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Protection Paladin Talents

engine 53f4a3c10,000 iterations12 Octbenchmark on 1 boss · 1 minbeta data: unverified until level 60 opensupdated 12 Oct 2026How this is measured

· 1 boss · 1 min · Pre-raid

On a one-minute single-boss fight the two factions play different Threat builds. The Alliance spends 30/21/0: Holy for Holy Shock, Consecrated Ground and Improved Seals, and Protection for Precision and Swift Judgement. The Horde spends 2/19/30, the Ret/Prot hybrid of the longer fights.

Tuned 30/21/0 · 1 min bOpen in the sim
Human on 1 boss · 1 min · 5500300300312125-15301133013 · Horde (Undead) plays Tuned 2/19/30 · 1 min: +1 Deflection, +5 Benediction, +2 Improved Judgement, +5 Conviction, +3 Vindication, +3 Sanctified Judgement, +2 Eye for an Eye, +1 Sacred Arbiter, +3 Vengeance, +3 Champion of the Light, +2 Instrument of Law, −5 Divine Strength, −3 Divine Intellect, −3 Improved Seals, −3 Reverence, −3 Illumination, −1 Divine Favor, −2 Divine Precision, −1 Holy Shock, −2 Consecrated Ground, −5 Holy Power, −2 Shield Specialization

The search builds a separate tree for every fight and faction. The points that move between them are at the bottom of the page.

Why these talents

Holy Shock carries the Alliance build: 334 to 362 Holy damage every 10 seconds, worth 12.2 % of its threat.

Consecrated Ground adds 10 % to your Holy damage against anything standing in your Consecration, for 6.9 %. Improved Seals adds 15 % to the seal's hits and Judgement, for 4.9 %, and Holy Power adds crit to both, for 3.8 %.

Swift Judgement is worth 4.5 % here, against 2.0 % on three minutes: one reset is a bigger share of a short fight.

The Horde build is the Ret/Prot one of the longer fights, led by Champion of the Light (10.0 %) and Vengeance (6.8 %). The race table on the Overview shows how close the two end up.

Flexible points

  • Improved Seal of Fury. One point you must spend to reach Swift Judgement. It only works with Seal of Fury, which our rotations never use, so it is worth 0.0 %.
  • Illumination, Reverence and Divine Intellect (Alliance). Path points through Holy: Illumination only returns mana on heal crits, worth 0.0 %, and the other two a few tenths of a percent.
  • Improved Righteous Fury. Worth nothing to threat, but 6 % less damage taken at 3/3. If you have points to move, put them here: your healers will notice even if the TPS doesn't.

What each talent is worth

To price a talent, the sim runs this build again with that talent's points left unspent, and the drop in score, in percent, is its worth. The worths overlap, so they don't add up to the whole. The last-point column prices a single point, the number to use when you shift one.

TalentPointsWorthIts last point
Holy Shock1+147 TPS · 12.2 %–
Consecrated Ground2+83 TPS · 6.9 %+42 TPS · 3.5 %
Improved Seals3+59 TPS · 4.9 %+20 TPS · 1.6 %
Swift Judgement1+54 TPS · 4.5 %–
Holy Power5+45 TPS · 3.8 %+9.0 TPS · 0.8 %
Precision3+25 TPS · 2.1 %+8.5 TPS · 0.7 %
Divine Precision2+25 TPS · 2.1 %+3.6 TPS · 0.3 %
One-Handed Weapon Specialization3+13 TPS · 1.1 %+4.0 TPS · 0.3 %
Divine Strength5+7.8 TPS · 0.6 %–
Divine Favor1+6.9 TPS · 0.6 %–
Shield Specialization3+5.9 TPS · 0.5 %+1.9 TPS · 0.2 %
Reverence3+3.8 TPS · 0.3 %–
each talent’s worth: the build without it, on the same simulated fights · Human

On every fight

One boss and three bosses want different builds. On one boss the search takes thirty Retribution points (thirty Holy for the Alliance on one minute) and gives up Holy Shield. On three bosses it goes back to thirty-one Protection points for Holy Shield, Reckoning and Shield Specialization, because blocks come three times as often. The Horde's three-minute build is the exception: it stays Ret/Prot.

