Rated Battleground· Herald of the Sun

HolyPaladin

Hero talentsAllLightsmith 22Herald of the Sun 16

Small sample: 16 players, so one player moves a percentage by 6 points. Read these as a rough signal, not a consensus.

Ready-Made Talent Builds

In game: talent window → Import

Copy the code and paste it into the game. Each one is a complete loadout taken from a top player in this sample, not an average of several.

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Where players disagree

47 talents are taken by almost everyone. These are the picks the field is actually split on — top 10 of 21.

  • Afterimage69%
  • Blessing of Dawn69%
  • Light's Countenance69%
  • Stoicism69%
  • Ringing of the Heavens69%
  • Saved by the Light69%
  • Seek Deliverance69%
  • Blessed Calling63%
  • Consecrated Ground56%
  • Empyreal Ward56%

Top Playersby rating

  1. 1VondreamsylvanasBlood Elf · Herald of the Sun · 259 ilvl52% W2109
  2. 2TøffemerissHuman · Herald of the Sun · 257 ilvl39% W1691
  3. 3MailinesaurfangBlood Elf · Herald of the Sun · 282 ilvl52% W1649
  4. 4БагажникgordunniHuman · Herald of the Sun · 236 ilvl55% W1595
  5. 5ZyríakblackrockZandalari Troll · Herald of the Sun · 253 ilvl50% W1561
+11 more on the leaderboard →

Stat Priority

Mastery > Versatility > Haste > Critical Strike

  • Mastery44.3%
  • Versatility15.3%
  • Haste13.8%
  • Critical Strike12.6%

Leech 1.1%

In-game percentages, averaged over the sample.

Hero Talent Tree

  • Herald of the Sun100%

PvP Talents

  • Spreading the Word75%
  • Divine Vision69%
  • Blessing of Spellwarding44%
  • Searing Glare31%
  • Ultimate Sacrifice25%
  • Cleanse the Weak19%
  • Darkest before the Dawn19%
  • Denounce19%

Races

  • Human44%
  • Blood Elf38%
  • Dark Iron Dwarf6%
  • Tauren6%
  • Zandalari Troll6%

Talent Tree

ActivePassiveChoiceCore path 80%+

Paladin — Class

8 points23 pointsLay on Hands — 100% (16/16)100%Auras of the Resolute — 100% (16/16)100%Hammer of Wrath — 44% (7/16)44%Improved Cleanse — 100% (16/16)100%Empyreal Ward — 56% (9/16)56%Fist of Justice — 100% (16/16)100%Blinding Light — 100% (16/16)100%Turn Evil — 0% (0/16)A Just Reward — 50% (8/16) · 2 rank50%Afterimage — 69% (11/16)69%Guided Prayer — 38% (6/16)38%Divine Steed — 100% (16/16)100%Light's Countenance — 69% (11/16)69%Greater Judgment — 94% (15/16)94%Wrench Evil / Stand Against Evil — 0% (0/16)Holy Reprieve — 25% (4/16)25%Cavalier — 100% (16/16)100%Divine Spurs — 0% (0/16)Steed of Liberty / Blessing of Freedom — 100% (16/16)100%Armory of Light — 81% (13/16)81%Obduracy — 56% (9/16) · 2 rank56%Divine Toll / Holy Prism — 100% (16/16)100%Echoing Blessings / Unbound Freedom — 100% (16/16)100%Sanctified Plates — 100% (16/16) · 2 rank100%Divine Reach — 25% (4/16)25%Brought to Light — 19% (3/16)19%Blessing of Sacrifice — 94% (15/16)94%Divine Resonance / Quickened Invocation — 100% (16/16)100%Blessing of Protection — 94% (15/16)94%Fear No Evil — 19% (3/16)19%Consecrated Ground — 56% (9/16)56%Holy Aegis — 100% (16/16)100%Sacrifice of the Just / Recompense — 75% (12/16)75%Sacred Strength / Divine Purpose — 100% (16/16)100%Improved Blessing of Protection — 13% (2/16)13%Unbreakable Spirit — 100% (16/16)100%Lightforged Blessing — 6% (1/16)6%Lightforged Blessing — 0% (0/16)Lead the Charge — 94% (15/16)94%Worthy Sacrifice / Righteous Protection — 0% (0/16)Holy Ritual — 50% (8/16)50%Blessed Calling — 63% (10/16)63%Inspired Guard — 81% (13/16)81%Light's Revocation — 94% (15/16)94%Faith's Armor — 25% (4/16)25%Stoicism — 69% (11/16)69%Seal of Might — 100% (16/16) · 2 rank100%Vengeful Wrath — 19% (3/16) · 2 rank19%Eye for an Eye — 6% (1/16)6%Golden Path / Selfless Healer — 100% (16/16)100%Blessing of Dawn — 69% (11/16)69%Lightbearer — 56% (9/16)56%Blessing of Dusk — 88% (14/16)88%

