Paladin Core Changes
The Paladin changes aim to increase their Area of Effect (AoE) threat generation while leveling, give them an AoE discipline usable with a two-handed weapon, and improve the effectiveness of AoE stuns when more targets are present.
Paladin AoE Threat and Stun Changes
To enhance AoE threat generation without significantly increasing single-target threat, Paladins’ AoE stun spells now cast a secondary small point-blank AoE hate spell for each target they hit. This increases AoE threat proportionally with the number of targets affected by AoE stuns. Additionally, the following new spells and disciplines have been introduced:
- New Ceasing Word (Level 21): A new AoE stun spell that deals 10 damage, has a 4-second cast time, and a 30-second recast.
- New Halting Word (Level 41): A new AoE stun spell dealing 35 damage, with a 3-second cast time and a 30-second recast.
- *New Discipline Line: Righteous Smash: Requires wielding a two-handed weapon, dealing AoE damage with a small amount of bonus AoE threat. This shares a cooldown with Lady’s Strike and Cleansing Strike.
Paladin Runic and Discipline Additions
The Paladin’s runic spells have been expanded:
- New Runic Discipline: Moment of Truth III: Now available as a Runic! Guarantees a taunt on the mob and gives you 400 additional threat.
- New Runic: Champion of the Resistance: A self-only proc buff that gives the chance to trigger a point-blank AoE spell dealing a small amount of damage and triggering a 0-second stun.
- New Runic: Exorcise: An undead AoE spell dealing 2000 base damage, costing 500 mana, with a 60-second cooldown. It shares a cooldown with Consecrate.
- Runic: Protection Lustration remains unchanged.
- Runic: Inspire Faith remains unchanged.
Paladin Spell Adjustments
We also dele… buffed pally haste. Althuna’s conduit is now sold on the vendor in Erimal, and Blessing of the Rose has been renamed and moved to the Voices quest for paladins. While Althuna’s Conduit is a cool idea, it was too niche to be slotted as a reward from that quest.
- Bravery of Enthann now provides 55% haste, up from 40%.
- **Althuna’s Conduit is now a standard level 65 spell sold on the Erimal spell vendor.
- **Blessing of the Rose has been renamed ‘Blessing of Hope’ and is now available from the Voices quest.