Protection Paladin Tank Guide — The War Within (11.0.5)
Welcome to our Protection Paladin guide for World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.0.5). Here, you will learn how to tank as a Protection Paladin in both raids and Mythic+ dungeons. We cover everything from the basics all the way to min-maxing techniques to optimize your survivability.
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Protection Paladin guide.
Protection Paladin Overview
As a Protection Paladin, you can expect to perform the role of a solid and reliable tank. In general, your damage intake will be relatively smooth, with many attacks being blocked by your shield or softened by your strong active mitigation. No other tank class has quite the array of tricks up their sleeve that a Paladin does.
Note that this guide focuses on aspects that are specific to Protection Paladins and general tanking strategies are beyond its scope. If you wish to know more about the tanking role and what you can do to improve, we recommend that you read our tanking guide.
Strengths and Weaknesses
- Strong active mitigation and cooldown kit against predictable incoming damage.
- Unique group utility and damage reductions with Blessings and Auras.
- Good burst capabilities with cooldowns for damage and threat generation.
- Great emergency cooldowns like Lay on Hands and Divine Shield when things look dire.
- Good self and group healing with Word of Glory and Lay on Hands.
- Can remove poisons and diseases with Cleanse Toxins.
- It takes a few GCDs to get Shield of the Righteous started meaning the start of combat can be dangerous. This can be offset by using a cooldown such as Ardent Defender / Guardian of Ancient Kings.
- Moving out of Consecration means losing out on damage reduction.
- Limited mobility outside of Divine Steed.
- Mistakes in your rotation can be very punishing.
Protection Paladin and Guide Changes in The War Within 20th Anniversary Patch (11.0.5)
Protection Paladins have seen a wide range of changes in this patch to both talent trees and abilities. Many new talents have been added to the core Paladin tree.
General Changes:
The key highlights of these changes are:
- Avenging Wrath has been moved to the spec tree and has the effects of Avenging Wrath: Might baked in.
- Divine Toll has taken the place of Avenging Wrath and is much more accessible.
- Empyreal Ward is a new talent which gives the target of Lay on Hands armor for 30 seconds and ignores healing reductions for the heal.
- Lightbearer is a new talent which makes a portion of healing recieved from other players also heal 4 nearby players.
- Lead the Charge is a new talent which reduces the cooldown of movement abilities for 4 nearby players. A mini Time Spiral.
- Lightforged Blessing now heals 3% (was 1%).
- Blessing of Dawn from Of Dusk and Dawn has been increased by 10%.
Protection Paladin Changes:
The key highlights of these changes are:
- Damage increased by 6%.
- Base Armor and armor from Shield of the Righteous has been increased by 10%.
- Shield of the Righteous damage and Word of Glory healing has been increased by 20%.
- Blessed Hammer, Hammer of the Righteous, and Judgment cooldown has been reduced by 10%.
- Some talents have moved locations.
- Gift of the Golden Val'kyr and Uther's Counsel now only cost 1 point.
- A new talent has been added Refining Fire. This adds a DoT to targets hit by Avenger's Shield.
Hero Talent Changes:
Lightsmith had two talents removed which were not very useful and have had new talents created in their place:
- Fear No Evil and Excoriation have been removed.
- Authoritative Rebuke and Tempered in Battle have been added.
- Tempered in Battle will be the go to in more single target oriented scenarios, and Tempered in Battle will pull ahead in Mythic+ when combined with Punishment.
For a full breakdown of all Class Changes in The War Within, check out our dedicated page below.
Leveling as a Protection Paladin
If you do not have a Paladin at max level, you can follow the link below to help you in your quest to reach max level. Keep in mind that leveling as a tank, while not always the fastest, means you are great at being able to pull large groups of enemies and AoE them down.
Should you be leveling as a tank, it is recommended to learn the ropes throughout the leveling process as well, as generally, it is not tuned to be very hard. Addons are rather important to be able to tank well, such as threatplates, but also tracking buffs and debuffs. Playing dungeons while leveling will give you a sense of those addons before getting thrown into max-level content.
