Paladin in WoW Forever
Holy Strike at level 6, a tanking Seal of Fury, Judgement that keeps your Seal, and Seal Twisting moved into a Retribution talent.

Baseline changes — every Paladin
These apply regardless of how you spend talent points.
NewHoly StrikeLevel 6. Instant Holy damage equal to 50% of weapon damage plus a bonus that grows with each rank.
NewSeal of FuryLevel 10. Every swing adds flat Holy damage (best with fast weapons) and an absorb shield worth half of it; shields do not stack. Its Judgement deals extra Holy damage and taunts at 10 yards.
ChangedJudgementNo longer consumes your active Seal.
ChangedConsecrationEvery Paladin learns it at level 20 instead of it being a Holy talent. Moderate damage to the first four enemies, very low damage to the rest.
ChangedLay on HandsCooldown 20 minutes instead of 1 hour.
ChangedSalvation and Mass SalvationSalvation is no longer a Blessing, so it sits alongside another Blessing. The raid version for a whole class is renamed Mass Salvation (not live in the beta yet).
ChangedResistance AurasFire, Frost and Shadow Resistance Auras cover the whole raid within 30 yards.
ChangedRighteous FurySmaller threat bonus.
ChangedBlessing of Kings, Improved Blessing of Wisdom, Lasting JudgementNow baseline instead of talents.
RemovedSeal TwistingNo longer works baseline. It returns only through the Retribution 31-point talent Twist of Light.
Holy
HealerHoly Shock moves to 21 points on a 10-second cooldown, and Light’s Vigil at 31 lets you heal the party or deal damage for a mana refund.
NewLight’s Vigil31-point talent. 1.5-second cast on an ally or an enemy, 6-second cooldown: your next Holy Shock on that target triggers no cooldown. On an enemy it adds Holy damage and refunds 75% of the mana; on an ally it heals the whole party.
NewVoice of Truth11-point talent. Six seconds of immunity to Silence and interrupts, 3-minute cooldown.
NewInfusion of LightCrits from Holy Shock or Flash of Light cut your next Holy Light by up to 1 second.
NewReverenceKeep up to 30% of Spirit-based mana regeneration while casting.
NewPurifying PowerCleanse and Purify cost up to 20% less; Exorcism and Holy Wrath cooldowns up to 33% shorter.
NewDivine PrecisionUp to 18% more hit with Holy spells. Requires Holy Shock.
NewConsecrated GroundHoly spells deal up to 10% more damage to the first four enemies in your Consecration.
ChangedHoly ShockNow the 21-point talent (was 31) with a 10-second cooldown (was 30).
ChangedDivine FavorNow the 16-point talent (was 21).
ChangedHoly PowerUp to +15% crit for Holy Shock and Holy Strike; other spells stay at up to +5%.
ChangedIlluminationRequires Reverence, can trigger from Light’s Vigil, and refunds 50% of the base mana cost.
ChangedImproved SealsWas Improved Seal of Righteousness. Covers all Seals and Judgements; 3 points instead of 5.
ChangedUnyielding FaithMoves to row 2 and shortens Fear and Disorient instead of adding resist chance.
Protection
TankSeal of Fury taunts on Judgement, Templar’s Bulwark absorbs your whole health bar, and Swift Judgement saves a missed taunt.
NewTemplar’s Bulwark21-point talent. Instant 8-second absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health, 5-minute cooldown. Applies Forbearance. Holy Shield now requires it.
NewSwift Judgement16-point talent. Free, 1-minute cooldown: ends Judgement’s cooldown at once and makes the next Judgement free.
NewImproved Seal of Fury11-point talent. Restores mana when a Seal of Fury shield is fully used, more against higher-level attackers.
NewSacred DutyUp to 4% Stamina and up to 1 minute off Divine Shield, Divine Protection and Templar’s Bulwark.
NewIron CreedUp to 15% more Holy Strike threat; with Righteous Fury on, Holy Strike gives up to 10% damage reduction for 6 seconds.
ChangedImproved Righteous FuryNo more extra threat: up to 6% less damage taken while Righteous Fury is active.
ChangedRedoubtNo longer needs a critical hit: a 10% chance when hit to raise Block chance, up to 20% (was 30%).
ChangedShield SpecializationBlocks can restore 6% of maximum mana, once every 3 seconds.
ChangedReckoningCan also trigger from blocks (up to 40%), still up to 100% from crits taken, at most once every 1.5 seconds.
ChangedAnticipation, Precision, One-Handed Weapon SpecializationAnticipation gives up to 20 Defense (was 10); Precision covers spells too; One-Handed Weapon Specialization moves to row 4 and needs 3 points instead of 5.
RemovedBlessing of Sanctuary and Improved Concentration AuraRemoved from the tree.
Retribution
DPSTwist of Light brings Seal Twisting back as a 31-point talent, and Sacred Arbiter turns Holy Strike into the core button.
NewTwist of Light31-point talent. Seals cost 20% less, and a replaced damage Seal leaves an Echo: your next swing gets both the old and the new Seal.
NewSacred Arbiter16-point talent. Holy Strike deals 20% more and refreshes every Judgement on the target, including other Paladins’.
NewChampion of the LightSpell damage from Intellect. The article lists up to 30% of Intellect; beta values have changed more than once.
NewInstrument of LawHammer of Wrath becomes instant; 20% less threat while Righteous Fury is off.
NewSanctified JudgementJudgement can refund up to 60% of the judged Seal’s cost.
NewHoly ConduitConsecration, Holy Wrath and Exorcism cost up to 40% less mana.
ChangedRepentanceNow the 21-point talent (was 31).
ChangedVengeanceLasts 30 seconds, up to 3% damage per stack, 3 stacks (9%). Was up to 15% for 8 seconds. Requires Sanctified Judgement.
ChangedVindicationLowers the target’s Attack Power and raises yours by up to 3% for 30 seconds.
ChangedBenedictionUp to 10% cheaper instant spells and abilities (was Seals and Judgement only).
ChangedEye for an EyeWorks on all crits, not only spells, but reflects up to 10% instead of 30%.
ChangedPursuit of JusticeMovement speed bonus 15% instead of 8%.
RemovedImproved Retribution Aura and Sanctity AuraRemoved from the tree.
What Paladins still do not get
From the BlizzCon panel: Paladins still have no interrupt, still cannot slow targets the way other classes can, and still reach their taunt through Seal and Judgement rather than a single button. They remain strongest against Undead and Demons (Exorcism, Holy Wrath, Turn Undead).
Beta tuning in the development notes
From Blizzard’s beta development notes (blue posts, 24 September and 1 October 2026). Beta values change before launch.
NewSalvation, Mass Salvation and Revokebeta notes 15.10Added in the 15 October beta build.
ChangedRetribution Aurabeta notes 01.10Damage scales with the spell power of the player carrying the aura.
Paladin talents
All three trees with a calculator — from the beta client.
Paladin spellbook
Every trainable spell by level and rank.
What changed vs Classic
New abilities, former runes and talent changes.
All classes
Every class and what changed.
Addons
What works, with versions.
Levelling
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Launch day · 4 November
Levelling a Paladin to 60
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