Blade prog seems to have changed

expected :

Someone is unaffected by someone's wrath!
Someone smashes the edge of something into someone, knocking someone off its feet.
Someone's shield jab EVISCERATES someone!
You dodge someone's defilement.
You dodge someone's defilement.
You dodge someone's attack.
Someone's pound injures you.
You dodge someone's chomp.
You dodge someone's beating.
You dodge someone's kick.
You dodge someone's blast.
You dodge someone's beating.
Someone's beating misses you.
You dodge someone's beating.
Someone gets a wild look in its eyes.
You dodge someone's bite.
You dodge someone's bite.
You dodge someone's bite.
You dodge someone's beating.
You dodge someone's beating.
Someone has a few scratches.
Someone has a few scratches. (6/7)
<1190hp 920m 648mv>
You dodge someone's legsweep.
Someone has a few scratches.
Someone has a few scratches. (6/7)
<1190hp 920m 648mv>
Someone says 'magic words'
Someone stretches out its hand towards the heavens.
Someone utters a word of divine power!
Someone looks very uncomfortable.
Someone's divine wrath *** DEVASTATES *** someone!
Someone gets a wild look in its eyes!
Someone stretches out its hand and places it upon someone's head.
Someone gets a wild look in its eyes!
Someone stretches out its hand and places it upon someone's head.
You feel more powerful.
Someone stretches out its hand and places it upon your head.
You are filled with holy wrath!
Someone stretches out its hand and places it upon your head.
Someone looks very uncomfortable.
Someone is unaffected by someone's divine wrath!
Someone is unaffected by someone's divine wrath!
Someone is unaffected by someone's divine wrath!
Someone is unaffected by someone's divine wrath!
Someone is unaffected by someone's divine wrath!
Someone is unaffected by someone's divine wrath!
Someone is unaffected by someone's divine wrath!

^^^ Shield/blade wielding

Actual :
You parry the sub-commander of the guards's cleave.
You parry the sub-commander of the guards's cut.
You parry the sub-commander of the guards's cut.
You parry the sub-commander of the guards's cut.
Your wrath misses the sub-commander of the guards.
Your wrath MANGLES the sub-commander of the guards!
The sub-commander of the guards has a few scratches.

civilized <904hp 174m 842mv 21173tnl (3.76%) 4 PM> You whisper to the spirit-knight's blade 'magic words'
You need a free hand to call upon your god.
The sub-commander of the guards has a few scratches.

civilized <904hp 124m 842mv 21173tnl (3.76%) 4 PM>
The sub-commander of the guards's cleave hits you.
Your shield blocks the sub-commander of the guards's cleave.
You parry the sub-commander of the guards's cut.
Your wrath DISMEMBERS the sub-commander of the guards!
Your wrath MASSACRES the sub-commander of the guards!
The sub-commander of the guards has some small but disgusting cuts.


>>> Is this an unintended nerf due to a change with Holy Word? Seems like the point was to be able to use the sword to cast holy word with full hands.