Protection Paladin tank build (10/41/0)

How to play it

• Holy Shield up at all times, Holy Strike on cooldown (Shieldsworn shortens it and adds your shield), Consecration for groups.
• Iron Creed makes Holy Strike a threat generator while Righteous Fury is active; with the 90% Holy threat bonus you out-threat any DPS.
• Reckoning extra swings on blocks and crits; Swift Judgement judges without consuming the Seal.

Talents taken

Holy (10)

• Spiritual Focus 5/5: Gives your Flash of Light, Holy Light, and Light's Vigil spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
• Healing Light 3/3: Increases the amount healed by your Holy Light, Flash of Light, and Holy Shock spells by 12%.
• Reverence 2/2: Allows 30% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Protection (41)

• Divine Intellect 5/5: Increases your total Intellect by 10%.
• Redoubt 5/5: Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 30%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.
• Precision 3/3: Improves your chance to hit by 3%.
• Sacred Duty 2/2: Reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Templar's Bulwark spells by 60 sec, and reduces the duration of Forbearance by 10 sec.
• Templar's Bulwark 1/1: When activated, this ability grants you an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 sec. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.
• Shield Specialization 2/2: Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 30%, and gives your blocks a 100% chance to restore 4% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec.
• Toughness 5/5: Increases your armor value from items by 10%.
• Swift Judgement 1/1: Unleash the energy of a Seal spell upon an enemy. Does not consume the Seal. Refer to individual Seals for Judgement effect. Does not share a cooldown with your Judgement ability.
• Improved Righteous Fury 3/3: While Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 9%.
• Anticipation 5/5: Increases your Defense Skill by 20.
• Holy Shield 1/1: Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 75 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.
• Reckoning 4/5: Gives you a 32% chance after Blocking and a 80% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec.
• Iron Creed 3/3: Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability by 30%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 6% for 6 sec.
• Shieldsworn 1/1: Reduces the cooldown of your Holy Strike ability by 4 sec. Additionally, Holy Strike now strikes with your shield, triggering your active Holy Shield and Shield Specialization talents without consuming their charges or triggering their cooldowns, and allowing you to Block spells for 6 sec.

Point order by level

First point at level 10 (set the Talented perk in the calculator if you start earlier).