Spell Icon Hand of Virtue  

Description

1: Stacking: Block new spell if slot 3 is effect 'Max Hitpoints' and < 2405
2: Increase Max Hitpoints by 1405
3: Increase HP when cast by 1405
4: Increase AC by 72
5: Stacking2 v1 69: 2405

Details   Raw Spell Data, Lucy Spell View

Mana: 2500 Skill: Abjuration
Casting Time: 24 Recast Time: 1.5
Fizzle Time: 1.5 Location: Any
Time of Day: Any AE Range: 100
Deletable: No Blockable: Yes
Focusable: Yes Dispellable: Yes
Interruptable: Yes Short Buff Box: No
Target Type: Group v2 Spell Type: Beneficial
Source: Live 12/03

Messages

Cast on you: You are filled with virtue.
Cast on other: Soandso 's eyes gleam with virtue.
Effect Fades: Your virtue fades.

Game Description

Cloaks your group in an aura of protection, granting them increased hit points and armor class for 2 hour(s) 30.0 mins.

Items with this effect

Quick Facts

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Spell: Hand of Virtue

ClassLevel
CLR65

Expansion:
Planes of Power

Duration:
2 hour(s) 30.0 mins
Post Comment
HoV and other groups
# Oct 15 2005 at 2:01 PM Rating: Decent
37 posts
I see that this is also other group buff How do I go about turning on TGB --- is that just when you get MGB in AA's?
RE: HoV and other groups
# Oct 23 2005 at 11:47 PM Rating: Decent
Type /tgb on and you can target someone and cast on there group.
No Reagent Cost
# Sep 15 2004 at 8:05 PM Rating: Decent
As of the September 13, 2004 patch this spell no longer costs 2 peridots to cast. Clerics rejoice.

Elvanaria Blueleaf
Divine Servant of Tunare
(Kane Bayle Server)

Edited, Wed Sep 15 21:06:59 2004
RE: No Reagent Cost
# Sep 18 2004 at 6:52 AM Rating: Decent


Edited, Tue Dec 14 09:50:28 2004
#REDACTED, Posted: Jun 14 2004 at 6:21 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Hi dudes!
i know everything
# Jun 14 2004 at 6:20 PM Rating: Default
WAT is virtue?








a 31 ranger
Overlooked Fact in the debate
# May 21 2004 at 11:10 PM Rating: Default


Edited, Tue Dec 14 19:18:30 2004
RE: Overlooked Fact in the debate
# Jun 03 2004 at 11:14 AM Rating: Decent
Actually at the higher end game specifically those that are Time/GoD geared, stats are maxed. Which means that opens up buff slots. And since you get more HP out of Bo9+Symbol, this combo is used more often. However if you are recovering from a wipe and time is of the essence, HoV is more advatageous.
Group v2
# Apr 28 2004 at 4:26 AM Rating: Decent
I believe that v2 means it is a group buff that can be cast on another group should you have your "target other group buff" or tgb on. Simply target a member of that other group and cast.
HOV
# Apr 11 2004 at 2:06 PM Rating: Decent
I see peeps cast it on all people in range
How dose it work sinds its a group spel?
RE: HOV
# Apr 11 2004 at 4:08 PM Rating: Good
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3,705 posts
There is an AA ability called Mass Group Buff.

Once you have earned this ability (It takes 9 points in class AAs to get), you can buff all within range, every time the timer resets (1 hour and 12 minutes).

