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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 51 ranked paladins · updated Aug 10, 2026.

Retribution

40 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 Merciless Gladiator's Scaled Helm 83% Crystalforge War-Helm 10% Furious Gizmatic Goggles 8% ⚡ +17 Strength and +16 Intellect (73%)⚡ +34 Attack Power and +16 Hit Rating (28%)
Neck Veteran's Pendant of Triumph 68% Pendant of the Perilous 20% Telonicus's Pendant of Mayhem 8%
Shoulders Merciless Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders 80% Shoulderpads of the Stranger 10% Crystalforge Shoulderbraces 8% ⚡ +30 Attack Power and +10 Critical Strike Rating (75%)⚡ +15 Critical Strike Rating and +20 Attack Power (25%)
Back Razor-Scale Battlecloak 60% Thalassian Wildercloak 28% Sergeant's Heavy Cloak 10% ⚡ +12 Agility (100%)
Chest Merciless Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece 80% Crystalforge Breastplate 18% Krakken-Heart Breastplate 3% ⚡ +6 All Stats (83%)⚡ +15 Resilience Rating (18%)
Wrist Bladespire Warbands 40% Bracers of Eradication 28% Veteran's Scaled Bracers 23% ⚡ +12 Strength (100%)
Hands Merciless Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets 83% Gloves of the Searing Grip 15% Grips of Deftness 3% ⚡ +15 Strength (100%)
Waist Veteran's Scaled Belt 65% Red Belt of Battle 13% Belt of One-Hundred Deaths 8%
Legs Merciless Gladiator's Scaled Legguards 45% Greaves of the Bloodwarder 25% Shattrath Leggings 18% ⚡ +50 Attack Power and +12 Critical Strike Rating (95%)
Feet Veteran's Scaled Greaves 68% Veteran's Plate Greaves 13% Warboots of Obliteration 10% ⚡ Surefooted (75%)⚡ +12 Agility (25%)
Rings Ancestral Ring of Conquest 66% Veteran's Band of Triumph 45% Ring of a Thousand Marks 26% Band of the Ranger-General 20% Shapeshifter's Signet 13% ⚡ +2 Weapon Damage (40%)
Trinkets Bloodlust Brooch 86% Medallion of the Horde 63% Medallion of the Alliance 21% Dragonspine Trophy 18% Abacus of Violent Odds 5%
Main hand Stormherald 50% World Breaker 28% Twinblade of the Phoenix 13% ⚡ Mongoose (90%)
Ranged Libram of Avengement 95% Merciless Gladiator's Libram of Fortitude 5%

Race

  • Blood Elf 78%
  • Dwarf 18%
  • Human 5%

Gems

  • Meta gems
  • Chaotic Skyflare Diamond +12 Agility & 3% Increased Critical Damage 25%
  • Normal gems · share of all socketed
  • Bold Living Ruby +8 Strength 32%
  • Shifting Nightseye +4 Strength and +6 Stamina 18%
  • Inscribed Noble Topaz +4 Critical Strike Rating and +4 Strength 12%
  • Bright Crimson Spinel +20 Attack Power 8%
  • Insightful Dawnstone +12 Intellect & Chance to restore mana on spellcast 7%
  • Inscribed Pyrestone +10 Attack Power, +5 Critical Strike Rating 7%
  • Smooth Lionseye +10 Critical Strike Rating 4%
  • Glinting Noble Topaz +4 Hit Rating and +4 Agility 4%
  • Sovereign Nightseye +4 Critical Strike Rating and +6 Stamina 2%
  • Rigid Dawnstone +8 Hit Rating 2%
  • Bright Crimson Spinel +24 Attack Power 2%
  • Smooth Lionseye +12 Critical Strike Rating 2%
  • +5 Strength and +6 Stamina 1%

Holy

11 players

Talent builds

Holy 41
5/5
1/1
3/3
5/5
5/5
1/5
3/3
1/1
5/5
2/2
3/3
3/3
3/5
1/1
Protection 20
5/5
1/5
2/2
1/1
3/3
3/3
3/3
2/2
Retribution 0

