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Penance Penance

Priest · Discipline · Row 5 of 7 · Single rank
NEW in Forever Active ability

Penance sits in row 5 of the Priest Discipline tree. A talent tree is simply the grid of talents for one class role. It costs just one point. So the only question is whether opening its row fits your build.

New in Forever. This talent never existed in Classic, so don't go looking for an old version to compare. There is none.

100 Mana | 40 yd range | Channeled | 12 sec cooldown

What Penance does at each rank

A rank is one level of a talent. Every rank makes the effect a bit stronger. The list below uses the exact wording from the beta client, word for word.

  1. Rank 1: Launches a volley of holy light at the target, causing 81 Holy damage to an enemy, or 184 healing to an ally, instantly and every 1 sec for 2 sec.

How to reach Penance

Row 5 opens after you spend 20 points in the earlier Discipline rows. Level 30 is the earliest you can pick up Penance.

Is Penance worth the points?

One point gives you the full effect. The real cost is opening row 5. That is 20 points in the rows above, so take it when the talent or the picks it unlocks suits your build.

What it unlocks

Once Penance is maxed, it opens this talent deeper in the tree: Power Infusion.

Starter builds that take it

These starter builds already put points into Penance. Open one and see how it fits in a real build:

Try Penance in the Priest calculator

Elsewhere in Discipline

Planning the rest of the tree? These talents sit right next to Penance:

Power in Light · Wand Specialization · Twin Disciplines · Silent Resolve · Holy Precision · Improved Power Word: Shield · Martyrdom · Mental Agility · Inner Focus · Meditation · Improved Inner Fire · Mental Strength