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Penance
	Penance (1 rank); Priest ability; 30 / 40 yd range; 14% of base mana; 12 sec cooldown; Channeled; Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing X Holy damage to an enemy, or Y healing to an ally instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.;
Properties
Class	Priest
School	Holy
Cooldown	12 seconds
Talents
Talent tree	Discipline
Improvements	[Twin Disciplines], [Evangelism], Inspiration, [Grace], [Renewed Hope], [Train of Thought]

Revision as of 12:12, 1 June 2011

[[Category:priest abilities]][[Category:priest abilities]]

Penance is a priest specialization ability granted upon choosing the Discipline tree. While channeled, it deals direct damage to an enemy or heals a friendly target.

Notes

Contrary to what the tooltip seems to imply, it actually heals or damages three times, the first tick occurring instantly upon cast.
Each heal from Penance receives 29.7% of the priest's spell power per tick of healing, and 45.8% of the priest spellpower per tick of damage. This is better than the alternatives both for damage dealing ( [Smite], [Mind Spike]) and healing ( [Heal], [Greater Heal]).
Due to its mana efficiency and healing speed, it is generally the primary direct heal used by Discipline priests.
Like [Holy Shock], this spell has two ranges depending on its use. When used to attack, it has a 30 yard range; when used to heal, it has a 40 yard range.
[Power Word: Shield] prevents pushbacks and ensures that the effect of Penance is fully used.
Even if a pushback prevents the final tick from landing, this is still a more mana efficient heal than [Greater Heal], and will still heal more than [Flash Heal]. Pushback can only prevent one tick, as it can only cancel 50% of a channeled spell.
Penance has exactly half the mana cost of [Flash Heal].
The instant first tick of this spell can save party members who would otherwise die while waiting for [Flash Heal] to cast.
While the Discipline talent [Grace] can be proced by a number of healing spells, it is proced by each tick of Penance, meaning that a single full Penance cast will bless the target with the maximum 3 stacks of Grace. As 3 separate casts would otherwise be required to produce this effect, this makes Penance easily the fastest and cheapest way to place the full Grace effect upon a target.

Improvements

[Twin Disciplines] increases Shadow and Holy spell damage and healing by 2/4/6%
[Evangelism] stacks increase the throughput of Penance, but Penance cannot be used to build Evangelism stacks
Inspiration procs from Penance crits, temporarily reducing the target's physical damage taken by 5/10%
[Grace] procs from each tick of Penance - granting up to 3 stacks per cast, increasing healing received from the priest by up to 24%
[Renewed Hope] increases the critical strike chance of Penance on targets afflicted by Weakened Soul or your Grace effect by 5/10%
[Train of Thought] gives [Smite] a 50/100% chance to reduce the cooldown of Penance by 1 sec
[Glyph of Penance] reduces the cooldown of Penance by 2 sec

Patch changes

Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Mana cost has been increased by 7%, but healing has been increased by 20%.
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Mana cost reduced
Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Cooldown increased to 12 seconds, up from 10 seconds.
Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Penance can now be cast on the priest himself and the damage has been increased.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.

