Paladin Class Guides and Overview in Wrath of the Lich King Classic

By Ragor Updated: 2022/08/30

Paladin Class Basics in Wrath of the Lich King Classic

Races:

Alliance: Draenei, Dwarf, Human

Horde: Blood Elf

Role:Resources:Armor:Weapons:Stats:

Holy: Intellect, Haste Rating, Spell Power, Critical Strike Rating, Mana per 5 Sec

Protection: Defense Rating, Hit Rating, Stamina, Strength, Agility, Expertise Rating, Dodge Rating, Parry Rating

Retribution: Hit Rating, Expertise Rating, Strength, Agility, Critical Strike Rating, Attack Power, Haste Rating, Armor Penetration Rating

Strengths:Weaknesses:Talent trees: Viability of Paladins in Wrath of the Lich King ClassicBest Paladin Spec for PvEBest Paladin Spec for PvPBest Paladin Spec for LevelingPaladin SpecializationsHoly:Invokes the power of the Light to protect and heal.

The talents in Holy greatly enhance the Paladin's healing spell power with abilities such as Divine Favor, Holy Shock, and Beacon of Light.

Protection:Uses Holy magic to shield him/herself and defend allies against attackers.

The talents in Protection greatly enhance the Paladin's survivability and tanking capabilities with abilities such as Holy Shield, Avenger's Shield, and Hammer of the Righteous.

Retribution:A righteous crusader who judges and punishes opponents with weapons and Holy magic.

The talents in Retribution greatly enhance the Paladin's physical damage with abilities such as Seal of Command, Crusader Strike, and Divine Storm.

Unique Paladin Flavor and Utility in Wrath of the Lich King ClassicAuras

Devotion Aura: Gives 1205 additional armor to party and raid members within 40 yards.

Retribution Aura: Causes 112 Holy damage to any enemy that strikes a party or raid member within 40 yards.

Concentration Aura: All party or raid members within 40 yards lose 35% less casting or channeling time when damaged.

Shadow Resistance Aura: Gives 130 additional Shadow resistance to all party and raid members within 40 yards.

Frost Resistance Aura: Gives 130 additional Frost resistance to all party and raid members within 40 yards.

Fire Resistance Aura: Gives 130 additional Fire resistance to all party and raid members within 40 yards.

Crusader Aura: Increases the mounted speed by 20% for all party and raid members within 40 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.

Seals

Seal of Righteousness: Fills the Paladin with holy spirit for 30 min, granting each melee attack additional Holy damage. Unleashing this Seal's energy will cause (1 + 0.2 * Attack power + 0.32 * Spell power) Holy damage to an enemy.

Seal of Justice: Fills the Paladin with the spirit of justice for 30 min, giving each melee attack a chance to stun for 2 sec. Unleashing this Seal's energy will deal (1 + 0.25 * Spell power + 0.16 * Attack power) Holy damage to an enemy.

Seal of Light: Fills the Paladin with divine light for 30 min, giving each melee attack a chance to heal the Paladin for (0.15 * Attack power + 0.15 * Spell power). Unleashing this Seal's energy will deal (1 + 0.25 * Spell power + 0.16 * Attack power) Holy damage to an enemy.

Seal of Wisdom: Fills the Paladin with divine wisdom for 30 min, giving each melee attack a chance to restore 4% of the paladin's maximum mana. Unleashing this Seal's energy will deal (1 + 0.25 * Spell power + 0.16 * Attack power) Holy damage to an enemy.

Seal of Corruption/Seal of Vengeance: Fills the Paladin with holy power, causing attacks to apply Blood Corruption, which deals additional Holy damage over 15 sec. Each of the Paladin's attacks also deals up to 33% weapon damage as additional Holy damage, based on the number of stacks. Blood Corruption/Holy Vengeance can stack up to 5 times. Unleashing this Seal's energy will deal (1 + 0.22 * Spell power + 0.14 * Attack power) Holy damage to an enemy, increased by 10% for each application of Blood Corruption/Holy Vengeance on the target.

Seal of Command: All melee attacks deal (0.36 * Mainhand weapon min damage) to (0.36 * Mainhand weapon max damage) additional Holy damage. When used with attacks or abilities that strike a single target, this additional Holy damage will strike up to 2 additional targets. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy, instantly causing (0.19 * Mainhand weapon min damage + 0.08 * Attack power + 0.13 * Spell power) to (0.19 * Mainhand weapon max damage + 0.08 * Attack power + 0.13 * Spell power) Holy damage.

Mounts

Warhorse: Summons a Warhorse, which serves as a mount.

Charger: Summons a Charger, which serves as a mount. This is a very fast mount.

Summon Warhorse: Summons a warhorse, which serves as a mount.

Summon Charger: Summons a Charger, which serves as a mount. This is a very fast mount.

Buffs

Blessing of Might: Places a Blessing on the friendly target, increasing attack power by 550 for 10 min.

