Surge of Light

For other uses, see Surge of Light (disambiguation).

Surge of Light
Surge of Light Row 9 priest talent Passive Your healing spells and Smite have a 8% chance to make your next Flash Heal instant and cost 50% less mana. Stacks to 2.
Properties
Class	Priest
Talents
Talent required	[Angel's Mercy]/ [Binding Heals]
Other information
Affects	[Flash Heal]
Improvements	[Empowered Surges], [Energy Cycle], [Manifested Power]
Related buff
Surge of Light Next Flash Heal is instant and costs 50% less mana. Duration: 20 seconds Max stacks: 2

Surge of Light is a priest class talent.

Patch changes

• Patch 11.2.0 (2025-08-05): Now reduces the mana cost of [Flash Heal] by 50% (was 100%).
  
• Patch 11.0.2 (2024-08-13): Now a 1-point talent (was 2).
  
• Patch 10.0.5 (2023-01-24): Now properly triggers from all healing spells.
  
• Hotfix (2022-11-22): Fixed an issue causing Surge of Light to not reduce the mana cost of Flash Heal for Discipline and Shadow.
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 9 class talent (was a level 40 Holy talent).
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now available at level 40 (was 75).
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now available at level 75 (was 45). No longer available to Discipline priests.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Split into a separate talent from [From Darkness, Comes Light]. Now a level 45 Discipline and Holy talent (was a tier 2 Holy talent) and triggers off all healing spells and Smite (was [Smite], [Heal], Flash Heal, [Binding Heal] or [Greater Heal]).
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Merged into From Darkness, Comes Light.
  
• Hotfix (2011-07-01): The Flash Heal from Surge of Light will now correctly activate [Chakra].
  
• Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26):
  • Can now also trigger from Binding Heal.
  • Now applied to Smite at rank 1.
    
• Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08):
  • Can now also proc from Flash Heal and Greater Heal, and can now also critically hit.
  • No longer consumed without benefit if it triggers while a Flash Heal is being cast.
    
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Redesigned. You have a 3/6% chance when you Smite, Heal, Flash Heal, Binding Heal or Greater Heal to cause your next Flash Heal to be instant cast and cost no mana. Moved to tier 2 (was tier 6).

  Old: Your spell criticals have a 25/50% chance to cause your next Smite or Flash Heal spell to be instant cast, cost no mana but be incapable of a critical hit. This effect lasts 10 sec.
  

• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Now makes your next Smite or Flash Heal instant cast (was only Smite).
  
• Patch 2.2.0 (2007-09-25): This ability now properly grants its effects to one and only one casting of Smite each time it activates. Interaction issues with [Inner Focus] have been fixed.
  
• Patch 2.1.1 (2007-06-05): The buff from Surge of Light will no longer prevent Inner Focus's charge from being consumed. In addition, it is no longer possible to get two free Smites when this ability procs.
  
• Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Smite spells triggered by this talent will no longer sometimes critically strike. In addition, the free Smite granted will not consume the effect of Inner Focus. [Holy Nova] heals can now trigger Surge of Light as well.
  
• Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Surge of Light can no longer be triggered by using items.
  
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added.
  

Other versions

• BC Classic

  Surge of Light
  Surge of Light (2 ranks) Tier 6 Holy priest talent Passive Your spell criticals have a 25/50% chance to cause your next Smite spell to be instant cast, cost no mana but be incapable of a critical hit. This effect lasts 10 sec.
  Properties
  Class	Priest
  Other information
  Affects	[Smite]
  Related buff
  Magic Surge of Light Your next Smite spell is instant cast, costs no mana but is incapable of a critical hit. Duration: 10 seconds

• Cataclysm Classic

  Surge of Light
  Surge of Light (2 ranks) Tier 2 Holy priest talent Passive You have a 3/6% chance when you Smite, Heal, Flash Heal, Binding Heal or Greater Heal to cause your next Flash Heal to be instant cast and cost no mana.
  Properties
  Class	Priest
  Other information
  Affects	[Binding Heal], [Flash Heal], [Greater Heal], [Heal], [Smite]
  Related buff
  Surge of Light Next Flash Heal is instant and costs no mana. Duration: 10 seconds

External links

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