Wondering what the best healer class is in World of Warcraft? We’ve got you covered with our The War Within healer tier list.

Healers focus on casting restorative spells to keep their allies alive and prevent a total party wipe. But WoW provides more than one class option, each with its own unique abilities and powers. 

WoW The War Within Healer tier list

We based our Healer tier list on popular 11.0 community rankings on Wowhead.com and Archon.gg. 

Here’s what each tier means on our list:

  1. S-tier: Sturdy healers that can keep the entire team alive with impactful spells while contributing to the party’s DPS.
  2. A-tier: Popular meta-picks you can find in any raid or dungeon you enter.
  3. B-tier: Okay Healers that rely on strong team synergy.
  4. C-tier: Lacks variety/healing throughput compared to higher-tier picks.
  5. D-tier: Less viable Healers, especially in high-difficulty dungeons. 
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Hero talents, balance changes, and potential nerfs were factored in on our rankings. That said, your Healer can be S-tier so long as you’re having fun.

The War Within healer tier list gameplay
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The War Within Healer rankings

TIERCLASSES
SRestoration Druid
AMistweaver Monk
Holy Priest 
BRestoration Shaman
Holy Paladin
CPreservation Evoker
DDiscipline Priest

Holy Priest’s numbers have now been overtaken by Restoration Druid, who now scores 20k more HP/second with optimized builds. That said, it’s still the most popular Healer class in the game due to skills like Power Infusion, despite the 10.1 nerfs. 

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Next is the Mistweaver Monk who – despite being a tad bit complicated – can excel in both single-target and AOE healing, sometimes by dealing damage. 

In terms of survivability, Holy Paladin and Restoration Shaman fall behind. Despite an array of buffs, we put them on B-tier due to their low-impact combos.

The War Within healer tier list spec tree hero talents
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Lastly, the Discipline Priest has seen the least use out of the seven so we’re putting it in D-tier for a bunch of reasons.

This Priest spec trades in higher “HPS” for big passive damage with abilities like “Penance”. While it’s awesome to see your support deal big numbers, you aren’t exactly fulfilling your role in the party.

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