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Comment by blademeld

Holy Power
Though I assume most people know what Holy Power is, I'll go over it.

Holy Power is our new resource, you generate them through abilities and make other spells more powerful.
Holy Power stacks up to 3, however, if you generate a fourth Holy Power and spend the three with an ability immediately, the fourth can be redeemed.
Holy Power is meant to be used at 3 stack in most cases, and Inquisition are exceptions.

You generate Holy Power through:
Holy: Holy Shock, Item - Paladin Pvp Set Retribution 4P Bonus and . (Maybe Crusader Strike)
Protection: Crusader Strike and Hammer of the Righteous, Shield of the Templar, Grand Crusader.
Retribution: Crusader Strike, Divine Storm, Pursuit of Justice,

You spend Holy Power on:

Shield of the Righteous
Inquisition
Templar's Verdict

will also act as additional Holy Power (Retribution only).

What things can a paladin do?

Healing: Holy paladins and off-specialization healing.
Holy paladins are the most efficient single target healer.
Protection or retribution paladins can still heal, they just need experience and good gear: This will occur in regular 5-man instances when the group leader decides that you are in need of a healer and raids where a healer needs support. With new spells such as and corresponding talents, I assume that we will see a bit more of this.

Tanking: Protection paladin, off-specialization tanking, off-tanking and trash tanking.
Protection paladins are the multi-target tanks.
Holy or retribution paladins can still tank, they just need experience and good gear: This will occur in regular 5-man instances when the group leader decides that you are in need of a tank.

Off-tanking is the description of a high stamina character in melee range in second place on the threat meter. The off-tank is there to absorb damage from the special attacks.
Trash tanking happens in raids where random adds pop up, a holy or retribution paladin can easily tank these with righteous fury.

Damage: Retribution paladins.
Retribution paladins are a damage build, so no explanation is needed there.

Specs:
Protection
Holy
Retribution

Seals:
Holy:
Protection, Retribution (single target that lasts longer than 15 seconds):
Retribution (everything else):

Key Spells:
Protection:
Single Target - /Shield of the Righteous at 3 Holy Power, Avenger's Shield, Crusader Strike - Shares a cooldown with Hammer of the Righteous, Judgment, Consecration,

AoE - /Inquisition, Avenger's Shield, Hammer of the Righteous - Shares a cooldown with Crusader Strike, , , Judgment

Retribution:
Single Target - Inquisition, Hammer of Wrath, Templar's Verdict at 3 Holy Power or with active, proc'ed , Crusader Strike, Judgment

AoE - Inquisition, Divine Storm, Consecration, Templar's Verdict at 3 Holy Power or with active, proc'ed , Judgment,

Gemming:
With the improved socket bonuses in Cataclysm, in most cases it's good to match socket colours.

Holy: Insightful Earthsiege Diamond - WotLK favourite or Revitalizing Shadowspirit Diamond for Meta, Brilliant Inferno Ruby for Red.
Hybrid: Purified Demonseye for Blue and Reckless Ember Topaz for Yellow.

Protection: Eternal Shadowspirit Diamond or Austere Shadowspirit Diamond for Meta, Solid Ocean Sapphire for Blue.
Hybrid: Puissant Dream Emerald for Yellow and Defender's Demonseye for Red.
Alternate: Puissant Dream Emerald for Blue and Fine Ember Topaz for Red.

Retribution: Reverberating Shadowspirit Diamond - New Meta! Bold Inferno Ruby for Red.
Hybrid: Etched Demonseye for Blue and Skillful Ember Topaz for Yellow.

Caps:

Expertise soft cap (Level 85): 26 Expertise skill or 781 rating.
Beyond the soft cap, expertise offers nothing for retribution paladins, 10 expertise skill from Charred Glyph is equal to 300 expertise rating. Human weapon expertise for maces and swords of 3 skill are equal to 90 expertise rating, dwarf mace expertise of 3 skill is equal to 90 expertise rating..

Hit (Level 85): 8% or 961 rating.
Draenei racial self buff with 1% hit is worth 120 hit rating.

Comment by Mastrcapn

: / A very frustrating class in a PVP situation. There is just something unsatisfying about a paladin bubbling, healing himself to full health in two spells, then proceeding to melt your face off, renewed.

That being said, a fun class to play.

Comment by anasa

Divine Storm missing from the Abilities list? The other talent-granted abilities are there: Holy Shock, etc.

Comment by EdantheDwarf

Why is there not a mount tab.The races have mount tabs ,warlocks, pallys, DKs and druids all have mounts just for them, so they should have tabs that show those mounts

Comment by neoscorpio

Don't forget the iconic ability - Bubble hearth!

Comment by Wolfbaron

For The Light For The Naruu

Comment by kulo

I have a lvl 80 pali and cant seem to get my talent tree just right for ret dps any sugestions ?

Comment by kgurnhill

Taurens will be allowed to become Paladins in Cataclysm, the Pre-release event explaining this is found in Thunder Bluff.
A Tauren is talking to another about the similarity between Elune and the Earth Mother as a deity, and that she must exist in the sun, as the Earth Mother exists in both - or something like that!
This dialogue event is near the Druid Trainers in Thunder Bluff.

Why rate down what is true?... i know its been announced... i was merely pointing out were this dialogue event takes place, for people who may be interested in watching the dialogue.....
by the way, the 2 NPCs are Aponi Brightmane and Tahu Sagewind.

EDIT: You get downrated because that is information is avaible in the Cataclysm section of the website. So people feel no need to have it here too.

Comment by jasonstarr1

.... thats allready been announced go watch cataclysm trailer... there is a paly cow and preist cow

Comment by magictaco

Paladins are maybe the most overpowered class in the game?

Comment by TombLordMalifact

It's not you: you're just getting downrated because Tauren Paladins make NO !@#$ING SENSE. "Sunwalkers" my ass, if you're channelling the power of the sun, you'd be a PYROMANCER.

Blizzard just wants to ^&*! with us: This was done for the lulz.

"Paladins are the virtuous defenders of the weak and tireless, unfaltering enemies of the undead. Mixing elements of the warrior and the clerics of the Holy Light, the paladin is a tough melee fighter. The tradition of the Holy Light is unique to a few of the Alliance races and the blood elves of the Horde.

The paladin is a "warrior of the Holy Light". They uphold all that is good and true in the world and revile all that is evil and sinister — especially undead and the Burning Legion. They offer succor to the beleaguered and smite their enemies with holy fervor. They are particularly potent against undead, as these creatures threaten the goodly races and the Holy Light burns them terribly.

The presence of any evil is reprehensible to the paladin, but he focuses his efforts on destroying undead and demons. These warriors uphold the tenets of the Holy Light and defend the Alliance from the predations of any threat to their peoples. Found in almost every corner of Azeroth fighting the forces of evil and barbarism, these stalwart warriors of faith ceaselessly uphold their vigil against demonic forces from beyond the Dark Portal.

Humans, draenei, and Ironforge dwarves are the most likely to become paladins, as these races revere the Holy Light. Blood elves known as Blood Knights bend the powers of the Light to their will, though rumor has it they have recently begun to use the Light legitimately. The paladin order, also called the Knights of the Silver Hand, grew out of humanity’s culture, and its greatest heroes and fiercest proponents are humans.

Paladins are the embodiment of good and selfless dedication to the protection of their peoples. They help the innocent and punish the wicked. As such, all paladins are of good alignment."

I don't think there's any room for debate now... Blizz should have just made a unique class for the cows, called it "Sunwalker", and left it at that. Paladin mechanics just wouldn't %^&*ing work if you switch the metaphysical entity that is the Light for "Da' Sun".

So yeah. !@#$ YOU, BLIZZARD.

Comment by Kliam

mostley they are powerful by 100 present if your paladin spec why? cuz it upgrades all stuff by 60%(0 hour 5 min 60 sec) if that is so with T10 it upgrads all by 100%(2 hours 30 min 1000sec)

Comment by Kiwren63

Woah nerd rage.

Comment by cows

lol i spam this quote all the time on my dwarf pally and ppl ignore me for it ={

"I am a paladin Short and Spout. Here is my mace and here is my mount, when i get in trouble i scream and shout, Pop my bubble and hearthstone out!" =P

Comment by koolyo

Paladins have 3 specs: holy, protection, and retribution. holy is all for heals and is pretty good at group and singular heals. Protection is tanking, and, in my opinion, the best tanking class/spec in the whol game cauze of the great AoE tanking abilities and all of the other specs u can go into that improve armor/stam/threat gen...etc. Retribution is a meele dps spec, similar to that of dk's unholy, blood/unholy. in my opinion protection is the best spec, even for lvling, because of the good abilities you recieve and the fact that you need to only worry about mana because your mitigating so much. I love the paladin class, but definitley think that its overpopulated and the most larley used class next to DK's.

