This is the call of the paladin: to protect the weak, to bring justice to the unjust, and to vanquish evil from the darkest corners of the world. These holy warriors are equipped with plate armor so they can confront the toughest of foes, and the blessing of the Light allows them to heal wounds and, in some cases, even restore life to the dead.

Ready to serve, paladins can defend their allies with sword and shield, or they can wield massive two-handed weapons against their enemies. The Light grants paladins additional power against the undead and demons, ensuring that these profane beings corrupt the world no longer.

Paladins are not only zealots, but also guardians of the righteous, and they bestow blessings on those the Light would shine upon. The Light radiates from paladins, and worthy allies who stand near them are emboldened by its power.

Paladin Information

Paladins stand directly in front of their enemies, relying on heavy armor and healing in order to survive incoming attacks. Whether with massive shields or crushing two-handed weapons, Paladins are able to keep claws and swords from their weaker fellows – or they use healing magic to ensure that they remain on their feet.

  • Type Tank, Healer, Melee Damage Dealer
  • Standard Bars Health, Mana
  • Available Armor Cloth, Mail, Leather, Plate, Shields
  • Available Weapons One-Handed Axes, One-Handed Maces, One-Handed Swords, Polearms, Two-Handed Axes, Two-Handed Maces, Two-Handed Swords
Paladin Talents

Paladin talents increase their ability to heal the wounded, strengthen their capacity to protect their companions, and allow them to deal out vicious damage in the name of justice.

Paladin Talent Specialization
Paladin Features
Defense

Stalwart paladins are trained to use the heaviest armor and shields, and can utilize their skill to ensure that enemies focus on them, defending weaker members of their group.

Melee damage

Paladins charge their weapons with holy might, allowing them to deal additional damage with their strikes.

Auras, Blessings, and Seals

As champions of order, paladins are extremely potent in a group – their auras, blessings and seals can improve damage and survivability for both themselves and their party.

Healing

Paladins’ potent healing abilities can ensure that they and their allies remain in fighting shape.

