The following specs listed below are intended as a guideline to help you choose a proper spec for 3.3. Some of these specs are optimized to enhance a spell or a form of healing, or balance several options (ie, renew spec crossed with greater heal). The spec you choose will be dependent on your healing style or the task you are trying to accomplish. None of these specs should be seen as better then one other the other. In the following specs there are talents or points that some will want to move around, which is completely fine, but ensure the vital talents are selected.

Most holy specs listed below have many similarities with a few points shifted around to help optimize an ability. Many say that the Holy tree is flexible and from what we will see you may agree that this is a true statement.

The first spec listed here is an ideal renew spec with focus on raid healing (for reference we will call this the Raid-Renew spec). You will notice that any ability that enhances greater heal is not chosen as with this spec your focus will not be to use greater heal. Now I’ve put 4 points into Divine Fury which some prefer to place them into Spell warding (reduce damage taken from spells by 8%) and that is perfectly fine. However there are situations where a greater heal may come in handy. This doesn’t mean we want to modify the spec to enhance our greater heal, but having a quicker greater heal may come in handy. An example of the use would be in ToC on Lord Jaraxxus when a Mistress of Pain spawns and casts Spinning Pain Spike on a raid member (inflicts 50% health damage). Having the ability to dish out a quick greater heal might be the best choice in spells. Without having Divine Fury we could still achieve this but timing would need to be adjusted.

Again, anything that has to do with greater heal has been removed from this spec and instead all of our talent points are placed into talents that will increase our raid healing ability. Aside from the basic raid healing abilities we have also selected Improved Renew & Empowered Renew. Based on my personal experience renew is a great spell and every holy priest should learn to properly use it. Some may argue that renew isn’t worth the talent points and if you are not use to healing with renew that stay clear from it. Based on the talents chosen I would consider this a heavy raid healing spec as non raid healing specs have been excluded.

One thing I did not mention is the reason to choosing Blessed Resilience over Empowered Healing. In the WotLK Healing Compendium 3.3 (point 12) you will find some mathematical reasoning to how the combination of BR & ToF can be stronger then Empowered Healing towards Flash Heal. Aside from this you also need to realize that BR will increase the output of all of your spells and in theory increasing your overall throughput.

The next spec we are looking at is one intended for raid healing but with the ability to use greater heal more frequently (for reference we will call this the Raid-GH spec). This spec is picking any ability that will make our greater heals faster, stronger, and more mana efficient. This spec also includes talents to improve our raid healing abilities and is more ideal for those who do not wish to use renew. With this spec you are more then capable of raid healing and provide sufficient assistance with tank healing. In order to achieve this spec we have taken points from talents such as Blessed Resilience and Empowered Renew, and shifted these points into those greater heal friendly talents. We could also argue about the choice of BR over Test of Faith, 3% overall healing or 12% on targets at or below 50%, but the choice is up to you.

With this spec we are picking up Empowered Healing which could be considered better for Flash heal since we have also picked up Test of Faith, but of course we are loosing talents such as empowered renew and blessed resilience. Overall this is still a strong raid healing spec and gives us the ability to use Greater heal.

Now if your like me and can’t let go of Renew but need greater heal then this may be your choice  (for reference we will call this the GH-ER spec). This spec will pickup both talents to improve Renew and those talents needed to make GH viable. Now in order to do this we must sacrifice a few raid healing talents such as Holy Reach and Healing Prayers, but neither of which are mandatory for raid healing. This would be a spec I’d consider if I needed to pickup GH for a raid such as ICC10 man where only 2 healers are in the group. Having the ability to toss out strong raid heals and strong tank heals will make most encounters easier. Now the good thing about say 10man ICC is that you don’t have a lot of raiders in the group and range shouldn’t be too much of an issue (making it more reasonable to not spec into Holy Reach). Now there are other specs which we could choose from but this spec will give us the benefits to renew and unless your a non renew user then this is a spec to consider.

Finally with this spec (which for reference we will call our GH spec) we are of course grabbing those talents to make our greater heals move viable but we are also taking Blessed Resilience for the 3% additional healing overall. This will make all of our spells stronger but at a cost of Holy Reach & Healing Prayers. Again HR & HP are not mandatory for a holy priest and if you want to have stronger heals then as always a sacrifice needs to be made. Comparing this spec to the previous we simply moved points away from Empowered Renew and place those into Blessed Resilience.

The following spec has been brought to my attention by Zusterke and I can clearly see how this spec could be yet another ideal spec for those who don’t use greater heal and wish to focus more on raid healing. Based on personal experience flash heal is definitely one of our primary spells and having a spec which enhances that spell is not a bad choice at all. The new tier 10 2pc bonus also adds a little punch to the use of our flash heals, making the use of flash heal more beneficial. Below is Zusterke’s comment on this spec:

The allround FHeal spec. The very same WotLK compendium should explain why you’d pick 2/5 EH + 3/3 BR over 5/5 ER. What’s unique about this spec is that it still delivers strong single target healing but has all the goodies for superior AoE healing. The Renew, while not fully talented, is still strong enough to make Renew heavy strategies work, but you can switch to FHeal strategies should the situation call for it. If I would not be taking a Renew heavy spec, this would be my preferred spec. Its weaknesses are slim, and a good mix of Renew and FHeal is all you need to overcome that… something an experienced priest could enjoy

Now if we look at all of the previous specs shown you will see that the majority of them are similar. Some specs place points into a certain ability to help optimize it for a certain situation. As far as Holy Reach is concerned I don’t feel that it’s a mandatory talent to have however this really depends on the types of raids you are doing. If your simply running 5mans then its by no means necessary and could possibly be a loss of points. If your focus is 10mans then you could see it as not mandatory to have but wouldn’t hurt to have. For a 25man raid you now have to realize that there are a lot more raid members in an area and chances are they need to be further spread out. This is where having HR would benefit us if our main purpose is to raid heal. Healing prayers is another story and will depend on how often you cast PoH and PoM and whether you find yourself having mana issues or not. The spec you choose will be dependent on your healing style. Also if you never cast renew then you may consider moving the points I’ve placed into Improved Renew (tier 1) into Healing Focus and you would be left with 1 point to play around with.

To quickly summarize lets take a look at all 4 specs listed.

Raid Renew

- Optimal for Raid Healing

- Strong Renew

- No Greater Heal support

Raid-Greater Heal

- Optimal for Raid Healing

- Full GHeal support

- Limited or no use of Renew

Greater Heal w/Empowered Renew

- Full GHeal Support

- Strong Renew

- Shorter range AoE heals

- Less mana efficiency with PoM + PoH

Greater Heal

- Full GHeal Support

- Stronger overall heals (BR)

- Weak Renew

- Shorter range AoE heals

- Less mana efficiency with PoM + PoH

Last but not least the Cookie cutter Disc spec. There isn’t much wiggle room in the discipline tree as there is for holy and trying to move points around may not be a great idea. Some disc specs try to incorporate Improved Healing by removing points from Focused Will, but the crit you gain is vital to proc those bubbles if you don’t have the sufficient gear for it. My best advice is to stick with the spec listed above as it has all the important parts for a disc priest. One thing you could change is the points from Improved Renew and Desperate Prayer into either Spell Warding or Divine Fury.

