Paladin

Overview

A holy warrior that can heal, tank or fight in melee, built around Seals and Judgements.

Paladins empower attacks with Seals and release them with Judgement, which no longer uses up your Seal. WoW Forever gives every Paladin Holy Strike and Consecration, adds a proper tanking Seal, and turns Retribution into a steadier damage spec. They are strong against Undead and Demons but have short range and no interrupt or slow.

Specs

• HolyHealer

  Strong single-target healing. Holy Shock moves to 21 points with a 10-second cooldown, Oath of Light protects one ally, and Light's Vigil caps the tree.

  Holy build and talents →
• ProtectionTank

  A real tank spec: Seal of Fury gives threat, absorbs and a taunt, and Templar's Bulwark is a big emergency shield.

  Full build coming after launch
• RetributionMelee DPS

  Melee damage with more consistency. Holy Strike, Sacred Arbiter and Unsealed Wrath at 31 points.

  Full build coming after launch

What changed from Classic

• New
  Holy Strike (level 6)

  An instant Holy attack based on your weapon, with a 10-second cooldown. It is central to Protection and Retribution.

• New
  Seal of Fury (level 10)

  A tanking Seal that adds Holy damage to swings and shields you for part of it. Its Judgement adds damage and taunts.

• Changed
  Righteous Fury at level 10

  Trainable at level 10 (was 16). Since November 2 it increases all threat by 33%, plus 90% more threat from Holy damage.

• Changed
  Consecration for every Paladin (level 20)

  No longer a Holy talent. It hits the first 4 enemies hard and others lightly.

• Changed
  Judgement keeps your Seal

  Judging no longer consumes the active Seal, so you don't need to recast it after each Judgement.

• Changed
  Judgement is a ranged attack

  Since the November 11 hotfixes, Judgement counts as a ranged attack. It uses your ranged hit chance and no longer triggers melee item and effect procs.

• Removed
  Salvation

  Salvation, Mass Salvation and Revoke were removed on November 2. Blessing of Light was also removed.

• Changed
  Lay on Hands every 20 minutes

  Cooldown reduced from 1 hour.

• Removed
  Twist of Light

  Seal twisting is not baseline. Twist of Light, the talent that brought it back, was removed on November 2.

• Changed
  Holy Shock (Holy, 21 points)

  Moves to the 21-point slot with a 10-second cooldown, down from 30.

• New
  Light's Vigil (Holy, 31 points)

  Marks an ally so your next Holy Shock on them skips its cooldown and also heals their whole party. Since November 2 it only works on friendly targets.

• New
  Oath of Light (Holy)

  Added November 2. Protects one ally for 5 minutes and increases your Holy Light, Flash of Light and Holy Shock healing on them. Only one Oath at a time.

• New
  Templar's Bulwark (Protection, 11 points)

  An instant shield that absorbs damage equal to your maximum health for 8 seconds, on a 5-minute cooldown. Since November 2 it is an 11-point talent and a Magic effect that can be dispelled.

• New
  Swift Judgement (Protection)

  Since November 2 it instantly unleashes your active Seal and does not share a cooldown with Judgement.

• New
  Sacred Arbiter (Retribution, 16 points)

  Holy Strike deals 20% more damage and refreshes every Judgement on the target.

• New
  Unsealed Wrath (Retribution, 31 points)

  Added November 2. Your melee attacks store your active Seal for 15 seconds, up to 3 stacks. Requires Repentance.

• Removed
  Blessing of Sanctuary and auras

  Blessing of Sanctuary, Improved Concentration Aura, Improved Retribution Aura and Sanctity Aura are gone. Blessing of Kings is now baseline.

Abilities