Paladin
Protection
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Protection Paladin
Talents
Survival
ToughnessProtection · Row 2 · 5 ranksIncreases the armor from your items by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. increases armor from items, AnticipationProtection · Row 3 · 5 ranksIncreases your Defense skill by 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20. increases Defense, and Shield SpecializationProtection · Row 3 · 3 ranksRequires: Redoubt (5 ranks)Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 10% / 20% / 30%. the damage absorbed by your shield. Improved Righteous FuryProtection · Row 3 · 3 ranksWhile Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 2% / 4% / 6%, and the threat generated by Righteous Fury is increased by 16% / 33% / 50%. reduces damage taken while Righteous FuryInstant · Duration 30 minIncreases the threat generated by your Holy attacks by 60%. Lasts 30 minutes. is active, and Spell WardingProtection · Row 5 · 2 ranksReduces all spell damage taken by 2% / 4%. reduces spell damage taken. 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.
Holy Shield and threat
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, and Improved Holy ShieldProtection · Row 7 · 2 ranksRequires: Holy Shield (1 rank)Increases the damage of Holy Shield by 10% / 20% and its number of charges by 2 / 4. increases its damage and charges. One-Handed Weapon SpecializationProtection · Row 6 · 5 ranksIncreases all damage you deal with a one-handed melee weapon equipped by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%. increases damage dealt with a one-handed weapon, and Combat ExpertiseProtection · Row 8 · 5 ranksIncreases your expertise by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 and your total Stamina by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. increases expertise and Stamina.
Blessings
Blessing of KingsProtection · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 10 minPlaces a blessing on a friendly target, increasing its total stats by 10% for 10 minutes. Only one blessing per Paladin on a target. increases all of the target's stats, and Blessing of SanctuaryProtection · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 10 minPlaces a blessing on a friendly target for 10 minutes, reducing damage taken from all sources by up to 80. When the target blocks a melee attack, the attacker takes 46 Holy damage. Only one blessing per Paladin on a target. reduces the damage it takes.
Avenger's Shield
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., the last talent of the tree, hurls a shield that deals Holy damage, dazes the target and bounces between 3 enemies.
Which talents to prioritize?
Improved Righteous FuryProtection · Row 3 · 3 ranksWhile Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 2% / 4% / 6%, and the threat generated by Righteous Fury is increased by 16% / 33% / 50%., ToughnessProtection · Row 2 · 5 ranksIncreases the armor from your items by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%., AnticipationProtection · Row 3 · 5 ranksIncreases your Defense skill by 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20., 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., Ardent DefenderProtection · Row 7 · 5 ranksWhile you are below 35% health, all damage taken is reduced by 6% / 12% / 18% / 24% / 30%. and Combat ExpertiseProtection · Row 8 · 5 ranksIncreases your expertise by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 and your total Stamina by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. form the core of Protection.
