Protection Paladin
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This is a tank whose main stat is Strength. In combat, the Protection Paladin uses a one-handed weapon (axes, swords) and a shield. The defining mechanic of this tank is building up Holy Power to fuel abilities. Some abilities generate Holy Power, while others consume it.
Strengths
- A large selection of defensive abilities for both yourself and the group, such as
Blessing of Sacrifice and 
Blessing of Protection. - Provides a group-wide 3% damage reduction through an aura.
- Complete damage immunity thanks to
Divine Shield. - Able to interrupt casts on a large number of enemies, and often.
Weaknesses
- Damage and survivability depend heavily on rotation, because the core abilities require the Holy Power resource, and it is crucial to generate and spend it at the right moments.
- Low mobility.
- A simple and rather repetitive rotation, which can feel boring to some players.
- Requires maintaining an incoming damage reduction buff that costs Holy Power, which can be inconvenient for beginners.
Stat Priority
Strength
Haste
Versatility
Critical Strike
MasteryTalents
Rotation
- Shield of the Righteous when you have 3 or more Holy Power, or when it can be cast for free
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Leveling
The core abilities for dealing damage are available to you from the very first level. Use Avenger's Shield and Blessed Hammer / 
Hammer of the Righteous.
As you level up, you will gain new abilities. We recommend sticking to the ability priority from the rotation section.
Mythic+ Tips
1
In addition to your main interrupt, use 
Hammer of Justice to stun/interrupt a single target, and 
Blinding Light for AoE interrupts.
2
Some slows and movement-impairing effects can be removed with 
Blessing of Freedom. In many dungeons, enemies apply damaging slows to you and your allies, so be sure to cast this ability on yourself and your teammates.
3
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. > Battle resurrections share a global 10-minute cooldown. Charges accumulate every 10 minutes, so the longer you are in the dungeon, the more charges you will have available. You can resurrect several allies in a row if you have enough charges stored.
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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