WoW SoD Tank 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 Tank 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 Tank 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 ensure your group's success.

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 Tank 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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WoW SoD Phase 1 Tank Paladin Runes

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

Tank Paladin Runes

 

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Chest

Divine Storm

  • Good AoE damage and heal
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Hands

Hand of Reckoning

  • Your primary taunt ability
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LEGs

Avenger's Shield

  • Great for generating threat onto multiple enemies

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WoW SoD Phase 1 Tank 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.

Tank 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

Tank Paladin Pre-Raid Neck

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Sentinel's Medallion 

  • Silverwing Sentinels (Alliance) (Honored)

Tank Paladin Pre-Raid Shoulders

 

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Elite Shoulders

  • Limited supply from certain vendors
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Bristlebark Amice 

  • World Drop
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Glimmering Mail Pauldrons

  • World Drop

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Tank 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

Tank 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 - Health

  • Enchanting

Tank Paladin Pre-Raid Wrists

 

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Yorgen Bracers

  • World Drop
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Patterned Bronze Bracers 

  • Blacksmithing
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Enchant Bracer - Lesser Stamina

  • Enchanting

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Tank Paladin Pre-Raid Hands

 

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Glimmering Mail Gauntlets

  • World Drop

Tank 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
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Belt of the Stars 

  • Look To The Stars in Duskwood

Tank 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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Tank 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

Tank 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)

Tank Paladin Pre-Raid Trinkets

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Rune of Duty

  • Warsong - Friendly

Tank Paladin Pre-Raid One-Handed Weapons

 

 

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Beazel's Basher

  • World Drop
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Headsplitter

  • World Drop
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Enchant Weapon - Lesser Striking

  • Enchanting

Tank Paladin Pre-Raid

 Shield

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Crest of Darkshire

  • Bride of the Embalmer (Alliance) in Duskwood
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Shield of Thorsen

  • World Drop
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Commander's Crest

  • Shadowfang Keep

 Tank 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 Tank 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.

Tank Paladin BiS Head

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Shadowscale Coif

  • Blackfathom Deeps

Tank Paladin BiS Neck

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Voidwalker Brooch

  • Blackfathom Deeps

Tank Paladin BiS Shoulders

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Shoulderguards of Crushing Depths

  • Blackfathom Deeps

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Tank Paladin BiS Cloak

 

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Sergeant's Cloak

  • PvP Rank 3
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Enchant Cloak - Minor Agility

  • Enchanting

Tank Paladin BiS Chest

 

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Shifting Silver Breastplate

  • Blacksmithing
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Enchant Chest - Minor Stats

  • Enchanting

Tank Paladin BiS Wrists

 

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Hydraxian Bangles

  • Blackfathom Deeps
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Enchant Bracer - Lesser Stamina

  • Enchanting

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Tank Paladin BiS Hands

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Algae Gauntlets

  • Blackfathom Deeps

Tank Paladin BiS Waist

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Twilight Defender's Girdle

  • Wailing Caverns

Tank Paladin BiS Legs

 

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Leggings of the Faithful

  • Blackfathom Deeps

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Tank Paladin BiS Feet

 

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Crabshell Waders 

  • Blackfathom Deeps
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Enchant Boots - Minor Agility

  • Enchanting

Tank Paladin BiS Rings

 

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Plains Ring

  • Random Drop in Razorfen Kraul
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Band of Deep Places

  • Blackfathom Deeps

Tank Paladin BiS Trinkets

 

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Rune of Duty

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

  • Blackfathom Deeps

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Tank Paladin BiS One-Handed Weapon

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Honed Darkwater Talwar

  • Blackfathom Deeps
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Enchant Weapon - Lesser Striking

  • Enchanting

Tank Paladin BiS Shield

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Shell Plate Barrier 

  • Blackfathom Deeps
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Ancient Arctic Buckler

  • Blackfathom Villainy in Blackfathom Deeps
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Iron Shield Spike

  • Blacksmithing

Tank Paladin LIbram

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Discarded Tenets of the Silver Hand

  • Blackfathom Deeps

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