- Author: lettara
- Date: November 7, 2022
- Expansion: WotLK Classic
Tier 7 has a ridiculous amount of loot compared to previous tiers. This can make choosing which items to go for a very daunting task. Lucky for you, you’ve stumbled upon this guide, and we’ve done all heavy lifting for you. You can trust that the information here is accurate and backed by math, not opinions.
Curious as to how we arrived at this list? Check out the Stats section of this guide for an in-depth breakdown on what to look for on gear.
Item | Source |
Engineering (440) | |
Argent Crusade – Exalted | |
Utgarde Keep – Heroic | |
If you are not an engineer, Helm of Purified Thoughts will be your best bet. And good news: getting exalted with any WotLK reputation is easy! Once you’ve reached Friendly via quests, simply purchase a tabard from the respective quartermaster and spam Normal or Heroic Dungeons.
If you’re seeking an immediate upgrade, try running Heroic Utgarde Keep for a chance at Battlemap Hide Helm. It has a 12.5% drop chance.
We do not recommend spending time running Sunwell Plateau, but if you happen to already have the Cowl of Gul’dan, your helmet should be one of the last pre-bis pieces you go for.
Item | Source |
Jewelcrafting (440) – BoE | |
Both of these necklaces are extremely close in value. In fact, it’s a complete toss up as to which one is better, particularly when your gear is bad. Purchase whichever one is easier for you to attain.
Item | Source |
Halls of Stone – BoE | |
Halls of Stone – Heroic | |
The Violet Hold – Heroic | |
If you’re seeking shoulders, head over to Halls of Stone. Your two best options drop there. If you get unlucky, consider purchasing the Dark Runic Mantle off the auction house.
We do not recommend spending time running Sunwell Plateau, but if you happen to already have the Erupting Epaulets, your shoulders should be one of the last pre-bis pieces you go for.
Item | Source |
Tailoring (415) – BoE | |
The Oculus – Heroic | |
Kirin Tor – Honored |
TBC gamers rejoice! The Tattered Cape of Antonidas was bis in WotLK pre-patch, and it’s still holding up well today. We do not recommend spending time running Sunwell Plateau to acquire this cloak, as there are several alternatives that are extremely close.
Wispcloak will be your best option if you are struggling with mana. If your gear has cultivated a healthy mana pool already, the Ancient Dragon Spirit Cape may be your best option.
If you’re seeking a quick upgrade, the Shroud of Dedicated Research is super easy to attain. Getting reputation with any WotLK reputation is easy! Once you’ve reached Friendly via quests, simply purchase a tabard from the respective quartermaster and spam Normal or Heroic Dungeons.
Item | Source |
Leatherworking (440) – BoE | |
The Oculus – Heroic | |
Kirin Tor – Exalted | |
The #1 option, Heroes’ Redemption Tunic, is a no-brainer. The Holy Paladin 4 piece set bonus is insane, so start collecting tier now. 4 Piece aside, this is still the best chest option.
If you want an immediate upgrade, and have some gold to blow, consider purchasing the Revenant’s Breastplate. It’s comparable to the tier chest’s stats, granting slightly more output at the expense of mana sustain. If you are in this phase of gearing, however, we recommend valuing mana (Int, mp5) over output (haste, sp).
If you happen to already be exalted with the Kirin Tor, purchase the Robes of the Crackling Flame. There are better chest pieces that are easily attainable, so don’t spend time grinding exalted Kirin Tor just for this robe.
We do not recommend spending time running Sunwell Plateau, but if you happen to already have the Noble Judicator’s Chestguard, your chest should be one of the last pre-bis pieces you go for.
Item | Source |
60 Emblem of Valor – BoE | |
Drak’Tharon Keep – Heroic | |
The Oculus – Heroic | |
The Violet Hold – Heroic |
Cuffs of the Shadow Ascendant is the best option for this slot, but costs a pretty penny. It requires Emblem of Valor which are only attainable in raids, but since this item is BoE, you will be able to buy it off other players who farmed the badges.
If bracers on a budget are what you seek, head over to Drak’Tharon Keep (h) and Utgarde Pinnacle (n). Both the Limb Regeneration Bracers and Bands of Fading Light are very close to one another, so we recommend chasing both if your aim is to gear as fast as possible.
Cuffs of Winged Levitation are a solid alternative if you don’t find Limb Regeneration Bracers or Bands of Fading Light.
Azure Cloth Bindings are a distant fourth, as they offer crit instead of haste like the bracers above.
Surprised to hear that crit is valued below haste? Check out the stats section of this guide for an in-depth explanation.
Item | Source |
Halls of Lightning – Heroic | |
Tailoring (435) – BoE | |
Since your tier set bonuses are so valuable, this guide highly recommends chasing the Heroes’ Redemption Gloves and ignoring the rest of this list.
It is worth noting that Traditionally Dyed Handguards are on-par with the tier gloves, and only fall behind when you unlock a set bonus. If you have these gloves already, your tier gloves should be one of the last items you go for.
If you are looking for an immediate glove upgrade, consider buying Spellweave Gloves, but know that they will be replaced very quickly by tier.
We do not recommend spending time running Sunwell Plateau, but if you happen to already have Gauntlets of the Soothed Soul, your gloves should be one of the last pre-bis pieces you go for.
Item | Source |
Gundrak – Heroic | |
Knights of the Ebon Blade – Exalted | |
Kirin Tor – Exalted |
When it comes to this slot, there is no contest. Magroth’s Meditative Cincture blows the alternatives out of the water. In fact, Magroth’s Meditative Cincture is the 3rd best belt in the game, including raid loot.
Sash of Blood Removal is a great option if you have it, but we wouldn’t recommend chasing this item, because it is nowhere close to the best option.
Belt of Dark Mending and Ghostflicker Waistband are both attained from reputation, so consider using them temporarily if you’re already exalted with Knights of the Ebon Blade or Kirin Tor.
Item | Source |
The Oculus – Heroic | |
Drak’Tharon Keep – Heroic | |
The Leggings of Protective Auras are by far the best option for this slot.
The second option, Leggings of the Winged Serpent are nowhere close, but can be a nice filler if your luck in The Oculus doesn’t pan out.
We do not recommend spending time running Sunwell Plateau, but if you happen to already have Leggings of Calamity, your legs should be one of the last pre-bis pieces you go for.
Item | Source |
The Wyrmrest Accord – Exalted | |
Leatherworking (440) – BoE | |
The Sandals of Crimson Fury are attained via reputation. And good news: getting exalted with any WotLK reputation is easy! Once you’ve reached Friendly via quests, simply purchase a tabard from the respective quartermaster and spam Normal or Heroic Dungeons.