As far as Glyphs are concerned here are my recommendations (with the Holy choices being a little more flexible then the Disc choices):

Holy

- Glyph of Flash Heal – Reduces mana cost by 10%.

- Glyph of Circle of Healing – Heals an additional target.

- Glyph of Guardian Spirit – Resets the CD on GS if the target does not activate the spirit.

- Glyph of Fading – Reduces mana cost on fade.

- Glyph of Shadowfiend – Receive 5% of max mana if fiend dies.

- Glyph of Levitate (or something else) – Fun Fun Fun

Disc

- Glyph of Flash Heal – Reduces mana cost by 10%.

- Glyph of Penance – Reduces the CD on Penance by 2 secs.

- Glyph of Power Word: Shield – Heals the target for 20% of the absorb amount.

- Glyph of Fading – Reduces mana cost on fade.

- Glyph of Shadowfiend – Receive 5% of max mana if fiend dies.

- Glyph of Levitate (or something else) – Fun Fun Fun x2

Well that is all, if you have any comments/questions leave a comment. If you have your own spec which you feel is better then drop me an email or comment with some reasoning and I’ll include it here. Good luck =)

The following list is intended as a guide line to help you choose which gear is ‘better’. Please note I’ve inserted a -500 value to hit rating in order to exclude +hit gear. The higher the value the better the gear is considered. However if you are lacking on a certain stat then you should gear to fill the stat you are missing. There is also a great application called Rawr that will help you optimize and choose your gear. This list will be updated accordingly as new items are discovered. If you notice an item not on the list please leave a comment and I will insert it into the list. The stat weights used are those provided by TheDoctor, the majority of these were calculated by hand and some filtered using GuildOx LootRank. Finally the following list contains items from mainly ICC 10/25, ToC 10/25, ToGC 10/25.

Head || Neck || Shoulders || Back || Chest || Wrist || Hands || Waist || Legs || Feet || Finger || 2 Hand || Main Hand || Off Hand || Wand

Head

1. 393.46 Corp’rethar Ceremonial Crown Gunship – ICC25 Heroic
2. 389.38 Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Hood Token – ICC25 Heroic
3. 380.98 Cowl of Malefic Repose Queen Lana’thel – ICC10 Heroic
4. 357.50 Thaumaturge’s Crackling Cowl Saurfang – ICC10 Heroic
5. 349.26 Corp’rethar Ceremonial Crown Gunship – ICC25
6. 345.18 Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Hood Token – ICC25 or ICC10 Heroic
7. 337.04 Cowl of Malefic Repose Queen Lana’thel – ICC10
8. 323.35 Velen’s Cowl of Triumph Regalia of Triumph – ToGC25
9. 319.21 Aurora of Transcendence Onyxia 25
10. 316.68 Thaumaturge’s Crackling Cowl Saurfang – ICC10

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Neck

1. 244.64 Blood Queen’s Crimson Choker Queen Lana’thel – ICC25 Heroic
2. 235.78 Holiday’s Grace Festergut – ICC25 Heroic
3. 228.40 Bone Sentinel’s Amulet Marrowgar – ICC25 Heroic
4. 224.02 Soulcleave Pendant Saurfang – ICC10 Heroic
5. 223.98 Blood Queen’s Crimson Choker Queen Lana’thel – ICC25
6. 211.36 Choker of Filthy Diamonds Rotface – ICC10 Heroic
7. 210.41 Holiday’s Grace Festergut – ICC25
8. 209.48 Wail of the Val’kyr Twin Val’kyr – ToGC25
9. 203.07 Bone Sentinel’s Amulet Marrowgar – ICC25
10. 188.02 Choker of Filthy Diamonds Rotface – ICC10

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Shoulders

1. 299.61 Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Shoulderpads Token – ICC25 Heroic
2. 274.12 Stiffened Corpse Shoulderpads Trash – ICC25
3. 267.46 Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Shoulderpads Token – ICC25
4. 265.22 Bloodstained Surgeon’s Shoulderguards Festergut – ICC10 Heroic
5. 252.76 Velen’s Shoulderpads of Triumph Token – ToGC25
6. 238.01 Crimson Acolyte Shoulderpads 60 Emblems of Frost
7. 236.03 Bloodstained Surgeon’s Shoulderguards Festergut – ICC10
8. 225.94 Pauldrons of Revered Mortality 45 Emblems of Triumph
9. 225.94 Velen’s Shoulderpads of Triumph Token – ToC25 or ToC10 Heroic
10. 201.86 Velen’s Shoulderpads of Conquest 30 Emblems of Triumph

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1. 252.24 Frostbinder’s Shredded Cape Valithria – ICC25 Heroic
2. 245.93 Jaina’s Radiance Tribute Chest – ToGC25
3. 229.03 Bolvar’s Devotion Tribute Chest – ToGC25
4. 228.40 Greatcloak of the Turned Champio Saurfang – ICC25 Heroic
5. 220.63 Heartsick Mender’s Cape Blood Princess – ICC10 Heroic>
6. 217.52 Drape of Bitter Incantation Tribute Chest – ToGC10
7. 204.25 Drape of the Violet Tower Emblems of Frost
8. 203.51 Volde’s Cloak of the Night Sky Emblems of Frost
9. 203.07 Greatcloak of the Turned Champion Saurfang – ICC25
10. 202.70 Shawl of Fervent Crusader Tribute Chest – ToGC10

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Chest

1. 423.85 Sanguine Silk Robes Blood Princess – ICC25 Heroic
2. 415.73 Robes of Azure Downfall Sindragosa – ICC10 Heroic
3. 413.65 Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Robe Token – ICC25 Heroic
4. 408.83 Meteor Chaser’s Raiment Emblems of Frost
5. 395.43 Bloodsoul Raiment Blood Princess – ICC10 Heroic
6. 375.11 Ermine Coronation Robes Emblems of Frost
7. 371.33 Sanguine Silk Robes Blood Princess – ICC25
8. 369.45 Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Robe Token – ICC25 or ICC10 H
9. 360.66 Flowing Vestments of Ascent Northernd Beasts – ToGC25
10. 345.57 Merlin’s Robe Crafted

