Wrath of the Lich King3.3.5a
Paladin model rendered from the WotLK 3.3.5a client.

Classes

Paladin

Wrath of the Lich King

Paladin joins armed service with the power of the Light. Healing, protection and melee combat express different ways to stand beside allies.

Playable since WoW Vanilla

Base resource: Mana Tank · Healer · Melee damage

At a glance

Base resource
Mana
Roles
Tank · Healer · Melee damage
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Background

The class brings martial discipline and spiritual conviction together. Its different cultural traditions do not change the central choice between preserving allies, confronting enemies and carrying responsibility for the group.

Character creation scenery from the original 3.3.5a client.
Character creation scenery · client 3.3.5a (12340).
On this page
  1. Background
  2. Combat style
  3. Roles and trees
  4. Playing this patch

Combat style

Mana supports healing and combat abilities, while blessings and auras extend the class’s influence beyond its own attacks. Equipment and talent choices decide how that toolkit is put to work.

Roles and trees

Holy develops healing, Protection strengthens tanking, and Retribution focuses on melee damage. Holy Shock, Avenger's Shield and Divine Storm illustrate distinct directions available in these historical trees.

Playing this patch

The Wrath version uses mana and point-based trees. Later resource systems are outside this profile. Open the calculator to inspect actual ranks before deciding which supporting talents to combine.

Sources and context

First playable: World of Warcraft

  • Blizzard: class background

    Class fantasy. Current resources, races and talent systems are not used as historical mechanics.

  • Client 12340 directory and read-only local game data
  • Original client 12340 models rendered with our Model Viewer. A character appearance does not establish class availability.

Data imported · Data revision fc4e5d495f46baa342dd4a53714695ad7b026c3a5a7225a22dd5e3661a1f19cd

Equipment proficiencies

These are skills the class can learn, rather than starting equipment. Levels are minimum training requirements and do not mean the skill is learned automatically.

Armor and shields

  • Plate Mail Minimum training level 40
  • Mail
  • Leather
  • Cloth
  • Shield

Weapons

  • One-Handed Swords
  • One-Handed Axes
  • One-Handed Maces
  • Two-Handed Swords
  • Two-Handed Maces
  • Two-Handed Axes
  • Polearms Minimum training level 20
Class masks and training levels from the original build 12340 client.
Version availability
EditionPatchVersion availability
Battle for Azeroth-Unverified
Burning Crusade Classic-Unverified
Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition-Unverified
Cataclysm-Unverified
Cataclysm Classic-Unverified
Dragonflight-Unverified
Legion-Unverified
Midnight-Unverified
Midnight-Unverified
Mists of Pandaria-Unverified
Mists of Pandaria Classic-Unverified
Season of Discovery-Unverified
Season of Mastery-Unverified
Shadowlands-Unverified
The Burning Crusade-Unverified
The Last Titan-Unverified
The War Within-Unverified
Titan Reforged-Unverified
Warlords of Draenor-Unverified
WoW Classic 20th Anniversary-Unverified
WoW Classic Era-Unverified
WoW Classic Hardcore-Unverified
WoW Classic Hardcore Anniversary-Unverified
WoW Vanilla-Unverified
World of Warcraft: Forever-Unverified
Wrath of the Lich King3.3.5a · 12340Confirmed in this source
Wrath of the Lich King Classic-Unverified

Each row follows its own published source context. An announcement does not confirm final client mechanics.