Holy Paladin PvP Stat Priority, Gear, and Trinkets (Shadowlands / Patch 9.2)
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;
- Critical Strike;
- Versatility;
- Haste;
- Mastery.
Intellect is the best stat in all situations. Critical Strike is the
strongest secondary stat at all times due to increasing the chance you get a
Infusion of Light proc. This is followed up with Versatility, that
increases the healing/damage you deal while reducing the damage you take.
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 be increasing are either
Intellect or Versatility. The reason you want to increase Versatility is 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:
Cosmic Gladiator's Plate Helm
- Neck:
Cosmic Gladiator's Pendant
- Shoulders:
Cosmic Gladiator's Plate Shoulders
- Cloak:
Cosmic Gladiator's Drape
- Chest:
Cosmic Gladiator's Plate Chestguard
- Wrists:
Cosmic Gladiator's Plate Wristguards
- Hands:
Cosmic Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets
- Waist:
Cosmic Gladiator's Plate Girdle
- Legs:
Cosmic Gladiator's Plate Legguards
- Feet:
Cosmic Gladiator's Plate Stompers
- Ring 1:
Cosmic Gladiator's Band
- Ring 2:
Cosmic Gladiator's Ring
- Weapon:
Cosmic Gladiator's Ceremonial Sword
- Off-hand:
Cosmic Gladiator's Guard
Tier Set Bonuses for Holy Paladin
Tier set pieces are obtained in PvP from the Great Vault and can
eventually be created from other items in the same slot using the
Creation Catalyst. Overall, the set bonuses provide a large amount of
healing very often throughout an arena match. It is extremely important to obtain
the Holy Paladin 4-Piece bonus as soon as possible. Here are the best pieces to get
for the set:
- Head:
Luminous Chevalier's Casque;
- Shoulders:
Luminous Chevalier's Epaulettes;
- Chest:
Luminous Chevalier's Plackart ;
- Legs:
Luminous Chevalier's Robes.
For an in-depth analysis of the set bonuses visit here:
Recommended Trinkets
Note: It is important to be wearing 2 PvP trinkets. This will give you a Stamina and Intellect boost that will increase your survivability and healing/damage output.
Cosmic Gladiator's Medallion is a mandatory trinket to have
equipped at all times. This allows you to remove any crowd control on yourself.
You will normally use this when you are stuck in crowd control and
a teammate is at low health. Note, if you play a Human and are playing against a
team with only stuns,
Cosmic Gladiator's Relentless Brooch is a better
option.
Cosmic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity gives you Haste and has a 1-minute
cooldown that increases your primary stat. This is great to use right before you
activate a powerful cooldown.
Cosmic Gladiator's Emblem increases your maximum health when used. This
gives you an additional defensive when you think a team will be focusing you.
Cosmic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity increases your Haste and has a chance to
proc your primary stat. This is an overall strong trinket, as the stat will proc
often throughout an arena match.
Gems and Enchants
Here are the best enchants for a Holy Paladin:
- Bracers:
Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect
- Cloak:
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality
- Chest:
Enchant Chest - Eternal Bounds
- Rings:
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
- Weapon:
Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance
Gem all of your gear with Versatile Jewel Cluster.
Changelog
- 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).
This guide has been written by Mysticall, a seasoned PvP player who has repeatedly achieved Arena Master and 2500 rating. You can watch his stream on Twitch, and you can also check out his YouTube channel.
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