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Wrist

1. 221.80 Death Surgeon’s Sleeves Rotface – ICC25 Heroic
2. 197.39 Bracers of Dark Blessings Deathwhisper – ICC10 Heroic
3. 192.85 Death Surgeon’s Sleeves Rotface – ICC25
4. 192.04 Armbands of the Ashen Saint Anub’Arak – ToGC25
5. 184.70 Bejeweled Wizard’s Bracers Crafted
6. 171.65 Bracers of Dark Blessings Deathwhisper – ICC10
7. 167.20 Armbands of the Ashen Saint Anub’Arak – ToC25
8. 166.25 Grasps of Reason XT-002 – Ulduar Hardmode
9. 166.20 Royal Moonshroud Bracers Crafted
10. 147.08 Unsullied Cuffs Sarth2D – Obsidian Sanctum H

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Hands

1. 314.17 San’layn Ritualist Gloves Blood Princess – ICC25 Heroic
2. 302.47 Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Gloves Token – ICC25 Heroic
3. 301.96 Gloves of False Gestures Emblems of Frost
4. 286.76 Gloves of Broken Fingers Rotface – ICC10 Heroic
5. 282.34 Gloves of the Lifeless Touch Anub’Arak – ToGC25
6. 278.34 San’layn Ritualist Gloves Blood Princess – ICC25
7. 274.12 Gloves of Ambivalence Emblems of Frost
8. 263.20 Velen’s Gloves of Triumph Regalia of Triumph – ToGC25
9. 254.03 Pharos Gloves Algalon – Ulduar 25
10. 253.95 Gloves of Broken Fingers Rotface – ICC10

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Waist

1. 337.91 Crushing Coldwraith Belt Marrowgar – ICC25 Heroic
2. 310.77 Lingering Illness Festergut – ICC25 Heroic
3. 303.44 Cauterized Cord Putricide – ICC10 Heroic
4. 302.06 Crushing Coldwraith Belt Marrowgar – ICC25
5. 285.42 Circle of Ossus Emblems of Frost
6. 279.30 Cord of the Patronizing Practitioner Marrowgar – ICC10 Heroic
7. 278.62 Lingering Illness Festergut – ICC25
8. 270.77 Cauterized Cord Putricide – ICC10
9. 264.36 Cord of the Tenebrous Mist Northrend Beasts – ToGC25
10. 248.49 Cord of the Patronizing Practitioner Marrowgar – ICC10

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Legs

1. 413.67 Kilt of Untreated Wounds Festergut – ICC10 Heroic
2. 412.57 Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Leggings Token – ICC25 Heroic
3. 408.83 Leggings of Woven Death Crafted
4. 380.67 Leggings of the Refracted Mind Valithria – ICC10 Heroic
5. 369.73 Kilt of Untreated Wounds Festergut – ICC10
6. 368.87 Lightweave Leggings Crafted
7. 366.83 Sanctified Crimson Acolyte Leggings Token – ICC25
8. 354.19 Leggings of the Soothing Touch Jaraxxus – ToGC25
9. 353.88 Velen’s Leggings of Triumph Regalia of Triumph – ToC25
10. 326.01 Crimson Acolyte Leggings Emblems of Frost

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Feet

1. 337.91 Plague Scientist’s Boots Festergut – ICC25 Heroic
2. 302.06 Plague Scientist’s Boots Festergut – ICC25
3. 279.08 Boots of the Mourning Widow Faction Champs – ToGC25
4. 274.12 Sandals of Consecration Crafted
5. 272.12 Pale Corpse Boots Blood Princess – ICC10 Heroic
6. 242.67 Pale Corpse Boots Blood Princess – ICC10
7. 240.37 Boots of Fiery Resolution Flame Leviathan – Ulduar Hardmode
8. 236.20 Treads of the False Oracle Yogg-Saron – Ulduar 25 Hardmode
9. 225.94 Boots of the Mourning Widow Faction Champs – ToC25
10. 205.67 Starlight Treads Algalon – Ulduar 10

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Finger

1. 246.08 Ring of Rapid Ascent Gunship – ICC25 Heroic
2. 244.42 Marrowgar’s Frigid Eye Marrowgar – ICC25 Heroic
3. 234.56 Memory of Malygos Sindragosa – ICC25 Heroic
4. 229.62 Incarnadine Band of Mending Blood Princess – ICC25 Heroic
5. 227.96 Ring of Maddening Whispers Deathwhisper – ICC25 Heroic
6. 223.20 Ashen Band of Endless Wisdom Ashen Verdict Rep – Exalted
7. 218.17 Marrowgar’s Frigid Eye Marrowgar – ICC25
8. 209.23 Memory of Malygos Sindragosa – ICC25
9. 204.25 Incarnadine Band of Mending Blood Princess – ICC25
10. 192.85 Ring of Maddening Whispers Deathwhisper – ICC25

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2 Hand

1. 1120.34 Dying Light Queen Lana’thel – ICC25 Heroic
2. 980.66 Mag’hari Chieftain’s Staff Saurfang – ICC10 Heroic
3. 980.25 Dying Light Queen Lana’thel – ICC25
4. 974.59 Nibelung Deathwhisper – ICC25 Heroic
5. 927.47 Clemency Tribute Chest – ToGC25
6. 869.60 Enlightenment Twin Val’kyr – ToGC10
7. 8644.50 Cold Convergence Anub’Arak – ToGC10
8.864.48 Nibelung Deathwhisper – ICC25
9. 852.89 Mag’hari Chieftain’s Staff Saurfang – ICC10
10. 772.27 Staff of Endless Winter Hodir – Ulduar 25 Hardmode

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Main Hand

1. 940.61 Frozen Bonespike Marrowgar – ICC25 Heroic
2. 869.80 Trauma Rotface – ICC25 Heroic
3. 859.47 Lockjaw Rotface – ICC10 Heroic
4. 844.59 Midnight Sun Gunship – ICC10 Heroic
5. 825.85 Frozen Bonespike Marrowgar – ICC25
6. 803.96 Misery’s End Anub’Arak – ToGC25
7. 775.45 Trauma Rotface – ICC25
8. 750.18 Hammer of Purified Flame Quest Reward
9. 741.50 Lockjaw Rotface – ICC10
10. 741.25 Midnight Sun Gunship – ICC10

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Off Hand

1. 242.46 Shadow Silk Spindle Blood Princess – ICC25 Heroic
2. 224.78 Sundial of Eternal Dusk Sindragosa – ICC25 Heroic
3. 215.05 Shadow Silk Spindle Blood Princess – ICC25
4. 199.45 Sundial of Eternal Dusk Sindragosa – ICC25
5. 182.15 Chalice of Searing Light Twin Val’kyr – ToGC25
6. 161.70 Chalice of Searing Light Twin Val’kyr – ToC25
7. 135.69 Ironmender Kologarn – Ulduar 25
8. 128.02 Antediluvian Cornerstone Grimoire Onyxia – Onyxia Lair 25

