For a long time the Paladin class was only specific for the Alliance players. When the Burning Crusade expansion came out Horde players were introduced to this wonderful class and were able to role a Paladin.The only race with the Horde that could role a Paladin is the Blood Elf race while for the Alliance a Paladin could be rolled by Humans, Dwarfs and also the newly introduced race – the Draenei.

A Paladin class is one of the hybrid classes in WoW since they can be tanks, healers or melee damage dealers. This class is really fun to play and you are promised to never get bored since you can change your game play style whenever you like. Pally tanks are famous for their AoE tanking ability, which means that they can tank multiple targets. If you want to try out tanking with your Pally then make sure you assign your talent points to the Protection talent tree. Click here to watch the video: WoW Paladin Leveling Guide.

If healing is what interests you then the Holy talent tree will be a good choice. Paladin is a good single target healer, his heals are fast and he can easily be on the top of all other healers in the raid. A healing Paladin doesn’t have any heals over time (HoTs) and most of his healing is done with flash heals and therefore he has to have a lot of spell power and critical strike rating on his gear. Retribution Paladins are pure melee damage dealers. However, with the Wrath of the Lich King expansion even the Retri Paladins are more than welcome in raids and instances.

Paladins are famous for their blessings which are very useful for the raid members but also highly valued in PvP. Blessing of Might (BoM) gives the party members additional attack power and therefore feral druids, rogues, dps warriors and hunters love it. They also have Blessing of Wisdom which gives mp5 (Mana Per 5 Seconds) and is preferred by the healers and Blessing of Kings (BoK) which enhances all stats by 10%. This blessing is good for any class and if you cast it on any raid member, be assured that you won’t make a mistake. For more information on WoW class guides, read our review: Warcraft Pros Review

When it comes to other spells and abilities, a Paladin can resurrect players who have died and dispel as well. However, these skills have not made a Paladin famous, it is his “bubble” spell that made a Paladin the “undying” class. With this spell a Paladin can shield himself from any harm and become immune to any kind of damage spell cast towards him. When it comes to armor Paladins wear plate which is the strongest armor in the game. Unlike Warriors and Death Knights Paladins need mana and they are depended on it no matter if they choose to be tanks, healers or melee damage dealers and therefore their gear needs to have intellect and mp5.

Crit is also essential for his spells since a Paladin has the ability to gain mana back each time his spell crits. If your style of game play is PvE be assured that as a Paladin you will be welcome in any raid or instance group regardless of your spec. When it comes to the PvP world, a Paladin is considered to be a very powerful class and is always wanted as a team mate.

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