Holy Paladin 10.2.6 Guide
Introduction
This guide presents an in-depth view of the Paladin's Holy Specialization in WoW Dragonflight patch 10.2.6! You will learn everything about the Holy spec, such as how to gear, prepare, and then min-max your Holy Paladin for the most challenging PvE content in World of Warcraft, Season 3.
First, we'll check out the specialization's particularities and see why the Holy Paladin is one of the best healers in Dragonflight's latest season. Then, you'll learn how to gear your Holy Paladin, what stats to prioritize, and the best talents and rotations for different circumstances.
Finally, we'll go deep into min-maxing your character for the end-game content and teach you what gear to use for Mythic Raiding and Mythic Plus dungeons. By the end of the guide, you will become a master of the Holy Paladin specialization! Sounds good, right? Let's get started!
Table of Contents
- Holy Paladins: Strengths and Weaknesses
- Holy Paladin Stat Priority
- How to gear your Holy Paladin
- Holy Paladin Rotations
- Best Holy Paladin talents for Mythic Raiding and Dungeons
- Holy Paladin in Dragonflight - FAQ
Holy Paladins in Dragonflight: Strengths and Weaknesses
In World of Warcraft, the Paladin class has three specializations: Retribution, Holy, and Protection. Holy Paladins serve the healer role and use Mana and Holy Power as spending resources for their spells.
In World of Warcraft, healers have a significant responsibility: they use their healing abilities to buff the allies, keep them alive, and save them from death. The Holy Paladin represents one of the best healer classes for Mythic Dungeons and Mythic Raiding in Dragonflight Season 3, providing excellent single-target and tank healing.
Regarding weapons, the Holy Paladin uses one-handed axes, maces, swords, two-handed maces, shields, and off-hands. As for raid gear, the paladin shares the Conqueror Tier Token with Priests, Warlocks, and Demon Hunters for legacy content. In the Dragonflight's latest expansion raid, paladins share the Venerated Tier Token with Priests and Shamans.
In the table below, we present the strengths and weaknesses of the Holy Paladin specialization:
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| + Exceptional single target healing | - Weak AoE healing |
| + Excellent utility through blessings | - Low mobility |
| + Strong defensive abilities | - Heavily reliant on cooldowns |
| + Strong damage as a healer | - Melee playstyle that can be tricky sometimes |
Best Holy Paladin Races
When it comes to races, with so many options to choose from, you are probably wondering what would be the best race for your Holy Paladin. In World of Warcraft, each race has different racial abilities and spells, but no races offer an immediate advantage compared to others regarding the Holy spec. I highly recommend choosing the race you like the most, aesthetically speaking.
Now, if you want to make an idea of what race players generally choose for their Holy Paladins:
- For Alliance: Human, Draenei, Dark Iron Dwarf, Dwarf.
- For Horde: Blood Elf, Zandalari Troll, Tauren.
Holy Paladin stat priority
Regardless of the class and spec you roll into in World of Warcraft, the stats are a key component when gearing up and min-maxing your character for the end-game content. Holy Paladins wear Plate gear with Intellect as the main stat.
As a paladin, the Intellect stat increases the power of your spells and abilities, in other words - the healing you are providing to your allies. Also, please note that a higher and adequate item level will better impact your character's performance than a perfect stat distribution, so always keep an eye on the gear's item level!
Holy Paladin Stats priority for Mythic Raiding
- 1. Intellect
- 2. Critical Strike
- 3. Mastery = Haste
- 4. Versatility
Holy Paladin Stats priority for Mythic Dungeon
- 1. Intellect
- 2. Critical Strike
- 3. Haste
- 4. Versatility
- 5. Mastery
So for raiding and dungeon as a Holy Paladin, you will primarily value item level for Intellect as the primary stat, then Critical Strike, followed by Haste, Mastery, Mastery, and Versatility as secondary stats.
Conclusion: Intellect > Critical Strike > Haste > Mastery > Versatility.
