Holy Paladins are the underdog healers of TBC arena, succeeding against all odds with powerful single-target healing, plate armor, and incredible utility. While all healing spells except Holy Shock require casting (making you susceptible to interrupts), your toolkit of Blessing of Freedom, Cleanse, and Hammer of Justice makes you invaluable for enabling melee partners.
Holy Paladin requires mastering positioning to avoid being trained, timing your casts between interrupts, and knowing when to use defensive cooldowns. You'll often be the kill target, so survival awareness is crucial.
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Powerful single-target healing with Flash of Light and Holy Light
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Blessing of Freedom enables melee partners to stick on targets
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Cleanse removes magic, poison, and disease debuffs
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Hammer of Justice provides hard crowd control for setups
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Plate armor provides excellent durability against physical damage
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Shockadin burst potential with Avenging Wrath + Holy Shock combo
✕ Weaknesses
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All healing except Holy Shock requires casting - vulnerable to interrupts
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Generally the kill target in arena due to cast-based healing
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Limited mobility compared to other healers
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No heal-over-time effects - must stop and cast to heal