One-Handed Weapon Specialization

Paladin · Protection · opens at 15 points spent · 3 ranks

One-Handed Weapon Specialization works differently in World of Warcraft: Forever than it does in Classic Era.

One-Handed Weapon Specialization ranks in Forever

Rank 1 Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 3%.
Rank 2 Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 7%.
Rank 3 Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 10%.

What One-Handed Weapon Specialization does in Classic Era

Forever changed this talent. The Classic Era wording is kept here rank for rank so the two can be read side by side. It has 5 ranks in Classic Era rather than 3.

Rank 1 Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 2%.
Rank 2 Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 4%.
Rank 3 Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 6%.

Where One-Handed Weapon Specialization sits in the Protection tree

One-Handed Weapon Specialization is a Protection talent for Paladin. You need 15 points in Protection before the row it sits on opens.

Same row: Swift Judgement, Improved Hammer of Justice

How often people take One-Handed Weapon Specialization

36 of the 209 public Paladin builds saved here — 17% — put at least one point in One-Handed Weapon Specialization. Counted across the 1498 most viewed and voted public builds on this site. These are builds players made for themselves before the game is playable, so read them as what people are trying, not as advice.

Builds that take One-Handed Weapon Specialization

3 of the public Paladin builds written up here spend points on One-Handed Weapon Specialization.

Where this came from

Changed in Forever.

Forever client build 1.60.1.69893