Paladins do battle to protect the world from the forces of shadow. Powerful warriors in their own right, they can also call upon the Light to heal wounds, create shields of force, and incinerate evil creatures.
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Optimised builds
Holy · Healer
Holy Light and Flash of Light by mana budget, Holy Shock and Divine Favor, with Illumination and Infusion of Light.
| Level | HPS | Best race | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 32.2 | Human (next: Dwarf -1.0%) | 1/0/0 | talents · gear · sim |
| 20 | 59.6 | Dwarf (next: Human -0.5%) | 1/5/5 | talents · gear · sim |
| 30 | 113.1 | Dwarf (next: Human -0.3%) | 8/9/4 | talents · gear · sim |
| 40 | 143.7 | Human (next: Dwarf -0.1%) | 13/13/5 | talents · gear · sim |
| 50 | 187.7 | Human (next: Dwarf -0.6%) | 21/15/5 | talents · gear · sim |
| 60 | 270.5 | Dwarf (next: Human -0.4%) | 31/15/5 | talents · gear · sim |
Protection · Tank
Shield tank in Righteous Fury: Seal of Fury, Holy Shield, Holy Strike, Hammer of the Righteous and Judgement, with Reckoning and Redoubt off blocks.
| Level | TPS | Best race | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 40.9 | Human (next: Dwarf -1.4%) | 0/1/0 | talents · gear · sim |
| 20 | 73.2 | Human (next: Dwarf -1.1%) | 0/11/0 | talents · gear · sim |
| 30 | 95.9 | Human (next: Dwarf -0.9%) | 1/18/2 | talents · gear · sim |
| 40 | 135.0 | Human (next: Dwarf -0.8%) | 7/23/1 | talents · gear · sim |
| 50 | 178.0 | Human (next: Dwarf -1.3%) | 8/32/1 | talents · gear · sim |
| 60 | 318.3 | Human (next: Dwarf -1.9%) | 13/38/0 | talents · gear · sim |
Retribution · Damage
Two-hander with Seal of Command (or Righteousness, whichever adds more), Judgement and Holy Strike, Vengeance stacks and Hammer of Wrath to finish.
| Level | DPS | Best race | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 64.9 | Human (next: Dwarf -0.2%) | 1/0/0 | talents · gear · sim |
| 20 | 88.3 | Human (next: Dwarf -0.1%) | 0/0/11 | talents · gear · sim |
| 30 | 102.7 | Human (next: Dwarf -0.1%) | 2/8/11 | talents · gear · sim |
| 40 | 129.9 | Human (next: Dwarf -0.0%) | 10/2/19 | talents · gear · sim |
| 50 | 186.9 | Dwarf (next: Human -1.0%) | 8/7/26 | talents · gear · sim |
| 60 | 251.8 | Human (next: Dwarf -0.8%) | 12/8/31 | talents · gear · sim |
Abilities by level
| Lvl | Ability | Ranks | Highest rank | Client data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 | Gives 735 additional armor to party members within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time. | instant | |
| 1, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, 54, 60 | Heals a friendly target for 1580. | 660 mana · 2.5s cast | ||
| 1, 1, 10, 18, 26, 34, 42, 50, 58 | Fills the Paladin with holy spirit for 30 sec, granting each melee attack an additional 20.53 to 71.44 Holy damage. Slower weapons cause more Holy damage per swing. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Unleashing this Seal's energy will cause 170 Holy damage to an enemy. | 200 mana · instant | ||
| 4 | 4, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 60 | Places a Blessing on the friendly target, increasing melee attack power by 133 for 1 hr. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. | 130 mana · instant | |
| — | Unleash the energy of a Seal spell upon an enemy. Does not consume the Seal. Refer to individual Seals for Judgement effect. | 6% base mana · instant · 10s cd | ||
| 6 | 6, 18 | You are protected from all physical attacks and spells for 8 sec, but during that time you cannot attack or use physical abilities yourself. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active. | 35 mana · instant · 5 min cd | |
| 6, 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, 52, 60 | An instant strike that causes 50% weapon damage plus an additional 93 as Holy damage. | 20 mana · instant · 10s cd | ||
| 6, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52 | Fills the Paladin with the spirit of a crusader for 30 sec, granting 306 melee attack power. The Paladin also attacks 40% faster, but deals less damage with each attack. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy for 40 sec, increasing Holy damage taken by up to 161. Your melee strikes will refresh the spell's duration. Only one Judgement per Paladin can be active at any one time. | 160 mana · instant | ||
| 8 | 8, 24, 40, 54 | Stuns the target for 6 sec. | 100 mana · instant · 1 min cd | |
| — | Purifies the friendly target, removing 1 disease effect and 1 poison effect. | 8% base mana · instant | ||
| 10 | 10, 24, 38 | A targeted party member is protected from all physical attacks for 10 sec, but during that time they cannot attack or use physical abilities. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active. | 7% base mana · instant · 5 min cd | |
| 10, 30, 50 | Heals a friendly target for an amount equal to the Paladin's maximum health and restores 550 of their mana. Drains all of the Paladin's remaining Mana when used, but does not interrupt Mana regeneration. | instant · 20 min cd | ||
| 10, 18, 25, 34, 42, 50, 58 | Fills the Paladin with divine fury for 30 sec, causing melee attacks to deal an additional 35 Holy damage. While a shield is equipped, each attack also grants an absorb shield equal to 50% of the Holy damage dealt. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Unleashing this Seal's energy causes 153 Holy damage to an enemy and taunts the target to attack you for 4 sec. | 200 mana · instant | ||
| 14 | 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 60 | Places a Blessing on the friendly target, restoring 40 mana every 5 seconds for 1 hr. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. | 125 mana · instant | |
| 16 | 16, 26, 36, 46, 56 | Causes 20 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time. | instant | |
| — | Increases the threat generated by your Holy attacks by 60%. Lasts 30 min. | 30% base mana · instant | ||
| 18 | — | Places a Blessing on the friendly target, granting immunity to movement impairing effects for 10 sec. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. | 10% base mana · instant · 20s cd | |
| 20 | 20, 28, 36, 44, 52, 60 | Causes 502 Holy damage to an Undead or Demon target. | 345 mana · instant · 15s cd | |
