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Holy Paladin Best in Slot (BiS) List - TBC Classic

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Paladin
Holy
Phase 3
Lightbringer Greathelm Glyph of Renewal
Nadina's Pendant of Purity
Lightbringer Pauldrons Greater Inscription of Faith
Shroud of the Highborne Enchant Cloak — Subtlety
Lightbringer Chestpiece Enchant Chest — Restore Mana Prime
Blessed Adamantite Bracers Enchant Bracer — Superior Healing
Glorious Gauntlets of Crestfall Enchant Gloves — Major Healing
Girdle of Hope
Lightbringer Leggings Golden Spellthread
Pearl Inlaid Boots Enchant Boots — Vitality
Blessed Band of Karabor
Band of the Eternal Restorer
Memento of Tyrande
Essence of the Martyr
Crystal Spire of Karabor Enchant Weapon — Major Healing
Felstone Bulwark Enchant Shield — Intellect
Libram of Souls Redeemed

Gear Set Breakdown

Int 398 Spirit 0 Stam 438 Heal 2,290 Crit 260 Haste 62 MP5 95

Healing spells never miss, so there is no hit cap to build for — throughput comes from healing power, haste, MP5, and Spirit, traded per assignment rather than toward a fixed cap.

Stat totals are unbuffed — gear, gems, and enchants only. No consumables, talents, racials, or group buffs.

