Paladin
Protection
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Protection Paladin
The Paladin's Protection specialization in The Burning Crusade is focused on tanking: its talents strengthen armor, blocking and the threat generated by Holy damage.
The Paladin is a hybrid class: they can heal, tank or deal melee damage, and they support their group with blessings and auras. Protection suits players who enjoy protecting their group and holding several enemies at once.
A playstyle built on the Holy school
Righteous FuryInstant · Duration 30 minIncreases the threat generated by your Holy attacks by 60%. Lasts 30 minutes. increases the threat generated by Holy spells, and ConsecrationInstant · 8 sec cooldown · Duration 8 secConsecrates the ground beneath the Paladin, dealing 512 Holy damage over 8 seconds to enemies who enter the area. deals Holy damage to enemies around the Paladin. 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 155 Holy damage for each attack blocked; this damage causes 35% additional threat. Each block uses a charge; 4 charges. greatly increases block chance and deals damage on each block.
Ardent DefenderProtection · Row 7 · 5 ranksWhile you are below 35% health, all damage taken is reduced by 6% / 12% / 18% / 24% / 30%. reduces damage taken when health is low, and Spiritual AttunementPassive: the Paladin gains mana equal to 10% of the healing received from other friendly targets' spells. gives the Paladin mana when they are healed. The last talent of the tree, Avenger's ShieldProtection · Row 9 · 1 rank1 sec cast · 30 sec cooldown · Duration 6 secRequires: Holy Shield (1 rank)Hurls a holy shield at the enemy, dealing 494 to 602 Holy damage and dazing it for 6 seconds, then bounces to nearby enemies. Hits 3 targets in total., hurls a shield that bounces between 3 enemies.
Its role in PvE
In PvE, the Protection Paladin is a very solid tank, especially effective against several enemies at once thanks to ConsecrationInstant · 8 sec cooldown · Duration 8 secConsecrates the ground beneath the Paladin, dealing 512 Holy damage over 8 seconds to enemies who enter the area.. They can also tank bosses, and Righteous DefenseInstant · 15 sec cooldownComes to the defense of a friendly target: up to 3 enemies attacking it attack the Paladin instead. lets them take back enemies attacking an ally.