Greater Blessing of Might: Gives all members of the raid or group that share the same class with the target the Greater Blessing of Might, increasing attack power by 550 for 30 min.

Blessing of Wisdom: Places a Blessing on the friendly target, restoring 92 mana every 5 seconds for 10 min.

Greater Blessing of Wisdom: Gives all members of the raid or group that share the same class with the target the Greater Blessing of Wisdom, restoring 92 mana every 5 seconds for 30 min.

Blessing of Kings: Places a Blessing on the friendly target, increasing total stats by 10% for 10 min.

Greater Blessing of Kings: 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 30 min.

Blessing of Sanctuary (Protection): Places a Blessing on the friendly target, reducing damage taken from all sources by 3% for 10 min and increasing strength and stamina by 10%. In addition, when the target blocks, parries, or dodges a melee attack the target will gain 2% of maximum displayed mana.

Greater Blessing of Sanctuary (Protection): Gives all members of the raid or group that share the same class with the target the Greater Blessing of Sanctuary, reducing damage taken from all sources by 3% for 30 min and increasing strength and stamina by 10%. In addition, when the target blocks, parries, or dodges a melee attack the target will gain 2% of maximum displayed mana.

Hand of Protection: A targeted party or raid 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 Hand on them per Paladin at any one time. Once protected, the target cannot be targeted by Divine Shield, Divine Protection, or Hand of Protection again for 2 min. Cannot be targeted on players who have used Avenging Wrath within the last 30 sec.

Hand of Freedom: Places a Hand on the friendly target, granting immunity to movement impairing effects for 6 sec.

Hand of Salvation: Places a Hand on the party or raid member, reducing their total threat by 2% every 1 sec. for 10 sec.

Hand of Sacrifice: Places a Hand on the party or raid member, transferring 30% damage taken to the caster. Lasts 12 sec or until the caster has transfered 100% of their maximum health.

Judgements of the Wise (Retribution): Your damaging Judgement spells have a 100% chance to grant the Replenishment effect to up to 10 party or raid members mana regeneration equal to 1% of their maximum mana per 5 sec for 15 sec, and to immediately grant you 25% of your base mana.

Debuffs

Judgement of Light: Unleashes the energy of a Seal spell to judge an enemy for 20 sec, granting attacks made against the judged enemy a chance of healing the attacker for 2% of their maximum health. Refer to individual Seals for additional Judgement effect.

Aura Mastery: Unleashes the energy of a Seal spell to judge an enemy for 20 sec, giving each attack a chance to restore 2% of the attacker's base mana. Refer to individual Seals for additional Judgement effect.

Aura Mastery: Unleashes the energy of a Seal spell to judge an enemy for 20 sec, preventing them from fleeing and limiting their movement speed. Refer to individual Seals for additional Judgement effect.

Vindication (Retribution): Gives the Paladin's damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's attack power by 574 for 10 sec.

Support/Utility Abilities

Cleanse: Cleanses a friendly target, removing 1 poison effect, 1 disease effect, and 1 magic effect.

Hammer of Justice: Stuns the target for 6 sec and interrupts non-player spellcasting for 3 sec.

Turn Evil: The targeted undead or demon enemy will be compelled to flee for up to 20 sec. Damage caused may interrupt the effect. Only one target can be turned at a time.

Divine Intervention: The paladin sacrifices himself to remove the targeted party member from harm's way. Enemies will stop attacking the protected party member, who will be immune to all harmful attacks but will not be able to take any action for 3 min.

Righteous Defense: Come to the defense of a friendly target, commanding up to 3 enemies attacking the target to attack the Paladin instead.

Hand of Reckoning: Taunts the target to attack you. If the target is tauntable and not currently targeting you, causes (1 + 0.5 * Attack power) Holy damage.

Aura Mastery (Holy): Causes your Concentration Aura to make all affected targets immune to Silence and Interrupt effects and improve the effect of all other auras by 100%. Lasts 6 sec.

Divine Sacrifice (Protection): 30% of all damage taken by party members within 30 yards is redirected to the Paladin (up to a maximum of 40% of the Paladin's health times the number of party members). Damage which reduces the Paladin below 20% health will break the effect. Lasts 10 sec.

Repentance (Retribution): Puts the enemy target in a state of meditation, incapacitating them for up to 1 min, and removing the effect of Righteous Vengeance. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Usable against Demons, Dragonkin, Giants, Humanoids and Undead.

Best Paladin RacesPaladinAlliance

Draenei: Provides the best party-wide buff with Heroic Presence, a minor healing ability with Gift of the Naaru, and some spell avoidance with Shadow Resistance.

Human: Provides the best and most versatile on-use ability with Will to Survive, and weapon expertise with Sword Specialization and Mace Specialization.

Dwarf: Provides a decent defensive on-use ability with Stoneform, weapon expertise with Mace Specialization, and some spell avoidance with Frost Resistance.

Horde

Blood Elf: Provides a good defensive on-use ability with Arcane Torrent and some spell avoidance with Magic Resistance.

