Paladin in WoW Classic

WoW SoD Prot Paladin

In this WoW SoD Paladin Tank Build, you will find the best spec for a Prot Pally in the Season of Discovery in WoW Classic. The build shows the best talents, runes, BiS gear, and enchants to tank dungeons and raids as a Paladin.

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📅 Last updated on February 2, 2025.

WoW SoD Paladin Tank Talents & Runes

Choose the following talents and runes as a Prot Paladin Paladin in Phase 7 at level 60:

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Learn where to find each rune in our guide Season of Discovery Paladin Runes.

SoD Phase 7 Prot Paladin BiS List

The following Protection Paladin Paladin BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 7 of Season of Discovery:

Use Soul of the Sealbearer Soul of the Sealbearer as your new shoulder enchant.

SoD Phase 6 Prot Paladin BiS List

The following Protection Paladin Paladin BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 6 of Season of Discovery:

SoD Phase 5 Prot Paladin BiS List

The following Protection Paladin Paladin BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 5 of Season of Discovery:

SoD Phase 4 Prot Paladin BiS List

The following Prot Paladin Paladin BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 4 of Season of Discovery to tank raids and dungeons:

1 You get Implacable Blackguard Implacable Blackguard by turning in Blackguard Blackguard, 25 Firelands Ember Firelands Ember, and 2 Lava Core Lava Core at Lokhtos Darkbargainer in Blackrock Depths. Blackguard Blackguard is crafted with Blacksmithing and requires materials from Molten Core.

Fire Resistance for Heat Level 2 and Heat Level 3

To raid the more difficult heat levels in Molten Core you need to hit Fire Resistance thresholds. For Heat Level 2 you need at least 96 Fire Resistance and for Heat Level 3 you need at least 226 Fire Resistance. To increase your Fire Resistance you can equip gear, utilize enchantments, use consumables, and use buffs or activate your Fire Resistance Aura Fire Resistance Aura.

Use the following sources to increase your Fire Resistance to the required threshold:

Using Fire Resistance items often results in a DPS loss in comparison to your BiS list. After you’ve acquired new raid items recalculate your Fire Resistance and re-optimize your gear loadout.

🔥 Since the boss Garr from Molten Core can dispel magic effects, you should make sure your Paladin Paladin is hitting the Fire Resistance threshold without Mark of the Wild Mark of the Wild for that specific fight. This might require you to have some off-pieces for that boss fight.

SoD Prot Paladin Pre-Raid BiS List

The following Prot Paladin Paladin pre-BiS list contains the best items you can get in Season of Discovery before entering the endgame raids at level 60.

1 This quest requires Lightforge Helm Lightforge Helm from Scholomance and Lightforge Breastplate Lightforge Breastplate from Upper Blackrock Spire to complete.
2 This quest requires Lightforge Legplates Lightforge Legplates from Stratholme, Lightforge Boots Lightforge Boots from Stratholme, and Lightforge Spaulders Lightforge Spaulders from Upper Blackrock Spire to complete.
3 This quest requires Lightforge Belt Lightforge Belt and Lightforge Gauntlets Lightforge Gauntlets to complete. Both items drop in Stratholme.
4 This quest requires Lightforge Bracers Lightforge Bracers from Scholomance to complete. Additionally, you need 15 Winterspring Blood Sample Winterspring Blood Sample from Frostsabers like Frostsaber Cub and Frostsaber Stalker in the northern corner of Winterspring.
5 To obtain Radiant Girdle of the Dawn Radiant Girdle of the Dawn, you need to bring 1 Girdle of the Dawn Girdle of the Dawn (Blacksmithing), 3 Skin of Shadow Skin of Shadow (Scholomance), and 4 Corruptor's Scourgestone Corruptor's Scourgestone (Scholomance or Stratholme) to Quartermaster Miranda Breechlock at 81.6 60.0 in Western Plaguelands.

As a tank, you need to change the order of items depending on your current gear, raid environment, and personal preferences. If you get a new item that unlocks a beneficial set bonus, this item will often be better than the alternatives. If your healer and your character are less geared for raids, you might want to wear more defensive gear. If you play in a static raid group, more offensive gearing might be possible.

Prot Paladin Rotation

The rotation as a Prot Paladin Paladin in WoW SoD consists of the following priority list:

  1. Keep Seal of Martyrdom Seal of Martyrdom up.
  2. Keep Seal of Righteousness Seal of Righteousness up.
  3. Use Judgement Judgement when it’s ready and both seals are active.
  4. Cast Avenger's Shield Avenger's Shield whenever it’s available.
  5. Cast Hammer of the Righteous Hammer of the Righteous whenever it’s available.
  6. Cast Exorcism Exorcism whenever it’s available.
  7. Keep Holy Shield Holy Shield up.
  8. Cast Shield of Righteousness Shield of Righteousness whenever it’s available.

Prot Paladin Consumables in SoD

The following list of consumables can be brought by Prot Paladins Paladins in endgame raids at level 60:

Don’t use Enchanted Repellent Enchanted Repellent on your weapon, if you have Wild Strikes Wild Strikes from a Druid Druid. Use Enchanted Repellent Enchanted Repellent always on your shield.

Protection Paladin Stat Priority

As a Protection Paladin Paladin you want to prioritize gear with the following stats:

  1. Up to 9% Melee Hit Chance against level 60 raid bosses.
  2. Crit Chance.
  3. Strength.
  4. Agility.
  5. Attack Power.

After reaching the Melee Hit Cap, more Hit Chance loses some of its value and other stats become more impactful.

More Builds for Paladins in Season of Discovery

The Paladin Paladin is a hybrid in WoW Classic. Depending on the role you take on in a group, your Paladin Paladin will need a different build. The following builds are for your other roles:

Healer Build for Paladins in Season of Discovery

To heal in dungeons and raids, use the WoW SoD Paladin Healer Spec. This spec is optimized to heal your dungeon group and raid members.

DPS Build for Paladins in Season of Discovery

To play as a Retribution-Paladin Paladin in dungeons and raids, use the WoW SoD Paladin DPS Spec. This spec is optimized to deal the maximum amount of damage.

Additional Resources

You can find more resources about the WoW SoD Paladin here, including Paladin Macros for WoW Classic. Special thanks to the WoWSims team for providing an invaluable simulation tool to optimize BiS lists. If you want to learn more and optimize your gameplay, visit the Classic Paladin Discord community for discussions and insights.