Holy Paladin Stats Breakthrough
Intellect: Increases your spell power and, therefore, all the healing you are providing to your allies
Critical Strike: Doubles the effects of your heals and attacks
Haste: Lowers the cast time of your heals and your cooldowns
Mastery: Increases the effectiveness of Mastery: Lightbringer
Versatility: Increases healing and damage dealt and reduces damage taken
Moving on to the next chapter, we will focus on how to gear your Holy Paladin, the tier set, and best in slot items for mythic raiding and mythic dungeons.
How to gear your Holy Paladin
In World of Warcraft, gearing is one of the most important aspects that enhances your character's overall performance by providing massive amounts of stats, armor, procs, and set bonuses. This guide will teach you how to properly gear up for the most challenging content in WoW Dragonflight, Mythic Raiding, and Mythic+ Dungeons.
Holy Paladin Tier Set Bonus
To start with, what is a tier set in World of Warcraft?
In WoW, a tier set is a unique class armor set with powerful 2-set and 4-set specific bonuses for each specialization of that particular class. Tier set bonuses change based on the character's active talent specialization, ensuring that the bonus is appropriate and useful to that spec.
So to recap, tier sets are unique pieces of armor that, when equipped simultaneously, provide you with a bonus, different for each spec of the chosen class. This bonus is based on the number of pieces from the set you have equipped, with most tier sets providing bonuses when equipping 2 or 4 pieces.
How to get the Holy Paladin Tier Set in Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6
There are three ways you can get tier set items in WoW in the Dragonflight expansion:
- Raids: You can get tier set items found as class tokens from specific bosses in the Dragonflight raids.
- Revival Catalyst: You can craft Tier armor from non-set pieces of the same item level using the Revival Catalyst crafting system.
- Great Vault: You can obtain tier set items from all activities that typically reward Great Vault, such as raiding, Mythic+ dungeons, and PvP.
The fastest way to obtain tier set items is to take advantage of these three sources that can reward you with the Holy Paladin Tier Set items. The best advice is to complete the raid weekly - this is probably the fastest way to get your hands on the desired tier armor. If you don't have a team to raid with, complete some Mythic+ Dungeons or PvP matches.
Mythic dungeons and PvP are highly beneficial because even if you can't drop the set items while participating in these activities, you increase the chances of getting your set items at the Great Vault or the Revival Catalyst console in Thaldraszus. At the Revival catalyst console, you can convert the non-set pieces obtained in dungeons or PvP into tier set items.
Let's have a closer look at the Great Vault feature:
And this is what the Revival Catalyst looks like:
Back to our Holy Paladin Tier Set. Now that you have learned how to obtain the tier set, let's see some set bonuses and particularities. Shall we?
The Holy Paladin Tier set is called Zealous Pyreknight's Ardor. It comes with the following bonuses for two pieces and four pieces equipped:
- 2-Set: When Glimmer of Light dissipates or is refreshed, it creates a Holy Reverberation on its target to heal an ally for (108% of Spell power) or damage an enemy for (96% of Spell power) over 8 sec. Multiple Holy Reverberation may overlap up to 6 times.
- 4-Set: Daybreak now increases haste by 25% for 6 seconds, and its cooldown is reduced by 15 seconds.
In the table below, we present you the sources for Holy Paladin Tier Set items:
| Slot | Tier Piece | Source |
| Helm | Zealous Pyreknight's Barbute | Tindral Sageswift |
| Shoulders | Zealous Pyreknight's Ailettes | Smolderon |
| Chest | Zealous Pyreknight's Warplate | Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle |
| Gloves | Zealous Pyreknight's Jeweled Gauntlets | Igira the Cruel |
| Legs | Zealous Pyreknight's Cuisses | Larodar, Keeper of the Flame |
The remaining tier set items (Cloak, Wrists, Waist, and Boots) can be obtained by using the Revival Catalyst in Thaldraszus.
As previously stated, you unlock the tier set bonuses for your Holy Paladin when you equip any two or four pieces of the Zealous Pyreknight's Ardor set. For itemization and build optimization, your four pieces of tier set as a Holy Paladin will be the Helm, Shoulders, Chest, and Gloves.
