Anticipation, a WoW Forever Paladin talent, in words
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AnticipationA Protection Paladin talent in WoW Forever: row 2 of the Protection tree (level 15), 5 ranks, passive. Changed from Classic (was Protection row 3). Read from the WoW Forever beta client.
What it does Protection row 2
Anticipation5 ranks · passiveRequires 5 points in Protection Talents (level 15).Rank 1: Increases your Defense Skill by 4.Rank 2: Increases your Defense Skill by 8.Rank 3: Increases your Defense Skill by 12.Rank 4: Increases your Defense Skill by 16.Rank 5: Increases your Defense Skill by 20.Changed from Classic (was Protection row 3). Classic rank 1: Increases your Defense skill by 2.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1Increases your Defense skill by 2.
- WoW Forever rank 1Increases your Defense Skill by 4.
- Alsowas Protection row 3.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 29% of Paladin buildsTaken in 29% of the 14,222 complete Paladin builds planned here, since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009).
- 8% of Holy buildsTaken in 8% of the 3,273 builds that lead in Holy.
- 76% of Protection buildsTaken in 76% of the 4,670 builds that lead in Protection, its own tree.
- 6% of Retribution buildsTaken in 6% of the 6,279 builds that lead in Retribution.
- How it is countedEach build counts by what people did with it (opened, shared, saved), the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Updated daily, last on 2026-09-30.
Around it in the Protection tree
- Same row (5 points in Protection, level 15)Precision, Guardian's Favor.
- Row below (level 20)Improved Seal of Fury, Improved Righteous Fury, Shield Specialization, Sacred Duty.
- Gone from Classic ProtectionImproved Devotion Aura, Blessing of Kings, Improved Concentration Aura, Blessing of Sanctuary.
Every Protection talent 16
- Toughnessrow 1
- Redoubtrow 1
- Precisionrow 2
- Guardian's Favorrow 2
- Anticipationrow 2
- Improved Seal of Furyrow 3
- Improved Righteous Furyrow 3
- Shield Specializationrow 3
- Sacred Dutyrow 3
- Swift Judgementrow 4
- One-Handed Weapon Specializationrow 4
- Improved Hammer of Justicerow 4
- Templar's Bulwarkrow 5
- Reckoningrow 5
- Iron Creedrow 6
- Holy Shieldrow 7
Every Holy talent 17
- Divine Strengthrow 1
- Divine Intellectrow 1
- Healing Lightrow 2
- Spiritual Focusrow 2
- Improved Sealsrow 2
- Unyielding Faithrow 2
- Voice of Truthrow 3
- Reverencerow 3
- Purifying Powerrow 3
- Infusion of Lightrow 4
- Illuminationrow 4
- Divine Favorrow 4
- Divine Precisionrow 5
- Holy Shockrow 5
- Consecrated Groundrow 5
- Holy Powerrow 6
- Light's Vigilrow 7
Every Retribution talent 17
- Deflectionrow 1
- Benedictionrow 1
- Improved Judgementrow 2
- Holy Conduitrow 2
- Convictionrow 2
- Vindicationrow 3
- Sanctified Judgementrow 3
- Seal of Commandrow 3
- Pursuit of Justicerow 3
- Eye for an Eyerow 4
- Sacred Arbiterrow 4
- Two-Handed Weapon Specializationrow 5
- Vengeancerow 5
- Repentancerow 5
- Champion of the Lightrow 6
- Instrument of Lawrow 6
- Twist of Lightrow 7
From the WoW Forever beta client, checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Anticipation in the Paladin calculator, read every Paladin talent in words (Holy and Retribution too), or see the racials, changed class abilities and Legacy perks.