Protection Paladin

Protection changes

• 
  NewSeal of Fury

  Tank Seal that favours fast weapons, grants small absorb shields, and makes Judgment taunt while it is active.

• 
  NewImproved Seal of Fury

  Grants mana when Seal of Fury absorbs damage.

• 
  NewSwift Judgment

  Can reset Judgment once per minute, so a missed taunt does not end the pull.

• 
  NewTemplar’s Bulwark

  Powerful absorb shield based on maximum health; interacts with Forbearance.

• 
  NewIron Creed

  Well-timed Holy Strikes reduce incoming damage for a short window.

• 
  ChangedReckoning

  Redesigned to trigger from blocks too, so it works for tanks who are immune to critical hits.

• 
  ChangedShield Specialization

  Grants additional mana on blocks.

• 
  ChangedRedoubt and Holy Shield

  Beta (1 October): Redoubt block chance down to 4–20% over five ranks (was 6–30%); Holy Shield up to 30% (was 20%).

Baseline changes — every Paladin

These apply to Protection too, regardless of where talent points go.

• 
  NewHoly Strike

  Level 6. Instant weapon strike dealing Holy damage on a 12-second cooldown. The beta raised its weapon damage per rank (25% at rank 1 to 50% at rank 8).

• 
  ChangedSeals and Judgment

  Casting Judgment no longer consumes your Seal, so you stop recasting it after every Judgment.

• 
  ChangedConsecration

  Baseline at level 20 instead of a talent. Full damage and threat on the first four targets, reduced beyond that — a tanking tool and a damage tool at once.

• 
  ChangedBlessing of Kings

  Baseline instead of a talent, like Divine Spirit for Priests and Improved Mark of the Wild for Druids.

• 
  ChangedRetribution Aura

  Beta: its damage now scales with spell power — per the 1 October notes, the spell power of the player carrying the aura rather than the Paladin’s.