WoW SoD Paladin Runes
Runes are items that you can find in the world in the Season of Discovery of WoW Classic. Runes can be assigned to equipment slots and give your character powerful passive effects. This WoW SoD Paladin Runes guide explains which Paladin runes are new in Phase 3, which Paladin runes are already available in SoD, and how you can get them. Included are detailed descriptions of the Paladin rune locations.
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New Paladin Runes in SoD Phase 3
The following Paladin runes are new in SoD Phase 3:
Rune | Effect | Slot |
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Fanaticism Phase 3 | Increases your critical strike chance with Holy spells by 18%. | Head |
Improved Sanctuary Phase 3 | Increases the damage prevented by your Blessing of Sanctuary by 100%, and increases damage done by your Blessing of Sanctuary by 30% of your shield block value. | Head |
Wrath Phase 3 | Your Consecration damage can now be critical strikes, and damage from your Exorcism, Holy Shock, Holy Wrath, and Consecration spells gains additional critical strike chance equal to your melee critical strike chance. | Head |
Hammer of the Righteous Phase 3 | Hammer the current target and up to 2 additional nearby targets, causing 4 times your main hand damage per second as Holy damage. | Wrists |
Improved Hammer of Wrath Phase 3 | Hammer of Wrath is now instant and the cooldown on Hammer of Wrath is reset each time it damages an enemy below 10% health. | Wrists |
Light's Grace Phase 3 | Your Holy Light spell reduces the cast time of your next Holy Light spell by 0.5 sec. Lasts 15 sec. | Wrists |
Purifying Power Phase 3 | Reduces the cooldown on Exorcism and Holy Wrath by 50%, and Holy Wrath can now be cast at any target and will Stun Undead and Demon targets for 2 sec. | Wrists |
All SoD Paladin runes are already available in our WoW SoD Talent Calculator. This allows you to plan your Paladin build including runes for the Season of Discovery.
How to Get All Paladin Runes in SoD
The following runes are available for the Paladin in SoD. Click on a rune to go directly to the location description.
- Aegis
- Divine Storm
- Horn of Lordaeron
- Seal of Martyrdom
- Beacon of Light
- Crusader Strike
- Hand of Reckoning
- Avenger's Shield
- Divine Sacrifice
- Exorcist
- Inspiration Exemplar
- Rebuke
- Enlightened Judgements
- Infusion of Light
- Sheath of Light
- Guarded by the Light
- Sacred Shield
- The Art of War
- Fanaticism
- Improved Sanctuary
- Wrath
- Hammer of the Righteous
- Improved Hammer of Wrath
- Light's Grace
- Purifying Power
How to Get Crusader Strike in SoD
You get the Crusader Strike rune (Hands) at level 2 in your starting zone in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Human:
- Obtain the quest Relics of the Light from Brother Sammuel in Elwynn Forest (50 42).
- Find and equip Libram of Judgement. Libram of Judgement drops from Defias nearby.
- Unleash 10 seals onto your enemies with Judgement.
- Use Libram of Judgement and you will get Crusader Strike.
- Dwarf:
- Obtain the quest Relics of the Light from Bromos Grummner in Dun Morogh (30 68).
- Find and equip Libram of Judgement. Libram of Judgement drops from Frostmane Trolls nearby.
- Unleash 10 seals onto your enemies with Judgement.
- Use Libram of Judgement and you will get Crusader Strike.
How to Get Aegis in SoD
You get the Aegis rune (Chest) in the starting zones in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- To get Aegis, you need to be level 8 and have Purify trained.
- Elwynn Forest: Cast Purify on Wounded Adventurer at the end of the spider section in the Jasperlode Mines.
- Dun Morogh: Cast Purify on Wounded Adventurer in front of Gnomeregan (26 44).
How to Get Inspiration Exemplar in SoD
You get the Inspiration Exemplar rune (Legs) in the starting zones in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- A second healing class player is required to get Inspiration Exemplar.
- Elwynn Forest:
- East of the hill that lies east of Jerod’s Landing, find Adventurer's Remains at 52.2 84.6. Right-click on it to summon a portal.
- A second healing class needs to click on the portal, causing a friendly ghost to spawn and die. Everyone in the group can loot it and get Rune of Inspiration.
- Dun Morogh:
- West of Kharanos find Adventurer's Remains inside the Wendigo cave at 43.0 49.6. Right-click on it to summon a portal.
