Paladin

The  Paladin is one of the nine classes in Hearthstone, represented by Uther Lightbringer, Lady Liadrin, Prince Arthas, and Sir Annoy-O.

Heroes

Uther Lightbringer is the default hero for paladins. Players who have unlocked the Lady Liadrin, Prince Arthas or Sir Annoy-O alternate heroes may choose to play as one of them instead when using any paladin deck. All heroes use the same gameplay mechanics; the difference is purely cosmetic.

Background

Main article: Paladin

This is the call of the paladin: to protect the weak, to bring justice to the unjust, and to vanquish evil from the darkest corners of the world. These holy warriors are equipped with plate armor so they can confront the toughest of foes, and the blessing of the Light allows them to heal wounds and, in some cases, even restore life to the dead. Ready to serve, paladins can defend their allies with sword and shield, or they can wield massive two-handed weapons against their enemies. The Light grants paladins additional power against the undead and demons, ensuring that these profane beings corrupt the world no longer.

Paladins are not only zealots, but also guardians of the righteous, and they bestow blessings on those the Light would shine upon. The Light radiates from paladins, and worthy allies who stand near them are emboldened by its power.

Hero Power

Hero Powers are unique abilities, specific to each class. Hero Powers cost 2 mana, and can be used once per turn.

The paladin Hero Power is Reinforce, which summons a 1/1 Silver Hand Recruit. This provides a cheap and unending supply of weak minions, which can be improved using spells like Blessing of Kings, or simply used to bolster the player's forces.

Replacement Hero Powers

Justicar Trueheart Battlecry and Baku the Mooneater Start of Game effect will replace Reinforce with The Silver Hand.

Vilefin Inquisitor Battlecry will replace the current Hero Power with The Tidal Hand.

Uther of the Ebon Blade Battlecry will replace the current Hero Power with The Four Horsemen, as well as replacing the hero.

Strategy and gameplay

The paladin is a well-rounded class which focuses on strong minions and limiting your opponent's ability to use their own. Many paladin decks contain multiple minions and spells that use the Divine Shield mechanic to summon minions which can't be killed without at least two instances of damage. Their Divine Shields coupled with Taunt can create hard-to-remove minions that protect your hero and other minions, such as Coghammer and Righteous Protector. They also have cards that directly benefit from and to minions with Divine Shield, such as Rallying Blade and Bolvar, Fireblood.

Paladins have access to an array of cards that buff their minions with increased stats. Blessing of Kings, Seal of Champions, Spikeridged Steed, and Dinosize are just one of many cards that can power up their minions. There are even cards that reward buffing your own minions like The Last Kaleidosaur and Lynessa Sunsorrow. Paladins also have cards that overrides a minion's stats, which can be just as effective on enemies. An Aldor Peacekeeper, Shrink Ray, or Sunkeeper Tarim can turn even the mightiest of minions into much more manageable threats.

The paladin's Hero Power, Reinforce, summons a 1/1 minion. This can be used together with cards that work well with more minions on the field like Raid Leader and Frostwolf Warlord, and cards that directly buff Silver Hand Recruits like Quartermaster and Level Up! can turn a mass of puny 1/1s into a swarm of bulky threats.

Consecration is a powerful, board-wide spell which damages all the opponent's minions and their hero. It can be played after an Equality to completely wipe the enemy field. A riskier strategy involves playing Equality while controlling a Wild Pyromancer, which will clear all minions on both sides.

Paladins also have strong self-healing abilities which allow them to survive powerful blows dealt to their hero like Forbidden Healing, Lay on Hands, and Nozari. Cards like Lesser Pearl Spellstone, The Glass Knight, Crystalsmith Kangor, and High Priest Thekal can further drive up the value off of their healing.

Paladins are one of few classes that can use Secrets. Paladin Secrets are fairly weak on their own, but by stacking several of them the Paladin keeps their minions protected through a web of Secrets that are difficult for the opponent to weave through. Cards like Mysterious Challenger, Bellringer Sentry, and Desperate Measures allows them to stack up Secrets quickly, while empowering cards that benefit from them like Mysterious Blade and Commander Rhyssa.

Paladins also have an affinity with murlocs, which goes well with their ability to quickly build a board and buff weak minions. Cards like Vilefin Inquisitor and Grimscale Chum gave paladins an explosive early start. On the other hand Anyfin Can Happen contrastingly required finesse of playing a few murlocs, creating an army of Bluegill Warriors and Murloc Warleaders to deliver a lethal push late game.

Counters

Clearing the board

Many archetypes of the paladin class are reliant on minions that stay on the board for more than one turn. With spells such as Blessing of Kings or Hand of Protection paladins can take advantage of the board with favourable trades. Silver Hand Recruits can specifically be buffed by minions such as Quartermaster, making them a formidable threat. This can be prevented by keeping the enemy's board clear. Depending on the class you are playing you can use AoE-spells such as Fan of Knives or Holy Nova.

