31 Paladin changes are listed for WoW Forever so far, 29 of them confirmed by Blizzard: 26 talent changes and 5 changes to abilities outside the trees. Plan a build with the Paladin talent calculator.
Well-timed Holy Strikes reduce damage taken (Blizzard). Panel slide read: deep in the tree; Holy Strike threat +25%, and under Righteous Fury it cuts damage taken by 10% for 6 seconds.
CONFLICTING NAME: one report calls the new Protection tank Seal 'Seal of Wrath' (Judgement taunts at range while active). Blizzard and an independent report both call it Seal of Fury, so this is most likely a naming or translation error.
Reported1 independent report
Swift Judgement
New
16 points, 1 rank
Protection: resets the Judgement cooldown when it misses.
Reworked to trigger from blocks, since crit-immune tanks rarely get crit (Blizzard). Panel slide read: 5 ranks, 40% chance for an extra attack per block.
Judgement no longer consumes the active Seal, so Seals need less recasting (Blizzard). A panel slide read: 91 mana, 10 yard range, 10 second cooldown, instant.
OfficialHoly Strike: New baseline ability at level 6: instant weapon strike dealing Holy damage, 12 sec cooldown.Blizzard: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap · plus 1 independent report
OfficialJudgement no longer consumes Seals: Casting Judgement leaves the active Seal in place, removing constant Seal recasting.Blizzard: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap
OfficialSeal of Fury: New tank Seal: favours fast weapons, grants small absorb shields, and makes Judgement taunt while it is active.Blizzard: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap · plus 1 independent report
OfficialConsecration: Baseline at level 20 (a talent in Classic). High damage and threat on the first four targets hit, reduced beyond that.Blizzard: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap
OfficialDeliberate limits kept: Blizzard says Paladins still have no interrupt and still cannot slow targets like some other classes.Blizzard: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap
Talent and stat rules for every class
These apply to every class in Forever, not only Paladin. How grades work is explained on how we grade information.
