How you play Holy Paladin

Build Holy Power with Holy Shock, then spend it on big heals. Never sit on 5 Holy Power.

Your buttons, most important first

Divine Toll and Avenging Wrath whenever they are ready. Divine Toll fills your Holy Power at once.
Flash of Light lights up? Cast it on someone hurt: instant and very strong. Then Holy Shock: it gives Holy Power.
Spend Holy Power on Word of Glory on the friend lowest on health. At 5 Holy Power, spend it right away.
Nobody needs healing? Judgment and Shield of the Righteous on the enemy: damage and some Mana back.

More enemies: Whole group hurt: Beacon of Virtue as the damage lands, then Divine Toll. Light of Dawn when Word of Glory would overheal.

Biggest mistake: Divine Toll with an enemy targeted: it hits enemies instead of healing your friends.

Hero talents

Herald of the Sun (best this season): Word of Glory becomes Eternal Flame. Press Divine Toll on cooldown: it gives Dawnlight.

Lightsmith: no Divine Toll. Holy Bulwark on a friend in danger, Sacred Weapon on yourself. Keep using the charges.

From the guides: Method 27 Aug · Wowhead 20 Sep · Icy Veins 10 Aug 2026. A patch can change this.

Stay alive

a small one: press it often, just before a big hit

Divine Protection

a big one: save it for when your health drops fast

Blessing of Protection — only against physical damage
Divine Shield — gives Forbearance, which blocks your other immunity for a while

to heal yourself

Word of Glory
Lay on Hands — last resort, long cooldown

to get away

Divine Steed

when it is casting something

Rebuke

Group

Buttons you press for someone else or for the whole group. For one person: click their name first, then press the button. The grey note says when a button works differently.

to protect someone else: put it on them just before a big hit

when someone else's health is low

Lay on Hands

when someone is stuck: rooted, slowed or feared

Blessing of Freedom

helps everyone near you at once

when someone has died

Consumables

What to bring for this spec. Point at an item for its tooltip.

Flask Flask of the Blood Knights
Combat Potion Potion of Recklessness
Health Potion Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion
Weapon Buff Thalassian Phoenix Oil
Augment Rune Void-Touched Augment Rune
Personal Food Hearty Royal Roast
Feast Hearty Harandar Celebration

Dispel

From your group: debuffs you can remove

Cleanse — Magic, Poison, Disease

In the game this card knows your character. Every button shows the key it is on for you right now, the lists above drop whatever you have not learned, and your bags are checked for the consumables.

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