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Holy Paladin

Healer specialisation · Tier A in PvP, 4.5% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

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Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility50.6%1,105 avg
  • Mastery36.8%810 avg
  • Haste9.8%221 avg
  • Critical Strike2.9%69 avg

150

Synced 3v3 players

1,748

Average rating sampled

2,348

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Divine Vision

Divine Vision

61%

Increases the range of your Aura by 30 yards and reduces the cooldown of Aura Mastery by 30 sec.

91 players

Blessing of Spellwarding

Blessing of Spellwarding

41%

Blesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to magical damage and harmful effects for 10 sec. Cannot be used on a target with Forbearance. Causes Forbearance for 30 sec. Shares a cooldown with Blessing of Protection.

61 players

Spreading the Word

Spreading the Word

29%

Your allies affected by your Aura gain an effect after you cast Blessing of Protection or Blessing of Freedom. Blessing of Protection Physical damage reduced by 30% for 6 sec. Blessing of Freedom Cleared of all movement impairing effects.

44 players

Cleanse the Weak

Cleanse the Weak

23%

When you Cleanse an ally, 1 ally within 40 yds is dispelled of the same effects, but the cooldown of Cleanse is increased by 4 sec. Healing allies with your Flash of Light or Holy Light will cleanse all Diseases and Poisons from the target.

34 players

Searing Glare

Searing Glare

17%

Call upon the light to blind enemy players in a 25 yd cone, causing enemies to miss their spells and attacks for 4 sec.

25 players

Denounce

Denounce

11%

Casts down the enemy with a bolt of Holy Light, causing 44,747 Holy damage and preventing the target from causing critical effects for the next 8 sec.

16 players

Divine Plea

Divine Plea

5%

After casting Aura Mastery, you restore 64,285 Mana over 30 sec, but your healing and damage is decreased by 30%.

8 players

Darkest before the Dawn

Darkest before the Dawn

2%

Every 5 sec the healing done by your next Light of Dawn is increased by 20%. Stacks up to 5 times.

3 players

Ultimate Sacrifice

Ultimate Sacrifice

1%

Your Blessing of Sacrifice now transfers 100% of all damage to you into a damage over time effect, but lasts 6 sec and no longer cancels when you are below 20% health.

2 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Blessing of Freedom
    Blessing of Freedom100%

    Blesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to movement impairing effects for 8 sec.

  • Holy Aegis
    Holy Aegis100%

    Armor and critical strike chance increased by 4%.

  • Sanctified Plates

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

61% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Greatcloak

18% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Bulwark of the Consecrated Flame

78% equipped · 292 ilvl

Holy Paladin enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Magister86%
  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +4% Mana76%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei75%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 234 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

  • Seek Deliverance89%

    206 players · Specialization

  • Stoicism88%

    204 players · Class

  • A Just Reward87%

    202 players · Class

  • Inspired Guard86%

    198 players · Class

  • Divine Glimpse83%

    191 players · Specialization

  • Light's Countenance79%

    182 players · Class

  • Hammer of Wrath78%

    180 players · Class

  • Crusader's Might76%

    175 players · Specialization

  • Blessing of Protection73%

    169 players · Class

  • Blessing of Dawn72%

    167 players · Class

  • Divine Overload72%

    166 players · Specialization

  • Holy Ritual68%

    156 players · Class

  • Tirion's Devotion67%

    155 players · Specialization

  • Authoritative Rebuke64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Blessed Assurance64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Blessing of the Forge64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Divine Inspiration64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Hammer and Anvil64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Holy Armaments64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Laying Down Arms64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Masterwork64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Reflection of Radiance64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Resounding Strike64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Rite of Sanctification64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Shared Resolve64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Solidarity64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Valiance64%

    148 players · Hero

  • Divine Favor59%

    137 players · Specialization

  • Truth Prevails56%

    129 players · Specialization

  • Glistening Radiance55%

    128 players · Specialization

  • Vengeful Wrath55%

    126 players · Class

  • Armory of Light48%

    110 players · Class

  • Light of the Martyr44%

    101 players · Specialization

  • Bestow Light40%

    92 players · Specialization

  • Glorious Dawn38%

    88 players · Specialization

  • Aurora36%

    83 players · Hero

Near-universal picks (49)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Auras of the Resolute100%

    231 players · Class

  • Blessing of Freedom100%

    231 players · Class

  • Blessing of Sacrifice100%
Rarely taken (54)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Righteous Protection14%

    33 players · Class

  • Guided Prayer14%

    32 players · Class

  • Obduracy14%

    32 players · Class

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

  • Montage

    illidan · US2,348

  • Onryô

    illidan · US2,302

  • Dizl

    duskwood · US2,287

  • Montagehpal

    illidan · US2,227

  • Juicedaddy

    blackhand · US2,180

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Paladin specs

  • Protection
  • Retribution
Sanctified Plates
100%

Armor increased by 24%, Stamina increased by 12% and damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 7%.