| 20, 26, 34, 42, 50, 58 | Heals a friendly target for 303. | 140 mana · 1.5s cast | ||
| 22 | — | Gives a 35% chance of ignoring spell interruption when damaged to all party members within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time. | instant | |
| — | Fills the Paladin with the spirit of justice for 30 sec, giving each melee attack a chance to stun for 2 sec. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy for 10 sec, preventing them from fleeing. Your melee strikes will refresh the spell's duration. Only one Judgement per Paladin can be active at any one time. | 13% base mana · instant | ||
| 26 | — | Places a Blessing on the party member, reducing the amount of all threat generated by 30% for 1 hr. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. | 8% base mana · instant | |
| 28 | 28, 40, 52 | Gives 60 additional Shadow resistance to all party and raid members within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time. | instant | |
| 30 | 30, 40, 50, 60 | 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. | 565 mana · instant · 8s cd | |
| — | The paladin sacrifices himself to remove the targeted party member from harms way. Enemies will stop attacking the protected party member, who will be immune to all harmful attacks but cannot take any action for 3 min. | instant · 60 min cd | ||
| 30, 40, 50, 60 | Gives the Paladin a chance to deal additional Holy damage equal to 70% of normal weapon damage. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Lasts 30 sec. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy, instantly causing 178 Holy damage, 356 if the target is stunned or incapacitated. | 210 mana · instant | ||
| 30, 40, 50, 60 | Fills the Paladin with divine light for 30 sec, giving each melee attack a chance to heal the Paladin for 94. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy for 40 sec, granting melee attacks made against the judged enemy a chance of healing the attacker for 61. Your melee strikes will refresh the spell's duration. Only one Judgement per Paladin can be active at any one time. | 210 mana · instant | ||
| 32 | 32, 44, 56 | Gives 60 additional Frost resistance to all party and raid members within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time. | instant | |
| 34 | 34, 50 | Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for 12 sec, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active. | 110 mana · instant · 5 min cd | |
| 36 | 36, 48, 60 | Gives 60 additional Fire resistance to all party and raid members within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time. | instant | |
| 38 | 38, 48, 58 | Fills the Paladin with divine wisdom for 30 sec, giving each melee attack a chance to restore 90 of the Paladin's mana. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy for 40 sec, granting attacks and spells used against the judged enemy a chance to restore 59 mana to the attacker. Your melee strikes will refresh the spell's duration. Only one Judgement per Paladin can be active at any one time. | 200 mana · instant | |
| 40 | 40, 50, 60 | Places a Blessing on the friendly target, increasing the effects of Holy Light spells used on the target by up to 400 and the effect Flash of Light spells used on the target by up to 115. Lasts 1 hr. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. | 135 mana · instant | |
| — | Hammer the current target and up to 3 additional nearby targets, causing Holy damage to each equal to 3 times the damage per second of your main hand weapon. Cooldown shared with Crusader Strike. | 6% base mana · instant · 6s cd | ||
| 42 | — | Cleanses a friendly target, removing 1 poison effect, 1 disease effect, and 1 magic effect. | 8% base mana · instant | |
| 44 | 44, 52, 60 | Hurls a hammer that strikes an enemy for 498 Holy damage. Only usable on enemies that have 20% or less health. | 425 mana · 1s cast · 6s cd | |
| 46 | 46, 54 | Places a Blessing on the party member, transfering 55 damage taken per hit to the caster. Lasts 30 sec. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. | 100 mana · instant | |
| 48 | 48, 56 | Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 348 Holy damage to an enemy, or 320 healing to an ally. | 325 mana · instant · 10s cd | |
| 50 | 50, 60 | 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. | 240 mana · instant · 10s cd | |
| 50, 60 | Sends bolts of holy power in all directions, causing 533 Holy damage to all Undead and Demon targets within 20 yds and stunning them for 2 sec. | 805 mana · 2s cast · 1 min cd | ||
| 50, 60 | Applies Light's Vigil to the target for 30 sec. Your next Holy Shock cast on them triggers no cooldown and causes enemy targets to suffer 395 Holy damage and refund 75% of Light's Vigil's Mana cost, or allied targets to heal their party for 704. You may only have one Light's Vigil active per party. | 1340 mana · 1.5s cast · 6s cd | ||
| 52 | 52, 60 | Gives all members of the raid or group that share the same class with the target the Greater Blessing of Might, increasing melee attack power by 133 for 1 hr. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. | 260 mana · instant | |
| 54 | 54, 60 | Gives all members of the raid or group that share the same class with the target the Greater Blessing of Wisdom, restoring 40 mana every 5 seconds for 1 hr. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. | 250 mana · instant | |
| 60 | — | Gives all members of the raid or group that share the same class with the target the Greater Blessing of Kings, increasing total stats by 10% for 1 hr. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. | 150 mana · instant | |
| — | Gives all members of the raid or group that share the same class with the target the Greater Blessing of Light, increasing the effects of Holy Light spells used on the target by up to 400 and the effect Flash of Light spells used on the target by up to 115. Lasts 1 hr. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. | 260 mana · instant | ||
| — | Gives all members of the raid or group that share the same class with the target the Greater Blessing of Salvation, reducing the amount of all threat generated by 30% for 1 hr. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. | 16% base mana · instant |