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TBC Paladin PvP Gear & Builds

What top-rated arena paladins actually run, by talent tree — gear, enchants, builds and race, from the live Anniversary arena ladder across EU + US. Based on 61 ranked paladins · updated Oct 19, 2026.

Retribution

43 players

Talent builds

Holy 0
Protection 27
5/5
2/2
5/5
1/1
3/3
3/3
1/5
3/3
2/2
2/2
Retribution 34
5/5
3/5
5/5
1/1
3/3
5/5
1/1
1/1
2/2
3/3
3/3
2/3

Gear & enchants

Head Vengeful Gladiator's Scaled Helm 67% Crystalforge War-Helm 9% Cursed Vision of Sargeras 7% ⚡ +17 Strength and +16 Intellect (79%)⚡ +34 Attack Power and +16 Hit Rating (21%)
Neck Vindicator's Pendant of Triumph 67% Pendant of the Perilous 23% Telonicus's Pendant of Mayhem 7%
Shoulders Vengeful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders 74% Shoulderpads of the Stranger 7% Swiftsteel Shoulders 7% ⚡ +30 Attack Power and +10 Critical Strike Rating (70%)⚡ +15 Critical Strike Rating and +20 Attack Power (30%)
Back Cloak of Darkness 40% Razor-Scale Battlecloak 33% Thalassian Wildercloak 21% ⚡ +12 Agility (100%)
Chest Vengeful Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece 72% Crystalforge Breastplate 12% Midnight Chestguard 5% ⚡ +6 All Stats (93%)
Wrist Vindicator's Scaled Bracers 58% Bindings of Lightning Reflexes 21% Bracers of Eradication 12% ⚡ +12 Strength (100%)
Hands Vengeful Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets 72% Gloves of the Searing Grip 16% Merciless Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets 5% ⚡ +15 Strength (100%)
Waist Vindicator's Scaled Belt 67% Red Belt of Battle 12% Belt of One-Hundred Deaths 5%
Legs Lightbringer Greaves 37% Vengeful Gladiator's Scaled Legguards 30% Bow-stitched Leggings 14% ⚡ +50 Attack Power and +12 Critical Strike Rating (98%)
Feet Vindicator's Scaled Greaves 70% Ironstriders of Urgency 7% Warboots of Obliteration 7% ⚡ Surefooted (74%)⚡ +12 Agility (26%)
Rings Band of the Eternal Champion 54% Band of Devastation 31% Vindicator's Band of Triumph 28% Unstoppable Aggressor's Ring 21% Ancestral Ring of Conquest 12% ⚡ +4 All Stats (69%)
Trinkets Empty Mug of Direbrew 96% Medallion of the Horde 53% Medallion of the Alliance 21% Bloodlust Brooch 16% Dragonspine Trophy 14%
Main hand Torch of the Damned 65% Vengeful Gladiator's Greatsword 12% Stormherald 7% ⚡ Mongoose (91%)
Ranged Libram of Avengement 91% Vengeful Gladiator's Libram of Fortitude 5% Merciless Gladiator's Libram of Fortitude 2%

Race

  • Blood Elf 70%
  • Dwarf 16%
  • Human 14%

Gems

  • Meta gems
  • Chaotic Skyflare Diamond +12 Agility & 3% Increased Critical Damage 37%
  • Normal gems · share of all socketed
  • +10 Strength 15%
  • +5 Critical Strike Rating and +5 Strength 13%
  • Bold Living Ruby +8 Strength 13%
  • +5 Strength and +7 Stamina 11%
  • Inscribed Noble Topaz +4 Critical Strike Rating and +4 Strength 11%
  • Shifting Nightseye +4 Strength and +6 Stamina 9%
  • Insightful Dawnstone +12 Intellect & Chance to restore mana on spellcast 7%
  • Bright Crimson Spinel +20 Attack Power 7%
  • Inscribed Pyrestone +10 Attack Power, +5 Critical Strike Rating 6%
  • Smooth Lionseye +10 Critical Strike Rating 3%
  • +10 Critical Strike Rating 2%
  • +5 Critical Strike Rating and +7 Stamina 2%
  • Bright Crimson Spinel +24 Attack Power 2%

