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Holy Nova
Spell holy holynova
  • Holy Nova
  • Row 3 priest talent
  • 1.6% of base mana
  • Instant
  • An explosion of holy light around you deals up to (31.5% of Spell power) Holy damage to enemies and up to (31.5% of Spell power) healing to allies within 12 yds, reduced if there are more than 5 targets.
Properties
Class Priest
School Holy
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Radius 12
Talents
Talent required Spell holy prayerofmendingtga [Prayer of Mending] or Spell holy heal [Improved Flash Heal]
Improvements Spell holy holynova [Rhapsody], Inv summerfest firespirit [Searing Light]

Holy Nova is a Holy priest class talent which damages enemies and heals allies in a point-blank area of effect.

Notes[]

  • The spell's damage is subject to diminishing returns if hitting more than 5 targets.

Tips and tactics[]

  • While its damage is low, it is enough to instantly kill certain low-health targets.
  • While its damage is minimal, Holy Nova is one of the Holy priest's only instant damage spells. In certain situations this spell can be useful in finishing an opponent that is very close to death.
  • Holy Nova can also be useful when dealing with stealthed opponents, as an instant, movable AoE that can bring damaged targets out of stealth.
  • Holy Nova is the Holy priest's only spammable instant damage ability.

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Patch changes[]

  • Dragonflight Hotfix (2023-04-10): Damage increased by 30%.
  • Dragonflight Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 3 class talent (was a level 31 Discipline/Holy ability). Rank 2 removed.
  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.2 (2020-11-17): Damage reduced by 25% and healing further increased to match damage. Now learned at level 31 (was 29). New Rank 2 added at level 56: If your Holy Nova deals damage to at least 3 enemies, a second Holy Nova will be cast a moment later at 50% effectiveness at the same location.
  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now deals reduced damage if there are more than 5 targets. Now learned at level 29 (was 33). Rank 2 removed.
    Old Rank 2: Has a 20% chance to reset the cooldown of Holy Fire if any targets are hit.
  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Damage increased by 20%.
  • Battle for Azeroth Hotfix (2018-08-10): Damage increased by 20%.
  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now once again heals allies in range. Now learned at level 33 (was 26) and is also usable by Discipline priests.
  • Legion Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Damage of Holy Nova increased by 14%.
  • Legion Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 26 (was 65). Holy Fire cooldown reset moved to Rank 2, learned at level 36.
  • Legion Hotfix (2016-09-23): Holy Nova damage reduced by 16%.
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now a level 65 Holy ability (was a level 20 Discipline ability). Damage increased by 420% but no longer heals. Now has a 20% chance to reset the cooldown of Spell holy searinglight [Holy Fire] when it deals damage.
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2014-11-05): Healing has been decreased by 15%.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): No longer available through a Major Glyph, and is instead a Discipline specialization spell. Its mana cost has been lowered and its healing increased. It is intended as the efficient area-of-effect (AoE) healing spell for Discipline priests.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now learned by the glyph Inv glyph majorpriest [Glyph of Holy Nova] (was learned at level 62).
  • Cataclysm Hotfix (2011-01-18): Priests who were unable to learn Holy Nova will now be able to train the spell.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Mana cost reduced to 15% of base mana. Now learned at level 62 (was 20).
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Mana cost reduced approximately 20%.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Mana cost reduced. Now learned from trainers at levle 20 (was a tier 3 Holy talent).
  • Bc icon Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Now gain additional benefit from spell damage and healing bonuses.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Rank 2 will no longer receive double the intended increase in range from Holy Reach.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.10.0 (2006-03-28): Self cooldown on this spell removed. Mana cost increased. Moved from tier 7 to tier 3.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07): Cooldown decreased.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Now causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards. These effects now cause no threat as opposed to reducing threat temporarily.

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