Full Gear List — BiS and Alternatives

Item Source Wear when
Head
Lightbringer Greathelm BiS Hyjal Summit — Archimonde (tier token)
Crown of Empowered Fate Black Temple — Essence of Anger Use when spell crit suits your direct-healing setup and you have enough mana sustain elsewhere.
Helm of Soothing Currents Black Temple — High Warlord Naj'entus Use when you need more steady mana regeneration from this slot.
Crystalforge Greathelm Serpentshrine Cavern — Lady Vashj (tier token) Keep if it preserves your Crystalforge Raiment bonus while you assemble the next set; replace tier pieces together.
Neck
Nadina's Pendant of Purity BiS Black Temple — Mother Shahraz
Lord Sanguinar's Claim Quest — Kael'thas and the Verdant Sphere (Tempest Keep) Keep for healing power and MP5 while improving more consequential slots.
Archaic Charm of Presence World boss — Doomwalker Use for healing power and intellect if you already own it; it has no Spirit or MP5.
Emberspur Talisman Karazhan — Nightbane Use when you need more steady mana regeneration from this slot.
Shoulders
Lightbringer Pauldrons BiS Black Temple — Mother Shahraz (tier token)
Glimmering Steel Mantle Hyjal Summit — Anetheron Use when spell crit suits your direct-healing setup and you have enough mana sustain elsewhere.
Crystalforge Pauldrons Tempest Keep — Void Reaver (tier token) Keep if it preserves your Crystalforge Raiment bonus while you assemble the next set; replace tier pieces together.
Back
Shroud of the Highborne BiS Black Temple — Illidan Stormrage
Shroud of the Final Stand Black Temple — trash drop Use for steady MP5 and healing power when you need mana sustain from the cloak slot.
Sunshower Light Cloak Tempest Keep — Kael'thas Sunstrider Consider for more healing power per cast; compare sockets and mana stats before swapping.
Shroud of Forgiveness Black Temple — Gurtogg Bloodboil Use for raw healing power if your mana sustain is covered; Spirit is less useful to Holy than to Priest or Druid healers.
Chest
Lightbringer Chestpiece BiS Black Temple — Illidan Stormrage (tier token)
Savior's Grasp Hyjal Summit — Archimonde Use when spell crit suits your direct-healing setup and you have enough mana sustain elsewhere.
Crystalforge Chestpiece Tempest Keep — Kael'thas Sunstrider (tier token) Keep if it preserves your Crystalforge Raiment bonus while you assemble the next set; replace tier pieces together.
Wrists
Blessed Adamantite Bracers BiS Hyjal Summit — Rage Winterchill
Howling Wind Bracers Hyjal Summit — Rage Winterchill Use when you need more steady mana regeneration from this slot.
Dawnsteel Bracers Crafted — Blacksmithing Use for faster healing casts when your mana can support the extra throughput.
Blackfathom Warbands Serpentshrine Cavern — Hydross the Unstable Keep as a healing-stat fallback while you prioritize more substantial upgrades elsewhere.
Hands
Glorious Gauntlets of Crestfall BiS Serpentshrine Cavern — Lady Vashj
Lightbringer Gloves Hyjal Summit — Azgalor (tier token) Use to move the four-piece Lightbringer Raiment bonus into this slot and free another tier slot for an offpiece.
Worldstorm Gauntlets Tempest Keep — High Astromancer Solarian Use when you need more steady mana regeneration from this slot.
Botanist's Gloves of Growth Black Temple — Teron Gorefiend Use for faster healing casts when your mana can support the extra throughput.
Waist
Girdle of Hope BiS Hyjal Summit — Azgalor
Girdle of Fallen Stars Tempest Keep — trash drop Use when you need more steady mana regeneration from this slot.
Girdle of the Righteous Path Tempest Keep — High Astromancer Solarian Use when spell crit suits your direct-healing setup and you have enough mana sustain elsewhere.
Legs
Lightbringer Leggings BiS Black Temple — The Illidari Council (tier token)
Leggings of Eternity Hyjal Summit — Archimonde Use when you need more steady mana regeneration from this slot.
Kilt of Immortal Nature Black Temple — Shade of Akama Consider for more healing power per cast; compare sockets and mana stats before swapping.
Sun-touched Chain Leggings Hyjal Summit — Kaz'rogal Use when you need more steady mana regeneration from this slot.
Feet
Pearl Inlaid Boots BiS Black Temple — High Warlord Naj'entus
Boots of Courage Unending Serpentshrine Cavern — trash drop Use when spell crit suits your direct-healing setup and you have enough mana sustain elsewhere.
Boots of the Divine Light Hyjal Summit — trash drop Use the two sockets for healing gems while retaining Spirit and substantial stamina.
Gold-Leaf Wildboots World boss — Doom Lord Kazzak Keep if you own them: their healing power and two sockets remain useful despite the lower item level.
Ring 1
Blessed Band of Karabor BiS Black Temple — trash drop
Ring of Calming Waves Black Temple — High Warlord Naj'entus Use for healing power and spell crit when your mana sustain is covered elsewhere.
Band of the Eternal Restorer Reputation — The Scale of the Sands (Exalted) Use for steady MP5 and a healing proc when you need a sustain ring; the final version requires exalted reputation. Change the other slot too if it already holds this item; only one copy can be equipped.
Ring 2
Band of the Eternal Restorer BiS Reputation — The Scale of the Sands (Exalted)
Blessed Band of Karabor Black Temple — trash drop Use when haste improves your healing assignment and your mana can support it. A second copy can be equipped.
Coral Band of the Revived Serpentshrine Cavern — Lady Vashj Keep for healing power while upgrading the rest of your set; its Spirit offers less casting sustain than MP5.
Trinket 1
Memento of Tyrande BiS Black Temple — Illidan Stormrage
Essence of the Martyr Badge of Justice — G'eras, Shattrath Use when you can line up the healing-power active with a predictable damage spike. Change the other slot too if it already holds this item; only one copy can be equipped.
Eye of the Dead Naxxramas — Sapphiron Use when you can spend the five empowered heals during a planned damage spike.
Trinket 2
Essence of the Martyr BiS Badge of Justice — G'eras, Shattrath
Scarab Brooch Temple of Ahn'Qiraj — Viscidus Use for a planned damage window: its active adds absorbs based on healing done. It does not turn overhealing into shields.
Ribbon of Sacrifice Karazhan Use for repeated direct heals on the same target during a damage window; the active builds a healing-received buff.
Lower City Prayerbook Reputation — Lower City (Revered) Use for repeated healing casts during its active window; it reduces mana cost and provides passive healing power.
Main hand
Crystal Spire of Karabor BiS Black Temple — Illidan Stormrage
Vengeful Gladiator's Salvation Season 3 arena reward — available September 1 Season 3 option, available September 1. A weapon option if you already earn arena points; compare the full weapon pairing before buying.
Hammer of Atonement Hyjal Summit — Kaz'rogal Use as a healing main-hand when its crit suits your assignment; compare it together with your off-hand.
Lightfathom Scepter Serpentshrine Cavern — Lady Vashj Keep as a healing main-hand when you value its sustain; pair it with a healing off-hand or shield.
Off hand
Felstone Bulwark BiS Black Temple — Supremus
Bastion of Light Hyjal Summit — Anetheron Use when this weapon pairing improves your healing or mana sustain; compare the main-hand and off-hand together.
Scepter of Purification Hyjal Summit — Archimonde Use with a one-handed healing weapon when healing power and Spirit matter more than shield armor.
Vengeful Gladiator's Redoubt Season 3 arena reward — available September 1 Season 3 option, available September 1. A weapon option if you already earn arena points; compare the full weapon pairing before buying.
Ranged
Libram of Souls Redeemed BiS Karazhan
Libram of Light Naxxramas — Noth the Plaguebringer Use for Flash of Light-heavy healing; the bonus applies to Flash of Light only.
Libram of Absolute Truth Serpentshrine Cavern — The Lurker Below Use for sustained Holy Light casting when mana efficiency matters more than extra healing per cast.
Libram of the Lightbringer The Botanica — Commander Sarannis Use for Holy Light-heavy healing; this relic adds healing to Holy Light.