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Holy Paladin 2v2 PvP Guide for TWW Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Holy Paladin PvP build guide for 2v2 Arenas in The War Within Season 2.

Using data from the top 50 Holy Paladins across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the most used stats, talents, gear, enchantments, and gems for competitive matches in Patch 11.1.7.

Top Holy Paladins

  1. Manongauz's icon
    1
    Manongauz
    Demon Soul (US)
    Blood Elf | Lightsmith | 661 ilvl
    2704
  2. Emmiht's icon
    2
    Emmiht
    Ravencrest (EU)
    Human | Lightsmith | 634 ilvl
    2702
  3. Trpblitzer's icon
    3
    Trpblitzer
    Stormrage (US)
    Dark Iron Dwarf | Herald Of The Sun | 639 ilvl
    2680
  4. Emmiz's icon
    4
    Emmiz
    Kazzak (EU)
    Blood Elf | Lightsmith | 634 ilvl
    2620
  5. Wuwuw's icon
    5
    Wuwuw
    Ravencrest (EU)
    Dark Iron Dwarf | Lightsmith | 634 ilvl
    2594

Stats

Stats are core attributes that directly affect a character’s performance. They appear on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

Each stat has diminishing returns once the bonus reaches +20% from equipped sources, so balancing them is key to maximizing effectiveness.

Secondary Stats

  • +1439
    11% Critical Strike
  • +4685
    7% Haste
  • +15948
    52% Mastery
  • +15379
    20% Versatility

Stat priority

  1. Mastery
  2. Versatility
  3. Haste
  4. Critical Strike

Minor Stats

  • +22
    0% Avoidance
  • +434
    0% Leech
  • +0
    7% Speed

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talents

Talents define a character’s build and have a direct impact on performance in 2v2 Arenas. This section highlights the most popular Holy Paladin class, specialization, hero, and PvP talents based on top player data from Season 2.

Talents are shown as heatmaps, where colors indicate frequency:

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best In Slot Gear

Gear refers to the items equipped in each slot. It provides most of a character’s stat bonuses and can come from the Great Vault, crafted gear, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

Frequently equipped by top players, these items represent the current best-in-slot gear for 2v2.

Head

  1. Aureate Sentry's Pledge

    • Set
    • 48
    Aureate Sentry's Pledge icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Plate Helm

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Plate Helm icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Plate Helm

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Helm icon

Neck

  1. Algari Competitor's Amulet

    • 47
    Algari Competitor's Amulet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Amulet

    • 3
    Prized Gladiator's Amulet icon

Shoulders

  1. Algari Competitor's Plate Pauldrons

    • 27
    Algari Competitor's Plate Pauldrons icon

  2. Aureate Sentry's Roaring Will

    • Set
    • 11
    Aureate Sentry's Roaring Will icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Plate Shoulders

    • 5
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Shoulders icon

  4. Prized Warmonger's Spaulders

    • 5
    Prized Warmonger's Spaulders icon

  5. Prized Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons icon

Back

  1. Prized Gladiator's Shawl

    • 35
    Prized Gladiator's Shawl icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak

    • 8
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Drape

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Drape icon

  4. Prized Warmonger's Cape

    • 2
    Prized Warmonger's Cape icon

  5. Prized Warmonger's Drape

    • 2
    Prized Warmonger's Drape icon

Chest

  1. Aureate Sentry's Encasement

    • Set
    • 48
    Aureate Sentry's Encasement icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Chestplate

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Chestplate icon

Wrist

  1. Prized Gladiator's Plate Wristguards

    • 33
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Wristguards icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Plate Armguards

    • 11
    Algari Competitor's Plate Armguards icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Plate Vambraces

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Vambraces icon

  4. Prized Warmonger's Bracers

    • 2
    Prized Warmonger's Bracers icon

  5. Algari Competitor's Plate Bracers

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Plate Bracers icon

Hands

  1. Aureate Sentry's Gauntlets

    • Set
    • 47
    Aureate Sentry's Gauntlets icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Plate Handguards

    • 3
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Handguards icon

Waist

  1. Prized Gladiator's Plate Girdle

    • 39
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Girdle icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Plate Waistguard

    • 10
    Algari Competitor's Plate Waistguard icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Plate Greatbelt

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Greatbelt icon

Legs

  1. Aureate Sentry's Legguards

    • Set
    • 40
    Aureate Sentry's Legguards icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Plate Tasses

    • 8
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Tasses icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Plate Greaves

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Plate Greaves icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Plate Legguards

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Legguards icon

Feet

  1. Algari Competitor's Plate Sabatons

    • 32
    Algari Competitor's Plate Sabatons icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Plate Stompers

    • 10
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Stompers icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Plate Warboots

