Paladin
Protection
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Protection Paladin
Talents
Taking hits
ToughnessProtection · Row 3 · 5 ranksIncreases the armor from your items by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%, and reduces the duration of movement-slowing effects by 6% / 12% / 18% / 24% / 30%. increases armor from items, AnticipationProtection · Row 2 · 5 ranksIncreases your dodge chance by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%. dodge chance, and RedoubtProtection · Row 8 · 3 ranksIncreases your block value by 10% / 20% / 30%, and damaging attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your block chance by 10% / 20% / 30% for 10 seconds or 5 blocks. block value and block chance. Ardent DefenderProtection · Row 7 · 3 ranksDamage that takes you below 35% health is reduced by 7% / 13% / 20%. Attacks that would kill you instead heal you for up to 10% / 20% / 30% of your maximum health, based on defense, at most once every 2 minutes. reduces damage taken at low health, and Improved Righteous FuryProtection · Row 3 · 3 ranksWhile Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 2% / 4% / 6%. reduces all damage taken during Righteous FuryInstantIncreases all threat generated, and Holy threat by an additional 80%. Lasts until cancelled..
Threat and damage
Divine StrengthProtection · Row 1 · 5 ranksIncreases your total Strength by 3% / 6% / 9% / 12% / 15%. increases Strength, Touched by the LightProtection · Row 9 · 3 ranksIncreases your spell power by 20% / 40% / 60% of your Strength, and the healing of your critical heals by 10% / 20% / 30%. spell power based on Strength, and Combat ExpertiseProtection · Row 8 · 3 ranksIncreases your expertise by 2 / 4 / 6, and your total Stamina and critical strike chance by 2% / 4% / 6%. expertise, Stamina and critical strike chance. Holy ShieldProtection · Row 7 · 1 rankInstant · 8 sec cooldown · Duration 10 secRequires: Blessing of Sanctuary (1 rank)Increases your block chance by 30% for 10 seconds and deals 274 Holy damage for each attack blocked. Each block uses a charge; 8 charges. deals Holy damage on each block, and Avenger's ShieldProtection · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · 30 sec cooldown · Duration 10 secRequires: Holy Shield (1 rank)Hurls a holy shield at the enemy, dealing 1100 to 1344 Holy damage, increased by spell power and attack power, and dazing it, then bounces to nearby enemies. Hits 3 targets in total. The daze lasts 10 seconds. hits 3 enemies.
Group support
Blessing of SanctuaryProtection · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 10 minPlaces a blessing on a friendly target for 10 minutes, reducing all damage taken by 3% and increasing Strength and Stamina by 10%. When the target blocks, parries or dodges a melee attack, it gains 2% of its maximum mana. Only one blessing per Paladin on a target. reduces the damage taken by the target, Divine SacrificeProtection · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · 2 min cooldown · Duration 10 secFor 10 seconds, 30% of the damage taken by party members within 30 yards is redirected to the Paladin (up to 40% of the Paladin's health times the number of party members). Damage that brings the Paladin below 20% health breaks the effect. transfers part of the group's damage to the Paladin, and Divine GuardianProtection · Row 4 · 2 ranksRequires: Divine Sacrifice (1 rank)When Divine Sacrifice is activated, party and raid members within 30 yards take 10% / 20% less damage for 6 seconds. Also increases the duration of Sacred Shield by 50% / 100% and the amount it absorbs by 10% / 20%. then reduces the raid's damage taken. Guarded by the LightProtection · Row 9 · 2 ranksReduces spell damage taken by 3% / 6%, gives a 50% / 100% chance to refresh the duration of Divine Plea when you hit an enemy, and makes Divine Plea 50% / 100% less likely to be dispelled. strengthens Divine PleaInstant · 1 min cooldown · Duration 15 secYou regain 25% of your total mana over 15 seconds, but the healing of Flash of Light, Holy Light and Holy Shock is reduced by 50%..
Hammer of the Righteous
Hammer of the RighteousProtection · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 6 sec cooldownHammers the target and up to 2 nearby enemies, dealing 4 times your main-hand weapon damage per second as Holy damage. Requires a one-handed melee weapon., the final talent of the tree, strikes the target and up to 2 nearby enemies. Shield of the TemplarProtection · Row 10 · 3 ranksRequires: Avenger's Shield (1 rank)Reduces all damage taken by 1% / 2% / 3%, and gives Avenger's Shield a 33% / 66% / 100% chance to silence its targets for 3 seconds. lets Avenger's ShieldProtection · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · 30 sec cooldown · Duration 10 secRequires: Holy Shield (1 rank)Hurls a holy shield at the enemy, dealing 1100 to 1344 Holy damage, increased by spell power and attack power, and dazing it, then bounces to nearby enemies. Hits 3 targets in total. The daze lasts 10 seconds. silence its targets.
Which talents to prioritize?
Divine StrengthProtection · Row 1 · 5 ranksIncreases your total Strength by 3% / 6% / 9% / 12% / 15%., ToughnessProtection · Row 3 · 5 ranksIncreases the armor from your items by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%, and reduces the duration of movement-slowing effects by 6% / 12% / 18% / 24% / 30%., Holy ShieldProtection · Row 7 · 1 rankInstant · 8 sec cooldown · Duration 10 secRequires: Blessing of Sanctuary (1 rank)Increases your block chance by 30% for 10 seconds and deals 274 Holy damage for each attack blocked. Each block uses a charge; 8 charges., Ardent DefenderProtection · Row 7 · 3 ranksDamage that takes you below 35% health is reduced by 7% / 13% / 20%. Attacks that would kill you instead heal you for up to 10% / 20% / 30% of your maximum health, based on defense, at most once every 2 minutes., Combat ExpertiseProtection · Row 8 · 3 ranksIncreases your expertise by 2 / 4 / 6, and your total Stamina and critical strike chance by 2% / 4% / 6%., Avenger's ShieldProtection · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · 30 sec cooldown · Duration 10 secRequires: Holy Shield (1 rank)Hurls a holy shield at the enemy, dealing 1100 to 1344 Holy damage, increased by spell power and attack power, and dazing it, then bounces to nearby enemies. Hits 3 targets in total. The daze lasts 10 seconds. and Touched by the LightProtection · Row 9 · 3 ranksIncreases your spell power by 20% / 40% / 60% of your Strength, and the healing of your critical heals by 10% / 20% / 30%. form the core of Protection, leading to Hammer of the RighteousProtection · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 6 sec cooldownHammers the target and up to 2 nearby enemies, dealing 4 times your main-hand weapon damage per second as Holy damage. Requires a one-handed melee weapon..
