Introduction to the Protection Paladin
A classic holy warrior who combines light magic and a shield to defend themselves and allies. A Prot Paladin excels at timing their defenses precisely, weaving in intricate rotation of spells to protect themselves and allies. rot Paladin resources are unique in that while they have mana, it isn’t important for their primary spells
Below you will find a beginners guide to the Blood Death Knight, you can click on highlighted abilities, for a more in depth description of them.
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Protection Paladin
Strengths
- Strong Active Mitigation against physical
- Good group utility with blessings and
Hand of the Protector - 100% uptime on 50% slow on enemies with
Consecrated Ground
Weaknesses
- Proactive mitigation model, easy to die to unforeseen damage
- Limited Active mitigation uptime
- Squishy outside of Active mitigation
Talents
Rotation of the Protection Paladin
The basic rotation of the Protection Paladin is as follows:
- Cast
Judgment
- Drop
Consecration IF you are not standing in it
- Throw
Avenger’s Shield
- Drop Consecration
- Cast
Shield of the Righteous on cooldown to prevent incoming damage
You can use the recommended Addon ConRo for help with your rotation, it can be found in our Addons Guide here
Survival Cooldowns
Guardian of Ancient Kings provides you with a 50% damage reduction for 8 seconds
Ardent Defender is another powerful defensive ability, with a 2-minute cooldown and an 8-second duration
Avenging Wrath increases both damage done and healing done by 20%, as well as gives your Paladin abilities 20% increased critical strike chance
Lay on Hands is essentially a massive heal with a very long cooldown
Divine Shield makes you immune to all damage for 8 seconds
Stat Priority
The stat priority for the Protection Paladin is:
- Haste
- Mastery
- Versatility
- Critical Strike
Pro Healer (If I’m tabbed in), otherwise a total Moob