Holy Paladin Levelling Build (Level 10-60) — WoW Forever Talents & Order

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The Holy Paladin, from level 10 to 60

From level 10 to level 60 you place 51 talent points, one per level. This levelling order for the Holy Paladin starts in the Retribution tree: five points of Benediction, then Conviction, Improved Judgement and Pursuit of Justice up to level 21. The build then moves to Holy with Spiritual Focus at level 22, Illumination at level 32 and Holy Shock at level 42. The remaining points go to Holy Power, Divine Intellect and Improved Seals.

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In total 34 points go into Holy and 12 points go into Retribution and 5 points go into Protection.

Talent calculator and levelling order

The calculator below loads the level 60 build with its levelling order. The « Levelling order » panel lists the 51 points, level by level; « Replay » replays the climb, and the slider steps forward or back one point at a time.

Talent calculator

Talents and levelling order taken from the Icy Veins levelling guide.

Talents by level range

  • Levels 10 to 19 : Retribution — Benediction ×5, Conviction ×3, Improved Judgement ×2
  • Levels 20 to 29 : Holy — Spiritual Focus ×5, Reverence ×2, Healing Light ; Retribution — Pursuit of Justice ×2
  • Levels 30 to 39 : Healing Light ×2, Illumination ×5, Oath of Light, Infusion of Light ×2
  • Levels 40 to 49 : Holy Conduit ×2, Holy Shock, Boundless Light ×2, Divine Favor, Consecrated Ground, Holy Power ×3
  • Levels 50 to 60 : Holy — Holy Power ×2, Light’s Vigil, Consecrated Ground, Improved Seals ×2 ; Protection — Divine Intellect ×5

At level 60, switch builds

This build is for levelling, not for playing at max level. Once you reach level 60, respec with our end-game Holy Paladin build.

The camp: the rested XP bonus you should never skip

Always level with a camp. The Basic Campfire Kit only needs Cooking 1, so anyone can set it up: it builds a campfire that cooks food and holds up to 3 camp features around it. A character who sits or crafts near the fire for a minute gets the effects of those features.

For levelling, the one to place is the Camp Tent: it gives characters sitting nearby 5% of a level in rested experience, unless their reserve already exceeds that. It needs a campfire close by, and all camp effects share a one-hour cooldown.

So set up the fire and the tent at the start of every session, again once the hour is up, and think of it before you log out. The tent is crafted with Leatherworking 20: if that is not your profession, ask a leatherworker in your guild for one. The other camp features of each profession are detailed in the camp section of our professions by class article.

Recommended professions for the Paladin

Two combos work for levelling this spec: each pairs a crafting profession with the gathering profession that feeds it. Every name opens its full guide.

Pick ONE combo, not two crafting professions. You get two main professions: while levelling, give them to one crafting profession and the gathering profession that feeds it. With two crafting professions you would have to buy every material, and you would struggle to level them.

Combo 1 · our pick

LeatherworkingCrafting · read the guide →

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SkinningGathering · read the guide →

Leatherworking and Blacksmithing share 7 of the 9 crafted pieces of our selection. Skinning supplies the leather, from the beasts you kill while levelling.

Combo 2

BlacksmithingCrafting · read the guide →

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MiningGathering · read the guide →

Blacksmithing makes the Prefect’s Wristguards, bound to their maker. Mining supplies the ore and bars Blacksmithing needs.

On top, at no cost: the secondary professions do not take a main slot. Cooking 1 sets up the camp fire, First Aid makes bandages between fights.

These picks also aim at level 60 before the raids; the class-by-class detail is in our professions by class article.

Going further

See also our Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Shockadin Paladin and Retribution-Protection Paladin pages to compare the class trees, and all the WoW Forever builds on the section hub.