[Kareem]

I am currently at level 63 and am finding it really slow leveling.

I am a retadin atm, and am looking for a new spec to help speed things up a bit.

[criteria55]

I leveled pretty fast if i remember, was a long time ago when BC first came out. I used a holy/retribution spec so I could do a lot of burst damage and heal myself. But at a certain level you should go into holy if you plan to be a healadin before 70 so you can gear up a bit.

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That is just so that you can PvE, its all basically + damage/crits and to keep you alive. Not great for PvP. But its all just imo, there's also a Pally Spec Guide a few threads down if you want to look there

[Thiraas]

no go on protection! u will think now im stupid because u wil not make some dmg, but u can grind a lot! i got 6 mobs at the same tim in 1- 1.30 min!

[Thiraas]

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[Redneck_Chaos]

it all depends on what you want if you go retribution you will do more damage but cant withstand as much damage as a protection speced pally would but if you go holy you get more groups but cant solo as often as you would being prot or ret

[sinfonik]

***Drew1Down’s Paladin Guide***

THE BEST paladin talent guide for using Joana's Questing Guide, I have played 7 paladins from day 1 (among other classes) with many different specs throughout all the patch changes and talent respecs that Blizzard has cursed us paladins with. Now don't get me wrong I loved the Retribution tree, but that was back in the 1.0.0 days b4 blizzard nerfed it little by little, as soon as the 2.0.0+ patches came out the best tree by far is the protection tree. Here is my personal (Drewadin) spec proven to crank out the most damage while taking the least amount of damage and end each 4 to 9 mob pull with 80%-98% Health and 60%-80% Mana.

Protection
Level 10 ¡V Redoubt 1/5
Level 11 ¡V Redoubt 2/5
Level 12 ¡V Redoubt 3/5
Level 13 ¡V Redoubt 4/5
Level 14 ¡V Redoubt 5/5 Yes you will be using a 1h and shield, this will keep you alive!
Level 15 ¡V Precision 1/3
Level 16 ¡V Precision 2/3
Level 17 ¡V Precision 3/3 You ALWAYS want to hit your targets
Level 18 ¡V Toughness 1/5
Level 19 ¡V Toughness 2/5

A Common Mistake, Blessing of Kings, NO, you only use ONE blessing (Blessing of Sanctuary at Lvl 30) throughout the game. Blessing of Kings is used for lazy people in groups that don't want to put Blessing of Might on melee and Blessing of Wisdom on casters (witch are WAY better then Kings)

Level 20 ¡V Improved Righteous Fury 1/3 Now you have 2% damage reduction
Level 21 ¡V Improved Righteous Fury 2/3 4% damage reduction
Level 22 ¡V Improved Righteous Fury 3/3 6% damage reduction, every bit helps!
Level 23 ¡V Shield Specialization 1/3
Level 24 ¡V Shield Specialization 2/3
Level 25 ¡V Shield Specialization 3/3 Again, this will keep you alive!
Level 26 ¡V Anticipation 1/5 Why? It increases your chance to Dodge, Parry and Block!
Level 27 ¡V Anticipation 2/5
Level 28 ¡V Anticipation 3/5
Level 29 ¡V Anticipation 4/5 You will end up doing Block Damage + Ret Aura
Level 30 ¡V Blessing of Sanctuary 1/1 The only blessing you will use from here on out!
Level 31 ¡V Reckoning 1/5
Level 32 ¡V Reckoning 2/5
Level 33 ¡V Reckoning 3/5
Level 34 ¡V Reckoning 4/5
Level 35 ¡V Reckoning 5/5 10% Procs more then you think, your now ready for the 9 pull!
Pay very close attention to One-Handed Weapon Specialization, +5% damage on EVERYTHING spells/melee/auras/seals/blessings attribs.
Level 36 ¡V One-Handed Weapon Specialization 1/5
Level 37 ¡V One-Handed Weapon Specialization 2/5
Level 38 ¡V One-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/5
Level 39 ¡V One-Handed Weapon Specialization 4/5
Level 40 ¡V One-Handed Weapon Specialization 5/5 A must have!

There, now your done in the Prot tree, now I know what you saying, hey drew, you passing all the cool stuff that protection has to offer wtf? Your right, but all abilities unlocked below will only dump mana if used and after each battle you will have to sit and drink (arrrrg down time ƒ¼) remember this guide was made with hunters in mind, and to Level as fast as possible!