Comment by ToughTauren

IM A P-A-LADIN! P-P-P-PALADIN!
IM A P-A-LADIN! P-P-P-PALADIN!
I CAN BE A HEAL-, TANK-, AND RETADIN!
CAUSE I'M A P-P-P-PALADIN!

Comment by Marville

lolololololol you are one funny guy
XD

Comment by Wildhorn

Dwarf Paladin
I am a dwarf paladin, short and stout,
Here is my hammer and here is my mount.
When I get attacked, I scream and shout,
Up pops my bubble and I hearthstone out!

Comment by Hatebreeder

Belf paladin
I am a gay looking paladin, long and ugly,
here is my shiny sword and here is my (male)mount,
When I get touched, I SCREAM LIKE A GIRL,
I pull my long, sharp, shiny sword out and here we go again...

Comment by Archangel76

Also known from the old days as "The Faceroller"..........
Also this little tidbit....... The Best Reason to Play Paladin

Comment by Morpheus777

See below sig... :}

Comment by 45ak3n

archangel79, this really made my day, nice one.

Comment by 240780

It's the most fuucking class from blizzard :P

Comment by Nagoragama

It's the most incomprehensible statement from a Wowhead poster...

Comment by malthef

thats how every pala l2p

Comment by kjerstin97

i only made a paladin because i thought there was a mount discount.....is there one?

Comment by ultimakage

Comment by zomg5

will be looking forward to see tauren paladin in cataclysm.
just wonder what there mount would be. hope not a holy kodo

Comment by yahitsme

tauren+paladin
let 'em "holy cow" jokes begin!

Comment by HedinTC

What is the weakness of the paladin? I mean, what they cannot handle?What can drrive them to death except a company of three?

Yours, 49 lvl paladin-hater.

OK, this comment was retarded, but I really got p!ssed after an Arathi Match when 46 paladin owned me three times.

Comment by HedinTC

At 49 lvl he dispels (Cleanse, freedom, bubble) everything you can throw at him and heals for same amount as yours fireball amages him, only faster. Counterspell helps, but not too much. The only solution is Combustion, three 1.3k blasts.

Comment by Messuped

dont you mean lvl 30 mounts? lol
imma teenager but i got my dreadsteed the hard way (damn DM)
About 500g and 99 silver i spent for that 100% piece of !@#$

Comment by JenniWench

I always heard Blizzard favored the Alliance. . . I guess thats why they get 3 classes of Pally and Horde only gets the fairy-full Blood Elves. For shame Blizz . . . for shame.

Comment by holykills

I love pallys good all around class they get good armor, can heal, have spells to protect them self from damage, and are fun to level. Awesome in PvP if used correctly also. =)

Comment by brutalcow

palas got overpowerd :/

Comment by Lysimachia

Alliance only have one race that can be shamans, clearly, they favour the Horde. ;)

Comment by ash1001

I did. Nooby mage, silenced him with Arcane Torrent and he didnt blink when i used my Repeteance

That's probably because you cannot blink out of Repentance, it is an incapacitate, not a stun.

Puts the enemy target in a state of meditation, incapacitating them for up to 10 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Usable against Demons, Dragonkin, Giants, Humanoids and Undead.

Teleports the caster 20 yards forward, unless something is in the way. Also frees the caster from stuns and bonds.

Incapacitate isn't a stun, 'nooby' Paladin. :)

Comment by Messuped

ok my bad lol

Comment by Theorw

Paladins should stay ALLIANCE and Shaman Horde only.Wasnt it that way in the 1st WoW?But then again Pala fro Ally only would be too OP.
They should make Night Elfs pala too.
Shadowmeld and Repentance.Death from Nowhere!

But Tauren Palas will be joke!

Comment by zorlox1337

Night Elf paladins make no sense at all, give me a good explanation why Night Elf paladins would be a good idea. And Tauren paladins are called 'Sunwalkers', which is basically a druid worshipping the sun(An'she) while druids worship the moon(Mu'sha) to keep the balance, and so Blizzard give paladins to Tauren because of mechanics. Some of this is explained in the quest An Injured Colleague] started at near the Dalaran Horde major ciry portals.

Comment by satelitko

So if tauren druids worship the moon, and tauren paladins worship the sun... what's stopping night elves, where druids/priests worship the moon, from worshiping the sun, and being paladins too? Not to mention that high elves and half-elves believe in the Holy Light, and are priests. Also, there are the blood elves... and they come from the same lineage. For me, personally, elven paladins make MUCH more sense, than holy cattle...
Oh, and one more thing. Paladins don't draw their power from the sun... the Holy Light is much like "The Force". So basically, anyone with enough faith and the desire to, can become a paladin. So the lame excuse for "The Sunwalkers" is stupid to me... as it is for troll druids. There are, indeed, troll druids, but still...

Comment by LeslieR

Lore of Tauren Mythology was expanded to accomidate Tauren Paladins and not Night Elf Paladins because Paladins fit more thematically with Tauren than Night Elves. Tauren are the big beefy Meat-Bricks that get up in something's face and beat on it until it doesn't have a face anymore. For Elves? Not so much.

Of course there are Elves out there who do indeed do the 'get up real close and smashalot' thing, but they were the ones who ate paste in Elf school.

Comment by hubbard

have you seen the new paladin cataclysm talents

it is some serious !@#$

Comment by SlarkeSSC

what lvl does a paladin get its first libram?

Comment by UltimaOfMoo

What I'd like to figure out is why there's no Undead pallies. Sure, there's Undead priests, I'm aware of that, but I just wanna see one Undead paladin.

Comment by mybadgamertag

<a href="/spell=20166">Seal of Wisdom</a>
Test

Comment by GeoffyB

I Think Pallys Are The Easiest Class To Quest, Do Instances, Raid, And Level With XD

Comment by Jacobstx

The below is a reply to a question no longer here about why there was barely any undead NPC's wielding holy light.

Basicly... the two things aren't compatible.

Undead beings using the Light are mentally cauterized by the act.. In other words, feeling pain like being burned up from inside out.

The only reason why Forsaken Priests willingly use holy spells in-game are because of balance, Lore-wise, they'd prefer a healthy jolt of shadowy magic anyday.

EDIT: Just thought I'd throw my source here.

Without spoiling too much, we can tell you that wielding the Light is a matter of having willpower or faith in one's own ability to do it.
That's why there are evil paladins (for example, the Scarlet Crusade and Arthas before he took up Frostmourne).
For the undead (and Forsaken), this requires such a great deal of willpower that it is exceedingly rare, especially since it is self-destructive.
When undead channel the Light, it feels (to them) as if their entire bodies are being consumed in righteous fire.
Forsaken healed by the Light (whether the healer is Forsaken or not) are effectively cauterized by the effect: sure, the wound is healed, but the healing effect is cripplingly painful.
Thus, Forsaken priests are beings of unwavering willpower; Forsaken (and death knight) tanks suffer nobly when they have priest and paladin healers in the group; and Sir Zeliek REALLY hates himself.

Taken from http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24702149985&sid=1

Comment by Jacobstx

It's not something a paladin gets automaticly, the first libram obtainable level-wise is the Libram of Truth

Comment by Dafarmer

pally leveling got tons easier cause, as a prot, you can usually get instant randoms and just do randoms till u lv

Comment by TheEp1KOne

I have a level 27 paladin and they are brilliant, you can last so long in fights with healing and even if you have no mana you can still use lay on hands . I reccomend to anyone!

Comment by thesandman87

prot is easy to kite and burn down, but its not fast. As for frost mages, I found a solution to that, i equip 2 pc of the ice resist plate and use frost aura, and then im resisting there forst spells about 80% of the time :P

Comment by rnbw

If the armor isn't purple it isn't for you.

Comment by MentalFloss

The life of a paladin in PvP:
1.Attack
2.Run for a bit
3.Shield yourself
4.Heal yourself
5.Die from the hands of a paladin who has done the previous 4 things to you

but srsly,i like the class....a bit booring in PvE leveling but fun in groups and PvP

Comment by kat1492

At level 20 i also learned Summon Warhorse it summons a Warhorse for the Paladin to ride & it is learned as soon as you learn to ride at lvl 20 & also a charger when you hit level 40 but you have to be a journeyman in order to get the charger im sure when i hit level 60 i will b able 2 summon a flying mount too we will see

Comment by pyross6

a hope blizz makes 2 h wepons bigger for bloodelf female paladins, the size on 2hwepon in wotlk was crazy, it was like i was carry 1 h wepon

Comment by Theodicus

I seriously hope that they remove the Tauren's racial ability War Stomp if Taurens become paladins. Alliance paladins will only have one form of stun ability while horde taurens will now have 2.