FightPointsFrom this fight’s build
30 / 21 / 0this fight
2 / 19 / 30+1 Toughness, +3 Deflection, +3 Benediction, +2 Improved Judgement, +5 Conviction, +3 Vindication, +3 Sanctified Judgement, +2 Eye for an Eye, +1 Sacred Arbiter, +3 Vengeance, +3 Champion of the Light, +2 Instrument of Law, −5 Divine Strength, −3 Divine Intellect, −3 Improved Seals, −3 Reverence, −3 Illumination, −1 Divine Favor, −2 Divine Precision, −1 Holy Shock, −2 Consecrated Ground, −5 Holy Power, −1 Anticipation, −1 Improved Righteous Fury, −1 Shield Specialization
0 / 21 / 30+1 Toughness, +1 Reckoning, +5 Deflection, +1 Benediction, +2 Improved Judgement, +5 Conviction, +3 Vindication, +3 Sanctified Judgement, +2 Eye for an Eye, +1 Sacred Arbiter, +3 Vengeance, +3 Champion of the Light, +2 Instrument of Law, −5 Divine Strength, −5 Divine Intellect, −3 Improved Seals, −3 Reverence, −3 Illumination, −1 Divine Favor, −2 Divine Precision, −1 Holy Shock, −2 Consecrated Ground, −5 Holy Power, −1 Anticipation, −1 Improved Righteous Fury
0 / 31 / 20+2 Sacred Duty, +1 Templar's Bulwark, +5 Reckoning, +1 Iron Creed, +1 Holy Shield, +5 Deflection, +2 Improved Judgement, +5 Conviction, +3 Vindication, +3 Sanctified Judgement, +2 Eye for an Eye, −5 Divine Strength, −5 Divine Intellect, −3 Improved Seals, −3 Reverence, −3 Illumination, −1 Divine Favor, −2 Divine Precision, −1 Holy Shock, −2 Consecrated Ground, −5 Holy Power
0 / 31 / 20+2 Sacred Duty, +1 Templar's Bulwark, +5 Reckoning, +1 Iron Creed, +1 Holy Shield, +5 Deflection, +2 Improved Judgement, +5 Conviction, +3 Vindication, +3 Sanctified Judgement, +2 Eye for an Eye, −5 Divine Strength, −5 Divine Intellect, −3 Improved Seals, −3 Reverence, −3 Illumination, −1 Divine Favor, −2 Divine Precision, −1 Holy Shock, −2 Consecrated Ground, −5 Holy Power
0 / 31 / 20+1 Toughness, +2 Sacred Duty, +1 Templar's Bulwark, +5 Reckoning, +1 Iron Creed, +1 Holy Shield, +5 Deflection, +2 Improved Judgement, +5 Conviction, +3 Vindication, +3 Sanctified Judgement, +2 Eye for an Eye, −5 Divine Strength, −5 Divine Intellect, −3 Improved Seals, −3 Reverence, −3 Illumination, −1 Divine Favor, −2 Divine Precision, −1 Holy Shock, −2 Consecrated Ground, −5 Holy Power, −1 Anticipation
each fight’s talents are searched for it
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Protection Paladin Talents

engine 53f4a3c10,000 iterations12 Octbenchmark on 1 boss · 1 minbeta data: unverified until level 60 opensupdated 12 Oct 2026How this is measured

· 1 boss · 1 min · Pre-raid

On a one-minute single-boss fight the two factions play different Threat builds. The Alliance spends 30/21/0: Holy for Holy Shock, Consecrated Ground and Improved Seals, and Protection for Precision and Swift Judgement. The Horde spends 2/19/30, the Ret/Prot hybrid of the longer fights.

Tuned 30/21/0 · 1 min bOpen in the sim
Human on 1 boss · 1 min · 5500300300312125-15301133013 · Horde (Undead) plays Tuned 2/19/30 · 1 min: +1 Deflection, +5 Benediction, +2 Improved Judgement, +5 Conviction, +3 Vindication, +3 Sanctified Judgement, +2 Eye for an Eye, +1 Sacred Arbiter, +3 Vengeance, +3 Champion of the Light, +2 Instrument of Law, −5 Divine Strength, −3 Divine Intellect, −3 Improved Seals, −3 Reverence, −3 Illumination, −1 Divine Favor, −2 Divine Precision, −1 Holy Shock, −2 Consecrated Ground, −5 Holy Power, −2 Shield Specialization

The search builds a separate tree for every fight and faction. The points that move between them are at the bottom of the page.

Why these talents

Holy Shock carries the Alliance build: 334 to 362 Holy damage every 10 seconds, worth 12.2 % of its threat.

Consecrated Ground adds 10 % to your Holy damage against anything standing in your Consecration, for 6.9 %. Improved Seals adds 15 % to the seal's hits and Judgement, for 4.9 %, and Holy Power adds crit to both, for 3.8 %.

Swift Judgement is worth 4.5 % here, against 2.0 % on three minutes: one reset is a bigger share of a short fight.

The Horde build is the Ret/Prot one of the longer fights, led by Champion of the Light (10.0 %) and Vengeance (6.8 %). The race table on the Overview shows how close the two end up.

