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Contingency Plan

New in Forever5 ranksLevel 20

Contingency Plan

Rank 5Holy

30 yd range

Instant10 min cooldown

Learned at level 60

Place a Holy ward on an ally for 30 sec. The next time this ally takes damage dropping their Health below 35%, they will gain a shield absorbing 926 damage and begin healing for 670 Health over 15 sec. A target may be affected by only one Contingency Plan.

Spell power coefficient: 20% of spell power (per tick)

All ranks of Contingency Plan

Rank	Level	Cost / range / cast	Effect	Classic 1.12
Rank 1	20	30 yd range · Instant · 10 min cooldown	Place a Holy ward on an ally for 30 sec. The next time this ally takes damage dropping their Health below 35%, they will gain a shield absorbing 155 damage and begin healing for 125 Health over 15 sec. A target may be affected by only one Contingency Plan. Coefficient 20% of spell power (per tick)	new
Rank 2	30	30 yd range · Instant · 10 min cooldown	Place a Holy ward on an ally for 30 sec. The next time this ally takes damage that drops their Health below 35%, they will gain a shield absorbing 290 damage and begin healing for 200 Health over 15 sec. A target may be affected by only one Contingency Plan. Coefficient 20% of spell power (per tick)	new
Rank 3	40	30 yd range · Instant · 10 min cooldown	Place a Holy ward on an ally for 30 sec. The next time this ally takes damage that drops their Health below 35%, they will gain a shield absorbing 467 damage and begin healing for 280 Health over 15 sec. A target may be affected by only one Contingency Plan. Coefficient 20% of spell power (per tick)	new
Rank 4	50	30 yd range · Instant · 10 min cooldown	Place a Holy ward on an ally for 30 sec. The next time this ally takes damage that drops their Health below 35%, they will gain a shield absorbing 596 damage and begin healing for 510 Health over 15 sec. A target may be affected by only one Contingency Plan. Coefficient 20% of spell power (per tick)	new
Rank 5	60	30 yd range · Instant · 10 min cooldown	Place a Holy ward on an ally for 30 sec. The next time this ally takes damage dropping their Health below 35%, they will gain a shield absorbing 926 damage and begin healing for 670 Health over 15 sec. A target may be affected by only one Contingency Plan. Coefficient 20% of spell power (per tick)	new

Source: beta client 1.60.1.70753. Spell ID 1277640.

Questions players ask

When do Priests learn Contingency Plan?

Rank 1 at level 20, with later ranks at 30, 40, 50, 60. Visit a class trainer in any capital.

Did Contingency Plan change from Classic?

Contingency Plan is new in WoW Forever and had no Classic 1.12 equivalent for Priests.

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.