If reputation farming isn’t for you, consider purchasing the Revenant’s Treads. They provide slightly more haste than the Sandals of Crimson Fury, but are considered worse due to the intellect disparity.
Sabatons of Erekem is a pure mana option. If you are struggling with mana, these boots may be best while you work to improve your mana situation.
Item | Source |
Argent Crusade – Exalted | |
The Culling of Stratholme – Heroic | |
Utgarde Keep – Heroic | |
Harold Winston – 8500g |
The Signet of Hopeful Light is itemized perfectly, and has far more intellect than any pre-bis alternative. This ring sits safely at the top of this list. You acquire item via reputation and good news: getting exalted with any WotLK reputation is easy! Once you’ve reached Friendly via quests, simply purchase a tabard from the respective quartermaster and spam Normal or Heroic Dungeons.
Band of Guile and Annhylde’s Ring are both fantastic options and nearly identical to each other. Definitely farm The Culling of Stratholme(h) and Utgarde Keep(h) as much as you can until you attain one of them.
If you are seeking an immediate upgrade and are swimming in gold, consider dropping 8500g on Signet of the Kirin Tor. While it may get replaced quickly, it’s not a total waste, since it gives you a teleport to Dalaran on a 30 minute cooldown.
Item | Source |
Jewelcrafting (400) | |
Halls of Stone – Heroic | |
Alchemy (400) |
Darkmoon Card: Greatness is not just the best pre-bis trinket out there… It’s also the best trinket in the entire game! While its cost may be outrageous, we highly recommend saving up for it. The 90 static intellect is what makes it so crazy, and its proc can be extremely useful when combined with Divine Plea.
Soul Preserver and Eye of Gruul both function the same way, with one exploitable nuance: they both proc off of Glyph of Holy Light splash! When healing stacked targets, these trinkets have the potential to return a ridiculous amount of mana.
Figurine – Sapphire Owl is a fantastic, high intellect alternative to the two OP trinkets listed above, but make no mistake: Darkmoon Card: Greatness and Soul Preserver are far superior.
As mentioned above, Eye of Gruul has a high value on stacked targets when paired with Glyph of Holy Light. In the majority of scenarios, however, Figurine – Sapphire Owl will be the superior option.
Spark of Life is a great alternative to Figurine – Sapphire Owl and Eye of Gruul, but does not come close to the best two trinkets: Darkmoon Card: Greatness and Soul Preserver.
Mercurial Alchemist Stone is a nice filler if you are an alchemist and have plenty of Runic Mana Injectors, but does not compare to the other trinkets on this list.
Item | Source |
The Nexus – Heroic | |
Blacksmithing (440) | |
The Wyrmrest Accord – Revered | |
The Culling of Stratholme – Heroic | |
While Titansteel Guardian has more spellpower than the War Mace of Unrequited Love, the mace is vastly superior due to a whopping 49 intellect disparity.
There is a steep drop off in value below these two weapons, but Gavel of the Brewing Storm is a great weapon to use temporarily. In fact, if you’re missing a weapon we recommend farming Wyrmrest Accord reputation first, as this reputation also grants our pre-bis boots, Sandals of Crimson Fury.
Gavel of the Fleshcrafter is also a great filler weapon. It will net you more mana sustain than the Gavel of the Brewing Storm, but less output.
We do not recommend spending time running Sunwell Plateau, but if you happen to already have Hammer of Sanctification, your weapon should be one of the last pre-bis pieces you go for.
Item | Source |
Drak’Tharon Keep – Heroic |
The badge shield Protective Barricade of the Light is far and away the best option for this slot, and fairly cheap too.
Temple Crystal Fragment is a decent alternative, and may even appear better than the badge shield at first glance, but since we cannot enchant an offhand with Enchant Shield – Greater Intellect, it falls behind.
Item | Source |
Cheap and overpowered. We recommend buying this the Libram of Renewal with badges before any other item.
This libram is effectively 350 Mp5 if you are mashing Holy Light.
Item | Source |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) | |
The Headpiece of Reconciliation is slightly superior to the Faceguard of the Succumbed. However, since Headpiece of Reconciliation is far and away the best helmet for Resto Druids, it is recommended to opt for Faceguard of the Succumbed, the second best option. Resto Druids will make use of the 60 spirit, where as Holy Paladins don’t benefit from spirit at all.
Headpiece of Fungal Bloom and Cowl of Sheet Lightning are both great alternatives for mana intensive fights. Unlike the other options on this list, these two helmets have Mp5 (but less output stats).
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Multiple Bosses |
Both caster rewards from Heroic Judgment at the Eye of Eternity are the best necklaces in the game for us. The Wyrmrest Necklace of Power is more output heavy (despite having hit, which is mostly a dead stat for us) whereas the Life Binder’s Locket is a superior mana option. For the purposes of Tier 7 content, we recommend the output option Wyrmrest Necklace of Power.
Item | Source |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (25) |
Shoulders should be one of your four tier pieces. The 4 piece set bonus for Holy Paladins is really powerful, so you should aim to buy tier shoulders from badges early.
While it is not advisable to go for non-tier items in this slot, Noble Birthright Pauldrons & Elevated Lair Pauldrons are both excellent pieces because of their raw stats. Use these temporarily as you accumulate 60 Emblem of Valor.
Item | Source |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) | |
Naxxramas – Multiple Bosses (25) | |
Pennant Cloak is the best cape in the game for Holy Paladins. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most contested pieces in the game, as it is BIS for nearly every caster.
Shroud of Luminosity is a distant second, but is also contested by casters, and nearly identical in value to Cloak of Kea Feathers.
It is strongly recommended to rock the Cloak of Kea Feathers, and leave the other two contested options for your DPS.
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Four Horsemen Chest (25) | |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) | |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (25) |
Chest should be one of your four tier pieces. The 4 piece set bonus for Holy Paladins is really powerful, so you should aim to buy Heroes’ Redemption Tunic from badges early.
The Fallout Impervious Tunic and Chestplate of the Great Aspects are extremely strong options, far better stat wise than Valorous Redemption Tunic. If you don’t yet have your 4 piece, these are powerful pieces to use in the interim.
Tunic of the Artifact Guardian is the best mana item for this slot, but it lacks the output of the other alternatives.