Herald of the Sun — 100%

Dawnlight — 100% (16/16)100%Morning Star / Gleaming Rays — 100% (16/16)100%Eternal Flame — 100% (16/16)100%Luminosity — 100% (16/16)100%Endless Gleam — 100% (16/16)100%Illumine / Will of the Dawn — 100% (16/16)100%Blessing of An'she / Lingering Radiance — 100% (16/16)100%Sun Sear — 100% (16/16)100%Solar Grace — 100% (16/16)100%Aurora — 100% (16/16)100%Walk Into Light — 100% (16/16)100%Second Sunrise — 100% (16/16)100%Born in Sunlight — 100% (16/16)100%Sun's Avatar — 100% (16/16)100%

Lightsmith — 0%

Holy Bulwark — 0% (0/16)Holy Armaments — 0% (0/16)Rite of Sanctification / Rite of Adjuration — 0% (0/16)Solidarity — 0% (0/16)Divine Guidance / Blessed Assurance — 0% (0/16)Masterwork — 0% (0/16)Laying Down Arms — 0% (0/16)Divine Inspiration / Forewarning — 0% (0/16)Authoritative Rebuke / Tempered in Battle — 0% (0/16)Hammer and Anvil — 0% (0/16)Shared Resolve — 0% (0/16)Valiance — 0% (0/16)Reflection of Radiance — 0% (0/16)Resounding Strike — 0% (0/16)Blessing of the Forge — 0% (0/16)

Holy — Spec

8 points20 pointsHoly Shock — 100% (16/16)100%Infusion of Light — 100% (16/16)100%Light of Dawn — 100% (16/16)100%Light's Conviction — 100% (16/16)100%Aura Mastery — 100% (16/16)100%Beacon of the Lightbringer — 100% (16/16)100%Extrication — 100% (16/16)100%Ringing of the Heavens — 69% (11/16)69%Unending Light — 31% (5/16)31%Awestruck — 100% (16/16)100%Moment of Compassion / Resplendent Light — 94% (15/16)94%Divine Favor — 38% (6/16)38%Unwavering Spirit / Protection of Tyr — 75% (12/16)75%Imbued Infusions — 94% (15/16)94%Light of the Martyr — 94% (15/16)94%Righteous Judgment — 56% (9/16)56%Saved by the Light — 69% (11/16)69%Light's Protection — 100% (16/16)100%Overflowing Light — 13% (2/16)13%Shining Righteousness — 13% (2/16)13%Liberation / Crusader's Might — 31% (5/16)31%Tirion's Devotion — 13% (2/16)13%Commanding Light — 100% (16/16)100%Glistening Radiance — 19% (3/16)19%Breaking Dawn — 19% (3/16) · 2 rank19%Divine Revelations — 94% (15/16)94%Divine Glimpse — 94% (15/16)94%Bestow Light — 94% (15/16)94%Beacon of Faith / Beacon of Virtue — 100% (16/16)100%Empyrean Legacy — 0% (0/16)Veneration — 25% (4/16)25%Avenging Wrath / Avenging Crusader — 100% (16/16)100%Reclamation — 100% (16/16)100%Pillars of Light — 6% (1/16)6%Seek Deliverance — 69% (11/16)69%Sanctified Wrath / Awakening — 100% (16/16)100%Call of the Righteous — 6% (1/16) · 2 rank6%Truth Prevails — 31% (5/16)31%Divine Overload — 75% (12/16)75%Rising Sunlight — 81% (13/16)81%Glorious Dawn — 94% (15/16)94%Seraphic Barrier — 6% (1/16)6%Tyr's Deliverance / Hand of Divinity — 100% (16/16)100%Inflorescence of the Sunwell — 100% (16/16)100%Beacon of the Savior — 100% (16/16)100%

Gear

Head

  • Luminant Verdict's Unwavering GazeHaste / Mastery · ilvl 24638%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate HelmVers / Mastery · ilvl 24631%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate GuardHaste · ilvl 23619%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate HelmetVers / Crit · ilvl 2636%

Neck

  • Thalassian Competitor's AmuletVers / Mastery · ilvl 239 · socket50%
  • Galactic Aspirant's PendantVers / Mastery · ilvl 217 · socket13%
  • Galactic Gladiator's NecklaceVers / Haste · ilvl 263 · socket13%
  • Barbed Ymirheim ChokerCrit / Haste · ilvl 282 · socket6%

+3 more

Shoulder

  • Luminant Verdict's Providence WatchCrit / Mastery · ilvl 24638%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate PauldronsCrit / Mastery · ilvl 24238%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate PauldronsVers / Haste · ilvl 26313%
  • Galactic Aspirant's Plate PauldronsVers / Haste · ilvl 2176%

