Penance

Penance is a level 11 Discipline priest ability, granted upon choosing the Discipline specialization. It is a potent channeled ability that either deals direct damage to an enemy, or heals an ally.

• Penance bolts normally occur three times per cast, the first tick occurring instantly upon cast.
• Harsh Discipline significantly improves the potency of that cast of Penance by adding extra bolts. Similarly, Castigation will add an extra bolt. Additional bolts come with increased tick rate, firing faster so that the overall channeling time remains constant.
• Penance is normally a Holy spell, but can become a shadow spell with use of Shadow Covenant.
• Power Word: Shield prevents pushback and ensures that the effect of Penance is fully used.
• Penance is one of the only ways for a Discipline priest to deal instant damage. Penance can be channeled while moving.

• Penance is a Rare Paladin ability card in the World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game's Drums of War set that was created prior to the implementation of the Priest spell in World of Warcraft.
• Penance was a basic Priest spell in Hearthstone. It was removed during the game's Alpha and replaced with the card Temple Enforcer.
• It was re-implemented in the Saviors of Uldum expansion as a common Priest spell. Its flavor text reads: "This is what happens when you don’t give a sincere apology."