Personally I think it's a bit unfair to paladins that our only stun is only 3-6 seconds in duration. Let alone we have to chase our targets down and manage to get the stun off and then get some hits in. Most other races/classes have some sort of ability to get away from melee classes or break free of stun effects.

On several occassions I've had to chase down players in pvp, get close enough to stun them (after waiting the 30 second or more cooldown); then by the time I actually get to them after they've been stunned - the stun has worn off or they have freed themselves of the stun due to a trinket/racial or something else and I'm back to chasing them again.

This is why paladins have great pain in killing other races/classes solo. Anyone who says paladins are OP; either haven;t played a paladin or they got they got their butts kicked by a lucky paladin.

I think blizzard should level the playing field by removing the tauren war stomp and or give paladins a longer stun duration. A 6 second stun is not nearly as long as some of the other class stuns/incapacitates/fears or polymorphs.

Comment by Amrilux

IF palas arent IMBA then look at this -.- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8khZcx5LZ-M

Comment by deffar

Most OP class ingame.

Comment by Boneslasher

First thing I noticed in the BETA: Sacred Shield is gone ... where is it? Did they remove it?

Second: why Holy Light now is such a weak heal? I used to crit also 30k with HL now the maximum I get is 6k. Is it becoming a heal like FoL in WotLK where we used it only after a Holy Shock Crit?

Also, holy shock is not healing that much, and word of glory is only nice because it is an istant cast.
What do you think is the intention of Blizzard in making such a rebuild of Paladin?
I find it a lot funnier to heal like that but I feel my hps are much way less than before ...

Thanks

Boneslasher of Hakkar (EU)

Comment by Chamros

As a prot pala I have 1 concern... what will they do with my Divine Plea + Guarded by the Light? How will I be able to keep my mana up now?

Besides that, looking forward to Cata! :D

I built a prot spec for myself, not entirely sure about it, anyone who could give me a tip about it?
my prot build

Comment by Chamros

Comment by Songwind

It is really looking like me, a (Holy Paladin) might be looking at two different Holy Paladin specs, one which is more specific to PvP and Questing, and one that is Raid specific. I almost which they'd release the ability for more than just one spec.

Comment by HandsomeJack

What is the weakness of the paladin? I mean, what they cannot handle?What can drrive them to death except a company of three?

Yours, 49 lvl paladin-hater.

Apparently, you sucked as well. Everything in the game by now has a weakness. As you may have noticed, anything with a bubble can usually knock out all classes (Spriests, Mages, Warlocks, etc). Especially when many classes don't come with a Spell Reflection type like what warriors get. Frankly the biggest enemy of a melee class that wears plate is magic, as it bypasses defense, so imagine a Warlock casting slow, CoE, and DoTs, all before you can even get within 5 years. That would generally be everyone's weakness.

The antithesis would be a DK which can pretty much kite a pally and summon two pets that do shadow and frost dmg. Ultimately though, that's the weakness of many classes. And you're welcome.

Comment by FarseerLolotea

It should be noted that certain races have alternate names for paladins. For example, blood elf paladins are "Blood Knights," draenei paladins are "vindicators," and tauren paladins will be "sunwalkers."

Comment by Arthmas

tanking as a prot palladin sucks now because of the concenseration cooldown that is 30 sec cooldown and 10 sec duration the should either make glyph give 50% duration increase and 50% cooldown decrease so that it is 15sec duration and cooldown or they could just decrease the cooldown because this is what helps me big time with holding aggro as prot pally

Comment by Teckerke

Well ok, due our SS and magic dispell is gone, we have a rough time agains any casters, still we can menage them.
Atleast i can, with bit lucky on my rotation - mastery proc's since i put alot of reforging for it :-)
With mastery on i can 2 - 3 hit a mage and say bb to the mage :-)

Comment by Pallypwn

HOLY:
Holy focuses on tank healing and is very overpowered healing-wise. It can be great in PvP, and is the spec that relies the least on HP (Holy Power). But here's the thing: in Patch 4.0, they recieved a major nerf because BoL (Beacon of Light) no longer heals the Beaconed target for 100% of the heals the Paladin is dishing out; they are only healed for 50%. To a new WoW player, that still looks uber and OP, however, many Paladins miss the ability to heal both tanks with a single heal; now they have to mitigate heals between both the tanks to fufill their job - or they could just let the Shaman do it. Minor nerfs of 4.0 are FoL (Flash of Light) is no longer a heal you want to spam because of it's high mana cost. You're better off spamming DV (Divine Light) or HL (Holy Light).
PROTECTION:
We love you, Blizzard. Prot just got a MAJOR buff in both PvP and PvE. Let's start with PvP; now all you baddies - I mean noobs - I mean CASUALS out there may think a tanking spec is bad for PvP. WELL YOU'RE WRONG! Prot is potentially the best PvP spec around, dps-wise. It dishes out AS (Avenger's Shield), WoG (Word of Glory) and SotR (Shield of the Righteous). It can do insane damage, and, surprisingly, self-healing. If you spec Protector of the Innocent, with 3 charges of HP you can pull off 20k+ heals. AS has a 15 second CD and resets (20% chance on most attacks), does 5k+ (usually a lot more) damage, and, on top of ALL that, silences and slows the target. It is, in a word, amazing.
(Post in Progress - workin' off my Wii here! More up soon).

Comment by hubbard

well with the new changes to paladins looks like they are now a mix between priests and warriors, well, i like it

its not "run, damage spell, damage spell, heal, shield, run, kite, run" and its not "GET TO THE ENEMY ASAP AND CHOP EM UP K" its 50/50

the perfect balance

Comment by Typhron

Blizzard's Red-headed step child.

Comment by Drukaya

ok what the hell pallies are getting alot to strong if you ask me. i mean C'mon their gonna have a sumon at lvl 85 now!

what next they will be able to turn invisible in the next patch?

ok im making a pally as soon as i can...

Comment by Nightgregar

I'm too pally for other pallies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQP53sse_-c&feature=channel

Comment by vukmaster

Bubble,Bubble I'm in trouble

Comment by Darkmood123

If you stumble upon an enemy holy paladin while lvling, just run the other way. There is NO way in hell you can kill him/her.
(This is no exaggregation or QQ post, i play holy myself, and i have soloed every northrend quest including Amphitheater of Anguish. At the appropriate level, even.)

Comment by Facico

In the newest update Draeneis and Taurens got their own paladin mounts. An elekk for the Draenei and a Kodo for the Tauren.

Comment by morris858

You nerf my spells, take away my bubble hearth, and now you dare come into MY domain?

Comment by PurgatoryBlight

I've noticed, at level 71 (which is where I am currently) Holy DPS isn't half bad.
I get a lot of beef though, but I simply say "If I wanted to heal, I'd queue as healer."

If you use Holy Shock, Holy Wrath, Exorcism, Judgement and Crusader Strike, you get petty good dps, along with melee.
Side Note: Manage your cooldowns; Find a rotation.
Normally, I stick around 900 dps if I faceroll those spells, using Consecration makes me spike to 1000 dps.
You'll nonchalantly heal anyways, because of the spells' abilities.

As for your Holy Power, Word of Glory on the tank when the healer slacks will help with that area.
SINCURHOLYTHRSN0TV4UBRO. (Since you're holy, you don't get Templar's Verdict.)

It's also very gear dependent; long story short: Ret gear will get you nowhere in Holy. (Kinda obvious though, right?)
Healer gear is what you'll need. There's a very specific way to spec to make sure you get your dps fix.

This is how I spec, personally.
http://i52.tinypic.com/2sblwzp.jpg <--- That's what my action bars look like.

PS: Holy DPS isn't a spec, it's a way of life constantly being destroyed by the evildoers of Blizzard, Co.

Forever sharing ale with the gnomies,
Steena the Drunken Dwarf

Comment by PurgatoryBlight

Agreed partially.
Elves who worship the moon: Night Elves.
Elves who worship the sun: Blood Elves (in a way).

Comment by Faunts

I've found it by far, that my prot pally is the easiest class I've ever leveled, so much AoE grinding, I love it!

Comment by yahitsme

Hey, could anyone tell me if this would be a good shockadin build for cata?
http://www.wowhead.com/talent#sbIrbrbhubbMZfbz
A lot of people say that shockadin spec is now impossible because of the limit to hybridization (spelling?), but the holy tree still has a lot, if not more, offensive talents in it, so you could take those and some healing talents for survival, and take the necessary talents in ret later.
I'm not that good of a theorycrafter so I'm pretty sure there's some mistake in there but, I gave it my best shot, just don't be too cruel on me hehehe.

Edit: Changed the build just a little so it focuses even less on healing and more on dealing damage.

