Protection Paladin Tank Spell List and Glossary — The War Within (11.0.5)

Last updated on Oct 22, 2024 at 12:00 by Panthea 67 comments
General Information

On this page, we present you with all spells and procs that you need to understand as a Protection Paladin in World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.0.5).

If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Protection Paladin spells.

1.

Introduction

If you are new to Protection, this is a great place to start to get an understanding of how the spec works. On this page we will discuss what abilities you have, what they are used for within the specialization, how they interact with each other and also with important cooldowns. If you already have experience with Protection and are comfortable with it in the current expansion, it is recommended you skip this section and move on to the rest of the guide.

2.

Main Resource of Protection Paladins

Protection Paladins have two resources to manage: Mana and Holy Power. That said, you do not have to manage Mana in any way. You will spend most of your time dealing damage and using active mitigation abilities to help your healers keep you alive.

3.

Baseline Protection Paladin Abilities

Ability Abbreviation Description/Effect
Consecration Icon Consecration Cons Consecration Icon Consecration places an area-of-effect under your character which deals damage to every enemy in it. You can only have 1 Consecration Icon Consecration active at a time. For Protection, this also provides damage reduction from Mastery: Divine Bulwark Icon Mastery: Divine Bulwark.
Crusader Strike Icon Crusader Strike - Crusader Strike Icon Crusader Strike deals damage to your current target and generates 1 Holy Power.
Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield Bubble Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield will make you immune to all forms of damage for up to 8 seconds. Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield will also apply the Forbearance Icon Forbearance debuff for 30 seconds and cannot be used if you have the Forbearance Icon Forbearance debuff active. Something to note for Protection Paladins is that this will cause any targets hitting you to hit another player, as you are no longer a valid target whilst Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield is active.
Flash of Light Icon Flash of Light FoL Flash of Light Icon Flash of Light is a quick casting healing spell, however Protection Paladins cannot Dodge/Parry/Block while they are casting this.
Hammer of Justice Icon Hammer of Justice HoJ Hammer of Justice Icon Hammer of Justice stuns the target for 6 seconds.
Hand of Reckoning Icon Hand of Reckoning Taunt Hand of Reckoning Icon Hand of Reckoning taunts the target, forcing them to hit you for a few seconds and increases the threat generated while they are fixated on you.
Judgment Icon Judgment Judge Judgment Icon Judgment deals a moderate amount of Holy Damage to your target and generates 1 Holy Power.
Sense Undead Icon Sense Undead - Sense Undead Icon Sense Undead shows Undead creature types on your minimap.
Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous SotR Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous deals Holy damage to all enemies in front of you and increases your armor based on the amount of Strength you have. It costs 3 Holy Power. This should be your primary Holy Power spender for Protection.
Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory WoG Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory is an instant cast heal and costs 3 Holy Power. For protection the amount of healing will be increased based on your missing Health.
Redemption Icon Redemption - Redemption Icon Redemption is your standard resurrect spell. It can only be used outside of combat.
Intercession Icon Intercession CR (Combat Res) Intercession Icon Intercession is new to The War Within. This is your combat resurrection spell and costs 3 Holy Power.
4.

Baseline Protection Paladin Passives

Ability Abbreviation Description/Effect
Mastery: Divine Bulwark Icon Mastery: Divine Bulwark - Mastery: Divine Bulwark Icon Mastery: Divine Bulwark increases your block chance and grants you passive damage reduction when you stand in Consecration Icon Consecration.
Aegis of Light Icon Aegis of Light - Aegis of Light Icon Aegis of Light increases your stamina by 45%, armor by 15% and 10% passive damage reduction.
Riposte Icon Riposte - Riposte Icon Riposte converts your Critical Strike rating from gear to Parry chance.
5.