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Wand

1. 143.04 Corpse-Impaling Spike Rotface – ICC25 Heroic
2. 131.94 Nightmare Ender Valithria – ICC25 Heroic
3. 121.73 Corpse-Impaling Spike Rotface – ICC25
4. 109.15 Nightmare Ender Valithria – ICC25
5. 105.83 Lana’thel’s Bloody Nail Queen Lana’thel – ICC10 Heroic
6. 92.41 Lana’thel’s Bloody Nail Queen Lana’thel – ICC10
7. 86.73 Rod of Imprisoned Souls Northrend Beasts – ToC10
8. 86.73 Rod of Imprisoned Souls Northrend Beasts – ToGC10
9. 86.65 Scepter of Lost Souls Gen Vezax – Ulduar 25
10. 77.92 Scepter of Creation Ignis – Ulduar 25

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The following gear list & value came from LootRank using TheDoctor’s stat weights posted on Elitist Jerks. If you are curious to how these numbers came about take a look at TheDoctor’s post (he will be posting a spreadsheet soon). Keep in mind the following list is gear from Ulduar 10&25, Sarth 10&25, Malygos 10&25, Naxx 10&25, and 5man heroics. The higher the value the better the gear is considered. However if you are lacking on a certain stat then you should gear to fill the stat you are missing. There is also a great application called Rawr that will help you optimize your gear. Originally it was meant for druid tanks but they have expanded the application to include the majority of classes and specs. Holy Gear list will follow in the next couple of days. Updated as requested: Item values noted in purple were updated on 4/27/09 with mmo-champion info. Items are still not available on wowhead hence they may change. Also the item values were calculated by hand using the above stated stat weights. Since the items are not yet available on wowhead I will number them based on the item they are between (ie, 1.5 if between 1 and 2). Version 2: The following gear list will remain updated without the inclusion of +hit gear. I’ve created v2 to leave the original one alone due to a request for any shadow priests who are joining the light side. However the old list will not be updated and left alone as it is now. If there are any new items and they are not on the list please leave a comment or send me an email.

Head || Neck || Shoulders || Back || Chest || Wrist || Hands || Waist || Legs Feet || Finger || 2 Hand || Main Hand || Off Hand || Wand

Head

1. 288. 14 Conqueror’s Circlet of Sanctification Thorim – Ulduar (Heroic)
2. 287.32 Crown of Luminescence Mimiron – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode)
3. 270.30 Valorous Circlet of Sanctification Thorim – Ulduar
4. 269.63Conqueror’s Cowl of Sanctification Thorim – Ulduar (Heroic)
5. 252.88 Valorous Cowl of Sanctification Thorim – Ulduar
6. 252.50 Cowl of Dark Whispers Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Heroic)
7. 250.77 Hood of Rationality Malygos – Eye of Eternity (Heroic)
8. 247.52 Lifespark Visage Flame Leviathan – Ulduar
9. 240.53 Cowl of Vanity Grobbulus – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
10. 237.85 Valorous Crown of Faith Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas (Heroic)

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Neck

1. 167.48 Charm of Meticulous Timing XT-002 – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode)
2. 162.92 Pendant of the Shallow Grave Thorim – Ulduar (Hardmode)
3. 161.07 Sapphire Amulet of Renewal Iron Council – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode)
4. 152.14 Watchful Eye Iron Council – Ulduar (Hardmode)
5. 146.22 Life-Binder’s Locket Sapphiron – Naxxaramas (Heroic quest item)
6. 138.97 Freya’s Choker of Warding Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Heroic)
7. 135.75 Evoker’s Charm 19 Emblems of Conquest
8. 134.49 Unblinking Eye Iron Council – Ulduar (Heroic)
9. 133.02 Frozen Tear of Elune 19 Emblems of Conquest
10. 131.90 Torque of the Red Dragonflight Sapphiron – Naxxaramas (quest item)

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Shoulders

1. 223.67 Amice of Inconceivable Horror Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Hardmode)
2. 205.85 Conqueror’s Shoulderpads of Sanctification Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Heroic)
3. 200.79 Conqueror’s Mantle of Sanctification Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Heroic)
4. 191.18 Valorous Shoulderpads of Sanctification Yogg-Saron – Ulduar
5. 187.72 Underworld Mantle Gen. Vezax – Ulduar
6. 187.48 Valorous Mantle of Sanctification Yogg-Saron – Ulduar
7. 182.72 Mantle of the Unknowing General Vezax – Ulduar (Heroic)
8. 177.95 Mantle of Wavering Calm XT-002 – Ulduar (Heroic)
9. 176.59 Mantle of Dissemination Malygos – Eye of Eternity (Heroic)
10. 169.21 Valorous Shoulderpads of Faith Loatheb – Naxxaramas (Heroic)

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1. 163.08 Drape of the Sullen Goddess Freya – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode)
2. 158 Pennant Cloak Sartharion 2D – Obsidian Sanctum (Heroic)
3. 139.15 Shroud of Alteration Ulduar Trash – Ulduar (Heroic)
4. 134.06 Asimov’s Drape Mimiron – Ulduar (Heroic)
5. 132.24 Cape of the Unworthy Wizard Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
6. 131.96 Shawl of Haunted Memories Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Heroic)
7. 128.47 Drape of the Spellweaver Ulduar Trash – Ulduar
8. 127.8 Shawl of the Caretaker Ignis the Furnace Master – Ulduar
9. 127.71 Shroud of Luminosity Multiple Bosses – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
10. 122.24 Cloak of the Dying Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas

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Chest

1. 278.12 Robes of the Umbral Brute Kologarn – Ulduar (Heroic)
2. 267.49 Raiments of the Iron Council Iron Council – Ulduar (Heroic)
3. 258.72 Conqueror’s Robe of Sanctification Hodir – Ulduar (Heroic)
4. 245.21 The Sanctum’s Flowing Vestments Sartharion – Obsidian Sanctum (Heroic)
5. 242.45 Valorous Robe of Sanctification Hodir – Ulduar
6. 230.83 Robes of Mutation Noth the Plaguebringer – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
7. 224.38 Blanketing Robes of Snow Malygos – Eye of Eternity (Heroic)
8. 223.13 Vestments of the Piercing Light Thorim – Ulduar
9. 222.55 Sympathy Sapphiron – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
10. 218.89 Valorous Robe of Faith 4 Horseman – Naxxaramas (Heroic)

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Wrist

1. 165.37 Grasps of Reason XT-002 – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode)
2. 147.08 Unsullied Cuffs Sartharion 2D – Obsidian Sanctum (Heroic)
3. 132.24 Shackles of the Odalisque Razorscale – Ulduar (Heroic)
4. 129.69 Bands of Impurity Noth the Plaguebringer – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
5. 126.42 Cuffs of the Shadow Ascendant 60 Emblems of Valor
6. 124.76 Runetouch Handwraps Iron Council – Ulduar
7. 124.36 Punctilious Bindings Grand Widow Faerlina
8. 121 Bindings of Yearning Gothik the Harvester – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
9. 110.21 Cuffs of Winged Levitation Eregos – The Oculus (Heroic)
10. 107.70 Azure Cloth Bindings Cyanigosa – Violet Hold (Heroic)