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Gothik the Harvester (25) | |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) | |
Naxxramas – Heigan the Unclean (25) | |
60 Emblem of Valor – BoE |
All bracers in this slot are very close in effectiveness. If you don’t yet have Abetment Bracers, we recommend using Cuffs of the Shadow Ascendant and letting other players take Unsullied Cuffs and Bindings of the Decrepit.
Item | Source |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) | |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (25) |
Gloves should be one of your four tier pieces. The 4 piece set bonus for Holy Paladins is really powerful, so you should aim to buy Heroes’ Redemption Gloves from badges early.
The Winter Spectacle Gloves have the best stats of any gloves, but they don’t come close to the value of the Tier 7 4 piece set bonus. Use these temporarily if you’re still missing your 4 piece or don’t yet have a better piece to exclude.
Item | Source |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (25) | |
Similar to the Pennant Cloak, the Leash of Heedless Magic is one of the most contested caster pieces in the game. While it may be our best belt, consider passing on it to casters, opting for Waistguard of Divine Grace instead.
If you have been unlucky with belt drops, Magroth’s Meditative Cincture is very easy to attain and a fantastic belt to use until acquiring one of the two belts above it.
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Multiple Bosses (25) | |
Naxxramas – Four Horsemen Chest (25) |
Legs should be one of your four tier pieces. The 4 piece set bonus for Holy Paladins is really powerful, so you should aim to buy Valorous Redemption Greaves from badges early.
Leggings of Voracious Shadows are very well optimized, and can be a nice alternative to use before you have your 4 piece.
Item | Source |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (25) | |
Naxxramas – Multiple Bosses (25) – BoE | |
Naxxramas – Heigan the Unclean (25) | |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (10) | |
Boots of Healing Energies are the best item for this slot, and are uncontested. If you’re not finding luck in The Eye of Eternity, consider purchasing Poignant Sabatons on the auction house. They are a close second to the Maly 25 boots.
Sabatons of Rapid Recovery can be a great filler piece if you have extra badges to blow, and don’t want to drop the gold on Poignant Sabatons.
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Kel’Thuzad (25) | |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) | |
Argent Crusade – Exalted | |
Naxxramas – Multiple Bosses (25) |
Signet of Manifested Pain is far and away the best ring in the game for Holy Paladins. Unfortunately, it is one of the most contested items in the game, being needed by nearly every caster. It is recommended that you opt for one of the other options on the list instead, leaving this ring to your caster DPS.
Ring of Decaying Beauty from Sapph, Wyrmrest Band from Sarth and Signet of Hopeful Light from reputation are all extremely close in value, so any combination of those will do just fine.
Item | Source |
Jewelcrafting (400) | |
Gruul’s Lair (25) | |
Halls of Stone – Heroic | |
Alchemy (400) |
Darkmoon Card: Greatness is not just the best pre-bis trinket out there… It’s also the best trinket in the entire game! While its cost may be outrageous, we highly recommend saving up for it. The 90 static intellect is what makes it so crazy, and its proc can be extremely useful when combined with Divine Plea.
Soul Preserver and Eye of Gruul both function the same way, with one exploitable nuance: they both proc off of Glyph of Holy Light splash! When healing stacked targets, these trinkets have the potential to return a ridiculous amount of mana.
Figurine – Sapphire Owl is a fantastic, high intellect alternative to the two OP trinkets listed above, but make no mistake: Darkmoon Card: Greatness and Soul Preserver are far superior.
As mentioned above, Eye of Gruul has a high value on stacked targets when paired with Glyph of Holy Light. In the majority of scenarios, however, Figurine – Sapphire Owl will be the superior option.
Soul of the Dead is a powerful mana regen trinket, but does not compare to most of the alternatives on this list. It is also far better for Discipline Priests, so it should go to them over a Holy Paladin.
Spark of Life is a great alternative to Figurine – Sapphire Owl and Eye of Gruul, but does not come close to the best two trinkets: Darkmoon Card: Greatness and Soul Preserver.
Mercurial Alchemist Stone is a nice filler if you are an alchemist and have plenty of Runic Mana Injectors, but does not compare to the other trinkets on this list.
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Kel’Thuzad (25) | |
Naxxramas – Kel’Thuzad (25) | |
Naxxramas – Kel’Thuzad (10) | |
Naxxramas – Gothik the Harvester (25) | |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (10) | |
1930 Arena Rating – 3150 Arena Points |
The best two weapons, Torch of Holy Fire & The Turning Tide are very close together in value. The former is better for mana sustain, while the ladder has slightly more output potential. While both of these weapons are heavily contested, the The Turning Tide is the most contested. You should opt for Torch of Holy Fire rather than steal The Turning Tide from caster DPS.
There is a massive drop-off between the best two weapons and the rest of the weapons on this list. Hammer of the Astral Plane and Ice Spire Scepter and great 10 man options, beating out most weapons that drop in 25s.
Life and Death and The Impossible Dream should be fairly uncontested, so these may be easy pickups for you as well.
If you’re a PvP gamer, your Deadly Gladiator’s Gavel should serve you well until you come into another weapon on this list.
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Kel’Thuzad (25) | |
Naxxramas – Anub’Rekhan (25) | |
Naxxramas – Multiple Bosses (10) |
Voice of Reason and Shield of Assimilation are very close in value, with the former being better for output and the ladder being stronger for mana sustain. Either are great options, and since you’re only competing with Resto Shaman, Elemental Shaman and Holy Paladins, these shouldn’t be too difficult to scoop up.
Aegis of Damnation drops from 10 mans and is comparable to the other two 25 man shields.
Item | Source |
Cheap and overpowered. We recommend buying this the Libram of Renewal with badges before any other item.
This libram is effectively 350 Mp5 if you are mashing Holy Light.
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Iron Assembly (25) |
To secure 4pc, tier helmet is ideal over the alternatives given the strength of other options. This item is available via Emblems of Conquest making it very accessible. However, using tier in the other 4 slots and using an offpiece helmet is completely fine. A good alternative to tier in the interim would be the Ancient Iron Heaume, which is easily attainable from Iron Assembly (25).
Item | Source |
Ulduar – XT-002 Deconstructor (25) (HM) | |
Ulduar – Iron Assembly (25) (HM) |
Charm of Meticulous Timing is far and away the best necklace in the game, and with the recent XT HM nerfs, shouldn’t be too difficult to obtain. Pendant of the Shallow Grave is a very strong and easily accessible 10 man alternative from Thorim (HM), which is one of the easiest 10 man hardmodes. Sapphire Amulet of Renewal is also competitive, but drops from one of the harder bosses in the game: Iron Assembly (25) (HM).
