Classes

Paladin

Paladins do battle to protect the world from the forces of shadow. Powerful warriors in their own right, they can also call upon the Light to heal wounds, create shields of force, and incinerate evil creatures.

Paladin abilities Paladin Talent Calculator

Resource: Mana
Specializations: Holy · Protection · Retribution
Races: 3

What's changed in WoW Forever

A summary of Blizzard's Class Deep Dive articles. They were published during the beta, so numbers and talents may differ in the live game.

The unique Seal and Judgement system stays. Holy gains healing and support tools, Protection gets stronger threat, mana and survival options, and Retribution gets ways to sustain Judgements plus a more approachable form of Seal Twisting.[1]

Paladin as the developers describe it

Paladins are very strong against Undead and Demons, but they have limited range, no interrupt and no way to slow enemies. The goal is highly effective tanks, competitive damage dealers and the strongest single-target healers in the game.

Baseline abilities

Holy Strike is a new ability learned at level 6. It deals instant Holy damage based on 50% of your weapon damage.
Judgement no longer consumes your active Seal.
Seal of Fury is a new seal learned at level 10. Each melee swing deals bonus Holy damage, and you gain an absorb shield equal to 50% of that damage.
The Judgement from Seal of Fury taunts the target. With its 10-yard range, you can reach enemies farther away than other tanks can.
Consecration is no longer a Holy talent; every Paladin learns it at level 20. It deals moderate damage to the first 4 enemies that enter it and very little to the rest.
Fire, Frost and Shadow Resistance Aura now affect all raid members within 30 yards.
Seal Twisting is no longer part of the baseline kit. Retribution's 31-point talent Twist of Light brings it back in a new form.

Holy talents

Voice of Truth (11-point gold medal): a new ability that makes you immune to Silence and Interrupt effects for 6 seconds.
Holy Shock moves from the 31-point to the 21-point gold medal, and its cooldown drops from 30 to 10 seconds.
Light's Vigil (31-point gold medal): the next Holy Shock on the target doesn't trigger its cooldown. On an ally, it also heals every member of that ally's party.
Infusion of Light (new row 4 talent): critical hits with Holy Shock or Flash of Light reduce the cast time of your next Holy Light.

Protection talents

Improved Seal of Fury (11-point gold medal): returns mana each time a Seal of Fury absorb shield is fully consumed.
Swift Judgement (16-point gold medal): instantly finishes the remaining cooldown on Judgement and makes your next Judgement cost no mana.
Templar's Bulwark (21-point gold medal): an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 seconds. Using it applies Forbearance.
Iron Creed (new row 6 talent): Holy Strike generates more threat, and while Righteous Fury is active it also reduces the damage you take.

Retribution talents

Sacred Arbiter (16-point gold medal): Holy Strike deals 20% more damage and refreshes every Judgement on the target, even those from other Paladins.
Repentance is now the 21-point gold medal instead of the 31-point one.
Twist of Light (31-point gold medal): Seals cost 20% less mana. When you replace a damage-dealing Seal, your next melee attack also gets the old Seal's effect.
Vengeance has been redesigned. It now lasts 30 seconds and increases damage by up to 3% per stack, up to 9%.

For all classes

Talents start at level 10 and keep the familiar tree structure: one-point milestone talents at 11, 21 and 31 points, now joined by a new 16-point milestone.[2][3][4][5][1]
Key class buffs that used to come from talents, such as Blessing of Kings and Improved Mark of the Wild, are now baseline for their classes.[3][1]
To change talents, including Legacy talents, visit a class trainer in a major city. Dual Specialization becomes available at level 40.[2][3][4][5][1]
These summaries are based on articles published during the beta, so numbers and talents may differ in the live game. This site's talent calculator uses the official live data.[2][3][4][5][1]

Specializations and key talents

For each tree, the talents you actively use (talents with a use effect) and the final-row talent. See the full trees in the talent calculator.

Holy

17 talents · up to 46 points

Divine FavorRow 3
When activated, gives your next Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock spell a 100% critical effect chance.
Oath of LightRow 4
Swear an Oath to protect target ally for 5 min, increasing the healing of your Holy Light on them by up to 400, your Flash of Light by up to 115, and your Holy Shock by up to 230. Only one Oath of Light may be sworn by the Paladin at any one time.
Holy ShockRow 5
Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 213 to 223 Holy damage to an enemy, or 328 to 337 healing to an ally.
Light's VigilRow 7
Applies Light's Vigil to a friendly target for 30 sec. The caster's next Holy Shock on the target incurs no cooldown and heals the target and their party for 397 to 416. Only one Vigil per Paladin may be active in each party.

See the full Holy tree

Protection

17 talents · up to 49 points

Templar's BulwarkRow 3
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.
Swift JudgementRow 4
Unleash the energy of a Seal spell upon an enemy. Does not consume the Seal. Refer to individual Seals for Judgement effect. Does not share a cooldown with your Judgement ability.
Holy ShieldRow 5
Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 90 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.
ShieldswornRow 7
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.

See the full Protection tree

Retribution

17 talents · up to 44 points

Seal of CommandRow 3
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 110 to 114 Holy damage, 218 to 227 if the target is stunned or incapacitated.
RepentanceRow 5
Puts the enemy target in a state of meditation, incapacitating them for up to 6 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Only works against Humanoids.
Unsealed WrathRow 7
Your melee attacks store a copy of your active Seal for 15 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Landing an attack with a different Seal consumes all stacks, giving the stored Seal its normal chance to activate once per stack.