Avenging Crusader
Crusader Strike and Judgment damage heal self and up to two nearest injured group allies within 30 yards and line of sight during the cooldown.
Class reworks
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PaladinHoly
Healer
Invokes the power of the Light to protect and to heal.
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Protection
Tank
Uses Holy magic to shield themselves and defend allies from attackers.
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Retribution
Damage
A righteous crusader who judges and punishes opponents with weapons and Holy magic.
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Spell changes
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Divine Toll
Cast Holy Shock on up to five valid enemies and five injured group allies within 30 yards and line of sight.
Glimmer of Light
Holy Shock leaves Glimmer; future Holy Shocks trigger all owned Glimmers for damage or healing.
Crusader's Focus
Baseline Holy Paladin role tuning: damage is 82% of a DPS specialization's baseline; healing is unchanged.
Crusader Strike
Holy damage reduces Holy Shock cooldown.
Holy Shock
Damage enemy or heal ally; crits may trigger smaller automatic heal or Holy bolt.
Judgment
Mark enemy; damage to the marked target heals self and up to two nearest injured group allies within 30 yards and line of sight.
Consecration
Periodic damage enemies and heal allies; faster pulses preserve base duration. Haste makes this periodic effect happen more often without shortening its base duration.
Light of Dawn
Frontal healing plus reduced Holy damage to enemies.
Holy Prism
Enemy target damage heals nearby allies; friendly target heal damages nearby enemies.
Light's Hammer
Periodic enemy damage and ally healing; faster pulses preserve base duration. Haste makes this periodic effect happen more often without shortening its base duration.
Tyr's Deliverance
Area periodic Holy healing and damage; faster pulses preserve base duration. Haste makes this periodic effect happen more often without shortening its base duration.
Divine Protection
Reduce damage; part of Holy damage dealt self-heals while active.
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Divine Toll
Throw Avenger's Shield at several nearby enemies.
Bulwark of Righteous Fury
Avenger's Shield empowers next Shield of the Righteous per enemy hit.
Sentinel
Defensive and offensive tank form replaces or augments Avenging Wrath.
Bulwark Resilience
Tank role tuning: single-target damage is 70% of baseline; direct spell and weapon attacks that hit multiple enemies retain authored per-target damage. Healing and mitigation are unchanged.
Shield's Mercy
Shield of the Righteous grants one charge, up to three. A charge makes your next Protection Word of Glory cost no Holy Power and expires after 30 seconds.
Avenger's Shield
Bounce through enemies and silence. Your main-hand or off-hand auto attacks have a 20% chance to reset its cooldown.
Shield of the Righteous
Damage target and nearby enemies while increasing armor.
Consecration
Periodic Holy damage; faster pulses preserve base duration. Haste makes this periodic effect happen more often without shortening its base duration.
Hammer of the Righteous
Splash Holy damage while owner stands in Consecration.
Judgment
Generate defensive resource and reduce Shield of the Righteous cooldown.
Grand Crusader
Avoiding a melee attack or using Hammer of the Righteous may automatically cast Avenger's Shield at the valid triggering enemy.
Eye of Tyr
Large Holy AoE reduces enemy damage.
Word of Glory
Strong instant self-heal; Shield of the Righteous earns free casts.
Ardent Defender
Cheat death; Holy Power spending reduces cooldown.
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Final Reckoning
Mark area enemies for increased Holy damage taken.
Divine Toll
Cast Judgment on nearby enemies.
Righteous Mending
Replaces Retribution's duplicate Word of Glory talent with a meaningful option: Word of Glory heals you for 30% more when cast on yourself.
Righteous Reserve
Each 5 Holy Power spent builds a stack, up to three. At three stacks and 80% health or lower, automatically cast a free Word of Glory and consume the reserve.
Ashbringer's Edge
Retribution melee auto attacks have a 15% chance to reset Blade of Justice. The passive reset does not create another attack or proc itself.
Crusader Strike
Generate Holy Power; may trigger second strike.
Blade of Justice
Heavy Holy/Physical strike; auto attacks may reset cooldown.
Judgment
Mark target for increased Holy damage taken and splash nearby enemies.
Templar's Verdict
May automatically cast at maximum Holy Power on current target.
Divine Storm
At maximum Holy Power with several nearby enemies automatically cast instead of Templar's Verdict.
Divine Purpose
Automatically cast free Templar's Verdict or Divine Storm on proc.
Wake of Ashes
Frontal Holy/Fire blast generates Holy Power; finishers reduce cooldown.
Execution Sentence
Store Holy damage then detonate on target.
Consecration
Optional periodic Holy AoE; faster pulses preserve base duration. Haste makes this periodic effect happen more often without shortening its base duration.
Word of Glory
Strong self-heal; free after enough Holy Power spent.
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