Protection Paladin
Tank · Tree 2 of 3
Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026
Overview
Holy Shield and consecration. You hold the pack.
Build. Shieldsworn is the bottom: Holy Strike hits with your shield and sets off Holy Shield. Redoubt and the shield talents feed block.
Spells. Righteous Fury on, Consecration under the pack, Holy Shield up, Judgement for threat.
Stats. Stamina and defense. Block value helps Holy Shield.
Gear. Shield and a one-hand weapon with stamina.
Build. A longer Hammer of Justice and Reckoning swings are the fight plan.
Spells. Stun, judge, consecrate if they stand in it.
Stats. Health and a shield. Intellect if you are also healing yourself.
Gear. Shield first.
Build
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Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Protection in PvE.
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Holy Shield Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 221 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges. -
Consecration Consecrates the land beneath the Paladin, doing 96 Holy damage over 8 sec to enemies who enter the area. The first 4 enemies who enter the area will take an additional 216 damage over 8 sec. -
Judgement Unleash the energy of a Seal spell upon an enemy. Does not consume the Seal. Refer to individual Seals for Judgement effect. -
Holy Light Heals a friendly target for 1,495 to 1,665. -
Righteous Fury Increases all threat generated by 33%, and all threat generated by your Holy attacks by an additional 90%. Lasts 30 min.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Stamina - 2
Defense - 3 Block
- 4
Strength
Gear
What suits Protection at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Dreadnaught Helmet Head Plate · Sta · Defense · Str -
Dreadnaught Pauldrons Shoulder Plate · Sta · Defense · Str -
Dreadnaught Breastplate Chest Plate · Sta · Defense · Str -
Dreadnaught Legplates Legs Plate · Sta · Defense · Str -
Pendant of the Qiraji Guardian Neck Sta · Defense · Str -
Signet Ring of the Bronze Dragonflight Ring Sta · Defense · Str -
Styleen's Impeding Scarab Trinket Defense · Block -
Blessed Qiraji War Hammer Weapon Sta · Defense · Str
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Protection in PvP.
- Holy Shield Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 221 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.
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Hammer of Justice Stuns the target for 6 sec. - Judgement Unleash the energy of a Seal spell upon an enemy. Does not consume the Seal. Refer to individual Seals for Judgement effect.
- Consecration Consecrates the land beneath the Paladin, doing 96 Holy damage over 8 sec to enemies who enter the area. The first 4 enemies who enter the area will take an additional 216 damage over 8 sec.
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Cleanse Cleanses a friendly target, removing 1 poison effect, 1 disease effect, and 1 magic effect.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1 Stamina
- 2 Defense
- 3 Block
- 4
Intellect
Gear
What suits Protection at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Lieutenant Commander's Lamellar Headguard Head Plate · Sta -
Shoulder
No PvP rank gear with these stats in the data.
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General's Ceremonial Plate Chest Plate · Sta -
Knight-Captain's Lamellar Leggings Legs Plate · Sta -
Scout's Medallion Neck Sta -
Legionnaire's Band Ring Sta - Styleen's Impeding Scarab Trinket Defense · Block
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Grand Marshal's Warhammer Weapon Sta · Int
What changed vs Classic
19 Protection talents differ from Classic Era.
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Anticipation Changed
Rank 5Increases your Defense Skill by 20.
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Blessing of Kings Removed
Places a Blessing on the friendly target, increasing total stats by 10% for 5 min. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time.
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Blessing of Sanctuary Removed
Places a Blessing on the friendly target, reducing damage dealt from all sources by up to 10 for 5 min. In addition, when the target blocks a melee attack the attacker will take 14 Holy damage. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time.
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Guardian's Favor Changed
Rank 2Reduces the cooldown of your Blessing of Protection by 2 min and increases the duration of your Blessing of Freedom by 6 sec.
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Holy Shield Changed
Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 75 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.
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Improved Concentration Aura Removed
Rank 3Increases the effect of your Concentration Aura by an additional 15% and gives all group members affected by the aura an additional 15% chance to resist Silence and Interrupt effects.
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Improved Devotion Aura Removed
Rank 5Increases the armor bonus of your Devotion Aura by 25%.
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Improved Righteous Fury Changed
Rank 3While Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 9%.
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Iron Creed New
Rank 3Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability by 30%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 6% for 6 sec.
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One-Handed Weapon Specialization Removed
Rank 5Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 10%.
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Precision Reworded
Rank 3Improves your chance to hit by 3%.
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Reckoning Changed
Rank 5Gives you a 40% chance after Blocking and a 100% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec.
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Redoubt Changed
Rank 5Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 30%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.
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Sacred Duty New
Rank 2Reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Templar's Bulwark spells by 60 sec, and reduces the duration of Forbearance by 10 sec.
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Shield Specialization Changed
Rank 2Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 30%, and gives your blocks a 100% chance to restore 4% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec.
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Shieldsworn New
Reduces the cooldown of your Holy Strike ability by 4 sec. Additionally, Holy Strike now strikes with your shield, triggering your active Holy Shield and Shield Specialization talents without consuming their charges or triggering their cooldowns, and allowing you to Block spells for 6 sec.
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Stoicism New
Rank 2Reduces the duration of Stun and Charm effects on you by 20%.
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Swift Judgement New
Unleash the energy of a Seal spell upon an enemy. Does not consume the Seal. Refer to individual Seals for Judgement effect. Does not share a cooldown with your Judgement ability.
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Templar's Bulwark New
When activated, this ability grants you an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 sec. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.