Halo (Shadow)

For the Discipline/Holy version, see [Halo].

Halo
Halo Row 8 priest talent 30 yd range 4% of base mana 40 sec cooldown 1.5 sec cast Creates a ring of Shadow energy around you that quickly expands to a 30 yd radius, healing allies for (161% of Spell power) and dealing (144.2% of Spell power) Shadow damage to enemies. Healing reduced beyond 6 targets. Generates 10 Insanity.
Properties
Class	Priest
School	Shadow
Cooldown	40 seconds
Talents
Talent required	[Unwavering Will] or [Twist of Fate]
Improvements	[Divine Halo], [Energy Compression], [Manifested Power], [Power Surge], [Resonant Energy], [Shock Pulse], [Sustained Potency]

Halo is a priest class talent. It is normally only available to Shadow priests, but will also replace [Halo] while using [Shadow Covenant].

It is an exclusive choice node with [Divine Star].

Tips and tactics

• It can be very useful for instantly dispatching large numbers of low-health foes.

Patch changes

• Patch 11.0.2 (2024-08-13): Fixed an issue causing Halo to damage enemies out of combat.
  
• Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11):
  • Now costs 4% of base mana (was 1%).
  • Fixed an issue causing Halo to sometimes appear twice in the Spell Book.
    
• Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): [Divine Star] and Halo should now properly override the other on your Action Bar when swapping talents.
  
• Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21): Fixed an issue causing Halo healing to not be increased from [Shadow Covenant].
  
• Patch 10.0.5 (2023-01-24):
  • Now generates 10 Insanity.
  • Resolved an issue causing the Shadow version of Halo to cost less mana than the Holy version.
    
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 8 class talent (was a level 45 Discipline/Holy talent).
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer available to Shadow priests.
  
• Patch 6.1.0 (2015-02-24): Now displays an indicator on the ground to make it easier for the casting Priest see where the ability is most effective. Additionally, Halo's visual effect has been synchronized so a character will receive the effect when the nova intersects with them.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Halo's Mana cost has been reduced by 67%, and now follows standard AoE capping rules.
  • Discipline and Holy: Halo now has a 1.5-second cast time (up from instant cast, see also: instant cast heals), heals for 50% less, and no longer damages enemies.
  • Shadow: Halo no longer heals allies.
    
• Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Healing is no longer affecting by diminishing returns when used on multiple targets.
  
• Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Will no longer hit enemies that are in Stealth.
  
• Patch 5.1.0 (2012-11-27): The responsiveness of Halo has been improved.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB