Holy Paladin PvP Gear Guide for Cataclysm Classic

This page only focuses on the best in slot gear for a PvP Holy Paladin. You can learn more about how to leverage your unique skills by reading our full Holy Paladin PvP guide below:

This is a list of items that are considered to be best in each slot for PvP based content. If you are instead looking for a PvE-focused list for either pre-raid or best-in-slot gear, make sure to check out our Holy Paladin gearing hub below. Some PvE gear is used even in PvP, allowing you to use certain items almost all of the time.

Your gear list for PvP will mostly follow the following stat priority:

1. Intellect
2. Spirit
3. Resilience
4. Critical Strike
5. Mastery
6. Haste

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Vicious Gladiator's Ornamented Headcover	Mastery → Spirit	2200 Conquest Points
Neck	Vicious Gladiator's Pendant of Meditation	—	2200 Conquest Points
Shoulder	Vicious Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders	—	1650 Conquest Points
Cloak	Vicious Gladiator's Drape of Meditation	—	1250 Conquest Points
Chest	Vicious Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard	—	2200 Conquest Points
Bracer	Vicious Gladiator's Bracers of Meditation	—	1250 Conquest Points
Gloves	Vicious Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves	Haste → Spirit	1650 Conquest Points
Belt	Vicious Gladiator's Clasp of Meditation	—	1650 Conquest Points
Legs	Vicious Gladiator's Ornamented Legplates	Critical Strike → Spirit	2200 Conquest Points
Boots	Vicious Gladiator's Greaves of Meditation	—	1650 Conquest Points
Ring 1	Vicious Gladiator's Band of Accuracy	Hit → Spirit	1250 Conquest Points
Ring 2	Vicious Gladiator's Band of Cruelty	Critical Strike → Spirit	1250 Conquest Points
Trinket 1	Vicious Gladiator's Medallion of Prowess	Mastery → Spirit	1650 Conquest Points
Trinket 2	Tear of Blood	High Priestess Azil	(H) The Stonecore
Weapon	Vicious Gladiator's Gavel	Critical Strike → Spirit	2450 Conquest Points
Off Hand	Vicious Gladiator's Barrier	Critical Strike → Spirit	700 Conquest Points

Slot	Main Enchantment	Secondary Enchantment
Head	Arcanum of Vicious Intellect
Shoulders	Greater Inscription of Vicious Intellect
Back	Enchant Cloak - Greater Intellect
Chest	Enchant Chest - Mighty Resilience
Wrist	Draconic Embossment - Intellect (Requires Leatherworking) Enchant Bracer - Major Intellect	Socket Bracer (Requires Blacksmithing)
Hands	Enchant Gloves - Haste	Synapse Springs (Requires Engineering) Socket Gloves (Requires Blacksmithing)
Waist	Ebonsteel Belt Buckle	Nitro Boosts (Requires Engineering)
Legs	Powerful Ghostly Spellthread
Feet	Enchant Boots - Lavawalker
Ring	Enchant Ring - Intellect (Requires Enchanting)
Weapon	Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent
Off Hand	Enchant Off-Hand - Superior Intellect

Sockets	Gems
	Burning Shadowspirit Diamond — make sure you meet the requirements for it to be active
	Willful Ember Topaz
	Potent Ember Topaz
	Purified Demonseye
	Mystic Chimera's Eye — Requires Jewelcrafting, can use up to three.
	Mystic Cogwheel, Quick Cogwheel, Fractured Cogwheel, Sparkling Cogwheel — Requires Engineering, can use two in helm.