- A second healing class needs to click on the portal, causing a friendly ghost to spawn and die. Everyone in the group can loot it and get Rune of Inspiration.
- Teldrassil:
- Interact with Adventurer's Remains at 33.6 35.6 in Teldrassil to summon a portal.
- A second healing class needs to click on the portal, causing a friendly ghost to spawn and die. Everyone in the group can loot it and get Rune of Inspiration.
How to Get Rebuke in SoD
You get the Rebuke rune (Legs) in Stormwind City and Ironforge in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Stormwind City:
- Speak to Liv Bradford at the Inn in the Park (23 64).
- Then kill Stuart, who is also in the Inn.
- Return to Liv Bradford to receive Rebuke from her.
- Ironforge:
- Speak to Bruuk Barleybeard at the Inn in the Military Ward (72 75). He asks you to talk to a drunk nearby.
- After talking to the drunk you can defeat him.
- Return to Bruuk Barleybeard to obtain Rebuke from him.
How to Get Horn of Lordaeron in SoD
You get the Horn of Lordaeron rune (Chest) in the level 10+ quest zones in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Loch Modan:
- You can find Libram of Blessings on a table downstairs in the Stoutlager Inn in Thelsamar (35.8 49.5).
- Equip Libram of Blessings.
- Give blessings to 5 different players.
- Use Libram of Blessings and you will get Horn of Lordaeron.
- Westfall:
- You can find Libram of Blessings by killing Undying Laborer.
- Equip Libram of Blessings.
- Give blessings to 5 different players.
- Use Libram of Blessings and you will get Horn of Lordaeron.
How to Get Hand of Reckoning in SoD
You get the Hand of Reckoning rune (Hands) in the level 10+ quest zones in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Loch Modan:
- Go to Stonesplinter Valley.
- In the cave, you can find a chest called Sunken Reliquar (37 92). It contains Libram of Justice.
- Equip Libram of Justice.
- Kill 10 enemies stunned by Hammer of Justice.
- Use Libram of Justice and you will get Hand of Reckoning.
- Westfall:
- Kill Defias Drone (Level 22) in the Southeast until Libram of Justice drops.
- Equip Libram of Justice.
- Kill 10 enemies stunned by Hammer of Justice.
- Use Libram of Justice and you will get Hand of Reckoning.
The following notes were sent via our feedback button:
For Hand of Reckoning, kills with Crusader Strike are not currently countering – killing blow cannot be with Crusader Strike (other abilities, e.g. Judgement, seem to be fine).
killing grey mobs stunned by HoJ does not give progress for the hand of reckoning rune. i assume the mobs have to grant xp/honor in order to give stacks
How to Get Seal of Martyrdom in SoD
You get the Seal of Martyrdom rune (Chest) in Duskwood in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Speak to Brother Romulus in the cathedral in Stormwind City (37 29).
- Then use the stairwells closest to Brother Romulus (on the left when facing him) to go down into the catacombs of the cathedral.
- Follow the stairs down until you reach a large room. There you will find Charred Note on the left side.
- Go to the small island that is located in the far northwest of Duskwood (4 28).
- Speak to Ada Gelhardt and defeat her to receive Seal of Martyrdom.
How to Get Divine Storm in SoD
You get the Divine Storm rune (Chest) in Ashenvale in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Go to the Tower of Althalaxx in the north of Darkshore and get an orb at the top. You will meet level 30+ mobs there.Two paladins are all you need to get to the orb. Follow these steps:
- One paladin runs in making a beeline for the top pulling aggro. The other follows a second or two later. You should both be able to get near enough to the top before you die so you can revive next to the orb, but even if you don’t just revive and continue up until you can.
- Climb to the top of the tower as ghosts, ensuring both of you can revive on the top floor by the orb. One paladin waits by the orb while the other revives, pots, pulls aggro, hits Divine Protection, and jumps over the rail, climbing down as far as they can and leading the mobs away.
- When partner pulls aggro, revive and immediately claim orb. Stay where you are and die if your partner also needs the orb and just reverse roles.
- Click on the orb at the top of the tower to get Althalaxx Orb.
- Go to Maestra’s Post in Ashenvale and talk to Delgren the Purifier (26 39). The quest Advice From Stormwind starts.
- Go to Stormwind City and talk to Katherine the Pure (38 32). You will receive the follow-up quest A Second Opinion.
- Speak to Ursula Deline in Stormwind City (26 77). You will receive the follow-up quest Earning Your Salt.
