Paladin: Class Starter

Paladin is the holy knight: plate armor, radiant damage, and a toolkit that treats protecting the group as a core mechanic rather than an afterthought.

The specializations

• Holy — the healer spec: strong single-target and spot healing, fights in melee range.
• Protection — the tank spec: shield-based mitigation, arguably the strongest group-support tank kit in the game.
• Retribution — melee DPS: burst-heavy holy damage with strong self-sustain.

Signature utility

Blessings — external cooldowns you place on allies — plus immunities, a battle resurrection, off-healing, and an aura that buffs the group. A Paladin in the party makes everyone harder to kill.

Who enjoys Paladin

Players who like feeling like the group's insurance policy. All three specs carry visible 'I saved that person' moments; the class rewards awareness over pure throughput.

For current talent builds and spec detail, the class Discords and Wowhead/Icy Veins guides are the crew's recommended deep-dive.