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Classic Era Paladin Talent Calculator

The Paladin talent trees (Holy, Protection, Retribution) as the Classic Era client ships them: 44 talents and 140 rank descriptions from build 1.15.9.69722.

Every talent, rank and prerequisite on this page is read from the Classic Era client, build 1.15.9.69722. Point rules are the game's: five points in earlier rows unlock the next row, and the first talent point lands at level 10.

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Paladin talent calculator

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Points follow the client: 51 points at the level cap, five points in earlier rows to open the next row, and prerequisites from the Talent table. Build links open on TheWoWDB; they are not in-game import strings.

Every Paladin talent, rank by rank

Holy 14 talents

  • Divine Strength

    Row 1, column 2 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases your Strength by 2%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases your Strength by 4%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases your Strength by 6%.
    4. Rank 4 Increases your Strength by 8%.
    5. Rank 5 Increases your Strength by 10%.
  • Divine Intellect

    Row 1, column 3 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases your total Intellect by 2%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases your total Intellect by 4%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases your total Intellect by 6%.
    4. Rank 4 Increases your total Intellect by 8%.
    5. Rank 5 Increases your total Intellect by 10%.
  • Spiritual Focus

    Row 2, column 2 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Gives your Flash of Light and Holy Light spells a 14% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
    2. Rank 2 Gives your Flash of Light and Holy Light spells a 28% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
    3. Rank 3 Gives your Flash of Light and Holy Light spells a 42% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
    4. Rank 4 Gives your Flash of Light and Holy Light spells a 56% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
    5. Rank 5 Gives your Flash of Light and Holy Light spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
  • Improved Seal of Righteousness

    Row 2, column 3 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the damage done by your Seal of Righteousness and Judgement of Righteousness by 3%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the damage done by your Seal of Righteousness and Judgement of Righteousness by 6%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases the damage done by your Seal of Righteousness and Judgement of Righteousness by 9%.
    4. Rank 4 Increases the damage done by your Seal of Righteousness and Judgement of Righteousness by 12%.
    5. Rank 5 Increases the damage done by your Seal of Righteousness and Judgement of Righteousness by 15%.
  • Healing Light

    Row 3, column 1 · 3 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the amount healed by your Holy Light and Flash of Light spells by 4%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the amount healed by your Holy Light and Flash of Light spells by 8%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases the amount healed by your Holy Light and Flash of Light spells by 12%.
  • Consecration

    Row 3, column 2 · 1 rank

    1. Rank 1 Consecrates the land beneath Paladin, doing 64 Holy damage over 8 sec to enemies who enter the area.
  • Improved Lay on Hands

    Row 3, column 3 · 2 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Gives the target of your Lay on Hands spell a X% bonus to their armor value from items. In addition, the cooldown for your Lay on Hands spell is reduced by 10 min.
    2. Rank 2 Gives the target of your Lay on Hands spell a X% bonus to their armor value from items. In addition, the cooldown for your Lay on Hands spell is reduced by 20 min.
  • Unyielding Faith

    Row 3, column 4 · 2 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases your chance to resist Fear and Disorient effects by an additional 5%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases your chance to resist Fear and Disorient effects by an additional 10%.
  • Illumination

    Row 4, column 2 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock heal spell, gives you a 20% chance to gain Mana equal to the base cost of the spell.
    2. Rank 2 After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock heal spell, gives you a 40% chance to gain Mana equal to the base cost of the spell.
    3. Rank 3 After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock heal spell, gives you a 60% chance to gain Mana equal to the base cost of the spell.
    4. Rank 4 After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock heal spell, gives you a 80% chance to gain Mana equal to the base cost of the spell.
    5. Rank 5 After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock heal spell, gives you a 100% chance to gain Mana equal to the base cost of the spell.
  • Improved Blessing of Wisdom

    Row 4, column 3 · 2 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the effect of your Blessing of Wisdom spell by 10%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the effect of your Blessing of Wisdom spell by 20%.
  • Divine Favor

    Row 5, column 2 · 1 rank

    1. Rank 1 When activated, gives your next Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock spell a 100% critical effect chance.
  • Lasting Judgement

    Row 5, column 3 · 3 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the duration of your Judgement of Light and Judgement of Wisdom by 10 sec.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the duration of your Judgement of Light and Judgement of Wisdom by 20 sec.
    3. Rank 3 Increases the duration of your Judgement of Light and Judgement of Wisdom by 30 sec.
  • Holy Power

    Row 6, column 3 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 1%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 2%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 3%.
    4. Rank 4 Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 4%.
    5. Rank 5 Increases the critical effect chance of your Holy spells by 5%.
  • Holy Shock