- Go to Redridge Mountains and kill Blackrock mobs until you get 14x Summoner's Salt.
- Return to Stormwind City and turn in the quest. You will receive the follow-up quest It Must Be Destroyed.
- Go to Demon Fall Canyon in Ashenvale. Kill Searing Infernal, Felguard, and Mannoroc Lasher until you get 12x Mote of Mannoroth.
- Go to (89 77) in Ashenvale and click on the circle under Mannoroth’s weapons. A broken orb drops.
- Interact with the orb to start the final quest Return to Delgren.
- Complete the quest and you will receive Divine Storm.
How to Get Avenger’s Shield in SoD
You get the Avenger's Shield rune (Legs) by killing a level 23 Elite mob in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Kill the level 23 Elite mob Dro'zem the Blasphemous. He can spawn at several locations in Redridge Mountains, e.g. at the orc camp around (77 70).
How to Get Exorcist in SoD
You get the Exorcist rune (Legs) with level 24 in Duskwood in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Prerequisite: You need to have Exorcism and Turn Undead trained.
- Kill Defias Night Blade, Defias Night Runner, and Defias Enchanter in Duskwook until you get Libram of Banishment. The mobs can be found at Yorgen Farmstead around (50 78) and south of Raven Hill around (22 71)
- Equip Libram of Banishment.
- Cast Turn Undead on 5 enemies, and slay them with Exorcism.
- Use Libram of Banishment and you will get Exorcist.
How to Get Divine Sacrifice in SoD
You get the Divine Sacrifice rune (Legs) by buying it in Ratchet in the Season of Discovery as follows:
Update: Since the hotfix on April 16, 2024, you can buy Rune of Sacrifice directly from Grizzby in Ratchet for 3g. It is no longer necessary to deliver the items listed below. We don’t know yet if there is a minimum level requirement to buy. We can confirm that you can already buy the rune at level 11.
The following steps are no longer necessary to get the rune:
- Go to Ratchet in the Barrens and talk to Grizzby in the Inn (62 39). For his quests, you have to collect the following materials:
- 24x Fish Oil:
- Drops from Murlocs and Naga e.g. in Hillsbrad Foothills.
- 20x Dark Iron Ordinance:
- Drops from Level 27 – 31 Elite Dark Iron Dwarves in Wetlands.
- 16x Shredder Turbocharger:
- To get Shredder Turbocharger, use Shredder Autosalvage Unit on Venture Co. Light Shredder in Stonetalon Mountains around Windshear Crag (not a guaranteed drop).
- Shredder Autosalvage Unit is crafted by Engineering. The recipe is a drop from Sneed in Deadmines.
- 24x Fish Oil:
- Turn in the items and accept the quest Let Me Make You An Offer from Grizzby.
- Hand in the quest to Master Wood in Old Town in Stormwind City (79.2 47.6).
- Accept the quest You've Got Yourself A Deal from Master Wood which leads you back to Grizzby in Ratchet.
- Hand in the quest to Grizzby. He will now sell you Rune of Sacrifice for 3 gold.
If you can’t see the quest, your character level is too low. the quest should be available at level 20.
How to Get Beacon of Light in SoD
You get the Beacon of Light rune (Hands) by turning in Supply Shipments for reputation in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Can be purchased from the Azeroth Commerce Authority faction once Friendly has been achieved.
How to Get Enlightened Judgements in SoD
You get the Enlightened Judgements rune (Waist) in Arathi Highlands the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Kill Syndicate mobs, Witherbark trolls, Dark Iron dwarves, Boulderfist ogres, Hammerfall mobs, Drywhisker kobolds, and Daggerspine mobs in Arathi Highlands to get the following three beads:
- Tarnished Prayer Bead I
- Tarnished Prayer Bead II
- Tarnished Prayer Bead III
- Purify the three beads as follows:
- Tarnished Prayer Bead I: Cast Blessing of Might and kill an enemy. It turns into Divine Prayer Bead I.
- Tarnished Prayer Bead II: Cast Divine Shield when having less than 10% HP. It turns into Divine Prayer Bead II.
- Tarnished Prayer Bead III: Judge Seal of Justice on a fleeing mob. It turns into Divine Prayer Bead III.
- Combine the three Divine Prayer Beads to make Rosary of the Light.
- Bring Rosary of the Light to Brother Atticus in Stromgarde Keep (27.2 57.0) and you’ll get the rune.
