WoW Forever Holy Paladin Guide

Hunting

Upkeep

Prepare

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Pull from 20 yards with Holy Shock and use Judgement as the enemy arrives. In melee, use Judgement, Holy Strike and Holy Shock on cooldown, then drop Consecration. Against Undead and Demons, use Exorcism before Holy Shock. If mana runs short, drop Consecration first. In an emergency, use Holy Shock on yourself for an instant heal.

Solo

• Saving manaIf an enemy is nearly dead, save Judgement and finish it with auto attacks.
• Several enemiesWhen several enemies are on you, gather them and fight on top of Consecration.
• Big healDivine Favor guarantees a critical on your next heal. Use it when your health drops sharply.
• Restoring manaIf you're short on mana, fight with Seal of Wisdom. Your melee attacks have a chance to return mana.
• Staying healthyIf you keep losing health from fight to fight, fight with Seal of Light. Your melee attacks have a chance to heal you.
• FinishingUse Hammer of Wrath from 30 yards on runners and nearly dead enemies. It costs a lot of mana.
• Long fightsCast Seal of the Crusader and use Judgement to raise the Holy damage the enemy takes for 40 sec, then go back to your usual Seal.
• Dangerous enemiesStun a dangerous enemy with Hammer of Justice, then heal or keep hitting while it can't act. It has a 10 yard range.
• Harmful effectsRemove poisons, diseases and magic effects with Cleanse.
• ManaIf you rest too often, swap your blessing to Blessing of Wisdom.
• Undead and demonsPull Undead and Demons with Exorcism from 30 yards and use it on cooldown.
• Slows and rootsBreak slows and roots with Blessing of Freedom and get away.
• RunnersCast Seal of Justice and use Judgement so the enemy can't flee for 10 sec, and kill it before it brings friends.
• Recovering healthUse Flash of Light when you've lost a little health and Holy Light when you've lost a lot.
• In troubleDivine Shield blocks all attacks. Your damage drops by 50%, but you can still heal or keep fighting.
• Stopping physical hitsBlessing of Protection stops physical attacks for a short time. You can't attack during it, so heal up.
• About to dieLay on Hands restores all your health. It drains your remaining mana and has a 20 min cooldown.

Party

Heal your party and save your mana.

• Quick healUse Flash of Light when someone has lost a little health, and Holy Light for big drops.
• Healing the tankKeep Oath of Light on the tank. It increases the healing of your Holy Light and Flash of Light on them.
• Big healUse Divine Favor before Holy Light for one large heal.
• Urgent healWhen moving or in a hurry, heal instantly with Holy Shock.
• Group healingCast Light's Vigil on an ally, then Holy Shock to heal their whole party. It costs a lot of mana.
• ManaKeep Blessing of Wisdom on yourself and refill your mana between pulls.
• Protecting castsWhen you must heal while being hit, turn on Concentration Aura so damage delays your casts less.
• Harmful effectsRemove poisons, diseases and magic effects from your party with Cleanse.
• Protecting alliesWhen a cloth wearer is being hit by melee, use Blessing of Protection. The target can't attack during it.
• Emergency healUse Lay on Hands when the tank is about to die. It drains your remaining mana, so make it a last resort.
• Enemies on youWhen enemies reach you, use Divine Shield and keep healing during it.
• ResurrectingAfter a fight, bring back the fallen with Redemption. It costs a lot of mana, so drink first.
• Before a wipeWhen a wipe is certain, use Divine Intervention on another player who can resurrect.

Dungeons

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• Dire Maul West59–60
• Dire Maul North59–60
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• Stratholme Service Gate59–60
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Build Order

Holy34Protection5Retribution12

1. LV 10–14Benediction5/5
2. LV 15–17Conviction3/3
3. LV 18–19Improved Judgement2/2
4. LV 20–21Pursuit of Justice2/2
5. LV 22–26Spiritual Focus5/5
6. LV 27–28Reverence2/2
7. LV 29–31Healing Light3/3
8. LV 32–36Illumination5/5
9. LV 37–38Infusion of Light2/2
10. LV 39Oath of Light1/1
11. LV 40Divine Favor1/1
12. LV 41Divine Precision1/2
13. LV 42Holy Shock1/1
14. LV 43–44Boundless Light2/2
15. LV 45Divine Precision2/2
16. LV 46Consecrated Ground1/2
17. LV 47–51Holy Power5/5
18. LV 52Light's Vigil1/1
19. LV 53–57Divine Intellect5/5
20. LV 58Consecrated Ground2/2
21. LV 59–60Holy Conduit2/2

Recommended professions

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  Blacksmithing

  If you find the plans and can afford the materials, make Sageblade for a big healing boost.

  • LV 59SagebladeSkill 300×12×2×2×4
    Plans · drops in Duskwood · The Hinterlands · Ashenvale …
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  Mining

  Mine Thorium Ore.

Camping

• LV 6LodestoneSkill 20×1×1
• LV 28Rock GardenSkill 140×2×1×1
  Blueprint · drops in Excavation Site: Wetlands
• LV 6Sharpening WheelSkill 20×1×1
• LV 28AnvilSkill 140×5×2×2
  Blueprint · drops in The Deadmines

• You need Cooking to place the campfire.
• Holy makes great use of camping: with a mix of physical and Holy effects, almost every camp buff helps you.
• Blacksmithing's Sharpening Wheel and Mining's Lodestone raise Strength and melee attack power, which boosts your auto-attacks and Holy Strike.
• Alchemy's Mana Well and Herbalism's Incense Candle raise Intellect and mana regeneration, so you can cast more often.
• Lodestone doesn't work together with Blessing of Might; when you have it, use Blessing of Wisdom instead.

Mounts

• Apprentice Riding90g
• Summon Warhorse