Priest Solo Capabilities

[Jeric]

So, I've been reading Warlock forums(since I have a warlock) on how the can solo most old world content, and I was curious if us Priests can too? And what would be the best spec? I would assume Shadow, but with Disc I would think we would survive longer.

Thanks
-Jeric

[fizikz]

I'm sure you could do *some* things...but not nearly as much as a warlock with a tank pet.

I even had a hard time doing H sethekk on my 80 when I was doing it on like 3 other classes NP (druid, in cat lol... lock, and mage - all before cata)

[zsun]

Things you can solo as shadow:
Pretty much all Vanilla Raids, except AQ
All BC Heroics, possibly some Wrath Heroics
Karazhan (chess might need some luck, but I have done it, so can you)
Zul'Aman

[Dessicar]

Things you can solo as shadow:
Pretty much all Vanilla Raids, except AQ
All BC Heroics, possibly some Wrath Heroics
Karazhan (chess might need some luck, but I have done it, so can you)
Zul'Aman

Pretty much spot on, being shadow is really is the only way to go. The passive healing really does the trick.

[AlysonMeyer]

So, I've been reading Warlock forums(since I have a warlock) on how the can solo most old world content, and I was curious if us Priests can too? And what would be the best spec? I would assume Shadow, but with Disc I would think we would survive longer.

It's a valid concern, but a great deal of older raid bosses have enrage timers, forcing you to kill them faster instead of simply outlasting them. Of course, at 85 that is less of a concern than it was at 80(because, obviously, you'll have more dps), but it's still something to consider.

[MoanaLisa]

There's a video out there somewhere on YouTube of a shadow priest soloing Heroic Violet Hold. So there's a lot that's doable. This was some time ago as well, i.e. before Cataclysm I think so he was an 80.

A friend of mine and I were discussing using a Shadow/Disc build for soloing. Some fights are better as Disc. Most are better as Shadow, of course, but there's a little room to be flexible if you're not trying to blow through an instance in 15 minutes soloing.

[Gibbsy999]

Since the Vampiric Embrace nerf, I couldn't get past Golemagg the Incinerator in MC.
50% then OOM because I needed to heal. Post 4.0.6 with shields 3x as powerful it should be fine.

That and my gear was quest greens with a few blues and HC blues. Might be a gear issue...

[Alldead]

shadow all the way

[tobberoth]

Pretty much nothing. According to MoanaLisa there's a video of someone soloing heroic violet hold, I sure can't and I have ilvl 350 on my shadow priest. The shield breaks so fast that you'll spend 90% of the fight healing and you'll be OOM long before your dots kill enough.

[Memoryz]

Warlocks have alot more self healing capability while maintaining their damage.
Not to mention they can have a void walker tank.

[MoanaLisa]

Pretty much nothing. According to MoanaLisa there's a video of someone soloing heroic violet hold, I sure can't and I have ilvl 350 on my shadow priest. The shield breaks so fast that you'll spend 90% of the fight healing and you'll be OOM long before your dots kill enough.

To say 'pretty much nothing' is overstating it by quite a bit. And your shields will be much better after today. As for the video, google is your friend. No question though that characters are set up differently now and experiences from the end of WotLK may not be the same as now. That's why I was careful to state that.

All of that aside, if I were to create a character to go soloing with it would either be a DK or Warlock. That wasn't the question though.

[EventHorizon]

Did you guys manage to solo RAQ? I've never gotten past the 2nd boss (his aoe hits hard) Then again, that was at 80...

[Sphyre]

i think anything could be possible if there room to kite. throw up dots and kite kite kite

[Jeric]

Thanks Guys, I was just curious to see if it was possible. I will prolly just stick with my Warlock as my soloist.

-Jeric

[Lifeanddeath]

I solo AQ 10 every reset (partially for rep, but I get ~400g per run). I've soloed Kara up to chess (skipped Netherspite, but he might be possible). BC Heroics are easy, haven't tried Wrath, but VH shouldn't really be that hard. I haven't officially tried soloing MC, but I don't see it as a problem. Maybe Core Hounds, but that's it.

I tried soloing Hyjal because I needed < 1000 rep to get exalted and was able to make it to like the 5th or 6th wave before the Aboms overwhelmed me. Just a note, kill the Necromancers first, as they heal.

My only real issue is when there is a lot of little adds, especially if they silence or knockback (General Rajaxx in AQ10). I have found that just spamming Holy Nova + Shadow Word: Death/Fiend/Arcane Torrent/Dispersion when the CD is up works the best.

[UunaPriest]

I have been very close to successfully soloing Magtheridon on my spriest in 359 avg.
Basically it would be easy if they had not nerfed VE.
Next week I'm going to try this again with some buff food, flask, and a health pot just to see if I can solo it.
I suspect this will be fairly easy in 372 or in next tier.

I have not tried to solo BC content simply because there isn't enough gold there imo. Kara is easy to solo.

[thedankson]

I have been very close to successfully soloing Magtheridon on my spriest in 359 avg.
Basically it would be easy if they had not nerfed VE.
Next week I'm going to try this again with some buff food, flask, and a health pot just to see if I can solo it.
I suspect this will be fairly easy in 372 or in next tier.

I have not tried to solo BC content simply because there isn't enough gold there imo. Kara is easy to solo.

The PW:S buff makes Mag easier. I still used my Fiend>Fade combo but I didn't need to heal during that time; I just continued to dps [with less push-back].

[Sharaki]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fyWIVkdims
"shadow priest solo heroic violet hold".. doesn't take time to search ^^

Althou thats with lvl80 inflated gears, it takes bit gearing to reach those same dps numbers @85

[MoanaLisa]

How many people do instances/old raids as pairs? Anyone? The mate and I have been thinking about doing this.

EDIT: Sorry this is slightly off-thread but I didn't want to start up another for something that I've never heard anyone talk about.

[Gibbsy999]

How many people do instances/old raids as pairs? Anyone? The mate and I have been thinking about doing this.

EDIT: Sorry this is slightly off-thread but I didn't want to start up another for something that I've never heard anyone talk about.

I do on my Paladin, Priest is on a different server...
AQ40 comes to mind...