How to Get Guarded by the Light in SoD
You get the Guarded by the Light rune (Feet) in Alterac Mountains in the Season of Discovery as follows:
Prerequisite: You need to have Divine Intervention trained (requires level 30).
- Find the Frozen Remains in the Ruins of Alterac in Alterac Mountains at 39.7 60.8.
- Loot Dormant Holy Rune from Frozen Remains.
- Cast Divine Intervention on another player who is capable of resurrecting you. You can head back to a mayor city for this step.
- Have them resurrect you. You’ll get Rune of the Guardian from which you can learn the rune.
How to Get Sacred Shield in SoD
You get the Sacred Shield rune (Feet) in Desolace the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Go to Nijel’s Point in the north of Desolace (66.5 7.6).
- Enter the Inn and go on to the second level.
- Find the brown book that lies on a bench. Loot Libram of Deliverance from it.
- Equip Libram of Deliverance.
- Use 5x Blessing of Freedom to free others from movement-impairing effects.
- Use Libram of Deliverance to learn the rune.
How to Get The Art of War in SoD
You get the The Art of War rune (Feet) at level 30 in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Find the Extinguished Campfire at the Kodo Graveyard in Desolace at 47.5 54.6. You’ll get the quest Highway Robbery (requires level 30).
- Go to Bibbly F'utzbuckle northeast of the Kodo Graveyard at 62.2 38.8 and turn in the quest. You’ll get the quest On the Lam.
- Go to Booty Bay in Stranglethorn Vale. Turn in the quest at Tokal in the Booty Bay Inn (27.0 77.2). You’ll get the quest Cherry for Your Thoughts?.
- Buy Cherry Grog from Nixxrax Fillamug.
- Turn in the quest at Tokal. You’ll get the quest No Honor Among Thieves.
- Use the rowboat found at 53 91 on the Arathi Highlands map. It will teleport you to the eastern shore.
- Talk to Illari Duskfeather at the docks (93.8 71.4 on the Arathi Highlands map).
- Fight Illari Duskfeather and loot her bag to get Illari's Key.
Tip: If someone has just fought her, you can loot the key from her bag as well. Then wait for her to respawn, talk to her and you can continue to the next - Open the chest near Illari Duskfeather at the docks to turn in the quest. You’ll get Jewel-Encrusted Box which contains Rune of Warfare.
How to Get Infusion of Light in SoD
You get the Infusion of Light rune (Waist) in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Talk to Dalaran Agent in Ariden’s Camp in eastern Deadwind Pass (52.0 34.6). You’ll get Ariden's Sigil.
- Equip Ariden's Sigil (or be with a player who has equipped it).
- Kill all 7 Dark Rider found around the following locations and obtain their relics. You will get the Dark Presence buff when you’re in the right spot. Then use Ariden's Sigil to reveal the Dark Rider.
- Deadwind Pass ~ 44 29 (drops Curious Dalaran Relic)
- Duskwood ~ 23 46 (drops Glittering Dalaran Relic)
- Swamp of Sorrows ~ 70 29 (drops Odd Dalaran Relic)
- Arathi Highlands ~ 62 42 (drops Whirring Dalaran Relic)
- The Barrens ~ 52 36 (drops Heavy Dalaran Relic)
- Desolace ~ 66 23 (drops Creepy Dalaran Relic)
- Badlands ~ 57 55 (drops Slippery Dalaran Relic)
- Return to Dalaran Agent and turn in the 7 relics. As a reward, you’ll get the rune.
How to Get Sheath of Light in SoD
You get the Sheath of Light rune (Waist) in the Season of Discovery as follows:
Prerequisite: Level 26 & you need the Divine Storm rune to be able to see the hammer in Step 1. Thanks for the feedback!
- Find Broken Hammer in Mannoroc Cove in Desolace (52.6 84.8]. It starts the quest The Broken Hammer.
- Kill nearby Burning Blade Summoner until you get Torn Letter.
- Turn in the quest at Katherine the Pure in the cathedral in Stormwind (37.8 31.6). You’ll get the follow-up quest A Lost Brother (requires level 26).
- Talk to Katherine the Pure, then turn in A Lost Brother.
- Talk to Harold Riggs at Menethil Harbor in Wetlands (8.2 58.6).
- Go to Newman’s Landing at 11.3 75.5 on the Dun Morogh map. To reach it, start at Wetlands and swim along the coast of Dun Morogh until you get to the docks. For a shorter swim, you can start in Westfall.
