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HolyPaladin

Hero talentsAllHerald of the Sun 37Lightsmith 35

37 players in this sample; one player is worth 3 points.

Ready-Made Talent Builds

In game: talent window → Import

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Where players disagree

49 talents are taken by almost everyone. These are the picks the field is actually split on.

  • Afterimage57%
  • Blessed Calling57%
  • Consecrated Ground57%
  • Obduracy54%
  • Empyreal Ward51%
  • Guided Prayer51%
  • A Just Reward46%
  • Lightbearer41%
  • Hammer of Wrath38%

Top Playersby rating

  1. 1DavezzdraenorBlood Elf · Herald of the Sun · 243 ilvl64% W3337
  2. 2RealpallaravenholdtHuman · Herald of the Sun · 246 ilvl54% W3305
  3. 3JìmjimysondreHuman · Herald of the Sun · 239 ilvl55% W3210
  4. 4FionafaydraenorEarthen · Herald of the Sun · 242 ilvl68% W3146
  5. 5AthainravencrestHuman · Herald of the Sun · 244 ilvl56% W3119
+32 more on the leaderboard →

Stat Priority

Mastery > Versatility > Haste > Critical Strike

  • Mastery49.7%
  • Versatility16.2%
  • Haste11.4%
  • Critical Strike10.5%

Leech 1.6%

In-game percentages, averaged over the sample.

Hero Talent Tree

  • Herald of the Sun100%

PvP Talents

  • Divine Vision78%
  • Searing Glare73%
  • Blessing of Spellwarding46%
  • Ultimate Sacrifice38%
  • Cleanse the Weak27%
  • Spreading the Word24%
  • Denounce5%
  • Darkest before the Dawn3%
  • Divine Plea3%
  • Shining Revelation3%

Races

  • Human62%
  • Blood Elf14%
  • Dark Iron Dwarf8%
  • Dwarf8%
  • Draenei3%
  • Earthen3%
  • Zandalari Troll3%

Talent Tree

ActivePassiveChoiceCore path 80%+

Paladin — Class

8 points23 pointsLay on Hands — 100% (37/37)100%Auras of the Resolute — 100% (37/37)100%Hammer of Wrath — 38% (14/37)38%Improved Cleanse — 97% (36/37)97%Empyreal Ward — 51% (19/37)51%Fist of Justice — 100% (37/37)100%Blinding Light — 100% (37/37)100%Turn Evil — 0% (0/37)A Just Reward — 46% (17/37) · 2 rank46%Afterimage — 57% (21/37)57%Guided Prayer — 51% (19/37)51%Divine Steed — 100% (37/37)100%Light's Countenance — 81% (30/37)81%Greater Judgment — 100% (37/37)100%Wrench Evil / Stand Against Evil — 0% (0/37)Holy Reprieve — 5% (2/37)5%Cavalier — 100% (37/37)100%Divine Spurs — 0% (0/37)Steed of Liberty / Blessing of Freedom — 100% (37/37)100%Armory of Light — 81% (30/37)81%Obduracy — 54% (20/37) · 2 rank54%Divine Toll / Holy Prism — 100% (37/37)100%Echoing Blessings / Unbound Freedom — 100% (37/37)100%Sanctified Plates — 100% (37/37) · 2 rank100%Divine Reach — 22% (8/37)22%Brought to Light — 14% (5/37)14%Blessing of Sacrifice — 100% (37/37)100%Divine Resonance / Quickened Invocation — 100% (37/37)100%Blessing of Protection — 92% (34/37)92%Fear No Evil — 27% (10/37)27%Consecrated Ground — 57% (21/37)57%Holy Aegis — 100% (37/37)100%Sacrifice of the Just / Recompense — 95% (35/37)95%Sacred Strength / Divine Purpose — 100% (37/37)100%Improved Blessing of Protection — 24% (9/37)24%Unbreakable Spirit — 100% (37/37)100%Lightforged Blessing — 3% (1/37)Lightforged Blessing — 0% (0/37)Lead the Charge — 95% (35/37)95%Worthy Sacrifice / Righteous Protection — 5% (2/37)5%Holy Ritual — 27% (10/37)27%Blessed Calling — 57% (21/37)57%Inspired Guard — 95% (35/37)95%Light's Revocation — 84% (31/37)84%Faith's Armor — 11% (4/37)11%Stoicism — 84% (31/37)84%Seal of Might — 100% (37/37) · 2 rank100%Vengeful Wrath — 22% (8/37) · 2 rank22%Eye for an Eye — 0% (0/37)Golden Path / Selfless Healer — 100% (37/37)100%Blessing of Dawn — 73% (27/37)73%Lightbearer — 41% (15/37)41%Blessing of Dusk — 100% (37/37)100%