Retribution
Level 41 ¡V Benediction 1/5
Level 42 ¡V Benediction 2/5
Level 43 ¡V Benediction 3/5
Level 44 ¡V Benediction 4/5
Level 45 ¡V Benediction 5/5 Its all about saving mana at the end of battle
Level 46 ¡V Improved Judgment 1/2
Level 47 ¡V Improved Judgment 2/2
Level 48 ¡V Improved Seal of the Crusader 1/3 Used for single pulls
Level 49 ¡V Improved Seal of the Crusader 2/3
Level 50 ¡V Improved Seal of the Crusader 3/3 Break on single mobs then use Seal of Righteousness to burn down Eliets or hard single boss/mob
Level 51 ¡V Conviction 1/5
Level 52 ¡V Conviction 2/5
Level 53 ¡V Conviction 3/5
Level 54 ¡V Conviction 4/5
Level 55 ¡V Conviction 5/5
Level 56 ¡V Improved Retribution Aura 1/2
Level 57 ¡V Improved Retribution Aura 2/2
Level 58 ¡V Crusade 1/3
Level 59 ¡V Crusade 2/3
Level 60 ¡V Crusade 3/3 Once again, +3% ALL damage spells/melee/auras/seals/blessings attribs, So what if it doesn't count towards Beasts, Dragon, *no name*, ect. 75% of this game is Elementals, Humans (my fave), Undead, and Demons.
*Done in Retribution Tree*

FYI: Retribution Aura is now increased by 58% against Elemants, Humans, Undead and Demons and 55% against all others (remember 1h wep specialization's +5%!) and your Blessing of Sanctuary is increased by 8%/5% as is all other spells

Holy Tree
Level 61 ¡V Divine Strength 1/5
Level 62 ¡V Divine Strength 2/5
Level 63 ¡V Divine Strength 3/5
Level 64 ¡V Divine Strength 4/5
Level 65 ¡V Divine Strength 5/5 Strength = High chance to Block + Blessing of Sanctuary Proc = Holy Damage
Level 66 ¡V Improved Seal of Righteousness 1/5
Level 67 ¡V Improved Seal of Righteousness 2/5
Level 68 ¡V Improved Seal of Righteousness 3/5
Level 69 ¡V Improved Seal of Righteousness 4/5
Level 70 ¡V Improved Seal of Righteousness 5/5 for solo pulls, boss, singles, ect.

Well, that's how I powered thru Joana's Guide, at 70 I don't care what spec you go after you hit 70, this is what I used for my PvP paladin as I speced from this to Ret/Holy, I kept this spec for my tankadin and impressed my full prot speced buddies in kara when I came out with the most damage (of pallies) and the least down time (highest mana usage and most mana spells/abilities. The after I used this spec I speced to full holy (on my 4th pallie) for my healadin. Needless to say, I have experimented A LOT with paladins and this works the best for me as it was fast, less down time, and the most exciting, you can change up your play style any way you want and still have fun with a paladin.

Gear Attributes Order of Priority
1- Strength: For the Block rating

2- Stamina: For a Deep Health Pool

3- Defensive Ratting: all the defense helps that Block %

4- Spell Damage/Chance to Hit/Block Rating (Holy): Your source of Damage aside from common Melee is Holy, you ALWAYS want to hit your target, Block is your AOE Damage source

5- Intellect: Deep Mana Pool (Why this is #4 and not #3? Well, paladins have a very deep mana pool as it is, you won't use much mana

6- Agility: Crits and armor, need say more?

7- Spirit: the minor mana and health regeneration OUT OF COMBAT sucks for a paladin, they have no talents to buff there regeneration, carry lots of water and food for fast moving groups.


Drewadin Tips

1- Don't use Consecration, it will waste your mana fast, only use it to impress your buddies when you pull 9+ mobs and don't die ļ
2- Seal of Light is your friend
3- Seal of Wisdom is your mana regeneration, when you get good with both SoL and SoW you will have 0 down time and an endless quest/mob grind!
4- Grab those Quests that have you kill *X* amount of mobs, you will clear them out fast! when you can pull 9 at a time (caution, if others see you do this and live with 98% health, you will get whispers saying "holly crap, what spec are you?"





i copy this from joana horde leveling and i hope it will help you