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Holy Paladin Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok’s Holy Paladin PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Holy Paladin Healers across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 12.0 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Holy Paladins

  1. Iarnír's icon
    1
    Iarnír
    Kazzak (EU)
    Dark Iron Dwarf | Lightsmith | 169 ilvl
    4284
  2. Bak's icon
    2
    Bak
    Kaelthas (EU)
    Dwarf | Lightsmith | 170 ilvl
    4108
  3. Холликид's icon
    3
    Холликид
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Dwarf | Lightsmith | 170 ilvl
    4100
  4. Isarah's icon
    4
    Isarah
    Outland (EU)
    Blood Elf | Lightsmith | 169 ilvl
    4015
  5. Alakyra's icon
    5
    Alakyra
    Hyjal (EU)
    Dark Iron Dwarf | Lightsmith | 170 ilvl
    4009

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Holy Paladin's Healer performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 35% Critical Strike +312
  • 41% Haste +448
  • 51% Mastery +226
  • 16% Versatility +221

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 4% Avoidance +44
  • 8% Leech +149
  • 3% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Holy Paladins.

  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 for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Holy Paladins in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Lightmane of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 43
    Lightmane of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Crown of Absolute Command

    • 3
    Crown of Absolute Command icon

  3. Artoshion's Abyssal Stare

    • 1
    Artoshion's Abyssal Stare icon

  4. Dangerous Distraction Inhibitor

    • 1
    Dangerous Distraction Inhibitor icon

  5. Everforged Helm

    • Craft
    • 1
    Everforged Helm icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 14
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

    • 12
    Cabochon of the Infinite Flight icon

  3. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 6
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  4. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 6
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  5. Bloodstained Memento

    • 3
    Bloodstained Memento icon

Shoulders

  1. Chargers of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 46
    Chargers of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Everforged Pauldrons

    • Craft
    • 2
    Everforged Pauldrons icon

  3. Beacons of False Righteousness

    • 1
    Beacons of False Righteousness icon

  4. Stoneflesh Spaulders

    • 1
    Stoneflesh Spaulders icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Cuirass of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 46
    Cuirass of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Everforged Breastplate

    • 2
    Everforged Breastplate icon

  3. Breastplate of Otherworldly Influence

    • 1
    Breastplate of Otherworldly Influence icon

  4. Muckdiver's Wading Plate

    • 1
    Muckdiver's Wading Plate icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 32
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Discarded Nutrient Shackles

    • 7
    Discarded Nutrient Shackles icon

  3. Vambraces of the Lucent Battalion

    • 4
    Vambraces of the Lucent Battalion icon

  4. Flameforged Armguard

    • 3
    Flameforged Armguard icon

  5. Eco-Dome Access Bands

    • 2
    Eco-Dome Access Bands icon

Hands

  1. Protectors of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 46
    Protectors of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Devourer's Gauntlets

    • 2
    Devourer's Gauntlets icon

  3. Everforged Gauntlets

    • Craft
    • 2
    Everforged Gauntlets icon

Waist

  1. Everforged Greatbelt

    • Craft
    • 26
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  2. Seal of the Lucent Battalion

    • 7
    Seal of the Lucent Battalion icon

  3. Fresh Ethereal Fetters

    • 6
    Fresh Ethereal Fetters icon

  4. Improvisational Girdle

    • 4
    Improvisational Girdle icon

  5. Venture Contractor's Floodlight

    • 3
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon

Legs

  1. Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 41
    Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Quantum Leapers

    • 4
    Quantum Leapers icon

  3. Everforged Legplates

    • Craft
    • 3
    Everforged Legplates icon

  4. Halkias's Towering Pillars

    • 2
    Halkias's Towering Pillars icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Plated Sabatons

    • 37
    Interloper's Plated Sabatons icon

  2. Everforged Sabatons

    • Craft
    • 6
    Everforged Sabatons icon

  3. Devoted Plate Walkers

    • 3
    Devoted Plate Walkers icon

  4. Implacable Weatherproof Treads

    • 2
    Implacable Weatherproof Treads icon

  5. Sterilized Expulsion Boots

    • 1
    Sterilized Expulsion Boots icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 28
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Signet of Collapsing Stars

    • 19
    Signet of Collapsing Stars icon

  3. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 11
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  4. Ring of the Panoply

