Holy Word: Sanctuary

Holy Word: Sanctuary
Holy Word: Sanctuary Level 56 Holy priest ability 40 yd range 2.5% of base mana 40 sec cooldown 0.5 sec cast Blesses the ground with divine light, healing up to 6 allies for (8.46% of spell power) every 2 sec for 30 sec.
Usable by
Class	Priest
Properties
School	Holy
Cooldown	40 seconds
Other information
Level learned	56

Holy Word: Sanctuary is a priest Holy Word, a Holy specialization ability. It is an area of effect smart-healing spell, gained through the [Chakra: Sanctuary] state, replacing [Holy Word: Chastise].

Notes

• As of Patch 5.4.0, Holy Word: Sanctuary functions as a 'smart heal', healing the 6 most injured friendly targets within range. This appears to contradict the ability's tooltip, which may simply not have been changed to reflect its new functionality.
• Does not target minor guardians, such as [Wild Imps], Bloodworms or snakes from [Snake Trap].

Patches and hotfixes

• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Removed. Replaced by [Holy Word: Sanctify].
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Now heals for 60% more than before.

  Now costs 2.5% base mana (down from 3.8% base mana).
  

• Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Mana cost reduced to 3.8% (down from 6.3%), and now functions like a smart heal, healing the 6 most injured friendly targets within range, and minor guardians are no longer targeted (Wild Imps, Bloodworms, Snakes from Snake Traps, etc.). There has been no change to the total amount of healing granted by the ability.
  
• Hotfix (2011-04-27): Holy Word: Sanctuary should now properly benefit from Echo of Light.
  
• Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Holy Word: Sanctuary healing done has been increased by 35%. In addition, it has a new spell effect.
  
• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Holy Word: Sanctuary: now has a diminished effect when healing more than 6 players at once.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Added.
  

External links

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