What is the most popular Holy Paladin build in WoW Forever?

Holy Paladin 36/10/5, #4 of every Paladin build by what people did with it since the Sep 24 patch. It holds 1.1% of every Paladin share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 55, saved 131, opened 1,001). It maxes Divine Intellect, Healing Light, Spiritual Focus, Unyielding Faith, Voice of Truth, Reverence and 12 more.

How many Paladin builds are Holy?

11,740 of the 42,885 Paladin builds with 41 or more points planned here since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009) lead in Holy, 27%, behind Retribution (41%) and Protection (32%).

What do Holy Paladins take first while leveling?

The Holy leveling order, 25.5% of 107,820 recorded Paladin orders, starts with Divine Intellect, Healing Light and Spiritual Focus from level 10.

Is this a Holy Paladin tier list?

No. It counts what people plan on this site, not how strong a build is. The count starts again when a beta build changes the Paladin trees.

WoW Forever Holy Paladin Healer Build: Most Popular Talents

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WoW Forever Holy Paladin build (healer)From the 11,740 Paladin builds that lead in Holy, of 42,885 with 41 or more points planned on this site since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009), recounted a few times a day. Counted by this site's own counter, no identities.

11,740 of the 42,885 Paladin builds with 41 or more points planned here (27%) lead in Holy, since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009). Retribution has 41% and Protection has 32%. Protection (Prot) is the tank tree: judging Seal of Fury taunts for 4 sec. Holy is the healing tree, and 99% of the 11,740 builds with 41 or more points that lead in Holy take Holy Shock. Ret is short for Retribution. Every build below opens in the Paladin calculator.

Counted on 25 Oct 2026, recounted a few times a day.

Retribution 41%
Protection 32%
Holy 27%

The most popular Holy Paladin build Holy / Protection / Retribution points

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Holy Paladin 36/10/5
#4 of every Paladin build by what people did with it since the Sep 24 patch Holy 36 / Protection 10 / Retribution 5 1.1% of every Paladin share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 55 · saved 131 · opened 1,001 · across 61 close builds Maxes Divine Intellect, Healing Light, Spiritual Focus, Unyielding Faith, Voice of Truth, Reverence and 12 more. Goes to Light's Vigil (row 7).
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The talents Holy Paladin builds take

Of the 11,740 Paladin builds with 41 or more points that lead in Holy, the share with a point in each talent:

In nearly every Holy build, 90% or more: Holy Shock 99%, Divine Intellect 96%, Reverence 94% and Divine Favor 90%.

In most, 50 to 89%: Holy Power 86%, Spiritual Focus 76%, Illumination 73%, Healing Light 71%, Improved Seals 71%, Divine Precision 70%, Voice of Truth 68%, Light's Vigil 68%, Infusion of Light 66%, Purifying Power 53% and Consecrated Ground 51%.

In some, 20 to 49%: Unyielding Faith 48% and Divine Strength 29%.

From the other trees, 20% or more: Benediction 74%, Improved Judgement 61%, Holy Conduit 51%, Conviction 50%, Pursuit of Justice 50%, Sanctified Judgement 45%, Sacred Arbiter 41%, Guardian's Favor 33%, Redoubt 31%, Precision 26%, Seal of Command 25% and Toughness 24% and 2 more.

Leveling as Holy, and the level 30 cap

25.5% of the 107,820 Paladin leveling orders recorded here between 18 Sep and 16 Oct 2026 lead in Holy (27,491). The Holy order starts with Divine Intellect, Healing Light and Spiritual Focus from level 10, and its first 21 points are Divine Intellect 5, Healing Light 3, Spiritual Focus 2, Reverence 3, Purifying Power 2, Illumination 5 and Voice of Truth 1. Open those 21 points at level 30. Every bracket to 60 is on the Paladin leveling order.

Questions

What is the most popular Holy Paladin build in WoW Forever?: Holy Paladin 36/10/5, #4 of every Paladin build by what people did with it since the Sep 24 patch. It holds 1.1% of every Paladin share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 55, saved 131, opened 1,001). It maxes Divine Intellect, Healing Light, Spiritual Focus, Unyielding Faith, Voice of Truth, Reverence and 12 more.
How many Paladin builds are Holy?: 11,740 of the 42,885 Paladin builds with 41 or more points planned here since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009) lead in Holy, 27%, behind Retribution (41%) and Protection (32%).
Which talents do Holy Paladin builds take?: Nearly all of them (90% or more) take Holy Shock (99%), Divine Intellect (96%), Reverence (94%) and Divine Favor (90%). Most (50 to 89%) take Holy Power (86%), Spiritual Focus (76%), Illumination (73%), Healing Light (71%), Improved Seals (71%) and Divine Precision (70%). Outside Holy the most taken are Benediction (74%), Improved Judgement (61%) and Holy Conduit (51%). Each build counted once.
What do Holy Paladins take first while leveling?: The Holy leveling order, 25.5% of 107,820 recorded Paladin orders, starts with Divine Intellect, Healing Light and Spiritual Focus from level 10.
Is this a Holy Paladin tier list?: No. It counts what people plan on this site, not how strong a build is. The count starts again when a beta build changes the Paladin trees.

The other Paladin specs: Protection Paladin and Retribution Paladin. The rank (#) is among every Paladin build on the most popular Paladin builds; a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2 and a view 1. Also for Paladins: the leveling order, every talent in words, what changed since Classic, the abilities, new and changed, the races and their racials, questions answered from the data, and the Paladin calculator.