Anticipation, a Protection Paladin talent in WoW Forever
Anticipation is a passive talent in row 2 of the Protection tree. It needs 5 points in Protection, so the earliest you can take it is level 15 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 5 ranks. It has changed since Classic Era.
Anticipation
5 ranks
- Requires 5 points in Protection
Increases your Defense Skill by 4.
Every rank of Anticipation
| Rank | Text |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Increases your Defense Skill by 4. |
| Rank 2 | Increases your Defense Skill by 8. |
| Rank 3 | Increases your Defense Skill by 12. |
| Rank 4 | Increases your Defense Skill by 16. |
| Rank 5 | Increases your Defense Skill by 20. |
Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.
Where it sits in the Protection tree
- Needs
- No prerequisite talent
- Unlocks
- No talent needs it
- Same row
- Row above (row 1)
- Row below (row 3)
Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Anticipation.
Compared with Classic Era
What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text and its position.
Position
Protection, row 3, column 4
Protection, row 2, column 4
Rank 1 text
Increases your Defense skill by 2.
Increases your Defense Skill by 4.
Open the Paladin talent calculator
All Protection talents
- Toughness
- Redoubt
- Precision
- Guardian's Favor
- Anticipation
- Improved Seal of Fury
- Improved Righteous Fury
- Shield Specialization
- Sacred Duty
- Swift Judgement
- One-Handed Weapon Specialization
- Improved Hammer of Justice
- Templar's Bulwark
- Reckoning
- Iron Creed
- Holy Shield
The other Paladin trees: Holy and Retribution. Everything that changed for the Paladin since Classic is on the changes page.
Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.