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World of Warcraft (Retail)

Paladin: change history

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253 changes across 8 patches (Feb 25, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026), newest first.

Buff 66Nerf 24Adjust 121New 1Removed 1Fix 40
  1. WoW Retail Hotfixes: October 6, 2026Buff 13Nerf 4Adjust 13Fix 7Official notes ↗
    Buff
    PvP
    Spellbreaker damage increased by 50%.
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    Spellbreaker damage increased by 50%.
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    PvP · Retribution
    Ultimate Retribution's duration increased to 20 seconds (was 12 seconds).
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    Ultimate Retribution's duration increased to 20 seconds (was 12 seconds).
    Adjust
    PvP
    Consecrated Ground now reduces movement speed by 20% in PvP combat (was 50%).
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    Consecrated Ground now reduces movement speed by 20% in PvP combat (was 50%).
    Buff
    Protection
    All ability damage increased by 6%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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    All ability damage increased by 6%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
    Buff
    Retribution · Templar
    Hammer of Light damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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    Hammer of Light damage increased by 50%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
    Buff
    Retribution · Templar
    Empyrean Hammer damage increased by 12%.
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    Empyrean Hammer damage increased by 12%.
    31 more changes in this patch →
  2. Buff
    Golden Path healing increased by 25%.
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    Golden Path healing increased by 25%.
    Buff
    Lightforged Blessing healing increased by 25%.
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    Lightforged Blessing healing increased by 25%.
    Buff
    Brought to Light healing increased by 25%.
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    Brought to Light healing increased by 25%.
    Adjust
    Hero Talents · Lightsmith
    Divine Guidance has been updated – For each Holy Power ability cast, your next Consecration deals Holy damage immediately, split across all enemies. Up to 3 nearby allies are each healed for a percentage of the total damage.
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    Divine Guidance has been updated – For each Holy Power ability cast, your next Consecration deals Holy damage immediately, split across all enemies. Up to 3 nearby allies are each healed for a percentage of the total damage.
    Buff
    Hero Talents · Lightsmith
    Rite of Adjuration healing increased by 25%.
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    Rite of Adjuration healing increased by 25%.
    Buff
    Holy
    All healing increased by 19%.
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    All healing increased by 19%.
    85 more changes in this patch →
  3. Adjust
    PvP · Protection
    Divine Exaction now casts Divine Toll again at 25% effectiveness (was 75%) in PvP combat.
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    Divine Exaction now casts Divine Toll again at 25% effectiveness (was 75%) in PvP combat.
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    PvP · Protection
    Hammer of Light damage decreased by 30% in PvP combat.
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    Hammer of Light damage decreased by 30% in PvP combat.
    Nerf
    PvP · Retribution
    All ability damage reduced by 3% in PvP combat.
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    All ability damage reduced by 3% in PvP combat.
  4. Fix
    Fixed an issue where Empyreal Ward could cause Lay on Hands macros to not function after swapping specs.
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    Fixed an issue where Empyreal Ward could cause Lay on Hands macros to not function after swapping specs.
  5. WoW Retail Hotfixes: June 12, 2026Buff 3Nerf 1Adjust 13Fix 5Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Retribution
    Wake of Ashes now causes the next 3 Holy Power spending abilities to apply a Dawnlight (was 2).
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    Wake of Ashes now causes the next 3 Holy Power spending abilities to apply a Dawnlight (was 2).
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    Retribution
    Endless Gleam now extends Dawnlight's duration by an additional 0.5 seconds when Divine Storm strikes at least 2 Dawnlights (was 0.3 seconds).
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    Endless Gleam now extends Dawnlight's duration by an additional 0.5 seconds when Divine Storm strikes at least 2 Dawnlights (was 0.3 seconds).
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    PvP · Holy
    Divine Favor now reduces the mana cost of Holy Light by 30% (was 10%) in PvP combat.
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    Divine Favor now reduces the mana cost of Holy Light by 30% (was 10%) in PvP combat.
    Fix
    PvP · Holy
    Fixed an issue that caused Denounce to not scale its damage with level or with buffs such as Avenging Wrath. This is about a 90% increase to its baseline output.
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    Fixed an issue that caused Denounce to not scale its damage with level or with buffs such as Avenging Wrath. This is about a 90% increase to its baseline output.
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    PvP · Protection
    All damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
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    All damage reduced by 10% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Retribution
    Templar: Divine Exaction down to 75% (was 150%) in PvP combat.
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    Templar: Divine Exaction down to 75% (was 150%) in PvP combat.
