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Guardian Spirit
Spell holy guardianspirit
  • Guardian Spirit (1 rank)
  • Priest ability
  • 40 yd range
  • 6% of base mana
  • 3 min cooldown
  • Instant
  • Calls upon a guardian spirit to watch over the friendly target. The spirit increases the healing received by the target by 40%, and also prevents the target from dying by sacrificing itself. This sacrifice terminates the effect but heals the target of 50% of their maximum health. Lasts 10 sec.
Properties
Class Priest
School Holy
Cooldown 3 minutes
Talents
Talent tree Holy, Tier 7
Improvements Spell holy dispelmagic [Mental Agility]
Related buff
Spell holy guardianspirit
  • Guardian Spirit
  • Increased healing received by 40% and will prevent 1 killing blow.
  • Duration: 10 seconds

[[Category:priest abilities]][[Category:priest abilities]]

Guardian Spirit is the 31-point Holy priest talent ability. A friendly target receives 40% more healing for 10 seconds. If the target dies while under the effect of the spell, the Guardian Spirit will prevent death by sacrificing itself and restore 50% of the target's maximum health.

Notes

  • Any friendly target can only benefit from Guardian Spirit every 60 seconds (internal cooldown)
  • Guardian Spirit prevents death, it will not reset a target's threat.
  • The ability can be dispelled and is not affected by global cooldown.
  • Guardian Spirit is able to heal critically.
  • Guardian Spirit won't prevent death from fall damage.
  • The maximum amount that can be healed by Guardian Spirit is 200% of the maximum health of the caster. Previously, it appeared to be roughly 100,000 health.

Tips and tactics

  • This is the Holy priest's panic button when a party member is about to die.
  • Casting Guardian Spirit on the tank will allow the priest to heal other party members, while the tank is safe.
  • Inv glyph majorpriest [Glyph of Guardian Spirit] can be extremely valuable in raids when used just before a boss' heavy damage ability, especially when the target survives.
  • Inv glyph majorpriest [Glyph of Desperation] allows the priest to cast Guardian Spirit (and Pain Supression) while stunned. This can often make a critical difference in PvP, effectively granting the priest an emergency 50% health instant heal when surprised by rogues, warriors, etc.
  • Using a macro or addon to announce your target is recommended.

Patch changes

  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): The absorb/heal from this ability can now never exceed 200% of the maximum health of the caster.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): A target may now have only one Guardian Spirit active.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.

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