Need a WotLK Level 40 Prot PVP Paladin Talent Build?

With the updates released for World of Warcraft in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion and its updates, the dynamics of player versus player combat have changed once again. With the new rules, it is becoming increasingly popular for creating highly specialized Protection Paladins. If you want to avoid being another obstacle on your PvP server’s battlefield, should you also invest the talent points required for deep specialization in the protection tree? Well that depends on your playstyle, but some of the new versions out there seem to make this a worthwhile pick.

Obviously, these builds are designed to rely heavily on the protection tree of the Paladin specialization. While the preferred PVP setting for paladins in the past was based on Holy and Retribution, this is a completely new setting that, when used correctly, can allow the Paladin to absorb massive amounts of damage while still hitting their enemy. If you can’t absorb the high-damage hits that are so common in PvP conflicts, you’ll be sorry to waste time lying on the dead back of your battalion. The whole point of wearing plate armor is to take punishment, and the protection tree when fully grown can give the paladin a host of abilities that allow him to take tons of damage and still not fall.

This build works because you end up using abilities like Guarded by the Light and Touched by the Light to generate massive amounts of mana and critical heals. It also opens up the possibility of defensive enhancements and techniques like Divine Sacrifice, Sacred Shield. Combine that with abilities like Hammer of Justice for quick mob stuns and Avenger’s Shield that stuns multiple mobs at a distance and it’s easy to see how developing the protection specialization tree can unlock real potential for the paladin class.