Basics of Protection Paladin Gameplay
Tanking, in general, means a lot of pressure to not only do damage and thus threat to make sure things are attacking you but also about surviving those attacks. As a Protection Paladin, this generally means generating as much Holy Power as possible, so you can spend it on Shield of the Righteous to reduce damage intake. There can be moments where damage taken is higher and you will want to supplement this with another cooldown should, these would be scenarios such as pulling a large amount of enemies or bosses. If you are fairly new to the class and spec and need to jump into it right away, we recommend the Easy Mode page linked below.
If you have got the basics down and want to improve your class knowledge, go to the Talent and Rotation pages for more in-depth information.
How to Gear Up as a Protection Paladin
Tanks are generally quite uncommon, so finding a group as a tank is not too difficult, and gearing up might happen rather fast. At the start, all you really want is a higher item level, as you value all the stats you can get. Once you have options of similar item levels, you can follow these pages to read more on how the different stats influence your character, as well as what gems, enchants, and consumables you should be using. You can also find a page dedicated to more end-game gearing information on the BiS and Gear page.
End-Game as a Protection Paladin
End-game content comes in many forms that can vary quite a lot in both gearing and playstyle, depending on what you focus most of your efforts on. While tanking in raids or in Mythic+ on the surface seems similar, there are many ways they differ, and you can focus on them separately in the pages linked below. PvP is typically not played with tank-specced players, so we recommend you play one of the other Paladin specializations (Holy / Retribution) should you wish to learn more of that.
Improving as a Protection Paladin
Tanking can sometimes be rather unforgiving, especially if you are not quite sure what is actually going wrong; below, we have linked a few resources aimed at helping you improve playing your character.
Changelog
- 26 Oct. 2024 (Leveling): Updated Talents and Rotation Ability Unlocks.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (hero talents): Updated for Patch 11.0.5 with new Lightsmith Trees to take the new talent option into consideration.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (gear page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (Nerub-ar Palace page): More tips added and adjusted talent builds with recent lightsmith buffs making it better on a few more encounters.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (mythic+ page): Dungeon specific tips have been added!
- 22 Oct. 2024 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (talents page): Updated for 11.0.5 with the Talent Tree rework.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (spells page): Updated for 11.0.5 with the Talent Tree rework.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 22 Oct. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 07 Oct. 2024 (rotation page): Fixed issue with picking Hero Talents and updating rotations.
- 28 Sep. 2024 (gear page): Updates for Trinkets.
- 28 Sep. 2024 (talents page): Clarify that Punishment also triggers from Avenger's Shield.
- 28 Sep. 2024 (easy mode page): Fixes for table headers.
- 16 Sep. 2024 (hero talents): Changed Hero Talent Tree imagery to be smaller.
- 16 Sep. 2024 (enchants page): Updated Vantus rune information.
- 16 Sep. 2024 (Nerub-ar Palace page): Ansurek Tips added.
- 16 Sep. 2024 (rotation page): Updated buttons for Hero talents and added default options on page load.
- 16 Sep. 2024 (easy mode page): Clarification on stat priority.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (hero talents): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (Leveling): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (FAQ page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (gear page): Updated for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (Nerub-ar Palace page): Guide added.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (mythic+ page): Updated for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (rotation page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (talents page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (spells page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (easy mode page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 09 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (hero talents): Page added.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (Leveling): Updated for The War Within Launch with Hero Talent Choices to level 80 and an updated rotation.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (FAQ page): Reviewed for The War Within Launch.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for The War Within Launch.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for The War Within.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (gear page): Updated with your Pre Season BiS for The War Within Launch. Further updates to come closer to Season 1.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for The War Within Launch.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (enchants page): Updated with new gems, enchants, and consumables for The War Within Launch.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (stats page): Updated for The War Within Launch.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (rotation page): Updated for The War Within Launch with new checkboxes for different talents and hero talents.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (talents page): Updated for The War Within Launch and added Hero Talents.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (spells page): Updated for The War Within Launch and added all Hero Talent spells.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (easy mode page): Updated for The War Within Launch.
- 21 Aug. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within Launch.
