Originally Posted by
Pottsy710
PVP - The inherent issue with the holy spec in pvp is the inability to effectively mitigate damage, you are capable of pumping out an incredible amount of healing IF you're able to freecast, however that is rarely the case in today's pvp environment... without the absorbs/damage reductions that the discipline tree offers, a holy priest is more likely to succumb to the popular double melee cleave teams... also, since so much of a holy priests mana regen is reliant on spirit, and the lack of spirit on a lot of pvp gear (in favor of resilience) the static mana return from rapture is better for efficiency...