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Holy Nova
Regular
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Set:ClassicClassic
Type:Spell
Class:PriestPriest
Rarity:Free
Cost:5 Mana icon
Abilities:Deal damage, Restore Health
Wiki tags:Area of effect
Deal 2 damage to all enemies. Restore 2 Health to all friendly characters.
Flavor text

If the Holy Light forsakes you, good luck casting this spell. Also, you're probably a jerk.

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Holy Nova is a priest spell card, from the Basic set. It generates a combined AoE healing and damage effect, affecting all characters.

How to get

Prior Year of the Gryphon's rotation on March 30, 2021:

  • Two copies of Holy Nova were a reward for raising a priest to level 6.
  • Two Golden copies of Holy Nova were a reward for raising a priest to levels 45 and 46.

Notes

  • This spell has two steps:
    • First, it deals damage to all enemy characters, queuing and resolving triggers;
    • Then, it heals all friendly characters, queuing and resolving triggers.
Example: an Blackrock MountainImp Gang Boss hit by Holy Nova will generate an Imp and could cause a LegacyKnife Juggler to deal 1 damage to a LegacyNorthshire Cleric, which is then healed by the same Holy Nova, causing it to draw a card.[1] Moreover, the healing part of Holy Nova can heal mortally wounded minions and heroes, preventing them from dying.[2][3]
  • As usual, Spell Damage increases the damage dealt by this spell but it does not affect the amount of Health restored.
  • LegacyAuchenai Soulpriest and Whispers of the Old GodsEmbrace the Shadow will convert Holy Nova's healing into damage, causing it to deal damage also to all friendly characters.

Strategy

Holy Nova is one of the most devastating opponent board wipes in Hearthstone and, coupled with its Health regeneration, is the cornerstone of many popular priest sustain decks.

Holy Nova can be extremely effective for card draw when combined with LegacyNorthshire Cleric and several damaged friendly minions.

Lore

Holy Nova is a priest spell from World of Warcraft. It is an instant AoE healing and damage spell with a 10-yard range, healing the 5 lowest-health allies and dealing damage to all enemies within range. Holy Nova is mostly used for dealing instant AoE damage, such as when dealing with a hunter's Snake Trap, or when attempting to flush a rogue out of stealth, and unlike its Hearthstone incarnation, is generally ineffectual for achieving substantial healing or damage. Due largely to its disuse, with Mists of Pandaria Holy Nova was made into a glyph, removing it from priests' basic ability roster.

Trivia

Artist

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Gallery

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Holy Nova, full art

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References

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