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WoW Forever Protection Paladin Leveling Build & Talents

Protection Paladin leveling talents: 0/32/19 in Holy / Protection / Retribution, from Wowhead (updated 2026-11-04) and checked against the live talent trees on . Click talents to make it your own.

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0 / 32 / 19
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Protection Paladin leveling talents

0/32/19 by tree, each talent at the rank this build takes. Source: Wowhead, updated .

Protection

  • Redoubt5/5

    Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 30%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.

  • Precision3/3

    Improves your chance to hit by 3%.

  • Guardian's Favor2/2

    Reduces the cooldown of your Blessing of Protection by 2 min and increases the duration of your Blessing of Freedom by 6 sec.

  • Sacred Duty2/2

    Reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Templar's Bulwark spells by 60 sec, and reduces the duration of Forbearance by 10 sec.

  • Templar's Bulwark1/1

    When activated, this ability grants you an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 sec. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.

  • Shield Specialization2/2

    Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 30%, and gives your blocks a 100% chance to restore 4% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec.

  • Toughness3/5

    Increases your armor value from items by 6%.

  • Swift Judgement1/1

    Unleash the energy of a Seal spell upon an enemy. Does not consume the Seal. Refer to individual Seals for Judgement effect. Does not share a cooldown with your Judgement ability.

  • Improved Righteous Fury3/3

    While Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 9%.

  • Holy Shield1/1

    Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 75 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.

  • Reckoning5/5

    Gives you a 40% chance after Blocking and a 100% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec.

  • Iron Creed3/3

    Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability by 30%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 6% for 6 sec.

  • Shieldsworn1/1

    Reduces the cooldown of your Holy Strike ability by 4 sec. Additionally, Holy Strike now strikes with your shield, triggering your active Holy Shield and Shield Specialization talents without consuming their charges or triggering their cooldowns, and allowing you to Block spells for 6 sec.

Retribution

  • Benediction5/5

    Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 10%.

  • Improved Judgement2/2

    Decreases the cooldown of your Judgement ability by 2 sec.

  • Conviction3/3

    Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 6%.

  • Sanctified Judgement3/3

    Gives your Judgement ability a 100% chance to return 60% of the Mana cost of the judged seal.

  • Vindication3/3

    Gives your damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's Attack Power by (3 /- 3 * 6) for 30 sec.

  • Pursuit of Justice2/2

    Increases movement speed and mounted movement speed by 15%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.

  • Sacred Arbiter1/1

    Increases the damage of your Holy Strike ability by 20% and causes it to refresh all Judgement effects on the target.

Protection Paladin leveling (Maxroll) talents

7/31/13 by tree, each talent at the rank this build takes. Source: Maxroll, updated .

Holy

  • Divine Strength5/5

    Increases your Strength by 10%.

  • Reverence2/2

    Allows 30% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Protection

  • Divine Intellect5/5

    Increases your total Intellect by 10%.

  • Redoubt5/5

    Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 30%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.

  • Guardian's Favor2/2

    Reduces the cooldown of your Blessing of Protection by 2 min and increases the duration of your Blessing of Freedom by 6 sec.

  • Sacred Duty2/2

    Reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Templar's Bulwark spells by 60 sec, and reduces the duration of Forbearance by 10 sec.

  • Templar's Bulwark1/1

    When activated, this ability grants you an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 sec. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.

  • Shield Specialization2/2

    Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 30%, and gives your blocks a 100% chance to restore 4% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec.

  • Swift Judgement1/1

    Unleash the energy of a Seal spell upon an enemy. Does not consume the Seal. Refer to individual Seals for Judgement effect. Does not share a cooldown with your Judgement ability.

  • Improved Righteous Fury3/3

    While Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 9%.

  • Holy Shield1/1

    Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 75 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.

  • Reckoning5/5

    Gives you a 40% chance after Blocking and a 100% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec.

  • Iron Creed3/3

    Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability by 30%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 6% for 6 sec.

  • Shieldsworn1/1

    Reduces the cooldown of your Holy Strike ability by 4 sec. Additionally, Holy Strike now strikes with your shield, triggering your active Holy Shield and Shield Specialization talents without consuming their charges or triggering their cooldowns, and allowing you to Block spells for 6 sec.

Retribution

  • Deflection5/5

    Increases your Parry chance by 5%.

  • Benediction3/5

    Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 6%.

  • Conviction3/3

    Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 6%.

  • Pursuit of Justice2/2

    Increases movement speed and mounted movement speed by 15%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.

Talent order by level

  1. 10 Redoubt
  2. 11 Redoubt
  3. 12 Redoubt
  4. 13 Redoubt
  5. 14 Redoubt
  6. 15 Sacred Duty
  7. 16 Sacred Duty
  8. 17 Guardian's Favor
  9. 18 Guardian's Favor
  10. 19 Divine Intellect
  11. 20 Shield Specialization
  12. 21 Shield Specialization
  13. 22 Templar's Bulwark
  14. 23 Divine Intellect
  15. 24 Divine Intellect
  16. 25 Swift Judgement
  17. 26 Improved Righteous Fury
  18. 27 Improved Righteous Fury
  19. 28 Improved Righteous Fury
  20. 29 Divine Intellect
  21. 30 Holy Shield
  22. 31 Reckoning
  23. 32 Reckoning
  24. 33 Reckoning
  25. 34 Reckoning
  26. 35 Iron Creed
  27. 36 Iron Creed
  28. 37 Iron Creed
  29. 38 Reckoning
  30. 39 Divine Intellect
  31. 40 Shieldsworn
  32. 41 Deflection
  33. 42 Deflection
  34. 43 Deflection
  35. 44 Deflection
  36. 45 Deflection
  37. 46 Conviction
  38. 47 Conviction
  39. 48 Conviction
  40. 49 Benediction
  41. 50 Benediction
  42. 51 Pursuit of Justice
  43. 52 Pursuit of Justice
  44. 53 Divine Strength
  45. 54 Divine Strength
  46. 55 Divine Strength
  47. 56 Divine Strength
  48. 57 Divine Strength
  49. 58 Reverence
  50. 59 Reverence
  51. 60 Benediction

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Questions players ask

What is the best Protection Paladin leveling build in WoW Forever?
Protection leveling (0/32/19 in Holy / Protection / Retribution, from Wowhead, updated 2026-11-04); Protection leveling (Maxroll) (7/31/13 in Holy / Protection / Retribution, from Maxroll, updated 2026-11-04). It is checked against the launch talent trees and loads into the calculator on this page.
How many talent points does a Paladin have at level 60 in WoW Forever?
One point per level from 10, so 51 points at level 60. This build spends 51.
Can I respec my Paladin in WoW Forever?
Yes. A class trainer in any major city resets your talents, Legacy talents included, and Dual Specialization unlocks at level 40 so you can keep a second build.

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