Herald of the Sun — 100%

Dawnlight — 100% (37/37)100%Morning Star / Gleaming Rays — 100% (37/37)100%Eternal Flame — 100% (37/37)100%Luminosity — 100% (37/37)100%Endless Gleam — 100% (37/37)100%Illumine / Will of the Dawn — 100% (37/37)100%Blessing of An'she / Lingering Radiance — 100% (37/37)100%Sun Sear — 100% (37/37)100%Solar Grace — 100% (37/37)100%Aurora — 100% (37/37)100%Walk Into Light — 100% (37/37)100%Second Sunrise — 100% (37/37)100%Born in Sunlight — 100% (37/37)100%Sun's Avatar — 100% (37/37)100%

Lightsmith — 0%

Holy Bulwark — 0% (0/37)Holy Armaments — 0% (0/37)Rite of Sanctification / Rite of Adjuration — 0% (0/37)Solidarity — 0% (0/37)Divine Guidance / Blessed Assurance — 0% (0/37)Masterwork — 0% (0/37)Laying Down Arms — 0% (0/37)Divine Inspiration / Forewarning — 0% (0/37)Authoritative Rebuke / Tempered in Battle — 0% (0/37)Hammer and Anvil — 0% (0/37)Shared Resolve — 0% (0/37)Valiance — 0% (0/37)Reflection of Radiance — 0% (0/37)Resounding Strike — 0% (0/37)Blessing of the Forge — 0% (0/37)

Holy — Spec

8 points20 pointsHoly Shock — 100% (37/37)100%Infusion of Light — 100% (37/37)100%Light of Dawn — 100% (37/37)100%Light's Conviction — 100% (37/37)100%Aura Mastery — 100% (37/37)100%Beacon of the Lightbringer — 100% (37/37)100%Extrication — 100% (37/37)100%Ringing of the Heavens — 81% (30/37)81%Unending Light — 14% (5/37)14%Awestruck — 100% (37/37)100%Moment of Compassion / Resplendent Light — 100% (37/37)100%Divine Favor — 27% (10/37)27%Unwavering Spirit / Protection of Tyr — 84% (31/37)84%Imbued Infusions — 76% (28/37)76%Light of the Martyr — 89% (33/37)89%Righteous Judgment — 95% (35/37)95%Saved by the Light — 78% (29/37)78%Light's Protection — 100% (37/37)100%Overflowing Light — 0% (0/37)Shining Righteousness — 14% (5/37)14%Liberation / Crusader's Might — 27% (10/37)27%Tirion's Devotion — 16% (6/37)16%Commanding Light — 100% (37/37)100%Glistening Radiance — 11% (4/37)11%Breaking Dawn — 5% (2/37) · 2 rank5%Divine Revelations — 100% (37/37)100%Divine Glimpse — 97% (36/37)97%Bestow Light — 89% (33/37)89%Beacon of Faith / Beacon of Virtue — 100% (37/37)100%Empyrean Legacy — 0% (0/37)Veneration — 5% (2/37)5%Avenging Wrath / Avenging Crusader — 100% (37/37)100%Reclamation — 100% (37/37)100%Pillars of Light — 0% (0/37)Seek Deliverance — 97% (36/37)97%Sanctified Wrath / Awakening — 97% (36/37)97%Call of the Righteous — 0% (0/37) · 2 rankTruth Prevails — 27% (10/37)27%Divine Overload — 73% (27/37)73%Rising Sunlight — 97% (36/37)97%Glorious Dawn — 92% (34/37)92%Seraphic Barrier — 5% (2/37)5%Tyr's Deliverance / Hand of Divinity — 100% (37/37)100%Inflorescence of the Sunwell — 100% (37/37)100%Beacon of the Savior — 100% (37/37)100%

Gear

Head

  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate HelmVers / Mastery · ilvl 24643%
  • Luminant Verdict's Unwavering GazeHaste / Mastery · ilvl 24632%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate GuardHaste · ilvl 23922%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate HelmCrit / Mastery · ilvl 2423%

Neck

  • Thalassian Competitor's AmuletCrit / Vers · ilvl 239 · socket78%
  • Galactic Gladiator's AmuletVers / Mastery · ilvl 246 · socket11%
  • Barbed Ymirheim ChokerCrit / Haste · ilvl 289 · socket3%
  • Novice Combatant's NecklaceMastery / Haste · ilvl 276 · socket3%

+2 more

Shoulder

  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate PauldronsHaste / Mastery · ilvl 23949%
  • Luminant Verdict's Providence WatchCrit / Mastery · ilvl 24632%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate PauldronsVers / Haste · ilvl 24614%
  • Galactic Warmonger's SpauldersVers / Mastery · ilvl 2435%

Back

  • Galactic Gladiator's ShawlVers / Mastery · ilvl 24678%
  • Adherent's Silken ShroudHaste / Vers · ilvl 2855%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Cloth CloakCrit / Haste · ilvl 2395%
  • Galactic Aspirant's CapeVers / Mastery · ilvl 2173%

