Paladins is a free-to-play hero shooter that launched in 2016, offering class-based team combat across PC, console, and Nintendo Switch. The game emphasizes character customization and ability loadouts as core mechanics.
Recent coverage has focused on World of Warcraft announcements rather than updates to Paladins itself. A BlizzCon panel revealed upcoming Paladin class variations coming to WoW's Midnight expansion via patch 12.2, which will introduce additional Light-wielding characters as the story progresses toward confronting Xal'atath. While this represents significant news within Blizzard's ecosystem, it reflects coverage patterns rather than direct Paladins developments.
via Blizzard Watch
It was easy to miss among the other cool announcements at the Midnight What’s Next panel at BlizzCon 2026, but as patch 12.2 Eclipse sends us hurtling towards a final confrontation with Xal’atath, we’re going to be bringing more Light-wielders with us — a lot more. The Paladin cl…