WoW SoD Holy Paladin: Phase 4 BiS, Talents & Runes (2024)

WoW SoD Holy Paladin Talents & Runes

Choose the following talents and runes as a Holy Paladin for Phase 4 at level 60:

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Learn where to find each rune in our guide Paladin Runes for Season of Discovery.

SoD Phase 4 Holy Paladin BiS List

The following Holy Paladin BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 4 of Season of Discovery to heal in raids and dungeons:

• Head (Arcanum of Focus)
  Crystal Adorned Crown (Azuregos in Azshara)
• Neck
  Heart of Golemagg (Molten Core)
• Shoulders (Atal'ai Signet of Serenity)
  Lawbringer Spaulders (Molten Core)
• Back (Enchant Cloak - Greater Resistance)
  Hide of the Wild (Leatherworking)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Greater Stats)
  Lawbringer Chestplate (Molten Core)
• Wrist (Enchant Bracer - Healing Power)
  Lawbringer Bracers (Molten Core)
• Hands
  Lawbringer Gauntlets (Molten Core)
• Waist
  Lawbringer Belt (Molten Core)
• Legs (Arcanum of Focus)
  Lawbringer Legplates (Molten Core)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed)
  Tempered Dark Iron Boots (Molten Core) ¹
• Rings
  Cauterizing Band (Molten Core)
  Ring of Entropy (Lord Kazzak)
• Trinkets
  Shard of the Flame (Molten Core)
  Shard of the Scale (Onyxia)
• Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Healing Power)
  Aurastone Hammer (Molten Core)
• Off-Hand (Enchant Shield - Law of Nature)
  Malistar's Defender (Molten Core)
• Libram
  Libram of Divinity (Scholomance)

¹ You get Tempered Dark Iron Boots by turning in Dark Iron Boots, 25 Firelands Ember, and 2 Lava Core at Lokhtos Darkbargainer in Blackrock Depths. Dark Iron Boots is crafted with Blacksmithing and requires materials from Molten Core.

Fire Resistance for Heat Level 2 and Heat Level 3

To raid the more difficult heat levels in Molten Core you need to hit Fire Resistance thresholds. For Heat Level 2 you need at least 96 Fire Resistance and for Heat Level 3 you need at least 226 Fire Resistance. To increase your Fire Resistance you can equip gear, utilize enchantments, use consumables, and use buffs or activate your Fire Resistance Aura.

Use the following sources to increase your Fire Resistance to the required threshold:

• Fire Resistance Aura (does not stack with Mark of the Wild)
• Lesser Arcanum of Resilience (Head & Legs Enchants, Libram of Resilience)
• Blessed Flame Mantle of the Dawn (Argent Dawn – Exalted), Flame Mantle of the Dawn (Argent Dawn – Revered)
• Hydraxian Coronation (Hydraxian Waterlords – Honored)
• Juju Ember (Shardtooth E'ko at 61.8 38.2 in Winterspring)
• Magic Resistance Potion (does not stack with Mark of the Wild or Fire Resistance Totem)
• Tribal War Feathers of Fire Resistance (Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Fireproof Cloak (Molten Core)
• Salamander Scale Pants (Molten Core)
• Hyperthermically Insulated Lava Dredger (Molten Core)
• Miniaturized Fire Extinguisher (Demon Fall Canyon)
• Tidal Loop (A Hero's Reward)
• Drakefire Amulet (Blackrock Spire)
• Water Treads (Hydraxian Waterlords – Honored)
• Miniaturized Combustion Chamber (Gnomeregan)
• Wildfire Cape (Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Dragonslayer's Signet (Head of Onyxia)

Using Fire Resistance items often results in a DPS loss in comparison to your BiS list. After you’ve acquired new raid items recalculate your Fire Resistance and re-optimize your gear loadout.

🔥 Since the boss Garr from Molten Core can dispel magic effects, you should make sure your Paladin is hitting the Fire Resistance threshold without Mark of the Wild for that specific fight. This might require you to have some off-pieces for that boss fight.

SoD Phase 4 Holy Paladin Pre-Raid BiS List

The following Holy Paladin pre-BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 4 of Season of Discovery before entering the endgame raids at level 60.

• Head (Arcanum of Focus)
  Soulforge Crown (Saving the Best for Last) ¹
  Devout Crown (Scholomance)
  Knight-Lieutenant's Imbued Helmet (PvP Rank 10)
  Incandescent Mooncloth Circlet (Tailoring)
  Insightful Hood (Dire Maul)
  Immaculate Goldsteel Helmet (Sunken Temple)
  Soulcatcher Crown (Sunken Temple)
• Neck
  Heart of the Fiend (Scholomance)
  Perfectly Preserved Dragon's Eye (Sunken Temple)
  Animated Chain Necklace (Stratholme Undead)
• Shoulders (Atal'ai Signet of Serenity)
  Shimmering Dawnbringer Shoulders (Blacksmithing) ⁵
  Soulforge Epaulets (Anthion's Parting Words) ²
  Lieutenant Commander's Lamellar Pauldrons (PvP Rank 10)
  Mantle of Lost Hope (Blackrock Depths)
  Royal Cap Spaulders (Scholomance)
• Back (Enchant Cloak - Greater Resistance)
  Hide of the Wild (Leatherworking)
  Featherskin Drape (Sunken Temple)
  Cloak of Leaves (Demon Fall Canyon)
  Cloak of the Cosmos (Dire Maul West)
  Frostweaver Cape (Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Greater Stats)
  Soulforge Embrace (Saving the Best for Last) ¹
  Robes of the Exalted (Stratholme)
  Incandescent Mooncloth Robe (Tailoring)
  Knight-Captain's Lamellar Chestplate (PvP Rank 8)
  Devout Robe (Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Wrist (Enchant Bracer - Healing Power)
  Loomguard Armbraces (Scholomance)
  Gallant's Wristguards (Dire Maul North)
  Soulforge Bindings (An Earnest Proposition) ⁴
  Funeral Cuffs (Lower Blackrock Spire)
  Morlune's Bracer (Stratholme)
• Hands (Enchant Gloves - Strength)
  Soulforge Fists (Just Compensation) ³
  Harmonious Gauntlets (Dire Maul North)
  Gloves of Restoration (Dire Maul East)
  Hands of the Exalted Herald (Blackrock Depths)
• Waist
  Sash of Mercy (World Drop)
  Soulforge Cord (Just Compensation) ³
  Belt of the Ordained (Scholomance)
  Eyestalk Cord (Dire Maul West)
• Legs (Arcanum of Focus)
  Soulforge Leggings (Anthion's Parting Words) ²
  Padre's Trousers (Dire Maul West)
  Incandescent Mooncloth Leggings (Tailoring)
  Knight-Captain's Lamellar Legguards (PvP Rank 8)
  Ghostloom Leggings (Scholomance)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed)
  Soulforge Treads (Anthion's Parting Words) ²
  Knight-Lieutenant's Lamellar Greaves (PvP Rank 7)
  Faith Healer's Boots (Upper Blackrock Spire)
  Boots of the Full Moon (Dire Maul North)
• Rings
  Mark of the Dragon Lord (Lower Blackrock Spire)
  Fordring's Seal (In Dreams in Western Plaguelands)
  Band of Mending (Stratholme Live)
  Seal of Rivendare (Stratholme Undead)
  Drakeclaw Band of the Blood Prophet (Sunken Temple)
  Rosewine Circle (Lower Blackrock Spire)
• Trinkets
  Bloodlight Reverence (Stranglethorn Vale PvP Event)
  Briarwood Reed (Upper Blackrock Spire)
  Burst of Knowledge (Blackrock Depths)
  Atal'ai Blood Ritual Charm (Sunken Temple)
  Second Wind (Blackrock Depths)
• Weapon (Enchant Weapon - Mighty Intellect)
  Goblin Gear Grinder (sold for 50 Tarnished Undermine Real by Pix Xizzix in Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale)
  Witch Doctor's Stick of Mojo (Sunken Temple)
  The Hammer of Grace (Blackrock Depths)
  Hammer of Revitalization (Dire Maul East)
• Off-Hand
  Lei of the Lifegiver (Alterac Valley – Exalted)
  Drakestone of the Blood Prophet (Sunken Temple)
  Sewer Turtle Half-Shell (Sunken Temple)
  Tome of Divine Right (Lower Blackrock Spire)
  Brightly Glowing Stone (Dire Maul North)
• Libram
  Libram of Divinity (Scholomance)
  Libram of Benediction (Gnomeregan)

