Holy Paladin PvP Guide — The War Within (11.2) - World of Warcraft

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Holy Paladin in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.

If you were looking for MoP Classic content, please refer to our MoP Classic Paladin PvP guide.

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Holy Paladin PvE Guide

Introduction Talents Gear & Stats Battleground Blitz Compositions Playstyle & Rotations Macros Races

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3. Notable 11.2 Changes to Holy Paladins

Holy Paladins in the Current Meta

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.

Holy Paladin Strengths and Weaknesses

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

Notable 11.2 Changes to Holy Paladins

Hallowed Ground has been removed.

Changelog

27 Aug. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
13 Aug. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear.
- Updated Gear for Reshii Wraps
07 Aug. 2025 (playstyle): Updated Healing Rotations to account for new Infusion of Light
- change
04 Aug. 2025 (races): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated best alliance races.
04 Aug. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.2.
04 Aug. 2025 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated all healing rotations.
- Accounted for new tier set in rotations.
04 Aug. 2025 (comps): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated best 2v2 team compositions.
- Updated 3v3 descriptions.
04 Aug. 2025 (blitz): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated recommended talents.
- Updated PvP talents.
04 Aug. 2025 (gear): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated recommended gear.
- Updated tier sets section.
04 Aug. 2025 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated recommended talents.
- Updated PvP talents.
04 Aug. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated with 11.2 changes.
04 Aug. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.2.
- Updated with 11.2 changes.
15 Jun. 2025 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (gear): Updated for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
15 Jun. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
21 Apr. 2025 (races): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (playstyle): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (blitz): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (talents): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
21 Apr. 2025 (this page): Reviewed for patch 11.1.5.
28 Mar. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear.
28 Mar. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
15 Mar. 2025 (blitz): Updated recommended talents.
13 Mar. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
03 Mar. 2025 (gear): Updated recommended gear for Season 2 of The War Within.
03 Mar. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
24 Feb. 2025 (races): Updated for Patch 11.1.
- Updated best Alliance Races.
24 Feb. 2025 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
24 Feb. 2025 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 11.1.
- Updated all healing rotations.
24 Feb. 2025 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
24 Feb. 2025 (blitz): Updated recommended talents.
- Updated recommended PvP talents.
24 Feb. 2025 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.1.
24 Feb. 2025 (talents): Updated recommended talents.
- Updated recommended PvP talents.
24 Feb. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.1.
24 Feb. 2025 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.1.
15 Dec. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (blitz): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
15 Dec. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
13 Nov. 2024 (playstyle): Updated all Healing Rotations.
- Added Spending Holy Power section.
- Updated Sustained Healing rotation.
- Updated Burst Healing rotation.
13 Nov. 2024 (comps): Updated Team Compositions.
- Updated Best 2v2 Team Compositions.
- Updated Best 3v3 Team Compositions.
13 Nov. 2024 (blitz): Updated Talents.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
- Updated PvP Talents.
13 Nov. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Enchants.
13 Nov. 2024 (talents): Updated Talents.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
- Updated PvP Talents.
22 Oct. 2024 (blitz): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
22 Oct. 2024 (gear): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Recommended Gems.
22 Oct. 2024 (talents): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
22 Oct. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
22 Oct. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
16 Sep. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Recommended Embellishments.
- Updated Recommended Enchants.
12 Sep. 2024 (blitz): Updated Recommended Talents.
12 Sep. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
09 Sep. 2024 (races): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (blitz): Updated for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (gear): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
28 Aug. 2024 (blitz): Page added.
23 Aug. 2024 (talents): Updated Hero Talents.
21 Aug. 2024 (races): Updated for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (gear): Updated for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within.
21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within.
26 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated Recommended Talents.
23 Jul. 2024 (races): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (macros): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (comps): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (gear): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (talents): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
07 May 2024 (races): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (macros): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (comps): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (gear): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (talents): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
22 Apr. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
22 Apr. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
22 Apr. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
22 Apr. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
22 Apr. 2024 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear for Patch 10.2.6.
22 Apr. 2024 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
15 Jan. 2024 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
- Updated Recommended PvP Talents.
15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
06 Nov. 2023 (races): Updated for Patch 10.2.
