WoW TBC Arena

Best Paladin Comps in 3v3

The top 3v3 (3s) arena comps that run a Paladin in TBC Classic, ranked by tier for Season 2. Each links to a full guide covering the kill setup, cooldowns, positioning and matchups.

Bracket2s3s5s
ClassWarriorPaladinHunterRoguePriestShamanMageWarlockDruid
TierSABC
Stylecleavecontrolsustainburst
Diff123
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2 comps

WarriorHunterPaladinB

Beastcleave / KFC (Warrior / Hunter / Paladin)

KFC is TBC's iconic melee cleave: an Arms warrior and a Beast Mastery hunter share two overlapping healing debuffs and dump every cooldown on one target while a Holy Paladin keeps them topped. It wins by making a kill target un-healable, then bursting it down inside a stun. The moment it gets kited and controlled instead of getting to press, it falls apart.

Cleave
WarriorWarriorPaladinB

Warrior Cleave (Arms / Fury / Paladin)

Two warriors, one Mortal Strike debuff that never falls off, and the sturdiest healer in the game standing behind them. Warrior Cleave doesn't out-think anyone — it picks a target, glues both swords to it, and dares the enemy healer to keep up through 50% healing reduction and relentless snares. When the swap lands and the cooldowns pop, people simply die between globals.

Cleave