Paladin
Protection
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Protection Paladin
The Protection specialization of the Paladin in Classic Era is focused on tanking: its talents strengthen armor, blocking and threat.
The Paladin is a hybrid class: it can heal, tank or deal melee damage, and it supports its group with its blessings and auras. Protection is for players who want to protect their group while supporting it.
A playstyle built on blocking and Holy damage
RedoubtProtection · Row 1 · 5 ranksAfter you take a critical strike, increases your chance to block with your shield by 6% / 12% / 18% / 24% / 30% for 10 seconds or 5 blocks. and Shield SpecializationProtection · Row 3 · 3 ranksRequires: Redoubt (5 ranks)Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 10% / 20% / 30%. strengthen your shield, and ToughnessProtection · Row 2 · 5 ranksIncreases the armor from your items by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. increases your armor from items. Improved Righteous FuryProtection · Row 3 · 3 ranksIncreases the threat generated by Righteous Fury by 16% / 33% / 50%. increases the threat generated by Righteous FuryInstant · Duration 30 minIncreases the threat generated by your Holy attacks by 60%. Lasts 30 minutes..
The last talent of the tree, Holy ShieldProtection · Row 7 · 1 rankInstant · 10 sec cooldown · Duration 10 secRequires: Blessing of Sanctuary (1 rank)Increases your block chance by 30% for 10 seconds and deals 130 Holy damage for each attack blocked; this damage causes 20% additional threat. Each block uses a charge; 4 charges., greatly increases your chance to block for 10 seconds and deals Holy damage for each attack blocked.
Its role in PvE
In PvE, the Protection Paladin generates a lot of threat against several enemies thanks to ConsecrationHoly · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · 8 sec cooldown · Duration 8 secConsecrates the ground beneath the Paladin, dealing 384 Holy damage over 8 seconds to enemies who enter the area.. It has no taunt: to take an enemy from another tank, it must manage its threat carefully. It also brings Blessing of KingsProtection · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 5 minPlaces a blessing on a friendly target, increasing its total stats by 10% for 5 minutes. Only one blessing per Paladin on a target. to the group.