- Updated Best Alliance Races.
06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.2.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Tier Set bonus.
06 Nov. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.2.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.2.
04 Sep. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.7
12 Jul. 2023 (talents): Updated Recommended Talent.
10 Jul. 2023 (races): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- Updated Best Alliance and Horde races.
10 Jul. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
10 Jul. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- Updated all Healing Rotations.
10 Jul. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- Updated Best 3v3 Team Compositions.
10 Jul. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- Updated Stat Priority.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Embellishment section.
- Updated Gems and Enchants.
10 Jul. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- Updated Recommended Talents.
- Updated PvP Talents.
10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
07 May 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
07 May 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
07 May 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
07 May 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
07 May 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- Updated Recommended Gear section.
- Updated Tier-Set section.
07 May 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.1.
- Updated PvP Talents.
07 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
07 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.1.
21 Mar. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- Updated Best 2v2 and 3v3 Team Compositions.
21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Trinkets to Recommended Gear.
- Added Tier-Set section.
21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- Updated Talent Tree.
- Updated Talent Calculator.
21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
30 Jan. 2023 (races): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
30 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
11 Dec. 2022 (races): Updated Best Races.
11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated Healing rotations.
11 Dec. 2022 (comps): Updated Best 3v3 team compositions.
11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Gems and Enchants.
11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated Best talent build.
11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
01 Aug. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
01 Aug. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
01 Aug. 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
01 Aug. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
01 Aug. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
01 Aug. 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
01 Aug. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
01 Aug. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Shadowlands Season 4.
31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
28 Feb. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
28 Feb. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
28 Feb. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Updated all Healing Rotations.
28 Feb. 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.
28 Feb. 2022 (gear): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Tier-Set section.
- Removed Shards of Domination section.
28 Feb. 2022 (talents): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Updated Best PvP Talents.
28 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Added Notable Changes section.
28 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Added Notable Changes section.
10 Nov. 2021 (races): Updated Best Horde Races.
10 Nov. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
10 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
10 Nov. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
10 Nov. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
10 Nov. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP Talents.
10 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5
10 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5
02 Jul. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
02 Jul. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.1.
02 Jul. 2021 (playstyle): Updated Basic Healing rotation.
02 Jul. 2021 (comps): Updated Best 2v2 Compositions.
02 Jul. 2021 (gear): Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Shards of Domination section.
02 Jul. 2021 (talents): Updated PvP Talents.
02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
02 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.
08 Mar. 2021 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
08 Mar. 2021 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
08 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
08 Mar. 2021 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
08 Mar. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
08 Mar. 2021 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
08 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
23 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Healing Rotations for Shadowlands.
- Added Covenant Abilities to healing rotations.
23 Dec. 2020 (comps): Updated Best Team Compositions
23 Dec. 2020 (gear): Updated Best Gear section.
- Updated Gems and Enchants section.
23 Dec. 2020 (talents): Updated Tiers 5 and 6 Regular Talents.
- Updated PvP Talents.
23 Dec. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands.
23 Dec. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands.
26 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated Talent Table.
25 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated Tier 2 Regular talent.
22 Oct. 2020 (gear): Removed unnecessary trinket.
15 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Basic and Sustained Healing rotations.
15 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated Tier 3 Regular talent.
12 Oct. 2020 (races): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (Patch 9.0.1).
12 Oct. 2020 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (Patch 9.0.1).
12 Oct. 2020 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (Patch 9.0.1).
12 Oct. 2020 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (Patch 9.0.1).
12 Oct. 2020 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (Patch 9.0.1).
12 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (Patch 9.0.1).
12 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (Patch 9.0.1).
12 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (Patch 9.0.1).

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Holy Paladin PvP Guide — The War Within (11.2)