Looking to roll a Discipline Priest in World of Warcraft.Today we have gone over most of the basics here is a description of how a Discipline Priest functions in a raid setting.
Discipline Priests are excellent tank healers and as such this should be their assigned job in any raid if possible. Like any other healer, knowing what spells you have up your sleeve is very important as what spells you use can vary depending on the situation.
The most commonly used spell by a Disc Priest are Power Word: Shield and Penance.These are your bread and butter, know them and love them. Use Penance on every cool down without fail.For those Discipline Priests with Borrowed Time, Using Prayer of Mending is also an excellent idea, not only does it bounce between raid members, but it also can Crit, which in turn will proc your Divine Aegis. At times you will find that you cannot cast Power Word: Shield or Penance due to cool downs. You should be casting something, however what that something is will not always be clear. Some Discipline Priests will choose to cast
Flash Heal has a smaller chance to overheal, thus maximizing returns from Rapture.You can also manage to cast two Flash Heals in the time it would take to cast one Greater Heal,giving you a great chance to Crit, which would proc Divine Aegis more often. However, Greater Heal is slightly more mana efficient than Flash Heal, but players can find it tough to minimize their overhealing while using it. If you can time your Greater Heals well and minimize the overhealing you do with it you will be able to achieve more healing in a shorter period of time than if you were using Flash Heal. Also, since Divine Aegis currently overrides itself a second critical strike with Flash heal may be a waste.
While Disc Priests are masters of tank healing they are also viable raid healers if needed. Keep Prayer of Mending on cool down at all times, and toss shields like there is no tomorrow. Pre-shielding can easily mitigate quite a bit of raid damage a boss can put out. if you do need to use a large group heal speccing into Borrowed Time can be extremely beneficial. Mostly cast Power Word: Shield on the tank, gain the haste and cast an uber quick Prayer of Healing. If you need to group heal again, cast Power Word: Shield on another person and cast another Prayer of Healing.
Regardless of whether you choose to heal as healing is all about keeping a cool head, assessing a situation, and knowing your spells well enough to use the correct one. This is something that is learned with time and experience and no amount of written words can take the place of in game experience. So keep at it, don't get discouraged, and finally you will find that healing will become almost second nature to you.