- Inside the building, find Slain Scarlet Crusader and click it. The level 40 elite mob Scarlet Crusade Assassin spawns.
- Kill Scarlet Crusade Assassin and pick up Orders from the Grand Crusader. It will start the quest Orders from the Grand Crusader.
- Return to Katherine the Pure in Stormwind and turn in the quest. You’ll get the quest A Brother In Need.
- Kill High Inquisitor Whitemane in Scarlet Monastery: Cathedral (or group with someone who has already cleared the Cathedral). In her room, you’ll find Aeonas the Vindicated.
- Turn in A Brother In Need at Aeonas the Vindicated and accept By The Light's Grace.
- Heal Aeonas the Vindicated, and accept the follow-up quest Aeonas the Vindicated.
- Find Aeonas the Vindicated in the Stormwind Cathedral at 37.6 31.6 next to Katherine the Pure. Turn in the quest and you’ll get the rune.
How to Get Improved Hammer of Wrath in SoD
You get the Improved Hammer of Wrath rune (Wrists) in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Reach Friendly with the Emerald Wardens faction by participating in Nightmare Incursions.
- Buy Rune of the Hammer for 1g 60s from one of the following Emerald Wardens Quartermasters:
- Quartermaster Alandra south of Seradane in The Hinterlands (61.2 34.6).
- Quartermaster Falinar at The Twilight Grove in Duskwood (45.6 51.2).
- Quartermaster Kyleen northeast of Satyrnaar in Ashenvale (89.6 40.6).
- Quartermaster Valdane north of The Twin Colossals in Feralas (48.1 12.7).
How to Get Light’s Grace in SoD
You get the Light's Grace rune (Wrists) in Feralas in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Use one of the following two teleporters to get to the pillar with Wirdal Wondergear on it in Feralas:
- Teleporter at the foot of the pillar at 85.3 43.6 in Feralas.
- Teleporter in Booty Bay (27.6 77.4) (only available if you completed the quest Quadrangulation that is part of the P2 epic crafting quest chain).
- Set Gadgetzan “at war” in the reputation window.
- Reach the other pillar with the burning flying machine wreckage on it (~81 42) by following these steps:
- Stand behind the lighthouse on the edge of the pillar so that you can see the other pillar that you are aiming for.
- Turn around so that your back is facing the edge.
- Attack the Tower Defense Automaton which is approaching you. It will knock you back and you will land on the other pillar.
- Heal Frix Xizzix who is lying near the burning machine.
- Talk to Frix Xizzix and go through all the dialogue options.
- Go to Rix Xizzix in Booty Bay (28.4 75.8) and buy Rune of Grace for 1g.
How to Get Wrath in SoD
You get the Wrath rune (Head) in the Hinterlands in the Season of Discovery as follows:
Note: Vengeful Spirit only spawns between 9 pm and 6 am server time.
- Go to the Quel’Danil Lodge in The Hinterlands around 31 44.
- Turn on Sense Undead to find Vengeful Spirit. It has several spawn locations around the lodge and only spawns between 9 pm and 6 am server time.
- Kill Vengeful Spirit and loot Rune of Wrath.
Note: It is not required to talk to Magister Falath in Ironforge first or after to get the rune. You can optionally do so to get some additional lore.
How to Get Fanaticism in SoD
You get the Fanaticism rune (Head) at level 44 in the Season of Discovery as follows:
Prerequisite: Level 44 & Sheath of Light rune quest chain completed.
- Talk to Aeonas the Vindicated in the Stormwind Cathedral at 37.6 31.6 and accept the quest Some Good News (requires level 44).
- Talk to Katherine the Pure in the Stormwind cathedral at 37.8 31.6 and turn in the quest. You’ll get the follow-up quest The Mysterious Merchant.
- Find the mysterious merchant Elrick inside the Theramore Inn (66.6 45.2) and turn in the quest. You’ll get the follow-up quest Elrick, Paladin of the Silver Hand.
- Talk to Elrick, exhaust all the dialogue options, and defeat him and Stern-faced Bar Patron.
- Loot Bloody Missive that starts the quest The Bloody Missive.
Note: If you play in a party, only one player can loot the item. Everyone else can get a copy from the Innkeeper. - Return to Katherine the Pure, turn in the quest, and you’ll get the rune.
How to Get Hammer of the Righteous in SoD
You get the Hammer of the Righteous rune (Wrists) at level 44 in the Season of Discovery as follows:
Prerequisite: Level 44 & Fanaticism rune quest chain completed.
