Awakening
While in combat, your Holy Power spenders have a 15% chance to cause your next Judgment to deal 30% increased damage and critically strike. Activating Avenging Wrath activates Awakening.
Tree position
In the Holy Paladin talent tree, Awakening sits in the Holy specialization talents, row 15 of 17. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 20 points are spent in Holy Talents.
Choice node
Awakening shares its node with Sanctified Wrath. A character takes one of the two.
Connected above
The tree draws a line into Awakening from Avenging Wrath or Avenging Crusader.
Avenging WrathEach Holy Power spent increases Haste by an additional 2%, up to 20%.
Avenging CrusaderYou become the ultimate crusader of light for 15 sec. Crusader Strike and Judgment cool down faster and heal up to 5 injured allies for 55% of the damage they deal. If Avenging Wrath is known, also increases Judgment, Crusader Strike, and auto-attack damage.
Connected below
Awakening leads on to Glorious Dawn, Seraphic Barrier and Tyr's Deliverance or Hand of Divinity.
Glorious DawnHoly Shock has a 12% chance to refund a charge when cast and its healing is increased by 10%.
Seraphic BarrierWord of Glory and Light of Dawn now convert 15% of their healing into an absorb shield instead.
Tyr's DeliveranceActivating Avenging Wrath releases the Light within yourself, healing 5 injured allies instantly and an injured ally every 1 sec for (35.1% of Spell Power). Allies healed also receive 10% increased healing from your Holy Light, Flash of Light, and Holy Shock spells for 12 sec.
Hand of DivinityActivating Avenging Wrath calls upon the Light to empower you, causing your next Holy Light to be instant cast and cost 50% less mana.
Same row
Also on this row: Pillars of Light, Call of the Righteous, Truth Prevails and Divine Overload.
Pillars of Light: Allies with Beacon of Light or Beacon of Faith are healed for (33% of Spell Power) every 3 sec. : Beacon of Virtue instantly heals allies for (586% of Spell Power).
Call of the Righteous2 ranksAvenging Wrath's cooldown is reduced by 30 sec, but its duration is reduced by 5.1 sec. Avenging Crusader's cooldown is reduced by 30.1 sec, but its duration is reduced by 3.1 sec.
Truth PrevailsJudgment heals you for (312% of Spell Power) and its mana cost is reduced by 30%. 50% of overhealing from this effect is transferred onto 2 allies within 40 yds.
Divine OverloadHoly Light's healing is increased by 30%, but its mana cost is increased by 20%.
Talent trees
Awakening is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Paladin: Holy (Healer), Protection (Tank), Retribution (DPS).
Awakening Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)