    16 more changes in this patch →
  6. Adjust
    Blessing of Protection and Blessing of Spellwarding now show on Raid Frames when Center Big Defensives is enabled in the Raid Frames Interface menu.
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    Blessing of Protection and Blessing of Spellwarding now show on Raid Frames when Center Big Defensives is enabled in the Raid Frames Interface menu.
    Buff
    Holy
    Holy Shock healing increased by 10%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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    Holy Shock healing increased by 10%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
    Buff
    Holy
    Word of Glory healing increased by 20%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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    Word of Glory healing increased by 20%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
    Buff
    Holy
    Eternal Flame healing increased by 20%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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    Eternal Flame healing increased by 20%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
    Buff
    Holy
    Light of Dawn healing increased by 20%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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    Light of Dawn healing increased by 20%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
    Adjust
    Holy
    Greater Judgment absorb increased by 250%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
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    Greater Judgment absorb increased by 250%. Does not apply to PvP combat.
    3 more changes in this patch →
  7. WoW Retail Hotfixes: April 17, 2026Buff 15Nerf 6Adjust 25Fix 13Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Holy
    Word of Glory healing increased by 20%. This also applies to Eternal Flame and its periodic healing.
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    Word of Glory healing increased by 20%. This also applies to Eternal Flame and its periodic healing.
    Buff
    Holy
    Light of Dawn healing increased by 20%.
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    Light of Dawn healing increased by 20%.
    Buff
    Protection
    Auto-attack damage increased by 50%. Not applied to PvP combat.
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    Auto-attack damage increased by 50%. Not applied to PvP combat.
    Adjust
    Protection
    Glory of the Vanguard (Rank 2/Rank 3) increases Judgment damage by 20%/40% (was 10%/20%). Not applied to PvP combat.
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    Glory of the Vanguard (Rank 2/Rank 3) increases Judgment damage by 20%/40% (was 10%/20%). Not applied to PvP combat.
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    Protection
    Glory of the Vanguard (Rank 4) increases Shield of the Righteous' damage to your primary target by 100% (was 50%). Not applied to PvP combat.
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    Glory of the Vanguard (Rank 4) increases Shield of the Righteous' damage to your primary target by 100% (was 50%). Not applied to PvP combat.
    Adjust
    Protection
    Greater Judgment causes the target to take 50% increased damage from your next Shield of the Righteous (was 40%). Not applied to PvP combat.
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    Greater Judgment causes the target to take 50% increased damage from your next Shield of the Righteous (was 40%). Not applied to PvP combat.
    53 more changes in this patch →
  8. WoW Retail Hotfixes: February 25, 2026Buff 2Nerf 4Adjust 16Fix 9Official notes ↗
    Fix
    Holy
    Fixed an issue that caused Holy Prism's healing to be increased by damage increases.
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    Fixed an issue that caused Holy Prism's healing to be increased by damage increases.
    Adjust
    Protection
    Divine Purpose is now trackable in the Cooldown Manager.
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    Divine Purpose is now trackable in the Cooldown Manager.
    Fix
    Retribution
    Resolved an issue causing Judgment of Justice to not increase the damage of Hammer of Wrath.
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    Resolved an issue causing Judgment of Justice to not increase the damage of Hammer of Wrath.
    Adjust
    Protection
    Templar: Resolved an issue causing Hammer of Wrath to extend the duration of Shake the Heavens more than intended.
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    Templar: Resolved an issue causing Hammer of Wrath to extend the duration of Shake the Heavens more than intended.
    Fix
    Retribution
    Resolved an issue causing Divine Toll to consume Divine Purpose when talented into Divine Hammer.
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    Resolved an issue causing Divine Toll to consume Divine Purpose when talented into Divine Hammer.
    Fix
    Retribution
    Resolved an issue causing Vengeful Wrath to not function.
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    Resolved an issue causing Vengeful Wrath to not function.
    25 more changes in this patch →

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World of Warcraft (Retail)

WoW Retail Hotfixes: February 25, 2026

Feb 25, 2026Official notes ↗
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Raid frames
Several healer spells, including Echo, Riptide, Atonement, Renewing Mist, Rejuvenation, Lifebloom and Beacon of Light, are now prioritized on raid frames and always sorted near the beginning of tracked spells.
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The following spells are now prioritized on raid frames and always sorted near the beginning of tracked spells: (Preservation Evoker) Echo, (Restoration Shaman) Riptide, (Discipline Priest) Atonement, (Mistweaver Monk) Renewing Mist and Enveloping Mist, (Restoration Druid) Rejuvenation, Germination, and Lifebloom, and (Holy Paladin) Beacon of Light and Beacon of Faith.