Holy Paladin PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets — The War Within (Season 1)
Choosing your gear carefully is important for your Holy Paladin in PvP. We give you a stat priority to help you choose items with the right stats as well as guidance on how to pick up your best gear and your trinkets.
This page is part of our Holy Paladin PvP Guide.
Stat Priority for Holy Paladins in PvP
The stat priority for Holy Paladin in PvP is as follows:
- Intellect;
- Versatility;
- Mastery;
- Haste;
- Critical Strike.
Intellect is the best stat in all situations. Versatility is the next best stat as it will increase the damage/healing you do and reduce the damage you take. This is followed up with Master. Holy Paladin Mastery ( Mastery: Lightbringer), when used with the Beacon of the Lightbringer Talent, is crucial for Holy Paladins in PvP.
Gear Recommendations
General Guidelines
In general, Holy Paladins want to get trinkets that line up well with Avenging Crusader or Avenging Wrath. These trinkets can have a passive or on-use effect. The stats you want to increase are either Intellect or Versatility. You want to increase Versatility because it increases both your damage and healing. Intellect is great for increasing your overall healing output.
Here is the best gear we recommend you using as a Holy Paladin.
- Head: Entombed Seraph's Casque
- Neck: Algari Competitor's Amulet - Crafted with Versatility & Mastery
- Shoulders: Entombed Seraph's Plumes
- Cloak: Forged Warmonger's Drape
- Chest: Entombed Seraph's Breastplate
- Wrists: Forged Warmonger's Bracers
- Hands: Forged Gladiator's Plate Handguards
- Waist: Algari Competitor's Plate Waistguard - Crafted with Versatility & Mastery
- Legs: Entombed Seraph's Greaves
- Feet: Forged Warmonger's Sabatons
- Ring 1: Forged Gladiator's Signet
- Ring 2: Algari Competitor's Signet - Crafted with Versatility & Critical Strike
- Trinket 1: Forged Gladiator's Medallion
- Trinket 2: Forged Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity
- Main Hand Weapon: Forged Gladiator's Scepter
- Shield: Forged Gladiator's Bulwark
Note: It is essential to be wearing 2 PvP trinkets. This will give you a Stamina and stat boost that will increase your survivability.
Tier Set
As noted above, acquiring both your 2-set and 4-set bonus is crucial. It is also important to note that ALL tier sets are nerfed by 50% in PvP. Although this nerf is significant, tier sets are still important to acquire to maximize your chances of winning. For Holy Paladins, this is your tier set:
- 2-set: Holy Shock’s healing is increased by 10%, and its cooldown is reduced by 10%.
- 4-set: Holy Shock increases the initial healing of your next Word of Glory or Light of Dawn by 8%, stacking up to 4 times.
Holy Paladin Embellishments
Embelishments are bonuses that can be put on crafted gear. These effects can have a drastic impact on the game. You are only allowed to have 2 Embellishments equipped at the same time. Here are the recommended Embellishments for Holy Paladins:
- Energy Redistribution Beacon. While above 80% health, your direct healing will redistribute up to 2% of your health to your target. This is great for increasing your overall healing output. Because this affect does stack, it is recommended to use 2 of them.
- Duskthread Lining. This Embellishment significantly increases your Versatility when you are above 80% health.
Holy Paladin Gems and Enchants
Here are the best enchants for a Holy Paladin:
- Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Chant of Leeching Fangs
- Chest: Enchant Chest - Council's Intellect
- Bracers: Enchant Bracer - Chant of Armored Speed
- Legs: Daybreak Spellthread
- Boots: Enchant Boots - Scout's March
- Rings: Enchant Ring - Glimmering Mastery
- Weapon: Enchant Weapon - Authority of Fiery Resolve
Masterful Sapphire is the best gem you can use. You also get access to 1 Meta Gem. You should use Cognitive Bloodstone for the meta slot.
Changelog
- 16 Sep. 2024: Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Recommended Embellishments.
- Updated Recommended Enchants.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated Recommended Gear for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Updated for Patch 10.2.5.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Tier Set bonus.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- Updated Stat Priority.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Embellishment section.
- Updated Gems and Enchants.
- 07 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.
- Updated Recommended Gear section.
- Updated Tier-Set section.
- 21 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Trinkets to Recommended Gear.
- Added Tier-Set section.
- 30 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated Recommended Gear.
- Updated Gems and Enchants.
- 22 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Pre-patch.
- 01 Aug. 2022: Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
- 31 May 2022: Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
- 28 Feb. 2022: Updated for Patch 9.2.
- Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Tier-Set section.
- Removed Shards of Domination section.
- 10 Nov. 2021: Reviewed for Patch 9.1.5.
- 02 Jul. 2021: Updated Recommended Gear.
- Added Shards of Domination section.
- 08 Mar. 2021: Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
- 23 Dec. 2020: Updated Best Gear section.
- Updated Gems and Enchants section.
- 22 Oct. 2020: Removed unnecessary trinket.
- 12 Oct. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch (Patch 9.0.1).
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