Both is acceptable imo but the most iconic paladin weapon is Ashbringer, a sword.
Too soon.
Human - mace
Elf - sword
Ashbringer is a weapon of zeal and not pure.
It pre-dates his accident by a while. I hope heās doing well.
My paladin is using a recent artifact mace appearance that dropped while I was unlocking the mount with all the quests. Itās neat looking.
all my warriors swords
all my death knights axes
all my paladins maces
my paladin tanks i use the flails on them from zereth mortis. we need more flails in game. so sexy.
I reckon sword.
But only because itās what Iāve always used.
Arthas (paladin): Hammer
Uther: Hammer
Turalyon: Sword
Tirion Fordring: Sword
Yrel: Mace
Bolvar (Paladin): Sword and Shield
Lady Liadrin: Sword and shield
Alexandros Morgraine (Paladin): Sword
So despite what naysayers from either side say you canāt really go wrong with either.
Why does that sound so familiar? Who was Clark?
Also, the answer is mace.
Despite what reasonable people might say, swords are lame and maces are the way to go.
Wasnāt he the dude who wore a Superman transmog?
If I could find a 2h-mace that looked as good as my Very Light Saber, Iād use that transmog. There arenāt near enough translucent weapons, and especially armor, in the game.
I would say it depends of the aesthetics of the race that paladin is.
Blood Elf and Zandalari definitely lean more toward swords, in my opinion. Dwarf, Draenei, and Tauren are definitely hammer users.
Humans can go either way.
2H Sword for humans, 2H Mace for both dwarf and tauren, Polearm Blood Elf, 2H axe for zandalari
Uther has already answered this for you.
Use a spear and RP Imperius.
The amount of runs I had to do soloing gruul to get that freaking hammerā¦ Still love it though.
They also torture your enemies more
Iām pretty sure that these days the Hammer of the Naaru graphic is on a weapon given in the bags for doing random groups while leveling
Paladins wear full plate. They would often use (usually flanged) maces because they were more effective at injuring another person wearing plate than a sword.
If you look at historical knights, the sword, not a hammer, not a mace are what were used by Knights be they holy or otherwise. Two handers were not as prevailing as people may think. Most used a 1 handed weapon and shield. Famous paladin archetypes are Charlemange, Arthur, Lancelot and Sir Gawain. None of which used a mace or a hammer.
That said, wield what you want. Youāre super man, the sheer size of WoW weapons mean youāre using a 2 hander with 1 hand, so your 2 hander will be epic. So BE Epic