Protection Paladin Class Tree Abilities

Ability Abbreviation Description/Effect
Lay on Hands Icon Lay on Hands LoH Lay on Hands Icon Lay on Hands heals the target for 100% of your maximum Health! Lay on Hands Icon Lay on Hands will also apply the Forbearance Icon Forbearance debuff to the target for 30 seconds and cannot be used if they have the Forbearance Icon Forbearance debuff active. This talent is automatically learned for Protection Paladins.
Auras of the Resolute Icon Auras of the Resolute - Auras of the Resolute Icon Auras of the Resolute is automatically learned for Protection Paladins and gives access to Devotion Aura Icon Devotion Aura, Concentration Aura Icon Concentration Aura and Crusader Aura Icon Crusader Aura.
Hammer of Wrath Icon Hammer of Wrath HoW Hammer of Wrath Icon Hammer of Wrath can only be used on targets below 20% health but can be used freely while you have Avenging Wrath Icon Avenging Wrath active. This generates 1 Holy Power.
Cleanse Toxins Icon Cleanse Toxins Cleanse Cleanse Toxins Icon Cleanse Toxins allows you to cleanse poison and disease effects.
Blinding Light Icon Blinding Light Blind AoE disorient around your character on a 1.5 minute cooldown.
Repentance Icon Repentance Repent Single target incapcitate which lasts for 1 minutes. This only works on Humanoids, Demons, Undead, Dragonkin and Giants.
Turn Evil Icon Turn Evil - Turn Evil Icon Turn Evil is a crowd control ability that can only be used on Demons, Undead and Aberrations. Turn Evil Icon Turn Evil will cause them to run away in fear. It will also instantly kill enemies it can hit if they are below 30% health.
Divine Steed Icon Divine Steed Steed Divine Steed Icon Divine Steed summons a mount which your character rides for 3 seconds. While you are on the mount, you will move 100% faster.
Blessing of Freedom Icon Blessing of Freedom Freedom/BoF Blessing of Freedom Icon Blessing of Freedom removes and grants immunity to all movement impairing effects for a few seconds.
Rebuke Icon Rebuke - Rebuke Icon Rebuke is your interrupt ability.
Divine Toll Icon Divine Toll Toll/DT Divine Toll Icon Divine Toll fires up to 5 Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield's to targets within 30 yards. Each Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield cast will generate 1 Holy Power.
Blessing of Sacrifice Icon Blessing of Sacrifice Sac Blessing of Sacrifice Icon Blessing of Sacrifice transfers 30% of the targeted player's damage taken to you for 12 seconds. 2-minute cooldown. Blessing of Sacrifice Icon Blessing of Sacrifice will stop before 12 seconds if the damage taken will reduce you below 20% health.
Blessing of Protection Icon Blessing of Protection BoP Blessing of Protection Icon Blessing of Protection will grant immunity to all Physical attacks to the player for up to 10 seconds. Blessing of Protection Icon Blessing of Protection will also apply the Forbearance Icon Forbearance debuff to the target for 30 seconds and cannot be used if they have the Forbearance Icon Forbearance debuff active.
5.1.

Auras Explained

Devotion Aura Icon Devotion Aura provides 3% damage reduction to all party and raid members within 40 yards.

Concentration Aura Icon Concentration Aura reduces the duration of silence and interrupt effects by 30% to all party and raid members within 40 yards.

Crusader Aura Icon Crusader Aura increases mounted movement speed by 20% to all party and raid members within 40 yards. This also works with Divine Steed Icon Divine Steed!

6.

