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Talents / Paladin / Redoubt
Talent · Paladin · Protection changed

Redoubt

Redoubt was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 4%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks." Paladin Protection talent, 5 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 5 ranks, one per point you can spend. Pick a rank to see the ability it grants at that many points, Classic Era vs WoW Forever.

1 point spent changed

Redoubt rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Redoubt
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by 6% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.

WoW Forever
Redoubt
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 4%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.

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2 points spent changed

Redoubt rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Redoubt
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by 12% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.

WoW Forever
Redoubt
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 8%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.

of 5
3 points spent changed

Redoubt rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Redoubt
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by 18% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.

WoW Forever
Redoubt
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 12%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.

of 5
4 points spent changed

Redoubt rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Redoubt
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by 24% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.

WoW Forever
Redoubt
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 16%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.

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5 points spent changed

Redoubt rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Redoubt
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by 30% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.

WoW Forever
Redoubt
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 20%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.

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Redoubt changes between Forever builds

  • In the Oct 2, 2026 build (vs Sep 30, 2026): nerfed rank 1 "Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 4%" after, 6% before

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
rankTexts [ "Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by 6% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.", "Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by 12% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.", "Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by 18% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.", "Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by 24% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.", "Increases your chance to block attacks with your shield by 30% after being the victim of a critical strike. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks." ] [ "Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 4%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.", "Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 8%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.", "Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 12%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.", "Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 16%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.", "Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 20%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks." ]
rankValues [ [ 6, 10, 5 ], [ 12, 10, 5 ], [ 18, 10, 5 ], [ 24, 10, 5 ], [ 30, 10, 5 ] ] [ [ 10, 4, 10, 5 ], [ 10, 8, 10, 5 ], [ 10, 12, 10, 5 ], [ 10, 16, 10, 5 ], [ 10, 20, 10, 5 ] ]

Questions about Redoubt

Was Redoubt nerfed in WoW Forever?

Redoubt is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: rank 1 reworked: "Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 4%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks."

What changed for Redoubt in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 reworked: "Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 4%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value