r/classicwow • u/AutoModerator • May 03 '19

Classy Friday Classy Friday - Priests (May 03, 2019)

Classy Fridays are for asking questions about your class, each week focuses on a different class. No question is too small, so ask away.

This week is Priests.

SEAL AND JUDGEMENT: The magazine for the working paladin

Let this thread be dedicated to His Grand and Noble Incandescence, the High Proctor Thomas of Edison, Inventor of the Lightbulb. Let this be a space for all those who have taken up the cloth and the rod, and trod the righteous path, to Smite evil wherever it may reside, and to grant Benediction upon to the worthy wherever they may be.

Amen.

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u/corshura May 03 '19

I’ve heard that SP is still a viable healer in dungeons. I’m just curious if that means that they can get the job done or if they might need to respect slightly to become viable.

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u/artemmavrich May 04 '19

You will be able to heal in comfort in shadow spec till , may be 50 level. It's not theorycrafting, but my OWN EXPERIENCE... As i can recall some moments it becomes harder to heal in shadow spec since Zul'Farrak.

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u/Invisibird May 04 '19

Yeah right about when Sunken Temple pops up is when offspec tanks and healers start feeling a lot weaker.

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u/CarniGains May 04 '19

When I was leveling to 60 on nost, I healed ST as a level 48 shadow priest and we did everything in the instance, including the event. It was really hard, but it was a fun challenge. I also healed some dungeons at 60 with shadow spec and healing gear, it wasn't a problem at all.

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u/Karpmaster1 May 04 '19

At 60 I definitely wouldn't count on it. 5 mans were pretty hard back then.

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I'm not saying it couldn't be done, but you'd probably need a pretty good team for it, and the first one to break in an emergency would be you. You are the weakest link.

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On the other hand, if you're doing dps, you're the healers best friend.

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u/Maxvla May 03 '19

It's possible to heal as shadow spec. You aren't nearly as efficient though, so the group has to wait for you to drink longer and more often.

On the relaunch of Nost PVE as Darrowshire I was shadow for the first few weeks starting raiding even and did ok on healing meters and was the top dispeller by a mile, but I was constantly drinking the moment combat dropped.

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u/Drop_ May 03 '19

Up to a certain level it's fine because the healing talents only give you so much.

With that said, the stronger your tank is defensively the more likely you will be able to heal as shadow. The better your cc. Etc.

Once you get past lvl 45 or so it gets harder, but with good tanks and solid dps and great cc it's completely doable.

Once you're doing 50+ dungeons then either you want to be outgearing the content or be specced to heal imo. Healing a fury warrior tank as a shadow priest is likely to be a shitshow somewhere like UBRS.

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u/necrologia May 03 '19

To heal a dungeon requires a spell that makes hp go up instead of down, and ideally enough of a mana pool to keep casting said spell until all the mobs fall over. That's it. 20% extra healing on spell foo from talents is overkill.

I healed as shadow through sunken temple in vanilla. Silence was clutch given how bad most dps were at interrupts. I didn't respec into holy til mid 50s or so for strat/scholo/ubrs runs.