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Yogg Saron (25) | |
To secure 4pc, tier shoulders are ideal over the alternatives given the strength of other options. They are somewhat difficult to obtain as they drop off of Yogg Saron (25) and are heavily contested. Luckily, Thorim (25) (HM) drops a solid piece to use in the interim: Pauldrons of the Combatant. Thorim is the easiest HM boss, so your guild shouldn’t have much trouble farming him.
Item | Source |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) |
Drape of the Sullen Goddess is itemized differently than the other pieces on this list, but due to its massive intellect value is the best cloak in the game. Sunglimmer Cloak is superior for pure output, particularly on shorter fights, but is heavily contested. It is not recommended that you take Sunglimmer from a caster. Pennant Cloak holds up incredibly well in T8, so make sure to get your OS runs in weekly!
Item | Source |
Ulduar – XT-002 Deconstructor (25) (HM) | |
Ulduar – XT-002 Deconstructor (10) (HM) |
The Tier 8 chestpiece is itemized poorly (no haste), so it is ideal to exclude it. Instead, aim for one of the three items listed above. Breastplate of the Devoted & Breastplate of the Stoneshaper should not be too difficult to obtain now that XT HM has been significantly nerfed. Vestments of the Blind Denizen is gated behind HM Vezax which may prove challenging.
Item | Source |
Ulduar – XT-002 Deconstructor (25) (HM) | |
Bindings of the Winter Gale are not easily obtainable as they drop from Hodir (25) (HM), which is pretty difficult. They are, however, uncontested so it is recommended that you pass on non-plate bracers such as Grasps of Reason and hold out.
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Algalon The Observer (25) | |
To secure 4pc, tier gloves are ideal over the alternatives given the strength of other options. This item is available via Emblems of Conquest making it very accessible. However, gloves are a great piece to exclude if you have either Pharos Gloves or Gauntlets of the Thunder God, but do not yet have a powerful chest piece.
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Algalon The Observer (25) | |
Ulduar – Razorscale (25) | |
Blacksmithing – BoE |
While Star-beaded Clutch is the best belt in the game, you should consider passing it to your resto druid first. There is a BoE that is competitive, as well as Belt of the Fallen Wyrm which is easily attainable from Razorscale (25).
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Algalon The Observer (10) |
To secure 4pc, tier legs are ideal over the alternatives given the strength of other options. Zodiak Leggings are an incredible alternative if you do not yet have 4pc, or don’t have any other solid pieces to exclude from your tier.
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Yogg Saron (25) (HM) | |
Ulduar – Flame Leviathan (25) (HM) | |
Blacksmithing – BoE |
Treads of the False Oracle are far and away the best boots in game for us, but are heavily contested. Consider passing both Treads of the False Oracle & Boots of Fiery Resolution to casters, while using Treads of Destiny in the interim.
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Algalon The Observer (10) | |
Starshine Circle is from the Algalon The Observer (25) quest. With it’s high item level, perfect itemization, and a socket for intellect, it is far and away the best ring in the game for Holy Paladins. There are several other viable rings in Ulduar, the second best of which drops from Algalon The Observer (10).
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Algalon The Observer (10) | |
Ulduar – Yogg Saron (25) (HM) |
Meteorite Crystal is the best trinket in the game by far. Using Beacon of Light we can gain stacks of Meteorite Crystal very quickly, especially if we use it during periods of buffed haste, like Hyperspeed Accelerators or Bloodlust.
Soul Preserver is still one of the best trinkets in the game. For nearly every fight in 25 man, you should be rocking this OP blue trinket. In some 10 man scenarios, or any scenario where you are not getting lots of value from Glyph of Holy Light, consider using Darkmoon Card: Greatness or Figurine – Sapphire Owl.
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Algalon The Observer (25) | |
The BIS weapon is quite obvious: Val’anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings. This is best on a Holy Paladin, so hopefully you are somewhere on your guilds priority list to receive it. If so, consider passing on weapons like Constellus and Aesuga, Hand of the Ardent Champion, since you will eventually replace them.
Item | Source |
Ulduar – XT-002 Deconstructor (10) |
There are several good shield options in Ulduar, the best of which being Wisdom’s Hold by a decent margin. Lucky for us, it drops from Thorim (25) (HM) which is commonly considered to be the easiest hardmode boss in Ulduar. Other than this shield, there are two 10 man alternatives that shouldn’t be too difficult to obtain: Ice Layered Barrier & Pulsing Spellshield.
Item | Source |
Libram of Renewal is still the best Libram in the game, and will continue to be for the entire expansion. This should be the first piece you buy with Emblems of Heroism.
Progressive BIS
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Engineering (440) | |
Argent Crusade – Exalted |
Upon hitting level 80, start farming Heroic+ dungeons in search of one of the three helmets above. If you don’t get any of them, consider crafting Unbreakable Healing Amplifiers. Alternatively, if you’re short on gold, you can farm reputation with the Argent Crusade to acquire Helm of Purified Thoughts.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) | |
The Headpiece of Reconciliation is slightly superior to the Faceguard of the Succumbed. However, since Headpiece of Reconciliation is far and away the best helmet for Resto Druids, it is recommended to opt for Faceguard of the Succumbed, the second best option. Resto Druids will make use of the 60 spirit, where as Holy Paladins don’t benefit from spirit at all.
Headpiece of Fungal Bloom and Cowl of Sheet Lightning are both great alternatives for mana intensive fights. Unlike the other options on this list, these two helmets have Mp5 (but less output stats).
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Iron Assembly (25) |
To secure 4pc, tier helmet is ideal over the alternatives given the strength of other options. This item is available via Emblems of Conquest making it very accessible. However, using tier in the other 4 slots and using an offpiece helmet is completely fine. A good alternative to tier in the interim would be the Ancient Iron Heaume, which is easily attainable from Iron Assembly (25).
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Jewelcrafting – BoE | |
Upon hitting 80, start farming Heroic+ dungeons in search of one of the three necklaces listed above. If you are unable to acquire any of them, consider purchasing Titanium Spellshock Necklace off the auction house. Alternatively you can buy Lattice Choker of Light via Emblem of Heroism, but I wouldn’t purchase this until you already have your Libram of Renewal.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Multiple Bosses |
Both caster rewards from Heroic Judgment at the Eye of Eternity are the best necklaces in the game for us. The Wyrmrest Necklace of Power is more output heavy (despite having hit, which is mostly a dead stat for us) whereas the Life Binder’s Locket is a superior mana option. Chains of Adoration has an extremely high drop chance from Naxxramas (25) because it drops off multiple bosses, and is a very solid option.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – XT-002 Deconstructor (25) (HM) | |
Ulduar – Iron Assembly (25) (HM) |
Charm of Meticulous Timing is far and away the best necklace in the game, and with the recent XT HM nerfs, shouldn’t be too difficult to obtain. Pendant of the Shallow Grave is a very strong and easily accessible 10 man alternative from Thorim (HM), which is one of the easiest 10 man hardmodes. Sapphire Amulet of Renewal is also competitive, but drops from one of the harder bosses in the game: Iron Assembly (25) (HM).
