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Holy PriestSolo Shuffle PvP Guide

Discover the best race, gear and talent builds from top-rated players

Updated 2 hours ago
Midnight S2
50 players
3136 - 2709 Rating

Race Distribution

#1
Undead

Undead

26 players

52%
Most Popular
#2
Gnome

Gnome

8 players

16%
2nd Most
#3
Void Elf

Void Elf

5 players

10%
3rd Most
#4
Night Elf
Night Elf
4 players
#5
Goblin
Goblin
4 players
#6
Human
Human
2 players
#7
Blood Elf
Blood Elf
1 player

Recommended Holy Priest Gear

Character Render
Highest rated player's appearance shown for illustration
Stat Priority:
Mastery>Haste>Vers>Crit
Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Hood

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Hood(32%)

Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

Thalassian Competitor's Amulet(72%)

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Cosmic Penitent's Echoing Screams

Cosmic Penitent's Echoing Screams(96%)

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak(54%)

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Cosmic Penitent's Eclipsing Robes

Cosmic Penitent's Eclipsing Robes(96%)

Blue Linen Shirt

Blue Linen Shirt(4%)

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Guild Tabard

Guild Tabard(8%)

1
Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Bands

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Bands(54%)

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Cosmic Penitent's Celestial Grips(90%)

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Cosmic Penitent's Celestial Grips

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Sash(72%)

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Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Sash

Enveloping Legwraps of the Cosmic Penitent(92%)

Enveloping Legwraps of the Cosmic Penitent

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads(50%)

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Treads

Thalassian Competitor's Signet(88%)

Thalassian Competitor's Signet

Thalassian Competitor's Signet(72%)

Thalassian Competitor's Signet

Venomous Gladiator's Medallion(94%)

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Venomous Gladiator's Medallion

Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity(92%)

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Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Venomous Gladiator's Cudgel(36%)

Venomous Gladiator's Cudgel
Venomous Gladiator's Scepter

Venomous Gladiator's Scepter(30%)

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Gear Summary

— Recommended tier set, embellishments, enchantments, and gems

Tier Set Bonuses

Cosmic Penitent's Raiment

2

Set: Each target affected by your Renew increases the critical strike chance of your spells and abilities by 2%, up to 6%.(100%)

4

Set: Renew healing increased by 10%. Light's Resurgence now has a 100% chance to leave a Renew on the first target Prayer of Mending heals.(100%)

Embellishments

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Intellect by 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Intellect by 45 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

Recommended Holy Priest Talents

Expert Analysis: Holy Priest Solo Shuffle

Meta Analysis

This build is based on 50 of the highest-rated Holy Priest players in Solo Shuffle, rated between 2,709 and 3,136.

Holy Priests do well into Frost Mages (53.7%), Shadow Priests (52.4%), and Holy Paladins (51.5%), but struggle against Unholy Death Knights (48.5%), Arms Warriors (49.1%), and Beast Mastery Hunters (48.4%).

This data updates as the meta shifts throughout the season.

Races & Racials

Undead is the most popular race for Holy Priest at 52%, followed by Gnome (16%) and Void Elf (10%).

Undead at 52% usage is a clear favorite, largely thanks to Will of the Forsaken, which removes charm, fear, and sleep effects to counter Warlock and Priest CC.

Gnome players bring Escape Artist, which removes any root or snare on a short cooldown.

Gear Strategy

The preferred secondary stats are Mastery and Haste, with Versatility as a third option. Since the item level of PvP gear scales in PvP, the real gearing decision comes down to picking the right items for these stats.

The recommended gear activates the 2-piece and 4-piece set bonuses from Cosmic Penitent's Raiment.

Top players are doubling up on Arcanoweave Lining for both embellishment slots.

The most popular bloodstone is Cognitive Heliotrope (94%), and the most common secondary gem is Flawless Versatile Amethyst (40%).

Talent Insights

Oracle is the dominant hero talent tree for Holy Priest in Solo Shuffle, picked by 96% of top players, with 4% on Archon. That's a lopsided preference, suggesting Oracle is significantly stronger for PvP this season.

The most commonly picked PvP talents are Spirit of the Redeemer (100%), Phase Shift (100%), and Sanctified Ground (56%).