Templar's Bulwark, a Protection Paladin talent in WoW Forever
Templar's Bulwark is an active talent in row 5 of the Protection tree. It needs 20 points in Protection, so the earliest you can take it is level 30 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 1 rank. It is new in Forever and has no Classic counterpart.
Templar's Bulwark
1 rank
- 110 Mana
- Instant
- 5 min cooldown
- Requires 20 points in Protection
When activated, this ability grants you an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 sec. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.
Every rank of Templar's Bulwark
| Rank | Text |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | When activated, this ability grants you an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 sec. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active. |
Where it sits in the Protection tree
- Needs
- No prerequisite talent
- Unlocks
- That talent needs Templar's Bulwark at 1/1.
- Same row
- Row above (row 4)
- Row below (row 6)
Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Templar's Bulwark.
Compared with Classic Era
Templar's Bulwark has no Classic counterpart: the data lists it as new in Forever.
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.