Hammer the current target for 20% weapon damage, causing a wave of light that hits all targets within 8 yards for 35% Holy weapon damage and applying the Weakened Blows effect. Grants a charge of Holy Power.
Hammer the current target for 20% weapon damage, causing a wave of light that hits all targets within 8 yards for 35% Holy weapon damage and applying the Weakened Blows effect. Grants a charge of Holy Power.
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Hammer of the Righteous is a paladin ability learned at level 20 for those with either the Protection or Retribution specialization. It allows paladins to strike a target, but then have a wave of holy damage sweep over all other targets within range while generating a charge of holy power.
Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph. The physical damage reduction caused by Hammer of the Righteous now lasts 50% longer.
Sell Price: 1
Tips
Hammer of the Righteous can be used while silenced. However, it may not be used while disarmed. Most other abilities are usable while disarmed.
Hammer of the Righteous can crit, causing 200% damage. Probability is based on crit chance with the weapon being wielded. Hammer of the Righteous can miss, be dodged or deflected.
It attacks the paladin's current target with a straight melee physical attack, doing a percentage of weapon damage.
If the physical attack connects with its target, it then attacks all nearby enemies (including the paladin's target) with a Holy damage spell. This is resolved as a spell attack, using the paladin's spell miss chance.
Related items
Lightsworn Plate (Protection Tier 10) - 2 piece set bonus makes your Hammer of the Righteous ability deal 20% increased damage.
Liadrin's Plate set (Protection Tier 9) - 2 piece set bonus makes your Hammer of the Righteous ability deal 5% increased damage.
Turalyon's Plate set (Protection Tier 9) - 2 piece set bonus makes your Hammer of the Righteous ability deal 5% increased damage.
Redemption Plate (Protection Tier 7) - 2 piece set bonus makes your Hammer of the Righteous ability deal 10% increased damage.
Patch changes
Patch 4.2.0 (28-Jun-2011): Hammer of the Righteous mana cost has been lowered to 10%, down from 12% to match Crusader Strike.
Patch 4.0.6 (8-Feb-2011): Crusader Strike, Holy Shock, and Hammer of the Righteous no longer incorrectly grant Holy Power from a missed attack.
/Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Cooldown reduced from 6 seconds to 3 seconds, now hits target for physical damage and all nearby enemies (including target) for holy damage, and gives 1 Holy Power.
Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Now does correct damage with heirloom weapons.
Patch 3.0.3 (04-Nov-2008): Tooltip corrected to indicate it does 4 times weapon DPS instead of 3.
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