Lightwell

Lightwell
Lightwell Row 10 Holy priest talent 40 yd range 3.7% of base mana 2 min cooldown 0.5 sec cast Creates a Holy Lightwell. Every 1 sec the Lightwell will attempt to heal party and raid members within 20 yards that are lower than 50% health for (115.384% of Spell power) over 6 sec. Lightwell lasts for 3 min or until 15 heals are expended.
Properties
Class	Priest
School	Holy
Cooldown	2 minutes
Talents
Talent required	[Resonant Words] or [Desperate Times]
Related buff
Magic Lightwell Renew Restore (82.4175% of Spell power) health every 2 sec. Duration: 6 seconds

Lightwell

Each well is a physical manifestation of the Light.

Lightwell is a Holy priest ability that conjures a very shiny healing well. Every second it will attempt to give party and raid members a 6 second buff (Lightwell Renew) that heals for a notable amount while the buff is active.

It is an exclusive choice node with [Lightweaver].

History

In the TCG.

Prior to patch 5.4.0, Lightwell did not heal targets automatically but instead required players to click on the well in order to receive healing. This functionality engendered a significant amount of complaints from priests and non-priests alike, although some argued that the greatest factor in the failure of Lightwell as a useful healing tool lay in the lack of education of the playerbase. Over time Blizzard granted progressive buffs to Lightwell, but the spell failed to receive whole-hearted acceptance by most players due to the requirement for their own active interaction, preferring to leave the healing to the healers.

Patch 5.0.4 introduced  [Glyph of Lightspring], providing priests with an alternative functionality for the well. Apparently this alternative was well-received, as with Patch 5.4.0 the new design was adopted as the default functionality of Lightwell.

Trivia

• One of the loading screen tips once read "Click on the Lightwell... unless it's a Lightspring!".
  • The tip was originally simply "Click on the Lightwell!", but this was changed some time after the introduction of the now defunct  [Glyph of Lightspring].
• The Lightwell appears as a rare card for the Priest class in Hearthstone. The flavor text reads: "It isn't clear if people ignore the Lightwell, or if it is just invisible."

Patch changes

• Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21):
  • Healing increased by 40%.
  • The cooldown of Lightwell is now 2 minutes (was 3 minutes).
    
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Re-added as a row 10 Holy talent (was a level 36 Holy ability).
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Removed.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Lightwell's healing effect is no longer canceled if the target takes enough damage.
  
• Hotfix (2013-10-02): Lightwell's healing should now be correctly modified by PvP Power while the Glyph of Lightwell is active.
  
• Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): The effects of [Lightspring] are now the baseline version of Lightwell.

  Previous version: Creates a Holy Lightwell. Friendly players can click the Lightwell to restore health over 6 sec. Lightwell lasts for 3 min or 15 charges.
  

• Hotfix (2012-09-12): Lightwell charges are no longer consumed and wasted if a player rapidly clicks on the Lightwell.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Charges increased from 10 to 15. Now a baseline Holy ability at level 36 (was a tier 3 Holy talent).
  
• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Players will no longer prematurely cancel a channeled spell when clicking on the Lightwell.
  
• Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): The entire pillar of light of the Lightwell can now be interacted with, instead of just the base. However, Lightwells can no longer be targeted with macros.
  
• Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Tooltip error corrected: Lightwell was listed at +25% bonus healing from [Spiritual Healing].
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Mana cost increased to 30% of base mana, healing output lowered. Moved from tier 7 to tier 3.
  
• Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): Tooltip change to reflect that any friendly player can use the Lightwell.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Cast time reduced to .5 sec, down from 1.5 sec. Charges increased to 10, up from 5. Now breaks from any attack that hits you for 30% or more of your total health. Cooldown reduced to 3 minutes, down from 5.
  
• Patch 2.2.0 (2007-09-25):
  • Dueling players may not use a Lightwell that they didn't create themselves.
  • The heals from this ability are now increased by the bonus healing effects on the Priest.
    
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Cooldown reduced to 6 minutes, down from 10.
  
• Patch 1.11.0 (2006-06-19): Casting time reduced. Lightwell object increased in size to make it easier to click; relative click radius decreased slightly.
  
• Patch 1.10.0 (2006-03-28): Added.
  

See also

• Lightwell, TCG card
•  [Argent Lightwell Charm]

External links

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