Best Professions for Paladins

Engineering: Provides very powerful item enchants in the form of Hyperspeed Accelerators, Nitro Boosts, Flexweave Underlay, and Frag Belt.

Jewelcrafting: Provides three very powerful gems with Dragon's Eye, such as Bold Dragon's Eye, Brilliant Dragon's Eye, and Solid Dragon's Eye. All of these gems can be found here.

Blacksmithing: Provides the ability to add sockets to their own gear with Socket Bracer and Socket Gloves.

Tailoring: Provides a powerful item enchant in the form of Swordguard Embroidery, Lightweave Embroidery, and Darkglow Embroidery.

Leatherworking: Provides a powerful item enchant in the form of Fur Lining - Attack Power, Fur Lining - Spell Power, and Fur Lining - Stamina.

Enchanting: Provides powerful ring enchants in the form of Enchant Ring - Assault, Enchant Ring - Greater Spellpower, and Enchant Ring - Stamina.

Mining: Provides a decent passive buff in the form of Toughness.

Skinning: Provides a decent passive buff in the form of Master of Anatomy.

Herbalism: Provides a decent on-use ability in the form of Lifeblood.

Alchemy: Provides a decent passive buff in the form of Mixology.

Paladin Tier SetsView in 3D

Raid Tier

PvP

Tier 7 (10-player): Heroes' Redemption Regalia, Heroes' Redemption Plate, Heroes' Redemption Battlegear
Tier 7 (25-player): Valorous Redemption Regalia, Valorous Redemption Plate, Valorous Redemption Battlegear
Tier 8 (10-player): Valorous Aegis Regalia, Valorous Aegis Plate, Valorous Aegis Battlegear
Tier 8 (25-player): Conqueror's Aegis Regalia, Conqueror's Aegis Plate, Conqueror's Aegis Battlegear
Tier 9 (10-player): Turalyon's Garb, Turalyon's Plate, Turalyon's Battlegear
Tier 9 (25-player): Triumphant Turalyon's Garb, Triumphant Turalyon's Plate, Triumphant Turalyon's Battlegear
Tier 9 (25-player Heroic): Triumphant Turalyon's Garb, Triumphant Turalyon's Plate, Triumphant Turalyon's Battlegear
Tier 9 (10-player): Liadrin's Garb, Liadrin's Plate, Liadrin's Battlegear
Tier 9 (25-player): Triumphant Liadrin's Garb, Triumphant Liadrin's Plate, Triumphant Liadrin's Battlegear
Tier 9 (25-player Heroic): Triumphant Liadrin's Garb, Triumphant Liadrin's Plate, Triumphant Liadrin's Battlegear
Tier 10 (10-player): Lightsworn Garb, Lightsworn Plate, Lightsworn Battlegear
Tier 10 (25-player): Sanctified Lightsworn Garb, Sanctified Lightsworn Plate, Sanctified Lightsworn Battlegear
Tier 10 (25-player Heroic): Sanctified Lightsworn Garb, Sanctified Lightsworn Plate, Sanctified Lightsworn Battlegear

Rare: Savage Gladiator's Redemption, Savage Gladiator's Vindication
Epic: Hateful Gladiator's Redemption, Hateful Gladiator's Vindication
Arena Season 5: Deadly Gladiator's Redemption, Deadly Gladiator's Vindication
Arena Season 6: Furious Gladiator's Redemption, Furious Gladiator's Vindication
Arena Season 7: Relentless Gladiator's Redemption, Relentless Gladiator's Vindication
Arena Season 8: Wrathful Gladiator's Redemption, Wrathful Gladiator's Vindication

Paladin TrainersAlliance Paladin Trainers in Burning Crusade Classic

Cathedral, Stormwind: Arthur the Faithful, Katherine the Pure, Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker

Coldridge Valley, Dun Morogh: Bromos Grummner

Kharanos, Dun Morogh: Azar Stronghammer

Mystic Ward, Ironforge: Beldruk Doombrow, Brandur Ironhammer, Valgar Highforge

Northshire, Elwynn Forest: Brother Sammuel

Goldshire, Elwynn Forest: Brother Wilhelm

Theramore, Dustwallow Marsh: Brother Karman

Ammen Vale, Azuremyst Isle: Aurelon

Azure Watch, Azuremyst Isle: Tullas

Blood Watch, Bloodmyst Isle: Vindicator Aesom

Temple of the Moon, Darnassus: Rukua

Vault of Lights, The Exodar: Baatun, Jol, Kavaan

Horde Paladin Trainers in Burning Crusade Classic

Grommash Hold, Orgrimmar: Master Pyreanor

Royal Quarter, Undercity: Champion Cyssa Dawnrose

Sunstrider Isle, Eversong Woods: Jesthenis Sunstriker

Falconwing Square, Eversong Woods: Noellene

Farstrider's Square, Silvermoon City: Champion Bachi, Ithelis, Osselan, Noellene

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