Holy Paladin Talents & Build – Raid and PvP for WoW Forever
Holy Paladins are strong single-target healers. Illumination refunds mana after critical heals, Holy Shock heals or damages instantly, and Light's Vigil turns your next Holy Shock on the target into a group-wide heal. Holy Power increases your crit chance, which makes it a perfect match for Illumination.
Talents, ranks and values come from the WoW Forever game files. Playstyle and stat tips are based on Classic experience; talents and details may differ in Forever.
Other specs: Protection Paladin · Retribution Paladin
Last updated: beta, Oct 14, 2026. These builds are planned for the new WoW Forever talent trees and will be reviewed after launch.
Raid Build (PvE)
Holy down to Light's Vigil with Illumination, Reverence, Infusion of Light and Holy Power. Protection provides Guardian's Favor and Sacred Duty for more Stamina and shorter cooldowns on your protective spells, and Retribution Benediction for cheaper instant spells.
| Talent tree | Talents (rank) |
|---|---|
| Holy33 | Divine Intellect 5/5Healing Light 3/3Spiritual Focus 2/2Unyielding Faith 2/2Voice of Truth 1/1Reverence 3/3Purifying Power 2/2Infusion of Light 2/2Illumination 5/5Divine Favor 1/1Holy Shock 1/1Holy Power 5/5Light's Vigil 1/1 |
| Protection13 | |
| Retribution5 | Benediction 5/5 |
PvP Build
PvP build with Unyielding Faith against fear and Voice of Truth against silences and interrupts. Protection offers Guardian's Favor for more frequent Blessing of Protection, Sacred Duty for more Stamina and Improved Hammer of Justice for more frequent Hammer of Justice.
| Talent tree | Talents (rank) |
|---|---|
| Holy33 | Divine Intellect 5/5Healing Light 3/3Spiritual Focus 2/2Unyielding Faith 2/2Voice of Truth 1/1Reverence 3/3Purifying Power 2/2Infusion of Light 2/2Illumination 5/5Divine Favor 1/1Holy Shock 1/1Holy Power 5/5Light's Vigil 1/1 |
| Protection18 | Toughness 5/5Precision 1/3Guardian's Favor 2/2Anticipation 5/5Sacred Duty 2/2Improved Hammer of Justice 3/3 |
Playstyle and rotation
In raids you mainly heal tanks: Holy Light for big heals, Flash of Light for smaller, cheaper ones. Place Light's Vigil on a target and trigger it with Holy Shock. Thanks to Infusion of Light, crits from Holy Shock and Flash of Light shorten the cast time of your next Holy Light. Use Divine Favor before a big heal. Reverence lets part of your mana regen continue while casting. Lay on Hands and Divine Shield are your panic buttons.
Stat priority
For Holy Paladin, the key stats are +healing, mana regen (MP5) and Intellect. Spell crit is worth it once your talents build on it. In PvP, Stamina matters. This priority comes from Classic; stat weights in WoW Forever may differ.
FAQ
Holy Paladin: What are the key talents?
Our raid build spends its points like this: Holy 33 · Protection 13 · Retribution 5. The key talents are Illumination, Holy Shock, Light's Vigil. Open the full build in the talent calculator to tweak it.
Holy Paladin: Which build is best for PvP?
For PvP we recommend Holy 33 · Protection 18. Compared to the raid build, it focuses more on control and survivability. All talents are listed at the top.
Are the talents the same as in Classic?
Not quite. The talent trees on this page come from the WoW Forever game files: some talents are new, have moved or use different values than in Classic. Every build is checked against this data and spends exactly 51 points.