Paladin

Paladin

Professions

The choice of professions for a Paladin in Wrath of the Lich King depends mainly on your goals: preparing consumables, crafting gear or making gold.

Professions support your character's progression, but they do not replace choices of gear, talents and play.

Blacksmithing and Mining

Mining lets you gather ore, and Blacksmithing lets you craft weapons and plate armor.

Jewelcrafting and Mining

Jewelcrafting cuts the gems placed in gear sockets, and Mining supplies part of its materials.

The Draenei benefits from Gemcutting, which increases their Jewelcrafting skill.

Alchemy and Herbalism

Herbalism lets you gather plants, and Alchemy is used to make potions and elixirs. This pairing helps you prepare your own consumables, including mana potions.

Engineering and Mining

Engineering crafts items usable in combat, in both PvE and PvP, and Mining supplies part of its materials.

Inscription and Herbalism

Inscription uses the plants gathered with Herbalism to make inks and items to sell to other players.

Cooking, Fishing and First Aid

Cooking and Fishing provide useful food, and First Aid lets you make bandages, without replacing the Paladin's healing spells.

Which professions suit your specialization?

Holy

The Alchemy + Herbalism pairing helps prepare mana potions, useful during long fights.

Protection

The Blacksmithing + Mining pairing lets you craft plate armor, and Alchemy provides the potions a tank needs.

Retribution

The Blacksmithing + Mining pairing lets you craft weapons, and Engineering brings useful combat items.

Key takeaway

Making gold is important in Wrath of the Lich King: also choose your professions based on what they can earn you.