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Paladin Downranking in WoW Forever

Paladin spell ranks in WoW Forever, with the rank that does the most per mana at each spell power. These numbers are not yet tested in play.

Paladin downranking, in short

The short answer · at level 60

If the fight ends firstTop rankMost damage or healing per second on all 5 Paladin spells, at every spell power.

If mana runs out firstRank 1Wins per mana past a spell power between 56 SP (Holy Light) and 680 SP (Holy Wrath), spell by spell.

What Rank 1 gives up0.21× to 0.79×of the top rank per second, at 500 SP.

Which one matters depends on whether your mana or the fight runs out first.

Some figures carry a tag: Measured in playOriginal game rule

Words on this page

Per second: Damage or healing for each second a cast takes. Instant spells count as 1.5 seconds.
Per mana: Damage or healing for each point of mana a cast costs.
SP: Spell power: bonus healing and damage from your gear.
Top rank: The strongest rank, and the costliest.
Rank: One spell, several strengths. Higher ranks cost more mana.
Downranking: Casting a lower rank to save mana.
Takes over: The SP where Rank 1 starts to lead per mana.
Classic Era: Classic Era is the live Classic server ruleset. WoW Forever is the new client.
Classic Era rule: In Classic Era, ranks learned below level 20 lose part of their share. Forever has not confirmed this.

Paladin spells, rank by rank

Bar: the rank with the most per mana at each SP. Chart: per mana as SP grows. How to read a card

Top rankMiddle rankRank 1Your SPFaint line: a rank that never leadsAn arrow marks a takeover past the end of the barSorted by takeover SP

Holy Light

Rank 1 leads per mana from 56 SP9 ranks, 7 never lead per mana

At 500 SP: Rank 1Rank 1 vs Rank 9, at 500 SP3.93× per mana0.21× per second

Original game ruleIf low ranks lose part of their share

Rank 1Rank 9

Every rank of Holy Light

Holy Light, every rank at level 60
Rank	Learned at level	Healing at 60, before gear	Share of spell power	Mana	Per cast, 500 SP	Per second, 500 SP	Per mana, 500 SP	Most per mana	Most per mana, original game rule
Rank 1	1	46	0.714	35	403	161.3	11.5	56 SP and up	724 SP and up
Rank 2	6	89	0.714	60	446	178.2	7.4	Never	201 to 724 SP
Rank 3	14	164	0.714	110	521	208.2	4.7	Never	Never
Rank 4	22	299	0.714	190	656	262.4	3.5	Never	Never
Rank 5	30	468	0.714	275	825	329.8	3.0	Never	Never
Rank 6	38	665	0.714	365	1,022	408.8	2.8	Never	Never
Rank 7	46	922	0.714	465	1,279	511.6	2.8	Never	Never
Rank 8	54	1,243	0.714	580	1,600	640.0	2.8	Never	Never
Rank 9	60	1,580	0.714	660	1,937	774.8	2.9	Up to 56 SP	Up to 201 SP

Share of spell power is the coefficient: how much of your spell power one cast adds.

Flash of Light

Rank 1 leads per mana from 81 SP6 ranks, 4 never lead per mana

At 500 SP: Rank 1Rank 1 vs Rank 6, at 500 SP2.03× per mana0.51× per second

Rank 1Rank 6

Every rank of Flash of Light

Flash of Light, every rank at level 60
Rank	Learned at level	Healing at 60, before gear	Share of spell power	Mana	Per cast, 500 SP	Per second, 500 SP	Per mana, 500 SP	Most per mana
Rank 1	20	51	0.429	35	266	177.0	7.6	81 SP and up
Rank 2	26	73	0.429	50	287	191.3	5.7	Never
Rank 3	34	109	0.429	70	324	215.7	4.6	Never
Rank 4	42	161	0.429	90	375	250.0	4.2	Never
Rank 5	50	234	0.429	115	449	299.0	3.9	Never
Rank 6	58	308	0.429	140	523	348.5	3.7	Up to 81 SP

Share of spell power is the coefficient: how much of your spell power one cast adds.

