Patch 10.1 Holy Priest Changes

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 10.1 had a release date of May 2nd 2023.

Spell Changes

Priest Spells

• Shadow Word: Death now has a 10 second cooldown (was 20 seconds).
• Improved Mass Dispel reduces the cast time of Mass Dispel by 0.5 seconds (was 1 second).
• Psychic Scream now hits all enemies within 8 yards (was a maximum of 5 enemies).
• Void Tendrils now hits all nearby enemies within 8 yards (was a maximum of 5 enemies).
• Divine Star and Halo should now properly override the other on your Action Bar when swapping talents.

Holy Spells

• The bounce radius of Prayer of Mending has been increased by 10 yards.
• Divine Image now spawns 1 Naaru that is empowered and grows with further Holy Word casts.
• Divine Image now teleports near the Priest when the Priest casts a Holy Word spell if the Image is further than 15 yards away.
• Dazzling Lights healing from Divine Image reduced by 50%.
• Empowered Renew now only triggers when casting Renew.
• Empowered Renew now causes Renew to instantly heal your target for 40% of its total periodic effect (was 10%).
• Healing Chorus now causes Renew to increase the healing done by your next Circle of Healing by 2%, stacking up to 50 times (was 1%).

Dragonflight Systems

Season 2 Set Bonus

Season 2 brings with it 2-piece and 4-piece set bonuses. At the time of writing, they are:

• 2pc

(2) Set Bonus: When you cast Prayer of Mending, there is a 35% chance its effect is duplicated to another ally.

• 4pc
  • Inspired Word (buff)

(4) Set Bonus: When Prayer of Mending jumps or expires, it increases the damage and healing of your next Holy Word by 4%, stacking up to 15 times.

The items that are a part of the bonus:

• Head
• Shoulder
• Chest
• Hands
• Legs

Revival Catalyst

Patch 10.1 and season 2 has a new set of revival catalyst items. Catalyst charges can be spent on Season 2 items to change them to the catalyst item from the table below.

Slot	Replacement Item
Head	Head
Cloak	Cloak
Shoulders	Shoulder
Chest	Chest
Wrists	Wrists
Hands	Hands
Belt	Belt
Legs	Legs
Feet	Feet

Crafting

There are a few new embellishments.

• Undulating Sporecloak
• Spore Keeper's Baton

Also a new enchant.

• Spore Tender

Notable hotfixes

• Jun 26, 2023: Holy Fire damage increased by 10%.
• Jun 26, 2023: Smite damage increased by 15%.
• Jun 26, 2023: Holy Word: Chastise damage increased by 35%.
• Jun 26, 2023: Shadow Word: Death damage increased by 25%.
• Jun 09, 2023: Fixed an issue where the duplicated Prayer of Mending from the Holy Priest 2-piece set bonus 2pc would cost twice as much mana.
• May 12, 2023: Fixed an issue causing Rhapsody to not stack until Holy Nova is cast after starting a Mythic+ dungeon.
• May 11, 2023: Fixed an issue where Inspired Word would be granted without having the Holy 4-Set bonus.
• May 09, 2023: Fixed an issue causing Halo and Divine Star to appear in the incorrect Spellbook.
• May 08, 2023: Fixed an issue that prevented Fiery Brand from benefitting from Holy Priest's Symbol of Hope cooldown reduction.

Bugs

See the Patch 10.2 page for details on Dragonflight bugs. They're being tracked and updated there.

Other Notes

• Nothing of note.