WoW Forever: Holy Paladin
About the Class
A Holy Paladin heals selected allies and prepares ahead of time for group-wide damage. 
Flash of Light is your efficient main heal, 
Holy Light is the stronger one, and 
Light's Vigil opens a window to help several players. There is no fixed sequence for every fight: choose your action based on the threat to someone's life and your mana pool.
Paladins use mana and can support the group with Blessings, auras and healing. Pick your role in advance: gear and ability order for tanking, healing and damage differ significantly. In Forever, Seals are not consumed by Judgement, and Blessings last longer than in Classic.
Strengths
- Strong single-target healing.
- Group buffs and emergency defensive abilities.
- Can pick useful items from different armor types.
Weaknesses
- Strong group healing is very expensive.
- You need to anticipate incoming damage.
- Without a mana reserve, you cannot sustain high healing for long.
Stat Priority
- 1Healing Power
- 2Intellect
- 3Spirit
- 4Mana per 5
- 5Critical Strike
Intellect gives you a larger mana pool and a chance for critical heals. Spirit helps with regeneration, and mana per 5 keeps working while you cast. Normal Spirit regeneration is subject to the five-second rule after you spend mana; take into account talents that let you keep part of it.
Talents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
The opener is a set sequence of abilities you use as you engage an enemy. Memorising it helps initiate your rotation in the most optimal way possible.
- 1Flash of Light or Holy Light based on the actual damage taken.
- Flash of Light — for small, steady damage
- Holy Light — when you need more healing and have time to finish the cast
Blessing of Protection — help for an ally under physical attacks, keeping in mind the restrictions it places on their actions- Do not deal optional damage if it would leave the group without mana for healing
Important Abilities
Ability | Use |
|---|---|
 Blessing of Freedom | Free an ally from a slow or root |
| Blessing of Protection | Protect against physical damage; the target temporarily cannot make physical attacks |
 Divine Shield | Survive a dangerous situation; a tank needs to account for losing the enemy's attention |
 Lay on Hands | Restore Health in an emergency, keeping your remaining mana in mind |
 Exorcism | Deal extra damage to Undead or demons |
Coordinate Blessings with other Paladins. Do not hand out Blessing of Protection carelessly to the active tank or to a fighter who needs to keep making physical attacks right now.
Best in Slot (BiS)
Best in Slot (BiS)Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Enchants and Enhancements
ConsumablesBest Race
Ruthless grants extra critical strike. It is useful for both damage and healing; your weapon choice and personal comfort matter more than the small differences between races.
Stoneform grants extra protection and removes certain harmful effects. For a tank, one more way to survive a dangerous window is especially valuable.
This is the Horde race available to Paladins. 
Will of the Forsaken helps against the matching crowd control effects. Your faction choice determines your race here, so also consider your group's composition.
Best Professions
Blacksmithing lets you craft weapons and armor, and 
Mining provides ore. This pair is especially handy for a tank or a weapon-based damage dealer. Healers also need the right stats: plate armor alone does not make an item the best choice for healing.
Alchemy together with 
Herbalism supplies consumable buffs and mana recovery. 
Engineering gives you extra gadgets, and 
Enchanting lets you enhance your gear.
FAQ
Can I start the game with this specialization?
You can heal early dungeons with your basic spells. For solo questing, prepare a weapon and damage abilities in advance: a healing build does not kill as fast as Retribution.
Do I need to reapply the seal after every Judgement?
No. In Forever, Judgement keeps your Seal. Refresh it when it expires, or swap it for the effect your chosen tree needs.
What weapon types can a paladin use?
One-handed and two-handed swords, axes and maces, as well as polearms. Missing weapon skills are learned from weapon masters. A tank also needs a shield.
Where to get gear before raids?
From dungeons, quests and professions. The upgraded dungeon sets require a quest chain. The selection above is a guideline; the final decision depends on your role and the stats you have already collected.
What matters most to keep track of in combat?
Your allies' Health and your own mana. Do not repeat an expensive group-healing combo unless you need to: first assess the incoming damage and how long the fight will last.
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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