Holy Strike, a WoW Forever Paladin ability

In the Retribution tab of the Paladin spellbook. Every rank: Melee Range, Instant, 10 sec cooldown. Holy school.

What Holy Strike does, rank by rank 8 ranks

Level	Rank and what it does
6	Rank 1 new An instant strike that causes 25% weapon damage plus an additional 2 to 4 as Holy damage. 5 Mana.
12	Rank 2 new An instant strike that causes 29% weapon damage plus an additional 4 to 6 as Holy damage. 9 Mana.
20	Rank 3 new An instant strike that causes 32% weapon damage plus an additional 5 to 8 as Holy damage. 12 Mana.
28	Rank 4 new An instant strike that causes 36% weapon damage plus an additional 7 to 11 as Holy damage. 14 Mana.
36	Rank 5 new An instant strike that causes 39% weapon damage plus an additional 12 to 16 as Holy damage. 16 Mana.
44	Rank 6 new An instant strike that causes 43% weapon damage plus an additional 22 to 29 as Holy damage. 17 Mana.
52	Rank 7 new An instant strike that causes 46% weapon damage plus an additional 33 to 42 as Holy damage. 19 Mana.
60	Rank 8 new An instant strike that causes 50% weapon damage plus an additional 40 to 53 as Holy damage. 20 Mana.

What changed from Classic

New in WoW Forever: Classic had no Holy Strike.

On the Paladin abilities list: Baseline Ret strike, 10 sec cooldown: weapon damage plus Holy. Level 6, ranks to 60. Several talents build on it.

Holy Strike on the beta, build by build 2

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  Build 70009, 24 Sep 2026Ranks 2 to 8 text changed. Now: An instant strike that causes 29% weapon damage plus an additional 4 to 6 as Holy damage. Was: An instant strike that causes 25% weapon damage plus an additional 3 to 5 as Holy damage.
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  Build 70009, 24 Sep 2026Cost line changed, ranks 1 to 8. Now: 5 Mana Melee Range; Instant 10 sec cooldown Was: 5 Mana Melee Range; Instant 12 sec cooldown.

Talents that change Holy Strike 3

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  Holy PowerHoly row 6 (level 35), 5 ranks. At 5/5: Increases the critical strike chance of your Holy Shock and Holy Strike spells by 15%, and all other spells by 5%.
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  Iron CreedProtection row 6 (level 35), 5 ranks. At 5/5: Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability by 25%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 10% for 6 sec.
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  Sacred ArbiterRetribution row 4 (level 25), 1 rank. Increases the damage of your Holy Strike ability by 20% and causes it to refresh all Judgement effects on the target.

Questions

What level do you get Holy Strike in WoW Forever?

Level 6; its 8 ranks come at 6, 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, 52 and 60 (beta client spellbook, build 70291).

Is Holy Strike a talent in WoW Forever?

No. Holy Strike is in the Retribution tab of the Paladin spellbook, and no Paladin talent teaches it. 3 talents change it: Holy Power, Iron Creed and Sacred Arbiter.

Did Holy Strike change from Classic?

Yes. New in WoW Forever: Classic had no Holy Strike. The beta changed it in build 70009.

What is the cast time and cooldown of Holy Strike?

Instant at every rank; cooldown 10 sec. From the beta client's tooltip, build 70291.

Last checked against beta build 1.60.1.70291 on 8 Oct 2026. Beta rows from the build tracker.

Before it in the Retribution tab: Greater Blessing of Might. After it: Judgement. Every Paladin spell by level, every Paladin talent and the Paladin calculator.