Holy Paladin Gearing Guide

The War Within Season 3 tier-set bonuses are different depending on the Hero Talents you choose.

Herald of the Sun:

• (2) Set Bonus - Dawnlight's healing and damage is increased by 30% and you gain Solar Wrath after Avenging Wrath fades causing Sun's Avatar's effect to linger for an additional 10 sec..
• (4) Set Bonus: Solar Wrath increases the effectiveness of your Holy Power spenders by 15% and grants you 2 Dawnlight.

Lightsmith:

• (2) Set Bonus - Hammer and Anvil healing is increased by 15% and it can also be activated by Crusader Strike at 100% effectiveness.
• (4) Set Bonus: Hammer and Anvil also grants a stack of Masterwork, causing your next Holy Armament to cast one Lesser version of itself on a nearby ally for each stack.

For better or for worse both of these tier-sets double down on our Hero talents strengths, but also expose their continued weaknesses. Having a higher uptime on Sun’s Avatar and more Dawnlight will work great in fights where the raid is tightly stacked, but will fall off dramatically in fights where the raid is spread out. On the other hand while Lightsmith doesn’t rely on boss damage patterns to be good, the way Hammer and Anvil range works (from the center of the boss) continues to be a glaring issue.

You should still prioritise the gear you use by running a sim for your character, but the lists below will give you a good idea of what items are considered good for Holy Paladin, and help you target the right content for each piece of loot.

• Overall
• Raiding
• Mythic+

Best-in-Slot Trinkets:

Nexus-King's Command - The value of this trinket stems from the intellect boost you get when you heal an Oath-bound ally, so make sure you track this buff on your frames.

Diamantine Voidcore - On its own this is already a great intellect proc trinket that comes with a hefty amount of mastery. What makes it truly stand out however is its set bonus with Voidglass Sovereign's Blade, together these 2 items will provide some impressive passive healing.

Loom'ithar's Living Silk (ONLY M+) - On paper this trinket may not seem impressive.However, its true value lies in its on-demand, party-wide damage reduction and healing. This makes it incredibly valuable in higher Mythic+ keys, where burst healing is critical and will off-set some of Holy Paladins potential weaknesses.

Recommended Alternatives:

Astral Antenna - This looks to be one of the strongest trinkets this tier. It provides Intellect and a chance to proc Crit chance. Usually I’d hesitate to recommend a trinket that forces movement or standing still to maximize its value. However, in this case, the arcane energy that grants the Crit buff moves toward the player, meaning uptime should remain consistent as long as you're not actively moving away from it.

So'leah's Secret Technique - Very good stat stick, simply use it on whoever has Haste or Mastery as their highest stat.

Empowering Crystal Of Anub'ikkaj - Another typical stat-stick trinket. We’ve seen this item in Season 1, but since we’re less picky about our secondary stats this late into an expansion it’s gained in value since last time we saw it.

Signet Of The Priory - Intellect trinket with an on-use effect that grants secondary stats to both you and your party members with the same trinket (party members only, not raid). Best use it by binding it to your wings.

Embellishments of Raiding

If you DONT HAVE a Myth track weapon the best thing to craft would be a weapon with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and another item with Writhing Armor Banding

Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension - This is a simple buff that stacks a random secondary stat as long as you’re in combat. It can be crafted on a weapon which is the biggest power boost you can get from a single item, so this should be the first thing you craft.

Writhing Armor Banding - Since Ascension is a nerubian embellishment, this will double its effect. Craft it on whatever low ilvl piece of gear needs to be replaced, just make sure it’s not taking up a tier slot.

If you already HAVE a Myth track weapon crafting 2x Dawnthread Lining items will be the most optimal setup.

Embellishments of M+

Since Ascension stacks drop when out of combat, the embellishment loses much of its value in Mythic+. Given that the available healing alternatives don’t offer a meaningful impact, it’s recommended you craft damage boosting embellishments instead. Bind of Binding offers the highest damage gain, followed by the Fractured Gemstone Locket.

Reshii Wraps

Reshii Wraps is a new Cloak released in Patch 11.2 and will be the only cloak you use (and the only one that can drop from any content in Season 3). You gain access to it via a quest chain and completing chapter 3 of the main patch storyline.

The Reshii Wraps are upgradable via Ethereal Strands and can have secondary stats of your choice added to it.

To add a secondary stat to the Reshii Wraps you use a Fiber in the Fiber Socket of the Cloak. The highest quality version of the Fibers requires a work-order to a Tailor.

When picking a Fiber, I strongly recommend simming your character for the best stat for your current gear and intended content. If you just want a quick recommendation for which Reshii Fiber to use, then use Pure Chronomantic Fiber (Haste).

To find out more about the Reshii Wraps, you can read the Method Reshii Wraps Overview Guide.

Best D.I.S.C Belt & Miniature Titan Disc Effects

Similar to Cyrc’s Circlet from patch 11.0.7, the D.I.S.C. Belt is a unique item that can be customized with 9 different abilities called Miniature Titan Discs; they are unlocked by completing specific overcharged Delves and the belt is gradually upgraded every week up to item level 701.

The recommended Holy Paladin Titan Disc for general content and pure healing is Spark Burst, it gives a chance for abilities to proc a haste buff. If you already have too much haste you can take Electric Current (Mastery) or Critical Chain (Crit Chance) instead.

For more information about unlocking the DISC belt and the different Miniature Titan Disc effects available, check out Method's D.I.S.C Belt Guide.