Protection Paladin Class Tree Passives

Ability Abbreviation Description/Effect
Empyreal Ward Icon Empyreal Ward - Lay on Hands Icon Lay on Hands now gives the target 100% increased armor for 30 seconds and ignores healing reduction effects.
Fist of Justice Icon Fist of Justice - Fist of Justice Icon Fist of Justice reduces the cooldown of Hammer of Justice Icon Hammer of Justice by 1 second for each Holy Power spent.
A Just Reward Icon A Just Reward - Successfully dispelling a debuff with Cleanse Toxins Icon Cleanse Toxins will now heal the target.
Afterimage Icon Afterimage - Afterimage Icon Afterimage will make your next Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory heal a nearby player for 30% of the value after spending 20 Holy Power.
Light's Countenance Icon Light's Countenance - Reduces the cooldown of Repentance Icon Repentance or Blinding Light Icon Blinding Light by 15 seconds.
Greater Judgment Icon Greater Judgment - Greater Judgment Icon Greater Judgment adds an effect to Judgment Icon Judgment where it will leave a debuff on your target, which increases the damage of your next Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous to them by 40%.
Wrench Evil Icon Wrench Evil - Turn Evil Icon Turn Evil is now instant cast.
Stand Against Evil Icon Stand Against Evil - Turn Evil Icon Turn Evil is cast against 5 additional targets making it an AoE fear (or execute).
Holy Reprieve Icon Holy Reprieve - The duration of Forbearance (debuff from casting Blessing of Protection Icon Blessing of Protection / Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding / Lay on Hands Icon Lay on Hands / Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield) is reduced by 10 seconds.
Cavalier Icon Cavalier - Cavalier Icon Cavalier adds an extra charge of Divine Steed Icon Divine Steed.
Divine Spurs Icon Divine Spurs - Divine Steed Icon Divine Steed's cooldown is reduced by 20% but the duration is reduced by 40%.
Steed of Liberty Icon Steed of Liberty - Divine Steed Icon Divine Steed also gives Blessing of Freedom Icon Blessing of Freedom for 3 seconds.
Obduracy Icon Obduracy - Obduracy Icon Obduracy increases your speed and avoidance by 2%.
Unbound Freedom Icon Unbound Freedom - Unbound Freedom Icon Unbound Freedom increases the movement speed of targets with your Blessing of Freedom Icon Blessing of Freedom Additionally, when you use Blessing of Freedom Icon Blessing of Freedom on an ally, it is also cast on yourself!
Sanctified Plates Icon Sanctified Plates - This will increase your armor, and stamina, and reduce damage taken from AoE effects (this is in addition to any Avoidance rating you have).
Punishment Icon Punishment - When you interrupt a spell with Rebuke Icon Rebuke or Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield you will cast Blessed Hammer Icon Blessed Hammer or Hammer of the Righteous Icon Hammer of the Righteous. This also generates 1 Holy Power.
Divine Reach Icon Divine Reach - Auras now affect allies within 60 yards.
Divine Resonance Icon Divine Resonance DRes Divine Resonance Icon Divine Resonance will make Divine Toll Icon Divine Toll fire an additional Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield every 5 seconds for 15 seconds.
Quickened Invocations Icon Quickened Invocations - Quickened Invocations Icon Quickened Invocations reduces the cooldown of your Divine Toll Icon Divine Toll by 15 seconds.
Consecrated Ground Icon Consecrated Ground ConsG Consecrated Ground Icon Consecrated Ground increases the size of Consecration Icon Consecration by 15% and slows all enemies inside of it by 50%.
Holy Aegis Icon Holy Aegis - Holy Aegis Icon Holy Aegis increases your armor and critical strike by 4%.
Sacrifice of the Just Icon Sacrifice of the Just - Sacrifice of the Just Icon Sacrifice of the Just reduces the cooldown of your Blessing of Sacrifice Icon Blessing of Sacrifice by 1 minute.
Recompense Icon Recompense - Recompense Icon Recompense converts 50% of the damage taken from Blessing of Sacrifice Icon Blessing of Sacrifice after the buff ends into either a damage buff to your next Judgment Icon Judgment or a healing bonus to your next Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory.
Sacred Strength Icon Sacred Strength - Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous and Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory are 2% more powerful.
