow until 70. I do have a set of healing gears just in case I'm asked to heal. Thanks again.
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