    Row 7, column 2 · 1 rank

    1. Rank 1 Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing X Holy damage to an enemy, or X healing to an ally.

Protection 15 talents

  • Improved Devotion Aura

    Row 1, column 2 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the armor bonus of your Devotion Aura by 5%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the armor bonus of your Devotion Aura by 10%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases the armor bonus of your Devotion Aura by 15%.
    4. Rank 4 Increases the armor bonus of your Devotion Aura by 20%.
    5. Rank 5 Increases the armor bonus of your Devotion Aura by 25%.
  • Redoubt

    Row 1, column 3 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by X% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts or $20128n blocks.
    2. Rank 2 Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by X% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts or $20131n blocks.
    3. Rank 3 Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by X% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts or $20132n blocks.
    4. Rank 4 Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by X% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts or $20133n blocks.
    5. Rank 5 Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by X% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts or $20134n blocks.
  • Precision

    Row 2, column 1 · 3 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases your chance to hit with melee weapons by 1%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases your chance to hit with melee weapons by 2%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases your chance to hit with melee weapons by 3%.
  • Guardian's Favor

    Row 2, column 2 · 2 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Reduces the cooldown of your Blessing of Protection by 60 sec and increases the duration of your Blessing of Freedom by 3 sec.
    2. Rank 2 Reduces the cooldown of your Blessing of Protection by 120 sec and increases the duration of your Blessing of Freedom by 6 sec.
  • Toughness

    Row 2, column 4 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases your armor value from items by 2%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases your armor value from items by 4%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases your armor value from items by 6%.
    4. Rank 4 Increases your armor value from items by 8%.
    5. Rank 5 Increases your armor value from items by 10%.
  • Blessing of Kings

    Row 3, column 1 · 1 rank

    1. Rank 1 Places a Blessing on the friendly target, increasing total stats by 10% for 5 min. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time.
  • Improved Righteous Fury

    Row 3, column 2 · 3 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the amount of threat generated by your Righteous Fury spell by 16%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the amount of threat generated by your Righteous Fury spell by 33%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases the amount of threat generated by your Righteous Fury spell by 50%.
  • Shield Specialization

    Row 3, column 3 · 3 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 10%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 20%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 30%.
  • Anticipation

    Row 3, column 4 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases your Defense skill by 2.
    2. Rank 2 Increases your Defense skill by 4.
    3. Rank 3 Increases your Defense skill by 6.
    4. Rank 4 Increases your Defense skill by 8.
    5. Rank 5 Increases your Defense skill by 10.
  • Improved Hammer of Justice

    Row 4, column 2 · 3 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Decreases the cooldown of your Hammer of Justice spell by 5 sec.
    2. Rank 2 Decreases the cooldown of your Hammer of Justice spell by 10 sec.
    3. Rank 3 Decreases the cooldown of your Hammer of Justice spell by 15 sec.
  • Improved Concentration Aura

    Row 4, column 3 · 3 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the effect of your Concentration Aura by an additional 5% and gives all group members affected by the aura an additional 5% chance to resist Silence and Interrupt effects.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the effect of your Concentration Aura by an additional 10% and gives all group members affected by the aura an additional 10% chance to resist Silence and Interrupt effects.
    3. Rank 3 Increases the effect of your Concentration Aura by an additional 15% and gives all group members affected by the aura an additional 15% chance to resist Silence and Interrupt effects.
  • Blessing of Sanctuary

    Row 5, column 2 · 1 rank

    1. Rank 1 Places a Blessing on the friendly target, reducing damage dealt from all sources by up to 10 for 5 min. In addition, when the target blocks a melee attack the attacker will take 14 Holy damage. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time.
  • Reckoning

    Row 5, column 3 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Gives you a 20% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a critical strike.
    2. Rank 2 Gives you a 40% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a critical strike.
    3. Rank 3 Gives you a 60% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a critical strike.
    4. Rank 4 Gives you a 80% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a critical strike.
    5. Rank 5 Gives you a 100% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a critical strike.
  • One-Handed Weapon Specialization

    Row 6, column 3 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 2%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 4%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 6%.
    4. Rank 4 Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 8%.
    5. Rank 5 Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 10%.
  • Holy Shield

    Row 7, column 2 · 1 rank

    1. Rank 1 Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 65 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Activating Holy Shield also grants you X Spell Power for each point of your defense skill beyond. Lasts.

