I started a Paladin with a view to healing in dungeons while leveling up. While leveling, I may also tank dungeons if we have a healer but no tank. I have tanked before, but have never healed. I intend to go with a Holy/ Prot build I saw on Icy Veins. I’ve got a few questions.
What addon would you recommend for a new healer to get used to mouse over healing? Any other useful addons for Holy?
I picked Paladin because I thought Holy would be a good (I.e., forgiving) spec to learn how to heal. Is this right?
The build I saw is a 30/21 build. It specs into Protection enough to pick up Blessing of Sanctuary but does not pick up Holy Shock. Given my preference for healing rather than tanking, would I be better off going 31/20 and getting Holy Shock?
Last question, and please forgive me on this one. But, as Holy, do I use a 2H weapon or 1H and Shield?
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Hmm. What an interesting question OP! I’d love to hear some feedback on this, as well. 
I don’t use any healing addons, no help there, sorry.
The only thing you’ll use BoSanc for is tanks, and you’d prob be better off with Blessing of Light on them. I’d consider that more of a raid build where one H Pally needs BoSanc for the tank. Reduced CD on BoP is nice, 3% hit is nice for leveling, and you could pick up kings too if you go 21 prot.
For leveling you are better off w/ a 2 hander while soloing imo. Back to specs here, I like to go down to Divine Favor in holy, picking up Imp Seal of Righteousness in the 2nd tier, then go ret for Benediction, Imp Judgement and Seal of the Crusader, that opens up SoCom and 5% melee crit too if ya want it. At some point go back finish out holy w/ or w/o Holy Shock. Anywho, you just grab all the int plate gear you can find (lots of eagle gorilla ah greens) and make it a priority to keep a good 2 hander.
With this you have tons of mana to judge Crusader on open to buff holy damage, then keep righteousness up and judge it on CD. With the improved talents to it all you can actually do good damage for a pally (which is mediocre).
As for Holy Shock! I use it all the time while soloing for damage, and rarely use it while healing. Pally healing is fun, but when everyone is taking damage you seriously have to triage and learn priorities. It’s a good challenge and doesn’t have the Oh Sh… instants and group heals of other classes.
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Buffwatch is nice to keep track of your 5min blessings pre 60, if you right click it you can make it only show your buffs, otherwise it’s cluttered with everyone elses as well. Then you can use pallypower for the greater blessings when you get those.
I don’t have an addon for mouseover healing, I just use macros for that.
Some kind of healcomm addon would be good, so it shows how much you’re going to heal for so you don’t overheal, also shows incoming heals from other players so you don’t heal same target.
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pallypower and vuhdoo
showmyhealing aswell
i rather play >https ://classic.wowhead.com/talent-calc/paladin/5050310252115-50324100033
but thats me
or get holy shock and just 2/3 on imp hammer
thats endgame , as for leveling just do yourself a favor and go ret
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