Hybrid Holy Shock — healing first

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Hybrid Holy Shock — healing first

An optional help/harm key for a Holy Shock talent build, using the same friendly-first targeting as the two shared Paladin hybrid pairs.

This macro is based on research and still needs testing in game. Check the requirements and known limits before trying it.

Exact macro text

FF Hybrid Shock

  • HELPHoly ShockAlt self · friendly mouseover · friendly target
  • HARMHoly ShockSelected enemy · after healing branches
#showtooltip Holy Shock
/cast [mod:alt,@player][@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][harm,nodead] Holy Shock

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Holy Shock: recorded level 30 · talent: Holy Shock. Confirm acquisition and other requirements in Details.

How this fits a Paladin key layout — compare shared keys and dedicated controls before choosing your pack.

Build and validation

Status
Researched
Target builds
1.60.1-beta
Tested builds
No recorded client test
Class / profile
Paladin / Healing
Specializations
Holy

Targeting and features

Alt: yourself — Holy Shock → Otherwise: living friendly mouseover — Holy Shock → Otherwise: living friendly current target — Holy Shock → Otherwise: living hostile current target — Holy Shock → No matching branch: no cast

ModifierMouseoverNative dual spellSelf Cast

Requirements

  • Holy Shock learned; source first-learning level 30.
  • Select Holy Shock in Holy with a legal allocation (21 tree points including rank 1). A preferred spec label or level alone does not grant it.

Known limitations

  • Researched design, not tested in the Forever client. Source beta names, acquisition and behaviour may change.
  • English spell names only. Unqualified casts use the learned rank selected by the client; reference spell IDs do not force rank 1.
  • The first matching branch wins. An out-of-range, obstructed, unlearned or otherwise unusable heal does not fall through to damage; cooldown or resource failure does not choose another spell.
  • Keep Alt plus this key free of conflicting bindings. Alt explicitly selects yourself, even with an enemy selected.
  • A living friendly mouseover takes priority over your selected enemy. Move the cursor off friendly units and frames when you intend to attack.
  • With no living friendly mouseover and no living friendly or hostile target, the unmodified key does nothing. Hold Alt deliberately to heal yourself.
  • Enemy mouseover alone does not select a damage recipient. This key does not retarget, pick a target of target, or choose the lowest-health ally.
  • One press attempts one spell. No automatic rotation, proc detection, cooldown fallback or cast cancellation is included.
  • Healing and damage use the same Holy Shock cooldown. Spending it offensively can leave it unavailable for an immediate heal.
  • Holy Shock is not baseline for Protection or Retribution. A hybrid allocation can use it only if the actual talent and spell requirements are met.
  • This differs from the existing Holy Shock macro: hostile mouseover is ignored, and a friendly current target receives priority.
  • When following Light's Vigil, confirm the same intended recipient. paladin-lights-vigil can choose an enemy mouseover ahead of a friendly target, while this key chooses that friendly target.

Notes

  • Paladin hybrid set researched 27 September 2026. Keep the same pairings and positions across Holy, Protection and Retribution; these are ergonomic recommendations, not measured damage or healing optima.
  • The shared Holy Light / Judgement and Flash of Light / Holy Strike pairings are optional support layouts. Keep their roles stable if selected; Holy Shock is an additional talent-gated choice. Dedicated keys are an equally valid layout.
  • All hybrid keys use Alt self, living friendly mouseover, living friendly target, then living hostile target. Choose the question-mark icon when creating a paired key so #showtooltip can follow the selected branch; verify its behaviour in the client.
  • This set uses Alt self consistently. Older Protection starter support macros use Shift self; check those separate bindings before mixing sets.
  • Ability metadata adapted from Talents Forever / Chris Baldwin, https://talentsforever.com, CC BY 4.0. Original pairing recommendations and macro designs by Allegedly Skilled.
  • Use as a third optional key rather than replacing either shared pair. This preserves Holy Light and Flash of Light positions when changing talents.
  • Light's Vigil remains a separate deliberate cooldown. Do not tie it automatically to Holy Shock or assume both execute on one press.

Abilities

  • Holy Shock

Spell IDs

  • 1311606

Modifiers

  • Alt: cast Holy Shock on yourself

Sources

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