Starting a paladin - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcra. So, you're thinking of playing a paladin? This page is intended to give a short overview of what to do over the first 10 levels or so, just to get you started on the right path. If you're looking for more of an overview of the class's abilities, see the main paladin page. For more advanced topics, see paladin tactics. Things to consider when picking a paladin: Do I like to be able to play any of three roles on demand (DPS, tank, and healer)? For a more general overview on starting out playing WoW, please check out the newbie guide. Race selection Edit In the original World of Warcraft game, paladins were an Alliance-only class. With the Burning Crusade expansion, blood elves, the new race of the Horde, are able to choose the paladin class (also referred to as Blood Knights). With the Cataclysm expansion, Tauren can play the Paladin class.
Starting weapons: All of the Alliance races start with proficiency in maces, while blood elves start with proficiency in swords. Starting Stats: Edit Edit. Paladin Best Choices for Patch 3.3.3 of World of Warcraft - WoW. Paladin tactics. Paladin Strengths Edit Can be the tank, healer, or damage dealer. Strong survivability against in both PvE and PvP because they can wear plate armor, self heal, and have various self protection skills. Can buff themselves and others in a variety of ways.
Ability to cleanse poison, disease, and magic debuffs from themselves and others. Paladin Weaknesses No universally useful base skill ranged attack. Hand of Reckoning a single target taunt, 30 yard range. The talent Avenger's Shield has a range of 30 yards and is the preferred way of pulling mobs for Protection Paladins. The talent Holy Shock is a 20 yard ranged ability with a 6 second timer and targets a single mob. Exorcism can also be used as a ranged/pulling attack. Hammer of Wrath is also a ranged attack, though it is only usable when your opponent is at 20% health or lower.
Judgement of Justice limits movement speed of players, so this should be used frequently in PvP. A paladin's ability to stay alive is directly based on mana. Edit. World of Warcraft Paladin Guide. The 3 guides above contain all of the newest level 90 PVE information that you need to know about Paladins.
A Paladin is the Knight in shining armor in the World of Warcraft. The paladin is a hybrid class that was initially for the Alliance faction only that is a combination priest and warrior. With the release of the Burning Crusade, Horde gained access to the class through the Blood Elf race. While not strictly as good as either base class at doing either function, they are flexible and allow choices in their role in groups. If you like warriors but want the option to do something other than just combat, or like the priest but don't want to be just a supporting character, then the paladin may be for you. We here at Ten Ton Hammer have gathered together as much possible information as we could about the Paladin class and compiled it together here in our massive guide. Paladin Overview Melee Hybrid DPS/Tank/Healer Paladin Guide Contents.
Paladin - Class.