    • 5
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Warboots icon

  4. Aureate Sentry's Greaves

    • 2
    Aureate Sentry's Greaves icon

  5. Prized Warmonger's Sabatons

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Sabatons icon

Rings

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet

    • Craft
    • 98
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Signet

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Signet icon

Trinkets

  1. Prized Gladiator's Medallion

    • Set
    • 50
    Prized Gladiator's Medallion icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 44
    Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

    • Set
    • 5
    Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Insignia of Alacrity icon

Main Hand

  1. Prized Gladiator's Bludgeon

    • 32
    Prized Gladiator's Bludgeon icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Scepter

    • Craft
    • 18
    Algari Competitor's Scepter icon

Off Hand

  1. Prized Gladiator's Gasket

    • 47
    Prized Gladiator's Gasket icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Shield

    • 2
    Algari Competitor's Shield icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Bulwark

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Bulwark icon

Embellishments

Embellishments are special effects tied to crafted items. Some are built into recipes, while others can be added using optional reagents.

Only two embellished items can be equipped at a time, so choosing the right effects is crucial. The following embellishments are most commonly used in top Holy Paladin builds for 2v2.

  1. Energy Redistribution Beacon

    • 98
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Scepter icon

Enchantments

Enchantments add effects to gear, including stat bonuses, damage or healing procs, and other enhancements. Most are created through Enchanting, while leg enchants are crafted by Leatherworkers.

These are the most used enchantments across each slot in Season 2 2v2 builds.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 27
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  2. Greater Rune of the Twisted Appendage

    • 3
    Greater Rune of the Twisted Appendage icon

  3. Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 3
    Lesser Rune of the Void Ritual icon

Back

  1. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 38
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 8
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. +160 Speed

    • 4
    +160 Speed icon

Chest

  1. Council's Intellect

    • 46
    Council's Intellect icon

  2. Crystalline Radiance

    • 4
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed

    • 40
    +1000 Speed icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 6
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +650 Speed

    • 2
    +650 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 47
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

  2. Temporal Spellthread

    • 3
    Temporal Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Scout's March

    • 40
    Scout's March icon

  2. Defender's March

    • 6
    Defender's March icon

  3. Plainsrunner's Breeze

    • 1
    Plainsrunner's Breeze icon

Rings

  1. Cursed Mastery

    • 47
    Cursed Mastery icon

  2. +315 Mastery

    • 43
    +315 Mastery icon

  3. +315 Versatility

    • 6
    +315 Versatility icon

Main Hand

  1. Stonebound Artistry

    • 38
    Stonebound Artistry icon

  2. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 5
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  3. Authority of Fiery Resolve

    • 3
    Authority of Fiery Resolve icon

Gems

Gems provide bonus secondary stats and help fine-tune a character’s build. They are crafted through Jewelcrafting and socketed into gear.

Additional sockets can be added to Neck and Rings using the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear using a seasonal item typically sold by the Token of Merit vendor near the Great Vault.

Used to round out secondary stats, these gems are the most used in high-rated 2v2.

Algari Diamond

  1. Cognitive Bloodstone

    • 45
    Cognitive Bloodstone icon

  2. Enduring Bloodstone

    • 5
    Enduring Bloodstone icon

Prismatic

  1. Versatile Onyx

    • 233
    Versatile Onyx icon

  2. Masterful Sapphire

    • 34
    Masterful Sapphire icon

  3. Quick Onyx

    • 16
    Quick Onyx icon

  4. Versatile Emerald

    • 13
    Versatile Emerald icon

  5. Masterful Ruby

    • 9
    Masterful Ruby icon

Tinker

    • 2

Races

Racial traits can affect performance in PvP, with their impact varying by class and game mode. While the differences may not be noticeable in most games, the right racial choice can provide a competitive edge.

These races are most often chosen for their edge in 2v2 Arenas.

  1. Human

    • 23
    Human icon

  2. Blood Elf

    • 12
    Blood Elf icon

  3. Dark Iron Dwarf

    • 7
    Dark Iron Dwarf icon

  4. Dwarf

    • 4
    Dwarf icon

  5. Draenei

    • 2
    Draenei icon

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Holy Paladin 2v2 guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated Holy Paladins in 2v2, using the Battle.net API . Their builds are then analyzed to identify the most used stats, talents, gear, and enhancements for Season 2.

How often is the information updated?

The data is refreshed every 8 hours.

Why is this called a guide?

It’s called a guide because it helps players make informed build decisions by showing what top players are using. While it doesn’t teach gameplay step by step, it serves as a reference for optimizing your setup.

Is this guide good for beginners?

Yes. It shows what top players are using, which can be useful for understanding current trends. However, it’s not a how-to guide.

Why is my character not listed in the top section?

Your character might not appear due to inactivity, not meeting the current rating threshold (which increases as the season progresses), frequent spec changes, or gear that doesn’t align with the PvP format.