Note: Hammer of the Righteous only works with one-hand weapons.
- Go to 43.2 57.2 in Felwood and click on the interactable rope to find Aeonas the Vindicated at 45.0 52.0.
- Talk to Aeonas the Vindicated and exhaust his dialogue.
- Talk to Gregory (44.6 52.0) and exhaust his dialogue. You’ll get the quest Materials of Significance (requires level 44).
- Collect the following items:
- 3x Fiery Infernal Core: Drops from Entropic Beast and Infernal mobs north of Bloodvenom Falls in Felwood.
- 1x Shimmering Grave Dust: After killing Princess Theradras in Maraudon loot Grave Mound on the Centaur grave.
Note: The Grave Mound can’t be looted in a raid group. In that case, leave the raid group, log out, log back in, and loot it. - 1x Triple-Brewed Molten Lager: Sold by the Grim Guzzler vendor Plugger Spazzring in Blackrock Depths for 2g 50s.
- 1x Symbol of Faith: Brave Stonetorch at 67 14 in Southshore in Hillsbrad Foothills.
- Return to Gregory and turn in the quest.
- Go to Aeonas the Vindicated and accept the quest The Ritual.
- Talk to Gregory again and let him do the ritual.
- Turn in the quest at Aeonas the Vindicated and you’ll get the rune.
After that you can accept the quest The Price of Hope that leads you back to Katherine the Pure in Stormwind and rewards you with Whisper.
How to Get Purifying Power in SoD
You get the Purifying Power rune (Wrists) in the Season of Discovery as follows:
Note: The classes Warlock, Priest, and Mage also get one of their runes this way. You can do the following steps in a raid group.
- Collect 4x Worldcore Fragment by using one of the following methods:
- Use Scroll of Spatial Mending on Fel Portals (the scroll can e.g. be bought in the Auction House).
- Buy Worldcore Fragment in the Auction House as it is no longer soulbound.
- Alternatively, a Mage in your group can use Scroll of Geomancy in the following step.
- Note: You can get the rune in a raid group. You’ll only need a total of 4x Scroll of Geomancy or 4x Worldcore Fragment within the group.
- Use Worldcore Fragment (or Scroll of Geomancy) on each of the following Leyline Confluxes to spawn a level 47 elite Enraged Leywalker (immune to Arcane damage):
- Azshara at 18.6 79.2 ( Azshara Leycryst)
- Feralas at 57.2 61.6 ( Feralas Leycryst)
- The Hinterlands at 48.6 58.4 ( Hinterlands Leycryst)
- Searing Gorge at 55.6 67.0 ( Blackrock Leycryst)
- Kill Enraged Leywalker to get a leycryst.
- Combine the four Leycrysts to learn the rune.
How to Get Improved Sanctuary in SoD
You get the Improved Sanctuary rune (Head) in the Season of Discovery as follows:
Note: This quest chain is the same for all classes.
- Accept the quest The Wild Gods from Shadowtooth Emissary in the Emerald Sanctuary in Felwood (51.6 82.0). Note: The quest requires level 40 and is not sharable.
- [Only needs to be completed by one player in the group] Kill elites in Jintha’alor in The Hinterlands until you get Wildwhisper Draught.
- Kill the final boss in Razorfen Downs and clear the area.
- Use Wildwhisper Draught on the small ledge. This will cause the Spirit of Agamaggan to spawn.
- Turn in the quest at the Spirit of Agamaggan. You will get Agamaggan's Roar and the follow-up quest The Wild Gods.
- Collect 3 Wild Offering in Zul’Farrak, Maraudon, or Blackrock Depths. You can go to the same dungeon multiple times (e.g. 3x Zul’Farrak). Everyone in the group can loot the items regardless of whether having the quest or not. However, to get the rune, you will need to accept the quest sooner or later.
- Zul’Farrak:
- Kill 2-3 bosses (may depend on the boss combination) to spawn a spider ghost.
- The chat emote “You feel a shadowed presence” indicates that you did it correctly.
- The spider patrols around and south of Gahz'rilla.
- Use Agamaggan's Roar near the spider ghost. This will cause the level 52 elite Delirious Ancient to spawn.
- Kill the mob and loot Wild Offering.
- Kill 2-3 bosses (may depend on the boss combination) to spawn a spider ghost.
- Maraudon:
- Kill Princess Theradras to spawn a raptor ghost in the water on the upper level.