Divine Purpose Icon Divine Purpose DP Divine Purpose Icon Divine Purpose has a 15% chance to trigger when you use Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory or Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous to make your next cast of Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory or Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous free!
Improved Blessing of Protection Icon Improved Blessing of Protection - Improved Blessing of Protection Icon Improved Blessing of Protection reduces the cooldown of Blessing of Protection Icon Blessing of Protection and Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding by 1 minute.
Unbreakable Spirit Icon Unbreakable Spirit US Unbreakable Spirit Icon Unbreakable Spirit reduces the cooldown of Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield, Ardent Defender Icon Ardent Defender, and Lay on Hands Icon Lay on Hands by 30%.
Lightforged Blessing Icon Lightforged Blessing - When you cast Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous you heal yourself and nearby allies for 2% of your maximum Health.
Lead the Charge Icon Lead the Charge - Your movement speed is increased by 3%. Additionally, Divine Steed Icon Divine Steed now reduces the cooldown of movement abilities for 4 nearby players by 3 seconds (functions similarly to Time Spiral Icon Time Spiral).
Worthy Sacrifice Icon Worthy Sacrifice - Blessing of Sacrifice Icon Blessing of Sacrifice is automatically applied to a nearby player if they go below 35% health. This will only trigger if Blessing of Sacrifice Icon Blessing of Sacrifice is off cooldown and will put the spell on cooldown.
Righteous Protection Icon Righteous Protection - Blessing of Sacrifice Icon Blessing of Sacrifice now also removes Poisons and Diseases and prevents them from being applied.
Holy Ritual Icon Holy Ritual - When you use a blessing spell on a player they are healed when it is applied and when it expires.
Blessed Calling Icon Blessed Calling - When you use a blessing spell on a player their movement speed is increased by 15% for the duration of the spell.
Inspired Guard Icon Inspired Guard - Ardent Defender Icon Ardent Defender increases healing taken by 15% while active.
Judgment of Light Icon Judgment of Light JoL Judgment of Light Icon Judgment of Light allows Judgment Icon Judgment to apply a debuff to the target, which makes the next 5 attacks to that target heal the attacker.
Faith's Armor Icon Faith's Armor - Faith's Armor Icon Faith's Armor increases your armor by 20% for 4.5 seconds after using Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous.
Stoicism Icon Stoicism - Reduces the duration of stuns by 20%.
Seal of Might Icon Seal of Might - Seal of Might Icon Seal of Might increases your Mastery and Strength by 2% per rank.
Seal of Might Icon Seal of Might - Seal of Might Icon Seal of Might increases your Mastery and Strength by 2% per rank.
Seal of the Crusader Icon Seal of the Crusader - Seal of the Crusader Icon Seal of the Crusader adds bonus Holy damage to your auto attacks.
Zealot's Paragon Icon Zealot's Paragon - Zealot's Paragon Icon Zealot's Paragon increases the damage of Hammer of Wrath Icon Hammer of Wrath and Judgment Icon Judgment by 10%. Additionally, they extend the duration of Avenging Wrath Icon Avenging Wrath by 0.5 seconds per cast.
Eye for an Eye Icon Eye for an Eye - While Ardent Defender Icon Ardent Defender or Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield is active any melee or ranged attack done to you reflects damage back to the attacker.
Golden Path Icon Golden Path - Golden Path Icon Golden Path adds a passive healing effect to Consecration Icon Consecration for yourself and up to 5 allies.
Selfless Healer Icon Selfless Healer - Flash of Light Icon Flash of Light's healing is increased by 30% on other players and 40% of the healing done is also done to you.
Of Dusk and Dawn Icon Of Dusk and Dawn - Of Dusk and Dawn Icon Of Dusk and Dawn adds two new buffs to maintain Blessing of Dawn Icon Blessing of Dawn and Blessing of Dusk Icon Blessing of Dusk.
Lightbearer Icon Lightbearer - 10% of all healing done to you from other players will heal up to 4 nearby players (this healing is split between them).
Light's Revocation Icon Light's Revocation - Removing debuffs with Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield will heal you for 10% Health for each effect removed (capped at 30% Health). Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield can also be cast while Forbearance is active!
6.1.