Removing Divine Shields

A common mechanic of the paladin class is Divine Shield. Minions with Divine Shield can be tough to remove since the first damage taken is ignored. Hero powers that can deal 1 damage such as Fireblast or cheap spells such as Arcane Missiles can be used to get rid of enemy Divine Shields without damaging friendly minions. Blood Knight is also a very effective tool against minions with Divine Shield, while also potentially providing a big threat.

Transform / Silence effects

There are many buffing spells like Blessing of Kings in the Paladins arsenal. Removing the enchantment by silencing or transforming the minion can be devastating for the opponent's game plan. Against minions with strong abilities such as Tirion Fordring transforming spells like Hex or Polymorph are very effective by removing the card text and reducing the attack and health.

Tech cards

Depending on the paladin archetype there are cards that can be especially disruptive for the opponent's game plan. Minions such as Acidic Swamp Ooze or Harrison Jones can destroy weapons that are crucial for the paladin's tempo. Several Murlocs such as Murloc Knight or Hydrologist have been added to the paladin card pool. Hungry Crab is a cheap and effective tool against those cards and can provide a big tempo swing.

Spells

For Wild format listings, see Paladin/Wild format

See Spell. For a list of paladin Secrets, see Secret#Paladin.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Class	Cost	Description
Blessing of Might	Free	Paladin	1	Give a minion +3 Attack. "As in, you MIGHT want to get out of my way." - Toad Mackle, recently buffed.
Hand of Protection	Free	Paladin	1	Give a minion Divine Shield. This spell has been renamed so many times, even paladins don’t know what it should be called anymore.
Humility	Free	Paladin	1	Change a minion's Attack to 1. This card makes something really damp. Oh wait. That's "Humidity."
Holy Light	Free	Paladin	2	Restore 6 Health. If you are often bathed in Holy Light, you should consider wearing sunscreen.
Blessing of Kings	Free	Paladin	4	Give a minion +4/+4. (+4 Attack/+4 Health) Given the number of kings who have been assassinated, are you sure you want their blessing?
Consecration	Free	Paladin	4	Deal 2 damage to all enemies. Consecrated ground glows with Holy energy. But it smells a little, too.
Hammer of Wrath	Free	Paladin	4	Deal 3 damage. Draw a card. A good paladin has many tools. Hammer of Wrath, Pliers of Vengeance, Hacksaw of Justice, etc.
Autodefense Matrix	Common	Paladin	1	Secret: When one of your minions is attacked, give it Divine Shield. We call it the bubble machine.
Blessing of Wisdom	Common	Paladin	1	Choose a minion. Whenever it attacks, draw a card. Apparently with wisdom comes the knowledge that you should probably be attacking every turn.
Eye for an Eye	Common	Paladin	1	Secret: When your hero takes damage, deal that much damage to the enemy hero. Justice sometimes takes the form of a closed fist into a soft cheek.
Never Surrender!	Common	Paladin	1	Secret: When your opponent casts a spell, give your minions +2 Health. But sometimes concede.
Noble Sacrifice	Common	Paladin	1	Secret: When an enemy attacks, summon a 2/1 Defender as the new target. We will always remember you, "Defender!"
Redemption	Common	Paladin	1	Secret: When a friendly minion dies, return it to life with 1 Health. I am not sure how you get demptioned the first time. It’s a mystery!
Repentance	Common	Paladin	1	Secret: After your opponent plays a minion, reduce its Health to 1. Repentance often comes in the moment before obliteration. Curious.
Flash of Light	Common	Paladin	2	Restore 4 health. Draw a card. Hey! No cameras allowed!
Lightforged Blessing	Common	Paladin	2	Twinspell Give a friendly minion Lifesteal. Some might call this a lightforgery.
Rebuke	Common	Paladin	2	Enemy spells cost (5) more next turn. When one buke just isn’t enough.
Sound the Bells!	Common	Paladin	2	Echo Give a minion +1/+2. Weirdly, the bells stop ringing after 5.
Time Out!	Common	Paladin	3	Your hero is Immune until your next turn. Highly effective against 3 year olds.
Desperate Measures	Rare	Paladin	1	Twinspell Cast a random Paladin Secret. Desperate times call for disparate secrets.
Crystology	Rare	Paladin	2	Draw two 1-Attack minions from your deck. "The Light is neither a particle nor a wave. It's more of a juice, really."
Call to Adventure	Rare	Paladin	3	Draw the lowest Cost minion from your deck. Give it +2/+2. Even the smallest minion can change the outcome of the game.
Equality	Rare	Paladin	4	Change the Health of ALL minions to 1. We are all special unique snowflakes... with 1 Health.
Blessed Champion	Rare	Paladin	5	Double a minion's Attack. This card causes double the trouble AND double the fun.
Holy Wrath	Rare	Paladin	5	Draw a card and deal damage equal to its cost. C'mon Molten Giant!!
Shrink Ray	Rare	Paladin	5	Set the Attack and Health of all minions to 1. Actually works by enlarging the rest of the world.
Hidden Wisdom	Epic	Paladin	1	Secret: After your opponent plays three cards in a turn, draw 2 cards. Find your own wisdom. Perhaps behind the couch.
Prismatic Lens	Epic	Paladin	4	Draw a minion and a spell from your deck. Swap their Costs. Mined exclusively from the dark side of the moon.
Duel!	Epic	Paladin	5	Summon a minion from each player's deck. They attack each other. If you don't fight to the death, it's Duel Yielding.
Avenging Wrath	Epic	Paladin	6	Deal 8 damage randomly split among all enemies. Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham!
A New Challenger...	Epic	Paladin	7	Discover a 6-Cost minion. Summon it with Taunt and Divine Shield. … Arrives? Approaches? TELL US ALREADY!
Lay on Hands	Epic	Paladin	8	Restore 8 Health. Draw 3 cards. A grammatically awkward life saver.
Kangor's Endless Army	Legendary	Paladin	7	Resurrect 3 friendly Mechs. They keep any Magnetic upgrades. "That's three, Kangor. Three isn't endless." - Countess Ashmore
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Minions