Comment by notpvpflagged

So I get why forsaken can't be paladins pre Cata, they are immune to the plague but are they also immune to being rezzed by the Val'kyr? I don't know why this is bothering me but is there any reason why forsaken can't be paladins now?
If someone could answer that I'll be quite appreciative. :)

Comment by XVIII

Warrior > paladin

Comment by PurgatoryBlight

Steena the Drunken Dwarf here again
Level 77 Holy Pally with 2000 DPS.

Comment by Jacobstx

Salvation has arrived!

Intruducing: The Bubble Heartifact!

Comment by Azerofth

An undead is something that a paladin is best against. They won't go together. If you think about it, you will literally suicide if you cast out your exorcism.

I don't have a link but i remember blizzard stating that if something was in contact or somehow changed by evil, it will never be able to hold the power of the light. This was a comment about the worgen not being able to be paladins.

i'm thinking that orcs, night elves, worgen, and undead will never be able to become paladins.

Comment by weacom1

pallys are an all around good class. They tank heal and dps. But due to the patch that changed the talent trees ret spec does less dps in my opinion. they are also my favorite single target heals. they are ok tanks due to the loss of ability to constantly use consecration. they are over all a fun and great class a perfect starting class for beginers!

Comment by igoyogie

which is the best weapon for paladin? sword? mace? or axe? tell me the advantage of each weapon. thx :)

Comment by lilleralle

~~is bladestorm a pally ability/procc? i noticed that sometimes i just starts spinning and dealing alot of dmg. i thought that bladestorm was warr only?~~

it was my wep nvm

Comment by icdandark

I'd just like for new players to know that the paladin is great especialy if it is a prot paladin because now with the new talents trees we can easily lvl and do well good dmg and as a prot paladin we can heal a bit when our dungeon healer is a pug and isn't concentrated :) until he gets ''back'' in the game.When Cataclysm was released i made a paladin because well had more 80's but saw he was an awesome class because i didnt always want to be a dps.(palas changed my life hehe)

Comment by Donavin

ya for the horde! we can finnaly make something other then Belf Pallies instead we can have Holy Steak!

Comment by olunsson

As of 4.0.6 with sacred shield(ret) bubble as soon as it procs, immediately start hearthing and sacred shield will absorb dmg and allow non-interrupted casting until you are gone =)

Comment by Slpazer

All pallies go lay your hands on your bubble

Comment by alexander9612

With word of glory i do my instatses with only a dps i dont need a healer anymore. and you get alot more xp that way.

Comment by ThussAndGutler

When the Holy Power patch came out, my paladings Dps dropped from 5000 dps to 1.500 dps.

What am I doing wrong?

Comment by moibhin

Paladins are now a lot harder to kill. now that they can heal them selfeves with Word of Glory its a pain to kill another paladin.

Comment by Rumours

Pallies are now losing their ability to instantly heal with WOG, due to the 20sec cd coming in patch 4.1

There goes my ability to keep myself up in PUGs when the healer is not up to par...

Comment by whereami

lol i think paladin was boosted at the starting of cataclysm and now they really suck....

vanillia: paladin was the best class
TBC: paladin was really good!
Wrath of the lich king: they sucked a bit in pve but they were good in pvp!...

AND NOW IN CATACLYSM: #$%^ING SUCK.........................!

Comment by jeffige

I just started with a Draenei Pally. Just hit my 1st talent point, was wondering which way to go. I've heard a lot of arguments on this.

So, this is my question: Which is more true? A Pally Tank could Heal if need be or a Pally Healer could Tank if need be?

I've heard that a Ret Pally can't be a Healer and a Holy Pally can't be a Tank. So, I come to Wowhead for advice.

Thanks for any help.

Comment by Lucsafer

Paladin ia an awesome class (I play it along with my Death Knight) but all classes have ups and downs, and since bublehearth doesn't work well anymore thats one of their downs.

Comment by Caspinio95

NERF PALADINS MUCH
I hate them ... Too op

Comment by Hrenyo

o h, those nasty run away retadins...

Comment by Lawliet

Not to mention the fact that Paladins are the enemies of undead creatures (and demons).

Comment by Lawliet

Updated for 4.3!
For those interested in being a Holy Paladin at level 85 (even with little to no experience), I would recommend following Berelain's "The Holy Paladin Guide - PvE and you."
Leveling my Paladin in Cataclysm, this guide is helping me adapt to the expansion's changes and keep up-to-date on glyphs, gems, enchants and the like.
If you're interested in gearing your (casual PvE) Holy Pally, I recommend this guide over at WoW Insider.
For those who are a bit more serious (about PvE), Wowhead has a nice new Dragon Soul gear guide.
Happy healing!

Comment by MadBullonVashj

This is Madßull on Vashj and I just have to say I LOVE MY PALLY! He is a level 74 tauren paladin that is prot/prot spec. I tank pve and I love to pvp as prot as well. Avenging Shield and its proc is my favorite thing about prot paladins especially in pvp. I love to just throw my shield, stun, when in range, judge, divine plea, shield slam and if that doesn't kill them then another avenging shield... I also love to tank on my pally because of instant ques, sorry dps/healers, and because it allows me to pull huge groups without too much worry. Although I am finding it to be a little bit harder as I progress. I have leveled mainly through randoms at a very casual pace. My professions are engineering/mining. I would strongly recommend this to a beginner or experienced player. Although it does take some time to truly master the paladin, as in knowing when in pvp or pve to heal, pop cd's etc. although I guess that can be argued for any class.

Comment by playwow23

so what is a good profession for a blood elf pally?

Comment by WoWHackingTools

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Comment by guatafu

I'm a ret tank while leveling and hold aggro pretty well

Comment by Cernunnas

Undeads can summon a warhorse? wow lol.

Comment by wimbo125

Am I a bad person for having Hunters, Paladins and Death Knights as my favorite classes?

Comment by Rapperb

i saw some vid on youtube.
Divine Storm is not good for pvp.

But I love to use it . what do u guys think?

Comment by Thuring

I'm a blood elf pally, slim and stout
here is my hammer here is my mount
when I get all kicked out, hear me shout
just use my bubble, and heart the #$%^ out!

I'm a cleaver blondie, yes it's true
here's an example of what I can do
I can stun you and spam you like hell
with my exorcisim, and avenging wrath

Comment by wowheadhead

The class i love!:) +this please+

Comment by jethrosgirl

what would the best trades to learn for a pali?

Comment by bravosierra630

I'm not a new player but I am playing my first Paladin (Prot/Holy... holy just for PvP). I'm approaching level 70 now and I have a few questions for Prot spec... If I grab the Brutal Gladiator's Vindication and complementing "Guardian's" pieces to fill other slots, should I socket +INT? Even Prot pallys need mana. Or should I socket more strength and agility for the gains in AP/crit/armor/dodge?

Comment by bravosierra630

In PvE i've been using

Comment by Lantur

Una preguntita, para ser paladín dps, que rama de talentos me cojo?

Comment by bravosierra630

One more question here... at 50% resilience, you have a 100% damage reduction from players and their pets/minions, 110% reduction to mana-drains and crit damage, and 50% reduction to be hit by a crit.

Are you effectively immune to mana-drains and crits cause normal damage? with 100% reduction to all damage from players/pets/minions, do normal, non-crit attacks/abilities/spells/etc. do any damage?

Comment by bravosierra630

Yes I've looked that over but (and this may be redundant) just to make sure I have this straight...

1. Resilience no longer provides crit chance reduction
2. 100% crit damage reduction means that a crit does normal damage (?)
3. 100% damage reduction from players/pets/minions means that normal hits/spells do no damage (?)

is all the above correct?

Comment by bravosierra630

OK that makes sense... I think at lvl 70, 600 res rating provides the 100% damage reduction before Dim.Ret. so I'll hit that mark and move on to other stats.

Last question and I'm out of here: Are there ilvl requirements on gems? Like, could I socket a Resplendent Ember Topaz (a cata gem) into my lvl 70 PvP gear?

Comment by bravosierra630

Any clue what ilvl is required for WotLK gems? probably 200 or 185 right?

Comment by Artay

For you role players out there... you might want to look up the Paladins of Tyr. Great group to be a part of as a paladin. Sources will be from Dungeons & Dragons books.

Comment by epicguy777

in my opinion probably the best class for pvp.

Comment by AlKaru

I leveled my paladin to 85 in Retribution ... and now that I changed her to Protection, I wonder why the frack I didn't do that while I was leveling her -_-

Comment by shamanwars

In WOTLK retri paladins are freaken unbeatable..

