Chakra

Chakra is the Tier 5 Holy priest talent ability. Chakra allows the holy priest to enter into one of three different Chakra states, each offering different benefits. Upon casting Chakra, the priest will acquire the Chakra buff, which lasts until cancelled, or until one of the related spells is cast. Upon casting either Heal, Flash Heal, Greater Heal, Binding Heal, Prayer of Healing, Prayer of Mending, Mind Spike or Smite, the priest will enter into a corresponding Chakra state until canceled. With the Revelations talent your Holy specialisation spell Holy Word: Chastise transforms into a new ability depending on your Chakra state, for the duration of that state. The three Chakra states are outlined below, followed by a table of their qualities.

Chakra: Serenity
Achieved by casting Chakra followed by Heal, Flash Heal, Greater Heal or Binding Heal. Chakra: Serenity increases the critical effect chance of your direct healing spells by 10%, and causes your direct heals (including Binding Heal and Holy Word: Serenity) to refresh the duration of your Renew on the target. With the Revelations talent your Holy Word: Chastise spell transforms into Holy Word: Serenity, an instant cast direct healing spell which heals a friendly target for a significant amount and increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells on the target by 25% for 6 seconds. This makes Chakra: Serenity ideal for single target and tank healing.

Chakra: Sanctuary
Achieved by casting Chakra followed by Prayer of Healing or Prayer of Mending. Chakra: Sanctuary increases the healing done by your area of effect spells and Renew by 15% and reduces the cooldown of your Circle of Healing spell by 2 seconds. With the Revelations talent your Holy Word: Chastise spell transforms into Holy Word: Sanctuary, an area of effect (AoE) healing spell which allows you to bless an area, healing all friendly targets within the area for a small amount every 2 seconds for 18 seconds. Chakra: Sanctuary is therefore suited for encounters where AoE healing is preferred.

Chakra: Chastise
Achieved by casting Chakra followed by Mind Spike or Smite. Chakra: Chastise increases your total damage done by Shadow and Holy spells by 15%. This makes Chakra: Chastise ideal for situations where damage, not healing, is the priority. The Revelations talent does not affect your Holy Word: Chastise spell while in Chakra: Chastise.



Improvements

 * Revelations transforms your Holy Word: Chastise spell into Holy Word: Serenity or Holy Word: Sanctuary based on your current Chakra state.
 * State of Mind reduces the cooldown of your Chakra spell by 3/6 sec.

It should be noted that talents such as Twin Disciplines can be used to increase your general healing effectiveness (and consequently the effectiveness of Holy Word: Serenity/Sanctuary), but currently only 2 talents increase the effectiveness of the Chakra spell itself.