Holy Paladin at a glance
- Class
- Paladin
- Role
- Healer
- Armor
- Plate
- Resource
- Mana and Holy Power
- Introduced in
- Classic
- Sibling specs
- 2
- Spec spells
- 13
- PvP talents
- 12
Holy Paladin spellbook
Spells the Holy specialization teaches or changes, in the game's order.
Beacon of Light
Mastery: Lightbringer
Absolution
JudgmentReplaces Judgment
CleanseReplaces Cleanse Toxins
Judgment
Divine Protection
Holy Light
Shield of the RighteousReplaces Shield of the Righteous
Cleanse Toxins
Seasoned Warhorse
Single-Button Assistant
Tower of Radiance
Hidden passives the client applies to Holy (not shown in the spellbook): Plate Specialization, Holy Paladin (137029), Stat Negation Aura - Intellect Healer, Holy Shock, Light's Beacon, Holy Paladin (428076), Paladin, Holy Paladin (462093), Holy Paladin (1258016).
Holy Paladin PvP talents
Holy Paladin PvP talents.
Blessing of SpellwardingBlesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to magical damage and harmful effects for 10 sec. Cannot be used on a target with Forbearance. Causes Forbearance for 30 sec. Shares a cooldown with Blessing of Protection.
Cleanse the WeakHealing allies with your Flash of Light or Holy Light will cleanse all Diseases and Poisons from the target.
Darkest before the DawnEvery 5 sec the healing done by your next Light of Dawn is increased by 20%.
DenounceCasts down the enemy with a bolt of Holy Light, causing (763% of Spell Power) Holy damage and preventing the target from causing critical effects for the next 8 sec.
Divine PleaAfter casting Aura Mastery, you restore 30 Mana over 30 sec, but your healing and damage is decreased by 30%.
Divine VisionIncreases the range of your Aura by 30 yards and reduces the cooldown of Aura Mastery by 30 sec.
LuminescenceLightbearer's healing transfer is increased by up to 150% based on your current health. Lower health heals allies for more.
Searing GlareCall upon the light to blind enemy players in a 25 yd cone, causing enemies to miss their spells and attacks for 4 sec.
Shining RevelationThe light reveals all enemies in stealth or invisible to you while under the effects of Divine Shield. This effect lingers for 20 sec after Divine Shield fades.
SpellbreakerEye for an Eye can now also trigger at 150% effectiveness from direct Magic damage.
Spreading the WordYour allies affected by your Aura gain an effect after you cast Blessing of Protection or Blessing of Freedom. Physical damage reduced by 30% for 6 sec. Cleared of all movement impairing effects.
Ultimate SacrificeYour Blessing of Sacrifice now transfers 100% of all damage to you into a damage over time effect, but lasts 6 sec and no longer cancels when you are below 20% health.
Other Paladin specializations
Paladin appearance sets
233 more Paladin appearance sets
Pieces of Galactic Gladiator's Plate Armor.
Recent Holy Paladin hotfixes
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Holy
Developers’ notes: Holy Paladin’s throughput has been underperforming and we’re decreasing the mana cost of Holy Light to promote casted healing.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Holy
All healing increased by 5% in PvP combat.
- October 27, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Holy
Divine Favor now reduces the mana cost of Holy Light by 50% in PvP combat (was 30%).
- October 26, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Holy
Fixed an issue that caused Spreading the Word to place Cleanse on cooldown when casting Blessing of Protection.
- October 6, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin
Spellbreaker damage increased by 50%.
- September 24, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin
Consecrated Ground now reduces movement speed by 20% in PvP combat (was 50%).
- September 10, 2026 Classes › Paladin › Holy
Fixed an issue that caused Ringing of the Heavens to not function if cast as Lightsmith while targeting an enemy.
- August 25, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Holy
Developer's notes: Holy Paladin throughput has increased with recent changes past our targets for them in PvP.
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.
Every Paladin hotfix, by date: Paladin hotfixes.