Playing nice with other priests
We ran Vault of Archavon 25-man last Thursday, which always has an element of eye-twitching chaos in its mass pugging splendor. For the first time since Burning Crusade, I found myself in the company of not one, but two other Holy priests, along with two swanky Holy paladins in our healy Group 5.
I switched to Discipline almost right away because one of the Holy priests just didn’t play nice.
Then it occurred to me, in my brief belief in the better side of humanity, that the Holy priest might not have known what “playing nice” with his fellow Holymates meant. I continued along my Discipline way, thinking it a mere misunderstand.
And found a bubble on the tank that’d never received a bubble before.
That cinched the deal that he had a vendetta to rub people the wrong way and saw my Penance as an obvious sign of weakness. If this is you, this post isn’t talking to you; you clearly have no intention to play well with others. But let’s assume you’re not this individual for a moment and you’d like to make friends with the other priests in your raid. What are some helpful pointers to make sure you’re not stepping on each others toes?
When there are two Holy priests in a raid, PoM sharing is caring
Remember that your Prayer of Mending can override the Prayer of Mending of other priests. As Holy priests, we get our PoM at lightning Divine Providence speed, so it’s easy to accidentally override a PoM out of knee-jerk reflex. To steer clear of this overlap (which is obviously wasting the mana of one of the priests present), take a backseat and watch what target your priest friend is PoMing. More than likely, it’s the main tank. Now find another target–off tank, I’m guessing–and start PoMing him/her.
When there are two Discipline priests in a raid, Power Word: Shield sharing is caring
Same principle as Holy priests, but watch your Power Word: Shield. Remember that PW:S is going to give Borrowed Time, so while you may want to argue that any bubble is a good bubble (it’s not like someone’s wasting mana when the target cannot be bubbled again), you’re jipping your other priest’s haste by not giving them the opportunity to bubble effectively. The answer? Just let the other Discipline priest do the MT bubbles, or ask him which targets you should each focus on. You can always PW:S a reckless DPS to get your haste if necessary.
When there is a Holy priest and a Discipline priest in a raid, stop ruining each other’s trademarks
Discipline priest, want to PoM? Do it on the OT or the suicidal DPS. Holy priest, don’t bubble. It wastes mana.
Have fun priesting together in harmony! 
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