Protection Paladin Patch 9.2 Changes Analysis and Tier Set Thoughts

Last updated on Feb 18, 2022 at 04:12 by Panthea 50 comments
General Information

On this page, we tell you how the Patch 9.2 changes for Protection Paladin affect the spec and what the current state of theorycrafting is.

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Protection Paladin in Patch 9.2: Eternity's End

This page will go over the changes in Patch 9.2, specifically how the changes impact the playstyle, Legendaries, Covenants and other topics. If you are simply interested in what the current changes are for Protection Paladin in 9.2, you can instead read our full list of changes to the entire Paladin class on our dedicated pages below. For an additional list of content in Patch 9.2, you can also check out our Patch Overview page.

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Base Spec Changes for Patch 9.2

Currently there are no base spec changes for Protection Paladins in Patch 9.2. However, with the addition of Tier sets and double Legendaries there will be likely a change to how you play the class.

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Protection Paladin Talent Changes in Patch 9.2

There have been no changes to the Talents for Protection Paladins. While no changes have been made to the Talents themselves, your choices may differ with being able to equip 2 Legendaries later in the Patch.

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Protection Paladin Tier Set in Patch 9.2

Within the new Sepulcher of the First Ones raid that will be coming in Patch 9.2, every class will once again earn pieces of a gear set that is uniquely class-themed with its own two- and four-piece bonuses for every specialization. For Protection Paladin, these set bonuses currently are:

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Protection Paladin Tier Set Thoughts

The Glorious Purpose Icon Protection Paladin 2-Piece bonus can be maintained with a standard rotation at 3 stacks giving you ~4.5% damage reduction. It is quite a simple and powerful defensive bonus.

The Glorious Purpose Icon Protection Paladin 4-Piece is very strong. It gives you a smooth flow of Holy Power and should trigger on its 3-second internal cooldown often. Expect to see gains of ~8-15 Holy Power per minute from this bonus (the higher end of the range being in scenarios where you are taking damage all of the time such as Mythic+).

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Covenant Changes in Patch 9.2 for Protection Paladin

Ashen Hallow Icon Ashen Hallow can now be cancelled early by pressing the button again.

Ashen Hallow Icon Ashen Hallow healing has been reduced by 15%.

Generally speaking Kyrian and Venthyr will still be the ones to pick between for Protection Paladin.

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Legendary Changes in Patch 9.2 for Protection Paladin

Recall that in Patch 9.1, every class received a Legendary Power that was unique to each Covenant. For Paladins, these Powers were as follows.

With Patch 9.2 you will obtain the Unity Icon Unity Legendary which will give you The Covenant Legendary effect; this can be used in addition with another Legendary giving you 2 powers in total. The Covenant Legendaries were only worth considering on their own for Kyrian and Night Fae in the previous patch. Now you are able to combine your Covenant Legendary with your otherwise standard picks of The Magistrate's Judgment Icon The Magistrate's Judgment, The Mad Paragon Icon The Mad Paragon, or Holy Avenger's Engraved Sigil Icon Holy Avenger's Engraved Sigil.

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Changelog

  • 18 Feb. 2022: Updated based on latest PTR build.
  • 15 Jan. 2022: Page added with initial thoughts and information.
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