Of Dawn And Dusk Explained

Of Dusk and Dawn Icon Of Dusk and Dawn adds an incentive to spend your Holy Power.

  1. Blessing of Dawn Icon Blessing of Dawn triggers when you spend Holy Power and increases the damage of your next Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous and the healing of Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory by 30%.
  2. Blessing of Dusk Icon Blessing of Dusk triggers when you reach spend Blessing of Dawn Icon Blessing of Dawn and reduces your damage taken by 4% for 10 seconds and Holy Power generating abilities come off cooldown 10% faster.
7.

Protection Paladin Spec Tree Abilities

Ability Abbreviation Description/Effect
Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield AS Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield throws a shield at your target, which deals Holy damage and interrupts the target. The shield will then bounce to nearby targets, dealing Holy damage to each target.
Hammer of the Righteous Icon Hammer of the Righteous HotR Hammer of the Righteous Icon Hammer of the Righteous replaces Crusader Strike Icon Crusader Strike. Hammer of the Righteous Icon Hammer of the Righteous deals damage to your current target as Physical damage. If you are standing in Consecration Icon Consecration, it will fire a wave of light which will hit all other targets in 8 yards. Generates 1 Holy Power.
Blessed Hammer Icon Blessed Hammer BH Blessed Hammer Icon Blessed Hammer replaces Crusader Strike Icon Crusader Strike. Blessed Hammer Icon Blessed Hammer will toss a hammer that spins away from your character, hitting every target (up to 3 times) for a small amount of Holy damage. Each time an enemy is hit, their a small amount reduces the next hit on you. Generates 1 Holy Power.
Ardent Defender Icon Ardent Defender AD Ardent Defender Icon Ardent Defender reduces all damage you take by 20% for 8 seconds. If you take lethal damage while Ardent Defender Icon Ardent Defender is active, it will heal you to 20% Health instead. 2-minute cooldown.
Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding Spellward Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding will grant immunity to all Magical attacks to the player for up to 10 seconds. Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding will also apply the Forbearance Icon Forbearance debuff to the target for 30 seconds and cannot be used if they have the Forbearance Icon Forbearance debuff active.
Avenging Wrath Icon Avenging Wrath Wings Avenging Wrath Icon Avenging Wrath increases your damage and healing done by 20%, and critical strike by 20% for 20 seconds. 2-minute cooldown. Avenging Wrath Icon Avenging Wrath will also allow you to use Hammer of Wrath Icon Hammer of Wrath on any target regardless of their Health. Note: the increases only apply to Paladin abilities.
Sentinel Icon Sentinel - Sentinel Icon Sentinel will start with 15 stacks of Divine Resolve. Each stack gives you 1% maximum Health and reduces your damage taken by 2% for 20 seconds. After 5 seconds, you will lose 1 stack per second, but spending 3 Holy Power will prevent a stack from being lost. You retain the other bonuses of Avenging Wrath Icon Avenging Wrath with Sentinel Icon Sentinel (increased damage, healing and the ability to cast Hammer of Wrath Icon Hammer of Wrath at any target).
Bastion of Light Icon Bastion of Light BoL Bastion of Light Icon Bastion of Light makes your next 3 casts of Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous or Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory free. 2-minute cooldown.
Guardian of Ancient Kings Icon Guardian of Ancient Kings GoAK Guardian of Ancient Kings Icon Guardian of Ancient Kings reduces all damage taken by 50% for 8 seconds. 5-minute cooldown.
Eye of Tyr Icon Eye of Tyr EoT Eye of Tyr Icon Eye of Tyr deals damage to all enemies in 8 yards and reduces the damage they deal to you by 25% for 9 seconds. 1-minute cooldown.
Moment of Glory Icon Moment of Glory - Moment of Glory Icon Moment of Glory reduces the cooldown of Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield by 75% and increases its damage by 20% for 15 seconds. Additionally, 25% of the damage you deal with Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield will convert into an absorption shield. 1.5-minute cooldown.
8.

