Paladin PvP Guides for Mists of Pandaria Classic

Paladins have the ability to both heal and deal damage in a PvP environment. Additionally, they have some of the most utility out of any class in the game. Hand of Freedom, Hand of Protection, and Hand of Sacrifice are extremely powerful cooldowns that will always be desired in a PvP setting. Not to mention, Hammer of Justice is one of the best forms of crowd control in the game. Regardless fo what spec you choose, Paladins have great defensive ability thanks to Divine Shield and a ton of healing abilities to keep you alive as a DPS. Paladin is a very strong choice for PvP in Mists of Pandaria.

When choosing to PvP as a Paladin, you will need to pick between two different specializations:

1. Holy is an extremely powerful healer in Arena content thanks to Beacon of Light allowing you to funnel a ton of extra healing into one player. While having quite a few powerful throughput cooldowns, Holy Paladins also have access to Devotion Aura which allows you to massively reduce the damage your party takes. Holy Paladins are a historically strong PvP healer and that will continue into MoP, even if they cannot output as much HPS as other healers, their utility makes up for it.
2. Retribution is the DPS spec for Paladins. Outside of providing fantastic utility that many other DPS specs lack, Retribution is an extremely tanky spec with many tools available in addition to healing abilities that will allow you to always stay in fights. Additionally, Retribution has very strong cooldowns and burst damage, allowing you to quickly deal with dangerous targets.

Listed below are links to our specialization guides for Paladin PvP. Inside these guides we will go over the optimal specialization, best gear, and some tips and tricks on how to get the most out of your character in PvP scenarios.

If you are interested in learning more about a variety of Arena compositions featuring a Paladin and its relative strength in PvP, please consult our PvP ranking guides below.

Macros and Addons can greatly benefit your gameplay, especially in a high-paced environment like PvP where no two arenas or battlegrounds play out equally. Macros are especially useful to make you faster at reacting to enemy plays by allowing you to combine two commands into a single button.

Addons increase the amount of information you are receiving and can also present it in a more intuitive, customizable way, in order to be able to better make a decision as to what your next move should be.

Listed below are our guides for Paladin-specific Addons and Macros. Most of these are targeted towards PvE but many can also be very useful in PvP scenarios.