Holy Paladin TBCC PvP Guide : Gearing, Tips, Tricks and 2v2 Warrior/Paladin matchups

By Hesback Last Updated: 2022/04/10 Changelog Patch: 2.5.4

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IntroductiontheseStrengths and WeaknessesWeaknessesShieldPoMWFBloodlustPurgeEarth ShocksGroundingStrengths

Outhealing damage - While the paladin often struggles to cast, when he eventually does - it gets the job done. Flash of Light is a bit underwhelming but very mana efficient, while Holy Light is insanely strong but expensive. Being able to cast multiple Holy Lights with 2.0 speed(Light's Grace) will allow you to outheal almost everything. It's important to find a balance between those 2 spells.

Survivability - Being a plate wearer means that we are naturally tanky against physical damage. In an expansion dominated by rogues and a solid amount of warriors, there will often be situations where it becomes a race to kill the enemy healer and you can often come out on top.

Utility - We have an insane amount of useful spells that can allow your partner to play to the maximum of their abilities. Cleanse, Freedom, BoP allow your partner(s) to actually play the game instead of being stuck in a CC while Sacrifice and Judgement of Blood can help you stay out of CC chains yourself.

Burst - Paladins have a pretty decent burst damage that can be very useful. Bursting on enemy priest/mages shield will allow your warrior to break it faster and not be rage starved, while in other cases the enemy healer might underestimate the incoming damage and die because he trinketed 1-2 seconds too late.

The removal of the Engineering Belt and Skull of Impending Doom is a buff for us as holy paladins and warrior/paladin as a comp. Although they weren't completely useless for us, they were a lot more important for every other team

Gear,Enchants,Gems and SpecsSpecsImproved Concentration AuraImproved HoJSpiritual FocusICA Spiritual FocusImproved Blessing of WisdomAura MasteryBlessed LifeRedoubtShield SpecialisationImproved Devotion AuraToughnessRedoubtTome of the LightbringerHamstringShivPendant of the Lost AgesTalisman of the BreakerBiS Lists

S3 BiS list, ICA

S3 BiS list, Imp HoJ

S3 BiS list, ICA, 5s

S4 BiS list, 2s and 3s

S4 BiS list, 5s

Weapons12 resilienceCloaks

Shroud of the Final Stand - PvE mp5 option

Kharmaa's Shroud of Hope - PvP mp5 option

Shroud of the Highbourne - PvE haste option

Cloak of Swift Reprieve - PvP haste option

Trinkets

Scrolls of Blinding Light is hands down the best option for 5s and single healer 3s comps. It excels at fast games and is the biggest boost to your healing if used at the right moment.

Memento of Tyrande provides the best passive healing and a lot of mp5 which makes it better for longer games in 2s or double healer comps in 3s.

Fel Reaver's Piston and Ribbon of Sacrifice provide a magic buff on proc/use. Very useful in 2s to cover freedom or sacrifice with some dispel protection. A bit outdated at this point but still useful.

Battlemaster's Perseverance can be good in 2s and maybe in 3s. Especially if you play at a rating where you could meet the same team multiple times. It allows you an extra gcd or 2 that might save your bubble or your life. Could also be used as a bait on rare occasions.

Ashtongue Talisman of Zeal is the wildcard pick for me. Both the HoT and DoT are magic effects which can help with dispel protection. Neither of them seem to scale with healing/spell power. On top of that the extra damage from judgement will be useful against some comps where you have to play aggressive.

Essence of the Martyr and Direbrew Hops are usable but I don’t recommend them since the on use effect is magic buff and can be dispelled.

Vial of the Sunwell is going to be the best option in Season 4 for 2s and 3s, maybe even 5s. It provides an instant heal for up to 2k hp that can be used on yourself and your partners. It can also be used while you are interrupted or silenced.

Librams

The PvP libram provides a buff that grants resilience but the more important part is that it is a magic buff, which can protect at least for a bit your other buffs on the target.

I've already mentioned Tome of the Lightbringer and I can see it being useful against warrior/healer, feral/rogue and maybe against rogue/healer teams.

Libram of Mending is released with ZA patch and provides a pretty big mp5 buff that lasts for 30 sec. Meaning you only need a couple of seconds to cast a r1 HL and get full effect.

Other librams such as Libram of Grace, Libram of Souls Redeemed and Libram of Absolute Truth can still be useful in some situations but in general are not worth to swap during the game.