- 19 Aug. 2024 (mythic+ page): Updated Talents for The War Within Launch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (MoP Remix): Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (Leveling): Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (FAQ page): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (gear page): Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (rotation page): Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (talents page): Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (spells page): Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (easy mode page): Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
- 23 Jul. 2024 (this page): Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
- 19 Jul. 2024 (mythic+ page): Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
- 18 Jun. 2024 (The War Within): Page added.
- 17 May 2024 (MoP Remix): Moved Tireless Spirit to generic meta gem recomendtations.
- 14 May 2024 (MoP Remix): Page added.
- 07 May 2024 (Leveling): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (FAQ page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (gear page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (rotation page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (talents page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (spells page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (easy mode page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 07 May 2024 (this page): Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (Leveling): Reviewed for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (gear page): Updated for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (mythic+ page): Updated for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (rotation page): Reviewed for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (talents page): Reviewed for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (spells page): Cleaned up historical references. Reviewed for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Season 4.
- 22 Apr. 2024 (this page): Updated for Season 4.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (gear page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (addons page): Updated for Patch 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (talents page): Tidy up of talent descriptions and removed dated references.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 19 Mar. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (gear page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (rotation page): Rephrased defensive cooldown section.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (talents page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 28 Nov. 2023 (gear page): Updated Dawn of the Infinite links to be specific to their keystone dungeons.
- 07 Nov. 2023 (gear page): Updated the page to account for the nerfs to Sporecloak. The Embelishment recommendations have been changed to account for this.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (gear page): Updated for Season 3.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2. Added WeakAura recommendations for Protection Paladins.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (enchants page): Added helm enchant and new healing potion.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (mythic+ page): Updated for Season 3.
- 06 Nov. 2023 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (talents page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.2
- 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Season 3.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (gear page): Updated gear layout. Added BiS list.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (rotation page): Removed references to Seraphim.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (talents page): Updated talent tree layout.
- 04 Sep. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 04 Sep. 2023 (this page): Replaced 10.1.5 Changes with 10.1.7 Changes.
- 14 Jul. 2023 (enchants page): Updated Weapon Enchants and Flask recommendations. Weapon Enchants to be more explict on the two choices, both choices are fairly close in terms of throughput however. Flask has been changed to Tepid Versility due to the increased prevalance of external damage sources.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (Leveling): Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (gear page): Updated Onyx Annulet section to note when you replace this ring. Added 10.1.5 item section.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (enchants page): Updated Onyx Annulet and Primordial Gems section, and when you should consider replacing it.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (mythic+ page): Updated talent tree for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (talents page): Updated talent trees for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (easy mode page): Updated talent trees for Patch 10.1.5.
- 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Replaced 10.1 Changes with 10.1.5 Changes.
- 06 May 2023 (talents page): Talent fix.
- 01 May 2023 (Leveling): Updated talent calculator for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (gear page): Moved Onyx Annulet section to the bottom of the page (It's still good for damage!). Updated gear, trinkets, and embelishments for Season 2.
- 01 May 2023 (enchants page): Added belt enchant (New in Patch 10.1) and reviewed for Season 2.
- 01 May 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (mythic+ page): Updated talent tree for Patch 10.1 and affix information for Season 2.
- 01 May 2023 (rotation page): Added Shield of the Righteous to rotation priority list for clarity. Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (talents page): Reviewed for Patch 10.1.
- 01 May 2023 (spells page): Updated spells for Patch 10.1 Changes.
- 01 May 2023 (easy mode page): Updated talent trees for Patch 10.1 and included Shield of the Righteous to rotation priority list.
- 01 May 2023 (this page): Replaced 10.0.7 Changes with 10.1 Changes.
- 03 Apr. 2023 (easy mode page): Added clarification for Blessed Hammer/Hammer of the Righteous.
- 25 Mar. 2023 (enchants page): Updated Primordial Gems recommendations.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (Legendaries): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (gear page): Added Onyx Annulet section.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (enchants page): Added Onyx Annulet and Primordial Gems section.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.7.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (mythic+ page): Updated talent builds for Patch 10.0.7. Added Turn Evil usage.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (rotation page): Removed Of Dusk and Dawn section as it has been reworked in Patch 10.0.7 to be passive.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (talents page): Updated both talent builds and talents for Patch 10.0.7 Changes.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (spells page): Updated spells for Patch 10.0.7 Changes.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (easy mode page): Updated both talent builds and talents for Patch 10.0.7 Changes.
