Holy Shock, a Paladin ability in WoW Forever

Holy Shock is a Paladin ability in the Holy tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 4 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 30 and its last at level 56. Its spell school is Holy. It comes from the talent Holy Shock in the Holy tree.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Holy Shock

Ranks of Holy Shock
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
30	Rank 1	Enemy: 20 yd range 160 ManaFriendly: 40 yd range Instant10 sec cooldown	Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 129 to 139 Holy damage to an enemy, or 110 to 118 healing to an ally. Comes with the talent
40	Rank 2	Enemy: 20 yd range 225 ManaFriendly: 40 yd range Instant10 sec cooldown	Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 175 to 189 Holy damage to an enemy, or 150 to 162 healing to an ally.
48	Rank 3	Enemy: 20 yd range 275 ManaFriendly: 40 yd range Instant10 sec cooldown	Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 248 to 268 Holy damage to an enemy, or 221 to 239 healing to an ally.
56	Rank 4	Enemy: 20 yd range 325 ManaFriendly: 40 yd range Instant10 sec cooldown	Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 334 to 362 Holy damage to an enemy, or 307 to 333 healing to an ally.

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Holy Shock compared with Classic

Of its 4 ranks: 3 changed since Classic, 1 new in Forever.

How each rank of Holy Shock compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	New	—	No Classic version
Rank 2	Changed	225 Mana20 yd range Instant30 sec cooldown	Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 204 to 220 Holy damage to an enemy, or 204 to 220 healing to an ally.
Rank 3	Changed	275 Mana20 yd range Instant30 sec cooldown	Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 279 to 301 Holy damage to an enemy, or 279 to 301 healing to an ally.
Rank 4	Changed	325 Mana20 yd range Instant30 sec cooldown	Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 365 to 395 Holy damage to an enemy, or 365 to 395 healing to an ally.

Talents that change Holy Shock

These Paladin talents name Holy Shock in their rank text.

Healing LightHoly, row 2
Infusion of LightHoly, row 4
IlluminationHoly, row 4
Divine FavorHoly, row 4
Holy PowerHoly, row 6
Light's VigilHoly, row 7

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Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.