Retribution Paladin
DPS Seal twisting became a talent, and Judgement no longer consumes your Seal.
Best in slot
Head Veteran's Silvered Chain Helm Blacksmithing · Crafted 9
- 2 Defender's Leather Hood Leatherworking · Crafted
- 3 Guard's Silvered Chain Helm Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 4 Magistrate's Chain Hood Source not listed
- 5 Solomon's Comfortable Hat Source not listed
- 6 Brawler's Leather Hood Leatherworking · Crafted
- 7 Crusader's Silvered Chain Helm Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 8 Totemic Leather Hood Leatherworking · Crafted
- 9 Trapper's Leather Hood Leatherworking · Crafted
- 10 Lakeshire Firefighter's Headband Source not listed
Neck Mark of the Pack Leader Source not listed 9
- 2 Scout's Medallion Kelm Hargunth · Vendor
- 3 Sentinel's Medallion Illiyana Moonblaze · Vendor
- 4 Erudite's Amulet Source not listed
- 5 Replica Crescent Necklace Source not listed
- 6 Snake Eye Kaleidoscope Lady Anacondra · Wailing Caverns
- 7 Sorcerer Collar Rethilgore · Shadowfang Keep
- 8 Scholarly Pendant Source not listed
- 9 Tarnished Locket Source not listed
- 10 Ephemeral Choker Faldrim Anvilmar · Hall of Thanes
Shoulder Rough Bronze Shoulders Blacksmithing · Crafted 9
- 2 Silvered Bronze Shoulders Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 3 Serpent's Shoulders Lady Anacondra · Wailing Caverns
- 4 Magician's Mantle World drop
- 5 Rose Mantle Morganth · Quest (Alliance)
- 6 Raptorclaw Shoulders Source not listed
- 7 Reinforced Woolen Shoulders Tailoring · Crafted
- 8 Chestnut Mantle Allegiance to the Old Gods · Quest (Horde)
- 9 Talbar Mantle In Nightmares · Quest (Horde)
- 10 Silk Mantle of Gamn Uncovering the Past · Quest (Alliance)
Back Grave Shroud Source not listed 9
- 2 Lambent Scale Cloak World drop
- 3 Dark Leather Cloak Leatherworking · Crafted
- 4 Catacomb Cloak Halls of Thane Quest · Quest Reward
- 5 Subterranean Cape Taragaman the Hungerer · Ragefire Chasm
- 6 Glowing Lizardscale Cloak Skum · Wailing Caverns
- 7 Cape of the Brotherhood Edwin VanCleef · The Deadmines
- 8 Miner's Cape Miner Johnson · The Deadmines
- 9 Sentry Cloak World drop
- 10 Hide of Lupos Lupos · Duskwood
Chest Abomination Bones The Baron · Ruins of Lordaeron 9
- 2 Mutant Scale Breastplate Mutanus the Devourer · Wailing Caverns
- 3 Veteran's Chain Shirt Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 4 Defender's Leather Armor Leatherworking · Crafted
- 5 Brawler's Leather Armor Leatherworking · Crafted
- 6 Wildwood Chain Reception from Tyrande · Quest
- 7 Raptorbane Armor Ormer's Revenge · Quest
- 8 Totemic Leather Armor Leatherworking · Crafted
- 9 Bone-studded Leather Missing In Action · Quest (Alliance)
- 10 Murloc Scale Breastplate Leatherworking · Crafted
Shirt Empty No stats, wear what you like
Tabard Empty No stats, reputation and guild only
Wrist Grimtoll Wristguards Grimtotem Spying · Quest (Horde) 9
- 2 Cultist's Armguards Source not listed
- 3 Patterned Bronze Bracers Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 4 Demonhide Bracers Source not listed
- 5 Cryptwalker Bracers Source not listed
- 6 Bravo's Armbands Source not listed
- 7 Bristlebark Bindings World drop
- 8 Beetle Clasps Researching the Corruption · Quest
- 9 Raptorcrest Bracers Source not listed
- 10 Staghide Armguards Source not listed
Hands Warsong Gauntlets Warsong Supplies · Quest (Horde) 9
- 2 Thorbia's Gauntlets World drop
- 3 Grip of Fear The Abandoned · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 4 Gloves of the Fang Druid of the Fang · Wailing Caverns
- 5 Gold-flecked Gloves Sneed · The Deadmines
- 6 Fletcher's Gloves Leatherworking · Crafted
- 7 Dagmire Gauntlets Deviate Eradication · Quest
- 8 Veteran's Gloves Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 9 Brawler's Leather Gloves Leatherworking · Crafted
- 10 Blackened Defias Gloves Trash drop · The Deadmines
Waist Blackened Defias Belt Captain Greenskin · The Deadmines 9
- 2 Cobrahn's Grasp Lord Cobrahn · Wailing Caverns
- 3 Deftkin Belt Je'neu of the Earthen Ring · Quest (Horde)
- 4 Screecher Belt Bloodfury Bloodline · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Windsong Cinch Free at Last · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Brawler's Leather Belt Leatherworking · Crafted
