Kris Zierhut, principal game designer for combat, items, classes and talents, walked through all three Paladin talent trees at the World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive panel at BlizzCon 2026, on five tooltip slides. Tree positions were spoken, not shown.
Holy
First-row Improved Holy Strike (Rank 2/2) cuts its cooldown by 2 seconds. Voice of Truth (Rank 1/1), the new 11-point talent, grants 6 seconds of Silence and Interrupt immunity on a 3 minute cooldown. Reverence (Rank 3/3) keeps 30 percent of mana regeneration going while casting. Divine Favor (Rank 1/1) moves from 21 points to 16, otherwise unchanged.
Infusion of Light (Rank 2/2) is new: Holy Shock and Flash of Light critical hits cut the next Holy Light’s cast time by 1.0 second. Consecrated Ground (Rank 2/2) adds 10 percent Holy damage against the first 4 enemies entering Consecration. Holy Shock (Rank 1/1) moves from 31 points to 21, with a 10 second cooldown.
Light’s Vigil (Rank 1/1) marks a target for 30 seconds. The next Holy Shock on them skips its cooldown and heals their party for 329 to 348, one Vigil per Paladin per party. “If you’re really smart, you put Light’s Vigil up on multiple parties, and then it’s Holy Shock, Holy Shock, Holy Shock, Holy Shock,” Zierhut said.
Protection
Improved Seal of Fury (Rank 1/1), the new 11-point talent, restores 60 mana when the seal’s shield is fully absorbed. Shield Specialization (Rank 3/3) lets blocks restore 6 percent of maximum mana, once every 3 seconds. Swift Judgement (Rank 1/1, 50 second cooldown), the new 16-point talent, finishes Judgement’s cooldown for a second taunt.
Templar’s Bulwark (Rank 1/1, 5 minute cooldown), the new 21-point talent, absorbs 100 percent of maximum health for 8 seconds and applies Forbearance, “a hard choice up against things like Divine Shield,” Zierhut said. Reckoning (Rank 5/5) now gives a 40 percent extra attack chance on each block. Iron Creed, a deep talent (no rank shown), adds 25 percent Holy Strike threat, and under Righteous Fury, Holy Strike cuts damage taken by 10 percent for 6 seconds.
Retribution
Vindication (Rank 3/3) now gives melee attacks a chance to cut the target’s attack power by 204, matching Demoralizing Shout and Demoralizing Roar. Sacred Arbiter (Rank 1/1) makes Holy Strike refresh every Judgement on the target. Champion of the Light (Rank 3/3) adds spell damage and healing up to 100 percent of Intellect. Instrument of Law (Rank 2/2) takes 1.0 second off Hammer of Wrath’s cast, making it instant, and cuts threat 20 percent outside Righteous Fury.
Twist of Light (Rank 1/1), “our answer to seal twisting,” grants an Echo when Seal of Command, Righteousness, Fury, or Justice is replaced, so the next swing also applies the old seal. For players who dislike twisting, Zierhut suggested 21 points in Holy for Holy Shock instead.
The closing overview slide still lists limited party healing.
The panel did not place most talents in their trees or name the 31-point talents.