| Player versus Player (PvP) combat is in your Priest's | | | | supports the party, or primarily goes out to do |
| future, even if you've avoided it so far. Wrath of the | | | | damage to the enemy depends on how you develop |
| Lich King (WotLK) has brought more advanced, real | | | | and play the class. |
| time battles to the game. | | | | A Priest can be extremely effective against many |
| The first real time PvP battle zone is Lake | | | | classes - they can use Fear spells to control |
| Wintergrasp. In this new zone, players face off on | | | | opponents and dish out DoTs (Damage Over Time) |
| the live server (no instancing) to win points they can | | | | spells, while at the same time, they can dispell most |
| use to buy rare and valuable items. | | | | any spell an opponent casts. However, against other |
| With Lake Wintergrasp's high popularity, and the | | | | classes, Priests are in real danger. Without the correct |
| increasing amount of PvP combat in other popular | | | | strategy, a Priest has virtually no hope against |
| games, there will surely be even more World PvP in | | | | Rogues, for example. |
| the future. So let's talk about how your Priest can | | | | This is why a quality Priest PvP Guide is crucial for |
| excel: | | | | getting the best possible results. A great guide will |
| Competing in WoW PvP combat as a Priest requires | | | | not only show you strategies and tactics your Priest |
| a lot of forethought and planning. With an impressive | | | | can use against each class, but will give the Priest a |
| amount of mana and a wide variety of healing spells, | | | | good idea about how other classes will approach the |
| a Priest can be a strong PvP combatant. However, | | | | fight too. A good Priest PvP Guide will also give you |
| since they have a low health level and no armor, if an | | | | more than just a few standard strategies for Priests. |
| opponent can get past your Priest's defenses, it's all | | | | It will show you exactly how to take on each of the |
| over. If you're going to do well in Priest PvP combat, | | | | other classes in one on one combat. And it should |
| you have to have a smart plan. If you don't, your | | | | show how the Priest, in each of its three specs |
| Priest will be dying an awful lot. | | | | (Holy, Discipline, and Shadow), can best fit into a 2v2, |
| By default, Priests are the healers in any player | | | | 3v3, or 5v5 team. |
| versus player group battles. But it doesn't have to | | | | Even if you do decide to learn the ins and outs of |
| work this way. Holy and Discipline Priests are very | | | | Priest PvP combat yourself, you'll find that a quality |
| useful in group PvP in the arena and battlegrounds, | | | | PvP Guide will contain strategies and tactics that are |
| where they buff and debuff characters generally | | | | not obvious to newer players. It will teach you the |
| filling the time-honored healer role. Shadow Priests, on | | | | most important things to know, saving you a big |
| the other hand can be powerful DPS (Damage Per | | | | block of time you would otherwise have to spend |
| Second) dealers, with the added bonus of being able | | | | dying in battle before you become skilled at PvP |
| to heal when necessary. Whether your Priest primarly | | | | combat. |