Holy Paladin PvP Guide — The War Within (11.1.5)

Holy Paladins are always a strong healing specialization. With powerful utility for teammates and the ability to deal large amounts of damage, they are considered one of the best healers. A strong understanding of cooldowns and when to use them is important to be good at this specialization.

Strengths

• Large amount of healing cooldowns
• Multiple defensive abilities
• Great burst healing
• Very little casting

Weaknesses

• Weak spread healing
• Easy to swap to if overextended
• Limited mobility when out of Blessing of Freedoms

• New Talent: Unbound Freedom – Blessing of Freedom increases movement speed by 30%, and you gain Blessing of Freedom when cast on a friendly target. Choice node with Echoing Blessings.
• Unending Light has been redesigned – Now causes Holy Power spent on Word of Glory to increase the healing of Light of Dawn.
• Light's Conviction now additionally causes Holy Shock to refund half its mana cost when cast offensively.
• Flash of Light mana cost reduced to 0.6% base mana (was 1.8%).
• Flash of Light healing decreased by 25%.
• Holy Light’s healing increased by 90%.
• Infusion of Light now increases the healing of Holy Light by 30% (was 100%).
• Infusion of Light now increases the healing of Flash of Light by 30% (was reduce mana cost).
• Inflorescence of the Sunwell now increases Infusion of Light’s healing increase to Flash of Light by an additional 15%.
• Inflorescence of the Sunwell now increases the healing of Holy Light by an additional 15% (was 50%).
• Echoing Blessings now increases movement speed during Blessing of Freedom by 30% (was 15%).
• Lightsmith Hero Talent Changes:
  • Hammer and Anvil healing decreased by 20%.
  • Blessed Assurance now increases the damage of Crusader Strike by 20% (was 180%).
• New PvP Talent: Shining Revelation – The light reveals all enemies in stealth or invisible to you while under the effects of Divine Shield. This effect lingers for 20 seconds after Divine Shield fades.
• Luminescence (PvP Talent) has been redesigned – Lightbearer’s healing transfer is increased by up to 200% based on your current health. Lower health heals allies for more.
• New PvP Talent: Blessing of Spellwarding– Blesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to magical damage and harmful effects for 10 seconds. Cannot be used on a target with Forbearance. Causes Forbearance for 30 seconds. Shares a cooldown with Blessing of Protection.
• The following PvP talents have been removed: Blessed Hands and Judgments of the Pure