Paladin Runes and Locations - WoW SoD

February 26, 2024 10 minutes

Introduction to Rune Engravings and Abilities

The most prominent feature of the Season of Discovery is the introduction of Rune Engravings, a game-changer for your gear. Rune Engravings don't just offer new abilities; they allow you to augment your current spells and even unlock entirely new possibilities for your class. 

  • Extra Skills and Improvements

Starting in Phase 2 of the Season of Discovery, all classes can find extra base skills and quality of life improvements. These are available in consumable items scattered around the world. While these items aren't classified as Runes, discovering and learning them is essential for players seeking to maximize the potential of their class. 

Paladins can currently obtain: 

Testament of Enhanced Blessings  — dropped from Bloodmage Thalnos in Scarlet Monastery: Graveyard.

How to Find and Unlock Paladin Runes

Unlocking these powerful Runes isn't confined to specific races, though they are most commonly associated with races from the areas where the Runes are found. This means that even if you're playing a character from a different race or faction, you can still unlock these Runes by following the necessary steps. Let's dive into where and how you can find these transformative Runes for Paladins.

The process of unlocking each Rune is unique and tied to specific locations and actions within the game. Here's a quick guide to help you locate and unlock the Paladin Runes:

Rune NameSlotUnlock Method
Beacon of Light
Gloves
At Honored reputation standing with the Azeroth Commerce Authority you will be able to purchase this Rune from the Commerce Authority Reputation in your faction's major city.
Crusader Strike
Gloves
As either Alliance race, you will receive a quest from your Class trainer who will task you with receiving a stolen Libram. As a Dwarf, it will be from the Trolls in south western Coldridge Valley. As a Human, it will be from the Defias located in Eastern Northshire. When you recover this Libram, you will be tasked with casting Judgement 10 times with it equipped. Completing this will reward you with the Rune.
Hand of Reckoning
Gloves

This Rune can be unlocked in either Loch Modan or Westfall.

In Loch Modan, players will need to go to Stonesplinter Valley in southern Loch Modan. Inside the cave, there is a Sunken Reliquary which contains a Libram of Justice. Players will then need to kill 10 enemies while they are stunned by your Hammer of Justice ability.

In Westfall, players will need to go to the Defias controlled tower in southeastern Westfall. There will be a Defias Drone which will drop the Libram of Justice. Players will then need to kill 10 enemies while they are stunned by your Hammer of Justice ability.

Divine Sacrifice
Pants

This Rune can be purchased from Grizzby in Ratchet. In order to unlock Grizzby as a vendor you must be level 20 and complete a series of tasks to earn his favor. There are three quests to complete, these can be completed in any order.

For the first you must provide him with 24 Fish Oil .

The second you must deliver him 20 Dark Iron Ordinance s which drop from Dark Iron Dwarves in northern Wetlands or Southern Arathi Highlands.

The third you must deliver 16 Shredder Turbochargers which can only be acquired from Shredder NPCs using the Shredder Shredder Autosalvage Unit.

Inspiration Exemplar
Pants

This Rune can be unlocked in both Dun Morogh and Elwynn Forest.

As a Human player, you will find Adventurer's Remains just east of Jerod's Landing. Right-click to summon a portal and have a second Paladin (or Priest) right-click to summon an Adventurer's Spirit. Upon being summoned, the mob will die, and you can both loot the Rune.

As a Dwarf player, you will find Adventuer's remains in the Wendigo cave south west of Kharanos. Right-click it to summon a portal and have a second Paladin (or Priest) right-click to summon an Adventurer's Spirit. Upon being summoned, the mob will die, and you can both loot the Rune.

Avengers Shield
Pants
As any race, you can find this Rune by killing the Dro'zem the Blasphemous, Dro'zem can spawn at any of the orc encampments throughout Redridge.
Exorcist
Pants
As any race, killing Defias Dark Runners and other Defias mobs located in Duskwood, they have a chance to drop a Libram of Banishment. You are then tasked with casting Turn Undead on five different monsters and then killing them with Exorcism. Completing this task will reward you with this Rune.
Rebuke
Pants
As either Alliance race, speak to the Bartender in the Park in Stormwind. She will ask you to kill a nearby hostile NPC. Doing so will reward you with this Rune.
Seal of MartyrdomChestTo acquire this Rune, talk to the Brother Romulus in the Stormwind Cathedral. They will direct you to pick up a note in the Cathedral Catacombs. The note will instruct you to kill a Ada Gelhardt who can be found on a small island located between Westfall and Elwynn Forest just south west of where you would find Hogger. Defeating Ada will reward you with the Rune.
Horn of Lordaeron
Chest

This Rune can be unlocked in both Westfall and Loch Modan.

In Westfall, Undying Laborers found in the Jangolode Mine west of Sentinel Hill have a chance to drop the Libram of Blessings . With this item equipped, buff five different players and you will receive this Rune.

In Loch Modan, in one of the rooms located on the lower level of the Inn in Thelsamar, there will be a Libram sitting on a table. It will task you with buffing five different players and upon completion will grant you this Rune.

Aegis
Chest

This Rune can be unlocked in both Elwynn Forest and Dun Morogh.

In Elywnn Forest, you can unlock this Rune by using Purify on the Paladin NPC located in the area towards the back of the Jasperload Mines. After purifying the Paladin they will reward you with this Rune.

In Dun Morogh, located directly in front of Gnomeregan's entrance in western Dun Morogh, you will find an NPC called Wounded Adventurer. Use Purify on this NPC and he will then reward you with this Rune.

Divine Storm
Chest

Head to Darkshore, go north to the Tower of Althalaxx and click the Orb found inside on the top floor. This will likely require assistance as the mobs inside are quite tough.

Interacting with the Orb will then prompt you to head to Maestra’s Post in north-western Ashenvale. Speak with Delgrin who will give you a quest to return to Stormwind to speak to Katherine the Pure who can be found in the Cathedral.

Katherine will then give us her own quest to get a second opinion, requiring us to head to the Slaughtered Lamb in the Mage District to consult Urusla Deline, who can be found in the basement of the Slaughtered Lamb near the Warlock trainers. Ursula will then direct you to find 14 Summoner's Salt which can be looted off of Blackrock Orcs in Redridge Mountains.

When returning to Ursula, she will give you a quest to destroy the Orb. In order to destroy the Orb we must return to Ashenvale and head to Demon Fall Canyon, located in Southeastern Ashenvale. Inside the Canyon, kill any Demon for a chance to loot Mote of Mannoroth .

Upon obtaining 12 motes, you can head over to the two floating Glaives on the eastern side of the Canyon. You will then be able to interact with a circle on the ground beneath the Glaives; this will drop the orb to the ground, breaking it. Make sure you click on the now broken orb which will prompt you to return to Delgren for the final part of this quest, returning to him will reward you with the Rune.

Enlightened Judgments
Belt

In order to unlock this Rune you need to purify three Tarnished Prayer Beads by completing a specific task and then turn all three into a new NPC, Brother Atticus in the safe area within Stromgarde Keep, he can be found across the bridge near Deneb Walker.(Who can be found at 27.0, 58.8).

The first [DNT] Tarnished Prayer Bead I will drop from any humanoid mobs found in northern Wetlands and all throughout Arathi Highlands, (Ogres, Trolls, Syndicate Humans, Dark Iron Dwarves). In order to purify this bead cast Blessing of Might while in combat with an enemy and then killing them.

The second [DNT] Tarnished Prayer Bead II drops from the Boulderfist Ogres located north west of Stromgarde. (around 30.8, 45.6) This bead is purified by casting Divine Shield with less than 10% health, so you will need to be level 34 at least to complete this step.

The third and final [DNT] Tarnished Prayer Bead III can be found by killing Witherbark Trolls (around 69.2, 79.6). This bead is purified by casting Judgement while you have the Seal of Justice buff active while an enemy mob is fleeing.

Return to Brother Atticus in Stromgarde with all three beads purified and you will be awarded this Rune.

Infusion of Light
Belt

Head to Deadwind Pass and speak to the Dalaran Agent that can be found at Ariden's Camp which can be found just north of the turn where you would head east into Swamp of Sorrows (roughly 52, 35).This agent will give you Ariden's Sigil this Sigil has an on use to provoke nearby Dark Riders to reveal themselves. You will know when you are near a Dark Rider as you will gain the buff Dark Presence when near one but otherwise they are just disguised as regular NPCs. Upon killing a Dark Rider you will be rewarded with a Dalaran Relic, we need 7 relics to earn this Rune so we will need to kill 7 different Dark Riders. Below is my recommend order to quickly complete this task. Dark Riders can be difficult to kill but certainly should be able to be soloed, consider partying up with a friend to make this task easier, especially a Mage as we will have to cover a significant amount of distance to complete this task.