Enchants15 shadow resistanceSpell LockGems

You don't get any heals off because of chain CC/interrupts

You lose on mana.

Tips and TricksGeneralRacialsStoneformBlood FuryEscape ArtistWar StompArcane TorrentMana TapFear and Judgement of Justice interactionJudgement of JusticeIntimidating ShoutFor the WarriorPlaystyle difference with Paladin healer, compared to other healersvs DruidsCyclonesFreedomNSCycloneLifebloomFeral ChargesInterveneInterceptvs MagesWater EleCSCSvs PriestsMind BlastSWDSacrificeSapPolyBlindReflective Shield
For the PaladinPermanent combat(only works with Warlock since s3)

Use Blessing of Sacrifice on your partner

Have them use ~~Skull~~ or Hellfire if Warlock

You take damage from the sacrifice transfer that puts you in combat

Your partner(s) buffs/heals you to get combat

You keep healing/buffing to keep each other in combat

Judgement of Blooddoes a small amount of damage back to yourself with a slight delaySWDPolymorphedScatter ShotBlindRepentancePurifyPurifyCleanseUAVTTurn evilTurn Evil Curse of TonguesSpell LockDivine ShieldHoJDevouredCovering HoJDevourHoJJudgement of justiceCrusaderSeal of VengeanceBlessing of SacrificeBlessing of SacrificeBlindFreedomRebuffing r1 Might/WisdomMightWisdom DispelPurgeWarrior/Paladin Matchups Guide

Warrior Druid 8/10

-Usually you will start fighting the Warrior 2v1 on the opener and stay close, try to Intercept the Druid asap if he tries to Cyclone out of stealth. All in on Druid, if you get unlucky with rng and he manages to escape - Warrior should start kiting the enemy Warrior with Freedom while the Paladin drinks and look for a new opportunity to get to the Druid. On rare occasions you could swap to the Warrior if the Druid escapes but only if he is already missing a bit of health and you can burst him down in 3-4 seconds.
Tips for Warrior : don't fight the enemy Warrior 1v1, get to the Druid asap but don't chase too far away/into LoS, hit the Warrior to force the Druid to come back and swap to him whenever possible, try to save trinket for NS Cyclone,

Tips for Paladin : put Judgement of Justice on the Druid, keep HoJ/BE racial for Cyclones on the Warrior while he is Intercepted/Bear Bashed, BoP Disarm or Mace Stun/Intercept/Bear Bash if the Warrior calls for it, keep running at the Druid and burst with your Warrior when you have a bit of pressure.

8/10Rogue RDruid 6/10

If they go for the Paladin - Warrior should stay mostly on the Rogue and avoid Cyclones, swap to Druid if he has full hots on the Rogue and try to punish him if he starts playing super aggressive,swap back to the Rogue if the Druid escapes and you can't chase him.

If they go for the Warrior - try to stay on the Druid but hit the Rogue whenever you cant hit the Druid, stop Cyclones, try to Intervene Blind, kite Wounds if possible(use Stoneform/Blood Fury to drop Wounds). Both of them can die but it's a bit of an RNG with Mace Stuns, if Warrior is Sword Spec then Druid is the main target.
You will probably need a good chain of Freedom->PvP Trinket->Racial(if Gnome)->BoP(Kidney or Blind)-> another Freedom to finish them off.

6/10Hunter Druid 10/10sundersHoJHoJHoJFearHoJFreedomScatter ShotCycloneFreedomMana Drain

Tips for the Warrior : Try to ruin their CC chains : Intervene when the Paladin gets Scattered and try to get the Trap, if you can't, then Intervene at the end of the Trap to try to get Wyvern Sting. Stop as many Cyclones as possible, especially on yourself if you are somewhat low hp and they try to delay for DRs on the Paladin

Tips for the Paladin : Try to LoS the Hunter as much as you can, when he gets close to you and you can't avoid him anymore use Sacrifice on the Warrior to try to break Scatter Shot, if it gets dispelled with Arcane Shot, use Seal of Blood and Judgement the Hunter when he gets into your LoS for another attempt to break Scatter Shot(it works like SWD and you need to do it ~0.2-0.3 sec before Scatter Shot lands). If you are playing on Blade's edge Arena and the pet is still alive, go on top of the bridge and jump down when the pet is around the middle of the bridge. This will give you a few seconds to potentially get a drink. Frost Resistance Aura can help you to resist a Freezing Trap.

