Crusader Strike

Crusader Strike
Crusader Strike Level 1 paladin ability Melee range 9% of base mana 6 sec recharge Instant cast Requires Melee Weapon Strike the target for (76% of Attack power) Physical damage. Generates 1 Holy Power. Rank 3 (Level 33): Max 2 Charges Rank 2 (Level 11): Crusader Strike mana cost reduced by 80%.
Usable by
Class	Paladin
Properties
School	Physical
Recharge	6 seconds
Other information
Level learned	1

"My blade is guided by the Light. Your hostility has not gone unnoticed."
- Sunwalker Nahano

Crusader Strike is a core paladin ability. It is an instant weapon strike that grants a charge of Holy Power, can activate procs, and counts as a single-target melee attack. This ability is a melee special ability, not an actual spell, and therefore it is not affected by silence effects or spell school locking abilities (the others being [Divine Storm] and [Hammer of the Righteous]). Like other strikes, however, it does not work with any disarm effects on. All damage dealt by the attack is physical.

Trivia

• Crusader Strike is a Rare Paladin ability card in the World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game's Drums of War set.

Patches and hotfixes

• Hotfix (2016-09-23): "Crusader Strike (Retribution) damage increased by 13%."
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Damage increased by 61.5%.
  
• Patch 6.2.3 (2015-11-17): Damage has been increased by 8%.
  
• Hotfix (2014-10-17): "Damage has been increased by 20%."
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): No longer applies the Weakened Blows effect.
  
• Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Now applies a [Weakened Blows] effect to the target for Protection Paladins.
  

Although not reflected in the patch notes, this change is applied to all specializations.

• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Weapon damage reduced from 135% to 125%. Bonus damage added.
  
• Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Crusader Strike weapon damage percent has been increased to 135%, up from 115%.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12):
  • Now available to all paladins at level 1.
  • Damage increased to 120% weapon damage. The cooldown is now 4.5 seconds. 1 Holy Power point is granted when your character is at least level 9.
    
• Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Damage reduced to 75% weapon damage to match the new 4-second cooldown. Mana cost reduced to 5% of base mana.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): No longer refreshes judgements.
  
• Patch 2.3.2 (2008-01-08): Now causes 110% of weapon damage and no longer gains any bonus from spell damage.
  
• Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Cooldown reduced from 10 to 6 seconds.
  
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added as a talented ability in the Retribution tree.
  
• Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Removed.
  
• Patch 0.7 (2004-06-15): Damage increased. Now an instant cast spell.
  
• Patch 0.6 (2004-04-13):
  • [Holy Strike] and Crusader Strike are now considered spells and no longer supersede previous versions.
  • Crusader Strike causes physical damage, has a damage bonus and has replacements at levels 22 and 34.
    

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB