Let me begin by saying this is certainly not a full World of Warcraft guide on Paladins. There is no way you could cram everything this most versatile of classes is able to do in a few paragraphs. It is merely an overview that will hopefully give you a small window in the world of the paladin, the holy warrior of WoW.
Paladins are a unique class that could be described as being a hybrid mix of warriors, priests and other dps classes like warlocks and mages.
Though they can be defined as being a hybrid classes borrowing traits from these more specialized classes, the paladin use of these abilities is such that they are recognised as being too powerful. They are master at PvP combat and if you are a warrior such as I am you will know that they are tough to beat. Their nickname is "holy warrior" since they can tank as well as heal and also cast spells. A very powerful and unfair combination if you are not a paladin.
So Paladins specialize as tanks by having in one of their abilities tree called the "Protection Tree" spells and learned talents which enables them to both take and give enormous damage to and from several enemies at once. Special spells here include "Holy Shield", "Retribution", and "Consecration" which all add up to give the Paladin well sought after tanking abilities which for some raids and instances are far superior to that of any other class.
The "Retribution" tree allows the paladin to have the pick of spells and abilities that allow them to deal out lots of DPS and close combat/melee damage against their enemies. From this tree they have spell such as "Seal of Command" and "Crusader Strike" which allows paladins to be of a key role during raids.
The third ability is that of the Holy Warrior. From here they can draw from a range of spells that bestows and improves their healing power. Their healing speciality is to be able to give heals to different players in the game or their group. And also, since they can fight like warriors, they can heal themselves while fighting making them more resilient than warriors. This really does make them the most versatile class for group play where they are equally comfortable at taking the place of the Priest to heal or the place of warriors to tank. A good group will always have a paladin to back up either class or take over when need be.
Thus if you want to tank, heal and do dps without starting 3 different classes, this world of warcraft guide on paladins will have hopefully have shown you that if you fancy to do all 3 then all you need to do is to start a paladin as your next character. Their versatility in all these abilities makes them highly indispensable in groups and in end of game activities such as raids or instances paladins are classes which will always be the first choice.
Paladins are a unique class that could be described as being a hybrid mix of warriors, priests and other dps classes like warlocks and mages.
Though they can be defined as being a hybrid classes borrowing traits from these more specialized classes, the paladin use of these abilities is such that they are recognised as being too powerful. They are master at PvP combat and if you are a warrior such as I am you will know that they are tough to beat. Their nickname is "holy warrior" since they can tank as well as heal and also cast spells. A very powerful and unfair combination if you are not a paladin.
So Paladins specialize as tanks by having in one of their abilities tree called the "Protection Tree" spells and learned talents which enables them to both take and give enormous damage to and from several enemies at once. Special spells here include "Holy Shield", "Retribution", and "Consecration" which all add up to give the Paladin well sought after tanking abilities which for some raids and instances are far superior to that of any other class.
The "Retribution" tree allows the paladin to have the pick of spells and abilities that allow them to deal out lots of DPS and close combat/melee damage against their enemies. From this tree they have spell such as "Seal of Command" and "Crusader Strike" which allows paladins to be of a key role during raids.
The third ability is that of the Holy Warrior. From here they can draw from a range of spells that bestows and improves their healing power. Their healing speciality is to be able to give heals to different players in the game or their group. And also, since they can fight like warriors, they can heal themselves while fighting making them more resilient than warriors. This really does make them the most versatile class for group play where they are equally comfortable at taking the place of the Priest to heal or the place of warriors to tank. A good group will always have a paladin to back up either class or take over when need be.
Thus if you want to tank, heal and do dps without starting 3 different classes, this world of warcraft guide on paladins will have hopefully have shown you that if you fancy to do all 3 then all you need to do is to start a paladin as your next character. Their versatility in all these abilities makes them highly indispensable in groups and in end of game activities such as raids or instances paladins are classes which will always be the first choice.
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