Paladin Specialization
Holy Paladin
The Healer specialization of the Paladin class. Its ladders, talent tree, and the class page are below.
Holy Paladin at a glance
- Class
- Paladin
- Role
- Healer
- Armor
- Plate
- Resource
- Mana and Holy Power
- Introduced in
- Classic
- Sibling specs
- 2
Other Paladin specializations
Paladin appearance sets
237 more Paladin appearance sets
Pieces of Galactic Gladiator's Plate Armor.
Galactic Gladiator's Chestguard
Galactic Gladiator's Chestplate
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Warboots
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Stompers
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Handguards
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Helm
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Helmet
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Legguards
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Tasses
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Shoulders
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons
Recent Holy Paladin hotfixes
- 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.
- August 25, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Holy
All healing reduced by 4% in PvP combat.
- August 18, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Holy
Developers’ notes: Holy Paladin’s throughput has been higher than we would like, and Judgment has been too effective as an offensive tool. Avenging Crusader’s effectiveness is being increased to offset the decrease to Judgment’s damage.
- August 18, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Holy
All healing decreased by 5% in PvP combat.
- August 18, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Holy
Judgment damage decreased by 30% in PvP combat.
- August 18, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Holy
Avenging Crusader now transfers 80% of damage done into healing in PvP combat (was 55%).
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.
Every Paladin hotfix, by date: Paladin hotfixes.