Crusader Strike

For the Season of Discovery rune, see [Crusader Strike].

Crusader Strike
Crusader Strike Level 1 paladin ability Melee range 0.6% of base mana 6 sec recharge Instant Requires Melee Weapon Strike the target for (107.1% of Attack power) Physical damage. Generates 1 Holy Power. Max 2 charges. Rank 2: Crusader Strike mana cost reduced by 80%.
Properties
Class	Paladin
School	Physical
Recharge	6 seconds
Other information
Level learned	1
Rank levels	11 (rank 2)
Improvements	[Blades of Light], [Blessed Assurance], [Blessed Champion], [Crusader's Might], [Empyrean Power], [Grand Crusader], [Heart of the Crusader], [Higher Calling], [Radiant Onslaught], [Reclamation], [Seal of Reprisal], [Swift Justice]

"My blade is guided by the Light. Your hostility has not gone unnoticed." - Sunwalker Nahano

Crusader Strike is a core paladin ability. It is an instant weapon strike that grants a charge of Holy Power, can activate procs, and counts as a single-target melee attack. This ability is a melee special ability, not an actual spell, and therefore it is not affected by silence effects or spell school locking abilities (the others being [Divine Storm] and [Hammer of the Righteous]). Like other strikes, however, it does not work with any disarm effects on. All damage dealt by the attack is physical.

Trivia

• Crusader Strike is a Rare Paladin ability card in the World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game's Drums of War set.

Patch changes

• Patch 11.0.2 (2024-08-13): Damage decreased by 10%.
  
• Hotfix (2023-12-05): Now costs 0.6% base mana (was 1.6%) and deals 25% increased damage.
  
• Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11):
  • Cooldown increased by 30% for Holy.
  • Now costs 1.6% base mana (was 10%).
    
• Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21): No longer deals increased damage in PvP Ccombat (was 80%). Now has 2 charges for Retribution.
  
• Hotfix (2023-02-06): Crusader Strike damage increased by 30%.
  
• Patch 10.0.5 (2023-01-24): Now deals 80% increased damage in PvP combat (was 30%).
  
• Hotfix (2023-01-09): Damage increased by 40%.
  
• Hotfix (2022-11-21): Damage increased by 10%.
  
• Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Now costs 10% of base mana (was 11%).
  
• Patch 9.2.5a (2022-08-02): Damage increased by 30% in PvP combat.
  
• Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Mana cost increased to 11% (was 9%).
  
• Hotfix (2020-11-09): Mana cost reduced to 9% base mana (was 14%).
  
• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Rank 3 removed.
  
• Hotfix (2017-07-24): Damage increased by 10%.
  
• Hotfix (2016-09-23): Crusader Strike damage increased by 13%.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19):
  • Damage increased by 61.5%.
  • Rank 2 added at level 11 for Protection and Retribution: Mana cost reduced by 80%.
  • Rank 3 added at level 26 for Holy and Retribution: Now has 2 charges.
    
• Patch 6.2.3 (2015-11-17): Damage has been increased by 8%.
  
• Hotfix (2014-10-17): Damage has been increased by 20%.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): No longer applies the Weakened Blows effect.
  
• Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Now applies a [Weakened Blows] effect to the target for Protection Paladins.

  Although not reflected in the patch notes, this change is applied to all specializations.
  

• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Weapon damage reduced from 135% to 125%. Bonus damage added.
  
• Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Crusader Strike weapon damage percent has been increased to 135%, up from 115%.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12):
  • Now available to all paladins at level 1 (was a tier 9 Retribution talent).
  • Damage increased to 120% weapon damage. The cooldown is now 4.5 seconds. 1 Holy Power point is granted when your character is at least level 9.
    
• Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Damage reduced to 75% weapon damage to match the new 4-second cooldown. Mana cost reduced to 5% of base mana.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): No longer refreshes judgements.
  
• Patch 2.3.2 (2008-01-08): Now causes 110% of weapon damage and no longer gains any bonus from spell damage.
  
• Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Cooldown reduced from 10 to 6 seconds.
  
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added as a talented ability in the Retribution tree.
  
• Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Removed.
  
• Patch 0.7 (2004-06-15): Damage increased. Now an instant cast spell.
  
• Patch 0.6 (2004-04-13):
  • [Holy Strike] and Crusader Strike are now considered spells and no longer supersede previous versions.
  • Crusader Strike causes physical damage, has a damage bonus and has replacements at levels 22 and 34.
    

External links

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