Paladin
Protection
Playstyle
Melee tank generating Holy Power through Judgment and Avenger's Shield, spent on Shield of the Righteous for smooth, blockable mitigation rather than big reactive cooldowns. Straightforward core rotation, but has one of the lowest health pools among tanks, so it leans hard on good cooldown planning in endgame content.
Called "the undisputed champion of group utility" among tanks — Cleanse Toxins, Blessing of Freedom, Blessing of Protection/Spellwarding, Blessing of Sacrifice, Lay on Hands, and Divine Shield can trivialize specific mechanics
Season 2 Tier Set
Radiance of the Consecrated Flame
Consecration is 30% larger and enemies within your Consecration are illuminated, increasing the chance for your abilities to critically strike them by 5%.
Enemies struck by Judgment or Crusader Strike take 20% additional Holy damage. If they are struck by a critical strike, the additional damage is increased by 200%.
+ The Good
Called "the undisputed champion of group utility" among tanks — Cleanse Toxins, Blessing of Freedom, Blessing of Protection/Spellwarding, Blessing of Sacrifice, Lay on Hands, and Divine Shield can trivialize specific mechanics
Strong interrupt stream and an AoE taunt (Final Stand) in Mythic+
− The Bad
Squishiest tank health pool
Very limited sustained mobility between pulls
Short reaction windows against burst damage — getting caught without a cooldown up can be fatal
Preventing knockbacks/forced movement specifically requires burning Divine Shield, Blessing of Protection, or Blessing of Spellwarding rather than a passive answer
Pick My Main ratings
Raid buffs
Utility
Hero talents
Revolves around a once-a-minute Holy Bulwark/Sacred Weapon cast, then dumping Holy Power into Blessing of the Forge during Avenging Wrath windows. A more bursty, cooldown-anchored rotation.
Built around Divine Toll and Hammer of Light on cooldown, prioritizing Judgment and Blessed Hammer/Hammer of the Righteous to stretch Shake the Heavens uptime. Requires taking Divine Toll in the class tree to function as intended.