WoW Paladin abilities

The WoW Paladin is equally comfortable as a healer, tank or damage provider and can be top of the tree in each. Their talent tree is split into:

PROTECTION: This is the tanking tree. As they level paladins gain an increased ability to tank enemies and are especially famous for their ability to tank multiple targets with rapid threat production utilising the AoE spell Consecration and the multi-target attack Hammer of the righteous to hold aggro. When added to the fantastic Ardent Defender talent, they are probably the best tanks in the game.

RETRIBUTION: damage personified. The added bonuses that the WoW Paladin can bring to the fight from the talent tree plus seals and auras mean that perhaps only the Rogue can do more damage over a short space of time.

HOLY: The WoW Paladin healing tree contains two spells that are among the best in the game for healing. HOLY LIGHT is the main healing spell and grows with the Paladin as they level.

BEACON OF LIGHT allows 60% of the healing cast onto a nearby player to also heal the Beacon of Light target. With both of these at maximum the Holy Paladin is considered to be about the best tank healer in the game.