Please note that the Dark Riders do have a small patrol area and the coordinates recommend below are a rough approximation, if you walk around the recommend location you should quickly be able to find them.

The closest Dark Rider to your starting point can be found in Deadwind Pass at (43, 29)

The second Dark Rider can be found at (69, 28) in the Swamp of Sorrows.

The third Dark Rider can be found in Duskwood at (22, 51)

The fourth Dark Rider can be found in The Badlands at (58, 54)

The fifth Dark Rider can be found in the Arathi Highlands at (60, 40)

Next we will need to head to Kalimdor, the sixth Dark Rider can be found at (52, 36) in the Barrens.

The 7th and final Dark Rider we need can be found in Desolace at (65, 25).

Return to the Dalaran Agent in Deadwind Pass with the 7 relics you have acquired and turn in their respective quests and the Rune will be your reward!

Sheath of Light
Belt

Head to the Mannoroc Cove in Desolace, at (52.6, 84.8) you will find a Broken Hammer on the ground, this item begins the quest to unlock this rune. This quest will first task you with killing nearby Burning Blade NPCs to loot the Torn Letter . Once you have the Torn Letter in your inventory head back to the Stormwind Cathedral and meet with Katherine the Pure who will offer you the next quest, A Lost Brother.

Next head to Menethil Harbor and speak to Harold Riggs, the Fishing trainer who can be found right as you walk onto the dock. He will then send you to Newman's Landing which is west of Coldridge Valley in Dun Morogh. The only way to reach Newman's Landing is by swimming south from Menethil Harbor. (The landing can be found at 18.0, 74.5) Once you have made it to the Landing looking for a corpse, interact with it and some NPCs will spawn kill them and you will be able to pick up the Orders from the Grand Crusader that will send you back to Katherine the Pure in the Stormwind Cathedral.

Katherine will then task you with heading to the Scarlet Monastery: Cathedral to kill Whitemane, after defeating Whitemane head into the room behind the boss encounter with Whitemane and find Aeonas the Vindicated, finally return back to Katherine in the Stormwind Cathedral and you will be rewarded with this rune.

Guarded by the Light
Boots
For this Rune we will need to head to the Ruins of Alterac in the Alterac Mountains. Before you make your trip ensure you have a Symbol of Divinity and the Divine Intervention ability learned, you will also need the assistance of another player who can resurrect you to complete the tasks required. Along the southern wall of the Ruins of Alterac (39.6 60.8) you will find a skeleton, interacting with the skeleton will give you the Dormant Holy Rune, to activate this dormant rune simply cast Divine Intervention on another player and then have someone resurrect you, this will activate the Dormant Holy Rune and allow you to learn Guarded by the Light.
Sacred Shield
Boots
Head to the Inn at Nijel's Point in Desolace, once there head inside and you will see a small ramp across from the inn keeper. Head up this ramp and on the first bench you see beside the bookcase there will be a Libram you can loot, equip the Libram of Deliverance and with it equipped use your Blessing of Freedom ability to remove roots from an ally 5 times, completing this task will award you with the Sacred Shield rune.
The Art of War
Boots

Head to Desolace to start the Highway Robbery quest at the extinguished Campfire. (found at 47, 54) This quest will task you with finding someone who knows about the pillaged campsite, you will need to head to Bibbly F'utzbuckle who you can turn in the Highway Robbery Quest to and he will begin your second part of this quest, On the Lam. (Bibbly can be found at 63, 39 near Kormek's hut.)

Head to the Inn in Booty Bay where you will be able to turn in On the Lam to Tokal who can be found on the first floor of the inn. She will offer you the quest Cherry for your Thoughts? You will need to buy her a Cherry Grog and then she will give you the next part of your quest, No Honor Among Thieves.

Next you will be heading to the Arathi Highlands to find a row boat, the boat can be found along the southern coat of Arathi Highlands just a bit east of where the demolition camp of Dark Iron dwarves is set up right when you walk across Thandol Span to your east, the boat will teleport you to where you can find Illari Duskfeather, upon killing her she will drop the Illari's Key that you need to open the Jewel-Encrusted Box that you have been carrying around throughout these quests. Open the Jewel-Encrusted Box and you will find the Psychosophic Epiphany that will teach you the Rune.


In conclusion, the Season of Discovery brings an exciting array of possibilities for players in World of Warcraft. By understanding and utilizing the power of Rune Engravings, you can take your abilities to new heights. Happy hunting!

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