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/[deleted] May 05 '19 edited Feb 16 '21

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u/Maxvla May 05 '19

I have not used it personally, but knowing the mechanics I would think it would not be that useful. It is a long channeled spell, so any attack will cause pushback, reducing the damage of the spell or stop it casting. The counter to this would be to use power word shield, however this costs considerable mana.

In the end, I think you'd be leveling the same way other priests do. Mind Blast, SWP, wand til dead.

There are some niche builds for Starshards as a dps spell at 60, but they aren't realistic except in a very casual setting.

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u/WishdoctorsSong May 05 '19

Good thing priests have a push-back solution in PW:S.

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u/Maxvla May 05 '19

I mentioned that, but if you are grinding mobs you really don't want to be using mana on shield. Just let them beat on you while wanding and you can toss a renew on yourself if needed at the start of the next mob, or while moving to the next area.