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Best Covenant for Protection Paladin in - Shadowlands 9.1.5
来自 Lincoln
[Last updated
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A core choice at the start of your journey in the Shadowlands will have you decide where your allegiance lies; would you rather support the Kyrian of Bastion, the Necrolords of Maldraxxus, the Night Fae of Ardenweald, or the Venthyr of Revendreth?
Choosing a covenant is the most important decision your character will make in Shadowlands, as the covenant abilities and soulbinds will significantly impact your spec's gameplay and performance. Through this choice, your rotation changes, certain bonuses appear in dungeons for your entire group, and you are able to follow the story in different paths.
In this Shadowlands guide, we will help you choose the right covenant for your playstyle, based on how much they impact your performance as a Protection Paladin, updated for .
If you need to learn more about the basics of Covenants, Soulbinds, and Conduits, we have other pages that explain the mechanics of these new systems:
Covenant Overview
explains basics of the Covenant system and rewards
How to Change Covenants?
details how to swap covenants, which requires special tasks over time.
Soulbinds Overview
explains the basics of this new system including how to unlock and swap Soulbinds.
Conduit Overview
details these items which allow an additional level of customization to your Soulbind, and how you can upgrade and replace them.
Wowhead's
Soulbind Calculator
allows you to create your own soulbind path including conduits to share with friends.
Furthermore, if you are interested in a list of class-specific abilities for your Paladin, we have compiled several references:
Paladin Covenant Abilities
details the class-specific abilities unlocked upon choosing a specific covenant.
Paladin Conduits
lists all available paladin conduits, organized by type, and their ranks.
Overview
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Necrolord
Night Fae
Venthyr
Pre-Patch
Starter Guide
Rotation, Priority, and Abilities
Advanced Concepts
Stats
Consumables
Macros & Addons
WeakAuras
Common Terms
NEW Castle Nathria Tips
Sanctum of Domination Tips
Mythic+
Common Questions
Twisting Corridors
NEW Simulations
About the Author
This content was written by Lincoln. He is a moderator for the
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where he helps players on a daily basis get better at playing Protection. Feel free to message him questions, comments or concerns about what you read here.
You can find him posting random opinions on
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Best Covenants for Protection Paladin
Here are handy tables for Covenants to highlight how each one does in Raiding and Mythic+.
With the changes to allow easier Covenant switching in 9.1.5, it will be much easier to customize your load-out for a specific situation. More often than not, you will be playing Venthyr in raid content and Kyrian in M+. However, now that you can use Necrolord or Night Fae without having them permanently, there could be situations where you opt into them for a very specific situation. Here is a quick overview on when you could play each covenant.
You will want to be Venthyr for any situation where you want to prioritize single target damage such as raiding.
You will want to be Kyrian for any situation where you want to prioritize AoE damage like M+ or one-off raid bosses with adds.
You will want to be Necrolord for any situation where you are struggling with
正义盾击
uptime because of low haste or movement.
You will want to be Night Fae for any situation where you take advantage of
灵魂变形
for movement.
Best Raid Covenants
Covenants
Rating
Best Soulbind
Kyrian
Good Cleave
Pelagos
Necrolord
Good for Low Haste
Bonesmith Heirmir
Night Fae
Good for Movement
Niya
Venthyr
Great for Boss Damage
Nadja (Lots of Movement)
Theotar (Little or No Movement)
Best Mythic+ Covenants
Covenants
Rating
Best Soulbind
Kyrian
In General / Fortified
: Great
Necrotic
: Unmatched
Forgelite Prime Mikanikos
Kleia (Necrotic)
Necrolord
Low Keys
: Average
High Keys
: Average
Emeni
Night Fae
Average
Nyia
Venthyr
Tyrannical
: Excellent
Draven
Nadja
Covenant Choice Changes with Patch 9.1 for Protection Paladin
The changes that affect what covenant you might pick were focused on system's updates to Soulbinds and Legendary items. The new additions cemented the covenants into their strengths while keeping their weaknesses.
Kyrian in 9.1 is even better in Mythic+ than it was in 9.0 because of new traits added to
米卡尼科斯
such as
溢流心能加速器
.
Venthyr is even better in the raid because of the new Venthyr new soulbind traits like
致命缺陷
.
