Flash of Light: which rank to use
Paladin · Holy · 6 ranks, 2 learned by level 30.
At level 30 with 45 healing power, Flash of Light rank 1 gets the most healing per mana; rank 2 does the most healing per second.
Rank 1 stays the most mana-efficient from 0 to 300 healing power.
Every rank at level 30 with 45 healing power
| Rank | Healing per cast | Mana | Cast | Healing per mana | HPS | Mana lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 (level 20) | 70 (66–74) | 35 | 1.5 s | 2.01 | 46.9 | 1 min 4 s |
| Rank 2 (level 26) | 91 (86–95) | 50 | 1.5 s | 1.81 | 60.3 | 45 s |
HPS counts the global cooldown. Mana lasts: casting only that rank from 1,500 mana.
Forever against Classic Era
- Rank 1: 70 healing for 35 mana in Forever instead of 72 for 35 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.429 instead of server-side).
- Rank 2: 91 healing for 50 mana in Forever instead of 108 for 50 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.429 instead of server-side).
How it's worked out
- From the client, for each rank: base damage or healing and its range (SpellEffect base points and variance), the extra per level up to the rank's max level, the spell power share (coefficient), mana cost, cast time, duration, global cooldown and cooldown.
- No downrank penalty in the Forever client. Classic Era's client puts a penalty for spells learned before level 20 inside the coefficient (Shadow Bolt rank 1: 0.14); Forever's client gives the full share (0.486), for 80 low-level ranks across the classes. Anything else would be on Blizzard's servers, so the calculator shows Classic's rules only as Speculation.
- Speculation: crits count only on direct hits, at 150%, as in Classic; the example gear (1.5 spell power per level) is not client data.