Paladin auras

The paladin auras are paladin area of effect buffs which boosts the abilities of party and raid members within a certain radius.

The paladin's auras and blessings are the buffs that combine to give the class its flexibility. The auras are area of effect buffs; they affect all party and raid members within 40 yards of the paladin. A paladin may only have one aura active at one time. They are free to cast, with the only cost being the global cooldown. As such, it is wise to always have one aura or another running. Auras persist through death.

As with all paladin buffs, usage of Auras is highly situational, and it is unwise to always rely on a single aura for all situations. Indeed, switching auras in combat is frequently beneficial. However, one thing that may not be immediately obvious is that most auras (in fact, all except Crusader) only benefit a player that is actively under attack (usually your tank). To clarify, the added armor from Devotion Aura is only useful to your combat classes, if your tank is doing their job, the casters will not be under attack and will have no need for it. The same is true for Concentration Aura; if your casters are never attacked, the question of spell interruption will never arise.

If you are soloing, you of course have free choice over your aura. Popular choices are Devotion or Retribution, mostly depending on the enemy at the time. Concentration Aura is also useful.

There are many different auras available to paladins:

• You may not change auras while silenced or incapacitated; however, they are not counted as magic, and cannot be dispelled. The only exception to this is the druid's Cyclone spell, which causes the aura to have no effect for the duration of the debuff.
• Auras do not stack. If two paladins in a party are using the same aura, only the greater of the two will be in effect, the other is effectively wasted. As with blessings, it is essential that the paladins coordinate to have two different auras running, rather than overlapping with the same one.

• Aura Mastery empowers the chose aura for 8 seconds:
• Devotion Aura: Reduced damage taken increased from 3% to 15%.
• Crusader Aura: Mounted speed increased from 20% to 60%.
• Retribution Aura: Duration increased by 50%.
• Concentration Aura: Affected allies immune to interrupts and silences.

• Divine Vision increases the range of the chosen aura by 30 yards and reduces the cooldown of Aura Mastery by 60 sec.