¹ This quest requires Lightforge Helm from Scholomance and Lightforge Breastplate from Upper Blackrock Spire to complete.
² This quest requires Lightforge Legplates from Stratholme, Lightforge Boots from Stratholme, and Lightforge Spaulders from Upper Blackrock Spire to complete.
³ This quest requires Lightforge Belt and Lightforge Gauntlets to complete. Both items drop in Stratholme.
⁴ This quest requires Lightforge Bracers from Scholomance to complete. Additionally, you need 15 Winterspring Blood Sample from Frostsabers like Frostsaber Cub and Frostsaber Stalker in the northern corner of Winterspring.
⁵ To obtain Shimmering Dawnbringer Shoulders, you need to bring 1 Dawnbringer Shoulders (Blacksmithing), 3 Skin of Shadow (Scholomance), and 4 Corruptor's Scourgestone (Scholomance or Stratholme) to Quartermaster Miranda Breechlock at 81.6 60.0 in Western Plaguelands.

This P4 Pally pre-BiS list is continuously being worked on. Please use the feedback button below to send us your thoughts and suggestions.

Holy Paladin Consumables in SoD

The following list of consumables can be used by Holy Paladins in endgame raids at level 60:

• Flask of Distilled Wisdom
• Wizard Oil or Lesser Mana Oil
• Major Mana Potion
• Demonic Rune
• Runn Tum Tuber Surprise

SoD Phase 3 Holy Paladin Pre-Raid BiS List

The following Holy Paladin BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 3 of Season of Discovery before entering the raid Sunken Temple at level 50.

• Head (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Crown of the Dreamweaver (15 Wild Offering)
  Cassandra's Grace (World Drop)
  Knight-Lieutenant's Imbued Helmet (PvP Rank 7)
  Emerald Encrusted Helmet (Nightmare Incursions – Honored)
  Reflective Truesilver Braincage (Blacksmithing)
• Neck
  Pendant of Homecoming (Gnomeregan)
  Triune Amulet (Scarlet Monastery)
  Gemshard Heart (Maraudon)
• Shoulders
  Knight-Lieutenant's Imbued Pauldrons (PvP Rank 7)
  Emerald Encrusted Spaulders (Nightmare Incursions – Friendly)
  Living Shoulders (Leatherworking)
  Rotgrip Mantle (Maraudon)
• Back
  Engraved Cape of Healing (or similar item with up to +31 Healing, World Drop)
  Caretaker's Cape (Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Cape of Hemostasis (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
  Cloak of Invention (Gnomeregan)
  
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Stats)
  Knight's Imbued Armor (PvP Rank 6)
  Emerald Encrusted Battleplate (Nightmare Incursions – Honored)
  Shockforged Breastplate (Gnomeregan)
  Spiderfang Carapace (Blackrock Depths)
• Wrist (Enchant Bracer - Greater Intellect)
  Dryad's Wrist Bindings (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
  Tinker's Wrist Wraps (Gnomeregan)
  Manacle Cuffs (The Love Potion, starts in Blackrock Depths)
  Lev's Oil-Stained Bindings (Gnomeregan)
• Hands (Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength)
  Sergeant Major's Imbued Gauntlets (PvP Rank 5)
  Emerald Encrusted Handguards (Nightmare Incursions – Friendly)
  Templar Gauntlets of Healing (or similar item with up to +46 Healing, World Drop)
  Vice Grips of Healing (Zul'Farrak)
• Waist
  Ornate Girdle of Healing (or similar item with up to +46 Healing, World Drop)
  Mech-Mender's Sash (Gnomeregan)
  Highlander's Cloth Girdle (Arathi Basin – Honored)
• Legs (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Knight's Imbued Leggings (PvP Rank 6)
  Emerald Encrusted Legplates (Nightmare Incursions – Honored)
  Lofty Legguards of Healing (or similar item with up to +55 Healing, World Drop)
  Senior Designer's Pantaloons (Blackrock Depths)
  Shockforged Legplates (Gnomeregan)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed)
  Sergeant Major's Imbued Greaves (PvP Rank 5)
  Emerald Encrusted Plate Boots (Nightmare Incursions – Friendly)
  Shockforged Battleboots (Gnomeregan)
  Entrenching Boots (Blackrock Depths)
• Rings
  Hypercharged Gear of Innovation (Gnomeregan)
  Lorekeeper's Ring (Warsong Gulch – Honored)
  Cyclopean Band (Blackrock Depths)
  Runed Ring of Intellect (Random Drop in Zul'Farrak)
• Trinkets
  Bloodlight Reverence (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
  Acolyte's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
  Breadth of the Beast (12 Wild Offering)
  Miniaturized Combustion Chamber (Gnomeregan)
  Gniodine Pill Bottle (Gnomeregan)
• Main-Hand Weapon
  Inventor's Focal Sword (Maraudon)
  Blesswind Hammer of Healing (or similar item with up to +31 Healing, World Drop)
  Gear-Mender's Grace (Gnomeregan)
  Hand of Righteousness (Scarlet Monastery)
• Off-Hand
  Dielectric Safety Shield (Gnomeregan)
  9-60 Repair Manual (Gnomeregan)
  Beacon of Hope (World Drop)
  Gizlock's Hypertech Buckler (Maraudon)
  Irradiated Tower Shield (Gnomeregan)
• Libram
  Libram of Benediction (Gnomeregan)