10/10Warlock Druid 9/10SundersExorcismJudgementFel DomCyclonesFearsHoJ CyclonesJudgementSeal of VengeanceTurn EvilFelhunter9/10Warrior Priest 2/10Mind BlastSWDFearMana BurnsDevotion AuraShadow Resistance Aura2/10Rogue DPriest 4/10SacStoneformMDDivine ShieldMind BlastSWDFearMana BurnsWhirlwindConsecrationPrayer of Mending

Tips for the Warrior : Berserker stance gets extra 10% dmg compared to Battle Stance and Defensive stance takes 10% less damage compared to Battle Stance. A simple stance swap will help you to survive more than any amount of gear ever will. Reflect Mind blast, stay in Battle Stance for the majority of the game and 1H Shield if needed to Overpower the Rogue), keep the Priest slowed all the time to avoid fears on the Paladin, Intervene the Paladin if he ever gets full Fear/Blind to stop the Resap, kite Wounds if you have to.

Tips for the Paladin : Stay max range if they are on the Warrior, watch Rogue's movement, if he makes a few steps into your direction try to Sacrifice the incoming Shadowstep+Blind, if it gets dispelled you can try to Judgement of Blood on the Shadowstep, run away from Fears(or dodge on pillar), swap to Shadow Resistance Aura before the Fear if you can't run away anymore.

4/10Hunter Priest 3/10Aimed ShotFrost Resistance AuraFreezing TrapShadow Resistance AuraScatterTrap InterceptInterveneSacrificeJudgement of Blood3/10Warlock Priest 10/10FearsFearTurn EvilIntimidating ShoutBubbleBubblePummelHoJMD10/10Mage DPriest 9/10FearWater ElementalsBlinkEATrinketMana Burns

Tips for the Warrior : use Racial(if gnome) and Trinket defensively for their "goes”. Kill Water Elementals asap, stop Polymorphs on the Paladin and keep the Priest slowed while you wait for an opportunity to commit at the Priest. If the Mage Spellsteals Sacrifice you can break Polymorph on your Paladin by hitting the Mage.

Tips for the Paladin : This is a game of cat and mouse, and you are the mouse. Keep running away while trying to avoid Polymorphs and keep Dispelling your Warrior. Use Freedom on first Frost Nova. Try to dodge the Fear around the edge of a pillar. Use Sacrifice at the last moment of Polymorph casts as it will get dispelled immediately, try to Judgement of Blood Polymorph casts but it isn't very reliable as it causes pushback(do it if the Mage has shields, or on another target). Swap to Shadow Resistance Aura before Fear, Taunt Water Ele.

9/10Mage SPriest 9/10SilenceFrostboltMind BlastBubbleBubbleImproved Mass Dispel9/10Rogue SPriest 4/10SacrificeSacrificeVTMind BlastDisarmKidneyBubbleInterruptReflectMind BlastVTKidneyWoundsBoPKidneyFears4/10Mage Rogue 7/10SacrificeSacrificeEATrinketFearFearWater EleBlindBoPHoJfearHoJCloak of ShadowsHoJHoJBlinkBoPKidneyFreedomBoP7/10Warlock Rogue 3/10SacrificeVoidwalker's Sacrifice PvP libramFel Reaver's PistonRibbon of SacrificeSacrificeFearSpell LockBubbleBoPKidneyFearsSacrifice3/10Feral Rogue 4/10SacrificeSapBubbleSacSapSacrificeFearBear formStoneformJudgement of justiceFear4/10Double Rogue 1/10BubbleBoPBlindFearBubbleBubbleBoPBlindSacrificeSapSacrificeDefensive stance1/10Warrior RShaman 6/10InterceptSlowHeroismPummelHoJFearPummelMace StunsWar StompArcane TorrentMana Tide6/10Ret RShaman 5/10FreedomsKickRepentanceHoJInterceptInterveneReckoningPiercing HowlReckoningHoJDisarmPvP TrinketDisarmBubbleReckoning5/10Warrior Paladin 5/10BubbleFreedomBubble5/10Summary

Holy Paladin TBCC PvP Guide : Gearing, Tips, Tricks and 2v2 Warrior/Paladin matchups

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