WoW Forever Paladin Talents
WoW Forever ·
A recommended build for each Paladin spec, on WoW Forever's own trees from the beta client, and a level-by-level leveling build for Retribution. Pick a spec for the full build and what every talent in it does, or plan your own in the calculator.
Holy
Healer
Recommended build 38/13/0. 8 of Holy's 17 talents are new in Forever.
Holy Paladin talentsProtection
Tank
Recommended build 0/45/6. 5 of Protection's 16 talents are new in Forever.
Protection Paladin talentsRetribution
Melee DPS
Recommended build 9/0/42. 6 of Retribution's 17 talents are new in Forever.
Retribution leveling build (15/0/36)Retribution Paladin talents
Questions
What is the best Paladin spec in WoW Forever?
Nobody can say yet: the beta stops at level 30 and the raids open on 9 December 2026. What is known is the trees, and Forever changed all three. Our recommended builds are 38/13/0 for Holy, 0/45/6 for Protection and 9/0/42 for Retribution.
What is the best Paladin leveling build in WoW Forever?
We have leveling routes for Retribution Paladin, one talent point a level from 10 to 60 with no respec on the way. Holy and Protection are better reached by leveling as another spec and switching at 60.
How different are WoW Forever's Paladin talents from Classic?
Holy has 8 new talents of 17; Protection has 5 new talents of 16; Retribution has 6 new talents of 17. Most of the talents that stayed have new ranks, positions or numbers.
Where do these Paladin talents come from?
The WoW Forever beta client's own talent data, build 1.60.1.70338. Every tooltip is rendered from it and checked against the beta's tooltips.
