Paladin
Hybrid · Holy / Retribution / ProtectionPaladin saw the largest single-class pass of the first beta tuning. Holy Strike scaled at every rank, its cooldown dropped, Improved Holy Strike became baseline, and Righteous Fury's Holy threat was reduced.
Should I play Paladin in Forever?
Reported leveling tier A Confidence: Reported. Community-reported and not yet independently verified.Called "overtuned" in beta — hits hard and levels comfortably.
- Best leveling spec
- Retribution
- Good fit for
- Safe hardcore choice, melee with self-healing.
- Beta mood
- Overtuned / strong
Caveat: Strength at level 20 may not survive tuning; expect changes by launch.
Community-reported beta sentiment, not settled fact. See what to play for all classes.
Changed abilities
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Holy Strike
Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Holy / Retribution
Scales every rank to 25/29/32/36/39/43/46/50% weapon damage and has a 10 sec cooldown (was 12 sec). Improved Holy Strike was folded into the base ability.
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Righteous Fury
Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Protection
Holy threat bonus reduced to 60%.
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Retribution Aura
Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Retribution
Now dynamically updates its values based on the caster's spell power; a cast-animation bug on Flash of Light was also fixed.