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Hero Trees

This page contains details on Holy Priest Hero Trees, Oracle and Archon.

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Midnight Expansion

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Comparison​

As you can essentially just take one tree or the other, below is a rough comparison.

Midnight Expansion

Updates for Midnight are in progress. Expect details to be changing rapidly as more things are tested.

Archon​

For Apotheosis:

For Halo:

  • (choice 1) +30% damage and healing.
  • +10yd radius.
  • +5 Halos per cast (2 out, 3 in).
  • +2% healing received by you each hit for 8s, up to 5 stacks (10%).

For Surge of Light:

For Power Infusion:

Utility:

Oracle​

For Premonition:

For Prayer of Mending:

For Other:

Utility:

Archon​

Halo​

Halo

Healing Component

  • Caps at 20 targets
  • Will heal pets and guardians as part of the cap
  • Heals the first 6 targets for the full tooltip amount
    • Scales down from the 7th target onwards using a "square-root" scaling technique

Note: Prior to 9.1.5 the old scaling Halo used "basically" rounded the amount of healing down to the equivalent of 6 targets.

Blue post on AOE Capping for some healing spells

Perfected Form​

Perfected Form

  • Uses a whitelist that is stored against the Apotheosis spell. This list primarily just contains Holy Priest specific spells and won't amplify healing done by trinkets, enchants or cantrip items.

Shock Pulse​

Shock Pulse

  • Triggers each time a Halo touches an enemy, increasing the stacks up to 5 and extending the duration back to 5 seconds.

Incessant Screams​

Incessant Screams

Energy Compression​

Energy Compression

  • Works as described, nothing else of note yet.

Sustained Potency​

Sustained Potency

  • The buff gained when storing Apotheosis from Halo casts is Sustained Potency
    • This buff has a 2 minute duration and a maximum of 6 stacks (1 second per stack).
    • Bonus Apotheosis time stored will be added to your next Apotheosis cast or Answered Prayers proc.
  • Going into then out of combat will not reset the 20-second duration pause timer.

Power Surge​

Power Surge

  • Works as described, nothing else of note yet. Timeline for your Halos (presuming Divine Halo):
    • 0.0 sec - Original Halo goes out.
    • 2.5 sec - Original Halo starts to comes back in.
    • 5.0 sec - Second Halo goes out.
    • 7.5 sec - Second Halo starts to comes back in.
    • 10.0 sec - Third Halo goes out.
    • 12.5 sec - Third Halo starts to comes back in.
    • 15.0 sec - Third Halo finishes coming back in.
  • Each Halo that is created triggers Holy Word: Sanctify cooldown reduction when talented into Voice of Harmony.
    • 0.0 sec - Original Halo goes out - CDR event.
    • 5.0 sec - Second Halo goes out - CDR event.
    • 10.0 sec - Third Halo goes out - CDR event.

Energy Conservation​

Resonant Energy​

Resonant Energy

  • Resonant Energy is the buff.
  • Works as described, nothing else of note yet. Timeline for your Halos (presuming Divine Halo):
    • 0.0 sec - 1 stack as first Halo goes out.
    • 5.0 sec - 2 stacks as first Halo comes in.
    • 5.0 sec - 3 stacks as second Halo goes out.
    • 10.0 sec - 4 stacks as second Halo comes in.
    • 10.0 sec - 5 stacks as third Halo goes out.
    • 15.0 sec - 5 stacks refreshed as third Halo comes in.
    • 23.0 sec - Resonant Energy expires.

Manifested Power​

Manifested Power

Empowered Surges​

Empowered Surges

  • Works as described, nothing else of note yet.

Energy Cycle​

Energy Cycle

Focused Outburst​

Focused Outburst

Word of Supremacy​

Word of Supremacy

Heightened Alteration​

Heightened Alteration

  • Works as described, nothing else of note yet.

Realized Potential​

Realized Potential

Spiritwell​

Spiritwell

Divine Halo​

Divine Halo

  • Works as described... almost - it will frequently not heal or damage targets that are too close to you, besides that there is nothing else of note yet.

Oracle​

Guiding Light​

Guiding Light

Preventive Measures​

Preventive Measures

  • Works as described, nothing else of note yet.

Assured Safety​

Assured Safety

Prophet's Will​

Prophet's Will

  • Works as described, nothing else of note yet.

Desperate Measures​

Desperate Measures

  • Works as described, nothing else of note yet.

Preemptive Care​

Preemptive Care

  • As this increases the duration of Renew, and Renew healing is based on the duration, this increases the overall healing renew does.

Divine Feathers​

Divine Feathers

  • Works as described, nothing else of note yet.

Save the Day​

Save the Day

  • Save the Day - buff
  • Works as described, nothing else of note yet.

Prompt Prognosis​

Prompt Prognosis

Waste No Time​

Waste No Time

  • The buff is Waste No Time, lasting for 20 secs.
  • Can stack to 2 if Premonition is cast while the previous Waste No Time buff is already active, refreshing the duration back to 20 secs.

Foreseen Circumstances​

Foreseen Circumstances

  • Works as described, nothing else of note yet.

Piety​

Piety

Words of the Wise​

Words of the Wise

Prophet's Insight​

Prophet's Insight

Unfolding Vision​

Unfolding Vision

Twinsight​

Twinsight