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Mmmm, Crit and Holy. For a long time these two have been BFFs, and Crit was always a priority for Holy Paladins. So much, in fact, that the proliferation of Crit plate in The Burning Crusade and the mad scramble to stack it resulted in the great Illumination nerf of 2007 (to borrow a phrase from BRK). In my gear guide for Haste, some of you asked why I prioritized Haste over other seemingly important stats like Intellect, MP5, or even Crit. Well, I didn't, really. Most Spell Power plate will already have Intellect, so all you really have to do is avoid the ones that don't.

I've never been a big fan of MP5 on Plate, as it is a poor man's substitute for Crit after Illumination was nerfed in Patch 2.1. It isn't specially important now, either, with the help of Divine Plea. Spell Power values only differ by a small margin between items, so I tend not to prioritize that. Haste and Crit tend to be the values that I look for in items because it's easier to pad Spell Power through enchants than it is to raise Haste and Crit. Both are good stats, although nowadays I tend to pursue Haste because I want my heals to land faster. It's extremely useful when healing Death Knights, for example, who tend to take large spikes of damage.
CRITICAL STRIKE FOR HOLY
Of course, Critical Strike Rating is still an important stat to pursue. We already heal for massive amounts, and crits inflate those numbers to eye-popping values. Needless to say, we need to get all the necessary talents to pump up our Crit, which means going down the Retribution tree for Conviction and Sanctified Seals. Critical Strike keeps up Illumination, conserving our mana, and makes Holy Shock more viable in heal options followed by instant cast Flash of Light or extremely fast Holy Lights.

As I mentioned before, with raid gear you won't need to worry about the choice between Crit or Haste, as the items will have those. Gearing up for raiding, on the other hand, forces us to make a choice. I don't quite agree with having a bit of both scattered in different pieces simply because the values aren't that high and we'll need to stack it in order to feel some returns. Here's a quick gear guide for those who choose to go the way of Critical Strike.
 

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Voodoo

Trolls are the most unique race of priests, in that they hold an entirely different belief system compared to the other races of Azeroth. Their priests don't care one bit for Light, Shadow, Elune or anything else, nor do they see themselves in any way connected to the "shadow" magics of the Lich King or the Burning Legion. Instead, their magic revolves around shifting relationships with the spirits that live all over the world. Through ritual and belief, the trolls can influence these spirits for good or evil, whichever way their own heart is inclined.

A troll priest could also be called a Witch Doctor. He could perform all kinds of special rituals for other trolls, including rites to try and see into the future, as well as rites to speak with the dead or cause harm to someone else over a great distance. Evil witch doctors could even perform rites that are forbidden in the new Horde, such as the sacrifice of sentient beings, and ritual cannibalism.

Interfaith dialogue

In the end, whatever the absolute truth is regarding Holy and Shadow energies matters much less than your character's own beliefs about them. If you want to roleplay that your character balances the forces of life for healing and death for destruction because of his faith in the Light, that's fine. Or, you could make your priest into a mystical speaker with the dead, who uses light and shadow magic to probe the mysteries of the soul. There are a whole range of ideas that could make sense for your character.

Alex did a great article about the different religions of Azeroth, which is a great resource for any aspiring priest to find out what his beliefs should be. The important thing is that you should have strong beliefs of some sort, because your divine power comes from them. Even though, due to the necessities of game design, your priest has the same abilities as other priests, your roleplaying can create an entirely different flavor, as if you're another class altogether.
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