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There is a guide to leveling a Priest or Druid as a healer. Let's first take a look at some of the Pros and Cons of leveling a healer.
The pros are that it's easy to find groups for instancing and questing.
The cons are that you're unable to solo quests as efficiently as a DPS class can and basically only useful while in a group, whether it is instancing or questing. You lose that satisfaction of completely dominating someone with raw DPS.
As a Priest, you'll want to mainly cast Flash Heal, keep Renew active on the tank and only shield when necessary before reaching leveling 60. 60 is where you get your power heals so you may learn what rotation you feel most comfortable with but try not to use AoE heals too often, in addition to the occasional Holy Nova or Circle of Healing when you feel it is safe enough. At 60 you get Penance and will love your heals after you receive this spell, it really is a beauty.
As a Druid, you'll want to mainly cast Regrowth on a target with 75% HP, instantly rejuvenate them and should barely use Healing Touch as it isn't mana efficient and takes far too long to cast before dinging level 64. After level 64, you'll be doing pretty much the same thing but every now again throw Wild Growth up, and keep Lifebloom on the tank when he's fighting bosses. Nourish is learned at 80, and it will soon become your best friend, it's the equivalent to a Priest's Flash Heal.
Let's begin by saying that you should always make sure that you have collected all the quests associated with the instances you are planning to run, as they grant a considerable boost your overall leveling experience. It must be said that choosing a faction best suited to a healer is now impossible to do since both now have Paladins and Shamans. Before the BC, it may have been a debate but now it's null and void.
For Alliance, you can solo quest or find a partner to get yourself to level 16, from there mass instances in between zones. Start healing the Deadmines at 16; quest around Westfall and the Wetlands and instance until around level 24, than heal Shadowfang Keep, Blackfathom Depths, and the Stormwind Stockades. This should get you to about level 27. Quest in Duskwood and heal Gnomeregan until you're about level 30. Once you ding 30 you should go to Desolace and try to get a group for the Scarlet Monastery, either the Library or Graveyard wing. This should get you to around level 34, once you ding, you can head to Stranglethorn Vale while occasionally running the Scarlet Monastery's Armory and Cathedral wings. You may want to consider running Razorfen Downs, allowing you to reach level 39 or 40.
For Horde, you will pretty much solo or group quest until level 11. You can a bit earlier than Alliance because of Ragefire Chasm and Durotar has a good chain leading up to a few quests in there so start in Durotar. Once you hit level 10 or 11, try getting a group for Ragefire Chasm. After running this, you should be around level 12 or 13. Head over to The Barrens; the first few quests should be a breeze because you're a bit high, but eventually it will slow down, this is why we suggest instancing. Continue questing until 17. Immediately start farming Wailing Caverns with groups, head to Shadowfang Keep if you want as well.
In the end, we hope you can get the hang of this information and more about this we will make up it later. It is no doubt that this is a useful guide to leveling a Priest and Druid as a healer to 80.
The pros are that it's easy to find groups for instancing and questing.
The cons are that you're unable to solo quests as efficiently as a DPS class can and basically only useful while in a group, whether it is instancing or questing. You lose that satisfaction of completely dominating someone with raw DPS.
As a Priest, you'll want to mainly cast Flash Heal, keep Renew active on the tank and only shield when necessary before reaching leveling 60. 60 is where you get your power heals so you may learn what rotation you feel most comfortable with but try not to use AoE heals too often, in addition to the occasional Holy Nova or Circle of Healing when you feel it is safe enough. At 60 you get Penance and will love your heals after you receive this spell, it really is a beauty.
As a Druid, you'll want to mainly cast Regrowth on a target with 75% HP, instantly rejuvenate them and should barely use Healing Touch as it isn't mana efficient and takes far too long to cast before dinging level 64. After level 64, you'll be doing pretty much the same thing but every now again throw Wild Growth up, and keep Lifebloom on the tank when he's fighting bosses. Nourish is learned at 80, and it will soon become your best friend, it's the equivalent to a Priest's Flash Heal.
Let's begin by saying that you should always make sure that you have collected all the quests associated with the instances you are planning to run, as they grant a considerable boost your overall leveling experience. It must be said that choosing a faction best suited to a healer is now impossible to do since both now have Paladins and Shamans. Before the BC, it may have been a debate but now it's null and void.
For Alliance, you can solo quest or find a partner to get yourself to level 16, from there mass instances in between zones. Start healing the Deadmines at 16; quest around Westfall and the Wetlands and instance until around level 24, than heal Shadowfang Keep, Blackfathom Depths, and the Stormwind Stockades. This should get you to about level 27. Quest in Duskwood and heal Gnomeregan until you're about level 30. Once you ding 30 you should go to Desolace and try to get a group for the Scarlet Monastery, either the Library or Graveyard wing. This should get you to around level 34, once you ding, you can head to Stranglethorn Vale while occasionally running the Scarlet Monastery's Armory and Cathedral wings. You may want to consider running Razorfen Downs, allowing you to reach level 39 or 40.
For Horde, you will pretty much solo or group quest until level 11. You can a bit earlier than Alliance because of Ragefire Chasm and Durotar has a good chain leading up to a few quests in there so start in Durotar. Once you hit level 10 or 11, try getting a group for Ragefire Chasm. After running this, you should be around level 12 or 13. Head over to The Barrens; the first few quests should be a breeze because you're a bit high, but eventually it will slow down, this is why we suggest instancing. Continue questing until 17. Immediately start farming Wailing Caverns with groups, head to Shadowfang Keep if you want as well.
In the end, we hope you can get the hang of this information and more about this we will make up it later. It is no doubt that this is a useful guide to leveling a Priest and Druid as a healer to 80.