Protection Paladin Spec Tree Passives

Ability Abbreviation Description/Effect
Holy Shield Icon Holy Shield HS Holy Shield Icon Holy Shield increases your block chance by 20% and allows you to block direct magical attacks. Successful blocks will deal a small amount of damage to the target that hit you.
Redoubt Icon Redoubt - Redoubt Icon Redoubt will apply a buff which increases your Strength & Stamina by 2% for 10 seconds each time you use Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous. Redoubt Icon Redoubt can stack up to 3 times.
Inner Light Icon Inner Light - Inner Light Icon Inner Light will increase your block chance by 10% and reflect a small amount of damage to all attackers for 4 seconds after using Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous.
Grand Crusader Icon Grand Crusader GC Grand Crusader Icon Grand Crusader will have a 15% chance to reset the cooldown of Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield when you avoid an attack (Dodge/Parry/Miss) or cast Crusader Strike Icon Crusader Strike/ Blessed Hammer Icon Blessed Hammer/Hammer of the Righteous Icon Hammer of the Righteous.
Shining Light Icon Shining Light - Shining Light Icon Shining Light applies a stacking buff when you use Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous. When this buff reaches 3 stacks, your next Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory will be free.
Improved Holy Shield Icon Improved Holy Shield - Improved Holy Shield Icon Improved Holy Shield increases the chance for Holy Shield Icon Holy Shield to block spells by 10%.
Inspiring Vanguard Icon Inspiring Vanguard IV Inspiring Vanguard Icon Inspiring Vanguard increases the chance for Grand Crusader Icon Grand Crusader to trigger to 20% and provides 2% Strength for 8 seconds when it triggers.
Barricade of Faith Icon Barricade of Faith - Barricade of Faith Icon Barricade of Faith increases your block chance by 10% for 10 seconds when you cast Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield.
Sanctuary Icon Sanctuary - Allows you to keep the benefits of Consecration Icon Consecration after leaving the area.
Refining Fire Icon Refining Fire RF Enemies hit with Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield will have a DoT applied to them.
Bulwark of Order Icon Bulwark of Order BoO Bulwark of Order Icon Bulwark of Order adds an additional effect to Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield. Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield provides you with a damage absorption shield for 8 seconds for 30% of the damage dealt per rank. This cannot be more than 30% of your maximum Health.
Improved Ardent Defender Icon Improved Ardent Defender - Improved Ardent Defender Icon Improved Ardent Defender increases the damage reduction from Ardent Defender Icon Ardent Defender by 10%.
Light of the Titans Icon Light of the Titans LotT Light of the Titans Icon Light of the Titans adds a heal over time to Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory which increases per rank. This heal over time is increased by 50% if cast on yourself and you are taking periodic (DoT) damage.
Tirion's Devotion Icon Tirion's Devotion - Improved Lay on Hands Icon Improved Lay on Hands reduces the cooldown of your Lay on Hands Icon Lay on Hands by 1 second for every Holy Power spent.
Consecration in Flame Icon Consecration in Flame CiF Consecration in Flame Icon Consecration in Flame increases the duration of Consecration Icon Consecration by 2 seconds and the damage by 20%.
Tyr's Enforcer Icon Tyr's Enforcer - Tyr's Enforcer Icon Tyr's Enforcer adds AoE damage effect to Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield which increases per rank.
Relentless Inquisitor Icon Relentless Inquisitor RI Relentless Inquisitor Icon Relentless Inquisitor gives you 1% Haste each time you spend Holy Power. Maximum 3% Haste.
Seal of Clarity Icon Seal of Clarity - Seal of Clarity Icon Seal of Clarity will add an extra 50% heal to yourself when you use Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory on another player. This pairs well with Hand of the Protector Icon Hand of the Protector.
Faith in the Light Icon Faith in the Light - Faith in the Light Icon Faith in the Light increases your block chance by 5% per rank for 5 seconds when you cast Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory.
Soaring Shield Icon Soaring Shield SS Soaring Shield Icon Soaring Shield will allow Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield to hit 2 additional targets.
Seal of Reprisal Icon Seal of Reprisal - Seal of Reprisal Icon Seal of Reprisal increases the damage of your Blessed Hammer Icon Blessed Hammer/Hammer of the Righteous Icon Hammer of the Righteous by 20%.
Hand of the Protector Icon Hand of the Protector HotP Hand of the Protector Icon Hand of the Protector allows the Protection Paladin only bonus for increased healing on Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory to lower health targets to work on any player.
Crusader's Judgment Icon Crusader's Judgment CJ Crusader's Judgment Icon Crusader's Judgment adds an additional charge to Judgment Icon Judgment and allows the cooldown of Judgment Icon Judgment to be reset when you trigger Grand Crusader Icon Grand Crusader.
Focused Enmity Icon Focused Enmity - Focused Enmity Icon Focused Enmity will make Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield only hit 1 target but deal 100% more damage.
Gift of the Golden Val'kyr Icon Gift of the Golden Val'kyr - Gift of the Golden Val'kyr Icon Gift of the Golden Val'kyr reduces the cooldown of Guardian of Ancient Kings Icon Guardian of Ancient Kings by 1 second when you use Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield. Additionally Guardian of Ancient Kings Icon Guardian of Ancient Kings will automatically trigger when you go below 30% Health for 4 seconds. The automatic trigger has a 45-second internal cooldown.
Sanctified Wrath Icon Sanctified Wrath SW Sanctified Wrath Icon Sanctified Wrath increases the duration of your Avenging Wrath Icon Avenging Wrath by 25%, and while you have the Avenging Wrath Icon Avenging Wrath buff active, your Judgment Icon Judgment's will generate an additional Holy Power.
Uther's Counsel Icon Uther's Counsel Uthers Uther's Counsel Icon Uther's Counsel reduces the cooldown of Lay on Hands Icon Lay on Hands, Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield, Blessing of Protection Icon Blessing of Protection and Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding.
Strength in Adversity Icon Strength in Adversity - Strength in Adversity Icon Strength in Adversity gives you 2% Parry for 15 seconds per target hit with Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield. Maximum 10% Parry.
Crusader's Resolve Icon Crusader's Resolve - Crusader's Resolve Icon Crusader's Resolve reduces damage by enemies hit by your Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield by 2% for 10 seconds. Maximum 6% damage reduction.
Ferren Marcus's Fervor Icon Ferren Marcus's Fervor - Ferren Marcus's Fervor Icon Ferren Marcus's Fervor increases the damage of Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield to the first target hit by 10% per rank.
Resolute Defender Icon Resolute Defender - Resolute Defender Icon Resolute Defender reduces the cooldown of your Ardent Defender Icon Ardent Defender and Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield by 1 second for every 3 Holy Power spent.
Bulwark of Righteous Fury Icon Bulwark of Righteous Fury Bulwark Bulwark of Righteous Fury Icon Bulwark of Righteous Fury causes Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield to increase the damage of your next Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous based on targets hit. Stacks up to 5 times.
Inmost Light Icon Inmost Light - Inmost Light Icon Inmost Light increases the damage of Eye of Tyr Icon Eye of Tyr by 3000% and reduces the cooldown of it by 15 seconds.
Final Stand Icon Final Stand - Final Stand Icon Final Stand adds an AoE taunt to Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield. Additionally this will taunt enemies all enemies within 15 yards for the entire duration of Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield when they move in of the 15-yard area.
Righteous Protector Icon Righteous Protector RP Righteous Protector Icon Righteous Protector reduces the cooldown of Avenging Wrath Icon Avenging Wrath and Guardian of Ancient Kings Icon Guardian of Ancient Kings by 0.5 seconds for each Holy Power spent.
9.