Necrolord got some utility with their new legendary,
义缚之槌的回忆
, that will allow for better off-healing.
Night Fae got a new legendary,
四季丰裕的回忆
, to help their support fantasy.
These are just examples of the changes in 9.1 that could be new considerations for switching covenants. But there isn't an overwhelming reason to switch your covenant unless you want to.
Best Protection Paladin Covenants for Raiding
Venthyr is going to be your general pick for raid content.
红烬圣土
offers a high amount of damage that can't be matched with another Covenant. It's a large amount of burst damage and Protection's kit is very suited for that type of damage. Nadjia the Mistblade has
兴奋追猎者
,
无畏决斗者
, and
致命缺陷
to help supplement your offensive kit.
You may also want to consider Kyrian for bosses with adds or AoE.
圣洁鸣钟
can be very strong when you're hitting 5 targets consistently. You can also switch to Kyrian if there is a debuff to remove with
静谧之瓶
. Necrolord might be useful in situations where you are struggling with
正义盾击
uptime. Sire Denathrius might have been a good fight for Necrolord because of all the movement required and Night Fae could be used if
灵魂变形
provides a lot of movement value.
Best Protection Paladin Covenants for Mythic+
Kyrian will be your default choice for Mythic+.
圣洁鸣钟
is really good for spread threat, utility and trash damage. It can be combined with
复仇原点
so it can be a defensive cooldown. It gives you a large chunk of Holy Power so you can get Shield of the Righteous up or you can heal with Word of Glory. You can use
静谧之瓶
to counter some of the dungeon specific debuffs that can be very punishing as key levels go up. Kyrian also has Forgelite Prime Mikanikos, who brings
溢流心能加速器
that gives some damage and cooldown reduction for Divine Toll, and
源生重槌
that gives you some haste at the start of a pull and gets your builder/spender engine going.
Even with free covenant swapping available, the only other covenant you might realistically switch too is Venthyr as it should be better for specific Tyrannical bosses because of its burst damage. One dungeon you could use this on is Tyrannical Mists as you can spend a lot of time on the bosses and the trash pulls are not complicated enough to require
圣洁鸣钟
.
Something to keep in mind is that you could be asked to go Necrolord for Plaguefall or Theater of Pain because of the dungeon specific bonuses. However, these dungeons are perfectly timable up to very high keystone levels without a Necrolord in the group. By swapping to Necrolord, you would be trading a lot of utility that Kyrian offers in exchange for no real tangible gains if the group simply executes mechanics properly.
Protection Paladin Covenant Popularity
Below you can see the data on what are the most picked Covenants for Protection Paladins. This data updates automatically and comes directly from Blizzard's API.
Protection Paladin Raiding Covenant Analysis
Kyrians of Bastion
As a Kyrian, you'll get access to
圣洁鸣钟
.
圣洁鸣钟
is really good for snap threat and AoE damage while also providing the utility of an AoE interrupt or resource gen. The AoE interrupt won't be useful that much in a raid without many caster bosses and the extra AoE won't help on many single target bosses. Mileage will vary from boss to boss. On some bosses, it will feel good to use and on others. it won't.
召唤执事者
grants you a
静谧之瓶
which will help clear specific debuffs and provide a heal. The debuff clearing mechanic is also hit and miss. On some bosses, there will be a bleed or curse that you can remove. On some bosses the Phial will just be another health pot.
The soulbinds Kyrians offer can also be used in raiding. You can opt for Pelagos who has
战斗冥想
,
放下过去
and
崭新决心
as traits that can apply anywhere. Pelagos also offers
耐心之瓶
for a more powerful heal when it is strictly used for healing. Kyrians can also flex into Kleia who has more utility through
骁勇打击
,
师徒一心
, and
共鸣赞誉
. Kleia also has
晋升之瓶
which gives immunity to debuffs when required.
Necrolords of Maldraxxus
Necrolords are given
征服者之锤
as their Covenant ability. It's a very straightforward ability in its current form that grants one Holy Power when used. It should be used as a single target damage nuke on cooldown. It also has the benefit of casting a free
正义盾击
when you also cast
荣耀圣令
. However, this mechanic is a bit of a side mechanic.
