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Paladin · Holy · row 3

Illumination

Changed from Classic5 ranks
Illumination
Rank 5/5Holy
Requires 10 points in Holy Talents
Requires Reverence
After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 100% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.

Every rank of Illumination

RankEffectSource
1After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 20% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.client
2After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 40% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.client
3After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 60% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.client
4After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 80% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.client
5After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 100% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Holy, row 3, column 2. Needs 10 points in Holy first. The earliest you can finish all 5 ranks is level 24 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Prerequisite: Reverence at 2/2.
  • Competes with: Divine Favor, Holy Conduit in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameIlluminationIllumination
PositionHoly row 4, col 2Holy row 3, col 2
Ranks55
Rank 1 textAfter getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock heal spell, gives you a 20% chance to gain Mana equal to the base cost of the spell.After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 20% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.

now requires Reverence

Spells this talent affects

Builds that take Illumination

Questions players ask

Where is Illumination in the Paladin talent tree?
Holy tree, row 3, column 2. You need 10 points spent in Holy before you can learn it, and Reverence must be at full rank first.
Is Illumination new in WoW Forever?
Illumination existed in Classic (Holy row 4, 5 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock heal spell, gives you a 20% chance to gain Mana equal to the base cost of the spell.".

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.