| How much Intellect does Champion of the LightChampion of the LightRetribution · Max rank 3 · New in ForeverIncreases your spell damage and healing by up to 33% of your Intellect.Requires 25 points in RetributionMax rank not read from footage; showing rank 1 text. convert at rank 3? | Untested | Rank 1 reads “up to 33%”. Not reachable in beta. Waiting on a datamine. |
| Will Champion of the LightChampion of the LightRetribution · Max rank 3 · New in ForeverIncreases your spell damage and healing by up to 33% of your Intellect.Requires 25 points in RetributionMax rank not read from footage; showing rank 1 text. keep its healing half? | Untested | Blizzard said on stage it gives damage and healing. |
| Will Light’s Vigil get cheaper or instant? | Untested | Not reachable in beta. The beta tooltip reads 1,340 mana, up from 730 on the demo screenshot. |
| Is IlluminationIlluminationHoly · Max rank 5 · Changed from ClassicAfter getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 40% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.Requires 15 points in Holy · Requires 3 points in ReverenceMax rank not read from footage; showing rank 2 text. really a 50% refund? | Untested | Testable at 20: IlluminationIlluminationHoly · Max rank 5 · Changed from ClassicAfter getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 40% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.Requires 15 points in Holy · Requires 3 points in ReverenceMax rank not read from footage; showing rank 2 text. is a row-4 Holy talent. Nobody has reported yet. |
| Does Infusion of LightInfusion of LightHoly · Max rank 2 · New in ForeverYour Holy Shock and Flash of Light critical hits reduce the cast time of your next Holy Light cast within 15 sec by 1.0 sec.Requires 15 points in HolyThis rank read from footage; other ranks estimated. proc off Holy ShockHoly ShockHoly · Max rank 1 · Changed from Classic160 Mana | Instant | Enemy: 20 yd range | Friendly: 40 yd range | 10 sec cooldownBlasts the target with Holy energy, causing 129 to 139 Holy damage to an enemy, or 110 to 118 healing to an ally.Requires 20 points in HolyAll ranks read from demo footage. damage crits? | Untested | Testable once Holy ShockHoly ShockHoly · Max rank 1 · Changed from Classic160 Mana | Instant | Enemy: 20 yd range | Friendly: 40 yd range | 10 sec cooldownBlasts the target with Holy energy, causing 129 to 139 Holy damage to an enemy, or 110 to 118 healing to an ally.Requires 20 points in HolyAll ranks read from demo footage. is reachable at 21 points. |
| Is Holy Strike normalized, and does it scale with spell power? | Confirmed | Scales with spell power at about 42.5%, measured with Judgement of the Crusader at level 10. It is an instant attack, learned at 6, 25% weapon damage at rank 1 and 40% at the level 10 trainer, and it does not trigger seals. Normalization still untested. |
| Does the Judgement taunt get a fix? | Untested | The beta tooltip: “taunts the target to attack you for 4 sec” plus 10% Holy Strike damage and a judgement refresh. No separate taunt on the trainer. |
| Is Consecration’s 4-target cap real at 60? | Untested | Blizzard says the cap is deliberate. Datamine reads 9.5% of spell power per tick on the first four targets. Ticks crit at level 10. |
| How does the Twist of LightTwist of LightRetribution · Max rank 1 · New in ForeverWhen you replace your Seal of Command, Seal of Righteousness, Seal of Fury, or Seal of Justice with a different Seal, gain an Echo. Your next melee attack applies the replaced Seal's effects, consuming the Echo.Requires 30 points in Retribution · Requires Level 40All ranks read from demo footage. echo work? | Untested | Level 40 talent. Not reachable in beta. Datamined tooltips: every echo “empowers” the next hit except Command’s, which is a “chance to activate”. |
| What does the addon restriction cover? | Untested | Retail-style. The base UI has a swing timer, damage meter, quest tracker and cooldown manager. No word on a threat API. |
| Is spell batching 0.1 seconds? | Untested | One person’s read from the demo. |
| Are Flash of Light and Holy Light costs and coefficients unchanged? | Untested | Ranks exist and cost differently (35 and 60 mana for two ranks of one heal). Holy Light is 40 yards. Coefficients not yet compared. |
| Are seals dispellable? | Untested | A demo screenshot says yes. Testable at 20 with a priest or shaman. |
| Is Seal of Fury flat damage per hit, favoring fast weapons? | Confirmed | Rank 1 did 6 base plus 4 from 5 spell power and a rank 2 Judgement of the Crusader, a 10% coefficient, flat per hit. One tester’s combat log at level 10. |
| Does the Seal of Fury absorb stack? | Confirmed | No. A second proc overwrites the existing absorb rather than adding to it. Two testers agreed independently at level 10. |
| Does Seal of Righteousness crit? | Confirmed | Yes, and for double damage as a melee attack, on several screenshots. Consecration ticks crit too. |
