Holy Paladin PvE Guide - Wrath Classic (WOTLK)

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Holy Paladin Rotation

Holy Paladins gain
Beacon of Light
which allows them to heal 2 players for 100% effectiveness at the same time. They also have an abundance of cooldowns such as
Hand of Sacrifice
,
Hand of Protection
,
Aura Mastery
,
Divine Sacrifice
, and
Divine Guardian
. They also gain a bit of AoE healing thanks to
Glyph of Holy Light
.

Priority

1. Maintain your assigned Aura.
2. Use
   Seal of Wisdom
   or
   Seal of Light
   . Try to auto attack while using instant cast spells to gain mana.
3. Maintain
   Judgement of Light
   or
   Judgement of Wisdom
   . This will also proc
   Judgements of the Pure
   .
4. Maintain
   Beacon of Light
   , usually on the tank.
5. Maintain
   Sacred Shield
   , usually on the tank.
6. Use
   Avenging Wrath
   and
   Divine Illumination
   .
7. Use
   Divine Plea
   during low damage windows, or if you need the mana.
8. Use
   Divine Favor
   with
   Holy Light
   or
   Holy Shock
   .
9. Cast
   Holy Light
   .
10. Cast
    Holy Shock
    on the move, or if you need to heal someone faster than a
    Holy Light
    cast.
11. Cast
    Flash of Light
    if you need to heal someone faster than a
    Holy Light
    cast and
    Holy Shock
    is on cooldown.
12. Cast
    Lay on Hands
    for a huge emergency heal. You can also use this just for the Mana restore it provides.

Defensive Cooldowns

1. Hand of Sacrifice
   .
2. Divine Sacrifice
   and
   Divine Guardian
   .

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Holy Paladin Talents

Standard Build

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Holy Paladin Glyphs

Major:
Beacon of Light
,
Holy Light
Optional: For better mana, especially in melee range use
Seal of Wisdom
, for more throughput, use
Seal of Light
.
Minor:
Lay on Hands
,
Wise
,
Blessing of Kings

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Holy Paladin Best Consumables

Flasks and Elixirs

Best:
• Elixir of Lightning Speed
  ,
• Elixir of Mighty Thoughts

Alternatives:
• Flask of the Frost Wyrm

Food

Best:
• Fish Feast
  ,
• Tender Shoveltusk Steak
  ,
• Firecracker Salmon

Alternatives:
• Great Feast
  ,
• Dalaran Clam Chowder
  ,
• Shoveltusk Steak
  ,
• Smoked Salmon

Potions

Best:
• Runic Mana Potion

Miscellaneous

Best:
• Dark Rune
  or
  Demonic Rune

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Holy Paladin Best Races

Alliance

1. Draenei:
   Heroic Presence
2. Human:
   The Human Spirit

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Holy Paladin Best Professions

1. Engineering: Best profession thanks to
   Nitro Boosts
   ,
   Hyperspeed Accelerators
   ,
   Springy Arachnoweave
   enchants,
   Global Thermal Sapper Charge
   , and
   Unbreakable Healing Amplifiers
   for early gearing.
2. Tailoring: Second best profession thanks to
   Darkglow Embroidery
   or
   Lightweave Embroidery
   .
3. Jewelcrafting: Third best profession thanks to the 3 unique gems such as
   Brilliant Dragon's Eye
   .
4. Blacksmithing: Fourth best profession during phases 3+ thanks to
   Socket Bracer
   and
   Socket Gloves
   .
5. Leatherworking, Enchanting, Inscription, and Alchemy: All provide comparable stat bonuses with
   Fur Lining - Spell Power
   ,
   Ring - Greater Spell Power
   ,
   Master's Inscription of the Storm
   or
   Master's Inscription of the Crag
   , and
   Mixology
   respectively.
6. Skinning:
   Master of Anatomy
   .