Paladin
Heal · Tank · Melee
A vow that shines where people look.
Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026
Specs
Three trees. Each page has PvE and PvP: spells, stats, gear and a build for the planner.
Leveling
Retribution to the cap. The melee buttons are there from the start and the seal stays up, so every fight is Holy Strike and Judgement on cooldown.
The opener
One seal for the session. Judgement, Holy Strike, then white swings; Consecration at 20 when two or three stand together.
- 01 Seal of Fury favours a fast weapon and shields you as you hit; swap it in when you pull more than one.
- 02 Blessing of Kings is trained now, so buff yourself with Might and keep Kings for the group.
- 03 Protection levels well in dungeons: Seal of Fury's judgement taunts, and the queue fills fast for a tank.
What Blizzard changed
Holy power and standing beside allies, with the seal and judgement loop kept and made easier to live with, and Retribution that actually deals damage.
- Holy Strike is a baseline melee attack from level 6 and Seal of Fury arrives at 10. Judgement no longer consumes your seal.
- Consecration and Blessing of Kings are trained, not talented. Salvation, Mass Salvation, Revoke and Blessing of Light are gone since the Oct 30 hotfixes.
- Resistance auras reach the raid. Lay on Hands cools down in twenty minutes.
- Holy: Holy Shock on a short cooldown, Light's Vigil as the capstone, and Divine Precision so healers need no hit gear.
- Protection: Shieldsworn as the capstone turns Holy Strike into a shield strike, Swift Judgement and Templar's Bulwark as cooldowns, Reckoning stores charges and releases them on your next swing.
- Retribution: Sacred Arbiter, Unsealed Wrath as the capstone, Vengeance in three stacks, and Champion of the Light turning Intellect into spell damage.
- Undead can be paladins now.
From Blizzard Class deep dive: Paladin ExternalDevelopment notes External
Changes this month
What the game's updates and hotfixes changed for Paladins in the last 30 days.
- Two-Handed Weapon Specialization Changed in the Nov 3 update: new tooltip text
- Vengeance Changed in the Nov 3 update: new tooltip text
- Holy Shield (Rank 4) New in the Nov 3 update
Professions
Paladins wear plate. Blacksmithing makes it and Mining feeds it.
Races and racials
3 races can roll a Paladin. What each one brings to the class.
Alliance · 2
Human
Alliance
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Ruthless Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1%. -
The Human Spirit Spirit increased by 10%. -
Perception Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec. -
Will to SurviveNew Instantly removes all Stun effects.
Dwarf
Alliance
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Find Treasure Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap and sometimes increase treasure found. Lasts until cancelled. -
Stoneform Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec. -
Artisan's PrecisionNew Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%. -
Big Game HunterNew Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
Horde · 1
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Underwater Breathing Underwater breath lasts 300% longer than normal. -
Will of the Forsaken Instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects. -
Cannibalize When activated, regenerates 7% of total Health and 7% of total Mana every 2 sec for 10 sec. Only works on Humanoid or Undead corpses within 5 yds. Any movement, action, or damage taken while Cannibalizing will cancel the effect. -
Touch of the GraveNew Your spells and attacks have a 20% chance to drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health.
Plan
Open the planner with this class, or let the quiz pick a tree.
Client build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026