The chat emote “You feel a shadowed presence” indicates that you did it correctly. - Use Agamaggan's Roar near the raptor ghost. This will cause the level 52 elite Delirious Ancient to spawn.
- Kill the mob and loot Wild Offering.
- Kill Princess Theradras to spawn a raptor ghost in the water on the upper level.
- Blackrock Depths:
- Kill Houndmaster Grebmar, High Interrogator Gerstahn, and the Ring of Law to spawn a basilisk ghost on the Dark Iron Highway leading to Bael’gar.
The chat emote “You feel a shadowed presence” indicates that you did it correctly. - Use Agamaggan's Roar near the basilik ghost. This will cause the level 52 elite Delirious Ancient to spawn.
- Kill the mob and loot Wild Offering.
- Kill Houndmaster Grebmar, High Interrogator Gerstahn, and the Ring of Law to spawn a basilisk ghost on the Dark Iron Highway leading to Bael’gar.
- Zul’Farrak:
- Return to Shadowtooth Emissary in Felwood and turn in the quest. You’ll receive Hyjal's Wisdom from which you can learn the rune.
Once you get the rune, Shadowtooth Emissary sells the following items for Wild Offering:
- Shadowtooth Bag – 10 Wild Offering
- Band of the Wilds – 12 Wild Offering
- Breadth of the Beast – 12 Wild Offering
- Cord of the Untamed – 15 Wild Offering
- Crown of the Dreamweaver – 15 Wild Offering
- Defender of the Wilds – 12 Wild Offering
- Godslayer's Greaves – 15 Wild Offering
Paladin Skill Books in SoD Phase 2
The following Paladin Skill Book is new in SoD Phase 2. It doesn’t take a rune slot.
How to Get Enhanced Blessings in SoD
You get Enhanced Blessings in the Season of Discovery as follows:
- Testament of Enhanced Blessings drops from bosses in all wings of Scarlet Monastery, Razorfen Downs, and Uldaman.
List of All Paladin Runes in WoW SoD
In the following table you will find all runes available to the Paladin class in SoD:
Rune | Effect | Slot |
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Aegis Phase 1 | Increases your block value by 30% and damaging melee and ranged attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 30%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks. Effect not cumulative with Redoubt. | Chest |
Divine Storm Phase 1 | An instant weapon attack that causes 110% of weapon damage to up to 4 enemies within 8 yards. The Divine Storm heals up to 3 party or raid members totaling 25% of the damage caused. | Chest |
Horn of Lordaeron Phase 1 | The Paladin blows the Horn of Lordaeron, which increases total Strength and Agility of all party members within 30 yards by 6. Lasts 2 min. Exclusive with Blessing of Might. | Chest |
Seal of Martyrdom Phase 1 | Fills you with holy spirit for 30 sec, causing each of your melee attacks to deal 50% weapon damage to your target, but you lose health equal to 10% of the damage inflicted. While this seal is active, your party and raid members within 40 yards each gain mana equal to 133% of damage you take from this seal. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy, instantly causing 85% weapon damage at the cost of health equal to 10% of the damage inflicted. This ability's Seal and Judgement benefit from talents and effects that modify the Seal or Judgement of Seal of Righteousness. | Chest |
Beacon of Light Phase 1 | The target becomes a Beacon of Light to all members of your party or raid within a 40 yard radius. Any heals you cast on party or raid members will also heal the Beacon for 100% of the amount healed. Only one target can be the Beacon of Light at a time. Lasts 1 min. | Hands |
Crusader Strike Phase 1 | An instant strike that causes 75% weapon damage as Holy and regenerates 5% of your maximum mana. The duration of all Judgement effects on the target is refreshed to 30 sec. | Hands |
Hand of Reckoning Phase 1 | Taunts the target to attack you, but has no effect if the target is already attacking you. While you know this ability, the threat bonus from Righteous Fury is increased to 80% and Righteous Fury causes you to gain mana when healed by others equal to 25% of the amount healed. Additionally, while Righteous Fury is active, damage which takes you below 35% health is reduced by 20%. Righteous Fury will remain active until cancelled. | Hands |
Avenger's Shield Phase 1 | Hurls a holy shield at the enemy, dealing 504 to 602 Holy damage, Dazing them and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Affects 3 total targets. Lasts 10 sec. | Legs |
