WoW SoD DPS Paladin Guide: BiS, Runes, Talents

World of Warcraft Season of Discovery has a lot of amazing changes to the base game so we will be taking a look at how you can make your characters as strong as possible

WoW SoD DPS Paladin Guide: BiS, Runes, Talents
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World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 1 has a lot of things to consider regarding the individual strength of all of the classes, so we will examine the best options in terms of items, talents, and runes for DPS Paladins given the current meta. 

Although the devs have been quite quick to adjust imbalances in each class, this guide should help you get a general idea of how to best utilize the kits Paladins have so you can be at the top of the DPS charts in your group.

We will provide the best talents, runes, gear, etc. for WoW SoD Phase 1 currently so you can have an easier time clearing the new Blackfathom Deeps Raid and do PvP in Ashenvale like it's nothing. Let's get started!

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WoW SoD Phase 1 DPS Paladin Talents

Since there is a level 25 cap during Phase 1, you will only have access to 16 talent points, so these picks should serve you well for the time being:

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Here are the talents we recommend for DPS Paladins in Season of Discovery:

  • Tier 1: 3 points in Improved Blessing of Might, as well as 5 points in Benediction.
  • Tier 2: 2 Points in Improved Judgement.
  • Tier 3: 5 Points in Conviction, as well as 1 point in Seal of Command.

WoW SoD Phase 1 DPS Paladin Runes

With all of the Paladin runes having been discovered, we can take a look at the best ones.

DPS Paladin Runes

 

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Chest

Divine Storm

  • Good AoE damage and heal
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Hands

Crusader Strike

  • Great DPS
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LEGs

Rebuke

  • Useful kick

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WoW SoD Phase 1 DPS Paladin Pre-Raid BiS

These are some items you can use before you start doing BFD runs to get the best possible items right now.

DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Head

 

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Ringed Helm

  • Drop from Garneg Charskull in Wetlands
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Sparkmetal Coif

  • Morbent Fel (Alliance) in Duskwood
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Green Tinted Goggles 

  • Engineering

DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Neck

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Sentinel's Medallion 

  • Silverwing Sentinels (Alliance) (Honored)

DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Shoulders

 

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Battleforge Shoulderguards of the Tiger

  • World Drop
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Bristlebark Amice 

  • World Drop
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Glimmering Mail Pauldrons

  • World Drop

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DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Cloak

 

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Cape of the Brotherhood 

  • Deadmines 
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Slayer's Cape

  • World Drop
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Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility

  • Enchanting

DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Chest

 

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Shining Silver Breastplate

  • Blacksmithing
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Mutant Scale Breastplate

  • Wailing Caverns
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Enchant Chest - Minor Stats

  • Enchanting

DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Wrists

 

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Pugilist Bracers

  • Random Drop in Razorfen Kraul
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Yorgen Bracers

  • World Drop
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Patterned Bronze Bracers 

  • Blacksmithing
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Enchant Bracer - Lesser Strength

  • Enchanting

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DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Hands

 

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Glimmering Mail Gauntlets

  • World Drop

DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Waist

 

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Cobrahn's Grasp

  • Wailing Caverns
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Garneg's War Belt 

  • Drops from Garneg Charskull in Wetlands

DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Legs

 

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Glimmering Mail Legguards

  • World Drop
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Chausses of Westfall

  • The Defias Brotherhood (Alliance) in Deadmines

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 DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Feet

 

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Draftsman Boots

  • Gerenzo Wrenchwhistle in Stonetalon Mountains
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Feet of the Lynx 

  • World Drop
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Slayer's Slippers

  • World Drop
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Enchant Boots - Minor Agility
  • Enchanting

 DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Rings

 

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Thunderbrow Ring

  • World Drop
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Silverlaine's Family Seal

  • Shadowfang Keep
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Tiger Band

  • Willix the Importer in Razorfen Kraul
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Protector's Band 

  • Silverwing Sentinels (Alliance) (Honored)
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Seal of Wrynn

  • The Unsent Letter into The Attack!  (Alliance) quest chains, starting with a drop from Edwin VanCleef)

 DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Trinkets

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Rune of Duty

  • Warsong - Friendly

 DPS Paladin Pre-Raid Two-Handed Weapon

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Verigan's Fist

  • The Test of Righteousness, starts with The Tome of Valor
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Ancient War Sword

  • Defeat Nek'rosh in Wetlands
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Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Impact

  • Enchanting

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WoW SoD Phase 1 DPS Paladin BiS

Most of these items will come from the 10-man Blackfathom Deeps Raid, and some will be rather difficult to obtain as you will need to complete a complicated quest chain, but if you would like to maximize your damage and go for high parses, then you can try getting your hands on these items.

DPS Paladin BiS Head

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Artemis Cowl

  • Blackfathom Deeps

DPS Paladin BiS Neck

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High Tide Choker

  • Blackfathom Deeps

DPS Paladin BiS Shoulders

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Battleforge Shoulderguards of the Tiger

  • World Drop

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DPS Paladin BiS Cloak

 

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Sergeant's Cloak

  • PvP Rank 3
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Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility

  • Enchanting

DPS Paladin BiS Chest

 

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Shifting Silver Breastplate

  • Blacksmithing
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Enchant Chest - Minor Stats

  • Enchanting

DPS Paladin BiS Wrists

 

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Pugilist Bracers

  • Random Drop in Razorfen Kraul
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Enchant Bracer - Lesser Strength

  • Enchanting

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DPS Paladin BiS Hands

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Algae Gauntlets

  • Blackfathom Deeps

DPS Paladin BiS Waist

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Cobrahn's Grasp

  • Wailing Caverns

DPS Paladin BiS Legs

 

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Leggings of the Faithful

  • Blackfathom Deeps

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DPS Paladin BiS Feet

 

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Silver Hand Sabatons

  • Blackfathom Deeps
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Enchant Boots - Minor Agility

  • Enchanting

DPS Paladin BiS Rings

 

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Thunderbrow Ring

  • World Drop
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Silverlaine's Family Seal

  • Shadowfang Keep

DPS Paladin BiS Trinkets

 

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Rune of Duty

  • Warsong (Alliance) & (Horde) – Friendly
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Avenger's Void Pearl

  • Blackfathom Deeps

DPS Paladin BiS Weapon

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Deadly Strike of the Hydra

  • Blackfathom Deeps
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Enchant 2H Weapon - Lesser Impact

  • Enchanting

DPS Paladin LIbram

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Discarded Tenets of the Silver Hand

  • Blackfathom Deeps

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