Healer Rotation & Cooldowns
This rotation guide provides a quick, basic understanding of which abilities to prioritize when playing a Discipline Priest, along with additional details on important cooldowns at the bottom. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.0.5).
Single Target
Ensure Purge The Wicked is active on targets before starting your rotation.
- Refresh to maintain DoT.
- Use for Atonement and shielding.
- Cast to apply Atonement and HoT.
- Use when a target needs immediate healing.
- Apply Atonement to multiple targets.
- Use for damage and Atonement healing.
- Cast for damage and healing.
- Use for damage and Atonement healing.
- Use on low health targets for damage.
- Continue casting when available.
Start with Purge The Wicked to apply DoTs, followed by Power Word Shield and Renew for Atonement. Use Flash Heal for immediate healing, then Power Word Radiance for AoE Atonement. Follow up with Mind Blast, Penance, and Void Blast for damage and healing.
AoE
Ensure Purge The Wicked is applied to multiple targets before AoE healing.
- Use to apply Atonement to multiple targets.
- Use for AoE damage and Atonement healing.
- Cast for AoE damage and healing.
- Use for AoE damage and Atonement healing.
- Use on low health targets for damage.
- Continue casting when available.
In AoE situations, start with Power Word Radiance to apply Atonement, followed by Mind Blast and Penance for damage. Use Void Blast for additional AoE damage and healing.
Cooldowns
Use cooldowns strategically during high damage phases.
- Use to enhance Atonement healing.
- Use to shield multiple targets.
- Use for burst healing and shielding.
- Use for group-wide damage reduction.
- Use on high damage targets.
Prioritize Evangelism for increased Atonement healing, Rapture for shielding, and Ultimate Penitence for burst healing. Use Power Word Barrier and Pain Suppression for damage mitigation.