Four of the top ten 2v2 arena teams had paladins in them. At the top level of arena competition only skill and class choice makes the difference between victory and defeat. Player versus player item choices is very limited in general. There is usually one PvP armor set for each class specialization. PvP items have extra stamina as well as resilience stats. Plate wearing characters such as warriors, death knights and paladins have a distinct edge in reducing physical damage.

Most of the top arena paladins are holy specialized. This makes a solid healer especially in 2v2. The holy paladin can take significant damage without dying. This leaves the opposing team in a quandary whether to try to kill the paladin first or his damage dealing partner. Clearly killing a paladin is no easy feat, a quick use of “Lay on Hands” or “Divine Shield” easily heals or prevents damage. Healing spells of holy paladins are both potent and have significantly shorter casting time. Holy paladins while primarily healers shouldn’t be ignored in terms of damage dealing. Holy shock is a potent spell especially since holy damage cannot be resisted or protected against. These characteristics essentially make the paladin as the top PvP class.

Paladins in general are more often retribution specialized. Retribution paladins have an excellent set of damage dealing skills and talents. It also has one of the most useful crowd control skill – “repentance.” Repentance essentially removes an opponent from the fight for almost 60 seconds. And 60 seconds is more than enough time to pummel everyone else to submission. Retribution paladins are known for its high burst damage, combined with the “Seal of Command” the damage can be dealt to 3 opponents. A series of “Crusader Strike,” Judgment of wisdom,” “Consecration,” “Divine Storm,” and “Hammer of Justice” is more than enough to knock out one or two non-plate wearing opponents in one go.

Paladins are known for their edge in player versus player combat. They are tough and excel in both healing and dealing damage. In certain instances it is virtually impossible to kill them in a one versus one scenario. They essentially have thrice their maximum health points thanks to “Lay on Hands” and Divine Shield”. This easily makes the paladin as the top PvP class.