WoW Forever Paladin Protection Build
Looking for the best WoW Forever Paladin build for PvE? This Protection plan is a starting point for shield and threat. Compare its conditions and alternatives below; it is not a measured performance winner or a BiS gear list.
A pve planning route for Paladin Protection, built around Holy Shield, Templar's Bulwark, Shield Specialization, Improved Righteous Fury using the November 3 reviewed snapshot.
Editorial planning guide, grounded in the supplied beta talent descriptions. The allocation and point order have been checked for legal ranks and prerequisites. Combat performance has not been simulated or game-tested.
When to use this plan
Read the core effects below for weapon, target, form and cooldown requirements. The exact current tooltips are shown at the selected ranks. Test the interaction in your intended activity before committing to a respec.
What you give up
This allocation commits to Protection with support from Retribution; it cannot also reach every other capstone. Compare alternative plans and equipment requirements for your activity.
Why these core choices?
Templar's Bulwark
When activated, this ability grants you an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 sec. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.
Selected rank 1 of 1.Shield Specialization
Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 30%, and gives your blocks a 100% chance to restore 4% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec.
Selected rank 2 of 2. Requires Redoubt.Improved Righteous Fury
While Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 9%.
Selected rank 3 of 3.Holy Shield
Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 75 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.
Selected rank 1 of 1.Complete allocation
All 18 selected talents are listed below. Expand any talent to see the exact supplied description at the rank used by this plan.
Protection · 31 points
Redoubt 5 / 5
Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 30%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.
Row 1. Read every rank →
Sacred Duty 2 / 2
Reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Templar's Bulwark spells by 60 sec, and reduces the duration of Forbearance by 10 sec.
Row 2. Read every rank →
Templar's Bulwark 1 / 1 Core choice
When activated, this ability grants you an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 sec. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.
110 Mana | Instant | 5 min cooldown
Row 3. Read every rank →
Shield Specialization 2 / 2 Core choice
Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 30%, and gives your blocks a 100% chance to restore 4% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec.
Row 3 · Requires maximum Redoubt. Read every rank →
Improved Righteous Fury 3 / 3 Core choice
While Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 9%.
Row 4. Read every rank →
Holy Shield 1 / 1 Core choice
Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 75 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.
100 Mana | Instant | 10 sec cooldown
Requires Shields
Row 5. Read every rank →
Iron Creed 3 / 3
Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability by 30%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 6% for 6 sec.
Row 6. Read every rank →
Shieldsworn 1 / 1
Reduces the cooldown of your Holy Strike ability by 4 sec. Additionally, Holy Strike now strikes with your shield, triggering your active Holy Shield and Shield Specialization talents without consuming their charges or triggering their cooldowns, and allowing you to Block spells for 6 sec.
Row 7 · Requires maximum Holy Shield. Read every rank →
Retribution · 20 points
Benediction 5 / 5
Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 10%.
Row 1. Read every rank →
Improved Judgement 2 / 2
Decreases the cooldown of your Judgement ability by 2 sec.
Row 2. Read every rank →
Conviction 3 / 3
Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 6%.
Row 2. Read every rank →
Sanctified Judgement 3 / 3
Gives your Judgement ability a 100% chance to return 60% of the Mana cost of the judged seal.
Row 2. Read every rank →
Pursuit of Justice 2 / 2
Increases movement speed and mounted movement speed by 15%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
Row 3. Read every rank →
Three valid adjustments
Each option below is a separate one-point change to the original plan. It preserves the point budget, row gates and prerequisites. Choose an effect you need; the options are not a damage ranking and should not be applied together without rechecking.
Pursuit of Justice → Vindication
Move one point: Pursuit of Justice 2 → 1; Vindication 0 → 1.
Effect after this change
Pursuit of Justice: Increases movement speed and mounted movement speed by 8%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
Vindication: Gives your damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's Attack Power by 67 for 30 sec.
Pursuit of Justice → Unyielding Faith
Move one point: Pursuit of Justice 2 → 1; Unyielding Faith 0 → 1.
Effect after this change
Pursuit of Justice: Increases movement speed and mounted movement speed by 8%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
Unyielding Faith: Reduces the duration of Fear and Disorient effects on you by 15%.
