You can find advice on talent builds pretty much anywhere, but no one ever bothers to tell you what glyphs you should be using for leveling. Most players seem to think that glyph choice is just a matter of preference, but I disagree. There are certain glyphs that are better for leveling than others, and that’s where this guide comes in. I’ll get rid of the guesswork for you so you can stop wasting gold on trying new glyphs and still level fast.
1. First Major Glyph (Level 15) – Glyph of Judgment. Your Judgments deal 10% more damage. There’s nothing overly fancy about this one, it’s just a straight DPS increase. Since Paladins have pretty weak DPS at the low levels and Judgment is one of your core spells, this is a pretty simple decision.
2. First Minor Glyph (Level 15) – Glyph of Blessing of Might. Increases the duration of your Blessing of Might spell by 20 min when cast on yourself. Since Blessing of Might should be your default self-buff while leveling, increasing the duration is a pretty good idea, especially since all of the other minor glyphs at this level don’t really help much.
3. Second Major Glyph (Level 30) – Glyph of Seal of Command. Increases the chance of dealing Seal of Command damage by 20%. Seal of Command should be your main seal at this point, so you’re going to want to glyph it up for sure. The DPS upgrade you’ll get from this outclasses all of the other glyphs at this level too, so it’s not a difficult decision.
4. Second Minor Glyph (Level 50) – Glyph of the Wise. Reduces the mana cost of your Seal of Wisdom spell by 50%. When you need to mana up, the less you have to invest to get yourself refilled, the better. Since you’ll probably still be using Blessing of Might most of the time at this level, it’s not worth grabbing any of the other minor glyphs yet.
5. Third Minor Glyph (Level 70) – Glyph of Lay on Hands. Reduces the cooldown of your Lay on Hands spell by 5 min. At this point it’s less a question of “What’s most useful?” than it is “What’s less useless?”. This glyph is mildly useful if you find yourself in bad spots more often than you should, but in general it’s just filler. If you find yourself using other Blessings frequently, or you plan on grinding a lot of Undead, you may find one of the other minor glyphs more useful.
6. Third Major Glyph (Level 80) – Glyph of Crusader Strike. Reduces the mana cost of your Crusader Strike ability by 20%. It’s nice to go longer without drinking. Since you’ll be using Crusader Strike every time its up, this works out to a good bit of mana saved in the long run. If you find yourself in more AoE-friendly situations, you may want to get Glyph of Divine Storm instead.
Remember that what works for me may not necessarily work for you. If you find that one of the glyphs isn’t working for your playstyle, swap it out for another that augments a spell you use more. All in all, I feel that the set of glyphs I detailed are the best selections for their level, and are the ones best suited to the standard tasks associated with leveling. Happy hunting!
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