Paladin specialization

Protection Paladin in WoW Forever

Holy magic and shield defense.

Your role: Tank
Advice for every level to 60
Class notes checked Nov 4, 2026

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Level 25 · Tanking in a group

How to tank dungeons at level 25

Your tank loop

Press the first one that is ready.

Keep up:

Seal of Fury Rank 2 Keep up · 30 sec

Keep it on you and put it back when its 30 sec run out.

10% of your damage
Holy Strike Rank 3 Every 10 sec

Use it whenever it is ready, every 10 sec.

11% of your damage
Judgement Every 10 sec

Use it whenever it is ready, every 10 sec.

13% of your damage
Consecration Rank 1 Keep on target · 8 sec

Keep it on the target; it lasts 8 sec.

15% of your damage
Auto attack All the time

Your weapon swings on its own. Stay in melee range.

52% of your damage

The first 30 seconds

When to press each one from the pull. The blue line under a press is the global cooldown (1.5 sec) or cast it holds: nothing else on the global cooldown can go until it ends, so of two that are ready together the higher one goes first. Judgement is off the global cooldown, so it has no line and goes alongside.

Seal of Fury

Holy Strike

Judgementoff GCD

Consecration

All the time: Auto attack

How MaxDPS works this out

Default stat priorities

Weapon melee DPS +13.37.6
Stamina +55.0
Shield block value +63.3
Holy spell power +132.9
Spell damage +92.0
Armor +571.8

Adjust stat priorities Calculated defaults

Strength Agility Stamina Intellect Spirit Attack power Spell power Spell damage Holy spell power Critical strike Hit Haste Expertise Mana per 5 sec Armor Bonus armor Defense rating Dodge rating Parry rating Block rating Shield block value Weapon melee DPS

Talents at level 25

16 points at level 25: the first at level 10, then one every level.

The MaxDPS build at this level, in the game’s talent frame. Click a talent to learn it and right click to unlearn it, as in the game.

Talents

Unspent Talents

Point order: when each point goes in

Redoubt 5/5 · levels 10–14 +0.6% survival and threat
Precision 3/3 · levels 15–17 +0.8% survival and threat
Sacred Duty 2/2 · levels 18–19 not counted here
Shield Specialization 2/2 · levels 20–21 +1.3% survival and threat
Toughness 3/5 · levels 22–24 +1.8% survival and threat
Anticipation 1/5 · level 25 +0.6% survival and threat

Every Paladin talent

Preliminary item rankings · Dungeons

Protection Paladin gear rankings

Survival and Holy threat · Level 25 · Calculated defaults

Hunt list

SoloingDungeons

Use and proc trinkets are under the rankings.

Materials: . Each reagent counts at the lower of a vendor’s price and its lowest buyout.

Trinket items with imported stats, weighted scores and acquisition sources.
Rank	Item	Score (pts)	Where to get it
1 in this filtered list	Rune of Perfection iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Vendor Key stats: 4 Stamina	4.00	Illiyana MoonblazeVendor · 1g 89s 47c · Ashenvale
Score breakdown Stamina: 4 × 1 = 4.00 pts Rare 2 sources Illiyana MoonblazeVendor · 1g 89s 47c · Ashenvale Kelm HargunthVendor · 1g 89s 47c · The Barrens
2 in this filtered list	Rune of Duty iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Vendor Key stats: 4 Stamina	4.00	Illiyana MoonblazeVendor · 1g 89s 47c · Ashenvale
Score breakdown Stamina: 4 × 1 = 4.00 pts Rare 2 sources Illiyana MoonblazeVendor · 1g 89s 47c · Ashenvale Kelm HargunthVendor · 1g 89s 47c · The Barrens
3 in this filtered list	Worgenbane Talisman iLvl 26 · Req. 21 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 2 Mana per 5 sec	0.08	Commander SpringvaleNPC drop · 1.1% · Shadowfang Keep
Score breakdown Mana per 5 sec: 2 × 0.0397 = 0.08 pts Rare Source Commander SpringvaleNPC drop · 1.1% · Shadowfang Keep
4 in this filtered list	Roogug's Severed Head iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 6 Spirit	0.03	RoogugNPC drop · 1.5% · Razorfen Kraul
Score breakdown Spirit: 6 × 0.0044 = 0.03 pts Rare Source RoogugNPC drop · 1.5% · Razorfen Kraul
5 in this filtered list	Lookie's Spyglass iLvl 23 · Req. 18 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 1 Spirit	0.00	CookieNPC drop · 1.1% · Deadmines
Score breakdown Spirit: 1 × 0.0044 = 0.00 pts Rare Source CookieNPC drop · 1.1% · Deadmines

