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Comment by aldeia

This might explain the disappearance of Blessing of Salvation, which was instead replaced with Hand of Salvation, which currently has the same comments as the original Blessing of Salvation.

30% of total stamina (which could probably be as high as 2200 at level 80) is an insane amount of spell damage for a prot pally, and as a result would probably negate the purpose of Salvation anyway, at least in 5-man content.

Comment by Devinicus

God knows I don't get the healing portion of this (because protadins always carry around a healing set, amirite), but free spell damage is always made of win.

I'm currently playing my protadin in that awkward stage between being well-geared for regular 70 instances and just barely undergeared for heroics, and spell damage is my major weakness, while pure sex for the well-geared protadin, for the one still gearing-up, this looks like it'll fill a common hole in one's stats.

Comment by 122976

Like all other prot pallies I have no idea why the healing portion of this spell is here :p but its also on the ret and of course holy trees so go figure.
As for this spell yes it will allow a more tanking orientated weapon, protection paladins will end up using identical gear to warrior tanks due to our new ability Hammer of the Righteous
Now to generate maximum threat from that spell we obviously need higher damage weapons, our current 40-60 base damage caster weapons just wont cut it and given the nerf to Righteous Fury preventing consecrate pulling as much threat stacking a spell damage weapon anyway will not be a better option.

Comment by friedchicken17

I am just taking a stab in the dark here, but the healing component might be helpful when soloing. As a prot pally you are going to have a boatload of health to deal with, but if (yea i know, if) you got a holy light crit on yourself it would be 30% more potent, then you can go back to pulling 10 more mobs to consecrate away. Or in a PVP situation where melee opponents don't bother touching you because you have twice the health and armor of everyone else you might get lucky with some crit flash of light on a friendly rogue or something.
my 2 cents down the drain

Comment by Protadin

Instead if the 30% crit amount from our heal's, this should add crit amount from healers' heals :( thou 30% of that seems overpowerd.

Btw, what's does the Mod Block Skill do?....On the spell effect tab?

Comment by 198510

The bonus to crit heals presumably is designed to work along with the crit boost to FoL from Sacred Shield. It will give a prot spec'd pally more healing viability either to off-heal under unusual circumstances or presumably in pvp.

Comment by 212392

I'm a OT in my guild's 25man raids usually & as most bosses only require one tank (unless adds are involved) I quite often end up having to don my healing set (which I always carry with me on raids, even if it sits in my bank the rest of the time)...

Because of that the spellpower from this talent while being heavenly for tanking also serves the purpose of increasing my 'back-up healer role'... The crit heal bonus even more so.

True I might not heal regularly on 5mans or raid trash, but it's useful at times... And even you paladins who don't heal, wee know your taking the talent anyway but think of the crit heal bonus when AoE grinding (bubble & heal of course).

Comment by 234095

Anyone know if the +30% critical heals affects LoH crit heals as well? I mean, you'd think it would, but only with 3.1 will Sheath of Light HoT effect affect LoH, so this might not, as far as I know.

I believe LoH benefits from this talent too. That would be the best explanation as to how Prot pallies can get 40-60k crits with LoH.

Comment by 339085

Touched by the Light: This talent now provides 20/40/60% of the paladin's strength as spell power instead of 10/20/30% of the paladin's stamina.

Taken from 3.2.2. Test Realm Patch notes.

Comment by 459511

- Patch 3.2.2
-TO THE GROUND, BABY

They really killed a good healing spec..oh well.

Comment by 452999

In Soviet Russia, light touches you!

Comment by 504191

Blizzard... the Holy talents are <--- That way.

and when did Holy palas have much Str?

Comment by 327123

Will this make Consecration stronger? (Consecrates the land beneath the Paladin, doing )

Isn't it an immediate 20% (per talent point) increase to Consecrate? My Consecrate is currently a third of threat. 20% to 30% is 9% more threat per TP, not to mention self healing. Scales with buffs? A must have...

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Touched by the Light

Touched by the Light

Talent

Increases your spell power by an amount equal to 60% of your Strength and increases the amount healed by your critical heals by 30%.

(Proc chance: 10%)

Spell Details

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Physical

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Dispel type

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Cost

None

Range

0 yards (Self)

Cast time

Instant

Cooldown

n/a

GCD

0 seconds

Aura proc chance

10%

Effect #1

Apply Aura: Mod Spell Power by % of Stat (All)
Value: 60%
PVP Multiplier: 1
Affected Spells:

	Hammer of Justice		Hammer of Justice		Hammer of Justice
	Hammer of Justice

Effect #2

Apply Aura: Mod Amount Healed by Critical Heals % (126)
Value: 30%
PVP Multiplier: 1

Effect #3

Apply Aura: Mod Healing Power by % of Stat (Strength)
Value: 60%
PVP Multiplier: 1

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