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Halls of Stone – BoE |
Upon hitting 80, start farming Heroic+ dungeons in search of one of the three shoulder pieces listed above. Heroes’ Redemption Spaulders are far and away better than the other options, especially if it allows you to acquire your 4pc T7 set-bonus. Dark Runic Mantle is very cheap on the auction house, so consider buying that if you don’t get lucky with these other options.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (25) |
Shoulders should be one of your four tier pieces. The 4 piece set bonus for Holy Paladins is really powerful, so you should aim to buy tier shoulders from badges early.
While it is not advisable to go for non-tier items in this slot, Noble Birthright Pauldrons & Elevated Lair Pauldrons are both excellent pieces because of their raw stats. Use these temporarily as you accumulate 60 Emblem of Valor.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Yogg Saron (25) | |
To secure 4pc, tier shoulders are ideal over the alternatives given the strength of other options. They are somewhat difficult to obtain as they drop off of Yogg Saron (25) and are heavily contested. Luckily, Thorim (25) (HM) drops a solid piece to use in the interim: Pauldrons of the Combatant. Thorim is the easiest HM boss, so your guild shouldn’t have much trouble farming him.
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Tailoring (415) – BoE |
Upon hitting 80, start farming Heroic+ dungeons for a chance at Drape of Surgery or Shroud of the Citadel. If you are unable to acquire either of these, consider buying Wispcloak off the auction house. This is a massive mana piece which will be extremely helpful to a fresh 80.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) | |
Naxxramas – Multiple Bosses (25) | |
Pennant Cloak is the best cape in the game for Holy Paladins outside of Ulduar, and even holds up extremely well compared to any cloak that drops in Ulduar 10/25. Don’t miss an OS lockout until you acquire this piece!
Shroud of Luminosity is a distant second, but is nearly identical in value to Cloak of Kea Feathers, which is easily acquireable from badges.
It is recommended to purchase the Cloak of Kea Feathers from badges early on, as it is very powerful compared to the other items purchasable with Emblem of Valor.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) |
Drape of the Sullen Goddess is itemized differently than the other pieces on this list, but due to its massive intellect value is the best cloak in the game. Sunglimmer Cloak is superior for pure output, particularly on shorter fights, but is heavily contested. It is not recommended that you take Sunglimmer from a caster. Pennant Cloak holds up incredibly well in T8, so make sure to get your OS runs in weekly!
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Ulduar – BoE | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) |
Lifeforge Breastplate is a great option for a fresh 80. While it may not hold up compared to many of the chest pieces that drop in T7 content, it’s a massive mana option that will make your character immeasurable stronger as a fresh 80. If you’re short on gold, simply farm Heroic+ dungeons until you acquire Chivalric Chestguard or Fungi-Stained Coverings.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Four Horsemen Chest (25) | |
Ulduar – BoE | |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) | |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (25) |
Chest should be one of your four tier pieces. The 4 piece set bonus for Holy Paladins is really powerful, so you should aim to buy Heroes’ Redemption Tunic from badges early.
Lifeforge Breastplate is a great temporary option if you’ve got gold to spare. It is an Ulduar trash drop and isn’t overly expensive on most servers.
The Fallout Impervious Tunic and Chestplate of the Great Aspects are extremely strong options, far better stat wise than Valorous Redemption Tunic. If you don’t yet have your 4 piece, these are powerful pieces to use in the interim.
Tunic of the Artifact Guardian is the best mana item for this slot, but it lacks the output of the other alternatives.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – XT-002 Deconstructor (25) (HM) | |
Ulduar – XT-002 Deconstructor (10) (HM) |
The Tier 8 chestpiece is itemized poorly (no haste), so it is ideal to exclude it. Instead, aim for one of the three items listed above. Breastplate of the Devoted & Breastplate of the Stoneshaper should not be too difficult to obtain now that XT HM has been significantly nerfed. Vestments of the Blind Denizen is gated behind HM Vezax which may prove challenging.
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
60 Emblem of Valor BoE | |
Drak’Tharon Keep – Heroic | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) |
Cuffs of the Shadow Ascendant is the best option for this slot, but costs a pretty penny. It requires Emblem of Valor which are only attainable in raids, but since this item is BoE, you will be able to buy it off other players who farmed the badges.
If bracers on a budget are what you seek, head over to Drak’Tharon Keep (h) for a chance at Limb Regeneration Bracers, or farm Heroic+ dungeons in search of Iron Rings of Endurance.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Gothik the Harvester (25) | |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) | |
Naxxramas – Heigan the Unclean (25) | |
60 Emblem of Valor – BoE |
All bracers in this slot are very close in effectiveness. If you don’t yet have Abetment Bracers, we recommend using Cuffs of the Shadow Ascendant and letting other players take Unsullied Cuffs and Bindings of the Decrepit.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – XT-002 Deconstructor (25) (HM) | |
Bindings of the Winter Gale are not easily obtainable as they drop from Hodir (25) (HM), which is pretty difficult. They are, however, uncontested so it is recommended that you pass on non-plate bracers such as Grasps of Reason and hold out.
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Tailoring (435) – BoE | |
Halls of Lightning – Heroic |
Upon hitting 80, start farming Heroic+ dungeons in search of Web Cocoon Grips or Handgrips of the Foredoomed.
If you are unable to acquire either of the two gloves listed above, consider buying Spellweave Gloves, but know that they will be replaced very quickly by tier.
It is worth noting that Traditionally Dyed Handguards are on-par with the tier gloves, and only fall behind when you unlock a set bonus. If you have these gloves already, your tier gloves should be one of the last items you go for.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) | |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (25) |
Gloves should be one of your four tier pieces. The 4 piece set bonus for Holy Paladins is really powerful, so you should aim to buy Heroes’ Redemption Gloves from badges early.
