Play the Paladin rotation yourself on a training dummy, by clicking, tapping or on your own keys. Turn on Autoplay to see which button comes next and why.
Retribution and Protection on a training dummy. Tap the glowing button below to start.
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Paladin rotation in WoW Forever
4 Paladin fights in the trainer: Retribution at level 20, Protection at level 20, Retribution at level 60 and Protection at level 60.
ManaMana is the long game. Keep your damage over time effects ticking, use your big cooldowns on time and fill the gaps with your cheapest spell.
Seal of the Crusader, then judge it: the target takes more Holy damage from you and your group.
Judgement on cooldown. With Seal of Command up it is a solid Holy hit that keeps your Seal.
Seal of Command as your main Seal: every swing has a chance for an extra 70% weapon hit as Holy damage.
Holy Strike on cooldown, your most reliable filler hit.
Tips
Retribution has no big damage cooldown, so steady Judgement and Holy Strike on cooldown carry your damage.
Unsealed Wrath, the new 31 point talent, stores a copy of your Seal with each swing for 15 seconds, up to 3 times. Hit with a different Seal and every stored copy gets its own chance to go off.
Look for spell power as well as Strength, your Seals and Judgements scale with it.
Seal of Fury always, recast it the moment it drops. Your taunt Seal and a steady stream of absorbs.
Holy Shield on cooldown: 30% more block and Holy damage on every block, 4 charges.
Judgement on cooldown: damage, a taunt through Seal of Fury and mana back from your talents.
Holy Strike on cooldown, every 6 seconds with Shieldsworn. It strikes with your shield and sets off Holy Shield without using a charge, and Iron Creed adds threat and less damage taken for 6 seconds.
Consecration while you have the mana. On packs press it first.
Tips
Shield Specialization gives mana back on blocks, so Holy Shield also keeps your mana topped up.
Holy Shield turns every block into Holy damage and threat. It is a 20 point talent now, so you can have it from level 30, and the trainer teaches its higher ranks at 40 and 50.
Hammer of Justice is your only hard crowd control. Save it for the add that must stop now.
Reckoning stores up to 4 extra attacks from your blocks and lets them all go with your next swing, so Holy Shield feeds it too.
For example Retribution at level 60: open with Seal of the Crusader, Judgement, Seal of Command, Holy Strike, then mostly Judgement, Seal of Command and Holy Strike. The trainer shows every button with the reason behind it.
How do you play a Paladin at level 20?
Retribution at level 20: open with Seal of the Crusader, Judgement, Seal of Righteousness, Holy Strike, then Judgement, Seal of Righteousness and Holy Strike.
How does the Rotation Trainer work?
A training dummy with endless health. You play it yourself with the mouse, by tapping or on your own keys. With Autoplay the priority list presses the buttons and explains each one.
Can I play the rotation myself?
Yes, that is how the trainer starts. The glowing button is your first press, tips show the next one after that, and a comparison measures your damage against the priority list.
Which fights can I practise as a Paladin?
Retribution at level 20, Protection at level 20, Retribution at level 60 and Protection at level 60.
What resource does the Paladin use?
Mana. The trainer shows live how it changes with every button.
Can I practise tanking as a Paladin?
Yes, in Protection at level 20. There the trainer counts threat per second instead of damage per second.
Is there a button for the end of a fight?
The Paladin has no execute button in these fights, the rotation stays the same to the end.
Are the numbers in the trainer exact?
Costs, cooldowns and effects of the buttons come from Forever. The damage is a rounded example, and the level 60 values come from the data of the launch client.
Which gear and talents does the trainer assume?
Retribution at level 20: Two-handed weapon, 3.5 sec swing, your Talent Path talents at 20. Retribution at level 60: Two-handed weapon, 3.6 sec swing, the Seal of Command dungeon build.
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