Historical point talent tree
Protection
Wrath of the Lich King
Protection turns shield, Holy magic and careful threat management toward defending the group.
At a glance
- Roles
- Tank
- Talents in this tree
- 26
Tree identity
Holding enemies is only part of tanking. Position, incoming damage and the timing of protective tools must fit the needs of allies standing behind the front line.
In 3.3.5a this is a point tree, not the formal specialization system of later expansions. Points can be shared across the class's three trees.
Classes
Paladin Examples from this tree
Abilities belonging to the selected game version. Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a · Client build 12340
Hammer of the Righteous
Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a
Hammer the current target and up to 2 additional nearby targets, causing 4 times your main hand damage per second as Hol...
Hammer the current target and up to 2 additional nearby targets, causing 4 times your main hand damage per second as Holy damage.
Shield of the Templar
Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a
Reduces all damage taken by 3% and grants your Avenger's Shield a 100% chance to silence your targets for 3 s.
Reduces all damage taken by 3% and grants your Avenger's Shield a 100% chance to silence your targets for 3 s.
Judgements of the Just
Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a
Reduces the cooldown of your Hammer of Justice by -10 sec, increases the duration of your Seal of Justice effect by 1 se...
Reduces the cooldown of your Hammer of Justice by -10 sec, increases the duration of your Seal of Justice effect by 1 sec and your Judgement spells also reduce the melee attack speed of the target by 20%.
Base client values are shown. Effects that depend on character level or statistics may vary.
Signature talents
Holy Shield, Avenger's Shield and Hammer of the Righteous define recognizable deeper choices. Read their prerequisites and actual rank effects before planning a route through the tree.
Building for this patch
Defensive preparation includes equipment and encounter knowledge as well as points. The calculator verifies legal allocation while leaving those broader tanking decisions to the player.
Sources and context
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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
Data imported · Data revision fc4e5d495f46baa342dd4a53714695ad7b026c3a5a7225a22dd5e3661a1f19cd
Version availability
| Edition | Patch | Version availability |
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| 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 King | 3.3.5a · 12340 | Confirmed 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.