The Winter Spectacle Gloves have the best stats of any gloves, but they don’t come close to the value of the Tier 7 4 piece set bonus. Use these temporarily if you’re still missing your 4 piece or don’t yet have a better piece to exclude.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Algalon The Observer (25) | |
To secure 4pc, tier gloves are ideal over the alternatives given the strength of other options. However, gloves are a great piece to exclude if you have either Pharos Gloves or Gauntlets of the Thunder God, but do not yet have a powerful chest piece.
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Blacksmithing (440) – BoE | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas10 Drop) | |
Kirin Tor – Exalted |
Upon hitting 80, consider purchasing Plate Girdle of Righteousness. This belt is one of the best in the game, and can take you all the way to end-game Hardmode Ulduar content.
If you cannot afford Plate Girdle of Righteousness, spending 40 Emblem of Heroism is certainly worth it for Magroth’s Meditative Cincture. Compared to the strength of other Emblem of Heroism items, Magroth’s blows them out of the water.
Remembrance Girdle is a good option that drops from Heroic+, so if you happen to have this piece already, you can consider your belt slot good enough for the purposes of entering Ulduar.
Ghostflicker Waistband is attained from reputation, so consider using it temporarily if you’re already exalted with Kirin Tor.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
Blacksmithing (440) – BoE | |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (25) | |
Plate Girdle of Righteousness is a Blacksmithing BoE with a lot of bang for your buck. It holds up well even compared to the best belts in the game. We highly recommend purchasing this best for the purposes of stepping into Ulduar.
Similar to the Pennant Cloak, the Leash of Heedless Magic is one of the most contested caster pieces in T7. While it may be a very good belt for HPals, consider passing on it to casters, opting for Waistguard of Divine Grace instead.
If you have been unlucky with belt drops, Magroth’s Meditative Cincture is very easy to attain and a fantastic belt to use until acquiring one of the two belts above it.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Algalon The Observer (25) | |
Ulduar – Razorscale (25) | |
Blacksmithing – BoE |
While Star-beaded Clutch is the best belt in the game, you should consider passing it to your resto druid first. There is a BoE that is competitive, as well as Belt of the Fallen Wyrm which is easily attainable from Razorscale (25).
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas10 Drop) |
Upon hitting 80, start farming Heroic+ dungeons for a chance at any of the chest pieces listed above. You have a lot of options from Heroic+ in this slot, so without terrible RNG you should find yourself a nice pair of leggings fairly quickly.
It should be noted that given the power of the T7 4pc set-bonus, Heroes’ Redemption Greaves blows the other options out of the water.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Multiple Bosses (25) | |
Naxxramas – Four Horsemen Chest (25) |
Legs should be one of your four tier pieces. The 4 piece set bonus for Holy Paladins is really powerful, so you should aim to buy Valorous Redemption Greaves from badges early.
Leggings of Voracious Shadows are very well optimized, and can be a nice alternative to use before you have your 4 piece.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Algalon The Observer (10) |
To secure 4pc, tier legs are ideal over the alternatives given the strength of other options. Zodiak Leggings are an incredible alternative if you do not yet have 4pc, or don’t have any other solid pieces to exclude from your tier.
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Blacksmithing (440) – BoE | |
Blacksmithing (440) – BoE | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former The Eye of Eternity 10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) |
Given the power of Treads of Destiny and Poignant Sabatons, it is highly recommended that you spend your time farming in order to purchase these over farming Heroic+.
Treads of Destiny are one of the best boots in the game, and Poignant Sabatons should be quite cheap if you are lacking gold.
Footsteps of Malygos and Sabatons of Deathlike Gloom are solid temporary options from Heroic+, but pale in comparison to the BoE boots listed above them.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
Blacksmithing (440) – BoE | |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (25) | |
Naxxramas – Multiple Bosses (25) – BoE | |
Naxxramas – Heigan the Unclean (25) | |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (10) | |
Treads of Destiny are the best boots you can obtain without stepping into Ulduar, but will cost you a pretty penny.
Boots of Healing Energies are the clear runner up for this spot, and should be relatively uncontested.
If you’re not finding luck in The Eye of Eternity and don’t have a mountain of gold to spend, consider purchasing Poignant Sabatons on the auction house. They are a cheap and powerful BoE.
Sabatons of Rapid Recovery can be a great filler piece if you have extra badges to blow, and don’t want to drop the gold on Treads of Destiny or Poignant Sabatons.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Yogg Saron (25) (HM) | |
Ulduar – Flame Leviathan (25) (HM) | |
Blacksmithing – BoE |
Treads of the False Oracle are far and away the best boots in game for us, but are heavily contested. Consider passing both Treads of the False Oracle & Boots of Fiery Resolution to casters, while using Treads of Destiny in the interim.
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Harold Winston (Vendor) – Dalaran | |
Argent Crusade – Exalted | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) |
The Inscribed Ring of the Kirin Tor is one of the best rings in the game, so it is highly recommended that you drop gold to purchase this.
The Signet of Hopeful Light is itemized perfectly, and has far more intellect than any other easily acquirable alternative. You acquire this item via reputation and good news: getting exalted with any WotLK reputation is easy! Once you’ve reached Friendly via quests, simply purchase a tabard from the respective quartermaster and spam Normal, Heroic or Heroic+ Dungeons.
Alternatively, consider farming heroic+ dungeons to acquire Circle of Life or Ring of the Fated, but know that these will be replaced fairly quickly.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
Harold Winston (Vendor) – Dalaran | |
Naxxramas – Kel’Thuzad (25) | |
The Obsidian Sanctum – Sartharion (25) | |
Argent Crusade – Exalted | |
Naxxramas – Multiple Bosses (25) |
The Inscribed Ring of the Kirin Tor is one of the best rings in the game, so it is highly recommended that you drop gold to purchase this.
Signet of Manifested Pain is far and away the best ring that drops from Tier 7 content. Unfortunately, it is one of the most contested items of the tier, being needed by nearly every caster. It is recommended that you opt for one of the other options on the list instead, leaving this ring to your caster DPS.
Ring of Decaying Beauty from Sapph, Wyrmrest Band from Sarth and Signet of Hopeful Light from reputation are all extremely close in value, so any combination of those will do just fine.
Band of Channeled Magic has a wasted spirit stat, but if you have extra badges lying around, it will do just fine for the purposes of stepping into Ulduar for the first time.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Algalon The Observer (10) | |
Starshine Circle is from the Algalon The Observer (25) quest. With it’s high item level, perfect itemization, and a socket for intellect, it is far and away the best ring in the game for Holy Paladins. There are several other viable rings in Ulduar, the second best of which drops from Algalon The Observer (10).
