Protection Paladin Guide for Midnight Season 2 (Patch 12.1)
viewsAbout the Class
This is a tank whose primary stat is Strength. In combat it uses a one-handed weapon (axes, swords) and a shield. A defining feature of this tank is the mechanic of building Holy Power to use its abilities. Some abilities generate Holy Power, while others spend it.
Strengths
- A large number of defensive abilities for both itself and the group, for example
Blessing of Sacrifice, 
Blessing of Protection. - The ability to reduce group damage by 3% thanks to an aura.
- Has full immunity to damage thanks to the ability
Divine Shield. - Has the ability to interrupt spellcasting for a large number of enemies and to do so frequently.
Weaknesses
- Damage and survivability depend on the rotation, since the main abilities require the Holy Power resource and it is very important to generate/spend this resource in a timely manner.
- Low mobility.
- A simple and repetitive rotation, which can be boring for some players.
- Requires maintaining a buff to reduce incoming damage, which costs Holy Power, which may not be the most convenient for beginner players.
Stat Priority
Strength
Haste
Critical Strike
Versatility
MasteryTalents
Rotation (Abilities Priority)
- 1
Consecration - 2
Avenging Wrath - 3
Divine Toll - 4
Hammer of Light - 5
Avenger's Shield - 6
Shield of the Righteous - 7
Hammer of Wrath - 8Shield of the Righteous
- 9Hammer of Wrath
- 10Shield of the Righteous
- 11
Judgment - 12Avenger's Shield
- 13Shield of the Righteous
- Avenging Wrath
- Divine Toll
- Hammer of Light
- Consecration — if you are not standing in its area of effect
- Avenger's Shield — if the
Bulwark of Righteous Fury effect is active - Shield of the Righteous — when you have 3 to 5 Holy Power
- Hammer of Wrath — /
Judgment - Judgment
- Avenger's Shield
Eye of Tyr — if you have a 
Bright Light charge and your health is below 50%- Consecration — if everything else is on cooldown and its duration is about to end
Best in Slot (BiS)
Don't forget to explore our class pages, where not only the best items in the slot are available, but also other alternatives for any class, spec or situation:
Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Leveling
The main abilities for dealing damage will be available to you at the first level. Use Avenger's Shield and 
Blessed Hammer / Judgment
As you level up you will unlock new abilities. We recommend sticking to the abilities priority from the rotation section.
Mythic+ Tips
Besides your spell interrupt ability, use 
Hammer of Justice to stun/interrupt a single target's spellcast and 
Blinding Light for AoE interrupts.
Some slow/root effects can be removed with the ability 
Blessing of Freedom. In many dungeons enemies apply various slows to you and your allies that deal damage. Be sure to use this ability on yourself and your allies.
If a member of your group dies during combat and you urgently need to resurrect them, use 
Intercession to bring them back into the fight. Combat resurrections have a global 10-minute cooldown. Charges accumulate every 10 minutes, and the longer you are in the dungeon, the more charges you will have. You can resurrect several allies at once if you have enough charges.
Macros
#showtooltip /cast Avenging Wrath /use 13 /use 14
#showtooltip /cast [@focus,harm,nodead] [] Rebuke
#showtooltip Intercession /cast [@mouseover,help,dead][] Intercession
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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