Inquisition (paladin ability)

Inquisition
	Inquisition; Level 100 Retribution paladin talent; 1 to 3 Holy Power; Instant; Consumes up to 3 Holy Power to increase your damage done and Haste by 8%.; ; Lasts 15 sec per Holy Power consumed.;
Properties
Class	Paladin
School	Holy
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level available	100
Related buff
	; Inquisition ; Damage done increased by 8%.; Haste increased by 8%. ; Duration: 15/30/45 seconds ;

For the paladin PvP talent, see [Inquisition]. For lore about inquisitions, see Inquisitor (occupation).

Inquisition is a level 100 Retribution paladin talent.

Notes

It is similar to [Avenging Wrath] by the fact that both spells increase the paladin's damage for a few seconds. However, there are important differences between them which heavily differs their usage.
- Inquisition only increases damage. Avenging Wrath increases both damage and healing.
- Inquisition has, in contrast to Avenging Wrath, no cooldown. This is possibly the largest difference between them, allowing Inquisition to be active at all times. This makes it similar to a rogue's [Slice and Dice] or a druid's [Savage Roar], being intended to generate a constant buff which increases the paladin's damage. To Retribution-paladins, Avenging Wrath may be considered a long-cooldown extension of this, similar to the mage's [Arcane Power].

The level 81 spell for paladins in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was originally planned to be Blinding Shield, but it was replaced with Inquisition before patch 4.0.1 went live.

Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Removed.
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Re-added as talent. Increases damage and Haste by 8%, and last for 15 seconds per Holy Power (was 30% Holy damage and 10% critical strike, lasting for 20 seconds per Holy Power).
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Removed.
Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Now lasts 20 seconds per charge of Holy Power consumed, up from 10 seconds.
Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): It is no longer possible to refresh Inquisition to a lower duration.
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now a Retribution specialization ability. Now increases critical strike chance by 10%.
Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Inquisition is no longer dispellable.
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Added.