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I hadn't played a Pally since BC, and at that time I really didn't like how they were setup. Now, Holy Pally's are ridiculous for healing, putting out several thousand HP per heal.. O.O, and Protection Pally's are so broke I LOVE IT! xD Tanking with a Pally is really quite fun I must say
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Where it says Auras,blessings and seals. They should take out the Auras part unless they count Defiance aura then they should just call is Aura,blessings and seals, saying Auras implies there is more than one aura to choose from now days.
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Tërrá
Drak'thul
Tërrá
5/10/2013
How are Ret Paladins nowadays? I heard you guys were nerfed.
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Donkzz
Blood Furnace
Donkzz
5/7/2013
only 2 pallys on each side i think...
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Epicpunch
Suramar
Epicpunch
5/2/2013
horde pally's that just sounds wrong
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Joriccalvin
Dragonblight
Joriccalvin
5/6/2013
@Epicpunch: so does alliance shaman
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Levanah
Dentarg
Levanah
5/8/2013
@Joriccalvin: Yep, they should have kept it where horde had shamans, and alliance had paladins.
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Ceranne
Emerald Dream
Ceranne
4 days, 22 hours ago
@Levanah: Then each class would just focus on balancing out the other, which would hurt them both
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Phao
Alexstrasza
Phao
4/28/2013
Okay I agree with night elf paladins if blizzard makes them, but it seems too late to do that
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Deweycòx
Gorgonnash
Deweycòx
5/8/2013
@Phao: Phao anything can be a paladin just not at the moment except goblins and undead and orcs
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Phao
Alexstrasza
Phao
4/28/2013
Hmmmm night elf paladins....That does make sense.......kinda since priests are mostly relative to Paladins and Night elves can be priest
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Abigailia
Gilneas
Abigailia
4/23/2013
I'm not sure if this contradicts lore or not, but Night Elf pallys anyone?
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Mengersh
Ysera
Mengersh
4/24/2013
@Abigailia: No. Doesn't make sense to make Night Elves pallies.
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Reignac
Sisters of Elune
Reignac
4/28/2013
@Mengersh: It makes perfect sense. The night elf priests get their power from Elune, so would night elf paladins.
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Mengersh
Ysera
Mengersh
4/28/2013
@Reignac: Priests make perfect sense for the Night Elves, it's the Light that give the paladins their powers. Different story
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Abigailia
Gilneas
Abigailia
5/3/2013
@Mengersh: Well, they made tauren priests & paladins who get power from the sun, so why not Night Elf paladins who recieve abilities from Elune? They could be knights of the moon or something like that.
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Mengersh
Ysera
Mengersh
5/3/2013
@Abigailia: Ha! After thinking about it, it makes better sense to make night elf pallies. I withdraw my last comment on the matter.
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Bosenti
Nazjatar
Bosenti
5/5/2013
@Abigailia: Well its because of the source of the light energy paladins use. the tauren worship the light in the form of the sun and humans, dwarves ,blood elves, and draenei all worship the light too. Night elves can be preists but they get thier magic from elune not the light. IM not sure why worgens cant be paladins the curse might affect them the same way undeath does. But anyways yea night elves dont worship the light means no night elf pallies.
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Volios
Azuremyst
Volios
4/21/2013
Best thing about pallys: zero dungeon wait time.
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Henysockle
Lightbringer
Henysockle
4/20/2013
What lvl do Pallys get horse?
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Grimdemiser
Argent Dawn
Grimdemiser
4/26/2013
@Henysockle: 20
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Joriccalvin
Dragonblight
Joriccalvin
5/6/2013
@Grimdemiser: and 40
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Jaconian
Argent Dawn
Jaconian
4/8/2013
Sorry not sort stupid auto checker
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Jaconian
Argent Dawn
Jaconian
4/8/2013
Sort@walerina it auto checked my spelling
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Jaconian
Argent Dawn
Jaconian
4/8/2013
@ballerina why u gotta hate
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Jaconian
Argent Dawn
Jaconian
4/8/2013
@mengresh we actually die a lot but we can own specific classes
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Mengersh
Ysera
Mengersh
4/9/2013
@Jaconian: Not at lvl 80+. You guys never die at that lvl.
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Jaconian
Argent Dawn
Jaconian
4/12/2013
@Mengersh: I don't know much about that but on the talent calculator I was quite
Disappointed
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Jaconian
Argent Dawn
Jaconian
4/12/2013
@Mengersh: at the higher lvl
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Mengersh
Ysera
Mengersh
4/13/2013
@Jaconian: The only way I can stop you pallies is charge, shock wave, spell reflect, and mass spell reflect!
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Jaconian
Argent Dawn
Jaconian
4/13/2013
@Mengersh: like I said I don't know much about that higher l.v.l. stuff and all I said was I was disappointed
At our moves
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Jaconian
Argent Dawn
Jaconian
4/13/2013
@Mengersh: and the class we kill the most is warrior as long as no one healing the warrior
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Mengersh
Ysera
Mengersh
4/13/2013
@Jaconian: There's a passive talent call Second Wind it heals you if you are below 35% health. You will get to chose it at lvl 30. That always helps me in duels and bgs.
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Chamaka
Dath'Remar
Chamaka
4/15/2013
@Mengersh: Which is amazingly over-powered in Duels ;)
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Jaconian
Argent Dawn
Jaconian
4/15/2013
@Mengersh: one heal won't get you away from the light
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Mengersh
Ysera
Mengersh
4/19/2013
@Chamaka: Ikr
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Mengersh
Ysera
Mengersh
4/19/2013
@Jaconian: It stays as long you're below 35% health. It actually helped me today against a druid. Of course, I got defeated after 30 minutes of dueling! My hands were numb!!
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Jaconian
Argent Dawn
Jaconian
4/20/2013
@Mengersh: yeah so I die in pvp all the time
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Mengersh
Ysera
Mengersh
4/20/2013
@Jaconian: We get slaughtered anyway in bgs. When they see me coming, they just pour everything into me. When I started pvping, everybody ignored me while I had the flag in warsong gulch. After that, I get killed every 3 seconds.
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Jaconian
Argent Dawn
Jaconian
4/26/2013
@Mengersh: today it took us 3to4 people to kill a warrior