Introductory guide to fighting priests, Part 2

Zach broke up this guide to fighting priests in personal-sized helpings similar to how he'd slice up a banoffee pie for your devouring convenience. But also mostly because his head felt like it had just been hit by a Mind Blast.

Yesterday we took a look at priests and their most commonly used abilities in PvP regardless of spec. Today we'll get a little more specific and break down the three basic specs and their abilities in tactics. This should answer some folks' question about why I didn't mention Penance, which is arguably the most used priest heal on the battlefield. The answer, of course, is that Penance is the last tier discipline talent and not every priest will have access to it. You see someone in Shadowform, they're not going to be using Penance. You see someone toss a Guardian Spirit -- another awesome angel wing graphic spell -- they're not going to be using Penance. Now that we've got that little detail out of the way, let's jump right into the different kinds of priests you'll be encountering in the Battlegrounds.

The cool thing about the Battlegrounds as opposed to Arenas is that there's a lot more spec flexibility. The relaxed environment allows for more freedom to play the spec you want to play as opposed to the spec you need to play in order to be optimal for competition. For priests, in particular, this means the freedom to play any of the three specs as opposed to necessarily speccing discipline in order to enjoy success in PvP. For you, the would-be priest-slayer, this means that you should expect to see priests of all kinds in play.
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