Bind on Forever

Classic Era → Forever · build 1.60.1.70245

What changed for Paladins

Every talent and trainer ability Paladins have in Forever, set against Classic Era, from the game files of build 1.60.1.70245. Season of Discovery isn't counted as Classic.

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Talents

New talents 19

TalentTreeRow
Improved SealsHoly2
Purifying PowerHoly3
ReverenceHoly3
Voice of TruthHoly3
Infusion of LightHoly4
Consecrated GroundHoly5
Divine PrecisionHoly5
Light's VigilHoly7
Improved Seal of FuryProtection3
Sacred DutyProtection3
Swift JudgementProtection4
Templar's BulwarkProtection5
Iron CreedProtection6
Holy ConduitRetribution2
Sanctified JudgementRetribution3
Sacred ArbiterRetribution4
Champion of the LightRetribution6
Instrument of LawRetribution6
Twist of LightRetribution7

Removed talents 12

TalentClassic tree, rowWhat it did in Classic
Improved Seal of RighteousnessHoly, 2Increases the damage done by your Seal of Righteousness and Judgement of Righteousness by 3%.
Improved Lay on HandsHoly, 3Gives the target of your Lay on Hands spell a 15% bonus to their armor value from items for 2 min. In addition, the cooldown for your Lay on Hands spell is reduced by 10 min.
Improved Blessing of WisdomHoly, 4Increases the effect of your Blessing of Wisdom spell by 10%.
Lasting JudgementHoly, 5Increases the duration of your Judgement of Light and Judgement of Wisdom by 10 sec.
Improved Devotion AuraProtection, 1Increases the armor bonus of your Devotion Aura by 5%.
Blessing of KingsProtection, 3Places a Blessing on the friendly target, increasing total stats by 10% for 5 min. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time.
Improved Concentration AuraProtection, 4Increases the effect of your Concentration Aura by an additional 5% and gives all group members affected by the aura an additional 5% chance to resist Silence and Interrupt effects.
Blessing of SanctuaryProtection, 5Places a Blessing on the friendly target, reducing damage dealt from all sources by up to 10 for 5 min. In addition, when the target blocks a melee attack the attacker will take 14 Holy damage. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time.
Improved Blessing of MightRetribution, 1Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Blessing of Might by 4%.
Improved Seal of the CrusaderRetribution, 2Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Seal of the Crusader and the Holy damage increase of your Judgement of the Crusader by 5%.
Improved Retribution AuraRetribution, 4Increases the damage done by your Retribution Aura by 25%.
Sanctity AuraRetribution, 5Increases Holy damage done by party members within 30 yards by 10%. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time.

Moved to another row 11

TalentTreeClassic rowForever row
Healing LightHoly32 ↑ earlier
Unyielding FaithHoly32 ↑ earlier
Divine FavorHoly54 ↑ earlier
Holy ShockHoly75 ↑ earlier
ToughnessProtection21 ↑ earlier
AnticipationProtection32 ↑ earlier
One-Handed Weapon SpecializationProtection64 ↑ earlier
DeflectionRetribution21 ↑ earlier
ConvictionRetribution32 ↑ earlier
RepentanceRetribution75 ↑ earlier
VengeanceRetribution65 ↑ earlier

Different number of ranks 3

TalentClassicForever
One-Handed Weapon Specialization53
Spiritual Focus52
Vengeance53

Spellbook

New abilities 3

Talents in Classic, trainer abilities now 1

Gone from the trainer 1

AbilityClassic levelWhat it did in Classic
Greater Blessing of Sanctuary60Gives all members of the raid or group that share the same class with the target the Greater Blessing of Sanctuary, reducing damage dealt from all sources by up to 24 for 15 min. In addition, when the target blocks a melee attack the attacker will take 35 Holy damage. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time.

Blizzard's notes about Paladins

24 lines across Blizzard's posts mention Paladins. 2 of them don't fully match the files:

Development Notes, October 1Development Notes, September 24Races and classes