Holy Paladin build and talents in WoW Forever

Is Holy right for you?

Holy is the Paladin’s healing spec. It is best at keeping one or two players alive, usually the tank. You wear plate, so you survive mistakes better than most healers.

Holy has little healing for a whole group. Its only group heal is Light’s Vigil, and it is expensive. If you want to heal a full party at once, a Priest or a Shaman does that better. To level, most Paladins use Retribution. See the Paladin leveling guide.

Key talents

These are the talents experienced players build Holy around. For the exact points, use the Wowhead talent calculator until we add a full order.

• Illumination. Critical heals give mana back. This is a big part of how Holy lasts through long fights.
• Divine Favor. Makes your next heal a sure critical strike. Use it on a big heal for a large heal and mana back from Illumination.
• Healing Light. Your healing spells heal more.
• Holy Power. Since November 2 it makes your critical heals stronger, by 10% to 50%. It no longer adds crit chance.
• Spiritual Focus. Your heals are pushed back less when you are hit, so you finish your casts.
• Divine Precision. More hit chance for Holy spells, so Holy Shock and Judgement miss less. Since November 2 it gives 4% or 8% hit and shortens Silence effects.
• Holy Shock (21 points). An instant heal or damage spell with a 10-second cooldown. Your best heal when someone is about to die or when you have to move.
• Light’s Vigil (31 points). Mark an ally. Your next Holy Shock on them skips its cooldown and also heals their whole party. Since November 2 it only works on allies.

Blizzard has also added two new Holy talents:

• Oath of Light. Protect one ally for 5 minutes. Your Holy Light, Flash of Light and Holy Shock heal them more. You can have only one Oath at a time, so put it on the tank.
• Boundless Light. Up to 30% more Holy Shock crit chance on allies who don’t have your Oath of Light.

How to heal

Use your spells in this order:

1. Keep your Seal up on your target. Guides suggest Seal of Wisdom for mana.
2. Keep Oath of Light on the tank.
3. Use Holy Shock when someone may die before a slower heal lands, or when you need to move.
4. Cast Holy Light when a lot of damage is coming. Start the cast a little early.
5. Use Flash of Light for small, steady damage. It is your most mana-friendly heal.
6. Use Light’s Vigil only when the whole party needs healing at once.

Tips for new players

• Watch your mana. You can’t heal without it. Drink between pulls and don’t spend mana on damage you don’t need to deal.
• Heal before the big hit. Holy Light is slow, so start it when you see a big attack coming.
• Divine Shield first. It is your best way to stay alive. Divine Protection and Blessing of Protection cause Forbearance too, and stop you from attacking while they are up.
• Lay on Hands fully heals the target but uses all your mana. In WoW Forever its cooldown is 20 minutes, not 1 hour.
• Blessing of Protection stops physical damage on an ally, for example a player who pulled the enemy off the tank. It also stops them from attacking.
• Work with other Paladins. Agree on who casts which Blessing. Blessing of Kings is now baseline for every Paladin.
• Race. Guides like Human for its crit bonus and Dwarf for Stoneform. Undead is the only Horde choice for a Paladin. See races and racials.
• Professions. Blacksmithing helps you make plate and mail healing gear.