How important is teaching experience in a humanities PhD application?

[Triangular]

Is it necessary to have teaching experience on a humanities PhD application if you aspire to academia? If so, how important is it and could it put you a cut above other applications?

[rising_star]

Teaching experience is definitely NOT necessary though it can be helpful when you're applying to PhD programs. I don't know that it would put you above other applications unless you designed and taught your own course as instructor of record and got outstanding reviews on it from students and faculty. And even then, the only way anyone would know this is if one of your recommenders writes about it.