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Jewelcrafting (400) | |
Gruul’s Lair (25) | |
Halls of Stone – Heroic | |
Alchemy (400) |
Darkmoon Card: Greatness is not just the best pre-bis trinket out there… It’s also one of the best trinkets in the entire game! While its cost may be outrageous, we highly recommend saving up for it. The 90 static intellect is what makes it so crazy, and its proc can be extremely useful when combined with Divine Plea.
Soul Preserver and Eye of Gruul both function the same way, with one exploitable nuance: they both proc off of Glyph of Holy Light splash! When healing stacked targets, these trinkets have the potential to return a ridiculous amount of mana. Just like DMC:G, this is also one of the best trinkets in the game.
Figurine – Sapphire Owl is a fantastic, high intellect alternative to the two OP trinkets listed above, but make no mistake: Darkmoon Card: Greatness and Soul Preserver are far superior.
As mentioned above, Eye of Gruul has a high value on stacked targets when paired with Glyph of Holy Light. In the majority of scenarios, however, Figurine – Sapphire Owl will be the superior option.
Spark of Life is a great alternative to Figurine – Sapphire Owl and Eye of Gruul, but does not come close to the best two trinkets: Darkmoon Card: Greatness and Soul Preserver.
Mercurial Alchemist Stone is a nice filler if you are an alchemist and have plenty of Runic Mana Injectors, but does not compare to the other trinkets on this list.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
Jewelcrafting (400) | |
Gruul’s Lair (25) | |
Halls of Stone – Heroic | |
Alchemy (400) |
Darkmoon Card: Greatness is not just the best pre-bis trinket out there… It’s also one of the best trinkets in the entire game! While its cost may be outrageous, we highly recommend saving up for it. The 90 static intellect is what makes it so crazy, and its proc can be extremely useful when combined with Divine Plea.
Soul Preserver and Eye of Gruul both function the same way, with one exploitable nuance: they both proc off of Glyph of Holy Light splash! When healing stacked targets, these trinkets have the potential to return a ridiculous amount of mana. Just like DMC:G, this is also one of the best trinkets in the game.
Figurine – Sapphire Owl is a fantastic, high intellect alternative to the two OP trinkets listed above, but make no mistake: Darkmoon Card: Greatness and Soul Preserver are far superior.
As mentioned above, Eye of Gruul has a high value on stacked targets when paired with Glyph of Holy Light. In the majority of scenarios, however, Figurine – Sapphire Owl will be the superior option.
Spark of Life is a great alternative to Figurine – Sapphire Owl and Eye of Gruul, but does not come close to the best two trinkets: Darkmoon Card: Greatness and Soul Preserver.
Mercurial Alchemist Stone is a nice filler if you are an alchemist and have plenty of Runic Mana Injectors, but does not compare to the other trinkets on this list.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Algalon The Observer (10) | |
Ulduar – Yogg Saron (25) (HM) |
Meteorite Crystal is the best trinket in the game by far. Using Beacon of Light we can gain stacks of Meteorite Crystal very quickly, especially if we use it during periods of buffed haste, like Hyperspeed Accelerators or Bloodlust.
Soul Preserver is still one of the best trinkets in the game. For nearly every fight in 25 man, you should be rocking this OP blue trinket. In some 10 man scenarios, or any scenario where you are not getting lots of value from Glyph of Holy Light, consider using Darkmoon Card: Greatness or Figurine – Sapphire Owl.
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
Blacksmithing (440) – BoE | |
The Nexus – Heroic |
Upon hitting level 80, start farming Heroic+ dungeons searching for Hammer of the Astral Plane or Infection Repulser.
While Titansteel Guardian has more spell power than the War Mace of Unrequited Love, the War Mace is vastly superior due to a whopping 49 intellect disparity.
Titansteel Guardian is a great BoE option to pickup right away, and it is fairly cheap. Note that this will be replaced quickly.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Kel’Thuzad (25) | |
Naxxramas – Kel’Thuzad (25) | |
Naxxramas – Kel’Thuzad (10) | |
Naxxramas – Gothik the Harvester (25) | |
The Eye of Eternity – Malygos (10) | |
The best two weapons before Ulduar, Torch of Holy Fire & The Turning Tide are very close together in value. The former is better for mana sustain, while the ladder has slightly more output potential.
There is a massive drop-off between the best two weapons and the rest of the weapons on this list. Hammer of the Astral Plane and Ice Spire Scepter and great 10 man options, beating out most weapons that drop in 25s.
Life and Death and The Impossible Dream should be fairly uncontested, so these may be easy pickups for you as well.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – Algalon The Observer (25) | |
The BIS weapon is quite obvious: Val’anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings. This is best on a Holy Paladin, so hopefully you are somewhere on your guilds priority list to receive it. If so, consider passing on weapons like Constellus and Aesuga, Hand of the Ardent Champion, since you will eventually replace them.
Fresh 80
Item | Source |
Heroic + Dungeons (Former Naxxramas 10 Drop) | |
World Drop – BoE |
Upon hitting 80, farm Heroic+ dungeons in search of Aegis of Damnation.
If you can’t mage to acquire Aegis of Damnation, the badge shield Protective Barricade of the Light is also an excellent option for this slot.
If you’re looking for a very quick and cheap temporary shield, Zom’s Crackling Bulwark will serve you well.
Pre-Ulduar
Item | Source |
Naxxramas – Kel’Thuzad (25) | |
Naxxramas – Anub’Rekhan (25) | |
Naxxramas – Multiple Bosses (10) |
Voice of Reason and Shield of Assimilation are very close in value, with the former being better for output and the ladder being stronger for mana sustain. Either are great options, and since you’re only competing with Resto Shaman, Elemental Shaman and Holy Paladins, these shouldn’t be too difficult to scoop up.
Aegis of Damnation drops from 10 mans and is comparable to the other two 25 man shields.
Best-in-Slot
Item | Source |
Ulduar – XT-002 Deconstructor (10) |
There are several good shield options in Ulduar, the best of which being Wisdom’s Hold by a decent margin. Lucky for us, it drops from Thorim (25) (HM) which is commonly considered to be the easiest hardmode boss in Ulduar. Other than this shield, there are two 10 man alternatives that shouldn’t be too difficult to obtain: Ice Layered Barrier & Pulsing Spellshield.
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what about the mimiron trink Pandora’s plea ?