Gear & enchants

Head Merciless Gladiator's Ornamented Headcover 73% Crystalforge Greathelm 27% ⚡ +35 Healing +12 Spell Damage and 7 Mana Per 5 sec. (82%)⚡ +20 Shadow Resistance (9%)
Neck Pendant of the Lost Ages 36% Veteran's Pendant of Salvation 27% Lord Sanguinar's Claim 27%
Shoulders Merciless Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders 64% Crystalforge Pauldrons 36% ⚡ +33 Healing and +11 Spell Damage and +4 Mana Regen (64%)⚡ +6 Mana Regen and +22 Healing (18%)
Back Stainless Cloak of the Pure Hearted 55% Shroud of Winter's Chill 18% Bishop's Cloak 9% ⚡ +15 Shadow Resistance (91%)⚡ +120 Armor (9%)
Chest Merciless Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard 64% Crystalforge Chestpiece 36% ⚡ +15 Resilience Rating (64%)⚡ +6 mana every 5 sec. (27%)
Wrist Veteran's Ornamented Bracers 73% Blackfathom Warbands 18% Marshal's Ornamented Bracers 9% ⚡ +30 Healing and +10 Spell Damage (82%)⚡ +7 Intellect (9%)
Hands Merciless Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves 73% Glorious Gauntlets of Crestfall 18% Crystalforge Gloves 9% ⚡ +35 Healing Spells and +12 Damage Spells (100%)
Waist Girdle of Fallen Stars 82% Girdle of the Righteous Path 9% Veteran's Ornamented Belt 9%
Legs Crystalforge Leggings 55% Sunhawk Leggings 45% ⚡ +66 Healing +22 Spell Damage and +20 Stamina (100%)
Feet Boots of Courage Unending 73% Veteran's Ornamented Greaves 27% ⚡ Minor Speed and +9 Stamina (91%)⚡ Minor Speed Increase (9%)
Rings Naaru Lightwarden's Band 72% Band of Eternity 63% Veteran's Band of Salvation 45% Band of Halos 9% Band of the Vigilant 9% ⚡ +20 Healing and +7 Spell Damage (91%)
Trinkets Essence of the Martyr 72% Medallion of the Alliance 54% Medallion of the Horde 27% Pendant of the Violet Eye 9% Ribbon of Sacrifice 9%
Main hand Merciless Gladiator's Salvation 55% Lightfathom Scepter 36% ⚡ +81 Healing Spells and +27 Damage Spells (91%)
Off hand Merciless Gladiator's Redoubt 64% Aegis of the Vindicator 27% The Fel Barrier 9% ⚡ +12 Intellect (45%)⚡ +12 Resilience Rating (36%)
Ranged Merciless Gladiator's Libram of Justice 64% Blessed Book of Nagrand 18% Libram of Souls Redeemed 9%

Race

  • Dwarf 64%
  • Blood Elf 27%
  • Human 9%

Gems

  • Normal gems · share of all socketed
  • Royal Nightseye +9 Healing +3 Spell Damage and +4 Intellect 36%
  • Royal Nightseye +9 Healing +3 Spell Damage and +2 Mana every 5 seconds 25%
  • Teardrop Living Ruby +18 Healing and +6 Spell Damage 14%
  • Insightful Dawnstone +12 Intellect & Chance to restore mana on spellcast 7%
  • +11 Healing +4 Spell Damage and +4 Resilience Rating 3%
  • Royal Nightseye +11 Healing +4 Spell Damage and 2 mana per 5 sec. 2%
  • Teardrop Crimson Spinel +26 Healing and +9 Spell Damage 2%
  • +12 Spell Critical Rating 2%
  • Smooth Lionseye +10 Spell Critical Strike Rating 2%
  • +4 Resist All 2%
  • +11 Healing +4 Spell Damage and +4 Intellect 2%
  • Glowing Nightseye +11 Healing +4 Spell Damage and +6 Stamina 2%
  • +11 Healing +4 Spell Damage and +4 Spell Critical Rating 2%
  • Stalwart Star of Elune +8 Resilience Rating 1%