Hymn of Hope

Hymn of Hope was a channeled priest mana regeneration ability. You recite a Holy hymn, restoring hope to those in despair. The Hymn restores 2% mana to 3 nearby low mana friendly party or raid targets every 2 sec for 8 sec, and increases their total maximum mana by 15% for 8 sec. The Hymn prefers healers, and healers will always be picked before non-healers, regardless of how much mana they have. The Priest must channel to maintain the spell.

Tips

 * Hymn of Hope is best used during points in encounters where the priest does not need to move or should not move in order to ensure a full channel can be accomplished. Since priests cannot heal or use abilities while channeling Hymn of Hope, anticipation of incoming damage is also important when using this mid-fight.
 * Mana restoration abilities that restore a % of your maximum mana benefit from Hymn of Hope's buff, and will restore 115% of the normal amount if cast while you have the buff. This includes abilities such as Shadowfiend, Arcane Torrent, and Mana Tea.
 * Multiple priests channeling Hymn of Hope can cause the bonus mana increase to stack, further increasing mana gained through the above abilities.
 * Hymn of Hope's buff allows it to be used similarly to Rallying Cry in extremely low-mana situations. A single tick will instantly grant the priest 17% of their total mana (15% + 2%), which can then be used quickly before it expires (8 seconds later). Only mana left unused when the buff expires will be lost. By using Hymn of Hope in this way, priests can actually gain an additional 15% mana from using Hymn of Hope, almost doubling its base benefit to themselves, provided they use all the mana granted.
 * Since sufficient haste will add ticks to Hymn of Hope, it can be useful to combine its use with effects that provide haste bonuses such as trinkets, Power Infusion or Borrowed Time (priest ability).