Priest Holy Rotation & Opener
Built from the current top-100 Mythic parses on WarcraftLogs — the real opener sequences, casts-per-minute and buff uptimes of the best Holy players, not theorycraft.
AI coach — raid
How to play: Prayer of Healing is your group heal (top players: 11.9/min), Holy Word: Serenity nukes single targets (8/min), Prayer of Mending tossed on cooldown to bounce on its own (4.6/min). Holy Word logic runs everything: prayers reduce Serenity's cooldown, feeding each other. Nobody hurt? Smite (4.6/min). Power Infusion to yourself or a burst player. Watch: keep the Holy Word cooldown-reduction loop spinning; Divine Image windows (92.2% uptime), align big moments with it.
Real Opener Sequences — Vorasius
First ~12 casts of actual top-ranked kills. Trinkets and racials vary by setup; the skill order is what to copy.
脆脆翠 — 范达尔鹿盔 (CN)
1.
Beacon of Lightblind Wrath
2.
Holy Fire
3.
Smite
4.
Holy Word: Serenity
5.
Smite
6.
Smite
7.
Smite
8.
Desperate Prayer
9.
Smite
10.
Smite
11.
Holy Nova
12.
Fade
Alilé — Stormrage (US)
1.
Prayer of Healing
2.
Power Infusion
3.
Power Infusion
4.
Holy Word: Serenity
5.
Prayer of Mending
6.
Holy Fire
7.
Holy Nova
8.
Smite
9.
Smite
10.
Smite
11.
Smite
12.
Smite
碧水晶晶兽 — 国王之谷 (CN)
1.
Ethereal Augmentation
2.
Holy Word: Serenity
3.
Power Infusion
4.
Power Infusion
5.
Prayer of Mending
6.
Holy Word: Serenity
7.
Flash Heal
8.
Halo
9.
Prayer of Healing
10.
Prayer of Healing
11.
Holy Word: Serenity
12.
Prayer of Mending
Casts Per Minute — Raid Benchmark
| Ability | Top-player CPM |
|---|---|
| Prayer of Healing | 11.9 |
| Holy Word: Serenity | 8.0 |
| Benediction | 5.3 |
| Prayer of Mending | 4.6 |
| Smite | 4.6 |
| Power Infusion | 1.2 |
| Holy Nova | 1.1 |
| Halo | 1.0 |
| Flash Heal | 0.8 |
| Holy Fire | 0.8 |
| Beacon of Lightblind Wrath | 0.7 |
| Desperate Prayer | 0.6 |
| Fade | 0.6 |
| Apotheosis | 0.5 |
CPM = median casts per minute across the sampled top kills. If you're far below on a core ability, that's usually the first thing to fix.
Buff Uptimes to Watch
| Buff | Top-player uptime |
|---|---|
| Divine Image | 92.2% |
| Protective Light | 65.8% |
| Arcanoweave Insight | 65.1% |
| Might of the Void | 56.9% |
| Alnscorned Essence | 54.7% |
| Benediction | 50.4% |
| Focused Will | 46.1% |
| Resonant Energy | 41.4% |
| Hasty Hunt | 35.4% |
| Alnsight | 35.1% |
Mythic+ Differences
AI coach — Mythic+
How to play: Fight when you can — Holy Fire, Smite and Chastise all contribute, Holy Nova inside packs. Heal with Flash Heal spots and Holy Word: Serenity saves, keeping Renew rolling on the tank ahead of damage. Watch: Renew on the tank (79% uptime — it's a standard tool, not optional); your DPS-to-healing switch timing — don't get lost in the damage and miss a dropping bar.
Casts Per Minute — Mythic+ Benchmark
| Ability | Top-player CPM |
|---|---|
| Holy Fire | 7.0 |
| Flash Heal | 6.8 |
| Prayer of Mending | 5.5 |
| Holy Word: Serenity | 4.6 |
| Benediction | 4.3 |
| Holy Nova | 3.8 |
| Smite | 2.8 |
| Holy Word: Chastise | 2.5 |
| Fade | 1.1 |
| Angelic Feather | 1.1 |
| Power Infusion | 0.8 |
| Beacon of Lightblind Wrath | 0.6 |
| Purify | 0.6 |
| Desperate Prayer | 0.4 |
Mythic+ Buff Uptimes
| Buff | Top-player uptime |
|---|---|
| Black Attunement | 97.4% |
| Divine Image | 85.7% |
| Protective Light | 83.9% |
| Renew | 79.2% |
| Arcanoweave Insight | 68.8% |
| Might of the Void | 54.0% |
| Prayer of Mending | 51.5% |
| Twist of Fate | 40.7% |
| Empyreal Blaze | 37.6% |
| Benediction | 35.9% |
Compare yourself in-game, live
The GearInsight addon overlays your own CPM and buff uptimes next to these benchmarks during combat.