Tank Rotation & Cooldowns
This rotation offers a general priority list for Protection Paladin abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.1.7).
Single Target
Ensure Consecration is active before engaging.
Maintain Consecration uptime and use Shield Of The Righteous at 3-5 Holy Power. Prioritize Avenging Wrath, Moment Of Glory, and Eye Of Tyr for Holy Power generation. Use Word Of Glory for healing when needed.
AoE
Ensure Consecration is active before engaging.
For AoE, maintain Consecration uptime and use Shield Of The Righteous at 3-5 Holy Power. Prioritize Avenging Wrath, Moment Of Glory, and Eye Of Tyr for Holy Power generation. Use Avengers Shield to build Bulwark Of Righteous Fury stacks.
Cooldowns
Use Guardian Of Ancient Kings and Ardent Defender for heavy damage phases. Avenging Wrath enhances both damage and healing. Lay On Hands is your emergency heal, while Divine Shield provides immunity for critical moments.
New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation
Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:
- Single-Button Assistant
- Assisted Highlight
- Cooldown Manager
If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.
While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.
To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.