World of Warcraft: Forever · class guide

Protection Paladin: Macros

Keys for Protection, ready to paste into the game's macro window: the spec's own, then the ones every Paladin shares.

Type /macro in chat to open the macro window, make a new macro, and paste the body in. #showtooltip gives the button the spell's icon. A macro holds 255 characters. Each says whether it has been tested in WoW Forever; most have not yet.

A good first macro

Judgement and Holy StrikeFrom level 6

#showtooltip Holy Strike
/startattack
/cast Judgement
/cast Holy Strike

Presses Judgement and Holy Strike together, each when ready. Judgement needs a Seal active. Untested

Uses: Holy Strike, Judgement

Core rotation

Judgement, Shift to reset it firstFrom level 25

#showtooltip Judgement
/cast [mod:shift] Swift Judgement
/cast Judgement

Judges your target, and with Shift held casts Swift Judgement first to reset the cooldown. A Seal must be active, and the reset may need a second press. Untested

Needs Swift Judgement.

Uses: Judgement, Swift Judgement

Judge the mob under your cursorFrom level 4

#showtooltip Judgement
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Judgement

Casts Judgement on the mouseover enemy, or your target, to pull a loose mob onto you without switching targets. A Seal must be active. Untested

Uses: Judgement

Cooldowns and burst

Templar's Bulwark, Shift for Divine ProtectionFrom level 30

#showtooltip [mod:shift] Divine Protection; Templar's Bulwark
/cast [mod:shift] Divine Protection; Templar's Bulwark

Casts Templar's Bulwark, or Divine Protection while Shift is held. They share Forbearance, so only one can be used in a short span. Untested

Needs Templar's Bulwark.

Uses: Divine Protection, Templar's Bulwark

Utility

Seal of Fury and Righteous FuryFrom level 16

#showtooltip Seal of Fury
/cast [nocombat] Righteous Fury
/cast Seal of Fury

Keeps Seal of Fury up, and renews Righteous Fury first when out of combat. Seal of Fury needs a shield for its absorb. Untested

Uses: Seal of Fury, Righteous Fury

Every Paladin

Divine Shield with cancelFrom level 34

#showtooltip Divine Shield
/cancelaura Divine Shield
/cancelaura Divine Protection
/cast Divine Shield

Casts Divine Shield; pressing it while a shield is up cancels the shield so you can attack again. Forbearance stops a second cast, so cancel only when you are sure. Untested

Uses: Divine Shield

Blessings on one keyFrom level 20

#showtooltip
/cast [mod:shift,@mouseover,help,nodead][mod:shift,help][mod:shift,@player] Blessing of Wisdom; [mod:ctrl,@mouseover,help,nodead][mod:ctrl,help][mod:ctrl,@player] Blessing of Kings; [@mouseover,help,nodead][help][@player] Blessing of Might

Blesses the mouseover friend, your target or yourself with Blessing of Might; Shift gives Blessing of Wisdom and Ctrl gives Blessing of Kings. A new blessing from you replaces the old one on that target. Untested

Uses: Blessing of Wisdom, Blessing of Kings, Blessing of Might

Lay on HandsFrom level 10

#showtooltip Lay on Hands
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Lay on Hands

Casts Lay on Hands on the mouseover friend, your target or yourself. It drains your remaining mana and has a long cooldown, so keep it for a real emergency. Untested

Uses: Lay on Hands

Blessing of Protection, Alt for Divine ProtectionFrom level 10

#showtooltip [mod:alt] Divine Protection; Blessing of Protection
/cast [mod:alt] Divine Protection; [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead] Blessing of Protection

Casts Blessing of Protection on the mouseover friend or your target, or Divine Protection on yourself while Alt is held. Both cause Forbearance, which blocks the other for a while. Untested

Uses: Divine Protection, Blessing of Protection

Cleanse the mouseoverFrom level 42

#showtooltip Cleanse
/cast [@mouseover,help,nodead][help,nodead][@player] Cleanse

Casts Cleanse on the mouseover friend, your target or yourself to remove poison, disease or a magic effect. Untested

Uses: Cleanse

Redemption on the mouseoverFrom level 12

#showtooltip Redemption
/cast [@mouseover,help,dead][help,dead] Redemption

Brings back the dead player under the mouse, or your dead target, with Redemption. It works out of combat only. Untested

Uses: Redemption

Exorcism, Shift for Turn UndeadFrom level 24

#showtooltip [mod:shift] Turn Undead; Exorcism
/cast [mod:shift,harm,nodead] Turn Undead; [harm,nodead] Exorcism

Casts Exorcism on your target, or Turn Undead while Shift is held. Exorcism only hurts undead and demons, and Turn Undead only works on undead. Untested

Uses: Turn Undead, Exorcism