  • Seal of Might
    Seal of Might100%

    Mastery increased by 2% and Intellect increased by 2%.

  • Awakening
    Awakening100%

    Avenging Wrath and Avenging Crusader have 50% increased duration.

    • Survival

    • Blessing of Sacrifice
      Blessing of Sacrifice100%

      Blesses a party or raid member, reducing their damage taken by 30%, but you suffer 100% of damage prevented. Last 12 sec, or until transferred damage would cause you to fall below 20% health.

    • Lay on Hands
      Lay on Hands100%

      Heals a friendly target for an amount equal to 100% your maximum health. Cannot be used on a target with Forbearance. Causes Forbearance for 30 sec.

    • Avenging Crusader
      Avenging Crusader100%

      Call upon the Light to become an avatar of retribution, increasing your damage, healing, and critical strike chance by 15% for 18 sec.

    • Awestruck
      Awestruck100%

      Holy Shock, Holy Light, and Flash of Light critical healing increased by 20%.

    • Beacon of Faith
      Beacon of Faith100%

      Apply a Beacon of Light to your target and 4 injured allies within 30 yds for 9 sec. All affected allies will be healed for 15% of the amount of your other healing done.

    Control & mobility

    • Auras of the Resolute
      Auras of the Resolute100%

      Learn Concentration Aura, Devotion Aura, and Crusader Aura: Concentration Aura: Interrupt and Silence effects on party and raid members within 40 yds are 30% shorter. Devotion Aura: Party and raid members within 40 yds are bolstered by their devotion, reducing damage taken by 3%. Crusader Aura: Increases mounted speed by 20% for all party and raid members within 40 yds.

    • Divine Steed
      Divine Steed100%

      Leap atop your Charger for 3 sec, increasing movement speed by 100%. Usable while indoors or in combat.

    • Aura Mastery
      Aura Mastery100%

      Empowers your chosen aura for 8 sec. Devotion Aura: Damage reduction increased to 12%. Crusader Aura: Mount speed bonus increased to 60%. Concentration Aura: Affected allies immune to interrupts and silences.

    • Echoing Blessings
      Echoing Blessings100%

      Blessing of Freedom increases movement speed by 30%, and you gain Blessing of Freedom when cast on a friendly target.

    • Blinding Light
      Blinding Light99%

      Emits dazzling light in all directions, blinding enemies within 10 yds, causing them to wander disoriented for 6 sec. Damage may cancel the effect.

    Chest

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Armor

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Dunkers

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Sabatons

    29% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Gauntlets of the Consecrated Flame

    92% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Handguards

    5% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Helm

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Guard

    31% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Wargreaves

    80% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Greaves of the Consecrated Flame

    9% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    87% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Magister's Mana Sword

    4% equipped · 331 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    52% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    42% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shield

    68% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Bulwark

    26% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    65% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    63% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    22% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Pauldrons

    72% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Pauldrons

    11% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    13% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Astral Gladiator's Tabard

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    27% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Waistguard

    51% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Girdle

    40% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Cuffs

    55% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Bindings

    26% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness
    55%
  • Rite of Sanctification55%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt49%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity41%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery41%

    • Holy Paladin gems & sockets

    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery55%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility53%
    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control33%
    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition30%
    • Telluric Eversong Diamond · +23 Primary Stat and +1% Maximum Mana per unique Midnight gem color21%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility11%
    • Prismatic Socket11%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery9%

    231 players · Class

  • Divine Steed100%

    231 players · Class

  • Holy Aegis100%

    231 players · Class

  • Lay on Hands100%

    231 players · Class

  • Sanctified Plates100%

    231 players · Class

  • Seal of Might100%

    231 players · Class

  • Aura Mastery100%

    230 players · Specialization

  • Avenging Crusader100%

    230 players · Specialization

  • Awakening100%

    230 players · Specialization

  • Awestruck100%

    230 players · Specialization

  • Beacon of Faith100%

    230 players · Specialization

  • Beacon of the Lightbringer100%

    230 players · Specialization

  • Beacon of the Savior100%

    230 players · Specialization

  • Divine Purpose100%

    230 players · Class

    • Shining Righteousness6.5%

    15 players · Specialization

  • Improved Blessing of Protection6.1%

    14 players · Class

  • Seraphic Barrier6.1%

    14 players · Specialization

  • Brought to Light3.5%

    8 players · Class

  • Lightbearer3.5%

    8 players · Class

  • Lightforged Blessing2.6%

    6 players · Class

  • Pillars of Light2.6%

    6 players · Specialization

  • Divine Reach2.2%

    5 players · Class

  • Empyrean Legacy2.2%

    5 players · Specialization