- 7 Ruffian Belt Rot Hide Bruiser · Silverpine Forest
- 8 Deviate Scale Belt Leatherworking · Crafted
- 9 Veteran's Chain Belt Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 10 Spirit-buckle Belt Source not listed
Legs Veteran's Chain Leggings Blacksmithing · Crafted 9
- 2 Defender's Leather Pants Leatherworking · Crafted
- 3 Chausses of Westfall The Defias Brotherhood · Quest (Alliance)
- 4 Trapper's Leather Pants Leatherworking · Crafted
- 5 Brawler's Leather Pants Leatherworking · Crafted
- 6 Mercenary Leggings Humbert's Sword · Quest (Horde)
- 7 Bonerust Leggings Bjork · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 8 Juggernaut Leggings The Den · Quest (Horde)
- 9 Totemic Leather Pants Leatherworking · Crafted
- 10 Leggings of the Fang Lord Cobrahn · Wailing Caverns
Feet Brawler's Leather Boots Leatherworking · Crafted 9
- 2 Alacritous Treads Source not listed
- 3 Veteran's Boots Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 4 Vilewalkers Viktor the Vile · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 5 Feet of the Lynx World drop
- 6 Disjointed Shoes Source not listed
- 7 Stomping Boots Elixir of Pain · Quest (Horde)
- 8 Totemic Leather Boots Leatherworking · Crafted
- 9 Glistening Stompers Source not listed
- 10 Guard's Boots Blacksmithing · Crafted
Finger 1 First Mate Band Mr. Smite · The Deadmines 9
- 2 Legionnaire's Band Kelm Hargunth · Vendor
- 3 Protector's Band Illiyana Moonblaze · Vendor
- 4 Band of the Fist Allegiance to the Old Gods · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Demon Band World drop
- 6 Loop of Sacrifice Source not listed
- 7 Seal of Sylvanas Arugal Must Die · Quest (Horde)
- 8 Overseer's Ring Riverpaw Overseer · Westfall
- 9 Signet of the Zhevra Source not listed
- 10 The 1 Ring Source not listed
Finger 2 Legionnaire's Band Kelm Hargunth · Vendor 9
- 1 First Mate Band Mr. Smite · The Deadmines
- 3 Protector's Band Illiyana Moonblaze · Vendor
- 4 Band of the Fist Allegiance to the Old Gods · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Demon Band World drop
- 6 Loop of Sacrifice Source not listed
- 7 Seal of Sylvanas Arugal Must Die · Quest (Horde)
- 8 Overseer's Ring Riverpaw Overseer · Westfall
- 9 Signet of the Zhevra Source not listed
- 10 The 1 Ring Source not listed
Trinket 1 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted 8
- 2 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted
- 3 Rune of Duty Source not listed
- 4 Rune of Perfection Source not listed
- 5 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
- 6 Crystal of Zin-Malor Source not listed
- 7 Greater Insignia of the Alliance Source not listed
- 8 Greater Insignia of the Horde Source not listed
- 9 Insignia of the Alliance Rank 6 · PvP Rank
Trinket 2 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted 8
- 1 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted
- 3 Rune of Duty Source not listed
- 4 Rune of Perfection Source not listed
- 5 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
- 6 Crystal of Zin-Malor Source not listed
- 7 Greater Insignia of the Alliance Source not listed
- 8 Greater Insignia of the Horde Source not listed
- 9 Insignia of the Alliance Rank 6 · PvP Rank
Main Hand Smite's Mighty Hammer Mr. Smite · The Deadmines 9
- 2 Corpse Chopper Bjork · Ruins of Lordaeron
- 3 Orc Crusher Tharil'zun · Quest (Alliance)
- 4 Hammerbone Source not listed
- 5 Scythe Axe Ma'ruk Wyrmscale · Wetlands
- 6 Rockslicer Rhahk'Zor · The Deadmines
- 7 Heavy Gnoll War Club Redridge Alpha · Redridge Mountains
- 8 Bronze Warhammer Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 9 Duskbringer Trash drop · Shadowfang Keep
- 10 Encroacher's Claim Source not listed
Ranged Tenets of the Silver Hand Enchanting · Crafted
Where the list sends you
- 7 Crafted of 38 on the list
- 3 The Deadmines of 11 on the list · 7 quests
- 2 Quest (Horde) of 14 on the list
- 1 Vendor of 6 on the list
- 1 Ruins of Lordaeron of 5 on the list · 10 quests
Alternatives only: World drop, Wailing Caverns, Quest (Alliance), Quest, Shadowfang Keep, Westfall, PvP Rank, Hall of Thanes, Quest Reward, Ragefire Chasm, Duskwood, Silverpine Forest, Wetlands, Redridge Mountains.