- 20 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Patch 10.0.7 Changes.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (Leveling): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (simulations page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (gear page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (addons page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (enchants page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (stats page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (rotation page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (talents page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (spells page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 24 Jan. 2023 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (Leveling): Updated leveling tree to show correct talents per level.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (simulations page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (gear page): Updated for Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (addons page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (enchants page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (stats page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (mythic+ page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (rotation page): Added a small section to talk about tier set impact on rotation.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (talents page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (spells page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (easy mode page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (Leveling): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (FAQ page): Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (how to improve page): Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (simulations page): Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (gear page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (addons page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (enchants page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (stats page): Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (mythic+ page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (rotation page): Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (talents page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (spells page): Reviewed for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (easy mode page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 28 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 23 Nov. 2022 (spells page): Updated to be in tables. Separated out Auras & of Dusk and Dawn into their own sections.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (Leveling): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (Legendaries): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (Torghast): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (Covenants and Soulbinds): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (FAQ page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (how to improve page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (simulations page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (gear page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (addons page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (enchants page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (stats page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (Castle Nathria page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (Sanctum of Domination page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (Sepulcher of the First Ones page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (mythic+ page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (rotation page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (talents page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (spells page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (easy mode page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 24 Oct. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
- 18 Feb. 2022 (Patch 9.2 Analysis): Updated based on latest PTR build.
- 15 Jan. 2022 (Patch 9.2 Analysis): Page added with initial thoughts and information.
- 01 Nov. 2021 (Patch 9.1 Analysis): Updated for 9.1.5.
- 18 Jul. 2021 (Patch 9.1 Analysis): Removed PTR references.
- 29 Apr. 2021 (Patch 9.1 Analysis): Added initial content.
- 13 Oct. 2020 (Ny'alotha page): Page updated for the Shadowlands pre-patch.
- 14 Jan. 2020 (Uldir page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.3 and no changes are necessary.
- 14 Jan. 2020 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.3 and no changes are necessary.
- 14 Jan. 2020 (Crucible of Storms page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.3 and no changes are necessary.
- 14 Jan. 2020 (The Eternal Palace page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.3 and no changes are necessary.
- 26 Aug. 2019 (The Eternal Palace page): Updated and added Mythic tips.
- 13 Jul. 2019 (The Eternal Palace page): Updated Za'qul Main tank and Off tank Essence recommendations.
- 12 Jul. 2019 (The Eternal Palace page): Updated Essence recommendations.
- 09 Jul. 2019 (The Eternal Palace page): Added Eternal Palace advice for Protection Paladins.
- 25 Jun. 2019 (Uldir page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.2 and no changes are necessary.
- 25 Jun. 2019 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.2 and no changes are necessary.
- 25 Jun. 2019 (Crucible of Storms page): This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.2 and no changes are necessary.
- 12 May 2019 (Crucible of Storms page): Updated and added Mythic mode.
- 15 Apr. 2019 (Uldir page): This page has been reviewed and no changes are necessary for the release of the Crucible of Storms raid.
- 15 Apr. 2019 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): This page has been reviewed and no changes are necessary for the release of the Crucible of Storms raid.
- 15 Apr. 2019 (Crucible of Storms page): Guide added.
- 05 Mar. 2019 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): Added Mythic advice for BoD.
- 29 Jan. 2019 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): Updated BoD advice according to live mechanics.
- 20 Jan. 2019 (Battle of Dazar'alor page): Added BoD advice for Protection Paladins.
- 10 Dec. 2018 (Uldir page): Major revisions, and Mythic added.
- 03 Sep. 2018 (Uldir page): Added initial boss by boss outline for Uldir.
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This guide has been written by Panthea, who raids in Catalyst and is the author of TankNotes. He plays all tanks and is a Moderator for the Hammer of Wrath Paladin Discord. You can follow him on Twitter.
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