Pandora’s Plea is a solid trinket, but not as good as the trinkets listed on the guide. The spell power proc isn’t great for holy paladins. For a more detailed explanation on why spell power isn’t super powerful for us, check out the stats section of the guide 🙂
Edit: The trinket is great for FoL spamming on HM Vezax– consider using it there!
What professions should a holy paladin choose?
You can find a description of the best available professions in the first part of the guide.
If darkmoon greatness is only pre-raid bis, is it even worth spending the 15k or w/e to get it?
Absolutely. Not only is it pre-bis, but it is also BIS for all of phase 1. Highly recommend! Also, on my server (and I assume every other server), DMC:G has plummeted in price.
if i have a strength darkmoon greatness should i still use that?
No, any other healer trinket will be better than DMC with strength
Hey Bobo,
Unfortunately the Strength DMC:G is useless for a Holy Paladin. To get a better understanding of which stats are best for us, check out the stats page 🙂
sry how is Boots of Healing Energies better than Poignant Sabatons
it has -4 int -12 haste – 35 crit and that all for the 33mp5 and 20 sp
Hello there! Boots of Healing Energies is in fact better than Poignant, and you’ll find any P1 bis list online saying the same. Considering comparing to Wowhead, icyveins, etc. But let’s not just copy the rest of the internet– let’s discuss!
4 int, 12 haste and 35 crit may seem like it’s valued over 33 mp5 and 20sp, but in fact, it is not. Crit is extremely low in value for holy paladins (for an in-depth explanation as to why, check out the stats section of the guide). And 33 mp5 is absolutely massive.
Unfortunately, as healers, we aren’t able to simply pluck in pieces into a simulator and find the right answer.
However, there are tools online that allows us to draw EP (equivalency points) for your own character. Try this tool: https://wotlkheals.herokuapp.com/
You’ll find that no matter what state your character is in, Boots of Healing Energies will far outweigh Poignant.
Any chance someone can do phase 3 & 4 for the paladin BIS .
Hey there Dale,
I’ll certainly be adding p3 and p4 BIS as we get closer to those phases. 🙂
Now that Heroic + is here.
Will you be updating this guide?
Hello,
I just want to point out that the Deadly cloak which is only like 30k honor is def better then most of the pre bis cloaks. It gives alot more haste, sp, int and stam. No bis guides is showing this but it truly is if u check it.
where is another phase ??
Soul Preserver is terrible to Hpal. lmfao.
The majority of Hpal logs have Flash of Light being used right now, because Naxx damage is so ungodly low it’s the only thing to do. Mind this is also assuming you are cutting healers down to 3 like we are in my run. Even then I find myself bored and we cut to 2 on several fights just to be mildly interesting. Nobody gets hit hard enough to justify Hlight spam. Even tanks are barely tickled other than Patchwerk.
2% proc per cast makes it atrocious while Flashing… For it to even be viable we’d have to be using basically only Hlight and it be a fight where melee are clumped and melee are the people taking the damage for us to spot heal w/ beacon on the tank just to force it’s proc rate to like a psuedo 15% range per cast. The majority of fights this tier… are not qualifiers for that. Ergo It’s worse psuedo MP5 than the Raw int of the JC trinket.
Hey there! You bring up some interesting points. Thanks for contributing to the discussion!
However, I’d have to disagree with you.
If you were to look at any top Holy Paladin, you’ll actually more than likely find that not a single Flash of Light was cast during any fight whatsoever.
Here is the currently top HPal on warcraftlogs, for reference:
https://classic.warcraftlogs.com/reports/DBXxcgjPq7khZ9CA#boss=-2&wipes=2&start=404394&end=7852022&type=healing
During this T7 full clear, he gained 92,000 mana from Soul Preserver. He only cast Holy Light.
Here is the HPal that is the in best guild in the world, <BEEF BAR>:
https://classic.warcraftlogs.com/reports/HpcWKrqTBmxL3Xvn#type=healing&boss=-2&difficulty=0&source=20
During this T7 full clear, he gained 94,400 mana from Soul Presever. He only cast Holy Light.
If you peruse any Paladin in the top 5,000 or so, you’ll find a nearly identical spell breakdown, and a similarly massive amount of mana gained from Soul Preserver.
Just to be clear– I’m not saying you’re wrong. You are correct in that Soul Preserver is only BIS if you are mashing Holy Light onto a clump of several people. Perhaps your guild raids with more than 2-4 healers, or tends to be very spread out on fights. In that case, your playstyle of Flash of Light and different trinkets is great and I commend your adaptiveness!
For myself and many others, however, damage in T7 is more than enough to justify Holy Light spamming (with the exception of Noth and and Gothik, perhaps) and I find my raid to be somewhat stacked on virtually every fight.
If your raid team isn’t stacked on the majority of fights, consider speaking with them and explaining the value they’re missing by making AoE healing impossible.
Half the logs are inflated from intentional damage taken. Just to give them more to heal. Sure I could tell my raid to intentionally take more damage but that would hurt our clear time. We’re trying to get 1h 20m down more.
Also I did say exactly how many healers we run, 3 with it down to 2 on several fights. Also their fight durations are vastly longer than ours. It’s actually embarassing. Sure I suppose if you’re gonna generate logs just to prove your point by “taking more damage than necessary to give healers more work.” and Make fights take to long t o increase heal duration sure. We’re speed clearing and barely take damage to the point where when we 2 heal some bosses we’re still bored from seeing virtually no damage.
But hey if I want to retard parse next week maybe I’ll get everyone to sit in damage while I have Wings n shit up just like that monkey.
Do the fights correctly you’ll end fights in sub 2 minute marks and often find Preserver just won’t proc because again.. people are prooperly doing the content not just to inflate a log.
Hey again!
I agree with a lot of you’re saying, for sure. Many fights have damage so low that they’re virtually 0 healable. The more challenging fights, however, actually do quite a bit of damage– some of which have the highest damage taken we’ve seen thus far in classic.
Note that the logs I linked you were not only of the #1 parser, but also from the Holy Paladin of the #1 world guild who is speedclearing at crazy rates. I am also in a top 20 US speed clearing guild, and my experiences do not align with your own.
I would also point out that ‘standing in fire’ is largely a speed running strategy, not a healing parsing one. Blizzard on Sapphiron, Rain of Fire on Faerlina, the Safety Dance damage; all of these are easily healable, so moving out of them would be a waste of DPS.
If you want to continue to spam Flash of Light that is your prerogative and all the power to you 🙂 but this guide, as well as every other guide on the internet, and every top Holy Paladin will likely not be changing from Holy Light spamming anytime soon.