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Protection Paladin Tank Mythic+ Tips — 12.0.5

Last Updated: May 19, 2026 - 2:27 PM (today)
Panthea
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In this guide, you will find tips and advice to tackle Mythic+ dungeons with your Protection Paladin in World of Warcraft Patch 12.0.5.

1.

Protection Paladin in Mythic+ in Midnight Season 1

Protection Paladins are very strong in Mythic+ due to their self-and group healing, dispels, utility, and with their ability to lock down caster mobs with Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield. While we lack the ability to force move enemies around, we make up for it in utility.

If you want to learn more about Mythic+ during The War Within in general or Protection Paladin's place in the overall rankings, see our overviews below.

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Mythic+ Info
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2.

Best Mythic+ Talent Builds

Mythic+ Templar Mythic+ Lightsmith
2.1.

Mythic+ Templar Talents

Templar will be your go to build for most weekly keys once you are comfortable with the dungeons. It offers more damage than the Lightsmith build which helps to complete the dungeon faster!

Use the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game.

2.2.

Mythic+ Lightsmith Talents

Lightsmith is recommended for starting your Mythic+ journey as it provides more group utility and is a simpler rotation to execute making learning dungeons easier.

Use the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game.

2.3.

Talent Swap Options

The main talent swap you can make with these builds is swapping out Sentinel Icon Sentinel and Avenging Wrath: Might Icon Avenging Wrath: Might. This will be purely based on your comfort with the dungeon and the key level that you are participating in. Sentinel Icon Sentinel will have lower DPS but more defensive cooldown uptime.

In some dungeons you may want to change some talent points for additional utility. In these situations you can safely remove the point from Divine Reach Icon Divine Reach on the Class tree to have additional flexibility, and either Ferren Marcus's Fervor Icon Ferren Marcus's Fervor or Empyrean Authority Icon Empyrean Authority for the Spec tree.

What you could swap into with these points would include:

  1. If the dungeon Features non elite Undead monsters you can pick up Turn Evil Icon Turn Evil to have an instant kill ability when they are below 30% HP.
  2. Consecrated Ground Icon Consecrated Ground for an AoE slow to help with kiting enemies.
  3. Pick up Final Stand Icon Final Stand for an AoE taunt with your immunity.
  4. Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding to allow someone else (probably your Healer) to immune things.
Icy Veins - Not sure how to get the most out of your character in Mythic+? Our rotation page
will help you learn the perfect opener and how to properly AoE trash packs in dungeons.
Protection Paladin - Not sure how to get the most out of your character in Mythic+? Our rotation page
will help you learn the perfect opener and how to properly AoE trash packs in dungeons.
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Not sure how to get the most out of your character in Mythic+? Our rotation page will help you learn the perfect opener and how to properly AoE trash packs in dungeons.
3.

Utility Kit and Abilities

Interrupts, Stuns, and Stops Other Utility
3.1.

Interrupts, Stuns, and Stops

  • Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield is one of the strongest abilities in our toolkit for Mythic+. Not only does it interrupt, but it will also silence enemies that can be silenced for 3 seconds. This allows you to almost fully lock down any caster by yourself, especially if they can be stunned by Hammer of Justice Icon Hammer of Justice as well, and let the rest of the group deal with another caster.
  • Rebuke Icon Rebuke is another interrupt option for enemies in melee range.
  • Hammer of Justice Icon Hammer of Justice is a long single-target stun that can be used often with the Fist of Justice Icon Fist of Justice talent. This can be used to make enemies non-threatening for a couple of seconds or prevent them from moving if they may want to.
  • Blinding Light Icon Blinding Light can be used to disorient enemies within 10 yards. This can be used as an AoE interrupt for crowd-controllable casting enemies.
  • Turn Evil Icon Turn Evil fears an Undead, Aberration, or Demon target within 20 yards for up to 40 sec. If they are a non elite enemy and are below 30% HP they will instantly be killed!
3.2.

