Holy Nova

Holy Nova was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 27 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 51. These effects cause no threat." Priest Holy talent, 1 rank. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Holy Nova details: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The ability this talent grants, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Holy Nova

Rank 1 · Holy school

185 Mana · Instant

Requires level 20

Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 28 to 32 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 52 to 60. These effects cause no threat.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Holy Nova

Rank 1 · Holy school

185 Mana · Instant

Requires level 20

Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 27 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 51. These effects cause no threat.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Ability field diff every changed column on the granted spell

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 27, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 5, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.2, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 27, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.2, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.1333333 } ]

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)

Field	Classic Era	Forever
rankTexts	[ "Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 28 to 32 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 52 to 60. These effects cause no threat." ]	[ "Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 27 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 51. These effects cause no threat." ]
rankValues	[ [ 28, 32, 10, 10, 52, 60 ] ]	[ [ 27, 10, 10, 51 ] ]

Holy Nova changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Holy Nova

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Questions about Holy Nova

Was Holy Nova nerfed in WoW Forever?

Holy Nova is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: rank 1 reworked: "Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 27 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 51. These effects cause no threat."

What changed for Holy Nova in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 reworked: "Causes an explosion of holy light around the caster, causing 27 Holy damage to all enemy targets within 10 yards and healing all party members within 10 yards for 51. These effects cause no threat." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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