Illumination, a WoW Forever Paladin talent, in words

What it does Holy row 4

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  Illumination5 ranks · passiveRequires 15 points in Holy Talents (level 25). Requires Reverence.Rank 1: After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 20% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.Rank 2: After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 40% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.Rank 3: After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 60% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.Rank 4: After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 80% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.Rank 5: After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 100% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.Changed from Classic. Classic rank 1: After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock heal spell, gives you a 20% chance to gain Mana equal to the base cost of the spell.

What changed from Classic

• Classic rank 1After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock heal spell, gives you a 20% chance to gain Mana equal to the base cost of the spell.
• WoW Forever rank 1After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 20% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.

Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds

• 23% of Paladin buildsTaken in 23% of the 14,222 complete Paladin builds planned here, since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009).
• 77% of Holy buildsTaken in 77% of the 3,273 builds that lead in Holy, its own tree.
• 2% of Protection buildsTaken in 2% of the 4,670 builds that lead in Protection.
• 14% of Retribution buildsTaken in 14% of the 6,279 builds that lead in Retribution.
• How it is countedEach build counts by what people did with it (opened, shared, saved), the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Updated daily, last on 2026-09-30.

Around it in the Holy tree

• NeedsReverence at max rank first.
• Same row (15 points in Holy, level 25)Infusion of Light, Divine Favor.
• Row above (level 20)Voice of Truth, Reverence, Purifying Power.
• Row below (level 30)Divine Precision, Holy Shock, Consecrated Ground.
• Gone from Classic HolyConsecration, Improved Lay on Hands, Improved Blessing of Wisdom, Lasting Judgement.

Every Holy talent 17

• Divine Strengthrow 1
• Divine Intellectrow 1
• Healing Lightrow 2
• Spiritual Focusrow 2
• Improved Sealsrow 2
• Unyielding Faithrow 2
• Voice of Truthrow 3
• Reverencerow 3
• Purifying Powerrow 3
• Infusion of Lightrow 4
• Illuminationrow 4
• Divine Favorrow 4
• Divine Precisionrow 5
• Holy Shockrow 5
• Consecrated Groundrow 5
• Holy Powerrow 6
• Light's Vigilrow 7

Every Protection talent 16

• Toughnessrow 1
• Redoubtrow 1
• Precisionrow 2
• Guardian's Favorrow 2
• Anticipationrow 2
• Improved Seal of Furyrow 3
• Improved Righteous Furyrow 3
• Shield Specializationrow 3
• Sacred Dutyrow 3
• Swift Judgementrow 4
• One-Handed Weapon Specializationrow 4
• Improved Hammer of Justicerow 4
• Templar's Bulwarkrow 5
• Reckoningrow 5
• Iron Creedrow 6
• Holy Shieldrow 7

Every Retribution talent 17

• Deflectionrow 1
• Benedictionrow 1
• Improved Judgementrow 2
• Holy Conduitrow 2
• Convictionrow 2
• Vindicationrow 3
• Sanctified Judgementrow 3
• Seal of Commandrow 3
• Pursuit of Justicerow 3
• Eye for an Eyerow 4
• Sacred Arbiterrow 4
• Two-Handed Weapon Specializationrow 5
• Vengeancerow 5
• Repentancerow 5
• Champion of the Lightrow 6
• Instrument of Lawrow 6
• Twist of Lightrow 7