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Hands

1. 234.4 Handwraps of the Vigilant General Vezax – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode)
2. 201.51 Conqueror’s Gloves of Sanctification Mimiron – Ulduar (Heroic)
3. 193.2 Conqueror’s Handwraps of Sanctification Mimiron – Ulduar (Heroic)
4. 190.13 Valorous Gloves of Sanctification Mimiron – Ulduar
5. 186.52 Valorous Handwraps of Faith Sartharion – Obsidian Sanctum (Heroic)
6. 184.66 Handwraps of Plentiful Recovery Kologarn – Ulduar (Heroic)
7. 181.11 Touch of the Occult 28 Emblems of Conquest
8. 180.75 Valorous Handwraps of Sanctification Mimiron – Ulduar
9. 178.8 Constructor’s Handwraps Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Heroic)
10. 174.62 Handwraps of Resonance Thorim – Ulduar

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Waist

1. 203.4 Cord of the White Dawn Crafted
2. 189.14 Leash of Heedless Magic Malygos – Eye of Eternity (Heroic)
3. 183.15 Embrace of the Leviathan Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Heroic)
4. 171.4 Sash of Potent Incantations Emblems of Conquest
5. 161.02 Binding of the Dragon Matriarch Razorscale – Ulduar
6. 160.98 Conductive Cord XT-002 – Ulduar
7. 158.9 Sash of Solitude Patchwerk – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
8. 157.79 Belt of False Dignity Grand Widow Faerlina – Naxxaramas (Heroic)

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Legs

1. 286.98 Conqueror’s Leggings of Sanctification Freya – Ulduar (Heroic)
2. 274.62 Leggings of Profound Darkness Gen. Vezax – Ulduar (Hardmode)
3. 270.22 Valorous Leggings of Sanctification Freya – Ulduar
4. 268.58 Conqueror’s Pants of Sanctification Freya – Ulduar (Heroic)
5. 260.77 Legwraps of the Master Conjurer 39 Emblems of Conquest
6. 259.23 Leggings of Mortal Arrogance Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
7. 256.76 Leggings of Lost Love Thorim – Ulduar (Heroic)
8. 253.14 Valorous Pants of Sanctification Freya – Ulduar
9. 236.13 Valorous Pants of Faith Thaddius – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
10. 233.79 Valorous Leggings of Faith Thaddius – Naxxaramas (Heroic)

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Feet

1. 241.33 Boots of Fiery Resolution Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode)
2. 239.86 Treads of the False Oracle Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode)
3. 210.66 Spellslinger’s Slippers Crafted
4. 197.74 Savior’s Slippers Crafted
5. 196.54 Boots of the Servant Freya – Ulduar (Heroic)
6. 177.76 Sandals of the Ancient Keeper Auriaya – Ulduar (Heroic)
7. 173.58 Arcanic Tramplers Malygos – Eye of Eternity (Heroic)
8. 167.61 Treads of the Dragon Council Yogg-Saron – Ulduar
9. 167.49 Boots of Forlorn Wishes Instruction Razuvious – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
10. 164.88 Sandals of Rash Temperament XT-002 – Ulduar (Heroic)

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Finger

1. 170.23 Conductive Seal Mimiron – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode)
2. 158.61 Fire Orchid Signet Freya – Ulduar (Hardmode)
3. 150.18 Signet of Soft Lament Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Hardmode)
4. 149.17 Signet of Manifested Pain Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
5. 144.62 Pyrelight Circle Ignis – Ulduar (Heroic)
6. 137.82 Radiant Seal Iron Council – Ulduar (Heroic)
7. 134.25 Glowing Ring of Reclamation Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Heroic)
8. 132.99 Sanity’s Bond Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Heroic)
9. 130.88 Inscribed Signet of the Kirin Tor JC Vendor – 9,750 gold
10. 130.64 Ring of the Faithful Servant Auriaya – Ulduar

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2 Hand

1. 784.6 Staff of Endless Winter Hodir – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode)
2. 717.05 The Lifebinder Freya – Ulduar (Heroic)
3. 692.85 Rapture Iron Council – Ulduar (Heroic)
4. 686.96 Icecore Staff Hodir – Ulduar (Hardmode)
5. 614.30 Devotion Yogg-Saron – Ulduar
6. 600.47 Spire of Sunset Thaddius – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
7. 599.16 Pillar of Fortitude Ulduar Trash – Ulduar
8. 582.32 Staff of Restraint Sartharion – Obsidian Sanctum (Heroic)
9. 579.28 Damnation Four Horseman – Naxxaramas (Heroic)

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Main Hand

1. 671.80 Val’anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings Quest Item – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode)
2. 623.61 Soulscribe Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Heroic)
3. 620.16 Guiding Star Razorscale – Ulduar (Heroic)
4. 602.36 Asegua, Hand of the Ardent Champion Gen. Vezax – Ulduar (Hardmode)
5. 590.22 Torch of Holy Fire Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
6. 548.5 Stormtip Iron Council – Ulduar
7. 543.17 Plasma Foil XT-002 – Ulduar
8. 542.53 Pulse Baton Mimiron – Ulduar
9. 528.05 Hammer of the Astral Plane Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas
10. 519.47 Ice Spire Scepter Malygos – Eye of Eternity

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Off Hand

1. 135.69 Ironmender Kologarn – Ulduar (Heroic)
2. 123.73 Igniter Rod Ignis – Ulduar
3. 120.99 Matriarch’s Spawn Maexxna – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
4. 119.33 Accursed Spine Noth the Plaguebringer – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
5. 117.87 Urn of Lost Memories Four Horseman – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
6. 108.05 Scepter of Murmuring Spirits Instructor Razuvious – Naxxaramas
7. 105.51 Handbook of Obscure Remedies 25 Emblems of Heroism
8. 103.09 Deadly Gladiator’s Endgame Arena Vendor

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Wands

1. 86.65 Scepter of Lost Souls General Vezax – Ulduar (Heroic)
2. 75.22 Scepter of Creation Ignis – Ulduar (Heroic)
3. 70.78 Nurturing Touch Auriaya – Ulduar
4. 69.9 Fading Glow Loatheb – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
5. 67.73 Wand of the Archlich Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas
6. 66.57 Plague Igniter Grobbulus – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
7. 63.77 Touch of Horror Gothik the Harvester – Naxxaramas (Heroic)
8. 59.61 Rod of the Fallen Monarch Anub’arak – Azjol-Nerub (Heroic)
9. 58.56 Contortion Trash – Naxxramas
10. 51.94Wand of Ahn’kahet Herald Volazj – Ahn’kahet (Heroic)

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The following gear list & value came from LootRank using TheDoctor’s stat weights posted on Elitist Jerks. If you are curious to how these numbers came about take a look at TheDoctor’s post (he will be posting a spreadsheet soon). Keep in mind the following list is gear from Ulduar 10&25, Sarth 10&25, Malygos 10&25, and Naxx 10&25. The higher the value the better the gear is considered. However if you are lacking on a certain stat then you should gear to fill the stat you are missing. There is also a great application called Rawr that will help you optimize your gear. Originally it was meant for druid tanks but they have expanded the application to include the majority of classes and specs. Holy Gear list will follow in the next couple of days. Updated as requested: Item values noted in purple were updated on 4/27/09 with mmo-champion info. Items are still not available on wowhead hence they may change. Also the item values were calculated by hand using the above stated stat weights. Since the items are not yet available on wowhead I will number them based on the item they are between (ie, 1.5 if between 1 and 2).