Flexible points

  • Improved Seal of Fury. One point you must spend to reach Swift Judgement. It only works with Seal of Fury, which our rotations never use, so it is worth 0.0 %.
  • Illumination, Reverence and Divine Intellect (Alliance). Path points through Holy: Illumination only returns mana on heal crits, worth 0.0 %, and the other two a few tenths of a percent.
  • Improved Righteous Fury. Worth nothing to threat, but 6 % less damage taken at 3/3. If you have points to move, put them here: your healers will notice even if the TPS doesn't.

What each talent is worth

To price a talent, the sim runs this build again with that talent's points left unspent, and the drop in score, in percent, is its worth. The worths overlap, so they don't add up to the whole. The last-point column prices a single point, the number to use when you shift one.

TalentPointsWorth
Holy Shock1+147 TPS · 12.2 %
Consecrated Ground2+83 TPS · 6.9 %
Improved Seals3+59 TPS · 4.9 %
Swift Judgement1+54 TPS · 4.5 %
Holy Power5+45 TPS · 3.8 %
Precision3+25 TPS · 2.1 %
Divine Precision2+25 TPS · 2.1 %
One-Handed Weapon Specialization3+13 TPS · 1.1 %
Divine Strength5+7.8 TPS · 0.6 %
Divine Favor1+6.9 TPS · 0.6 %
Shield Specialization3+5.9 TPS · 0.5 %
Reverence3+3.8 TPS · 0.3 %
each talent’s worth: the build without it, on the same simulated fights · Human

On every fight

One boss and three bosses want different builds. On one boss the search takes thirty Retribution points (thirty Holy for the Alliance on one minute) and gives up Holy Shield. On three bosses it goes back to thirty-one Protection points for Holy Shield, Reckoning and Shield Specialization, because blocks come three times as often. The Horde's three-minute build is the exception: it stays Ret/Prot.

FightPointsFrom this fight’s build
30 / 21 / 0this fight
2 / 19 / 30+1 Toughness, +3 Deflection, +3 Benediction, +2 Improved Judgement, +5 Conviction, +3 Vindication, +3 Sanctified Judgement, +2 Eye for an Eye, +1 Sacred Arbiter, +3 Vengeance, +3 Champion of the Light, +2 Instrument of Law, −5 Divine Strength, −3 Divine Intellect, −3 Improved Seals, −3 Reverence, −3 Illumination, −1 Divine Favor, −2 Divine Precision, −1 Holy Shock, −2 Consecrated Ground, −5 Holy Power, −1 Anticipation, −1 Improved Righteous Fury, −1 Shield Specialization
0 / 21 / 30+1 Toughness, +1 Reckoning, +5 Deflection, +1 Benediction, +2 Improved Judgement, +5 Conviction, +3 Vindication, +3 Sanctified Judgement, +2 Eye for an Eye, +1 Sacred Arbiter, +3 Vengeance, +3 Champion of the Light, +2 Instrument of Law, −5 Divine Strength, −5 Divine Intellect, −3 Improved Seals, −3 Reverence, −3 Illumination, −1 Divine Favor, −2 Divine Precision, −1 Holy Shock, −2 Consecrated Ground, −5 Holy Power, −1 Anticipation, −1 Improved Righteous Fury
0 / 31 / 20+2 Sacred Duty, +1 Templar's Bulwark, +5 Reckoning, +1 Iron Creed, +1 Holy Shield, +5 Deflection, +2 Improved Judgement, +5 Conviction, +3 Vindication, +3 Sanctified Judgement, +2 Eye for an Eye, −5 Divine Strength, −5 Divine Intellect, −3 Improved Seals, −3 Reverence, −3 Illumination, −1 Divine Favor, −2 Divine Precision, −1 Holy Shock, −2 Consecrated Ground, −5 Holy Power
0 / 31 / 20+2 Sacred Duty, +1 Templar's Bulwark, +5 Reckoning, +1 Iron Creed, +1 Holy Shield, +5 Deflection, +2 Improved Judgement, +5 Conviction, +3 Vindication, +3 Sanctified Judgement, +2 Eye for an Eye, −5 Divine Strength, −5 Divine Intellect, −3 Improved Seals, −3 Reverence, −3 Illumination, −1 Divine Favor, −2 Divine Precision, −1 Holy Shock, −2 Consecrated Ground, −5 Holy Power
0 / 31 / 20+1 Toughness, +2 Sacred Duty, +1 Templar's Bulwark, +5 Reckoning, +1 Iron Creed, +1 Holy Shield, +5 Deflection, +2 Improved Judgement, +5 Conviction, +3 Vindication, +3 Sanctified Judgement, +2 Eye for an Eye, −5 Divine Strength, −5 Divine Intellect, −3 Improved Seals, −3 Reverence, −3 Illumination, −1 Divine Favor, −2 Divine Precision, −1 Holy Shock, −2 Consecrated Ground, −5 Holy Power, −1 Anticipation
each fight’s talents are searched for it