Priest Aggro in Parties

[Lissa]

You need to let whoever is your "tank" get aggro first before you try any damage dealing spells. This means allowing the tank to land a few hits to get the mob angry enough. The other thing is that if the mob does go after you stay still and let the tank come over and grab the aggro back. Otherwise you risk aggroing other mobs as you back away from the threat. Lastly do not, DO NOT, pull with smite. A wand is preferrable to smite but the best thing, especially with a paladin is to let them do the pulling with a body pull. This last part is where I failed to communicate with you what I do when we grouped. The pally pulls by inching forward until they get the mobs attention and then pulling back to the party. Its imperative to stay back and let the pally bring the mob to you.

Lav: As of the last day of Beta seal of fury was excellent at holding and keeping aggro. Sharanna had very little trouble keeping aggro even with Zaira throwing fireballs.
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One addendum to the bit about if you gain agro. Don't stand there, don't run away, run towards the tank. Better to have the tank to continue to hold whatever agro they're holding than to have them come running over to you to get the agro back. So run towards your tank when you gain agro, don't stand still, and don't run around like a chicken with your head cut off.