Exorcism

Rank 1 leads per mana from 120 SP6 ranks, 4 never lead per mana

At 500 SP: Rank 1Rank 1 vs Rank 6, at 500 SP1.70× per mana0.42× per second

Rank 1Rank 6

Every rank of Exorcism

Exorcism, every rank at level 60
Rank	Learned at level	Damage at 60, before gear	Share of spell power	Mana	Per cast, 500 SP	Per second, 500 SP	Per mana, 500 SP	Most per mana
Rank 1	20	85	0.429	85	300	199.7	3.5	120 SP and up
Rank 2	28	149	0.429	135	364	242.3	2.7	Never
Rank 3	36	212	0.429	180	427	284.3	2.4	Never
Rank 4	44	303	0.429	235	518	345.0	2.2	Never
Rank 5	52	398	0.429	285	613	408.3	2.1	Never
Rank 6	60	502	0.429	345	717	477.7	2.1	Up to 120 SP

Share of spell power is the coefficient: how much of your spell power one cast adds.

Hammer of Wrath

Rank 1 leads per mana from 374 SP3 ranks, each leads at some SP

At 500 SP: Rank 1Rank 1 vs Rank 3, at 500 SP1.04× per mana0.72× per second

Rank 1Rank 2Rank 3

Every rank of Hammer of Wrath

Hammer of Wrath, every rank at level 60
Rank	Learned at level	Damage at 60, before gear	Share of spell power	Mana	Per cast, 500 SP	Per second, 500 SP	Per mana, 500 SP	Most per mana
Rank 1	44	300	0.429	295	515	343.0	1.7	374 SP and up
Rank 2	52	402	0.429	360	616	410.7	1.7	310 to 374 SP
Rank 3	60	498	0.429	425	713	475.0	1.7	Up to 310 SP

Share of spell power is the coefficient: how much of your spell power one cast adds.

Holy Wrath

Rank 1 leads per mana from 680 SP2 ranks, each leads at some SP

At 500 SP: Rank 2Top rank leads per mana here

Rank 1Rank 2

Every rank of Holy Wrath

Holy Wrath, every rank at level 60
Rank	Learned at level	Damage at 60, before gear	Share of spell power	Mana	Per cast, 500 SP	Per second, 500 SP	Per mana, 500 SP	Most per mana
Rank 1	50	401	0.190	645	496	248.2	0.8	680 SP and up
Rank 2	60	533	0.190	805	628	314.0	0.8	Up to 680 SP

Share of spell power is the coefficient: how much of your spell power one cast adds.

Spells not charted here

Rank growth cap not knownConsecration

Mixes damage and healingHoly Shock

No spell power share listedDivine StormHoly ShieldHammer of Justiceand 20 more

What these numbers assume

Show the assumptions

Counted

One cast on one target at level 60, with no talents.
Each rank's base value, level growth and spell power share.
The mana cost of each rank at level 60.

Not counted

Talents, crits, misses and resists.
Overhealing: every point of healing counts as landing.
Cooldowns, procs and extra targets.

Original game ruleIn Classic Era, casts sit at least 1.5 seconds apart. Forever has not confirmed this, so shorter casts count as 1.5 seconds.

Original game ruleIn Classic Era, ranks learned below level 20 lose part of their share. Forever has not confirmed this. The muted bar shows that case.

Measured in playPlayers found that low ranks stay castable from the spellbook.

Measured in playPlayers measured direct heals inside dungeon groups landing lower, set by the target level. These numbers leave that rule out.

Per cast: base value + share × spell power
Per mana: per cast ÷ mana cost
Per second: per cast ÷ cast time, at least 1.5 s
Takeover: the spell power where two per mana lines cross
Classic Era rule: share × (1 − (20 − learn level) × 0.0375), below level 20 only

Each damage or healing roll counts at its average.
On the stored numbers, no rank takes the lead past the end of the bar. On the Classic Era rule strip, a rank can.
A talent that cuts a flat amount of mana can move where Rank 1 takes over. So can a proc that makes the next cast free. Percentage talents cannot.
Spell power marks are points on a scale, not gear levels.
A rank that leads for less than two points of spell power folds into the next one.

Sources: the WoW Forever beta, build 1.60.1, and the original game, build 1.15.9.

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