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

Protection Paladin 0/42/7, #2 of every Paladin build by what people did with it since the Sep 24 patch. It holds 1.9% of every Paladin share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 82, saved 246, opened 1,799). It maxes Redoubt, Precision, Anticipation, Improved Seal of Fury, Improved Righteous Fury, Shield Specialization and 9 more.

How many Paladin builds are Protection?

13,747 of the 43,049 Paladin builds with 41 or more points planned here since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009) lead in Protection, 32%, behind Retribution (41%).

What do Protection Paladins take first while leveling?

The Protection leveling order, 34% of 107,820 recorded Paladin orders, starts with Redoubt, Precision and Anticipation from level 10.

Is this a Protection 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 Protection Paladin Tank Build: Popular Talents

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WoW Forever Protection Paladin build (tank)From the 13,747 Paladin builds that lead in Protection, of 43,049 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.

13,747 of the 43,049 Paladin builds with 41 or more points planned here (32%) lead in Protection, since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009). Retribution has 41%. Protection (Prot) is the tank tree: judging Seal of Fury taunts for 4 sec. Holy is the healing tree, and 99% of the 11,792 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 Protection Paladin build Holy / Protection / Retribution points

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Protection Paladin 0/42/7
#2 of every Paladin build by what people did with it since the Sep 24 patch Holy 0 / Protection 42 / Retribution 7 1.9% of every Paladin share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 82 · saved 246 · opened 1,799 · across 102 close builds Maxes Redoubt, Precision, Anticipation, Improved Seal of Fury, Improved Righteous Fury, Shield Specialization and 9 more. Goes to Holy Shield (row 7).
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The talents Protection Paladin builds take

Of the 13,747 Paladin builds with 41 or more points that lead in Protection, the share with a point in each talent:

In nearly every Protection build, 90% or more: Templar's Bulwark 94%, Redoubt 93%, Improved Seal of Fury 90% and Shield Specialization 90%.

In most, 50 to 89%: Reckoning 89%, Precision 85%, Improved Righteous Fury 85%, Sacred Duty 78%, Swift Judgement 77%, Iron Creed 77%, Holy Shield 75%, Anticipation 66% and One-Handed Weapon Specialization 64%.

In some, 20 to 49%: Toughness 41%, Guardian's Favor 30% and Improved Hammer of Justice 21%.

From the other trees, 20% or more: Deflection 68%, Improved Judgement 67%, Holy Conduit 56%, Benediction 47%, Conviction 47%, Pursuit of Justice 46%, Sacred Arbiter 36%, Divine Strength 31%, Sanctified Judgement 31%, Improved Seals 27%, Vindication 24% and Divine Intellect 23%.

Leveling as Protection, and the level 30 cap

34% of the 107,820 Paladin leveling orders recorded here between 18 Sep and 16 Oct 2026 lead in Protection (36,682). The Protection order starts with Redoubt, Precision and Anticipation from level 10, and its first 21 points are Redoubt 5, Precision 3, Anticipation 2, Shield Specialization 3, Improved Seal of Fury 1, Improved Righteous Fury 3, Sacred Duty 2, Swift Judgement 1 and Templar's Bulwark 1. Open those 21 points at level 30. Every bracket to 60 is on the Paladin leveling order.

At the level 30 cap, the most made 21-point Protection build is 0/21/0: 3.5% of the level 30 Paladin builds counted between 1 and 16 Oct 2026 (15 people-days), maxing Redoubt, Precision, Guardian's Favor, Improved Seal of Fury, Shield Specialization and Sacred Duty. Load it.

Questions

What is the most popular Protection Paladin build in WoW Forever?: Protection Paladin 0/42/7, #2 of every Paladin build by what people did with it since the Sep 24 patch. It holds 1.9% of every Paladin share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 82, saved 246, opened 1,799). It maxes Redoubt, Precision, Anticipation, Improved Seal of Fury, Improved Righteous Fury, Shield Specialization and 9 more.
How many Paladin builds are Protection?: 13,747 of the 43,049 Paladin builds with 41 or more points planned here since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009) lead in Protection, 32%, behind Retribution (41%).
Which talents do Protection Paladin builds take?: Nearly all of them (90% or more) take Templar's Bulwark (94%), Redoubt (93%), Improved Seal of Fury (90%) and Shield Specialization (90%). Most (50 to 89%) take Reckoning (89%), Precision (85%), Improved Righteous Fury (85%), Sacred Duty (78%), Swift Judgement (77%) and Iron Creed (77%). Outside Protection the most taken are Deflection (68%), Improved Judgement (67%) and Holy Conduit (56%). Each build counted once.
What do Protection Paladins take first while leveling?: The Protection leveling order, 34% of 107,820 recorded Paladin orders, starts with Redoubt, Precision and Anticipation from level 10.
Is this a Protection 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: Holy 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.