Help with priest!

[Lost Prophets]

I've got a level 70 hunter which is fine but I kinda need help with my priest!
Its level 40 and at the moment its shadow specced, i'm just wondering whats best for level 40?
I know at level 70 Shadowform is 1 of the best DPS but not sure if its any good for level 40?

[Danzilla]

I heard that shadow is best for leveling but as i'v never played a priest over level 22 i wouldn't know for sure. ;P

[Nemo]

Yeah its good, i think. All i know is that shadow is best for levelling :]

[Lost Prophets]

Looks good at 40 though when mounted :P
I quit for a while came back and all my mates changed realm when it was on the free realm moving thing :s so i'm gutted really :P.
What realm you play?
Kinda changed the topic here but aw well XD
Also what HP & Dodge has your twink got?
My Twinks got about 1.5k unbuffed :D and 35% dodge.

[Bailey]

Looks good at 40 though when mounted :P
I quit for a while came back and all my mates changed realm when it was on the free realm moving thing :s so i'm gutted really :P.
What realm you play?
Kinda changed the topic here but aw well XD
Also what HP & Dodge has your twink got?
My Twinks got about 1.5k unbuffed :D and 35% dodge.

Most play on kilrogg, but theres some on quelthalas aswell

[Lost Prophets]

I kinda think that £12 to change realm is it a bit of a rip off considering that you have to pay for the monthly subscriptions.
Im on Aerie Peak at the moment, not an overpopulated realm but its pretty nice :)

Bailey, what spec should my level 40 priest be?

[Bailey]

I kinda think that £12 to change realm is it a bit of a rip off considering that you have to pay for the monthly subscriptions.
Im on Aerie Peak at the moment, not an overpopulated realm but its pretty nice :)

Bailey, what spec should my level 40 priest be?

Shadow, shadow and more shadow

Disc is for pvp

Holy is for healing, which is a steaming pile of crap with no survivability while levelling

[Lost Prophets]

Haha, well if im all shadow specced and joined and a party and they wanted me to heal and I got some good healing gear would it really matter that I was shadow specced at level 40?

[Bailey]

Haha, well if im all shadow specced and joined and a party and they wanted me to heal and I got some good healing gear would it really matter that I was shadow specced at level 40?

Nope, not till around 60+

[Nemo]

Nope, not till around 60+
even at 60+ it doesnt matter. Only really matters with hard lvl 70 dungeons/heroics/raids. I healed ramps with a 55 feral druid (yeayea i rule) so it aint no biggy.

[J1MI]

Hey Lost Prophets i've recently level'ed a priest to 70, and shadow is the only way to go. :)

This (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/classes/priest/talents.html?tal=000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000500232310251103021000) should be your talent build at level 40.

This is what you should aim for: Level 68 (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/classes/priest/talents.html?tal=500230003000000000000000000000000 0000000000500232410251103051551)

Last two points can be spent any which way.

This is a leveling build not a shadow raiding build!!

Also if you keep a set of healing gear you can heal all instances with a shadow build untill 68+. Don't tell the PUG your shadow spec, they'll never know the difference.

[Wig44.]

Shadow, shadow and more shadow

Disc is for pvp

Holy is for healing, which is a steaming pile of crap with no survivability while levelling

ROFL!!!!!
A healing spec with no survivability! you nab bay :P
It's slow, but it is great survivability.

[Bailey]

ROFL!!!!!
A healing spec with no survivability! you nab bay :P
It's slow, but it is great survivability.

I've never seen you levelling a priest, unless my knowledge mistakes me. Survivability lasts as long as your mana pool

[Nemo]

I've never seen you levelling a priest, unless my knowledge mistakes me. Survivability lasts as long as your mana pool
but if they have ok gear, they can simple outheal the mob and live. i fail to see how shadow would help...

[Lost Prophets]

Alright well thanks for all the advise +rep

[Youheard]

Holy is for healing, which is a steaming pile of crap with no survivability while levelling

How'd you work that one out? The holy tree has offensive talents and if anything provides more survivability than shadow as you have the ability to heal efficiently and put out mildly decent damage.

Shadow isn't the strongest (or anywhere near) dps at 70 either, spriests are mainly used as they offer many people in the raid different things. For example the Misery debuff increases all spell damage done on that target by 5% therefore benefitting every caster in your raid. Not to mention VT which essentially makes you a mana battery for healers / caster dps.

I levelled as holy, do my dailies as holy and raid as holy without ANY problems.

[Axel]

I think it's best to take advice from people who actually have 70 priests.

Though shadow is good DPS, I find it somehow easier to grind mobs in holy.. maybe it's because it's hard for me to die. I can pop a renew on myself, shield, prayer of mending and whilst that's up still dish out 1k damage every 2 seconds which isn't that bad, it gets the job done. It's up to you which spec to go, most people go shadow just like I did for levelling but holy is equally as good. Disc I'm not sure about for levelling... but it's good for healing with all the bonuses and stuff.

[Wig44.]

I've never seen you levelling a priest, unless my knowledge mistakes me. Survivability lasts as long as your mana pool

/Has a level 70 resto shaman, knows what a healing spec is like

[Bailey]

/Has a level 70 resto shaman, knows what a healing spec is like

/So holy priest and resto shaman have the same abilities

[Infrontation]

/Has a level 70 resto shaman, knows what a healing spec is like

Ahh because holy priests are the same as resto shamans.

[Crimson]

I've levelled a priest to 50.. I was holy all the way because I wanted to just be a pure healer. I must admit at lower levels you dont really need to heal yourself - So in that sense shadow is better. But around like 20+, I had to heal myself on every mob.. but not enough to waste any mana. I only had to drink after (at least) every 15/20 mobs.

[Wig44.]

I find farming primals is easy as a resto shaman, and not too boring.