WotLK Classic Holy Paladin Guide (2024)

Last updated on Feb 11, 2024 at 13:42by Sellin26 comments

Welcome to our Holy Paladin guide for WotLK Classic, tailoredfor PvE content. Here, you will learn how all you need to know to playHoly Paladin proficiently. Click the links below to navigate the guideor read this page for a short introduction.

Paladins are capable of filling all three roles in Wrath of theLich King and are competitive at each. All of the specializations will allow you3to fill a specific niche because of the plentiful buffs that no other class can offer.

Holy Paladins are the strongest single-target healer in the game and areessential to any raid's success, as they are primarily tank healers. Holy Paladin'sbiggest strength, other than their single-target healing, is their Mana efficiency. They alsohave a wide array of cooldowns that can come in handy if things do not go accordingto plan or that can be used preemptively to make a difficult part of an encounterconsiderably easier.

If you would like to see where Holy Paladins fall in the overall rankingsamong healer specs for both PvE and PvP in WotLK Classic, we have created pagesdedicated to explaining what classes and specializations are the best of the bestthrough multiple factors. However, ultimately, you should not let these listsdissuade you from playing what you enjoy.

In WotLK Classic, Paladins are able to be both Alliance and Horde.Blood Elf is the only Horde race that can be Paladin, while the Alliancecan choose between Draenei, Human, or Dwarf.

Blood Elf and Humanare the strongest races for Holy Paladin on each respective faction.Blood Elves, due to the fact that they are the only choice as Horde, and Humandue to their slightly higher Intelligence rating and the situational usefulnessof Will to Survive.

Blood Elf is the default choice if you are playing Horde, as they are the onlyrace that is able to be Paladin. Their racials are still quite goodas Paladins are quite dependent on Mana, which Arcane Torrenthelps with, as well as granting you additional magic resistances to bolsterPaladin's weakness against spellcasters.

Dwarf is in a unique spot, as Stoneform can be a powerful defensive cooldown ina situation where you are unable to cast Cleanse or have a nasty bleed on youand are taking a lot of Physical damage. Unfortunately, Find Treasureand Gun Specialization are both completely useless for Paladins in any kind of combatsituation.

Draenei offer a very situationally useful heal in Gift of the Naaru that,in an emergency, can save you or a party member. Heroic Presence is the mostpowerful racial though, as it allows you and people in your party to itemizecompletely differently because of the added Hit rating.

Perception is an extremely strong against any stealth class andcan net you a massive advantage in PvP. The Human Spirit is not particularlyuseful in any combat situation. Both Mace and Sword Specialization are quite strongearly on in lower gear levels and, even later on, might alter your gear choiceswhile maintaining Expertise.

Engineering is extremely important for Paladin both for thepersonal HPS increases added from the Cloak and Glove enchants, but especially theinsane amount of mobility that Nitro Boosts affixed to your boots willallow you. Engineering ends up being a slightly lower gain in stats than othercrafting professions but the overall utility that the Profession has to offermakes it a must-have for almost every class, especially ones that strugglewith mobility like Paladin.

Jewelcrafting is the single largest increase of statsof any of the crafting professions especially before the addition of Epic gems to thegame. Intellect is the single strongest stat for a Holy Paladinand this is the largest possible gain of it.

Engineering and Jewelcrafting are both chosen based on their endgame benefitsand do not offer any particularly beneficial gold farms.