Holy Shock
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| Holy Shock | |
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| Properties | |
| Class | Paladin |
| School | Holy |
| Cooldown | 9.5 seconds |
| Other information | |
| Improvements |
 [Awestruck],  [Blessing of An'she],  [Divine Glimpse],  [Glorious Dawn],  [Light's Conviction],  [Luminosity],  [Overflowing Light],  [Reclamation],  [Second Sunrise],  [Sun Sear] |
| Glyphs |
 [Glyph of Pillar of Light] |
Lady Liadrin using Holy Shock against the Lich King, in the cinematic trailer of Hearthstone: March of the Lich King.
Holy Shock is an instant Holy paladin talent that can be used to heal a friendly target or deal Holy direct damage to an enemy.
Tips and tactics
- Holy Shock is the second cheapest healing spell available to the Holy Paladin, and is significantly stronger and faster than
[Holy Light]. With only a 9 second cooldown, it should be used often for both power and efficiency. 
[Infusion of Light] grant you specific benefits following a successful critical cast of Holy Shock.
Trivia
- In Warcraft III, the Paladin hero's Holy Light spell healed friendly living units and damaged enemy undead units. Considering this, some may view Holy Shock as a variation of WC3's Holy Light.
- Holy Shock is one of Uther's passive Talents in Heroes of the Storm, allowing him to use Holy Light to damage enemies.
Patch changes
Patch 11.1.0 (2025-02-25):
- Damage increased by 100%.
- Healing increased by 40%.
- Hotfix (2024-10-29): Now costs 2.8% base mana (was 2.6%).
- Hotfix (2024-09-24): Healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Patch 11.0.2 (2024-08-13):
- Healing decreased by 18% and damage decreased by 10%.
- Healing is no longer increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Patch 11.0.0 (2024-07-23): Healing increased by 20%.
Hotfix (2024-06-05): Damage increased by 20% in PvP combat. - Patch 10.2.0 (2023-11-07): Now costs 2.8% base mana for Holy (was 2.4%).
- Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11):
- Healing reduced by 10% and cooldown increased to 8.5 seconds (was 7.5 seconds).
- No longer has an increased chance to critically strike.
- Hotfix (2023-04-10): Healing increased by 30% in PvP Combat (was 15%).
- Patch 10.0.5 (2023-01-24): Healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
- Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 1 Holy talent (was a level 10 Holy ability).
Patch 9.2.0 (2022-02-22): Damage reduced by 12%. - Patch 9.0.5 (2021-03-09): Now costs 16% mana (was 14%).
- Hotfix (2020-11-09): Healing increased by 10%.
- Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now generates 1 Holy Power and its cooldown has been reduced to 7.5 seconds (was 9 seconds). Rank 2 now learned at level 18 (was 34).
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Rank 2 added at level 34: Holy Shock has an additional 30% chance to crit. 
Hotfix (2017-06-29): Healing increased by 10% in PvP situations. - Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Now damages for 280% of spell power (was 350%).
- Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 9 seconds. Damage increased by 66.7%, healing increased by 185.7%. No longer grants a charge of Holy Power.
Patch 6.2.0 (2015-06-23): Mana cost has increased by 50%. - Patch 6.1.0 (2015-02-24): Damage has increased by 50%.
- Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Now has twice the normal chance to critically strike (instead of having an additional 25% chance to critically strike).
Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Mana cost has been reduced by 50%. - Patch 5.0.5 (2012-09-11): Holy Shock's base damage has been reduced, and its spellpower coefficient has been increased.
- Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Range against hostile targets increased from 20 to 40 yards. Has an additional 25% chance crit.
Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Mana cost has been decreased to 7% of base mana, down from 8%. - Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now a level 10 Holy specialization ability (was a tier 7 Holy talent). Now grants a charge of Holy Power when used.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Cooldown reduced to 6 seconds. 
Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): The healing, damage, and mana cost of this spell have all been increased. - Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Cooldown reduced to 15 seconds, down from 30 seconds.
Patch 1.10.2 (2006-05-03): Bug fix: Now guaranteed to crit when used offensively while Divine Favor is active. - Patch 1.10.0 (2006-03-28):
- This ability now works with
[Divine Favor] and 
[Illumination]. - Mana cost reduced.
- This ability now works with
- Patch 1.9.0 (2006-01-03): This spell can now heals friendly targets. Mana cost reduced. Increased the coefficient gained from spell damage and healing.
See also
- Holy Shock, TCG card
Other versions
Classic
Holy Shock 
- Holy Shock (3 ranks)
- Tier 7 Holy paladin talent
- 20 yd range
- 225 Mana
- 30 sec cooldown
- Instant
- Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 204 to 220 Holy damage to an enemy, or 204 to 220 healing to an ally.
Properties Class Paladin School Holy Cooldown 30 seconds Talents Talent required [Divine Favor]Other information Improvements [Illumination]BC Classic
Holy Shock - Holy Shock (5 ranks)
- Tier 7 Holy paladin talent
- 20 yd range
- 335 Mana
- 15 sec cooldown
- Instant
- Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 277 to 299 Holy damage to an enemy, or 351 to 379 healing to an ally.
Properties Class Paladin School Holy Cooldown 15 seconds Talents Talent required [Divine Favor]Other information Improvements [Illumination]Wrath Classic
Holy Shock - Holy Shock (7 ranks)
- Tier 7 Holy paladin talent
- 20 yd range
- 18% of base mana
- 6 sec cooldown
- Instant
- Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 314 to 340 Holy damage to an enemy, or 481 to 519 healing to an ally.
Properties Class Paladin School Holy Cooldown 6 seconds Talents Talent required [Divine Favor]Other information Improvements 
[Healing Light], [Illumination], [Infusion of Light], [Sanctified Light]Glyphs 
[Glyph of Holy Shock]Cataclysm Classic
Holy Shock - Holy Shock
- Level 10 Holy paladin ability
- 20 yd range
- 7% of base mana
- 6 sec cooldown
- Instant
- Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 1397 Holy damage to an enemy, or 2625 healing to an ally, and grants a charge of Holy Power.
Properties Class Paladin School Holy Cooldown 6 seconds Other information Level learned 10 Improvements [Blazing Light], [Infusion of Light], 
[Rule of Law]Glyphs 
[Glyph of Holy Shock]
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