Holy vs Protection Paladin
FreeBeta 1.60.1 data, 20 Sep
Two level 60 Paladin builds side by side: 31 talents differ and 2 are the same.
The two builds
Build A: Holy Paladin
Our pick — opinionHoly leveling build
39/0/12
- Level
- 60
- Points
- 51 of 51
- Holy39
16-point milestones
- Divine Favor
Build B: Protection Paladin
Our pick — opinionProtection leveling build
0/38/13
- Level
- 60
- Points
- 51 of 51
- Holy0
16-point milestones
- Swift Judgement
Use this comparison
https://foreverguide.app/b/1p1np46i0000000g3q439qfvq/vs/1p7fiyt1l5znml00000001e
Both builds are our leveling picks: opinion, not confirmed by Blizzard. Why we picked them: Paladin leveling guide
Differences: 31 talents
Holy14 differences · 39 points in A, 0 in B
| Talent | Rank | Rank | What the extra ranks give |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improved Holy Strike. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 2/2 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 2: Reduces the cooldown of your Holy Strike ability by 2 sec. |
| Divine Strength. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 5/5 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 5: Increases your Strength by 10%. |
| Divine Intellect. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 5/5 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 5: Increases your total Intellect by 10%. |
| Healing Light. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 3/3 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 3: Increases the amount healed by your Holy Light, Flash of Light, and Holy Shock spells by 12%. |
| Improved Seals. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 3/3 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 3: Increases the damage done by your Seals and Judgements by 15%. |
| Reverence. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 3/3 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 3: Allows 30% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. |
| Purifying Power. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 2/2 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 2: Reduces the mana cost of your Cleanse and Purify spells by 20% and reduces the cooldown of your Exorcism and Holy Wrath spells by 34%. |
| Illumination. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 5/5 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 5: After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 100% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell. |
| Divine Favor16-point milestone. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 1/1 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 1: When activated, gives your next Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock spell a 100% critical effect chance. |
| Divine Precision. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 1/3 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 1: Increases your chance to hit with Holy spells by 6%. |
| Holy Shock. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 1/1 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 1: Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 129 to 139 Holy damage to an enemy, or 110 to 118 healing to an ally. |
| Consecrated Ground. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 2/2 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 2: Gives your Holy spells 10% increased damage against the first 4 enemies that enter your Consecration. |
| Holy Power. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 5/5 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 5: Increases the critical strike chance of your Holy Shock spell by 15%, and all other spells by 5%. |
| Light's Vigil. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 1/1 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 1: Applies Light's Vigil to the target for 30 sec. Your next Holy Shock cast on them triggers no cooldown and causes friendly targets to heal their party for 315 to 333, or enemy targets to suffer 175 to 189 Holy damage and refund 75% of Light's Vigil's Mana cost. You may only have 1 Light's Vigil active per Paladin, per party. |
Protection13 differences · 0 points in A, 38 in B
| Talent | Rank | Rank | What the extra ranks give |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toughness. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 5/5 | Build B, rank 5: Increases your armor value from items by 10%. |
| Redoubt. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 5/5 | Build B, rank 5: Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by 30% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks. |
| Precision. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 3/3 | Build B, rank 3: Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 3%. |
| Improved Seal of Fury. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 1/1 | Build B, rank 1: When Seal of Fury's shield is fully absorbed, restore 38 Mana, increased by 15% per level the attacker is above you, up to 45%. |
| Improved Righteous Fury. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 3/3 | Build B, rank 3: While Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 6%. |
| Shield Specialization. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 3/3 | Build B, rank 3: Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 30%, and gives your blocks a 100% chance to restore 6% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec. |
| Sacred Duty. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 2/2 | Build B, rank 2: Increases your total Stamina by 4% and reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Templar's Bulwark spells by 60 sec. |
| Swift Judgement16-point milestone. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 1/1 | Build B, rank 1: Finishes the remaining cooldown on your Judgement ability and reduces the Mana cost of your next Judgement by 100%. |
| One-Handed Weapon Specialization. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 3/3 | Build B, rank 3: Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 9%. |
| Templar's Bulwark. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 1/1 | Build B, rank 1: When activated, this ability grants you an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 sec. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active. |
| Reckoning. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 5/5 | Build B, rank 5: Gives you a 40% chance to gain an extra attack after Blocking a melee attack and a 100% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a non-periodic critical strike. |
| Iron Creed. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 5/5 | Build B, rank 5: Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability 25%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 10% for 6 sec. |
| Holy Shield. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 1/1 | Build B, rank 1: Increases chance to block by 20% for 10 sec, and deals 110 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges. |
Retribution4 differences · 12 points in A, 13 in B
| Talent | Rank | Rank | What the extra ranks give |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improved Judgement. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 2/2 | Build B, rank 2: Decreases the cooldown of your Judgement spell by 2 sec. |
| Holy Conduit. Only build B takes it. | Build A: not taken | Build B: 1/2 | Build B, rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Consecration, Holy Wrath, Exorcism, and Hammer of Wrath spells by 20%. |
| Seal of Command. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 1/1 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 1: Gives the Paladin a chance to deal additional Holy damage equal to 70% of normal weapon damage. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Lasts 30 sec. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy, instantly causing 68 to 73 Holy damage, 137 to 146 if the target is stunned or incapacitated. |
| Pursuit of Justice. Only build A takes it. | Build A: 1/2 | Build B: not taken | Build A, rank 1: Increases movement speed and mounted movement speed by 8%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects. |
2 talents are the same in both builds, at the same rank. The full comparison lists them and draws both trees.
Talent data: public community datasets, Forever beta build 1.60.1.69893. Numbers can change in any later build or patch. Icon credits