To activate the AA, you type

/alt activate 35

You will get a message saying your next group buff will hit all within range. Then you cast this spell, and for up to double your normal mana cost, you buff everyone within spell range.
RE: HOV
# Apr 12 2004 at 1:08 PM Rating: Decent
tnx
Group v2
# Mar 30 2004 at 9:46 PM Rating: Decent
Group v2 just means that it is a group spell. Im not sure why it says v2 ... maybe because it uses two peridots to cast it on your group. Heroic Bond also says Group v2 if im not mistaken
test
# Feb 13 2004 at 8:01 AM Rating: Default
ugh testing to see if my sig works
group v2?
# Feb 13 2004 at 7:59 AM Rating: Decent
What does Group v2 mean in the spell discription? Does that mean it's an area of effect spell?
RE: group v2?
# Mar 27 2004 at 4:07 AM Rating: Decent
i think " v2" means that it's mgb able and/or group tier 2
Not great
# Jan 14 2004 at 10:49 PM Rating: Default
when im in a Ldon or raid most ppl ask for a cleric/druid/shammy combo.. if u have ne of them classes in your group... the symbol buff n other buffs plus druid = more then hov + shammy = ova 2k hp alone
RE: Not great
# Feb 02 2004 at 6:53 PM Rating: Decent
Actually, for survival in melee combat, Virtue is better than Symbol/Bo9 because Virtue has far more AC to it. If mobs cast on you, that's a different matter. And do not forget that Bo9 has a mana regen attached to it. But on a warrior, bard, rogue or monk, always use Virtue instead (unless fighting mobs which cast AE DD spells).
RE: Not great
# Apr 11 2004 at 4:23 PM Rating: Excellent
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3,705 posts
Well, what you say WOULD arguably be true, IF clerics did not also have Ward of Gallantry.

HoV = 1405 hp 72ac

WoG = 54ac
SoK = 910hp
Bo9= ac32 and hp 618

SoK and Bo9 = 1528hp and 32 ac (still better than HoV in most cases {HP>AC})

SoK/Bo9/WoG = 1528hp and 86ac

Definitely better than HOV, UNLESS, you have so many buffs that the number of remaining buff slots becomes an issue. I know some DPS classes, prefer the extra slots for buffs like FA, SoT, SoP and other attack oriented buffs. Also can be a problem to use 3 slots for SoK/Bo9/WoG, if you need all your resists buffed.

The main advantage of HoV is the fact that ONE buff, provides ALMOST all the benefit of 3, and has a longer duration.

FOr short duration, single mob, encounters, use SoK/Bo9/WoG. for long, grind to the mob type raids, HoV speeds up buffing, and eliminates the need to rebuff as often. With SCR3/SCRM and Zephyr of Brell, my HoV lasts 4 hours and 32 minutes without being recast. That's the advantage.
RE: Not great
# Apr 28 2021 at 7:31 AM Rating: Decent
4 posts
Bot9 also has Mana Regen attached which is where the main benefit comes from. The multiple buffs vs hov. Also this benefits every class with Mana more, except clerics who have their self buff which essentially the same as bot9 only it stacks with their own buffs, plus has the Mana Regen. So clerics should just use their own buffs (use the single version hov, unless you like wasting Mana) on themselves and keep bot9 blocked.
RE: Not great
# Mar 30 2004 at 10:06 PM Rating: Decent
Also do not forget Virtue on Pallys. According to what I have been told one of their self buffs will not stack with PoG.
RE: Not great
# Jul 04 2005 at 11:13 PM Rating: Decent
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144 posts
absolutely true... Aura of the Crusader, and later Armor of the Champion (handily both acronyms are AoTC) does NOT stack with PotG, the reason for this is the mana regen component on each. Virtue (or now Conviction) will stack with AoTC nicely though

Edited, Tue Jul 5 00:19:48 2005
What level ?
# Dec 02 2003 at 8:36 AM Rating: Decent
What level Charator can you cast Hov on?
RE: What level ?
# Jan 08 2004 at 3:43 PM Rating: Decent
49 posts
This can be cast on lvl 47 characters and above.
who drops it
# Jul 30 2003 at 8:35 AM Rating: Decent
where do u get this spell who drops it?

can u pls tell me


RE: who drops it
# Aug 04 2003 at 7:06 PM Rating: Decent
you get it from a Glyphed Rune Word turn in from the pok library, runes drop in teir 3+ zones

Edited, Mon Aug 4 19:58:20 2003
regent
# Apr 22 2003 at 9:57 AM Rating: Decent
does it use 1 peridot ????
RE: regent
# May 13 2003 at 5:08 PM Rating: Decent
Uses 2 dots; the single target Virtue only uses 1.
#REDACTED, Posted: Apr 16 2003 at 4:07 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post)
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