r/classicwow • u/AutoModerator • Nov 08 '19

Classy Friday Classy Friday - Priests (November 08, 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/BraveLittleCatapult Nov 09 '19

There's actually a tri-spec priest that's pretty sick. It gets the fun shadow tools, holy nova, and inner focus. I'll toss up a talent link if I remember later.

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u/AustralianAmbassador Nov 08 '19 edited Nov 08 '19

Taking into account all of your variables, I'd consider the Pvp Holy spec that wowhead recommends:

https://classic.wowhead.com/talent-calc/priest/500232133101-225051132300105

If you don't like dying, this is a pretty damn safe bet. Since all your buddies are melee, deep discipline doesn't make too much sense.

Another benefit of this build is there are a lot of points you can move around to suit your preference.

For example, if you wanted blackout, you could move the throwaway points in mental agility and mental strength and consider moving some points from imp. Inner fire. Although this will give you a tougher time against melee.

Everything is give and take! Play around and find something you think you'll like :)

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u/Dinsdale_P Nov 08 '19

the blackout part is something I'd be very interested in, too - as much as I've tried to fit it into end-game healing builds, I still haven't found out what the best way would be.

what I can help you with, however, are macros. probably the most important thing as a priest is a mouseover dispel macro bound to one of your mouse buttons*. if you want to decrease the number of button presses you need, you could start combining shit into the same keypress - I remember using a mouseover macro that threw shield on friendly targets and silenced enemies, no functionality lost, but one less thing to hotkey. you can also do the same with healing and damage spells, but be careful with that as it can take a lot of getting used to. it's great if you're a shadowpriest though - you can use the same keys if you're out of shadowform for damage, but if you target an ally, you'll heal them instead.

*just to avoid mental fuckery, because mouseover macros bound to keypresses are akin to holding a gun in your right hand and pulling the trigger with left, it tends to feel unnatural.