Paladin • Holy • PVP
Holy Paladin (PVP)
An elite single-target healer that keeps tanks alive through efficient, high-throughput healing and invaluable raid blessings.
Talents
Holy Paladins in PvP almost universally run a Holy–Protection hybrid build, placing 41 points into Holy to secure core healing throughput and cooldowns, while investing 20 points into Protection for survivability, utility, and crowd-control mitigation. These builds focus on maximizing cast reliability, improving defensive blessings, and enhancing baseline Paladin utility rather than chasing damage or gimmicks. Small point adjustments are made depending on bracket size and the level of coordinated pressure expected.
Talent Notes & Priorities
Core Talent Priorities
All Holy PvP builds prioritize Holy Shock, Divine Favor, Holy Guidance, and Divine Illumination to ensure reliable throughput, strong burst healing windows, and long-term mana efficiency.
Protection Tree Synergy
Guardian’s Favor significantly improves Blessing of Freedom and Blessing of Protection, while Improved Concentration Aura helps mitigate the Holy Paladin’s greatest weakness in PvP: being interrupted while casting.
Flexible Talent Points
Points invested in Improved Concentration Aura can be shifted into Stoicism if stun resistance is more valuable than interrupt protection for your arena matchups.
Recommended Aura & Blessing
Improved Concentration Aura is the default PvP aura for most situations, while Blessing of Kings is typically preferred for its stamina increase and overall stat scaling.
2v2 Arena — Holy 41 / Protection 20
This build is optimized for 2v2 Arena, where constant pressure, interrupts, and crowd control are the primary threats. It prioritizes survivability and cast protection while maintaining full access to Holy’s strongest healing tools. Key talents include Holy Shock and Divine Favor for emergency healing, Guardian’s Favor to enhance Blessing of Freedom and Blessing of Protection, and Improved Concentration Aura to reduce pushback and interrupts. This setup performs best when paired with melee partners such as Warriors.
3v3 & 5v5 Arena — Holy 41 / Protection 20
Designed for larger arena brackets, this variation slightly adjusts utility points to better handle multi-target pressure, coordinated swaps, and extended engagements. The core structure remains the same, retaining all essential Holy talents while refining Protection choices for improved survivability under focus fire. This build excels in coordinated team environments where positioning, cooldown layering, and cross-CC awareness are critical.