Divine Sacrifice Phase 1 | 30% of all damage taken by party members within 30 yards is redirected to the Paladin for 10 sec. Damage which reduces the Paladin below 20% health will break the effect and grant the paladin 10% increased damage and healing done for 10 sec. Divine Sacrifice cannot be used while you are under the effects of Blessing of Protection, Divine Shield, or Divine Protection, and prevents you from being targeted by those abilities while it is active. | Legs |
Exorcist Phase 1 | Exorcism can now be cast on any target and has 100% increased critical strike chance against Undead and Demons. | Legs |
Inspiration Exemplar Phase 1 | Your inspiring presence periodically dispels Fear and Sleep effects on nearby party members. | Legs |
Rebuke Phase 1 | Interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 3 sec. | Legs |
Enlightened Judgements Phase 2 | Increases the range on your Judgement by 30 yards and your spell hit with all spells by 17%. | Waist |
Infusion of Light Phase 2 | Increases the damage done by your Holy Shock by 20%, and your damaging critical strikes with Holy Shock reset the cooldowns on Holy Shock and Exorcism and refund the cost of Holy Shock. | Waist |
Sheath of Light Phase 2 | Dealing damage with your melee weapon increases your spell power by an amount equal to 30% of your attack power for 1 min. In addition, your critical healing spells heal the target for 60% of the healed amount over 12 sec. | Waist |
Guarded by the Light Phase 2 | Each time you hit a target with your melee weapon, you gain 5% of your maximum mana per 3 sec for 15 sec, but the amount healed by your Flash of Light, Holy Light, and Holy Shock spells is reduced by 50% during this mana regeneration. | Feet |
Sacred Shield Phase 2 | Each time the target takes damage they gain a Sacred Shield, absorbing 242 damage and increasing the Paladin's chance to critically hit with Flash of Light by 50% for up to 6 sec. In addition, causes your Flash of Light to heal targets with Sacred Shield for an additional 100% over 12 sec. They cannot gain this effect more than once every 6 sec. Lasts 1 min. This spell cannot be on more than one target at any one time. | Feet |
The Art of War Phase 2 | Your melee critical strikes reset the cooldowns on Holy Shock and Exorcism, and the mana cost of Holy Shock and Exorcism is reduced by 80%. | Feet |
Fanaticism Phase 3 | Increases your critical strike chance with Holy spells by 18%. | Head |
Improved Sanctuary Phase 3 | Increases the damage prevented by your Blessing of Sanctuary by 100%, and increases damage done by your Blessing of Sanctuary by 30% of your shield block value. | Head |
Wrath Phase 3 | Your Consecration damage can now be critical strikes, and damage from your Exorcism, Holy Shock, Holy Wrath, and Consecration spells gains additional critical strike chance equal to your melee critical strike chance. | Head |
Hammer of the Righteous Phase 3 | Hammer the current target and up to 2 additional nearby targets, causing 4 times your main hand damage per second as Holy damage. | Wrists |
Improved Hammer of Wrath Phase 3 | Hammer of Wrath is now instant and the cooldown on Hammer of Wrath is reset each time it damages an enemy below 10% health. | Wrists |
Light's Grace Phase 3 | Your Holy Light spell reduces the cast time of your next Holy Light spell by 0.5 sec. Lasts 15 sec. | Wrists |
Purifying Power Phase 3 | Reduces the cooldown on Exorcism and Holy Wrath by 50%, and Holy Wrath can now be cast at any target and will Stun Undead and Demon targets for 2 sec. | Wrists |
In our overview of the Season of Discovery runes, you will find a list of all available runes. You can find out which runes to use in our Paladin builds.
Paladin Builds in WoW SoD
In the Season of Discovery, the runes and new game content change the meta and its builds in WoW Classic. Below you will find Paladin builds designed for the Season of Discovery.
Paladin Healer Build in WoW SoD
The Healer Build is a spec for Holy Paladins to heal their allies in dungeons and raids. Find talents, the best runes, and BiS gear in our WoW SoD Paladin Healer build.
Paladin Tank Build in WoW SoD
The tank build for Paladins in WoW SoD is a spec for Protection Paladins (Prot Pala) to tank dungeons and raids. Find talents, the best runes, and BiS gear in our WoW SoD Paladin Tank build.
Paladin DPS Build in WoW SoD
The DPS build for Paladins in WoW SoD is a spec that Retribution Paladins use in dungeons and raids. Find talents, the best runes, and BiS gear in our WoW SoD Paladin DPS build.