Best WoW Healer Tier List for Raid (Updated October 2026)
Compare healer specs for WoW raid encounters. Tier ratings backed by raid logs with average healing per spec on the current patch.
Last Updated
Patch 12.1.0
Expansion Midnight
Logs analyzed 1 773
Data period September 30, 2026 to October 6, 2026
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How this tier list is built
Where the data comes from
This healer raid tier list is built from real boss kill logs for the current raid, enriched with character data. For each healing specialization we read the healing done on every boss, the average item level, and how often the spec appears in raid logs, which is its pick rate. Extreme outlier parses are capped so a few unusual kills cannot skew the averages.
How tiers are assigned
Healers are ranked by two factors measured on raid bosses. Performance compares a spec average healing against the highest healing spec among raid healers. Popularity compares its raid pick rate against an even share across all healing specs. A spec needs both strong healing and meaningful representation to reach S or A, while weaker throughput or low usage drops it through B and C down to D.
This healer raid order is a snapshot of the current tier and shifts with patches, class tuning, and sample size. Raw healing does not capture damage reduction or utility, so treat it as overall guidance rather than the only measure of a healer.