Paladin • Holy • PVE
Holy Paladin (PVE)
An elite single-target healer that keeps tanks alive through efficient, high-throughput healing and invaluable raid blessings.
Gear & Stats
Holy Paladins scale incredibly hard with +Healing and sustain fights through efficiency, not raw regen. Your goal while gearing is to stack Healing Power first, then build enough Mp5 / Intellect to keep casting for the full duration of the encounter. Crit is valuable because it directly fuels Illumination, and later phases add more Spell Haste to improve reaction time and throughput.
Holy Pre-Raid BiS
Holy Paladin BiS Phase 1
Stat Priority
Primary Priority
Healing Power > Mp5 > Spell Crit > Intellect > Spell Haste
Why this works
Healing Power increases every heal directly, Mp5 sustains casting during long fights, Crit fuels Illumination returns, Intellect expands your mana pool and scales Holy Guidance, and Haste becomes more valuable later as gear supports it.
Stats Explained
Healing Power
Your most important stat. More +Healing means larger casts and better downranking efficiency, letting you heal continuously without draining your mana bar.
Mp5
Your best steady mana regeneration stat. Mp5 works while casting in combat (unlike Spirit regen), letting you sustain max-rank Holy Light or frequent Flash of Light usage.
Spell Crit
Critical heals are larger and also return mana through Illumination. Crit can lead to overhealing, but it remains a major efficiency + throughput stat.
Intellect
Increases your mana pool and spell crit chance, and Holy Guidance converts 35% of your total Intellect into additional healing power—making it extremely high value.
Spell Haste
Not as common early, but increasingly important later. Faster casts improve reaction time and throughput, but also increases mana burn if you cast aggressively.
Early Gearing Targets
Your baseline goals
Stack +Healing first, then ensure you have enough Mp5 and Intellect to comfortably sustain your assignment (usually main tank healing) for the full fight.
Downranking mindset
Holy Paladins frequently downrank heals because your casts are so efficient. Higher +Healing makes lower ranks extremely effective while saving mana.