Paladin

Best Enchants

Holy

Weapon Enchant (1H Weapon)

  • Enchant Weapon - Power Torrent

    • +500 Intellect proc — BiS for Holy Paladin.

    • Intellect gives you:

      • More healing throughput

      • Larger mana pool

      • Crit chance

      • Mana regen (via Replenishment, Seal of Insight)

  • Alternative:

    • Some Paladins used Heartsong for pure Spirit (mana regen) on long fights, but Power Torrent is generally superior even in long games.

Shield Enchant

  • Enchant Shield - Greater Intellect (+40 Intellect)

    • Standard PvP shield enchant — gives everything you want.

Head

  • Arcanum of Vicious Intellect

    • +60 Intellect / +35 Resilience

    • PvP-specific head enchant → mandatory.

Chest

  • Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats (+20 to all stats)

    • All-around best PvP choice → gives stamina, intellect, spirit, etc.

Cloak

  • Enchant Cloak - Greater Spell Piercing (+35 Spell Penetration)

    • Optional — only needed if you are running a Denounce spam build or want to land Judgment of Justiceconsistently on resist-heavy targets.

    • Most Holy Paladins skip this and use:

  • Primary choice:
    Enchant Cloak - Greater Intellect (+22 Intellect)

    • More healing output and mana pool. Bracers

  • Enchant Bracers - Exceptional Intellect (+50 Intellect)

Gloves

  • Enchant Gloves - Exceptional Spirit (+50 Spirit)

    • Mana regen is very important in Cata PvP — especially in longer dampening games.

Legs

  • Powerful Ghostly Spellthread

    • +95 Stamina / +55 Spirit

    • Core PvP leg enchant for Holy Paladin.

    • Gives survivability + mana regen → ideal.

Boots

  • Enchant Boots - Lavawalker

    • +35 Mastery / Minor Movement Speed

    • Movement speed is mandatory for PvP — to reposition and avoid CC / kite cleaves.

    • Mastery gives a small shield component that synergizes with Paladin heals.

Rings (if Enchanter)

  • Enchant Ring - Intellect (+40 Intellect per ring)

    • Very strong for Holy Paladin → more healing + mana pool + crit.

Protection

Weapon Enchant (1H weapon)

You have 2 viable choices depending on role:

General PvP / Arena Support / Offensive Hybrid:

  • Enchant Weapon - Landslide

    • +100 Strength proc → increases damage, healing through Seal procs, and pressure.

    • Works well if you are playing an offensive Prot build.

Flag Carrier (RBG) or pure defensive kite builds:

  • Enchant Weapon - Windwalk

    • +600 Haste + movement speed proc + 20% dodge chance (10s).

    • The best enchant for pure survivability / kiting.

    • This is the top choice for RBG flag carriers.

Shield Enchant

  • Enchant Shield - Resilience (+50 Resilience)

    • Core PvP shield enchant — Resilience is huge for Prot PvP → helps survive burst windows.

Head

  • Arcanum of Vicious Strength

    • +60 Strength / +35 Resilience

    • Strength boosts damage and healing scaling → always best for PvP Prot.

Chest

  • Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats (+20 to all stats)

    • Stamina, Strength, more utility stats.

Cloak

  • Enchant Cloak - Greater Spell Piercing (+35 Spell Penetration)

    • Prot uses Judgment, HoJ, and CC tools — Spell Pen ensures these land reliably.

    OR if capped via gems:

  • Enchant Cloak - Greater Critical Strike (+65 Crit)

    • Crit is valuable for Shield of the Righteous burst, Avenger’s Shield, and Word of Glory procs.

Bracers

  • Enchant Bracers - Strength (+50 Strength)

    • Best all-around option — Strength > avoidance in PvP.

Gloves

  • Enchant Gloves - Strength (+20 Strength)

Legs

  • Drakehide Leg Armor

    • +145 Stamina / +55 Agility

    • No Strength PvP leg enchant → Drakehide is BiS for PvP survivability.

Boots

  • Enchant Boots - Lavawalker

    • +35 Mastery / Minor Movement Speed

    • Movement speed is mandatory → flag carrier builds must kite, normal PvP must reposition.

    • Mastery is strong → Shield of the Righteous absorb scaling.

Rings (if Enchanter)

  • Enchant Ring - Strength (+40 Strength per ring)

    • Good for offensive / hybrid builds → Strength scales healing + damage.

Weapon Enchant (2H Weapon — Ret always uses a 2H)

  • Enchant Weapon - Landslide

    • +100 Strength proc → BiS for Ret PvP.

    • Strength increases all Ret damage and also off-heals through scaling.

    • No other enchant comes close — use this for Arena, RBGs, BGs.

Head

  • Arcanum of Vicious Strength

    • +60 Strength / +35 Resilience

    • Standard PvP head enchant.

Chest

  • Enchant Chest - Peerless Stats (+20 to all stats)

    • Gives Strength, Stamina, and more → BiS for Ret PvP.

Cloak

  • Enchant Cloak - Greater Spell Piercing (+35 Spell Penetration)

    • Important! → Ensures your Judgment / Repentance / Hammer of Justice land through resistances.

    OR if Spell Pen cap is reached with gems:

  • Enchant Cloak - Greater Critical Strike (+65 Crit)

    • Very good for burst builds → Ret crits very hard with TV/Wings up.

Bracers

  • Enchant Bracers - Strength (+50 Strength)

Gloves

  • Enchant Gloves - Strength (+20 Strength)

Legs

  • Drakehide Leg Armor

    • +145 Stamina / +55 Agility

    • PvP leg enchant — no Strength PvP leg enchant available → Stamina is very valuable in PvP.

Boots

  • Enchant Boots - Lavawalker

    • +35 Mastery / Minor Movement Speed

    • Movement speed is mandatory → must stick to targets / avoid CC.

    • Mastery is very valuable for Ret → it increases absorbs and TV scaling.

Rings (if Enchanter)

  • Enchant Ring - Strength (+40 Strength per ring)

    • Very strong for Ret — worth taking Enchanting for.

Retribution