Retribution 15 talents

  • Improved Blessing of Might

    Row 1, column 2 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Blessing of Might by 4%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Blessing of Might by 8%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Blessing of Might by 12%.
    4. Rank 4 Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Blessing of Might by 16%.
    5. Rank 5 Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Blessing of Might by 20%.
  • Benediction

    Row 1, column 3 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 3%.
    2. Rank 2 Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 6%.
    3. Rank 3 Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 9%.
    4. Rank 4 Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 12%.
    5. Rank 5 Reduces the Mana cost of your Judgement and Seal spells by 15%.
  • Improved Judgement

    Row 2, column 1 · 2 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Decreases the cooldown of your Judgement spell by 1 sec.
    2. Rank 2 Decreases the cooldown of your Judgement spell by 2 sec.
  • Improved Seal of the Crusader

    Row 2, column 2 · 3 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Seal of the Crusader and the Holy damage increase of your Judgement of the Crusader by 5%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Seal of the Crusader and the Holy damage increase of your Judgement of the Crusader by 10%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Seal of the Crusader and the Holy damage increase of your Judgement of the Crusader by 15%.
  • Deflection

    Row 2, column 3 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases your Parry chance by 1%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases your Parry chance by 2%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases your Parry chance by 3%.
    4. Rank 4 Increases your Parry chance by 4%.
    5. Rank 5 Increases your Parry chance by 5%.
  • Vindication

    Row 3, column 1 · 3 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Gives the Paladin's damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's Strength and Agility by X%, reduce the target's Attack Power, and increase the Paladin's Attack Power by%.
    2. Rank 2 Gives the Paladin's damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's Strength and Agility by X%, reduce the target's Attack Power, and increase the Paladin's Attack Power by%.
    3. Rank 3 Gives the Paladin's damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's Strength and Agility by X%, reduce the target's Attack Power, and increase the Paladin's Attack Power by%.
  • Conviction

    Row 3, column 2 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee weapons by 1%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee weapons by 2%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee weapons by 3%.
    4. Rank 4 Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee weapons by 4%.
    5. Rank 5 Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee weapons by 5%.
  • Seal of Command

    Row 3, column 3 · 1 rank

    1. Rank 1 Gives the Paladin a chance to deal additional Holy damage equal to X% of normal weapon damage. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Lasts 30 sec. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy, instantly causing Holy damage, X if the target is stunned or incapacitated.
  • Pursuit of Justice

    Row 3, column 4 · 2 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases movement and mounted movement speed by 4%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
    2. Rank 2 Increases movement and mounted movement speed by 8%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
  • Eye for an Eye

    Row 4, column 1 · 2 ranks

    1. Rank 1 All spell criticals against you cause 15% of the damage taken to the caster as well. The damage caused by Eye for an Eye will not exceed 50% of the Paladin's total health.
    2. Rank 2 All spell criticals against you cause 30% of the damage taken to the caster as well. The damage caused by Eye for an Eye will not exceed 50% of the Paladin's total health.
  • Improved Retribution Aura

    Row 4, column 3 · 2 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the damage done by your Retribution Aura by 25%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the damage done by your Retribution Aura by 50%.
  • Two-Handed Weapon Specialization

    Row 5, column 1 · 3 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 2%.
    2. Rank 2 Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 4%.
    3. Rank 3 Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 6%.
  • Sanctity Aura

    Row 5, column 3 · 1 rank

    1. Rank 1 Increases Holy damage done by party members within 30 yards by 10%. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time.
  • Vengeance

    Row 6, column 2 · 5 ranks

    1. Rank 1 Gives you a X% bonus to Physical and Holy damage you deal for after dealing a critical strike from a weapon swing, spell, or ability. Also Reduces all Physical and Holy threat you generate by 6% while Righteous Fury is not active.
    2. Rank 2 Gives you a X% bonus to Physical and Holy damage you deal for after dealing a critical strike from a weapon swing, spell, or ability. Also Reduces all Physical and Holy threat you generate by 12% while Righteous Fury is not active.
    3. Rank 3 Gives you a X% bonus to Physical and Holy damage you deal for after dealing a critical strike from a weapon swing, spell, or ability. Also Reduces all Physical and Holy threat you generate by 18% while Righteous Fury is not active.
    4. Rank 4 Gives you a X% bonus to Physical and Holy damage you deal for after dealing a critical strike from a weapon swing, spell, or ability. Also Reduces all Physical and Holy threat you generate by 24% while Righteous Fury is not active.
    5. Rank 5 Gives you a X% bonus to Physical and Holy damage you deal for after dealing a critical strike from a weapon swing, spell, or ability. Also Reduces all Physical and Holy threat you generate by 30% while Righteous Fury is not active.
  • Repentance

    Row 7, column 2 · 1 rank

    1. Rank 1 Puts the enemy target in a state of meditation, incapacitating them for up to 6 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Only works against Humanoids.

Read from Classic Era client build 1.15.9.69722. A rank with no text is one the client does not describe.