If you run any set from Gnomeregan you have to keep the set bonus in mind. Depending on the set, the set pieces might be better than the other pre-BiS items, as long as you don’t break the Gnomeregan set bonus.

* Not all bosses in Blackrock Depths are available in Phase 3. We removed items from these bosses, like Songstone of Ironforge. Furthermore, it looks like available bosses from Blackrock Depths are missing items that were added in later phases of Classic, like Mantle of Lost Hope.

SoD Phase 3 BiS List for Holy Paladins

The following Holy Paladin best-in-slot list contains the best items you can get in Phase 3 of Season of Discovery. You need to get loot from the 20-man raid Sunken Temple and do PvP to get the best items in the game.

• Head (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Voodoo Feathered Headdress (Sunken Temple)
• Neck
  Perfectly Preserved Dragon's Eye (Sunken Temple)
• Shoulders (Atal'ai Signet of Serenity)
  Baleful Pauldrons (Blacksmithing)
  Knight-Lieutenant's Imbued Pauldrons (PvP Rank 7)
• Cloak (Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility)
  Engraved Cape of Healing (or similar item with up to +31 Healing, World Drop)
  Featherskin Drape (Sunken Temple)
• Chest (Enchant Chest - Stats)
  Obsessed Prophet's Chestplate (Sunken Temple)
• Wrists (Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength)
  Void-Powered Invoker's Vambraces (Engineering)
  Atal'ai Medicine Man's Wrists (Sunken Temple)
  Dryad's Wrist Bindings (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
• Hands (Enchant Gloves - Greater Strength)
  Emerald Scalemail Gloves (Sunken Temple)
• Waist
  Ornate Girdle of Healing (or similar item with up to +46 Healing, World Drop)
  Belt of the Forsaken Worshipper (Sunken Temple)
• Legs (Lesser Arcanum of Voracity)
  Obsessed Prophet's Legguards (Sunken Temple)
• Feet (Enchant Boots - Minor Speed)
  Obsessed Prophet's Ornate Boots (Sunken Temple)
• Rings
  Drakeclaw Band of the Blood Prophet (Sunken Temple)
  Chivalrous Signet (Forging the Mightstone, check our Sunken Temple quest guide for details)
• Trinkets
  Bloodlight Reverence (Stranglethorn Vale PvP event)
  Acolyte's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)
• Weapons
  Witch Doctor's Stick of Mojo (Sunken Temple)
  Drakestone of the Blood Prophet (Sunken Temple)
• Libram
  Libram of Benediction (Gnomeregan)

Use our Epic Crafting Guide for Phase 3 to learn how to craft Baleful Pauldrons.

Holy Paladin Stat Priority

As a Holy Paladin you want to prioritize gear with the following stats:

1. Spell Crit
2. Mana per 5 sec (MP5)
3. Intellect
4. Healing = Spell Damage

Paladin Macros in WoW Classic

You can write very useful macros for a Paladin in WoW Classic to improve your gameplay. Find the most important macros in our guide “WoW Classic Paladin Macros“. You’ll learn how to write macros yourself by reading through the examples, too.

More Builds for Paladins in Season of Discovery

The Paladin is a hybrid in WoW Classic. Depending on the role you take on in a group, your Paladin will need a different build. The following builds are for your other roles: