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Classes in WoW: Forever

Paladin in WoW: Forever

21 new talents, 29 changed and 13 removed across Holy / Protection / Retribution compared to Classic Era, as seen in the BlizzCon 2026 demo.

Who can be a Paladin

Race and class combinations confirmed for launch; highlighted pairs did not exist in Classic. Click a race for name ideas.

Alliance

Horde

Talent trees

Rank-1 tooltips from the BlizzCon demo captured 2026-09-13; higher ranks are filled from Classic Era where the talent is unchanged. Values may change before release.

  • New in Forever (9)
  • Changed or moved (7)
  • Removed from Classic: 5

New talents

  • Improved Holy StrikeReduces the cooldown of your Holy Strike ability by 1 sec.
  • Improved SealsIncreases the damage done by your Seals and Judgements by 5%.
  • Voice of TruthInstant. 3 min cooldown. Grants you immunity to Silence and Interrupt effects. Lasts 6 sec.
  • ReverenceAllows 10% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
  • Purifying PowerReduces the mana cost of your Cleanse and Purify spells by 10% and reduces the cooldown of your Exorcism and Holy Wrath spells by 17%.
  • Infusion of LightYour Holy Shock and Flash of Light critical hits reduce the cast time of your next Holy Light cast within 15 sec by 0.5 sec.
  • Divine PrecisionIncreases your chance to hit with Holy spells by 6%.
  • Consecrated GroundGives your Holy spells 5% increased damage against the first 4 enemies that enter your Consecration.
  • Light's Vigil730 Mana. Enemy: 20 yd range. Friendly: 40 yd range. 1.5 sec cast. 6 sec cooldown. Applies Light's Vigil to the target for 30 sec. Your next Holy Shock cast on them triggers no cooldown and causes friendly targets to heal their party for 315 to 333, or enemy targets to suffer 175 to 189 Holy damage and refund 75% of Light's Vigil's Mana cost. You may only have 1 Light's Vigil active per Paladin, per party.

Changed

Healing Light · Spiritual Focus · Unyielding Faith · Illumination · Divine Favor · Holy Shock · Holy Power

Removed from Classic

Improved Seal of Righteousness · Consecration · Improved Lay on Hands · Improved Blessing of Wisdom · Lasting Judgement

  • New in Forever (5)
  • Changed or moved (11)
  • Removed from Classic: 4

New talents

  • Improved Seal of FuryWhen Seal of Fury's shield is fully absorbed, restore 60 Mana (38 on the level-38 demo character), increased by 15% per level the attacker is above you, up to 45%.
  • Sacred DutyIncreases your total Stamina by 2% and reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Templar's Bulwark spells by 30 sec.
  • Swift JudgementInstant. 50 sec cooldown on the BlizzCon Deep Dive slide (1 min in the demo). Finishes the remaining cooldown on your Judgement ability and reduces the Mana cost of your next Judgement by 100%.
  • Templar's Bulwark110 Mana. Instant. 5 min cooldown. When activated, this ability grants you an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 sec. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.
  • Iron CreedIncreases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability 5%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 2% for 6 sec.

Changed

Toughness · Redoubt · Precision · Guardian's Favor · Anticipation · Improved Righteous Fury · Shield Specialization · One-Handed Weapon Specialization · Improved Hammer of Justice · Reckoning · Holy Shield

Removed from Classic

Improved Devotion Aura · Blessing of Kings · Improved Concentration Aura · Blessing of Sanctuary

  • New in Forever (7)
  • Changed or moved (11)
  • Removed from Classic: 4

New talents

  • Holy ConduitReduces the mana cost of your Consecration, Holy Wrath, Exorcism, and Hammer of Wrath spells by 20%.
  • Sanctified JudgementGives your Judgement ability a 33% chance to return 20% of the Mana cost of the judged seal.
  • Sacred ArbiterIncreases the damage of your Holy Strike ability by 10% and causes it to refresh all Judgement effects on the target.
  • CrusadeIncreases all damage dealt by 1%. Increased by an additional 1% against Demon and Undead targets.
  • Champion of the LightIncreases your spell damage and healing by up to 33% of your Intellect.
  • Instrument of LawReduces the cast time of your Hammer of Wrath by 0.5 sec, and reduces all threat you generate by 10% while Righteous Fury is not active.
  • Twist of LightRequires Level 40. When you replace your Seal of Command, Seal of Righteousness, Seal of Fury, or Seal of Justice with a different Seal, gain an Echo. Your next melee attack applies the replaced Seal's effects, consuming the Echo.

Changed

Deflection · Benediction · Improved Judgement · Conviction · Vindication · Seal of Command · Pursuit of Justice · Eye for an Eye · Two-Handed Weapon Specialization · Vengeance · Repentance

Removed from Classic

Improved Blessing of Might · Improved Seal of the Crusader · Improved Retribution Aura · Sanctity Aura

Other classes

Demo values — everything here can change before launch.