What Is a Paladin?

Paladins are plate‑wearing champions of the Light who protect allies, smite enemies, and provide powerful blessings. Their gameplay blends melee combat, healing magic, and strong defensive cooldowns, making them one of the most durable and supportive classes in World of Warcraft: Midnight.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

• Strong defensive cooldowns across all specs
• Powerful group utility and blessings
• Holy offers excellent spot healing and burst throughput
• Protection provides smooth, reliable tanking
• Retribution delivers strong burst and priority damage

Weaknesses

• Limited mobility compared to other melee and tanks
• Retribution can be cooldown‑dependent
• Holy requires good positioning for maximum value
• Protection relies heavily on proper cooldown timing

Paladin Specializations

✨ Holy Paladin

Holy Paladin is a plate‑wearing healer who blends melee healing, strong cooldowns, and powerful single‑target support. It excels at tank healing, spot healing, and burst throughput during critical moments.

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🛡️ Protection Paladin

Protection is a tank specialization built around strong mitigation, self‑healing, and powerful utility. It offers smooth damage intake and excellent control tools for Mythic+ and raids.

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⚔️ Retribution Paladin

Retribution is a melee DPS spec focused on holy‑infused strikes, burst windows, and strong priority damage. It excels at cleave, utility, and supporting allies through blessings and off‑healing.

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Which Paladin Spec Should You Play?

• Holy: Strong spot healing and burst throughput.
• Protection: Smooth, reliable tanking with great utility.
• Retribution: Burst damage, cleave, and strong group support.

Paladin in Mythic+ and Raids

Mythic+

• Protection offers excellent control and survivability
• Holy provides strong spot healing and utility
• Retribution brings burst, off‑healing, and blessings
• Divine Shield and Blessing of Freedom are top‑tier tools

Raiding

• Holy excels at tank healing and burst windows
• Protection provides reliable mitigation and cooldowns
• Retribution offers strong priority damage and utility

About the Paladin Class

Paladins deliver a durable, supportive, and holy‑infused playstyle in World of Warcraft: Midnight. With Holy, Protection, and Retribution specializations, the class excels in both dungeons and raids. More Paladin builds and guides will be added as the Midnight meta evolves.