Other Utility

  • Intercession Icon Intercession allows you to combat res a party member.
  • Devotion Aura Icon Devotion Aura reduces all damage taken by your group by 3%.
  • Cleanse Toxins Icon Cleanse Toxins can remove all Poison and Disease effects from a group member. Cleanse Toxins Icon Cleanse Toxins has value in every dungeon apart from Dawnbreaker and Stonevault. It can also be used to deal with the Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour Icon Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour affix.
  • Blessing of Protection Icon Blessing of Protection/Blessing of Spellwarding Icon Blessing of Spellwarding and Blessing of Sacrifice Icon Blessing of Sacrifice are amazing tools in dungeons to help your group survive both dangerous affixes as well as abilities.
  • Blessing of Protection Icon Blessing of Protection has two additional benefits on top of providing the target immunity to Physical damage. It will remove any Bleed effect on the target, and make them lose threat temporarily on enemies that deal Physical damage. Very helpful for the Fury Warrior who popped all cooldowns before you even put down Consecration Icon Consecration!
  • Unbound Freedom Icon Unbound Freedom will help with negating slows/roots on your party, but, more importantly, also apply Blessing of Freedom Icon Blessing of Freedom to yourself when cast on others.
  • Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory and Lay on Hands Icon Lay on Hands are not only self-heal abilities, but can be used on group members to great effect as well to help the healer.

4.

Dealing with Affixes

This section has Protection Paladin-specific tips for dealing with the various affixes of Mythic+.

Affix: Ascendant Affix: Voidbound Affix: Pulsar Affix: Devour
4.1.

Ascendant Affix Management for Protection Paladin

Blinding Light Icon Blinding Light is our only AoE stop that will deal with the orbs. If you are a Blood Elf, Arcane Torrent Icon Arcane Torrent will also work as an AoE dispel. Single target options are also available in the form of Hammer of Justice Icon Hammer of Justice, Rebuke Icon Rebuke, and Avenger's Shield Icon Avenger's Shield.

4.2.

Voidbound Affix Management for Protection Paladin

The Void Emissary always spawns on you and just needs to be killed. You will not need to take any different talents for this affix, use your best damaging buttons available at the time to deal with this affix.

4.3.

Pulsar Affix Management for Protection Paladin

Pick up orbs. Run around with Divine Steed Icon Divine Steed or Unbound Freedom Icon Unbound Freedom.

If you need to move out of your Consecration Icon Consecration, be sure to put down a new one as you are moving.

4.4.

Devour Affix Management for Protection Paladin

Cleanse Toxins Icon Cleanse Toxins to dispel it. Word of Glory Icon Word of Glory with Shining Light Icon Shining Light or Lay on Hands Icon Lay on Hands to heal it off.

Do not use Divine Shield Icon Divine Shield to remove it, as the group will not gain a stack of Lingering Void Icon Lingering Void.

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This guide has been written by Panthea, who raids in Catalyst and is the author of TankNotes. He plays all tanks and is a Moderator for the Hammer of Wrath Paladin Discord. You can follow him on Twitter.

5.

Changelog

  • 20 Apr. 2026: Updated for Patch 12.0.5.
  • 16 Mar. 2026: Updated for Midnight Season 1.
  • 26 Feb. 2026: Reviewed for Midnight 12.0.1.
  • 10 Feb. 2026: Updated for Midnight Pre-Patch.
  • 30 Nov. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.2.7.
  • 05 Oct. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.2.5.
  • 04 Aug. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.2.
  • 15 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 21 Apr. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.5.
  • 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 15 Dec. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 22 Oct. 2024: Dungeon specific tips have been added!
  • 09 Sep. 2024: Updated for The War Within Season 1.
  • 19 Aug. 2024: Updated Talents for The War Within Launch.
  • 19 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within pre-patch.
  • 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4.
  • 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Season 3.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Updated talent tree for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 01 May 2023: Updated talent tree for Patch 10.1 and affix information for Season 2.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Updated talent builds for Patch 10.0.7. Added Turn Evil usage.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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