    • 11
    Ring of the Panoply icon

  5. Band of the Shattered Soul

    • 8
    Band of the Shattered Soul icon

Trinkets

  1. Loom'ithar's Living Silk

    • 36
    Loom'ithar's Living Silk icon

  2. Astral Antenna

    • 24
    Astral Antenna icon

  3. So'leah's Secret Technique

    • 14
    So'leah's Secret Technique icon

  4. Diamantine Voidcore

    • Set
    • 12
    Diamantine Voidcore icon

  5. Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj

    • 5
    Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj icon

Main Hand

  1. Charged Hexsword

    • Craft
    • 16
    Charged Hexsword icon

  2. Voidglass Sovereign's Blade

    • Set
    • 15
    Voidglass Sovereign's Blade icon

  3. Overclocked Plexhammer

    • 11
    Overclocked Plexhammer icon

  4. Timetwister Tulwar

    • 4
    Timetwister Tulwar icon

  5. Arachnoid Soulcleaver

    • 3
    Arachnoid Soulcleaver icon

Off Hand

  1. Everforged Defender

    • 18
    Everforged Defender icon

  2. Ward of the Weaving-Beast

    • 13
    Ward of the Weaving-Beast icon

  3. Event Horizon

    • 7
    Event Horizon icon

  4. Package Protector

    • 7
    Package Protector icon

  5. Starlit Safeguard

    • 3
    Starlit Safeguard icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Holy Paladins.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 37
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Duskthread Lining

    • 17
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  3. Ascendance

    • 11
    Charged Hexsword icon

  4. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 8
    Everforged Defender icon

  5. Bind Binding Of Binding

    • 6
    Binding of Binding icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Holy Paladin gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during Midnight Pre-Patch.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence

    • 1
    Incandescent Essence icon

Shoulders

  1. Greater Tiger Fang Inscription

    • 1
    Greater Tiger Fang Inscription icon

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 34
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  2. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 14
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  3. +23 Avoidance

    • 1
    +23 Avoidance icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 43
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Council's Intellect

    • 7
    Council's Intellect icon

Wrist

  1. +135 Leech

    • 30
    +135 Leech icon

  2. +72 Avoidance

    • 19
    +72 Avoidance icon

  3. +115 Leech

    • 1
    +115 Leech icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 21
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  2. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 20
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 4
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 37
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 9
    Scout's March icon

  3. Defender's March

    • 1
    Defender's March icon

Rings

  1. +21 Versatility

    • 26
    +21 Versatility icon

  2. +21 Critical Strike

    • 25
    +21 Critical Strike icon

  3. +21 Haste

    • 24
    +21 Haste icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 12
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Authority of Fiery Resolve

    • 11
    Authority of Fiery Resolve icon

  3. Council's Guile

    • 10
    Council's Guile icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Holy Paladins in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 24
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 14
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  3. Insightful Blasphemite

    • 6
    Insightful Blasphemite icon

  4. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 2
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 14
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  2. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 14
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  3. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 11
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  4. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 7
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  5. Chronomantic Fiber

    • 3
    Chronomantic Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Versatile Ruby

    • 57
    Versatile Ruby icon

  2. Deadly Sapphire

    • 52
    Deadly Sapphire icon

  3. Quick Sapphire

    • 37
    Quick Sapphire icon

  4. Quick Ruby

    • 36
    Quick Ruby icon

  5. Deadly Emerald

    • 30
    Deadly Emerald icon

Tinker

    • 1

  2. Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector

    • 1
    Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector icon

Durable Information Securing Container

Durable Information Securing Container is a powerful belt introduced in Patch 11.1.7, obtained from Overcharged Delves. It features a unique effect that enhances character builds and can significantly impact performance in competitive content.

  1. Spark Burst

    • 1
    Spark Burst icon

Most Played Races for Holy Paladin M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Holy Paladin Healer players in Midnight Pre-Patch.

  1. Blood Elf

    • 16
    Blood Elf icon

  2. Dwarf

    • 14
    Dwarf icon

  3. Human

    • 8
    Human icon

  4. Tauren

    • 5
    Tauren icon

  5. Dark Iron Dwarf

    • 3
    Dark Iron Dwarf icon

Holy Paladin Guide FAQ

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

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Holy Paladins in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for Midnight Pre-Patch and Patch 12.0.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.