Raid Best in Slot (BiS) Gear for Holy Paladins
In the table below, you can find the best item to use in each slot from the raid as a Holy Paladin:
| Slot | Item Name | Encounter |
| Helm | Emerald Guardian Casque | Council of Dreams |
| Neck | Elemental Lariat | Crafted with Jewelcrafting |
| Shoulders | Zealous Pyreknight's Ailettes | Revival Catalyst or Smolderon |
| Cloak | Imflammable Drapeleaf | Gnarlroot |
| Chest | Zealous Pyreknight's Warplate | Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle |
| Wrists | Allied Wristguard of Companionship | Crafted by Blacksmithing |
| Gloves | Zealous Pyreknight's Jeweled Gauntlets | Igira the Cruel |
| Waist | Phlegethic Girdle | Larodar, Keeper of the Flame |
| Legs | Zealous Pyreknight's Cuisses | Revival Catalyst or Larodar, Keeper of the Flame |
| Boots | Lavaforged Sollerets | Volcoross |
| Ring #1 | Band of Burning Thorns | Larodar, Keeper of the Flame |
| Ring #2 | Signet of the Last Elder | Igira the Cruel |
| Trinket #1 | Echoing Tyrstone | Dawn of the Infinite |
| Trinket #2 | Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge | Council of Dreams |
| Weapon | Vakash, the Shadowed Inferno | Fyrakk, the Blazing |
| Shield | Defender of the Ancient | Gnarlroot |
Mythic+ Best in Slot (BiS) Gear for Holy Paladins
In the table below, you can find the best item to use in each slot from the Mythic+ Dungeons as a Holy Paladin:
| Slot | Item Name | Location |
| Helm | Anomuran Helm | Throne of the Tides |
| Neck | Ionized Choker | The Vortex Pinnacle |
| Shoulders | Zealous Pyreknight's Ailettes | Revival Catalyst |
| Cloak | Cloak of Unwavering Loyalty | Black Rook Hold |
| Chest | Zealous Pyreknight's Warplate | Revival Catalyst |
| Wrists | Allied Wristguard of Companionship | Crafted by Blacksmithing |
| Gloves | Zealous Pyreknight's Jeweled Gauntlets | Revival Catalyst |
| Waist | Unwinding Eon Girdle | Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall |
| Legs | Zealous Pyreknight's Cuisses | Revival Catalyst |
| Boots | Goldsteel Sabatons | Everbloom |
| Ring #1 | Ring of Contempt | Black Rook Hold |
| Ring #2 | Band of Callous Dominance | Black Rook Hold |
| Trinket #2 | Echoing Tyrstone | Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise |
| Trinket #2 | Coagulated Genosaur Blood | Everbloom |
| Main Hand | Conflux Caller's Baton | Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall |
| Shield | murozond's TImeless Scale | Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise |
Best in Slot (BiS) Trinkets for Holy Paladins
The best Holy Paladin trinkets for end-game content are:
| Tier | Item Name | Location |
| A | Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge | Urctos - Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope |
| A | Coagulated Genosaur Blood | The Everbloom |
| A | Echoing Tyrstone | Dawn of the Infinite |
| A | Sea Star | Throne of the Tides |
| A | Idol of the Life-Binder | Dragon Isles Jewelcrafting |
| B+ | Blossom of Amirdrassil | Fyrakk, the Blazing |
| B | Smoldering Seedling | Larodar, Keeper of the Flame |
| B | Revitalizing Voodoo Totem | Atal'Dazar |
| B- | Sustaining Alchemist Stone | Dragon Isles Alchemy |
| B- | Alacritous Alchemist Stone | Dragon Isles Alchemy |
| C | Leaf of the Ancient Protectors | The Everbloom |
| F | Amalgam's Seventh Spine | Black Rook Hold |
This wraps up everything you should know about gearing your Holy Paladin: the stats priority, how to obtain the tier set, and what items to use in the end-game activities. Moving on to the next section of our guide, we'll teach you what talents and rotations to use as a Holy Paladin in Dragonflight patch 10.2.6. Sounds good, right? Let's dive in!
Best Holy Paladin Rotations in Dragonflight 10.2.6
Holy Paladin Leveling Rotation
Let's check out how you should prioritize your abilities. Here is the basic single target rotation for a Holy Paladin:
- Holy Paladins excel at dealing damage while maintaining their health during leveling. They prioritize spending their Holy Power on offense whenever possible.
