Protection Paladin
PaladinBUFFED- All ability damage increased by 6%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
Did they nerf Protection Paladin?
No change in Hotfixes 23 Oct 2026. Last buffed in Hotfixes 7 Oct 2026. · Paladin
Last change: buffed in Hotfixes 7 Oct 2026 · source post.
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Protection Paladin
PaladinADJUSTED- Fixed an issue where Consecration's first tick would not benefit: the Venomous Abyss tier set's increase ⇒ its critical strike chance
Protection Paladin
PaladinADJUSTED- Fixed an issue where Glory of the Vanguard was not dealing full damage to its primary target.
Protection Paladin
PaladinADJUSTED- Fixed an issue that caused Glory of the Vanguard to sometimes fail to deal damage to distant targets.
Protection Paladin
PaladinBUFFEDDevelopers’ notes: We’re adjusting Protection Paladin damage to help them keep up with other tanks, especially in dungeons.
- Blaze of Glory damage increased by 150%.
- Consecration damage increased by 30%.
- Divine Guidance damage increased by 30%.
Protection Paladin
PaladinADJUSTED- Fixed an issue where Avenger's Shield could sometimes fail to activate Glory of the Vanguard while Divine Resonance was active.
Protection Paladin
PaladinNERFED- Developers’ note: Protection Paladins have been extending the duration of the matches that they participate in with frequent access to group utility. We're reducing the effectiveness of Blessing of Sacrifice and Guardian of the Forgotten Queen to bring them in line.
- Guardian of the Forgotten Queen duration reduced to 6 seconds.
- Guardian of the Forgotten Queen cooldown increased to 4 minutes.
- Guardian of the Forgotten Queen now has a 6 second internal cooldown.
- Sacrifice of the Just reduces the cooldown of Blessing of Sacrifice by 30 seconds in PvP combat (was 60 seconds).
## Patch history
- Hotfixes 7 Oct 2026 buffed · 13 line(s) · source
- Patch Notes 6 Aug 2026 adjusted · 38 line(s) · source
- Hotfixes 29 Jul 2026 nerfed · 2 line(s) · source
- Patch Notes 9 Feb 2026 adjusted · 5 line(s) · source
- Patch Notes 21 Jan 2026 buffed · 44 line(s) · source
## Specs changed in Hotfixes 23 Oct 2026
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