Head || Neck || Shoulders || Back || Chest || Wrist || Hands || Waist || Legs Feet || Finger || 2 Hand || Main Hand || Off Hand || Wand

Head

1. 288. 14 Conqueror’s Circlet of Sanctification Thorim – Ulduar (Heroic) 1.5 287.32 Crown of Luminescence Mimiron – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode) 2. 270.30 Valorous Circlet of Sanctification Thorim – Ulduar 3. 269.63Conqueror’s Cowl of Sanctification Thorim – Ulduar (Heroic) 4. 259.35 Collar of the Wyrmhunter Razorscale – Ulduar (Heroic) 5. 252.88 Valorous Cowl of Sanctification Thorim – Ulduar 6. 250.77 Hood of Rationality Malygos – Eye of Eternity (Heroic) 7. 247.52 Lifespark Visage Flame Leviathan – Ulduar 8. 240.53 Cowl of Vanity Grobbulus – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 9. 237.85 Valorous Crown of Faith Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 10. 234.02 Gothik’s Cowl Gothik the Harvester – Naxxaramas (Heroic)

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Neck

1. 167.48 Charm of Meticulous Timing XT-002 – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode) 2. 162.92 Pendant of the Shallow Grave Thorim – Ulduar (Hardmode) 2.5 161.07 Sapphire Amulet of Renewal Iron Council – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode) 3. 155.84 Pendant of Fiery Havoc Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Hardmode) 4. 152.14 Watchful Eye Iron Council – Ulduar (Hardmode) 5. 146.22 Life-Binder’s Locket Sapphiron – Naxxaramas (Heroic quest item) 6. 143.57 Wyrmrest Necklace of Power Sapphiron – Naxxaramas (quest item) 7. 138.97 Freya’s Choker of Warding Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Heroic) 8. 135.75 Evoker’s Charm 19 Emblems of Conquest 9. 134.49 Unblinking Eye Iron Council – Ulduar (Heroic) 10. 133.02 Frozen Tear of Elune 19 Emblems of Conquest

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Shoulders

0. 223.67 Amice of Inconceivable Horror Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Hardmode) 1. 205.85 Conqueror’s Shoulderpads of Sanctification Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Heroic) 2. 200.79 Conqueror’s Mantle of Sanctification Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Heroic) 3. 191.18 Valorous Shoulderpads of Sanctification Yogg-Saron – Ulduar 4. 187.48 Valorous Mantle of Sanctification Yogg-Saron – Ulduar 5. 182.72 Mantle of the Unknowing General Vezax – Ulduar (Heroic) 6. 177.95 Mantle of Wavering Calm XT-002 – Ulduar (Heroic) 7. 176.59 Mantle of Dissemination Malygos – Eye of Eternity (Heroic) 8. 169.21 Valorous Shoulderpads of Faith Loatheb – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 9. 167.55 Valorous Mantle of Faith Loatheb – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 10. 166.7 Mantle of the Locusts Anub’rekhan – Naxxaramas (Heroic)

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Back

0. 163.08 Drape of the Sullen Goddess Freya – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode) 1. 158 Pennant Cloak Sartharion 2D – Obsidian Sanctum (Heroic) 2. 152.29 Drape of Mortal Downfall Iron Council – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode) 3. 139.15 Shroud of Alteration Ulduar Trash – Ulduar (Heroic) 4. 134.06 Asimov’s Drape Mimiron – Ulduar (Heroic) 5. 132.24 Cape of the Unworthy Wizard Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 6. 128.47 Drape of the Spellweaver Ulduar Trash – Ulduar 7. 127.8 Shawl of the Caretaker Ignis the Furnace Master – Ulduar 8. 127.71 Shroud of Luminosity Multiple Bosses – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 9. 122.24 Cloak of the Dying Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas 10. 122.03 Disguise of the Kumiho 25 Emblems of Valor

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Chest

1. 278.12 Robes of the Umbral Brute Kologarn – Ulduar (Heroic) 2. 267.49 Raiments of the Iron Council Iron Council – Ulduar (Heroic) 3. 261.62 Conqueror’s Raiments of Sanctification Hodir – Ulduar (Heroic) 4. 258.72 Conqueror’s Robe of Sanctification Hodir – Ulduar (Heroic) 5. 248.01 Valorous Raiments of Sanctification Hodir – Ulduar 6. 245.21 The Sanctum’s Flowing Vestments Sartharion – Obsidian Sanctum (Heroic) 7. 242.45 Valorous Robe of Sanctification Hodir – Ulduar 8. 230.83 Robes of Mutation Noth the Plaguebringer – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 9. 225.14 Heigan’s Putrid Vestments Heigan the Unclean – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 10. 224.38 Blanketing Robes of Snow Malygos – Eye of Eternity (Heroic)

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Wrist

0. 165.37 Grasps of Reason XT-002 – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode) 1. 147.08 Unsullied Cuffs Sartharion 2D – Obsidian Sanctum (Heroic) 2. 132.24 Shackles of the Odalisque Razorscale – Ulduar (Heroic) 3. 129.69 Bands of Impurity Noth the Plaguebringer – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 4. 128.68 Bracers of Unleashed Magic Kologarn – Ulduar (Heroic) 5. 126.42 Cuffs of the Shadow Ascendant 60 Emblems of Valor 6. 124.76 Runetouch Handwraps Iron Council – Ulduar 7. 124.36 Punctilious Bindings Grand Widow Faerlina 8. 121 Bindings of Yearning Gothik the Harvester – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 9. 115.97 Grips of Chaos Ulduar Trash – Ulduar (Heroic) 10. 110.34 Bindings of the Expansive Mind Instructor Razuvious – Naxxaramas (Heroic)