Pursuit of Justice → Seal of Command
Move one point: Pursuit of Justice 2 → 1; Seal of Command 0 → 1.
Effect after this change
Pursuit of Justice: Increases movement speed and mounted movement speed by 8%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
Seal of Command: Gives the Paladin a chance to deal additional Holy damage equal to 70% of normal weapon damage. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Lasts 30 sec. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy, instantly causing 69 to 73 Holy damage, 138 to 146 if the target is stunned or incapacitated.
Level-by-level point order
This route reaches the complete allocation without a respec. It follows this guide’s core choices and prerequisites, rather than claiming an optimal speed-leveling route. Talented changes the level when each point becomes available, not the 51-point limit.
First point at level 10; all 51 points at level 60.
Use a Talented rank your character has actually unlocked in the Legacy system. This control models its point timing, not the rest of your Legacy allocation.
Show all 51 steps
| Level | Add one point | New rank | Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Redoubt | 1 / 5 | Protection |
| 11 | Redoubt | 2 / 5 | Protection |
| 12 | Redoubt | 3 / 5 | Protection |
| 13 | Redoubt | 4 / 5 | Protection |
| 14 | Redoubt | 5 / 5 | Protection |
| 15 | Precision | 1 / 3 | Protection |
| 16 | Precision | 2 / 3 | Protection |
| 17 | Precision | 3 / 3 | Protection |
| 18 | Sacred Duty | 1 / 2 | Protection |
| 19 | Sacred Duty | 2 / 2 | Protection |
| 20 | Templar's Bulwark | 1 / 1 | Protection |
| 21 | Shield Specialization | 1 / 2 | Protection |
| 22 | Shield Specialization | 2 / 2 | Protection |
| 23 | Toughness | 1 / 5 | Protection |
| 24 | Toughness | 2 / 5 | Protection |
| 25 | Improved Righteous Fury | 1 / 3 | Protection |
| 26 | Improved Righteous Fury | 2 / 3 | Protection |
| 27 | Improved Righteous Fury | 3 / 3 | Protection |
| 28 | Toughness | 3 / 5 | Protection |
| 29 | Toughness | 4 / 5 | Protection |
| 30 | Holy Shield | 1 / 1 | Protection |
| 31 | Toughness | 5 / 5 | Protection |
| 32 | Stoicism | 1 / 2 | Protection |
| 33 | Stoicism | 2 / 2 | Protection |
| 34 | Divine Intellect | 1 / 5 | Protection |
| 35 | Iron Creed | 1 / 3 | Protection |
| 36 | Iron Creed | 2 / 3 | Protection |
| 37 | Iron Creed | 3 / 3 | Protection |
| 38 | Divine Intellect | 2 / 5 | Protection |
| 39 | Divine Intellect | 3 / 5 | Protection |
| 40 | Shieldsworn | 1 / 1 | Protection |
| 41 | Benediction | 1 / 5 | Retribution |
| 42 | Benediction | 2 / 5 | Retribution |
| 43 | Benediction | 3 / 5 | Retribution |
| 44 | Benediction | 4 / 5 | Retribution |
| 45 | Benediction | 5 / 5 | Retribution |
| 46 | Deflection | 1 / 5 | Retribution |
| 47 | Deflection | 2 / 5 | Retribution |
| 48 | Deflection | 3 / 5 | Retribution |
| 49 | Deflection | 4 / 5 | Retribution |
| 50 | Deflection | 5 / 5 | Retribution |
| 51 | Improved Judgement | 1 / 2 | Retribution |
| 52 | Improved Judgement | 2 / 2 | Retribution |
| 53 | Conviction | 1 / 3 | Retribution |
| 54 | Conviction | 2 / 3 | Retribution |
| 55 | Conviction | 3 / 3 | Retribution |
| 56 | Sanctified Judgement | 1 / 3 | Retribution |
| 57 | Sanctified Judgement | 2 / 3 | Retribution |
| 58 | Sanctified Judgement | 3 / 3 | Retribution |
| 59 | Pursuit of Justice | 1 / 2 | Retribution |
| 60 | Pursuit of Justice | 2 / 2 | Retribution |
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