+1 more

Back

  • Galactic Gladiator's ShawlVers / Mastery · ilvl 24675%
  • Galactic Gladiator's CloakVers / Crit · ilvl 2636%
  • Potion-Stained CloakVers / Haste · ilvl 2726%
  • Rigid Scale GreatcloakCrit / Mastery · ilvl 2766%

Chest

  • Luminant Verdict's Divine WarplateMastery / Haste · ilvl 24663%
  • Galactic Gladiator's ChestplateVers / Mastery · ilvl 24631%
  • Galactic Gladiator's ChestguardVers / Haste · ilvl 2636%

Wrist

  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate WristguardsVers / Mastery · ilvl 24656%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate VambracesVers / Haste · ilvl 26313%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate ArmguardsCrit / Mastery · ilvl 23913%
  • Kasreth's BindingsVers / Crit · ilvl 2726%

+2 more

Hands

  • Luminant Verdict's GauntletsHaste / Vers · ilvl 24663%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate HandguardsVers / Mastery · ilvl 24619%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate GauntletsVers / Crit · ilvl 2636%
  • Incarnadine GauntletsCrit / Mastery · ilvl 2726%

+1 more

Waist

  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate GirdleVers / Mastery · ilvl 24675%
  • Luminant Verdict's Undaunted EmblemMastery / Haste · ilvl 28913%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate GreatbeltVers / Haste · ilvl 2636%
  • Riphook DefenderHaste / Crit · ilvl 2896%

Legs

  • Luminant Verdict's GreavesHaste / Crit · ilvl 24650%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate TassesVers / Mastery · ilvl 24644%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate LegguardsVers / Haste · ilvl 2636%

Feet

  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate SabatonsHaste / Vers · ilvl 23931%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate WarbootsVers / Haste · ilvl 26325%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate DunkersVers · ilvl 23913%
  • Fading Dawn SabatonsVers / Crit · ilvl 2826%

+4 more

Ring

  • Thalassian Competitor's SignetVers / Mastery · ilvl 242 · socket66%
  • Bifurcation BandMastery / Haste · ilvl 276 · socket6%
  • Galactic Gladiator's RingVers / Haste · ilvl 263 · socket6%
  • Platinum Star BandCrit / Mastery · ilvl 272 · socket6%

+5 more

Trinket

  • Galactic Gladiator's Medallionilvl 24638%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of AlacrityHaste · ilvl 24634%
  • Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of AlacrityHaste · ilvl 2176%
  • Emberwing Featherilvl 2983%

+6 more

Main Hand

  • Galactic Gladiator's ScepterVers / Mastery · ilvl 24669%
  • Galactic Gladiator's GreatswordVers / Mastery · ilvl 2466%
  • Galactic Gladiator's HammerVers / Crit · ilvl 2636%
  • Magister's Mana SwordCrit / Mastery · ilvl 2856%

+2 more

Off Hand

  • Galactic Gladiator's BulwarkVers / Mastery · ilvl 24669%
  • Bulwark of Noble ResolveVers / Crit · ilvl 2856%
  • Galactic Gladiator's ShieldVers / Haste · ilvl 2636%
  • Spellbreaker's RebukeHaste / Mastery · ilvl 2956%

+1 more

Enchants

Head

  • Empowered Blessing of Speed31%
  • Blessing of Speed19%
  • Empowered Hex of Leeching19%

Shoulder

  • Akil'zon's Swiftness25%
  • Silvermoon's Mending19%
  • Thalassian Recovery19%

+1 more

Back

  • Goblin Glider6%

Chest

  • Mark of the Magister69%
  • Mark of the Worldsoul13%
  • Mark of Nalorakk6%

Waist

  • Nitro Boosts6%

Legs

  • Arcanoweave Spellthread81%
  • Forest Hunter's Armor Kit6%

Feet

  • Farstrider's Hunt44%
  • Shaladrassil's Roots25%

Ring

  • Silvermoon's Tenacity34%
  • Zul'jin's Mastery34%
  • Thalassian Versatility13%

+1 more

Main Hand

  • Acuity of the Ren'dorei81%
  • Arcane Mastery6%

Gems and Embellishments

Gems82 total

  • Flawless Masterful Lapis+14 Versatility & +6 Mastery40%
  • Flawless Versatile Amethyst+14 Mastery & +6 Versatility11%
  • Enduring Heliotrope+20 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control7%
  • Flawless Quick Amethyst+14 Mastery & +6 Haste6%
  • Cognitive Heliotrope+20 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition5%
  • Flawless Quick Lapis+14 Versatility & +6 Haste5%

+13 more

Embellishments24 total

  • Blessed Pango Charm79%
  • Arcanoweave Lining8%
  • Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier4%
  • Sunfire Silk Lining4%
  • Thalassian Phoenix Torque4%

Collected Jul 29