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Hands

1. 234.4 Handwraps of the Vigilant General Vezax – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode) 2. 201.51 Conqueror’s Gloves of Sanctification Mimiron – Ulduar (Heroic) 3. 193.2 Conqueror’s Handwraps of Sanctification Mimiron – Ulduar (Heroic) 4. 190.13 Valorous Gloves of Sanctification Mimiron – Ulduar 5. 186.52 Valorous Handwraps of Faith Sartharion – Obsidian Sanctum (Heroic) 6. 184.66 Handwraps of Plentiful Recovery Kologarn – Ulduar (Heroic) 7. 181.11 Touch of the Occult 28 Emblems of Conquest 8. 180.75 Valorous Handwraps of Sanctification Mimiron – Ulduar 9. 178.8 Constructor’s Handwraps Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Heroic) 10. 174.62 Handwraps of Resonance Thorim – Ulduar

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Waist

1. 203.4 Cord of the White Dawn Crafted 2. 197.51 Sash of Ancient Power Crafted 3. 189.14 Leash of Heedless Magic Malygos – Eye of Eternity (Heroic) 4. 183.15 Embrace of the Leviathan Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Heroic) 5. 171.4 Sash of Potent Incantations Emblems of Conquest 6. 164.73 Belt of the Darkspeaker General Vezax – Ulduar (Heroic) 7. 161.02 Binding of the Dragon Matriarch Razorscale – Ulduar 8. 160.98 Conductive Cord XT-002 – Ulduar 9. 158.9 Sash of Solitude Patchwerk – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 10. 157.79 Belt of False Dignity Grand Widow Faerlina – Naxxaramas (Heroic)

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Legs

1. 286.98 Conqueror’s Leggings of Sanctification Freya – Ulduar (Heroic) 1.5 274.62 Leggins of Profound Darkness Gen. Vezax – Ulduar (Hardmode) 2. 270.22 Valorous Leggings of Sanctification Freya – Ulduar 3. 268.58 Conqueror’s Pants of Sanctification Freya – Ulduar (Heroic) 4. 260.77 Legwraps of the Master Conjurer 39 Emblems of Conquest 5. 259.23 Leggings of Mortal Arrogance Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 6. 256.76 Leggings of Lost Love Thorim – Ulduar (Heroic) 7. 253.14 Valorous Pants of Sanctification Freya – Ulduar 8. 236.13 Valorous Pants of Faith Thaddius – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 9. 233.79 Valorous Leggings of Faith Thaddius – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 10. 230.74 Leggings of the Wanton Spellcaster Malygos – Eye of Eternity (Heroic)

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Feet

1. 241.33 Boots of Fiery Resolution Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode) 1.5 239.86 Treads of the False Oracle Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode) 2. 210.66 Spellslinger’s Slippers Crafted 3. 197.74 Savior’s Slippers Crafted 4. 196.54 Boots of the Servant Freya – Ulduar (Heroic) 5. 177.76 Sandals of the Ancient Keeper Auriaya – Ulduar (Heroic) 6. 173.58 Arcanic Tramplers Malygos – Eye of Eternity (Heroic) 7. 167.49 Boots of Forlorn Wishes Instruction Razuvious – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 8. 164.88 Sandals of Rash Temperament XT-002 – Ulduar (Heroic) 9. 162.59 Sandals of Crimson Fury Reputation: The Wyrmrest Accord – Exalted 10. 162.4 Boots of Persuasion Patchwerk – Naxxaramas (Heroic)

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Finger

0. 170.23 Conductive Seal Mimiron – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode) 0.5 158.61 Fire Orchid Signet Freya – Ulduar (Hardmode) 0.7 150.18 Signet of Soft Lament Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Hardmode) 1. 149.17 Signet of Manifested Pain Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 2. 144.62 Pyrelight Circle Ignis – Ulduar (Heroic) 3. 137.82 Radiant Seal Iron Council – Ulduar (Heroic) 4. 134.25 Glowing Ring of Reclamation Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Heroic) 5. 134.14 Shimmering Seal Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Hardmode) 6. 130.88 Inscribed Signet of the Kirin Tor JC Vendor – 9,750 gold 7. 130.64 Ring of the Faithful Servant Auriaya – Ulduar 8. 127.51 Lady Maye’s Sapphire Ring Iron Council – Ulduar 9. 125.14 Frozen Loop Hodir – Ulduar (Heroic) 10. 124.06 Band of Channeled Magic 25 Emblems of Valor

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2 Hand

1. 784.6 Staff of Endless Winter Hodir – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode) 2. 717.05 The Lifebinder Freya – Ulduar (Heroic) 3. 692.85 Rapture Iron Council – Ulduar (Heroic) 4. 686.96 Icecore Staff Hodir – Ulduar (Hardmode) 5. 647.57 Intensity Ignis – Ulduar (Heroic) 6. 600.47 Spire of Sunset Thaddius – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 7. 599.16 Pillar of Fortitude Ulduar Trash – Ulduar 8. 582.32 Staff of Restraint Sartharion – Obsidian Sanctum (Heroic) 9. 579.28 Damnation Four Horseman – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 10. 572.41 Greatstaff of the Nexus Malygos – Eye of Eternity

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Main Hand

1. 671.8 Val’anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings Quest Item – Ulduar (Heroic Hardmode) 2. 623.61 Soulscribe Yogg-Saron – Ulduar (Heroic) 3. 620.16 Guiding Star Razorscale – Ulduar (Heroic) 3.5 602.36 Asegua, Hand of the Ardent Champion Gen. Vezax – Ulduar (Hardmode) 4. 590.22 Torch of Holy Fire Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 5. 548.5 Stormtip Iron Council – Ulduar 6. 543.17 Plasma Foil XT-002 – Ulduar 7. 542.53 Pulse Baton Mimiron – Ulduar 8. 528.05 Hammer of the Astral Plane Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas 9. 519.47 Ice Spire Scepter Malygos – Eye of Eternity 10. 516.58 The Impossible Dream Loatheb – Naxxaramas (Heroic)

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Off Hand

1. 135.69 Ironmender Kologarn – Ulduar (Heroic) 2. 123.73 Igniter Rod Ignis – Ulduar 3. 120.99 Matriarch’s Spawn Maexxna – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 4. 119.33 Accursed Spine Noth the Plaguebringer – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 5. 117.87 Urn of Lost Memories Four Horseman – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 6. 114.14 Leviathan Fueling Manual Flame Leviathan – Ulduar (Heroic) 7. 113.89 Surplus Limb Patchwerk – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 8. 108.05 Scepter of Murmuring Spirits Instructor Razuvious – Naxxaramas 9. 105.51 Handbook of Obscure Remedies 25 Emblems of Heroism 10. 103.09 Deadly Gladiator’s Endgame Arena Vendor

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Wands

1. 86.65 Scepter of Lost Souls General Vezax – Ulduar (Heroic) 2. 75.22 Scepter of Creation Ignis – Ulduar (Heroic) 3. 70.78 Nurturing Touch Auriaya – Ulduar 4. 69.9 Fading Glow Loatheb – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 5. 67.73 Wand of the Archlich Kel’Thuzad – Naxxaramas 6. 66.57 Plague Igniter Grobbulus – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 7. 65.53 Quartz Crystal Wand XT-002 – Ulduar (Heroic) 8. 64.28 Gemmed Wand of the Nerubians Anub’Rekhan – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 9. 63.77 Touch of Horror Gothik the Harvester – Naxxaramas (Heroic) 10. 62.12 Wand of the Demonsoul Trash – Sunwell Plateau

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Patch 3.1 is here at last and it’s time to spec & glyph! Keep in mind the specs I am listing below are ideal for PvE Raiding ideally aimed to be used in Ulduar. With the changes to our trees there are a few options to choose from but hopefully after you look over this post you will be more confident to spec & glyph. Also the new glyphs are unfortunately not all available yet, so I will be using an alternative until those new glyphs are available.