Templar Talents

Ability Abbreviation Description/Effect
Light's Guidance Icon Light's Guidance HoL For 12 seconds after casting Eye of Tyr Icon Eye of Tyr you will get access to Hammer of Light Icon Hammer of Light. This ability costs 3 Holy Power and does Holy damage to your target and up to 4 additional enemies. Additionally, it will trigger Empyrean Hammer Icon Empyrean Hammers to deal instant damage to up to 3 nearby enemies and trigger other talents in the Hero tree.
Zealous Vindication Icon Zealous Vindication (Choice Node 1) - Hammer of Light Icon Hammer of Light will trigger 2 more Empyrean Hammer Icon Empyrean Hammers to hit your target.
For Whom the Bell Tolls Icon For Whom the Bell Tolls (Choice Node 1) - Divine Toll Icon Divine Toll will increase the damage of your next 3 Judgment Icon Judgments by up to 100%. This effect is reduced by 20% if Divine Toll Icon Divine Toll hits more than 1 target (if Divine Toll Icon Divine Toll hits 5 targets, you will gain 0% bonus damage).
Shake the Heavens Icon Shake the Heavens - Hammer of Light Icon Hammer of Light will now summon an additional Empyrean Hammer Icon Empyrean Hammer every 2 seconds for 8 seconds.
Wrathful Descent Icon Wrathful Descent - When your Empyrean Hammer Icon Empyrean Hammers critically strike, they deal AoE damage. Targets hit by this deal 5% less damage to you. This effect will not do damage to the enemy the critical strike came from.
Sacrosanct Crusade Icon Sacrosanct Crusade - Eye of Tyr Icon Eye of Tyr will give you a shield for 15% of your max Health. Hammer of Light Icon Hammer of Light will heal you for 15% of your max Health and increases by 2% for each additional enemy hit. Any overhealing will convert into an absorb shield.
Higher Calling Icon Higher Calling - Judgment Icon Judgment, Hammer of Wrath Icon Hammer of Wrath, and Blessed Hammer Icon Blessed Hammer/Hammer of the Righteous Icon Hammer of the Righteous increase the duration of Shake the Heavens Icon Shake the Heavens by 1 second for each cast. This effect can only trigger every 0.5s.
Bonds of Fellowship Icon Bonds of Fellowship (Choice Node 2) - You take 20% less damage from Blessing of Sacrifice Icon Blessing of Sacrifice. Each time the target takes damage, you gain a stacking 4% run speed buff (max 40%).
Unrelenting Charger Icon Unrelenting Charger (Choice Node 2) - The movement speed of Divine Steed Icon Divine Steed is increased by 30% for the first 3 seconds, and the duration is extended by 2 seconds.
Endless Wrath Icon Endless Wrath (Choice Node 3) - Empyrean Hammer Icon Empyrean Hammers have a 10% chance to reset the cooldown of Hammer of Wrath Icon Hammer of Wrath and make it usable if the target is not below 20% health. This effect has a 1-second cooldown from triggering again.
Sanctification Icon Sanctification (Choice Node 3) - Casting Judgment Icon Judgment increases the damage dealt by Empyrean Hammer Icon Empyrean Hammers by 10% for 10 seconds.
Hammerfall Icon Hammerfall - Casting Shield of the Righteous Icon Shield of the Righteous or Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory will cause an Empyrean Hammer Icon Empyrean Hammer to fall on the target. If Shake the Heavens Icon Shake the Heavens is active, two hammers will fall.
Undisputed Ruling Icon Undisputed Ruling - Eye of Tyr Icon Eye of Tyr will now generate 3 Holy Power when used, Hammer of Light Icon Hammer of Light applies the Greater Judgment Icon Greater Judgment debuff to targets hit , and you will gain a 12% Haste buff.
Light's Deliverance Icon Light's Deliverance - Every time an Empyrean Hammer Icon Empyrean Hammer falls, you gain a stacking buff. At 60 stacks, if both Eye of Tyr Icon Eye of Tyr and Hammer of Light Icon Hammer of Light are not available, you will be able to cast Hammer of Light Icon Hammer of Light for free.
10.