| What is Seal of Righteousness’s spell power coefficient? | Changed | The demo read was 10% per hit. One tester with Judgement of the Crusader saw a 2.6-speed one-hander go from 4 to 9 or 10 per hit and a 1.9-speed from 3 or 4 to 8, which reads as 20 to 25%. The two-hander read “seems flat”. One test, more spell power needed. |
| Is RedoubtRedoubtProtection · Max rank 5 · Changed from ClassicDamaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 6%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.Max rank not read from footage; showing rank 1 text. a 10% chance for 30% block? | Untested | Wowhead’s calculator shows 6% flat, which the Prot channel calls wrong. Row-1 talent, testable at 20. Nobody has reported. |
| Do ReckoningReckoningProtection · Max rank 5 · Changed from ClassicGives you a 8% chance to gain an extra attack after Blocking a melee attack and a 20% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a non-periodic critical strike.Requires 20 points in ProtectionMax rank not read from footage; showing rank 1 text. extra swings proc Seal of Fury? | Untested | ReckoningReckoningProtection · Max rank 5 · Changed from ClassicGives you a 8% chance to gain an extra attack after Blocking a melee attack and a 20% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a non-periodic critical strike.Requires 20 points in ProtectionMax rank not read from footage; showing rank 1 text. needs 20 Prot points. Testable at 30 with Legacy points. |
| Does One-Handed Weapon SpecializationOne-Handed Weapon SpecializationProtection · Max rank 3 · Changed from ClassicIncreases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 3%.Requires 15 points in ProtectionMax rank not read from footage; showing rank 1 text. buff seal damage? | Untested | Row-4 Prot talent. Compare seal tooltips with and without it. |
| Does Judgement break RepentanceRepentanceRetribution · Max rank 1 · Moved60 Mana | Instant | 20 yd range | 1 min cooldownPuts the enemy target in a state of meditation, incapacitating them for up to 6 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Only works against Humanoids.Requires 20 points in RetributionAll ranks read from demo footage.? | Untested | Tested not to on Era by one person; PvP videos show it breaking. RepentanceRepentanceRetribution · Max rank 1 · Moved60 Mana | Instant | 20 yd range | 1 min cooldownPuts the enemy target in a state of meditation, incapacitating them for up to 6 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Only works against Humanoids.Requires 20 points in RetributionAll ranks read from demo footage. needs 20 Ret points. |
| Does Seal of Righteousness proc off an echoed Seal of CommandSeal of CommandRetribution · Max rank 1 · Changed from Classic65 Mana | InstantGives the Paladin a chance to deal additional Holy damage equal to 70% of normal weapon damage. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Lasts 30 sec.
Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy, instantly causing 68 to 73 Holy damage, 137 to 146 if the target is stunned or incapacitated.Requires 10 points in RetributionAll ranks read from demo footage. hit? | Untested | Tooltip reads say one direction only. Level 40 talent, not reachable in beta. |
| Are the paladin talent trees changed from the demo? | Confirmed | Unchanged at level 10, per two testers with screenshots. |
| Is there a swing timer in the base UI? | Confirmed | Mentioned at the September 17 Q&A, visible in the client that evening. It must be enabled in the options. |
| Does Holy ShieldHoly ShieldProtection · Max rank 1 · Changed from Classic150 Mana | Instant | 10 sec cooldownIncreases chance to block by 20% for 10 sec, and deals 110 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.Requires 30 points in Protection · Requires 1 point in Templar's Bulwark · Requires ShieldsAll ranks read from demo footage. have charges? | Untested | The demo said four. No rank tooltip in the beta files lists charges; the channel’s own caveat is “probably a tooltip error”. Not reachable at 20. |
| Does VengeanceVengeanceRetribution · Max rank 3 · Changed from ClassicIncreases your Physical and Holy damage dealt by 1% for 30 sec after landing a critical strike. Stacks up to 5 times.Requires 20 points in Retribution · Requires 3 points in Sanctified JudgementMax rank not read from footage; showing rank 1 text. trigger off periodic crits? | Changed | It does in the current build. Blizzard’s beta notes say this is fixed in the next build. |
| Is Exorcism Undead and Demon only? | Untested | The demo floor test said yes. A datamined any-target version with a 42% coefficient is read as a Season of Discovery leftover. Trainable at 20, nobody has checked. |
| Does Touch of the Grave break crowd control? | Confirmed | It procs off every attack and spell, including Polymorph and Gouge, and double-procs on consecutive swings. Everyone assumes a bug. |
| Do spells resist or miss? | Confirmed | They miss. Combat log screenshot. |
| Is Blessing of Kings baseline at 20? | Confirmed | Trainer screenshot, with Consecration. Greater and single-target blessings both last an hour. |