Comment by unholly

Below is a list of some off-hand frills and shields for use with one handed heirloom weapons.

no ilvl required: Musty Tome of the Lost, Weathered Observer's Shield
Req. Level 10-15: Ceremonial Buckler, Shield of the Barrens (horde only), Pulsating Hydra Heart, Mystic Tome
Req. Level 16-25: Seedcloud Buckler, Tome of the Dawn, Shield of the Stockades (alliance only), Witch's Finger (horde only), Orb of Mistmantle
Req. Level 26-34: Orb of the Forgotten Seer, Tranquility of Furien (horde only), Gizlock's Hypertech Buckler, Heart of Agamaggan, Star of Stranglethorn
Req. Level 35-40: Beacon of Hope, Warpwood Shield, Umbral Crystal, Spellbound Tome, Rattlecage Buckler, Fire Eater's Guide
Req. Level 41-45: Blackskull Shield, Mountainside Buckler, Book of the Dead, Desertwalker Cane, Observer's Shield, Kreeg's Mug
Req. Level 46-49: Enthralled Sphere, Skull of Burning Shadows, Cracked Orb of Dominion (alliance only), Cracked Orb of Dominion (horde only)
Req. Level 50-54: Manual of Clouds, Stormbound Tome, Crest of Supremacy, Thaurissan's Royal Scepter, Magmus Stone, Maximillian's Shield
Req. Level 55-59: Rhombeard Protector, Draconian Aegis of the Legion, Tome of the Lost, Demoniac Soul Prison (horde only), Landslide Buckler, Deep Core Lantern

After level 60, you can buy items with honor and/or justice points or can go after some low level raid loots. So, I won't be dealing with items requiring higher level than level 60.

Please note that, these are not BIS items and this is not a complete list of all items.

Shields are underlined.

Comment by Fancyspoon

These are the reasons I think paladins dominate WoW and why I play one myself.

Avenger's Shield Hits three targets at once, and does massive damage while silencing your enemy, plus with Charred Glyph it will slow enemies so you can hit them with spells like , this is very helpfull if you are close to dying or in PvP.

Auras such as , , , , and Heart of the Crusader are passive and can benefit your entire group.

Protection spells like Divine Shield can really help you in a tight spot.

Healing spells like , Flash of Light, and Lay on Hands can benefit you as a healer, DPS, or tank.

Seals like , , , and can be changed in an instant depending on what situation your in.

Blessings like and Can befit your entire group or anybody you happen to cast it on.

The move Hammer of Wrath can get you that killing blow in Battle Grounds or just out in the world.

The Paladin specific mounts like Summon Charger, Summon Great Exarch's Elekk, and Summon Great Sunwalker Kodo give you a paladin specific mount. (Pet collectors should also be Worgen for the ability Running Wild.)

Paladins are one of the few classes that can cast a revive spell, in this case Redemption.

All the AoE abilities paladins get can really help in dungeons and questing. Abilities such as Consecration and .

The move Hammer of Justice will stun your enemies for a good amount of time.

The Holy Power abilities like and Inquisition, are gotten by using many of your other abilities such as Crusader Strike

When you need mana, is the place to turn.

The fact that they can wear every type of armor including Plate.

And finally, for tanks, the abilities Hand of Reckoning and Righteous Defense Really help to hold aggro.

These are just 15 great reasons why Paladins are in my opinion one of the best classes in WoW. I hope this helps you.

Comment by xfifaz

i want to play a palladin but refuse to do so until there is a gnome pally

Comment by prophetsaid

I still say that a paladin's excorsism should crit against UNDEAD players. You want undead? You take the risk.

Also...How does an escorsism miss? Do I excorsize the persons/creatures soul instead of the evil within?

Comment by ar1ym0n

The sterling class in Mists of Pandaria. I would like to play MoP Paladin right now, looks very sweet!

Comment by ivo0119

I love being holy paladin in 3.3.5, its so awesome, warrs try to kill me, i heal and shock them all the way to death :)

Comment by Apolen

pallys are the best

Comment by Arhious

Sayge's Fortune #21

Comment by Acordim

Why no Worgen Paladins?

I'm sure it would fit into the lore, or they could work it into the lore.

Comment by Acordim

What is the best tanking/soloing spec to play as a pally?

Retribution or Protection? I want to tank but also do serious damage.

Comment by Wolfgenerator

Why no Worgen Paladins?

I'm sure it would fit into the lore, or they could work it into the lore.

Worgen are creatures of darkness. They're wolf men. There are Worgen Priests, but this is the same deal as Night Elfs. They're nighttime people, they don't need Paladins.

Plus, they would look weird.

Comment by Flexxy

I have a Tauren Paladin named HoliestBeef :D

Comment by Niant

I just wish they had flight mounts for paladins.

Comment by Niant

This class has one flaw, and that flaw is that there are no flight mounts for it.

Comment by Ellinna

I love my Paladin and it is my favorite class, slightly above the Priest. Here is my input on the class.

Note: On Heroic: Ultraxion, glyphing for Divine Protection and using Hand of Sacrifice on a player who is taking the hit for Hour of Twilight is extremely helpful! If you are on first Hour of Twilight as a healer and you're planning to take the red crystal, using your bubble on the first go and using your glyphed Divine Protection on the second is helpful. Your Paladin bubble DOES remove the crystal effect!

Holy:

This is a fantastic and powerful healing spec. From my personal experience throughout the game, Paladins are the easiest to heal through fights. Not much Spirit is needed, so reforging into Spirit is normally unneeded.
Through Dragon Soul, Paladins are one of the best healers for it. For some it may be difficult to run and heal on Heroic: Morchok, but it's no problem if you have an additional healer on your side. If they carry a shield and are not glyphed for their Divine Protection, they can easily soak for Morchok on Heroic. (Although, if you have a Rogue, let them soak!)
When leveling up a Paladin, it can be tiring while you're waiting to receive your Beacon of Light, but don't worry, because it's not difficult to heal without it. Once you're able to learn the Seal of Insight, keep that on you for healing and mana restoration.
The 4 set from the Dragon Soul tier bonus DOES make a healing difference! 5% may not seem like a lot, but heal Ultraxion without the bonus, then with the bonus. A lot less healing required = a lot more mana saved.

Protection:

Tanking for a Paladin is easy once they get their Hammer of the Righteous. Once they learn that, they can pull multiple groups and not worry about losing threat. The Divine Guardian use is really nice, as it is a fantastic damage reduction cooldown.
As Paladins are not the most healer friendly tanking class, they are not too difficult to get the proper stats to become healer friendly. Mastery is a definite plus, as you block more attacks (80+). Before you're able to get Mastery, using your cooldowns effectively will save hectic group wipes.
When you reach 85 on your Paladin, the 4 set bonus from the Dragon Soul tier set is excellent for Heroic: Dragon Soul, as well as a few normal bosses.

Retribution:
(85 description - my set up)
This spec is very easy to mess up on DPS, so I am here to help you out! Glyph of Exorcism is helpful with DPS, for when it you cast it onto a mob, it will leave a dot. Use Seal of Truth for single target and Seal of Righteousness for AoE.

Glyphs:
Glyph of Templar's Verdict
Glyph of Exorcism
Glyph of Seal of Truth

Glyph of Holy Wrath
Glyph of the Ascetic Crusader
Glyph of Consecration

Seals:
Single target: Seal of Truth
AoE: Seal of Righteousness

Rotation:
Trash/non-boss: Run in with Judgement, Crusader Strike 3x, Templar's Verdict (repeat)
Boss: Run in with Judgement, Avenging Wrath, Crusader Strike x3, Zeolotry, Inquisition, Templar's Verdict, Crusader Strike, Templar's Verdict, Guardian of Ancient Kings when Avenging Wrath fades.

The above Paladin information is my input on personal experience with playing a Paladin.*

Comment by Cyridan

Paladins -Specialized in Healing,DPSing and Tanking.Fits everyones expectations..! Thats why I enjoy playin them

Comment by Scharr

Time to update the article on what Paladins are about.

No more Aura's, really, save for Devotion Aura which is just a damage soak cool down. And let us not neglect the highly anticipated and controversial Shockadin! With current LIVE talents, abilities, and Glyphs, they are fun and viable in PvP without being over powered, and make questing and dailies a breeze. Unless major changes happen again, as did just a few days before Cata launched, the Shockadin will at least be a viable leveling spec for Pandaria, if not a fun, and potentially deadly, PvP player as well.

Comment by Zelton

Has anybody noticed the inability to add their abilities that are linked in other 'specializations' into their hotbars? I had Blessing of Kings linked recently and accidentally (going to a new comp changed my locked bars option and I forgot to reset it) removed it. Now when I go into my spell book, I can't hotbar it and it doesn't seem to show under Protection to add it, just holy... Is anybody else having problems like this even with other chars since the newest 'big' patch for MoP?

Comment by pelaaja0

Lorewise tauren paladins are sunwalkers, draenei paladins are vindicators and blood elf paladins are blood knights.