Lightsmith Talents

Ability Abbreviation Description/Effect
Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark / Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapon - This ability rotates Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark and Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapon. You start with 2 charges, and it takes 1 minute to recharge. It will start the cycle as Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark, which gives the target a health absorption shield. Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapon gives the target a chance to deal additional damage or healing based on your attack power.
Rite of Sanctification Icon Rite of Sanctification (Choice Node 1) RoS This weapon enchant will increase your armor by 5% and Strength by 1%. You cannot use Weapon Oils with this.
Rite of Adjuration Icon Rite of Adjuration (Choice Node 1) RoA This weapon enchant will increase your stamina by 3% and give your Holy Power spending abilities a chance to do AoE healing around your target. You cannot use Weapon Oils with this.
Solidarity Icon Solidarity - Casting Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark / Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapon on a friendly player will also give you the buff. If you use them on yourself it will go on a nearby friendly player. For Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark it will priortise Tanks and Healers, Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapon will priortise DPS.
Divine Guidance Icon Divine Guidance (Choice Node 2) - Holy Power spending abilities will give you a stacking buff, which increases the damage done by your next Consecration Icon Consecration (Stacks up to 5). This damage is dealt instantly to all enemies inside of your Consecration Icon Consecration and is split.
Blessed Assurance Icon Blessed Assurance (Choice Node 2) - Casting a Holy Power spending ability will increase the damage of your next Blessed Hammer Icon Blessed Hammer/Hammer of the Righteous Icon Hammer of the Righteous by 100%.
Laying Down Arms Icon Laying Down Arms - The cooldown of Lay on Hands Icon Lay on Hands is reduced by 15 seconds, and you gain a charge of Shining Light Icon Shining Light whenever Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark / Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapon fades from you.
Divine Inspiration Icon Divine Inspiration (Choice Node 3) - Your spells and abilities have a chance to buff a nearby friendly player with Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark / Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapon. This triggers approximately once per minute.
Forewarning Icon Forewarning (Choice Node 3) - The recharge time of Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark / Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapon is reduced by 20%.
Authoritative Rebuke Icon Authoritative Rebuke (Choice Node 4) - Interrupting a target will reduce the cooldown of Rebuke Icon Rebuke by 1 second. Increased to 2 seconds with Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark / Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapon active.
Tempered in Battle Icon Tempered in Battle (Choice Node 4) - Overhealing on targets with Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark is transferred to other targets with Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark. When targets with Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapon drop below 40% Health, their health will be redistributed (similar to Spirit Link Totem Icon Spirit Link Totem.)
Shared Resolve Icon Shared Resolve - Your active aura is 33% more effective on targets buffed by Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark / Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapon.
Valiance Icon Valiance - Using a Shining Light Icon Shining Light charge will reduce the recharge time of Holy Bulwark Icon Holy Bulwark / Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapon by 3 seconds.
Hammer and Anvil Icon Hammer and Anvil - Judgment Icon Judgment will now deal additional AoE damage if they critically strike.
Blessing of the Forge Icon Blessing of the Forge - Avenging Wrath Icon Avenging Wrath will give you and a nearby friendly player Sacred Weapon Icon Sacred Weapons. While Avenging Wrath Icon Avenging Wrath is active , all of your Holy Power spending effects will be duplicated.
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Changelog

  • 22 Oct. 2024: Updated for 11.0.5 with the Talent Tree rework.
  • 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within Launch and added all Hero Talent spells.
  • 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
  • 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024: Cleaned up historical references. Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.2
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 01 May 2023: Updated spells for Patch 10.1 Changes.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Updated spells for Patch 10.0.7 Changes.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
  • 23 Nov. 2022: Updated to be in tables. Separated out Auras & of Dusk and Dawn into their own sections.
  • 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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