Desperate Prayer

Desperate Prayer

An active ability found on the third slot of Holy Staffs.

It is unlocked at mastery level 1.

Desperate Prayer	Energy Cost	34	Cast a Desperate Prayer on the targeted ally, healing the target based on their current Health. Current Health: above 40% | below 40% Healing: 201 | 443 If the current Health of your target is above 40%, your Healing Cast is increased by 5% for 15s(stacks up to 3 times).
	Cast Time	0s
	Range	13m
	Cooldown	10s

Note: numerical values are based on gear with 1100 item power. Spells with x/y values refer to 1h weapon/2h weapon values.

Equipment

Magic Weapon Tier Journeyman's Holy Staff 3 Adept's Holy Staff 4 Expert's Holy Staff 5 Master's Holy Staff 6 Grandmaster's Holy Staff 7 Elder's Holy Staff 8

Related Patch Notes

Patch Link	Date	Patch Name	Patch Notes
Version 20.000.1	8 June 2022	Into the Fray Update	Healing Staffs no longer have a 50% damage reduction on the staff. Smite has been reworked for a more enjoyable solo PvE / PvP experience, and it is now possible to move while channeling Holy Beam, albeit at a reduced speed to allow for counterplay. Desperate Prayer's Healing Output has been increased and if used above the 40% health threshold it now also gives the caster a buff that increases Healing Output, creating an incentive to use the ability above the threshold. Various other improvements and adjustments have also been made to make these staffs feel more polished. Base Stats (all Holy Staffs): Removed the 50% Damage Reduction Smite (all Holy Staffs) has been completely reworked: Smite all enemies at the targeted location, dealing magical damage in a 2.5m radius The next time any enemy hit takes damage within the next 3s, they will take an additional magical damage Hitting at least one enemy will reduce this ability’s cooldown by 50% Sacred Pulse (all Holy Staffs): When used against mobs, they are now knocked into the air rather than knocked back Holy Beam (all Holy Staffs): The caster can now move while channeling, with 30% reduced movement speed Desperate Prayer (One-handed Holy Staff): Heal Value below 40%: 200 → 220 Heal Value above 40%: 82 → 100 Additionally, if Desperate Prayer is cast on a target above 40% health, the caster receives a buff which increases Healing Cast by 5% for 15s (stacks up to 3 times) Energy Cost: 15 → 12 Holy Touch: Heal per Tick: 55 → 59 Celestial Sphere: Base Heal: 60 →  85 Healing the same target twice no longer increases Healing Output Initial Hit Delay: 0.4s → 0.15s
Version 1.15.387.150212	18 September 2019	Percival Patch 5 (Midseason Patch)	Holy Staffs Flash Heal (all Holy Staffs): Heal: 46 → 48 Range: 12m → 13m Generous Heal (all Holy Staffs): Range: 12m → 13m Holy Blessing (all Holy Staffs): Range: 12m → 13m Sacred Pulse (all Holy Staffs) reworked: The spell now knocks all enemies in a 5m radius around the target 8m away. Happens once after activation. The healing now affects only a single target Range: 11m → 13m Cast Time: 1s → 0s Cooldown: 15s → 10s Heal per Tick: 15.8 → 40.00 Standtime: 0.4s → 0.2s Holy Orb (all Holy Staffs): Adjusted Holy Orb projectile to make it hit close targets more reliably Holy Explosion (Great Holy Staff): Cooldown: 25s → 20s Desperate Prayer (One-Handed Holy Staff): Range: 12m → 13m Divine Protection (Divine Staff): Range: 12m → 13m
Version 1.15.382.145855	10 July 2019	Percival Update	Holy Staffs Holy Blessing (all Holy Staffs): Removed the Heal Over Time effect Added a Physical Armor increase of 0.85 The buff now gives immunity to any displacement effects Duration: 8s → 5s Cooldown: 10s → 15s Desperate Prayer (One-handed Holy Staff): Cooldown: 15s → 10s
Version 1.13.369.136513	20 February 2019	Nimue Balance Patch (Patch #7)	Holy Staffs Desperate Prayer (Holy Staff) Max Heal Value: 177.69 → 200.00 Cooldown: 20s → 15s Salvation (Fallen Staff) Radius: 6m → 5.5m Celestial Sphere (Redemption Staff) Max Number of Jumps: 14 → 10 Heal per Jump: 51.5 → 80.00
Version 1.12.365.126590	26 September 2018	Merlyn Preseason Balance Patch	Holy Staffs: Added a new E-slot Spell to Redemption Staff: Celestial Sphere Can be cast on an ally. The Sphere will keep jumping to the closest ally in a 10m radius for up to 12 times, healing each ally hit. The spell can't hit the same target twice in a row, but keeps jumping back and forth if at least two allies are in range. (Cooldown: 25s) Removed the spell Enlightenment (all Holy Staffs) Moved Holy Orb to the W-slot (all Holy Staffs) Flash Heal (all Holy Staffs) Heal Value: 42.18 → 46.00 Holy Beam (all Holy Staffs) First Tick: 13.01 → 30.00 The last hit no longer ticks twice Holy Orb (all Holy Staffs) Hit delay: 0.3s → 0s Standtime: 0.8s → 0.4s Projectile Speed: 12.5 m/s → 16.7 m/s Desperate Prayer (Holy Staff) Health Threshold for max heal: 30% → 40% Salvation (Fallen Staff) Cooldown: 30s → 20s Heal Value: 236.20 → 270.00
Version 1.11.357.113403	12 March 2018	Lancelot Update	Holy Staffs: Flash Heal: Energy Cost: 4.5 -> 4 Energy gain on max stacks: 2 -> 4 Generous Heal: Energy Cost: 6 -> 7 Desperate Prayer: Max Heal Condition: 40% Health or lower -> 30% Health or lower Salvation: Max Targets: 5 -> 10 (currently only affects 5, will be fixed in Patch 1)