Benediction

For the priest talent, see [Benediction]. For the former paladin talent, see [Benediction].

• Benediction
• Item Level 75
• Binds when picked up
• Unique
• Staff
• Two-Hand
• Speed 3.00
• 134 – 222 Damage
• (59.3 damage per second)
• +31 Intellect
• +10 Stamina
• +12 Spirit
• +20 Shadow Resistance
• Equip: Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 2%.
• Equip: Increases healing done by spells and effects by up to 106.
• Use: Calls forth Anathema. (30 Min Cooldown)
• Durability 120 / 120
• Classes: Priest
• Requires Level 60

"Behind every shadow is the light of hope."

Benediction is an epic staff, and the healer version of  [Anathema].

Source

This item is created by using  [Splinter of Nordrassil] together with  [The Eye of Divinity] and  [The Eye of Shadow].

Notes and trivia

• The holy-only critical strike chance was changed to spell critical rating and subsequently upgraded to affect all magic schools with the introduction of the rating system.
• Players that have acquired Benediction and  [Anathema] are rewarded  [The Balance of Light and Shadow].
• High Inquisitor Whitemane can be seen wielding Benediction.
• In the League of Explorers adventure of Hearthstone, a splinter of Benediction is located in the Hall of Explorers wing. Brann Bronzebeard mentions that he found it in the Molten Core and that Majordomo Executus used it to pick his teeth.

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): No longer obtainable.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14):
  • All items and effects which grant bonuses to spell damage and spell healing are being consolidated into a single stat, Spell Power.
  • Spell Critical Strike Rating has been merged into Critical Strike Rating.
    
• Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Items and enchantments that provide bonus healing now also provide a smaller number of bonus spell damage.
  
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Items that give bonuses, such as critical strike percentage, have been modified to adhere to a combat rating system.
  
• Patch 1.12.0 (2006-08-22): The cooldown timer on transforming  [Anathema] and Benediction may no longer be circumvented by zoning or logging out.
  
• Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Added.
  

See also

• Benediction TCG card

Other versions

• Season of Discovery

  

  • Benediction
  • Item Level 75
  • Binds when picked up
  • Unique
  • Staff
  • Two-Hand
  • Speed 3.00
  • 131 – 219 Damage
  • (58.3 damage per second)
  • +31 Intellect
  • +10 Stamina
  • +12 Spirit
  • +20 Shadow Resistance
  • Equip: Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 2%.
  • Equip: Increases healing done by spells and effects by up to 112.
  • Use: Calls forth Anathema. (30 Min Cooldown)
  • Durability 120 / 120
  • Classes: Priest
  • Requires Level 60

External links

Classic	Season of Discovery
Wowhead WoWDB	Wowhead WoWDB