Class

Paladin

Officially confirmed: Confirmed by an official Blizzard source.Coming soonLast verified October 2, 2026

Holy warriors who tank, heal or fight as Retribution. Forever adds Holy Strike, new Seals and the Undead Paladin.

The Paladin class crest
Paladin class crest from Blizzard’s World of Warcraft Paladin page.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source

Details

Armor type
Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.
Confirmed roles
Tank, Healer, Damage
Resources
Mana
Specializations
Holy · Protection · Retribution
Abilities & talents
17 confirmed changes (below)

Specializations

  • Holy

    The Paladin healing specialization.

    Role: Healer

  • Protection

    The Paladin tanking specialization.

    Role: Tank

  • Retribution

    The Paladin melee damage specialization.

    Role: Damage

Race availability

What’s different from Classic?

Only changes Blizzard has published. Abilities and talents can still change during the beta.

  • Holy Strike

    Baseline ability · Level 6

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: New instant weapon strike dealing Holy damage; announced with a 12-second cooldown.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Seals and Judgment

    Mechanic

    Classic: Casting Judgment consumed the active Seal.
    Forever: Seals are no longer consumed by casting Judgment.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Seal of Fury

    Baseline ability · Protection Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: A tank-focused Seal that favours fast weapons, grants small absorb shields, and makes Judgment taunt while active.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Consecration

    Baseline ability · Level 20

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Now baseline; high damage and threat on the first four targets hit, lower beyond that.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Holy Shock

    Talent · Holy Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Moves to a 10-second cooldown.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Infusion of Light

    Talent · Holy Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Holy Shock and Flash of Light critical heals reduce the cast time of Holy Light.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Voice of Truth

    Talent · Holy Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Grants temporary immunity to Silence and Interrupts.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Reverence

    Talent · Holy Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Allows Mana regeneration from Spirit while casting.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Light’s Vigil

    Talent · Holy Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: High-cost cooldown that can reset Holy Shock and trigger extra damage or party-wide healing.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Swift Judgment

    Talent · Protection Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Can reset Judgment once per minute so a missed taunt can be recovered.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Templar’s Bulwark

    Talent · Protection Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: A powerful absorb shield based on maximum health that interacts with Forbearance.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Reckoning

    Talent · Protection Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Redesigned to also trigger from blocks, so it works for crit-immune tanks.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Vindication

    Talent · Retribution Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Now reduces enemy Attack Power while increasing the Paladin’s own.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Twist of Light

    Talent · Retribution Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Supports Seal Twisting without a swing-timer add-on by echoing a new Seal into the next swing.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Holy Strike cooldown

    Baseline ability

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Lowered to 10 seconds (was 12); the Improved Holy Strike talent was removed and its effect made baseline. September 24 beta build.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Holy Power

    Talent · Holy Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Now also increases Holy Strike’s critical strike chance by 15%. September 24 beta build.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

  • Twist of Light

    Talent · Retribution Paladin

    Classic: Not described in the official source.
    Forever: Additionally reduces the Mana cost of Seal spells by 20%. September 24 beta build.
    Official source ↗Confirmed

What Blizzard has confirmed

Class updates

1 confirmed
  • Every class is being revisited with new abilities and talent updates designed to preserve the feel of the original game.[3] (confirmed)

Talents

2 confirmed
  • Talents unlock at level 10 with the familiar structure: one-point milestone talents at 11, 21 and 31 points, plus a new 16-point milestone.[4] (confirmed)
  • Dual Specialization becomes available at level 40.[4] (confirmed)

Strengths and limits

2 confirmed
  • Paladins still lack an interrupt, cannot slow targets like some classes, and access their taunt through Seals and Judgment.[2] (confirmed)
  • Paladins remain especially strong against Undead and Demons through Exorcism, Holy Wrath and Turn Undead.[2] (confirmed)

More official images of Paladin

  • Painted art of a paladin in plate armor with a mace
    Paladin class artwork from Blizzard’s World of Warcraft Paladin page. The character shown may be a race that is not playable in Forever.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source
  • Paladin talent window with Holy, Protection and Retribution trees
    Paladin talent trees, from the What’s Next panel recap.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source

Related

Covered in official news

Change history

  1. · Added

    Added from official Blizzard source(s).