For Wild format listings, see Paladin/Wild format

All classes can also use neutral minions. See Minion.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Guardian of Kings	Free	General	Paladin	7	5	6	Battlecry: Restore 6 Health to your hero. Holy beings from the beyond are so cliché!
Glow-Tron	Common	Mech	Paladin	1	1	3	Magnetic They tried for weeks to make a stealth version, but eventually decided to just let it glow.
Argent Protector	Common	General	Paladin	2	2	2	Battlecry: Give a friendly minion Divine Shield. "I'm not saying you can dodge fireballs. I'm saying with this shield, you won't have to."
Bronze Herald	Common	Dragon	Paladin	3	3	2	Deathrattle: Add two 4/4 Dragons to your hand. This is why you shouldn't shoot the messenger.
Ghostly Charger	Common	General	Paladin	5	3	4	Divine Shield Rush Maybe we should have called him Ghostly Rusher.
Mechano-Egg	Common	Mech	Paladin	5	0	5	Deathrattle: Summon an 8/8 Robosaur. When you need more iron in your diet.
Aldor Peacekeeper	Rare	General	Paladin	3	3	3	Battlecry: Change an enemy minion's Attack to 1. The Aldor hate two things: the Scryers and smooth jazz.
Paragon of Light	Rare	General	Paladin	3	2	5	While this minion has 3 or more Attack, it has Taunt and Lifesteal. She’s all fun and games until someone rings that stupid bell.
Annoy-o-Module	Rare	Mech	Paladin	4	2	4	Magnetic Divine Shield Taunt Every ten seconds it asks if you want to update.
Bellringer Sentry	Rare	General	Paladin	4	3	4	Battlecry and Deathrattle: Put a Secret from your deck into the battlefield. Who are you? Eh, none of my business.
Spirit of the Tiger	Rare	General	Paladin	4	0	3	Stealth for 1 turn. Whenever you cast a spell, summon a Tiger with stats equal to its Cost. Less of a cantrip and more of a cat-nip.
Zandalari Templar	Rare	General	Paladin	4	4	4	Battlecry: If you've restored 10 Health this game, gain +4/+4 and Taunt. YOU WERE A TEMPLAR, JONDAR!
Cathedral Gargoyle	Epic	General	Paladin	2	2	2	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain Taunt and Divine Shield. Fly like an eagle, drop like a rock.
Immortal Prelate	Epic	General	Paladin	2	1	3	Deathrattle: Shuffle this into your deck. It keeps any enchantments. She protec. She attac. But most importantly, she come bac.
Dragon Speaker	Epic	General	Paladin	5	3	5	Battlecry: Give all Dragons in your hand +3/+3. All of his speeches really drag on.
Glowstone Technician	Epic	General	Paladin	6	3	4	Battlecry: Give all minions in your hand +2/+2. "Windell! More light!" "I'm givin' it all she's got, Kangor!"
Crystalsmith Kangor	Legendary	General	Paladin	2	1	2	Divine Shield, Lifesteal Your healing is doubled. He wants to tank, but Boom always makes him play support.
Commander Rhyssa	Legendary	General	Paladin	3	4	3	Your Secrets trigger twice. Two people can keep a secret as long as neither of them are Commander Rhyssa.
High Priest Thekal	Legendary	General	Paladin	3	3	4	Battlecry: Convert all but 1 of your hero's Health into Armor. "…and then I beat him with 1 Health!"
The Glass Knight	Legendary	General	Paladin	4	4	3	Divine Shield Whenever you restore Health, gain Divine Shield. She seems scary, but she's got a glass jaw.
Prince Liam	Legendary	General	Paladin	5	5	5	Battlecry: Transform all your 1-Cost cards in your deck into Legendary minions. "I have a very particular set of skills. Skills that make me a nightmare for witches like you."
Tirion Fordring	Legendary	General	Paladin	8	6	6	Divine Shield. Taunt. Deathrattle: Equip a 5/3 Ashbringer. If you haven't heard the Tirion Fordring theme song, it's because it doesn't exist.
Nozari	Legendary	Dragon	Paladin	10	4	12	Battlecry: Restore both heroes to full Health. In another timeline, she was called Yeszari.
Shirvallah, the Tiger	Legendary	Beast	Paladin	25	7	5	Divine Shield, Rush, Lifesteal Costs (1) less for each Mana you've spent on spells. On bended knee Thekal placed his weapon upon Shirvallah’s altar, whereupon she slowly knocked it off with her paw.
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Uncollectible

