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Blessing of Sacrifice

Spell

Blessing of Sacrifice

Holy

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Paladin

Instant cast2 min cooldownLong Range

Blesses a party or raid member, reducing their damage taken by 30%, but you suffer of damage prevented.

Blessing of Sacrifice

Tooltip

Blesses a party or raid member, reducing their damage taken by 30%, but you suffer of damage prevented.

Last 12 sec, or until transferred damage would cause you to fall below 20% health.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

Blessing of Sacrifice is built from 9 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 81. Its base value is 30.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 69.
  3. Effect 3 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its base value is 20.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87.
  5. Effect 5 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 31.
  6. Effect 6 is Dispel (effect type 38). Its base value is 100.
  7. Effect 7 is Dispel (effect type 38). Its base value is 100.
  8. Effect 8 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 41. Its base value is 1.
  9. Effect 9 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 41. Its base value is 1.

What it does

Blessing of Sacrifice is a Holy spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards, a 2 min cooldown and effects that last 12 sec. When cast it applies an aura and dispels effects.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolHoly
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown2 min
Global cooldownNone
Duration12 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 81
Value: 30
Misc value: 127
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Misc value: 127, 10
Effect #3Dummy (3)
Value: 20
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Misc value: 127
Effect #5Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 31
Effect #6Dispel (38)
Value: 100
Misc value: 3
Effect #7Dispel (38)
Value: 100
Misc value: 4
Effect #8Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 41
Value: 1
Misc value: 3
Effect #9Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 41
Value: 1
Misc value: 4

Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Blessing of Sacrifice appears in: 1 talent and 1 skill line.

Talents

Skill lines

  • Paladin (Paladin)Skill line

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

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Blessing of SacrificeBlessing of Sacrifice
BlockBlock
Boundless ConvictionBoundless Conviction
ConsecrationConsecration
ContemplationContemplation
Crusader AuraCrusader Aura

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Blessing of Sacrifice". This page is record #6940. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#199448duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dispel, Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#200327subtext: Rank 2; used by: Paladin; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 46 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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