Introduction to the Holy Paladin
Holy Paladins are the healer that predominantly focuses on single target “Spot” healing, while simultaneously excelling at Tank healing. Making them for many raid groups a must have. They use the power of the light to heal their allies and have many utility spells to help support your group. Paladin’s are also well known for their “Battle Healer” playstyle weaving in damage mechanics to help them heal. They are fairly new player friendly but can be difficult to master at the highest levels of content.
Below you will find a beginners guide to the Holy Paladin, you can click on highlighted abilities, for a more in depth description of them.
Be sure to check out our guide on which healer should you pick here
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Holy Paladin
Strengths
- Provide excellent passive tank healing through Beacon of Light
- Excel at single-target healing
- Have many utility spells such as Blessing of Protection
Weaknesses
- Struggle to heal multiple spread targets quickly since it relies heavily on Light of Dawn for AoE healing
- Not very mobile
Talents
Rotation of the Holy Paladin
The basic rotation of the Holy Paladin is:
- Keep Beacon of Light on the tank
- Use Holy Shock on cooldown
- Make sure to use Judgment on the target on cooldown
- Use Light of Dawn on cooldown
- Use Holy Light if the damage is low enough
- Flash of Light as long as you have the Mana to do so
- Use Bestow Faith on them on cooldown
You can use the recommended Addon ConRo for help with your rotation, it can be found in our Addons Guide here
Healing Cooldowns
- Avenging Wrath increases your healing done and Critical Strike chance by 30% for 20 seconds
- Lay on Hands heals the targeted ally for an amount equal to your maximum health
- Blessing of Sacrifice lasts 12 seconds, transferring 30% of the damage taken by the target to you
- Aura Mastery empowers your chosen aura, increasing its range to 40 yards
- Blessing of Protection protects the targeted ally from all physical damage for 10 second
Stat Priority
- Critical Strike
- Haste
- Versatility
- Mastery
- Intellect
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