For Wild format listings, see Paladin/Wild format

The following minions are generated by other paladin cards or effects, and are uncollectible.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Tiger	None	Beast	Paladin	1	1	1
Bronze Dragon	None	Dragon	Paladin	4	4	4
Robosaur	None	Mech	Paladin	8	8	8
Silver Hand Recruit	Free	General	Paladin	1	1	1
Defender	Common	General	Paladin	1	2	1
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Weapons

For Wild format listings, see Paladin/Wild format

See Weapon.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Light's Justice	Free	Paladin	1	1	4	Prince Malchezaar was a collector of rare weapons. He'd animate them and have them dance for him.
Truesilver Champion	Free	Paladin	4	4	2	Whenever your hero attacks, restore 2 Health to it. It Slices, it Dices. You can cut a tin can with it. (But you wouldn't want to.)
Bloodclaw	Common	Paladin	1	2	2	Battlecry: Deal 5 damage to your hero. This weapon – ow! Requires a little – OWW! Finesse.
Mysterious Blade	Rare	Paladin	2	2	2	Battlecry: If you control a Secret, gain +1 Attack. It knows every secret you have felt.
Farraki Battleaxe	Rare	Paladin	5	3	3	Overkill: Give a minion in your hand +2/+2. Only two things in life are certain: death and axes.
Silver Sword	Rare	Paladin	8	3	4	After your hero attacks, give your minions +1/+1. Silver’s malleability limits its utility as an edged weapon. On the other hand... SHINY!
Sword of Justice	Epic	Paladin	3	1	5	After you summon a minion, give it +1/+1 and this loses 1 Durability. I dub you Sir Loin of Beef!
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Uncollectible

For Wild format listings, see Paladin/Wild format

The following weapons are generated by other paladin cards or effects, and are uncollectible.

Name / Desc	Rarity	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Ashbringer	None	Paladin	5	5	3
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Hero cards

For Wild format listings, see Paladin/Wild format

See Hero card.

Leveling rewards

As a hero reaches various levels they are awarded new cards, with each class having its own rewards. All cards awarded by gaining levels are uncraftable, and cannot be crafted or disenchanted.

Levels up to 10 award new basic class cards, while levels after this award only golden versions of existing cards.

Starting cards

All paladins start with the following class cards.

Level 2-10

Up to level 10, reaching each even-numbered level will award the player two copies of a new Basic class card. These cards are not obtainable through any other means.

Level 2

Level 4

Level 6

Level 8

Level 10

Level 11-60

Above level 10, reaching certain levels will award golden versions of existing Basic cards. As they are uncraftable, it is not possible to disenchant these cards, making the reward purely cosmetic. Reaching each required level will award one golden card. Levels after 10 award golden Basic class cards, whereas levels after 50 award golden Basic neutral minion cards.

Level 15/20

Level 23/26

Level 28/30

Level 32/34

Level 36/38

Level 40/42

Level 43/44

Level 45/46

Level 47/48

Level 49/50

Level 51/52

Level 53/54

Level 55/56

Level 57/58

Level 59/60

Trivia

• During the game's early development, the paladin hero was Tirion Fordring. The hero can be seen in screenshots from that period.
• As of the Year of the Dragon, Paladin has the most amount of heroes at 4, with Mage coming in second at 3. It's also the only class to have two free promotional heroes.

References

Classes
Druid Hunter Mage Paladin Priest Rogue Shaman Warlock Warrior Death Knight (special class)