Holy Spec (14/57/0) – Your basic CoH & Guardian Spirit spec. This is the CoH Spec pre 3.1 with some of the new changes in the tree.

– Holy Tree –

Blessed Resillience could now be used for a PvE spec since it increases your effective healing by 3% (3/3). However the question is where are you going to take 3 talent points away to pick up this talent? This may be more of a preference talent and you could possibly drop points from Serendipity or Test of Faith. However I will stay away from it since I find Serendipity & Test of Faith to be more effective during raid encounters.
Holy Reach & Healing Prayers – These two talents increase the range of your AoE Healing spells & reduce the mana cost of PoH. PoH is now castable on any group you target, however if you are Holy spec then CoH will still remain your primary AoE Heal. Therefore your points should be spent elsewhere. If you insist on putting points into one of these two talents then you could drop Desperate Prayer but the second talent point will be tough to choose to drop.
Body & Soul – I don’t see the use of this talent in a raid. Seems more of a PvP oriented talent. There may be a fight or two where it could be used for raids (ie. Grobbulus) but to remain an effective healer use your points elsewhere.
Healing Focus – Not needed if you plan to use this spec primarily for raiding. The chances are if you (as a priest) are getting hit by mobs you will be dead before this talent can save you.
Lightwell – I would pick this talent up in a heartbeat if it was actually used. I’ve done my fare share of “training” to my fellow guildies, but no matter how much you push it just doesn’t seem to stick. Very mana efficient if used correctly but its just a waste of mana if no one bothers to click it.

–Disc Tree –

The talents chosen are your basic disc tree talents that enhance your fort, add SP to your inner fire, increase healing, add to your regen, and so forth. It’s pretty self explanatory and you shouldn’t need to ask yourself if there is anything better for healing (there really isn’t with the limited points). The rest of the talents that I did not pick and did not mention above are PvP oriented. If you feel it necessary to grab one of the talents just make sure you know that you may be gimping yourself.

Holy Glyphs – We now have some more choices for our glyphs, but I still feel the pre 3.1 holy glyphs are the most effective for this spec. If you want to try something different (GS maybe?) my first choice to drop would be Renew.

Major: Glyph of Flash Heal, Glyph of Circle of Healing, Glyph of Renew
Minor: Glyph of Fading, Glyph of Shadowfiend, Glyph of Levitate

Disc Spec (57/14/0) – Damage mitigation spec with the ability to single target heal like a god AoE Healing is limited, but with the new Prayer of Healing we are now capable of holding our own. Remember as a Disc priest you need to have a higher crit % then as holy (20-25% unbuffed). Note: Holy tree points readjusted to pick up Healing Focus over Divine Fury. Thank you Alurel for bringing it up.

– Disc Tree –

Enlightenment – I’ve had questions about this talent since it increases our spirit by 6% and as discipline you really don’t go for spirit. However we still get mana regen from spirit and it was required to move down the tree. Also what made it easier to accept the talent was the haste buff of 6%.
Silent Resolve – This talent is to help you reduce aggro from healing, but with the tanks threat generation you shouldn’t require this talent. It is however helpful for PvP but this spec is for raiding so don’t bother with it.
Absolution – The bonus from this talent does not help us in healing. It however reduces the mana cost of our debuff cleansing abilities but I don’t feel its necessary to spend 3 talent points on this to reduce the mana cost by 15% of spells we don’t use as often (in comparison to say Penance).
Reflective Shield – This is more of a PvP talent since it damages those who attack you and you only. Doesn’t really help us in a raid environment.

– Holy Tree –

Healing Focus – As a Disc priest you do not want to rely on Greater Heal and instead use Penance as your greater heal therefore we will not pickup Divine Fury. Disc Glyphs – Unfortunately Glyph of Penance is not available at the moment so I will be picking up Glyph of Prayer of Healing. Glyph of Penance is a must for a disc priest and I can’t wait to get my hands on it.

Major: Glyph of Flash Heal, Glyph of Power Word: Shield, Glyph of Prayer of Healing
Minor: Glyph of Fading, Glyph of Shadowfiend, Glyph of Levitate

Looking at some of the changes the disc tree is getting are becoming to look quiet good. I personally have been playing as disc for the last month and I enjoy it but the healing meters always make me look like crap. The reason for this blog today is because I’ve read a blue post that tells me they are aware of the issue due to Shields are not being accounted for. Of course there are other alternatives like Disc Recount, but knowing that blizzard intends to try and address the issue makes me happy. Also there has been some nice talents that are being added in 3.1, one which stands out is Improved Flash Heal. As of right now Flash Heal seems to be the primary choice for most priests and having an improved version sort of helps it level off with the improved healing output from the holy tree. Also with the changes to mana regen I think the improved version will be something most priests would like to have (even for holy builds). There has also been some blue posts which I find to be interesting stating that a disc priest will help defeat bosses in Ulduar (of course not required):

Will raids want Disc priests? We are honestly not too worried about that. We’d estimate about half of the healing priests we’ve watched in Ulduar are Disc, at least for the guilds that are making boss kills. Consider, that when you have a tank with 45,000 health and a boss is hitting for 25,000 health (which is not the kind of thing we did in Naxx, but is in Ulduar), none of the healing you can do will let that tank survive two hits in a row. But Power Word: Shield will.

The very last line is what makes me grin “But Power Word: Shield will.” So with all of the changes coming I feel the disc tree is looking quiet handsomely and I will probably stay disc until the release of 3.1. As I might have stated somewhere else I personally am a meter whore and it hurts me to see myself near the bottom of the meters. I know and understand that meters don’t come close to showing our skill levels but I guess I enjoy flexing my epeen .

But yes, being able to accurately credit casters with their absorbs would help. That is something we are looking into. Not over-interpreting healing meters would also help.

For the mean time Disc Recount will do, but I would love to see sites like WWS pickup shield absorptions to better gauge healers. Here are the links to the blue posts I read. If your a disc priest and want to smile read it! =) Disc Priests give it a rest Disc Priest outstanding issues & concerns