WoW ForeverAlliance and Horde3 playable races

Paladin Class in WoW Forever

Paladin can be played by 3 of the 10 playable races in WoW Forever. Human is the best Paladin race on our race tier list, followed by Undead and Dwarf.

Best Paladin Races

Our Paladin race tier list ranks Human first, then Undead and Dwarf. The table lists every racial trait each race brings to Paladin; hover or tap a trait for its full effect.

  1. 1
    Best Paladin raceHumanAllianceS tier
    Every trait applies

    Human and Undead are the best Paladin races in WoW Forever on our race tier list, sharing S tier. Human's Perception, Ruthless, The Human Spirit and Will to Survive all work for a Paladin.

  2. 2
    HordeUndeadS tierNew in Forever
    Every trait applies
  3. 3
    AllianceDwarfA tier
    Big Game Hunter: Beasts only

Paladin PvE Race Pick

Each race is graded on what its racials do for this class against monsters, from questing to dungeons and raids.

  • Alliance pickHuman
    PvE A tier
    RuthlessThe Human SpiritWill to Survive

    Ruthless gives all spells and attacks 1% crit chance. The Human Spirit raises your Spirit by 10%. Will to Survive instantly removes all stun effects on you.

  • Horde pickUndead
    PvE B tier
    Will of the ForsakenTouch of the Grave

    Will of the Forsaken instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects on you. Touch of the Grave gives your spells and attacks a 20% chance to drain the target's Health.

Paladin PvP Race Pick

Each race is graded on what its racials do for this class against other players, first for breaking or shortening crowd control, then stealth, fight cooldowns and escapes.

  • Alliance pickHuman
    PvP S tier
    Will to SurvivePerceptionRuthless

    Will to Survive instantly removes all stun effects on you, on a 3 min cooldown. Perception sharply raises your stealth detection for 20 sec. Ruthless gives all spells and attacks 1% crit chance.

  • Horde pickUndead
    PvP A tier
    Will of the ForsakenTouch of the Grave

    Will of the Forsaken instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects, on a 2 min cooldown. Touch of the Grave gives your spells and attacks a 20% chance to drain the target's Health.

Paladin Racial Traits by Race

AppliesBeasts only
RaceCrit chanceStat bonusesBreaks crowd controlSurvivalBonus damageUtility
S tierHumanAlliance
Crit chance
Ruthless
Stat bonuses
The Human Spirit
Breaks crowd control
Will to Survive
None
None
Utility
Perception
S tierUndeadHorde
None
None
Breaks crowd control
Will of the Forsaken
Survival
Touch of the Grave
Cannibalize
None
Utility
Underwater Breathing
A tierDwarfAlliance
None
Stat bonuses
Artisan's Precision
None
Survival
Stoneform
Bonus damage
Big Game HunterBeasts only
Utility
Find Treasure
How to read the table

Races are ordered by the Paladin race tier list, which grades each race on what its racials do for Paladin. Human and Dwarf Paladins also get Summon Charger and Summon Warhorse, listed on their own line.

Paladin Abilities

Every Paladin spell in WoW Forever, one row per spell at its highest rank. Amounts are the base values at the level each rank is learned, before spell power or attack power. Per mana and Per sec divide the amount by the Mana cost and by the cast time. Search, filter and sort the list ten spells at a time, and open a row for its range, duration and every rank. Pick a level to see what you learn or upgrade there, or switch Show to All for every spell at the rank you have by then.

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Paladin Changes in WoW Forever

9 Paladin abilities are new in WoW Forever, and 4 abilities the original game already has by name gain new spell versions.

Spell versions, original game to WoW Forever
Unchanged108Changed99Not in this build22New in this build40
Original game229
WoW Forever247

22 spell versions from the original game are not in this build, 99 changed and 108 are unchanged. Each figure counts spell versions.

New abilities

No Paladin ability in the original game has this name.

Skill lineHoly3 new
Light's VigilRanks 3Active
Oath of LightActive
Voice of TruthActive
Skill lineProtection5 new
Hammer of the RighteousActive
Judgement of FuryRanks 5Active
Seal of FuryRanks 7Active
Swift JudgementActive
Templar's BulwarkActive
Skill lineRetribution1 new
Holy StrikeRanks 8Active
New versions of original game abilities

An ability of this name is already in the original game for Paladin. The spell versions counted here are new in this build.

Flash of Light5Spell versionsSkill line Holy · Active
Holy Light5Spell versionsSkill line Holy · Active
Holy ShieldSkill line Protection · Active
Holy ShockSkill line Holy · Active

Paladin Basics

Resource
Armor
Weapons9 skill lines
One-hand
Two-hand
Other

Paladin Builds

Paladin has 5 stored talent allocations. All of them are below; what each one spends is on the builds page.

All 5 Paladin buildsPaladin macrosHoly Paladin macrosProtection Paladin macrosRetribution Paladin macros

Paladin Talent Trees

Paladin talents by tree and row. Plan your own build on the trees below, or roll a random build.

Make a buildClick any talent to start spending 51 points, or roll a random build.
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Holy

17 talents
0pts
  1. Row 1 is open from the start
  2. 5 points in Holy unlock row 2
  3. 10 points in Holy unlock row 3
  4. 15 points in Holy unlock row 4
  5. 20 points in Holy unlock row 5
  6. 25 points in Holy unlock row 6
  7. 30 points in Holy unlock row 7

Protection

17 talents
0pts
  1. Row 1 is open from the start
  2. 5 points in Protection unlock row 2
  3. 10 points in Protection unlock row 3
  4. 15 points in Protection unlock row 4
  5. 20 points in Protection unlock row 5
  6. 25 points in Protection unlock row 6
  7. 30 points in Protection unlock row 7

Retribution

17 talents
0pts
  1. Row 1 is open from the start
  2. 5 points in Retribution unlock row 2
  3. 10 points in Retribution unlock row 3
  4. 15 points in Retribution unlock row 4
  5. 20 points in Retribution unlock row 5
  6. 25 points in Retribution unlock row 6
  7. 30 points in Retribution unlock row 7
Max rankOpen to spendNot reachable yetPrerequisite met