Protection Paladin Leveling Guide - Midnight

By Pumps Updated: 2026/08/12

Protection Paladin Leveling in Word of GloryAvenging WrathAvenger's ShieldJudgmentHand of ReckoningAvenger's ShieldShield of the RighteousBlessed HammerWord of GloryAvenging Wrath Level 80 to 90 Talent Order

Protection Paladin Leveling Tips for

Pull big when you have cooldowns like Avenging Wrath or Divine Toll available

Use Divine Steed to move quickly around quest areas

Consume Shining Light when combat is over to heal yourself up

Use Crusader Aura for faster mount speed

Best Protection Paladin Talent Builds for Leveling in Below are two tabs you can clickUse the copy button below for a level 80 talent build to start leveling in Midnight

Protection - 80+

The War Within Protection Spec Tree

Pathing Notes

Your spec tree is the most important part of building your character, as it covers the additional abilities needed to flesh out the gameplay. As such, pathing here is important early to make sure you build a solid rotation, and then is about refining that core based on preference.

Your first 7 points give you some offensive in Blessed Hammer and a defensive cooldown in Ardent Defender
Most of the middle talents here offer a great mix of damage and healing. We also grab our best offensive cooldown in Avenging Wrath.
Here we acquire our best defensive cooldown in Guardian of Ancient Kings, alongside some cdr and some extra damage in Soaring Shield and Seal of Reprisal.
End of the tree doesn't offer too much, Bulwark of Righteous Fury is a nice boost and Instrument of the Divine is great for levelling.
Finally, we grab our Apex talents when available.

The War Within Paladin Class Tree

Pathing Notes

The Paladin tree, is much looser, adding additional utility and self-healing to keep you healthy during your adventures. Choices are much less strict here, and a roughly guided path is as follows:

Your first 5 or 6 points unlock some utility and crowd control.
Moving onto some mobility and more utility. We also pick up Divine Toll which is integral for Templar.
These are mostly passive talents but provide a great power boost.
Finally, we grab most of the end talents, which provide more passive strength and some group utility.

Protection Paladin Leveling Rotation in ConsecrationShield of the RighteousAvenger's Shield Protection Paladin Leveling Single Target Rotation

Shield of the Righteous when you have 3-5 Holy Power.

Judgment on cooldown.

Avenger's Shield on cooldown.

Blessed Hammer to prevent capping charges

Consecration as a filler

JudgmentBlessed HammerAvenger's ShieldShield of the Righteous

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