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+|name=Penance
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+|image=Spell_Holy_Penance
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+|description=Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing X Holy damage to an enemy, or Y healing to an ally instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.
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+|class=[[Priest]]
-|skill=Jewelcrafting (375)
+|type=Offensive, Defensive
-|sell={{cost|1|50}}
+|school=[[Holy]]
-|vendor={{cost|6}}
+|cost=14% of base mana
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+|range=30 / 40 yd
-|quality=Epic
+|cast_time=Channeled
-|bind=BoP
+|cooldown=12 seconds
-|rep=Revered
+|talented=Yes|talent_tree=[[Priest talents#Discipline|Discipline]]
-|rfaction=The Scale of the Sands
+|ranks=1
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+|improvement=[[Twin Disciplines]], [[Evangelism]], [[Inspiration]], [[Grace]], [[Renewed Hope]], [[Train of Thought]]
-|charges=1
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-|create=Purified Shadowsong Amethyst
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-|mats=Shadowsong Amethyst (1)
-|ilvl=75
-|name=Design: Purified Shadowsong Amethyst
-|disambigpage=Design: Purified Shadowsong Amethyst (The Scale of the Sands)
-|effect=Use: Teaches you how to cut a Purified Shadowsong Amethyst.}}</onlyinclude>
+'''Penance''' is a [[priest]] [[specialization]] [[ability]] granted upon choosing the [[Priest talents#Discipline|Discipline]] tree. While channeled, it deals [[Direct damage|direct damage]] to an enemy or [[Healing|heals]] a friendly target.
-==Source==
-This item is a reputation reward; you must be {{reputation|revered}} with [[The Scale of the Sands]] to purchase it for {{cost|6}} from {{NPC|neutral|Indormi|Keeper of Ancient Gem Lore}} in [[Hyjal Summit]].
-==Related Sources==
+== Notes ==
+* Contrary to what the tooltip seems to imply, it actually heals or damages three times, the first tick occurring instantly upon cast.
-The [[Shattered Sun Offensive]] also sell a version of this design. See {{loot|common|Design: Purified Shadowsong Amethyst (Shattered Sun Offensive)|Design: Purified Shadowsong Amethyst}}.
+* Each heal from Penance receives 29.7% of the priest's spell power per tick of healing, and 45.8% of the priest spellpower per tick of damage. This is better than the alternatives both for damage dealing ([[Smite]], [[Mind Spike]]) and healing ([[Heal]], [[Greater Heal]]).
+* Due to its [[mana]] efficiency and healing speed, it is generally the primary direct heal used by Discipline priests.
+* Like [[Holy Shock]], this spell has two ranges depending on its use. When used to attack, it has a 30 yard range; when used to heal, it has a 40 yard range.
+* [[Power Word: Shield]] prevents [[pushback]]s and ensures that the effect of Penance is fully used.
+* Even if a pushback prevents the final tick from landing, this is still a more mana efficient heal than [[Greater Heal]], and will still heal more than [[Flash Heal]].  [[Pushback]] can only prevent one tick, as it can only cancel 50% of a channeled spell.
+* Penance has exactly half the mana cost of [[Flash Heal]].
+* The instant first tick of this spell can save party members who would otherwise die while waiting for [[Flash Heal]] to cast.
+* While the Discipline talent [[Grace]] can be proced by a number of healing spells, it is proced by ''each tick'' of Penance, meaning that a single full Penance cast will bless the target with the maximum 3 stacks of Grace. As 3 separate casts would otherwise be required to produce this effect, this makes Penance easily the fastest and cheapest way to place the full Grace effect upon a target.
+== Improvements ==
-==External links==
+* [[Twin Disciplines]] increases Shadow and Holy spell damage and healing by 2/4/6%
+* [[Evangelism]] stacks increase the throughput of Penance, but Penance cannot be used to build Evangelism stacks
+* [[Inspiration]] procs from Penance crits, temporarily reducing the target's physical damage taken by 5/10%
+* [[Grace]] procs from each tick of Penance - granting up to 3 stacks per cast, increasing healing received from the priest by up to 24%
+* [[Renewed Hope]] increases the critical strike chance of Penance on targets afflicted by Weakened Soul or your Grace effect by 5/10%
+* [[Train of Thought]] gives [[Smite]] a 50/100% chance to reduce the cooldown of Penance by 1 sec
+* [[Glyph of Penance]] reduces the cooldown of Penance by 2 sec
+== Patch changes ==
+* {{patch 4.0.6|note=Mana cost has been increased by 7%, but healing has been increased by 20%.}}
+* {{Patch 4.0.1|note=Mana cost reduced}}
+* {{Patch 3.2.0|note=Cooldown increased to 12 seconds, up from 10 seconds.}}
+* {{Patch 3.1.0|note=Penance can now be cast on the priest himself and the damage has been increased.}}
+* {{Patch 3.0.2|note=Added.}}
+== External links ==
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+[[Category:Priest abilities]]
+[[Category:Priest talents]]
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Penance
Penance (1 rank) Priest ability 30 / 40 yd range 14% of base mana 12 sec cooldown Channeled Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing X Holy damage to an enemy, or Y healing to an ally instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.
Properties
Class	Priest
School	Holy
Cooldown	12 seconds
Talents
Talent tree	Discipline
Improvements	[Twin Disciplines], [Evangelism], Inspiration, [Grace], [Renewed Hope], [Train of Thought]