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Avenging Wrath
Spell holy avenginewrath
  • Avenging Wrath
  • Row 5 paladin talent
  • 2 min cooldown
  • Instant
  • Call upon the Light and become an avatar of retribution, increasing your damage and healing done by Holy15%/ProtectionRetribution20% for 20 sec, and allow Hammer of wrath to be cast on any target.

    Combines with other Avenging Wrath abilities, granting all known Avenging Wrath effects while active.
Properties
Class Paladin
School Holy
Cooldown 2 minutes
Talents
Talent required Ability paladin divinesteed [Divine Steed] or Ability paladin divinesteed [Cavalier] or Spell nature swiftness [Seasoned Warhorse]
Improvements Spell holy avenginewrath [Avenging Wrath: Might], Spell holy greaterblessingofkings [Divine Wrath], Ability paladin shieldofthetemplar [Righteous Protector], Ability paladin sanctifiedwrath [Sanctified Wrath], Spell holy holynova [Sentinel]
Related buff
Spell holy avenginewrath
  • Avenging Wrath
  • Damage, healing, and critical strike chance increased by 20%.
  • Duration: 20 seconds
"Evil shows no mercy, nor is it shown any by the Light."[1]
Liadrin Avenging Wrath HS

Lady Liadrin using Avenging Wrath against the Lich King, in the cinematic trailer of Hearthstone: March of the Lich King.

Avenging Wrath is a paladin class talent.

Notes[]

Tips and tactics[]

  • This ability essentially places the Paladin at a higher DPS bracket for the duration. It suits Retribution Paladins best due to their already relatively heightened damage abilities, but is useful in PvP and PvE alike as a way of causing huge burst damage in a small amount of time. This spell itself does not trigger the Global Cooldown, but unlike Judgement, is affected by it.
  • Avenging Wrath is dispellable and easily recognized by enemy players due to the giant golden wings protruding from the Paladin's back, and thus should be used with caution around Shamans (Spell nature purge [Purge]), Priests (Spell nature nullifydisease [Dispel Magic] or even Spell arcane massdispel [Mass Dispel]), Warlock's Felhunters (Spell nature purge [Devour Magic]), Hunters Spell nature drowsy [Tranquilizing Shot], and worst of all, Mages (whose Spell arcane arcane02 [Spellsteal] can give them the great benefits of this spell, making them even more powerful). Therefore, think before you use this spell, and time it correctly. If you are fighting a Shaman, Mage or Priest one-on-one, make sure you cast it the right time (could be when the target is affected by Spell holy sealofmight [Hammer of Justice] or Spell holy fistofjustice [Fist of Justice]). Make sure the target has used any stunbreaking cooldowns or trinkets etc. The result, when timed right, can be deadly.
  • Because of its powerful boost and well-known visual effect, Avenging Wrath is often simply referred to as a paladin's "wings". For example; "he used his wings, so the other guy was killed in two seconds".

Trivia[]

Patch changes[]

  • Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11): Now increases healing and damage by 15% for Holy (was 20%).
  • Dragonflight Hotfix (2023-04-10): Now increases damage and healing by 10% in PvP Combat (was 15%).
  • Dragonflight Hotfix (2023-03-27): Fixed an issue that caused Avenging Wrath's 75% PvP multiplier to not function for Retribution Paladins.
  • Dragonflight Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Fixed an issue where Avenging Wrath's damage increase was not affecting Inv shield 1h artifactnorgannon d 01 [Eye of Tyr] or Spell holy persecution [Tyr's Enforcer].
  • Dragonflight Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 5 class talent (was a level 37 ability). Ranks 2 and 3 removed.
  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13):
    • Now learned at level 37 (was 72). No longer has a global cooldown.
    • Rank 2 added at level 43: Cooldown reduced by 60 sec.
    • Rank 3 added at level 48: Effects increased 10%.
  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.1.5 (2019-03-12): Avenging Wrath now causes your next  Spell holy searinglight [Holy Shock],  Ability paladin lightoftheprotector [Light of the Protector],  Spell paladin templarsverdict [Templar's Verdict], or  Ability paladin divinestorm [Divine Storm] to critically strike.
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now available to all specializations and can no longer be dispelled. Healing bonus for Holy reduced from 100% to 35%, and no longer increases haste or damage. Damage and healing bonus for Retribution and Protection increased from 20% to 35%.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14):
    • No longer available to Protection paladins.
    • Now also increases all of the paladin's healing by 20% for its duration.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.2.0 (2013-03-05): Now has a cooldown of 2 minutes for Retribution Paladins (was 3 minutes). The cooldown remains unchanged for Holy and Protection Paladins.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Mana cost removed.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now learned at level 72 (was 70).
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Spell holy divineshield [Divine Shield], Spell holy divineprotection [Divine Protection], and Avenging Wrath cannot be used within 30 seconds of each other anymore. Spell holy removecurse [Forbearance] removed from Avenging Wrath.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Hotfix (2008-10-31): Once more causes Forbearance.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): No longer causes Forbearance, damage increase reduced to 20% (from 30), now increases healing done by 20%.

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