+3 more

Chest

  • Luminant Verdict's Divine WarplateMastery / Haste · ilvl 24649%
  • Galactic Gladiator's ChestplateVers / Mastery · ilvl 24646%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate BreastplateVers / Mastery · ilvl 2395%

Wrist

  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate WristguardsVers / Mastery · ilvl 24670%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate BindingsCrit · ilvl 2398%
  • Galactic Aspirant's Plate CuffsVers / Mastery · ilvl 2175%
  • Spellbreaker's BracersCrit / Haste · ilvl 2855%

+3 more

Hands

  • Luminant Verdict's GauntletsHaste / Vers · ilvl 24641%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate HandguardsVers / Mastery · ilvl 24638%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate GauntletsCrit / Mastery · ilvl 2398%
  • Despondent's GauntletsVers / Mastery · ilvl 2503%

+4 more

Waist

  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate GirdleVers / Mastery · ilvl 24659%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate WaistguardHaste / Vers · ilvl 23922%
  • Luminant Verdict's Undaunted EmblemMastery / Haste · ilvl 2468%
  • Galactic Aspirant's Plate GirdleVers / Mastery · ilvl 2175%

+2 more

Legs

  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate TassesVers / Mastery · ilvl 24681%
  • Luminant Verdict's GreavesHaste / Crit · ilvl 24611%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate GreavesCrit / Vers · ilvl 2395%
  • Lightscarred CuissesVers / Haste · ilvl 2893%

Feet

  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate SabatonsVers / Mastery · ilvl 23949%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate WarbootsVers / Haste · ilvl 24622%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate StompersVers / Crit · ilvl 2468%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate DunkersVers · ilvl 2428%

+3 more

Ring

  • Thalassian Competitor's SignetVers / Mastery · ilvl 242 · socket85%
  • Omission of LightHaste / Mastery · ilvl 263 · socket5%
  • Bifurcation BandMastery / Haste · ilvl 276 · socket3%
  • Galactic Aspirant's SignetVers / Mastery · ilvl 217 · socket1%

+4 more

Trinket

  • Galactic Gladiator's Medallionilvl 24638%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of AlacrityHaste · ilvl 24635%
  • Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of AlacrityHaste · ilvl 2177%
  • Galactic Aspirant's Medallionilvl 2177%

+7 more

Main Hand

  • Galactic Gladiator's ScepterVers / Mastery · ilvl 24684%
  • Spellboon SaberHaste / Mastery · ilvl 2665%
  • Excavating CudgelCrit / Mastery · ilvl 2893%
  • Galactic Gladiator's GreatswordVers / Mastery · ilvl 2463%

+2 more

Off Hand

  • Galactic Gladiator's BulwarkVers / Mastery · ilvl 24684%
  • Spellbreaker's RebukeVers / Mastery · ilvl 2855%
  • Viryx's Indomitable BulwarkCrit / Mastery · ilvl 2765%
  • Thalassian Competitor's BulwarkHaste / Mastery · ilvl 2393%

Enchants

Head

  • Empowered Hex of Leeching41%
  • Empowered Blessing of Speed30%
  • Hex of Leeching5%

+3 more

Shoulder

  • Silvermoon's Mending43%
  • Akil'zon's Swiftness24%
  • Flight of the Eagle5%

+3 more

Back

  • Goblin Glider8%

Chest

  • Mark of the Magister95%
  • Mark of Nalorakk5%

Hands

  • Heavy Knothide Armor Kit8%
  • Enchant Gloves - Shadowlands Gathering3%

Waist

  • Nitro Boosts8%

Legs

  • Arcanoweave Spellthread89%
  • Forest Hunter's Armor Kit5%
  • Sunfire Silk Spellthread5%

Feet

  • Farstrider's Hunt38%
  • Shaladrassil's Roots35%
  • Lynx's Dexterity3%

Ring

  • Zul'jin's Mastery38%
  • Silvermoon's Tenacity27%
  • Amani Mastery14%

+2 more

Main Hand

  • Acuity of the Ren'dorei81%
  • Worldsoul Tenacity8%
  • Arcane Mastery5%

+2 more

Off Hand

  • Pyrium Shield Spike5%

Gems and Embellishments

Gems194 total

  • Flawless Masterful Lapis+14 Versatility & +6 Mastery40%
  • Flawless Versatile Amethyst+14 Mastery & +6 Versatility31%
  • Cognitive Heliotrope+20 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition10%
  • Telluric Eversong Diamond+20 Primary Stat and +1% Maximum Mana per unique Midnight gem color4%
  • Enduring Heliotrope+20 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control3%
  • Flawless Masterful Lapis+12 Versatility & +5 Mastery3%

+13 more

Embellishments71 total

  • Blessed Pango Charm79%
  • Arcanoweave Lining18%
  • Hunt1%
  • Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier1%

Collected Aug 2