HOLY PALADIN
Holy Paladin is built on the Holy talent tree and plays as a healer in raids. The tree has 17 talents: 7 new in Forever, 8 changed from Classic.
HOLY GUIDE
We'll write the Holy Paladin rotation, stat priority and recommended build as the beta data settles. For now, see the talent tree below, the talent calculator and the class discussions on the forum.
WHAT IT BRINGS TO A RAID
The catalogue has no raid contribution tied only to Holy; the ones below apply to every Paladin.
EVERY PALADIN BRINGS
Blessing of KingsBlessing of MightBlessing of WisdomBlessing of SalvationBlessing of LightDevotion AuraRetribution AuraConcentration AuraFire resistanceFrost resistanceShadow resistanceJudgement of WisdomJudgement of LightJudgement of the CrusaderMagic dispelPoison cleanseDisease cleanseOut-of-combat resurrectionBlessing of FreedomCC: UndeadLay on HandsBlessing of Protection
DETAILS ON THE CLASS PAGE →TALENTS
Hover or tap a talent to read it below. Text is for the final rank.
Divine StrengthRow 1 · 5 rankIncreases your Strength by 10%.
Divine IntellectRow 1 · 5 rankIncreases your total Intellect by 10%.
Healing LightRow 2 · 3 rankChangedIncreases the amount healed by your Holy Light, Flash of Light, and Holy Shock spells by 12%.
Spiritual FocusRow 2 · 2 rankChangedGives your Flash of Light, Holy Light, and Light's Vigil spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
Improved SealsRow 2 · 3 rankChangedClassic name: Improved Seal of RighteousnessIncreases the damage done by your Seals and Judgements by 15%.
Unyielding FaithRow 2 · 2 rankChangedReduces the duration of Fear and Disorient effects on you by 30%.
Voice of TruthRow 3 · 1 rank · activeNewGrants you immunity to Silence and Interrupt effects for 6 sec.
ReverenceRow 3 · 3 rankNewAllows 30% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Purifying PowerRow 3 · 2 rankNewReduces the mana cost of your Cleanse and Purify spells by 20% and reduces the cooldown of your Exorcism and Holy Wrath spells by 33%.
Infusion of LightRow 4 · 2 rankNewYour Holy Shock and Flash of Light critical hits reduce the cast time of your next Holy Light cast within 15 sec by 1.0 sec.
IlluminationRow 4 · 5 rankChangedAfter getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 100% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.
Divine FavorRow 4 · 1 rank · activeChangedWhen activated, gives your next Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock spell a 100% critical effect chance.
Divine PrecisionRow 5 · 3 rankNewImproves your chance to hit with Holy spells by 18%.
Holy ShockRow 5 · 1 rank · activeChangedBlasts the target with Holy energy, causing 129 to 139 Holy damage to an enemy, or 110 to 118 healing to an ally.
Consecrated GroundRow 5 · 2 rankNewGives your Holy spells 10% increased damage against the first 4 enemies that enter your Consecration.
Holy PowerRow 6 · 5 rankChangedIncreases the critical strike chance of your Holy Shock and Holy Strike spells by 15%, and all other spells by 5%.
Light's VigilRow 7 · 1 rank · activeNewApplies Light's Vigil to the target for 30 sec. Your next Holy Shock cast on them triggers no cooldown and causes enemy targets to suffer 175 to 189 Holy damage and refund 75% of Light's Vigil's Mana cost, or allied targets to heal their party for 325 to 343. You may only have one Light's Vigil active per party.
Removed from Classic: Consecration, Improved Lay on Hands, Improved Blessing of Wisdom, Lasting Judgement
Talent, spell, race and raid data: talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), from the WoW Forever beta client; data date 2026-10-14. Numbers can lag live tuning. Spell names, icons and tooltip text belong to Blizzard Entertainment. Paladin talent calculator.