Holy

18 players

Talent builds

Holy 45
5/5
1/1
1/1
2/2
3/3
2/2
5/5
5/5
3/3
1/1
5/5
1/2
2/2
3/3
5/5
1/1
Protection 11
5/5
3/5
2/2
1/1
Retribution 5
5/5

Gear & enchants

Head Vengeful Gladiator's Ornamented Headcover 50% Lightbringer Greathelm 44% Crystalforge Greathelm 6% ⚡ +35 Healing +12 Spell Damage and 7 Mana Per 5 sec. (100%)
Neck Vindicator's Pendant of Reprieve 56% Lord Sanguinar's Claim 17% Nadina's Pendant of Purity 17%
Shoulders Vengeful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders 56% Lightbringer Pauldrons 39% Crystalforge Pauldrons 6% ⚡ +33 Healing and +11 Spell Damage and +4 Mana Regen (89%)
Back Shroud of the Highborne 39% Shroud of the Final Stand 33% Sunshower Light Cloak 17% ⚡ +15 Shadow Resistance (94%)
Chest Lightbringer Chestpiece 67% Vengeful Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard 22% Merciless Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard 6% ⚡ +6 mana every 5 sec. (39%)⚡ +6 All Stats (33%)
Wrist Dawnsteel Bracers 50% Blessed Adamantite Bracers 28% Vindicator's Ornamented Bracers 11% ⚡ +30 Healing and +10 Spell Damage (94%)
Hands Vengeful Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves 56% Glorious Gauntlets of Crestfall 28% Merciless Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves 6% ⚡ +35 Healing Spells and +12 Damage Spells (100%)
Waist Girdle of Hope 44% Girdle of Lordaeron's Fallen 28% Girdle of Fallen Stars 22%
Legs Lightbringer Leggings 50% Vengeful Gladiator's Ornamented Legplates 44% Sunhawk Leggings 6% ⚡ +66 Healing +22 Spell Damage and +20 Stamina (100%)
Feet Pearl Inlaid Boots 56% Boots of Courage Unending 22% Vindicator's Ornamented Greaves 22% ⚡ Minor Speed and +9 Stamina (89%)⚡ Minor Speed Increase (11%)
Rings Blessed Band of Karabor 100% Band of the Eternal Restorer 67% Naaru Lightwarden's Band 17% Band of Eternity 6% Ring of Calming Waves 6% ⚡ +20 Healing and +7 Spell Damage (94%)
Trinkets Direbrew Hops 50% Medallion of the Alliance 44% Medallion of the Horde 34% Memento of Tyrande 33% Battlemaster's Perseverance 11%
Main hand Lightfathom Scepter 44% Crystal Spire of Karabor 39% Vengeful Gladiator's Salvation 17% ⚡ +81 Healing Spells and +27 Damage Spells (100%)
Off hand Vengeful Gladiator's Redoubt 44% Felstone Bulwark 39% Bastion of Light 11% ⚡ +12 Intellect (72%)⚡ +12 Resilience Rating (28%)
Ranged Vengeful Gladiator's Libram of Justice 67% Libram of the Lightbringer 17% Blessed Book of Nagrand 6%

Race

  • Dwarf 50%
  • Blood Elf 50%

Gems

  • Normal gems · share of all socketed
  • +11 Healing +4 Spell Damage and +5 Intellect 29%
  • +11 Healing +4 Spell Damage and +2 Mana every 5 seconds 26%
  • +22 Healing and +8 Spell Damage 15%
  • Insightful Dawnstone +12 Intellect & Chance to restore mana on spellcast 8%
  • Royal Nightseye +9 Healing +3 Spell Damage and +4 Intellect 4%
  • Teardrop Living Ruby +18 Healing and +6 Spell Damage 4%
  • Royal Nightseye +9 Healing +3 Spell Damage and +2 Mana every 5 seconds 4%
  • Brilliant Dawnstone +8 Intellect 3%
  • Teardrop Crimson Spinel +26 Healing and +9 Spell Damage 3%
  • +10 Intellect 3%
  • +26 Healing +9 Spell Damage and 2% Reduced Threat 2%
  • +12 Spell Critical Rating 1%