Comment by Arcaniss

Right now, lower lvl Prot tanks are broken.
Not enough dodge or Parry even in heirloom gear to save you from a boss that's even on your own level.
Blizz really needs to increase the value of dodge and parry on their leveling gear.
Being a tank means we need to survive.

Comment by hkevin

Arcaniss
Right now, lower lvl Prot tanks are broken.
Not enough dodge or Parry even in heirloom gear to save you from a boss that's even on your own level.
Blizz really needs to increase the value of dodge and parry on their leveling gear.
Being a tank means we need to survive.

I don't know what your talking about. The tankadin i'm leveling has been owning every single dungeon so far..
Here's a video i made today, just to prove my point ;-)
http://youtu.be/JZjFlayT3QA

Comment by Ultimician

Death? hah!
I bubble in the face of death!

Comment by perculia

5.4 Changes

General

now also affects the cooldown of Holy Shock.
no longer has a chance to restore mana on attacks.
now has a 15-second cooldown.

Holy

no longer activates from periodic healing effects.
no longer reduces the amount of healing done, and now restores mana based on the Paladin’s Spirit.
(Holy) now has a cooldown of 3 minutes (down from 5 minutes), and summons a guardian that heals the ally that the Paladin healed for 100% (up from 10%) of the amount healed, but no longer heals nearby friendly targets.
now increases the effectiveness of , Light of Dawn, and by 50%. Effectiveness of other heals are still increased by 25%.
now functions like a smart heal, healing the 6 most injured friendly targets within range, and minor guardians are no longer targeted (Wild Imps, Bloodworms, Snakes from Snake Traps, etc.). There has been no change to the total amount of healing granted by the ability.
Holy Shock's mana cost has been reduced by 50%.
Judgment for Holy Paladins now costs 12% of base mana to cast (up from 5% of base mana).

Protection

Crusader Strike now applies a Weakened Blows effect to the target for Protection Paladins.
Grand Crusader no longer has a chance to activate from Crusader Strike and Hammer of the Righteous, but now has a 30% chance to activate when dodging or parrying a melee attack (up from 12%).
now restores 15% of the Paladin's maximum mana every 2 seconds (up from 6%).

Retribution

Guardian of the Ancient Kings (Retribution version) now has a reduced cooldown of 3 minutes, down from 5 minutes, and the maximum number of stacks has been reduced to 12.
Inquisition now lasts 20 seconds per charge of Holy Power consumed, up from 10 seconds.

Talents

Burden of Guilt has been replaced with a new talent called .
New Talent: . allows the Paladin to use on players and beasts.

's periodic heal-over-time effect now heals for 40% more.
will now immediately damage the target for 5 times the amount of damage that had been dealt by most recent periodic effect when dispelled.

will now immediately heal the target for 5 times the amount of healing that had been dealt by 's most recent periodic effect when dispelled.

now reduces damage taken from harmful periodic effects by 80% (up from 70%) and reduces damage taken from harmful periodic effects that cannot be prevented by immunities by 40% (up from 0%).

Light's Hammer now functions like a smart heal, healing the 6 most injured friendly targets within range, and minor guardians are no longer targeted (Wild Imps, Bloodworms, Snakes from Snake Traps, etc.). There has been no change to the total amount of healing granted by the ability.
:

Holy: now applies its damage absorption shield immediately, can be active on more than one target at a time, but the talent now costs mana and has 3 charges with a 10-second recharge.
Protection: Sacred Shield is 30% less effective.

Sanctified Wrath

Holy: Sanctified Wrath now also increases the critical strike chance of Holy Shock by 20%.
Protection: Sanctified Wrath now causes Judgment to generate 2 Holy Power instead of 1 while Avenging Wrath is active.

Selfless Healer in addition to its current effects, now also causes Judgment to generate a charge of Holy Power for Holy Paladins. Stacks of Selfless Healer now reduce the cast time, mana cost, and improve the effectiveness of Holy Light, Flash of Light, and .

will now apply Selfless Healer's bonus to healing to the casting Paladin as well as other targets and consume all stacks of in the process.

Unbreakable Spirit has been simplified. It now reduces the cooldown on Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Lay on Hands by 50%.

Glyphs

New Major Glyphs

Charred Glyph: Removing harmful effects with Divine Shield heals the Paladin for each effect removed. This heal cannot exceed a percentage of the Paladin's maximum health.
Charred Glyph: Blessing of Sacrifice no longer transfers damage taken by the target to the Paladin.

Major Glyphs

Charred Glyph now causes Holy Shock to reduce the cast time of the next by 0.5 seconds, and the effect can stack up to 3 times.
Charred Glyph now reduces the amount of mana restored and cooldown of by 50%.
Charred Glyph now also allows to stun Aberrations.
Charred Glyph now increases the instant damage done by 40% (up from 30%).
Charred Glyph has been redesigned. The glyph now increases the duration of Inquisition by 30 seconds (up to a maximum of 2 minutes) each time the Paladin lands a killing blow on targets that yield experience or honor.
Glyph of Rebuke has been replaced with Charred Glyph.
Charred Glyph causes Aura Mastery to no longer affect party or raid members, but the cooldown is reduced.

Charred Glyph now increases damage for the next Shield of the Righteous by 10% per stack (down from 20% per stack).
Charred Glyph has been redesigned. The glyph now causes to no longer heal the Paladin. Instead, a nearby raid or party member will receive healing for 30% of the amount the Paladin would have received from Seal of Insight.
has been replaced with Glyph of Burden of Guilt:

causes Judgment to reduce the target's movement speed by 50% for 2 seconds.

New Minor Glyphs

Charred Glyph: will now appear to remove the evil from its target.
Glyph of Pillar of Light: Critical heals on other players display a small pillar of light at their location briefly.

5.3 Changes

General

had its mana cost reduced to 5%, down from 22.3%.
had its mana cost reduced to 5%, down from 22.3%.
Aura Mastery now clears all silence effects when used.
Divine Protection is now usable while stunned.

Glyphs

Charred Glyph now heals a nearby injured friendly target, excluding the Paladin, for 20% of damage dealt while Seal of Insight is active, down from 30%.

Holy

now places an absorb shield for 10% of the amount healed, down from 12%.
is now a stackable effect with a duration of 10 seconds, stacks up to 2 times, and causes the next Holy Shock to also heal other allies within 10 yards of the target for an amount equal to 75%/150% of the original healing done. Daybreak no longer incorrectly hits the primary target of the Holy Shock.

Protection

Shield of the Righteous now reduces physical damage taken by 25%, down from 30%.

Retribution

now increases damage with two-handed melee weapons by 30%, up from 15%.

Item Sets

Tier-14 Holy Paladin 4-piece set bonus now reduces the cooldown of Holy Shock by 1 second, down from 2 seconds.

5.2 Changes (Source)

Light's Hammer now also applies a 50% snare for 2 seconds to targets that take damage from the area of effect.
now reduces all incoming damage by 10% in addition to its other effects.
's periodic heal now provides 100% more healing when self-cast.
Judgment now costs 5% of base mana.
Repentance now has a cast time of 1.7 seconds (was 1.5 seconds)
's absorb effect can now be dispelled.
Selfless Healer now boosts Flash of Light by 20/40/60% (down from 33/66/100%).
Charred Glyph no longer requires to be active.
Charred Glyph can also activate from .
Holy
Blinding Light now has a 1.8 second cast time for Holy Paladins. It remains instant cast for Retribution and Protection.
The 4-piece PvP set bonus now grants Holy Power when casting Flash of Light (was Word of Glory).

Protection

The base damage of Consecration has been increased by 789%, and it now scales less efficiently with attack power by approximately 11%.

Retribution

now increases Flash of Light by 100% (was 30%).
When Hand of Sacrifice is cast by a Retribution Paladin, all harmful magic effects are removed from the party or raid member.

Mists of Pandaria Changes

New high-level passive ability: Boundless Conviction. You may store an additional 2 Holy Power beyond the maximum of 3. No ability ever consumes more than 3 Holy Power.
All auras have been removed, as well as Holy Wrath and Concentration.
New level 87 ability: Blinding Light. Emits a dazzling light in all directions, blinding enemies within 10 yards, causing them to wander disoriented for 6 sec.
Aura Mastery is a mix of two abilities that were only available to certain specs. It is now a defensive cooldown all specs have. Inspire all party and raid members within 40 yards, granting them immunity to Silence and Interrupt effects and reducing all magic damage taken by 20%. Lasts 6 sec.
Hammer of the Righteous now applies the Weakened Blows effect.

