diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp b/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp
index 7c7bfe0..3a3dabe 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp
@@ -14084,7 +14084,12 @@ void Player::LearnTalent(uint32 talentId, uint32 talentRank, bool command /*= fa
     }
 
     // xinef: check if talent deponds on another talent
-    if (talentInfo->DependsOn > 0)
+    // mod-paragon: Character Advancement gates talents by AE/TE essence cost,
+    // not by the column-arrow prereq from Blizzard's spec UI. For class 12
+    // (Paragon) we skip the DependsOn check so e.g. Deep Wounds, Bloody
+    // Vengeance and Expose Weakness can be picked without first speccing into
+    // their unrelated prereq sibling.
+    if (talentInfo->DependsOn > 0 && getClass() != CLASS_PARAGON)
         if (TalentEntry const* depTalentInfo = sTalentStore.LookupEntry(talentInfo->DependsOn))
         {
             bool hasEnoughRank = false;