found throughout the Patch 11.2.0 Holy Priest Changes
WORK IN PROGRESS
This page will be updated as info comes out and I get time, does not become a priority until post-launch, as PTR can change a lot.
Incomplete List
This is not a comprehensive list and may be missing some changes, for example, undocumented hotfixes, PvP changes or uninteresting bug fixes.
Patch 11.2.0 was released on August 5th, 2025.
Spell Changes
Priest Spells
- Holy Nova mana cost reduced by 87%.
- Surge of Light now reduces the mana cost of Flash Heal by 50% (was 100%).
Holy Spells
- Divine Hymn healing increased by 100%, but its healing now reduces more rapidly beyond 5 targets.
- Holy Fire mana cost reduced by 40%.
- Reduced the mana cost of the following spells by 5%:
- Apotheosis now reduces the mana cost of Holy Words by 50% while active (was 100%).
- Epiphany now ignores the current cooldown of Prayer of Mending when it triggers instead of resetting it.
Hero Spells
- See Hotfixes below.
The War Within Systems
Season 3 Tier
Season 3 brings with it a 2-piece and 4-piece set bonus for each Hero Talent.
The items that are a part of the bonus:
The following items are also able to be obtained using the Matrix Catalyst.
- Cloak - Cloak (Reminder: You will be using the unique cloak)
- Wrist - Wrist
- Waist - Waist
- Feet - Feet
Archon Season 3 Tier Bonus
(2) Set Bonus:
(4) Set Bonus:
Oracle Season 3 Tier Bonus
(2) Set Bonus:
- Oracle 2pc
- Oracle 2pc Heal (Heal)
(4) Set Bonus:
Notable hotfixes
Sep 09, 2023:- Heal healing increased by 12%.
- Halo healing increased by 40%.
- Archon: Empowered Surges increases the healing done by Flash Heals affected by Surge of Light by 45% (was 30%).
Aug 25, 2025:- Resolved an issue causing Halo to sometimes fail to damage large enemies.
- Archon: Resolved an issue causing additional Halos from Power Surge and Divine Halo to sometimes not deal damage to enemies close to the Priest.
Bugs
Below is a list of things that are suspected to be bugs or unintended behaviour.
Important bugs
- Divine Hymn sometimes ticks for 5-10x more than it should.
- Divine Image can be bugged so it only despawns if you cast an empowered Naaru, or move 100 yards away.
- Divine Star frequently will not have a returning star, even if standing still or on flat ground.
Likely a bug
- Divine Star frequently only heals targets once, happening more often if they are near the 24-yard distance. Happens even when you and the target are stationary.
- Apotheosis will set the duration of an existing Apotheosis buff (either from and Answered Prayers proc, or from a stored Sustained Potency) to 20 seconds rather than extending it.
Hopefully a bug
- Divine Word: Sanctuary scales tick number with haste, but not tick size - creating minor haste breakpoints.
Inconsistencies
- Binding Heals also triggers Protective Light on yourself regardless of your Flash Heal target.
- The following spells/talents don't interact with our Mastery. This makes sense given the wording of the spell.
- Divine Word: Sanctuary
- Renew (without Prismatic Echoes)
- Evoker's Blessing of the Bronze which affects a movement enhancing ability for all classes, affects Leap of Faith for Priest.
- Evoker's Time Spiral which affects a movement enhancing ability for all classes, affects Leap of Faith for Priest.
- Divine Image's Light Eruption behaves as though Holy Nova is the damage-only version from Legion. It doesn't trigger from, nor do any healing.
- Light of the Naaru CDR increase is not reflected in any ability tooltips.