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Comment by 242013

Do I need to say it? This ability should be buffed damage-wise towards an enemy target, and even the healing can't heal yourself(the most important choice), the holy damage is only 476 at the final rank. :/

Comment by 242298

Really, I don't care that it can't target me; I got Binding Heal for that, if I ever get hit, and if they made it so that it can hit the caster, then they have to nerf the spell, since they only have a few points to assign to each talent/spell.

This spell is FANTASTIC! It heals about the same as a Greater Heal, but for less mana, and sometimes it can hit for more, since each 'blast' has a chance to crit. It is also great for someone who has low health; since a Greater Heal takes 2.5 seconds to cast, and it will only hit when it is finished hitting, Penance is fantastic as it heals after each blast, which means that if they take some damage during my Penance, there is a big chance that they will survive since they got healed 1-2 times. It also supplies a full stack of Grace, which is really nice for raiding/pvp, etc. If you are this deep in Disc, and don't pick it up, then you need your head checked.

Comment by 334845

Penance shouldn't be self-cast. That completely defeats the purpose of the spell.

This is what happens when people complain enough, they just keep making the game easier.

Comment by Yofi

and sometimes it can hit for more, since each 'blast' has a chance to crit.

Just pointing out that this kind of crit math is a common misconception…in reality, the average healing done by a spell with one tick with an X% chance to crit = that of a spell with three ticks with an X% chance to crit. The crits of the spell that ticks more often will be smaller.

Comment by ascero

Easily one of the most graphically beautiful spells in the game, right up there with Arcane Barrage. You can tell that this spell was not around in Vanilla WoW because of that.

My main is a mage, and I always feel weird when a Disc. Priest casts this on me, cause it looks at first glance that the Tank lost aggro on a hostile spell caster, and that I'm about to die. I've popped Ice Block more than once, because of this...

Comment by jasonprescott

Penance is really lovely spell. As for its crits, also if you are a strong healer it can greatly help in an emergency. :)

If a tank is even below his health, one Penance is sufficient to heal him up as well. :))

=> Very useful even on Heigan the Uncelan, when he uses his Spell DIsruption ability and you are unfortunatelly affected. :)

Comment by Cross88

Based on the preliminary Cataclysm talent tree for priests, Penance will become an instant cast spell, and when used to heal will also leave a HoT.

Keep in mind this is a very early build and is subject to change.

Comment by 200795

"Penance, the religious notion of repentance through voluntary punishment"

Is that why the target being healed flinched after every hit? :p

Comment by 626045

Since patch 4.0.1, Priests can get this spell at lvl 10. OP much?

Comment by 630519

Hurts so good.

Comment by Silbotronic

After doing some low level battlegrounds, I've noticed that this spell really hurts when cast by someone with heirlooms.

Comment by 716135

Penance really rocks the world. I have one concern about it though. (PvP wise)

You can use it at 4 times during a Arena encounter:

1. When you see that furious DPS running at you, use Penance to quickly stack Grace (+24% healing) And you should be good to go.

2. When your NOT targeted you can use it to heal your teammates, all good'

3. Fear -> Penance nuff' said

4. You can trick the DPS by only letting it "bounce" 1 or 2 times instead of the full three and hope he waste a interrupt. Risky, risky business though.

Here goes... I really hope Blizz find a way to implement this into PvP better, i mean after stacking Grace with it (you being the target, mind you) you will NEVER be able to get it off. It's completly useless, yes, you can fear and penance if sh!t goes wrong - but heck, i like to save my fear for when my shield gets up so i can supress movement imparing effects and run behind the nearest pillar to flash heal/greater heal.
Making it so it can't be interrupted would be OP, so i'm dry out of ideas, maybe it's just meant to be how it is.

Comment by 773571

On the PTR 4.1, I noticed when healing people that the target doesn't flinch when they are hit by the penance volley. They used to previously before the most recent PTR update.

Comment by Gyrwym

"Hodouken!" - male troll priest

Comment by 610373

Despite this being listed as "Holy" under school, I've been interrupted by mobs while casting smite, and unlike all other "Holy" school spells, it doesn't get set on cooldown. Intentional or accidental, you decide, but it's a great spell to have on hand in PvE.

Comment by Wrashis

Penance can't absolve your sin.

Comment by Bogdanov89

This is a very powerful spell - during leveling, it can (with decent gear) fill an average Tank from 50% to 100% health and apply the awesome Grace buff.

Keep in mind that the basic Heal is still cheaper, and Penance has a cooldown - so try not to waste it on targets that do not need it.

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Penance

Penance	Level 85

Talent

14% of base mana	30 yd range

Channeled	12 sec cooldown

Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 811 Holy damage to an enemy, or 3274 healing to an ally instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.

Spell Details

Duration

n/a

School

Holy

Mechanic

n/a

Dispel type

n/a

GCD category

Normal

Cost

14% of base mana

Range

30 yards (Medium/Long)

Cast time

Channeled

Cooldown

12 seconds

GCD

1.5 seconds

Effect

Dummy
Value: 1
PVP Multiplier: 1
Server-side script

Flags

Cast time is hidden
Cannot be used while shapeshifted
Unaffected by invulnerability
Channeled
All spell effects are harmful
Generates no threat
Track Target in Channel
No Aura Icon
Force Display Castbar
Starts ticking at aura application
Spell Haste Affects Periodic
Not In Spellbook Until Learned
Haste Affects Duration

Penance

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