Desperate Prayer
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| Desperate Prayer | |
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| Properties | |
| Class | Priest |
| School | Holy |
| Cooldown | 1.5 minutes |
| Other information | |
| Level learned | 8 |
| Improvements |
 [Angel's Mercy], [Desperate Measures],  [Light's Inspiration] |
| Related buff | |
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Desperate Prayer is a priest ability. It is an instant self-only heal that costs no mana to use, healing the caster for 25% of their total health.
Notes
- Desperate Prayer is not affected by the global cooldown.
- This spell's main use, both in PvE and PvP, lies as a "panic button", undoing any situation should you find yourself at critical health levels and in dire need of a heal.
- Since the priest can heal themselves without needing to self-target, this can save crucial moments in tight situations in PvE and PvP.
- The fact that it is a free spell may make a difference when mana is tight.
- In PvP, the spell's short cooldown means it can be used frequently, sometimes in every encounter.
- The ability used to be a racial spell available to humans and dwarves only.
Tips and tactics
Desperate Prayer heals for a notable amount, and most importantly for free. Since it is not affected by the GCD, it can also be used simultaneous to other heals to provide significant instant protection. Priests can save it for truly dangerous moments where it can be used at a moment's notice, or simply use it regularly to save mana and globals.
Patch changes
Hotfix (2022-12-01): Desperate Prayer has been added to the Personal Resource Display. 
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 8 by all priests (was a level 26 Discipline and Holy ability). 
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Discipline Priests now know Desperate Prayer (was Holy only). Now learned at level 26 (was 52). 
Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Now learned at level 52 for Holy. - Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now heals and increases health by 30% (was 20%).
- Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now available only to Holy priests at level 30 (was a level 60 talent for all priests). Now heals for 20% (down from 30%) but also increases the caster's health.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now a level 60 talent (was a tier 2 Holy talent). Icon updated from 
Hotfix (2011-04-26): Desperate Prayer is now properly casting its heal on the caster at all times, even after Spirit of Redemption has been triggered. - Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Now heals the priest for 30% of their total health, up from a very subpar value.
- Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Desperate Prayer is now free to cast. Moved from tier 3 to tier 2.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Desperate Prayer is now a tier 3 Holy talent instead of a level 10 racial ability for dwarves and humans. Now costs 21% of base mana 
Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Now learned from trainers rather than a quest. 
Patch 1.10.0 (2006-03-28): Cooldown reduced. - Patch 1.4.0 (2005-04-19): Desperate Prayer is now affected by the talents improving Holy spells.
- Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Added.
Other versions
Classic
Desperate Prayer 
- Desperate Prayer (7 ranks)
- Level 10 priest ability
- 10 min cooldown
- Instant
- Instantly heals the caster for 148 to 185.
Properties Class Priest Race(s) Dwarf, human School Holy Cooldown 10 minutes Other information Level learned 10 BC Classic
Desperate Prayer - Desperate Prayer (8 ranks)
- Level 10 priest ability
- 10 min cooldown
- Instant
- Instantly heals the caster for 148 to 185.
Properties Class Priest Race(s) Dwarf, human School Holy Cooldown 10 minutes Other information Level learned 10 Wrath Classic
Desperate Prayer - Desperate Prayer (9 ranks)
- Tier 3 Holy priest talent
- 21% of base mana
- 2 min cooldown
- Instant
- Instantly heals the caster for 263 to 325.
Properties Class Priest School Holy Cooldown 2 minutes Cataclysm Classic
Desperate Prayer - Desperate Prayer
- Tier 2 Holy priest talent
- 2 min cooldown
- Instant
- Instantly heals the caster for 30% of their total health.
Properties Class Priest School Holy Cooldown 2 minutes
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