- The core rotation involves using Shield of the Righteous whenever you have 5 Holy Power, followed by Holy Shock and Hammer of Wrath.
- Judgement keeps the damage flowing, while Consecration provides consistent area-of-effect damage.
- Crusader Strike fills the gaps between your other abilities.
- Light's Hammer is a powerful cooldown you should use whenever it's available.
- Divine Toll is best saved for situations where you'll be facing multiple enemies, as it simply replicates a Holy Shock in single-target encounters.
- Finally, use Flash of Light to heal yourself when needed, and remember that you can still use Shield of the Righteous even with 4 or 3 Holy Power if the situation demands it.
As for the AoE prioritization, here is the basic multi target rotation for a Holy Paladin:
- Holy Paladins facing multiple enemies in Dragonflight can adapt their attack strategy to maximize damage while staying healthy.
- The core principle remains spending 5 Holy Power on Shield of the Righteous whenever possible. Consecration is crucial to maintain consistent area-of-effect damage.
- For a powerful AoE burst, unleash Divine Toll on an enemy. Light's Hammer adds even more damage when used on cooldown.
- Holy Shock and Hammer of Wrath are woven in for extra damage opportunities.
- Judgement keeps the rotation flowing, and Crusader Strike fills any gaps.
- Remember, you can still use Shield of the Righteous even with 3 or 4 Holy Power if needed. Most importantly, use Flash of Light to heal yourself whenever your health dips low.
Best Holy Paladin Leveling Talents in Dragonflight 10.2.6
The best talents to use while leveling as a Holy Pala are:
In the next section of our Holy Paladin Guide, we'll present the best talents to use for PvE end-game content, such as raiding and Mythic+ dungeons. In the end game, it's crucial to use the right talents and prioritize the skills you use depending on the activity. Choosing the best talents will significantly impact your performance as a healer!
Best Holy Paladin End-game Talents
From the PvE perspective, there are two main end-game activities we'll take into consideration: Mythic raiding and Mythic+ Dungeons. We'll treat them separately to keep things clear and avoid confusion.
Best Talents for Mythic Raiding in Season 3 (patch 10.2.6)
In the picture below, you can see the best talents for mythic raiding as a Holy Paladin:
Standard Raid build
Awakening Raid build
Low Holy Power Raid build
Best Talents for Mythic+ Dungeons in Season 3 (patch 10.2.6)
As a Holy Paladin, these are the talents you must use to maximize your performance in M+ Dungeons:
Inflorescence M+ build
Veneration M+ build
Holy Paladin in Dragonflight - FAQ
1. Are Holy Paladins good in Dragonflight 10.2.6?
Yes, Holy Paladin represents one of the best healer specs in WoW Dragonflight for mythic raiding and mythic dungeons.
2. Is Holy Paladin easy to play?
Not really. Like all healer classes, the Holy Paladin specialization is gear-dependent, uses a complex rotation, and requires some advanced skills and knowledge for the end-game.
3. What is the stats priority for Holy Paladins?
- Holy Paladin stat priority for mythic raiding: Intellect > Critical Strike > Mastery = Haste > Versatility >
- Holy Paladin stat priority for mythic dungeon: Intellect > Critical Strike > Haste > Versatility > Mastery >
4. Which paladin spec is best for leveling in patch 10.2.6?
The Retribution Specialization is the best spec for paladin leveling.
5. What is the best race for Holy Paladins in Dragonflight?
- Alliance's best Holy Paladin races are Human, Draenei, and Dwarf.
- For Horde, the best Holy Paladin races are Blood Elf, Zandalari Troll, and Tauren.
Final thoughts
This wraps up everything you should know regarding the Paladin's Holy specialization in World of Warcraft Dragonflight for Season 3, patch 10.2.6. By reading this guide, you should now better understand the Holy Paladin's spec and particularities and how it performs in certain circumstances and different end-game activities. It's one of the game's strongest healing specs in Dragonflight, so I encourage you to try it!
