Holy Paladin PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.2)
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 TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Paladin PvP guide.
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
Large amount of healing cooldowns
Multiple defensive abilities
Great burst healing
Weak spread healing
Easy to swap to if overextended
Limited mobility when out of
Blessing of Freedoms
Notable 10.1.5 Changes
Barrier of Faith is now 100% more effective in PvP combat.
Holy Light no longer increased by 47% in PvP combat.
Flash of Light no longer increased by 30% in PvP combat.
Aura Mastery now increases the effectiveness of
Devotion Aura to 24% in PvP combat (was 30%).
- All healing reduced by 8%.
Holy Light healing increased by 40%.
Flash of Light healing increased by 30%.
Touch of Light healing now increased by 500% (was 700%).
Holy Prism heal increased by 40%.
Word of Glory healing increased by 10%.
Glimmer of Light healing and damage is now increased by 4% per target (was 6%).
Glimmer of Light damage increased by 10%.
Notable 10.1.5 Changes
Several new talents have been added:
Beacon of the Lightbringer —
Mastery: Lightbringer now increases your healing based on the target's proximity to either you or your
Beacon of Light, whichever is closer.
Light's Conviction —
Holy Shock now has 2 charges.
Holy Infusion —
Crusader Strike generates 1 additional Holy Power and deals 25% more damage.
Awestruck —
Holy Shock,
Holy Light, and
Flash of Light critical healing increased by 20%.
Glistening Radiance — Spending Holy Power has a 25% chance to trigger
Glimmer of Light's healing and damage.
Overflowing Light — 50% of
Glimmer of Light's overhealing is converted into an absorb shield. The shield amount cannot exceed 15% of your max health.
Light's Protection — Your allies with
Glimmer of Light take 16% reduced damage, split evenly among them.
Righteous Judgment —
Judgment has a 50% chance to cast
Consecration at the target's location. The limit on
Consecration does not apply to this effect.
Hand of Divinity — Call upon the Light to empower your spells, causing your next 2
Holy Lights to heal 80% more, cost 50% less mana, and be instant cast.
Shining Righteousness —
Shield of the Righteous deals damage to its first target struck. Every 5 Shields of the Righteous make your next Word of Glory or Light of Dawn cost no Holy Power.
Daybreak — Absorb your active
Glimmer of Lights, triggering their effects at 200% value and granting 3000 Mana per
Glimmer of Light consumed.
Rising Sunlight — After casting Daybreak, your next 3
Holy Shocks cast 2 additional times.
Glorious Dawn —
Holy Shock has a 10% chance to refund a charge when cast, increasing by 1.5% for each
Glimmer of Light you have active.
Glimmer of Light's healing and damage is increased by 10%.
Blessed Focus —
Glimmer of Light's healing and damage is increased by 25%, but it can only affect 1 target at a time.
Reclamation —
Holy Shock and
Crusader Strike refund up to 15% of their Mana cost and deal up to 50% more healing or damage, based on the target's missing health.
Aura of Mercy — Your auras restore health to 3 injured allies within 20 yards every 2 seconds. While Aura Mastery is active, heals all allies within 40 yards, and healing is increased by 50%. Shares a choice node with Blessing of Seasons.
Changelog
- 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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