荣耀圣令
is not a button you press on a whim. It's very strategic. As such, you won't really plan around this effect at all.
血肉铸造
is the Necrolord signature ability. With 9.0.5, it's much improved as a defensive button. It's a short duration channel on the GCD that, if you can plan around it, can be used to fill defensive gaps. It can also be used during downtime to get a flat absorb shield.
Bonesmith Heirmir is going to be your choice in raids. You'll get
炉脉幻想
,
海尔米尔的军械库：髓噬宝石
,
切肉者之眼
, and
记忆装备
as your best value during raiding.
Night Fae of Ardenweald
四季祝福
is a generic option for raiding. You can easily plan raid situations around each buff. For example in a healing intensive phase, you might want to use
阳春祝福
on a healer to help get through it. You might use
仲夏祝福
on a higher DPS to help during a burst phase.
四季祝福
more than any other Covenant ability requires a lot of knowledge of the encounter and content you're doing. Each Blessing has some value and they can be effective when used in an intelligent manner.
灵魂变形
is the signature ability. It will help you get around in a pinch. It also gives you a blink that allows you some controlled movement. On a boss with a lot of movement like Painsmith Raznal, it will really shine when you have to move. Paladins have been traditionally a low mobility class and
灵魂变形
does a really nice job of shoring up a class weakness.
Night Fae has two viable soulbinds: Niya and Korayn. For raiding, you might trend towards Korayn eventually because she is a solid defensive soulbind that allows you to use two Potency conduits. For example, she has
勇面敌人
, a nearly passive damage reduction. She also lets you flex into
坚守阵地
for specific scenarios. You can also use
荒猎号角
as group utility. Niya is also very good as she offers
林地复兴
and
不休不疲
,
精确射击
and
联结之心
- all of which round out your kit.
Venthyr of Revendreth
红烬圣土
is the highest damage ability of any class Covenant ability available to Protection Paladin. It nestles very nicely into a kit that is centered around burst damage. The four minute cooldown might be intimidating but on a 5-6 minute raid boss, you'll get to use it once or twice and when you do, the damage you gain fully justifies the four minute cooldown. It has some flexibility where you can use it on the pull or line it up with an important burst phase. It also powers up your
愤怒之锤
casts and those are always fun!
暗影之门
would be your signature. It's just a teleport. It's not fancy at all. You'll use it to get around the battlefield way faster. It does have a cast time so you might not use it while actively tanking. But if there is a mechanic in the raid that forces sudden or long-distance movement, then this will be a good tool to get around.
For Soulbinds, the one you might lean towards is General Draven. He offers a lot of really good defensive traits, namely
岩石效命
,
坚守阵地
, and
战场气息
, which increase your defensiveness a moderate amount. You can also possibly opt into one of the other two for utility or damage. For example,
混沌代理人
could be another interrupt or
废土礼节
could allow you and your mates more burst damage.
Protection Paladin Mythic+ Covenant Analysis
The analysis of Venthr or Night Fae isn't that different from raiding. I would familiarize yourself with what's above. Things are just applied differently. Some elements of Kyrian and what makes it less desirable in raid, make it stand out in Mythic Plus. Things like AoE interrupts which are needed in Necrotic Wake or consistent debuff removal which help in De Other Side just give Kyrian the utility needed to excel that other Covenants don't have.
The one that's truly different is Necrolord. Necrolord is much better in M+ than the raid and this is primarily based on what the soulbinds offer. Plague Deviser Marileth offers
不稳定的溶液
which will give you consistent buffs as you're killing trash in a dungeon. These buffs will increase your damage or survivability and make timing keys easier. Then Emeni is an option for more run speed or Haste on kills which are always useful in a Mythic+. It's not as good as Kyrian but Necrolord does bring something unique to the table for Mythic Plus.
Protection Paladin Covenant and Soulbind Guides
Now that we have highlighted each Covenant's strengths and abilities for you to decide which is best, you can read our in-depth Covenant guides below. These pages detail the best soulbind paths for Shadowlands PvE as well as optimal covenant ability usage for each covenant.
Kyrian Protection Paladin GuideNecrolord Protection Paladin Guide
Night Fae Protection Paladin GuideVenthyr Protection Paladin Guide
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