Protection Changes:

Shield of the Righteous now has an active defensive/healing effect. Now: Instantly slam the target with your shield, causing 836 Holy damage, reducing the physical damage you take by 30% for 3 sec, and causing Bastion of Glory. (Increases the strength of your Word of Glory when used to heal yourself by 10%. Stacks up to 5 times.). Formerly: Slam the target with your shield, causing Holy damage. Consumes all charges of Holy Power to determine damage dealt: 1 Holy Power: 20% Attack Power 2 Holy Power: 60% Attack Power 3 Holy Power: 120% Attack Power
is now Retribution-only. Divine Guardian has been removed.
Mastery: Divine Bulwark now affects from Shield of the Righteous

Retribution Changes:

Divine Storm now consumes 3 charges of Holy Power instead of generating one.
is now instant cast, but on a 15 second cooldown.
used to have a chance of proccing an instant-cast . It now has a chance to reset the cooldown.
and Judgment generate Holy Power.

Holy Changes:

is pretty different. Now: After casting Holy Radiance, your next Holy Shock will also heal other allies within 10 yards of the target for an amount equal to the original healing done, divided evenly among all targets. Formerly: Your Flash of Light, Holy Light and Divine Light have a 20% chance to make your next Holy Shock not trigger a cooldown if used within 12 sec.
now heals your target for 10%, instead of for the full amount. Only 5 single-target heals will benefit from this, as well as the unchanged AoE heal. However, each cast will give you 10% more haste.
Beacon of Light: The target will also receive 15% healing from Holy Radiance and Light of Dawn.
: Now grants you a charge of Holy Power and increases casting speed by 10%.

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Comment by Fuzzyewok22

Paladins are really strong. If you are in a protection spec, then you have the ability to heal and shield yourself just by being protection. Especially, When you can fight 14 creatures of your level all at the same time.

Comment by frankiecm

5.3 Changes Source

To see all the changes - nerfs/buffs to abilities, specs and Tier Sets, see link provided above. I thought i only mentioned changes that affect how the spell works or is used.

GENERAL
Aura Mastery now clears all silence effects when used.
Divine Protection is now usable while stunned.

HOLY
is now a stackable effect with a duration of 10 seconds, stacks up to 2 times, and causes the next Holy Shock to also heal other allies within 10 yards of the target for an amount equal to 75%/150% of the original healing done.

Comment by sylancer

Hearthstone: Uther Lightbringer

Comment by kurtlar1971

Paladin is Hero Class, look warcraft 3, Arthas was paladin, Uther is paladin; Look World of Warcraft, Highlord Tirion Fordring, Highlord Bolvar Fordragon and a lot champion is paladin ...

Comment by harleyquinn4eva

I play Retribution and take the two-handed option, but even I can see from their Plate armour, Shields, Glyphs, Blessings, Seals and base abilities that Paladins are primarily designed for Tanking. Even as a Retribution Paladin I can just soak up the damage.

DPS is only bad for Paladins if you forget about all the Holy damage they do. While contrary to belief it doesn't actually affect the Undead more, nobody has any particular resistance to it either. It just requires you to keep an eye on that Holy Power gauge.

True, you have to concentrate on the game so you can't download porn quite so easily, but... that's what you're supposed to do when you have a charging gauge, y'know?

Comment by Marbash

My main is a Warrior, but when I made my first pally I realised that it has much better controll when figthing multiple targets. Might be lazy of me to play a "hybrid" character instead of my warrior who is mainly a fury warrior, but I like the healing options while being in some dungeon with a healer watching something else while he's playing the game. Haven't tried my pally in PvP yet, but after reading some on the forums I belive I could go in there with some ease. :)

Comment by Zoneflipper

I got a question. I'm was thinking bout making a Dranei Pally and making it be Protection til level 50 should i make it stay Protection from 60-90 or change my Spec?

Comment by omgswords

This is also known as the "Rogue Buster" class

Comment by Anedill

Did a bit of research: In medieval times and even Ancient Rome, the word 'paladin' would be used to describe an elite soldier. Sometimes meant as a royal guard, sometimes meaning a knight with some political power.

The word paladin comes from Palatine Hill, a hill in Ancient Rome where the Imperial Palace was located. They were Emperor Constatine's special troops.

The term was later resurrected by Dungeons & Dragons in the 70's to mean a knight tied to a religious organization, which is what we know it as nowadays! :D Interesting!

Comment by Kataclysia

My Thoughts on Paladins:

I have only ever played Retribution Paladins, but I absolutely love Retribution Paladins. Nice damage output with the ability to heal as needed should never be underestimated.

I have soloed quest on a level 20 Paladin that most other classes would struggle with; I have soloed the same quest on a Disciple Priest though.

Comment by Adamsm

May the Light shine forever...no wait, that's Visionaries.

Comment by Vordred

When dealing with DK, Prism of Light can be lethal weapon... I mean, if that attack works like chain-reaction it does insane ammount of damage!

Just thought.

(Well, atleast it is chalenging...)

Yours
Vordred Lightbane

Comment by belfgirl

NERF PALADINS TO THE GROUND-ghostcrawler

Comment by Pipkins

Paladins have a class mount, and there's quirk with them that you need to bear in mind when using them in a macro: You have to write /cast summon Exarch's Elekk, Sunwalker Kodo etc. Although it shows up in your mount page like a normal one, you should think of it as a spell for the purposes of a macro. It took me days to realize where I was going wrong when trying to make a smart mount macro, presuming that it would work the same as the Warlock's Fel/Dreadsteed. Oddly, theirs do not need to be summoned.

Comment by Mcmanaman

Best class of the game imo

Comment by FrostandFyre

Those who fear darkness have never seen what the light can do.

Comment by Jarakin

Wondering if mastery will be the best secondary stat in WoD for holy .

Comment by sylancer

WoW Paladin vs. Hearthstone Uther Lightbringer:
Holy:

Retribution:

Protection:

Comment by elendils

Nice guide

Comment by Loupland

Paladins used to be so overpowered... Remember? :P
I was a holy paladin and I could literally spam Excorcism... In places like Andorhal, it was dream! Cause you know Exorcism always crits on undead targets. Except for players that is... but still, AWESOME!

Comment by Kriegerborn

Really enjoying the Paladin Class, all three Talent/Specs of it. I also enjoy the Lore behind the Paladin Class, my favorite Race would either be Draenei or Tauren due to Lore reasons for this Class.

Comment by Eido

Blizzard answering questions about class mounts, Blizzcon 2014 (source):

"Paladin and Warlock have their class mount. Will other classes get one?"
Aw. And where's the Paladin teleport that Mage have? No, but really it's how we look at certain classes and have an identity for them. If it felt right for a Warrior, if it fit the kit--we'd do it.

List of current class mounts:

Paladin

Human, Dwarf (See this post to understand why Paladin Dwarves don't get their own racial mount)
1. Lvl 20 - Warhorse (spell)
2. Lvl 40 - Charger (spell)
Blood Elf
1. Lvl 20 - Thalassian Warhorse (spell)
2. Lvl 40 - Thalassian Charger (spell)
Draenei
1. Lvl 20 - Exarch's Elekk (spell)
2. Lvl 40 - Great Exarch's Elekk (spell)
Tauren
1. Lvl 20 - Sunwalker Kodo (spell)
2. Lvl 40 - Great Sunwalker Kodo (spell)
All races
1. Lvl 40 - Argent Charger (spell, item)

Warlock

Some races
1. Lvl 20 - Felsteed (spell)
2. Lvl 40 - Dreadsteed (spell)

Comment by zlorna

Paladin Draenel

can someone help please...I am a lvl 41 Draenel paladin and all of a sudden both my mounts which I have been riding the Exarch Elekk and Great Exarch Elekk have disappeared on the hot bar it says I have not collected them but they are not in my mount list they are in the list not the one at top with useable mounts says same in other list ...sorry hope that makes sense...I am new to wow please any ideas how I get them back ?

Comment by Goodwinn

Initial starting gear for paladins:

Human, Dwarf
Squire's Vest
Squire's Pants
Squire's Boots
Battleworn Hammer
View in 3D

Draenei
Squire's Vest
Squire's Pants
Squire's Boots
Battleworn Hammer
View in 3D

Tauren
Initiate's Vest
Initiate's Pants
Battleworn Hammer
View in 3D

Blood Elf
Initiate's Vest
Initiate's Pants
Initiate's Boots
Battleworn Claymore
View in 3D

Comment by x3n0xm

Sigh paladins down a Seal cause blizzard invented a game called: lets-be-&*!@s

Comment by Eido

All automatically learned Paladin glyphs by level:

Level 25: , , , , ,
Level 50: , ,
Level 75: , ,

source

Comment by Dellishordestorm

I get it. I know why Gnomes can't be Paladins.... They're so small they can't lift up their hammers.

Comment by mcjkaiser

I am having trouble finding a post or a site that can help me with picking the best pvp gear for a ret pally, like which gear has the best stats for pvp battlegrounds. Any help would be much appreciated.

Comment by Pewpewshazaam

Do Paladins get flying mounts?

