"Shockadin" is a Holy-talented damage paladin. It stacks Intellect and spell power and uses Holy Shock, Exorcism, Holy Strike and Judgement as its damage. In Forever, Holy Shock is a Holy talent you can train at level 30 for 160 Mana on a 10 s cooldown, so you can start the build much earlier than in Classic.
How it does in the beta
Level 20: Wowhead rated the Shockadin route stronger than the seal-twist route in PvE, as long as you stack spell power gear.
Level 30: Wowhead's Ret writer skips it. It runs short on Mana and lacks Ret's damage talents, so the normal Ret tree looks better at this level.
Higher levels: it may become viable once you have Holy Shock, Champion of the Light and more talent points. [Unconfirmed]
Key talents
Holy Shock, Holy Power (+3% crit on Holy Shock and Holy Strike per point, plus 15% extra on Holy Strike since 26 Oct), Divine Precision (+6% Holy spell hit), Improved Seals, Purifying Power (shorter Exorcism and Holy Wrath cooldowns) and Consecrated Ground. Champion of the Light sits deep in Ret.
Level 60 Shockadin build: Not yet published, updated at launch.
Fan site. Beta (cap 30) until launch Thu 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 AEDT; numbers may change. [Unconfirmed] = not yet confirmed.
