World of Warcraft: Forever Paladin
From the beta client, build 1.60.1.70338, read 11 Oct 2026, and Blizzard's notes of 8 Oct 2026.
Paladin in Blizzard's newest notes
In the notes5 lines under the Paladin heading of WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, Updated October 8, Blizzard's words.
- Fixed an issue with Retribution Aura that caused it to use the target being struck’s spell power instead of the casting Paladin’s spell power.
- The base damage of Retribution Aura has been returned to the Vanilla WoW values (about a 33% reduction) and the spell power ratio has been reduced to 6% (was 13.3%).
Protection
- Reckoning: Now has a 1.5 second cooldown on how often it can be triggered.
- Fixed an issue where Seal of Fury was granting Mana back to the Paladin even if the Improved Seal of Fury talent was not active.
- Improved Seal of Fury and Shield Specialization no longer generate threat when restoring Mana.
- Developers’ notes: Paladins restoring enough Mana to sustain combat while tanking was causing more threat to be generated than intended.
Talents
Plan a build50 talents in three trees: 19 not in Classic Era by name, and 23 worded differently from Classic Era.
Holy 17
Not in Classic Era by name
- Improved Seals
- Voice of Truth
- Reverence
- Purifying Power
- Infusion of Light
- Divine Precision
- Consecrated Ground
- Light's Vigil
Worded differently from Classic Era
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Consecration
- Improved Blessing of Wisdom
- Improved Lay on Hands
- Improved Seal of Righteousness
- Lasting Judgement
Protection 16
Not in Classic Era by name
Worded differently from Classic Era
- Redoubt
- Precision
- Guardian's Favor
- Anticipation
- Improved Righteous Fury
- Shield Specialization
- One-Handed Weapon Specialization
- Reckoning
- Holy Shield
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Blessing of Kings
- Blessing of Sanctuary
- Improved Concentration Aura
- Improved Devotion Aura
Retribution 17
Not in Classic Era by name
Worded differently from Classic Era
- Benediction
- Improved Judgement
- Conviction
- Vindication
- Seal of Command
- Pursuit of Justice
- Eye for an Eye
- Vengeance
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Improved Blessing of Might
- Improved Retribution Aura
- Improved Seal of the Crusader
- Sanctity Aura
Abilities
Every rank by level51 abilities and 160 ranks the class line trains.
Not in Classic Era by name
- Holy Strike level 6
- Seal of Fury level 10
- Hammer of the Righteous level 40
- Light's Vigil level 50
Tagged on the abilities page as possible Season of Discovery leftovers: Hammer of the Righteous, Enhanced Blessings, Exorcist.
Races that can be a Paladin
Every raceCommon questions
What changed for the Paladin in World of Warcraft: Forever?
By name, in the beta client's tables, 19 of the Paladin's 50 talents and 4 of its 51 abilities are not in Classic Era's lists, and 23 of the 31 talents we could compare with Classic Era are worded differently. Blizzard's notes of 8 Oct 2026 carry 5 lines under the Paladin heading, shown on this page.
Which races can be a Paladin in World of Warcraft: Forever?
In the beta client's tables: Human, Dwarf and Undead. New pairs in Forever: Undead.
Talents and abilities are the beta client's own tables, read through the wago.tools mirror; the notes are Blizzard's words from its forum. World of Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.