I ponder why we don't tbh, since our counterparts get flying mounts as a class only deal (Death Knights and Winged Steed of the Ebon Blade)

Comment by Enzyoo

Also the WORST PvP class in the game.

Thanks Blizzard, you sure know how to lore.

Comment by Nalumis

The following quests are part of the Paladin class order hall campaign:

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№	O	Quest	Zone	Reward	Comment
		(beginning missing)
1	A Sign From The Sky	Dalaran
2	A Falling Star	Suramar	This quest is mandatory for continuing, but not the following two
3	Bringer of the Light	The Exodar	Rakeesh's Pauldron or Fel Commander's Vambraces	Scenario, takes about 15 minutes if you don't kill any mobs and skip Nobundo's Last Stand and the Fel Annihilation. Not necessary for continuing, only necessary for the Illidan quest chain
4	Light's Charge	Sanctum of Light	Not necessary for continuing, only necessary for the Illidan quest chain
5	Meeting of the Silver Hand	Sanctum of Light	Level 101
6	The Scion's Legacy	Sanctum of Light	Follow-up is one of the next four, depending on your choice
7	1	The Highlord's Command	Sanctum of Light	1 hour mission
2	The Highlord's Command	Sanctum of Light	1 hour mission
3	The Highlord's Command	Sanctum of Light	1 hour mission
4	The Highlord's Command	Sanctum of Light	1 hour mission
8	To Faronaar	Azsuna	Level 103. Faronaar
9	1	This Is Retribution	Azsuna	Faronaar
2	Communication Orbs	Azsuna	Faronaar
3	Mother Ozram	Azsuna	Faronaar
10	The Codex of Command	Azsuna	Squire's Oath, Glory of the Order, 0 Order Resources	Faronaar
11	1	Champion: Vindicator Boros	Sanctum of Light	Follower: Vindicator Boros
2	Champion: Justicar Julia Celeste	Sanctum of Light	Follower: Justicar Julia Celeste
Silver Hand Knights	Sanctum of Light	Greater troops
13	Cracking the Codex	Dalaran
14	Assault on Violet Hold: The Fel Lexicon	Violet Hold	Dungeon
15	Blood of Our Enemy	Sanctum of Light	5 missions à 4 hours
16	Translation: Danger!	Sanctum of Light
17	Black Rook Hold: Lord Ravencrest	Black Rook Hold	Level 110. Dungeon
18	To Felblaze Ingress	Azsuna	0 Order Resources
Aponi's Trail	Niskara
20	1	Allies of the Light	Niskara
2	The Mind of the Enemy	Niskara
21	United As One	Niskara	Bindings of the Silver Hand, Greater Glory of the Order, 0 Order Resources
Champion: Aponi Brightmane	Sanctum of Light	Follower: Aponi Brightmane
A New Path	Sanctum of Light
24	Champion: Delas Moonfang	Sanctum of Light	Follower: Delas Moonfang
1	Defenders of the World	Sanctum of Light	20 world quests
2	Lumenstone	Sanctum of Light	5 missions à 4 hours
3	Blood of Sargeras	Sanctum of Light
26	A Light in the Darkness	Netherlight Temple	Scenario
27	Warriors of Light	Sanctum of Light	Relic, Breastplate of the Silver Hand, Greater Glory of the Order, 0 Order Resources, A Glorious Campaign,
1	Champion: Arator the Redeemer	Sanctum of Light	Follower: Arator the Redeemer
2	Champion: Lothraxion	Sanctum of Light	Follower: Lothraxion
3	A Hero's Weapon	Sanctum of Light	Heroic Weapons, Forged for Battle

Comment by Boxofbeer

Each class in Legion has a long class hall quest chain — campaign. During that chain you'll raise your power and power of your class hall. You'll train followers, gear them, research your artifact and other things. Each class has diferent campaign, only few quests are the same.

There are Paladin class hall campaign quests under the spoiler::

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Paladin class hall campaign
1	98	An Urgent Gathering	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPlahTM1i2A
2	98	Weapons of Legend	First artifact chosen
The Silver Hand quest chain
	98	The Mysterious Paladin		https://youtu.be/J7ntvvGkmD4
	98	The Silver Hand	The Silver Hand	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jy7uJuo6h0
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Truthguard quest chain
	98	Seeker of Truth		https://youtu.be/UG_GmXVCWas
	98	To Northrend		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvnewPuDW2o
	98	The End of the Saga		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zmxW3BY_p0
	98	Shrine of the Truthguard	Truthguard	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2_QRpKitO4
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Ashbringer quest chain
	98	Seeking Guidance		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkFqxzW15ek
	98	Sacred Ground		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Biq_xl0Vm8g
	98	Keeping the Peace		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmrqWfctPuk
	98	The Light Reveals		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7C5pRzw6k4
	98	Hope Prevails		https://youtu.be/yCbKg48WoQY
	98	The Search for the Highlord	Ashbringer	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mopeQez7Rn4
3	98	We Meet at Light's Hope	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFQlB1Je0vE
4	98	A United Force	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_ZWcGUjrs0
5	98	Forging New Strength	Blade of Light,Truthguard's Light or Virtues of the Light
98	Logistical Matters
7	98	A Sound Plan	Choose a zone to attack
101	Rise, Champions	Lord Maxwell Tyrosus
101	The Blood Matriarch	Lady Liadrin300 x Order Resources
101	Dark Storms
101	Recruiting the Troops	Squires training100 x Order Resources
101	Wrath and Justice	100 x Order Resources
101	A Sign From The Sky
12	101	Meeting of the Silver Hand		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5_cGr2qlyI
13	101	The Scion's Legacy		https://youtu.be/sArD6n-DcwE
14	101	The Highlord's Command or The Highlord's Command orThe Highlord's Command orThe Highlord's Command
101	To Faronaar		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT0WN4Bzlpg
16	103	This Is Retribution	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLajBTmDu0w
17	103	Mother Ozram	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoArhfsg86U
19	103	Communication Orbs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZNGK0cU0I
20	103	The Codex of Command	1000 x Order ResourcesSquire's OathGlory of the Order	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPWeJnxz_po
	103	Champion: Justicar Julia Celeste	Justicar Julia Celeste
103	Champion: Vindicator Boros	Vindicator Boros
103	Silver Hand Knights	Silver Hand Knights training
110	Champion of the Light	Crown of the Silver Hand
110	Champion Armaments
110	Cracking the Codex		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpVV3Ux4CKg
24	110	Assault on Violet Hold: The Fel Lexicon	Violet Hold	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xXBElykj6k
	110	Hitting the Books
110	Blood of Our Enemy
110	Translation: Danger!
110	Black Rook Hold: Lord Ravencrest	Black Rook Hold	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUjgj5UuDys
28	110	To Felblaze Ingress	250 x Order Resources	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vfQeIkQxkY
29	110	Aponi's Trail	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u5TTPfWRSY
30	110	Allies of the Light	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91YazFrFkIU
31	110	The Mind of the Enemy		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeH29okUFNU
32	110	United As One	1500 x Order ResourcesBindings of the Silver HandGreater Glory of the Order
110	Champion: Aponi Brightmane	Aponi Brightmane
110	A New Path
110	Champion: Delas Moonfang	Delas Moonfang
110	Defenders of the World	10 WQ to be completed
110	Lumenstone
110	Blood of Sargeras	5 Blood of Sargeras needed
110	A Light in the Darkness		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTypY-Zmiac
38	110	Warriors of Light	A Glorious CampaignBreastplate of the Silver HandGreater Glory of the Order5000 x Order Resources	https://youtu.be/_R3aR0c-jJo
39	110	A Hero's Weapon	3rd relic slotForged for Battle
110	Champion: Arator the Redeemer	Arator the Redeemer
110	Champion: Lothraxion	Lothraxion

Comment by OmryRo
seem like as of 7.2.5, draenei can mount chargers (and warhorses).
i don't know if you need to have a human paladin to unlock it, as i already got one.

can someone confirm you don't need a human or dwarf paladin for unlocking it?

also, argent charger seem now to be account wide. you still have to be a paladin to mount it, but you don't have to buy it again.

Comment by ToviValdora
I've been reading on the WoW forums how some people get to a point and have no more quests available. This happened to me on my second paladin.

I put in a ticket and started working on my mount quest (I have them all but I wanted the easy 15k resources.) I got to the part where Maiev Shadowsong wanted me to do an invasion so I waited for one to pop up. Luckily it was the one in Azsuna because as I was checking to see which areas I wanted to do, I seen an orange exclamation point on my map. It was the quest This Is Retribution. I have no idea why I wasn't sent there and I'm 99.9% sure I didn't abandon any quest.

Comment by Vikinng
I really enjoy my pally. Lots of versatility. Fun to play awesome.

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