—Unscored	Dog Whistle iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Dungeon drop	Unscored	Houndmaster LokseyNPC drop · 25% · Scarlet Monastery
Score breakdown No weighted stats available. Effects may still make this item useful. Rare Source Houndmaster LokseyNPC drop · 25% · Scarlet Monastery
—Unscored	Minor Recombobulator iLvl 28 · Req. 23* · Crafted · Profession required	Unscored	EngineeringCrafted None on the auction house Materials about
Score breakdown No weighted stats available. Effects may still make this item useful. Uncommon · Profession required — check item requirements Source EngineeringCrafted
—Unscored	Gnomish Universal Remote iLvl 25 · Req. 20* · Crafted · Profession required	Unscored	EngineeringCrafted None on the auction house Materials about
Score breakdown No weighted stats available. Effects may still make this item useful. Uncommon · Profession required — check item requirements Source EngineeringCrafted
—Unscored	Argent Dawn Commission iLvl 1 · Req. 1 · Quest	Unscored	Argent Dawn CommissionQuest reward · Western Plaguelands
Score breakdown No weighted stats available. Effects may still make this item useful. Common 4 sources Argent Dawn CommissionQuest reward · Western Plaguelands Argent Dawn CommissionQuest reward · Western Plaguelands Argent Dawn CommissionQuest reward · Eastern Plaguelands Create CommissionOther source
—Unscored	Insignia of the Alliance iLvl 1 · Req. 1 · Vendor · Alliance only	Unscored	Officer AreynVendor · 21g 5s 26c · Stormwind City
Score breakdown No weighted stats available. Effects may still make this item useful. Rare Source Officer AreynVendor · 21g 5s 26c · Stormwind City
—Unscored	Cursed Murloc Eye iLvl 29 · Req. 24 · Dungeon drop	Unscored	GelihastNPC drop · 5.9% · Blackfathom Deeps
Score breakdown No weighted stats available. Effects may still make this item useful. Rare Source GelihastNPC drop · 5.9% · Blackfathom Deeps
—Unscored	Transformative Cocoon iLvl 30 · Req. 25* · Quest · Horde only	Unscored	The BroodmotherQuest reward · Mulgore
Score breakdown No weighted stats available. Effects may still make this item useful. Uncommon Source The BroodmotherQuest reward · Mulgore

Use and proc trinkets worth a look

Not scored.

Dog Whistle iLvl 30
Use: Summons a tracking hound that will protect you for 3 min.
Roogug's Severed Head iLvl 30
Use: Raise the severed head of Roogug, Horrifying and Silencing all Swine within 15 yds for 5 sec.
Transformative Cocoon iLvl 30
Use: Absorb up to 280 damage and Stun yourself for 5 sec. When the Stun expires, gain 60% increased movement speed for 8 sec.
Cursed Murloc Eye iLvl 29
Equip: Spells and attacks deal 2 Shadow damage. Deals 4 times as much damage to Murlocs.
Minor Recombobulator iLvl 28
Use: Dispels Polymorph effects on a friendly target. Also restores 270 Health and 128 Mana.
Worgenbane Talisman iLvl 26
Use: Stuns target Worgen for 4 sec.

Item stats from the WoW Forever game files; sources from data collected from the live game. Auction prices are the lowest buyout on the Americas · Normal auction houses, read from Blizzard every hour; pick another region or ruleset under Filters. Which house is which ruleset is matched by size and still being confirmed in game.

New in Forever

Block and Holy damage tuning

Blizzard: WoW Forever development notes · Blizzard’s Deep Dive · What’s Next

Read the current Paladin updates

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Block and Holy damage tuning