Paladin Hand spells are short-term Paladin spells that give their target a powerful effect before fading shortly after.
History[]
Hand spells were implemented in Patch 3.0.2. They are made up of many of the former Blessing spells. Many of the Hand spells were Blessings that acted as a short-term utility rather than standard raid buff, including the former Blessing of Freedom, Blessing of Protection, and Blessing of Sacrifice spells. In addition, Blessing of Salvation was converted into a hand spell from a long term Blessing. These spells are now known as Hand of Freedom, Hand of Protection, Hand of Sacrifice, and Hand of Salvation.
Available hands[]
There are numerous hands available to Paladins. The available hands are as follows:
Hand name | Description | Lvl to acquire | School | Ranks | |
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Hand of Freedom | Places a Hand on the friendly target, granting immunity to movement impairing effects for 6 sec. | 18 | Protection | 1 |
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Hand of Protection | A targeted party member is protected from all physical attacks for 6/8/10 sec, but during that time they cannot attack or use physical abilities. Once protected, the target cannot be protected by Divine Shield, Divine Protection or Hand of Protection again for 2 min. | 10 | Protection | 3 |
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Hand of Sacrifice | Places a Hand on the party member, transferring 30% damage taken to the caster. Lasts 12 sec. | 46 | Protection | 1 |
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Hand of Salvation | Places a Hand on the party or raid member, reducing their total threat by 2% every 1 sec. for 10 sec. | 26 | Protection | 1 |
Improving hands with talents[]
Hands can be improved with the following talents:
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Blessed Hands
Holy Tier 5 |
Reduces the mana cost of all Hand spells by 15/30% and increases the effects of Hand of Sacrifice by 5/10% and Hand of Salvation by 50/100%. |
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Guardian's Favor
Protection Tier 2 |
Reduces the cooldown of Hand of Protection by 60/120 sec and increases the duration of Hand of Freedom by 2/4 sec. |
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Divine Purpose
Retribution Tier 5 |
Gives Hand of Freedom a 50/100% chance to remove any Stun effects on the target. |
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