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WoW Forever Paladin

Holy, Protection, Retribution · Alliance and Horde

Paladin was the class Blizzard used on stage to explain the whole philosophy, and it is the second most changed class in the demo build with 20 new talents and 12 removed. Holy Strike is a baseline melee attack from level 6, Judgement no longer consumes your seal, and Blessings last an hour.

Specs simmed
5
New spells
2
New talents
3
Removed
1
Playable races
3

What changes for Paladin

Seal of Fury is new and built for tanking: its damage does not scale with weapon speed, it applies a small absorb, and judging it taunts at ten yards. All three capstones are new as well: Light's Vigil marks a target so the next Holy Shock on it triggers party healing or extra damage, Templar's Bulwark absorbs 100% of maximum health for eight seconds, and Twist of Light gives Retribution an Echo when a seal is replaced so the next melee attack applies the old seal's effect.

Undead Paladins are new in Forever. Forsaken join Humans and Dwarves as playable Paladins, giving the Horde its first Paladins outside of a Blood Elf timeline.

Demo build census: 20 new talents, 12 removed.

Specs

  • Holy PaladinHealer

    Blessing of Kings is baseline and Blessings last an hour, so the healer no longer burns points and cast time on upkeep.

    Capstone: Light's Vigil

  • Protection PaladinTank

    Seal of Fury is a purpose-built tank seal with weapon-speed-independent damage, a small absorb and a judgement that taunts.

    Capstone: Templar's Bulwark

  • Retribution PaladinDPS

    Holy Strike from level 6, plus seals that survive Judgement, mean Retribution finally has a rotation to play.

    Capstone: Twist of Light

Simmed reference builds

Each saved board sims a fixed Paladin reference character at level 60, against a raid-boss target for two minutes, full raid buffs and consumables, no world buffs. The DPS is the spec's trinket board baseline (both trinket slots empty) and the rank is its place on the Forever DPS tier list.

Engine build a667dce, simmed 29 October 2026. Boards are re-simmed after engine updates.

Reference builds are a work in progress and will keep improving through the beta (see the changelog). Got a build you want simmed? Post it in the MythicSim Discord and we'll sim it. Any feedback is much appreciated.

New spells and talents

New spells

  • Holy Strike
  • Seal of Fury

New talents

  • Light's Vigil
  • Templar's Bulwark
  • Twist of Light

Removed

  • Blessing of Kings (now baseline)

From the BlizzCon 2026 demo build via the community talent calculators. Beta will change some of this; the page is updated as it does.

Races

  • Human
  • Dwarf
  • UndeadNew

Human, Dwarf, Undead. Undead Paladin is new to Forever. The Skyborne cannot be Paladins. Racials are rebuilt so no two races share a passive, and weapon skill racials are gone. Race choice now changes your DPS in the sim.

Paladin race tier list

What the Paladin sim has to model

Beyond the engine-wide changes (unified hit and crit, Expertise, spell damage on most healing gear, periodic crits), these are the Paladin-specific pieces the Forever engine has to get right.

  • A Retribution rotation with Holy Strike as a filler and seals that persist through Judgement.
  • Seal of Fury threat and absorb for Protection, including its taunt-on-judgement.
  • Blessing of Kings as an always-on baseline buff rather than a talent decision.

Paladin trinket boards

One board per spec, ranking every trinket a Paladin can equip at 60 by simmed DPS gain, with where each one drops.

Other Forever classes

Common questions

Is there a WoW Forever Paladin sim?

Yes, at /wow-forever/sim. Export your character with the MythicSim addon, paste it and you get a DPS number for your Paladin on the new talent trees. It runs on MythicSim's own Rust engine, open source under the MIT licence.

What new spells does Paladin get in WoW Forever?

Holy Strike, Seal of Fury. New talents include Light's Vigil, Templar's Bulwark, Twist of Light.

Which races can be a Paladin in WoW Forever?

Paladin can be played by Human, Dwarf, Undead in World of Warcraft: Forever. Undead Paladin is new in Forever. The Skyborne cannot be Paladins.

What are the Paladin specs in WoW Forever?

Holy (Healer), Protection (Tank), Retribution (DPS). Forever keeps the three Classic trees for every class and reworks their contents; there are no new specs.

Do I need a /simc string to sim a Forever Paladin?

No. Install MythicSim addon 0.3.0 or newer in Forever, click its minimap button or type /msim, then paste the JSON on the Forever sim page. Retail /simc strings use a different format.