Other Priest, Paladin or Shaman?

[gotmilk0112]

I've been a Priest main since retail TBC, but after playing one to 60 and in raids on Nostalrius, I was kinda underwhelmed by the experience. In dungeons, healing was fun enough, but in Molten Core, I found myself just spamming R2 Heal nonstop and getting sniped by paladins all the time. I did decently on meters, but it was very boring to play.

Yet, everyone would always claim that Priest is the best healer. What exactly makes them better than a Paladin or Shaman? Those two always seemed better, due to bringing many more buffs, not being restricted to cloth armor, and things like having fast heals for Paladin, and AoE heals for Shaman.

 

[krutopatkin]

Paladins and Shamans are superior raid healers, Priests are superior tank healers. There is no strictly "best" healer.