Righteous Protector — Paladin Card

Table of Contents

• 1. General Comments
• 2. Constructed Play
• 3. Arena
• 4. Decks with Righteous Protector

Righteous Protector is a Paladin-only minion. This card was introduced with Knights of the Frozen Throne and can now only be obtained through crafting. Below the card images, you will find explanations to help you use the card optimally in every game mode of Hearthstone.

Righteous Defender is an incredibly powerful 1-drop minion that can be used in multiple scenarios. It is very similar to Argent Squire which is considered a strong 1-drop minion. The additional Taunt effect also allows it to absorb two Attacks, making it a great option for protecting valuable minions or protecting your Health against Aggro decks. This card also has a very subtle drawback, as a Paladin Taunt minion lowers the overall value of Stonehill Defender, which is often played due to its high chance of Discovering powerful cards like Tirion Fordring.

Righteous Defender is an excellent card for Aggro Paladin and Divine Shield Paladin decks, due to the high value of the card. It can also be considered as a tech card for slowing down Aggro in any other Paladin deck.

In Arena, Righteous Defender is an above-average minion. Its stats and Divine Shield effect means that it can trade evenly with other minions in the early-game, while its Taunt effect can be used to deny your opponent value trades against your powerful minions later into the game.

Deck	Mana	Cost	Updated
Wild Odd Paladin Deck Guide 4 weapons, 6 spells, 20 minions wildoddfull-guide	0 12 0 8 0 5 0 5	5,280	Apr 08 2019
Wild OTK DK Paladin Deck Guide 2 weapons, 14 spells, 13 minions, 1 hero card wildcontrolotkfull-guide	0 2 10 3 6 4 2 3	11,480	Apr 08 2019
Silver Hand Paladin Deck 4 weapons, 9 spells, 17 minions	0 6 9 4 2 2 6 1	6,420	Apr 12 2018
Aggro Paladin Standard Deck 3 weapons, 9 spells, 18 minions	0 9 4 4 7 5 1 0	6,080	Apr 12 2018
Budget Aggro Paladin Deck 3 weapons, 8 spells, 19 minions	0 10 6 4 6 4 0 0	3,000	Apr 12 2018
Kibler's Top 100 Legend Handbuff Paladin Deck 2 weapons, 4 spells, 24 minions	0 4 1 9 6 2 4 4	11,880	Aug 26 2017
Blood-Queen Lana'thel Cheap Paladin Deck 4 weapons, 6 spells, 20 minions	0 8 8 14 0 0 0 0	2,640	Aug 17 2017