Talents
51 points, all of them spent by level 60.
Holy
15
2/2 
5/5 
5/5 
0/3 
0/2 
3/3 
0/2 
0/1 
0/3 
0/2 
0/2 
0/5 
0/1 
0/3 
0/1 
0/2 
0/5 
0/1 
Protection
0
0/5 
0/5 
0/3 
0/2 
0/5 
0/1 
0/3 
0/3 
0/2 
0/1 
0/3 
0/3 
0/1 
0/5 
0/5 
0/1 
Retribution
36
0/5 
5/5 
2/2 
0/2 
5/5 
3/3 
3/3 
1/1 
2/2 
0/2 
1/1 
2/2 
3/3 
3/3 
0/1 
3/3 
2/2 
1/1 21 points, which is everything the beta's level 30 cap allows.
Holy
3 2/2 1/5 0/5 0/3 0/2 0/3 0/2 0/1 0/3 0/2 0/2 0/5 0/1 0/3 0/1 0/2 0/5 0/1 Protection
0 0/5 0/5 0/3 0/2 0/5 0/1 0/3 0/3 0/2 0/1 0/3 0/3 0/1 0/5 0/5 0/1 Retribution
18 0/5 5/5 2/2 0/2 5/5 0/3 0/3 1/1 2/2 0/2 1/1 2/2 0/3 0/3 0/1 0/3 0/2 0/1 Rotation
In priority order: the first line that applies is the one you press.
- Use your assigned Blessing, otherwise
Blessing of Kings . - Apply Seal of the Crusader 's Judgement debuff. This will be refreshed by Sacred Arbiter . Fills the Paladin with the spirit of a crusader for 30 sec, granting 35 melee attack power. The Paladin also attacks 40% faster, but deals less damage with each attack. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy for 40 sec, increasing Holy damage taken by up to 23. Your melee strikes will refresh the spell's duration. Only one Judgement per Paladin can be active at any one time.
- Alternate between Seal of Command and Seal of Righteousness after auto attacks for Twist of Light . Gives the Paladin a chance to deal additional Holy damage equal to 70% of normal weapon damage. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Lasts 30 sec. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy, instantly causing 105.5 Holy damage, 193 to 211 if the target is stunned or incapacitated.
- Use Holy Strike . An instant strike that causes 25% weapon damage plus an additional 11 to 14 as Holy damage.
- Use Judgement . Unleash the energy of a Seal spell upon an enemy. Does not consume the Seal. Refer to individual Seals for Judgement effect.
- Use Hammer of Wrath on targets that are below 20% Hurls a hammer that strikes an enemy for 285 to 315 Holy damage. Only usable on enemies that have 20% or less health.
- Use Exorcism if the target is Undead or Demon. Causes 79 to 91 Holy damage to an Undead or Demon target.
- Use Consecration . Consecrates the land beneath the Paladin, doing 24 Holy damage over 8 sec to enemies who enter the area The first 4 enemies who enter the area will take an additional 56 damage over 8 sec.
Races
Ranked by how many of a race's racials touch what this spec does, read out of the game's own wording and out of the weapon its gear list aims for. Those are lit; the number on the right is the count. It is a measure, not a verdict: nothing in the beta has been parsed yet, so anything stronger would be a guess.
Alliance
- 1 Dwarf Big Game Hunter Mace Specialization Stoneform Find Treasure 2
- 2 Human Will to Survive Sword Specialization Perception The Human Spirit 0
Horde
- 1 Undead Touch of the Grave Cannibalize Will of the Forsaken Underwater Breathing 0
What Forever changed
4 new, 32 rewritten, 4 no longer taught, across the whole class. Every ability, rank by rank.
In the Retribution tree
- Judgement no longer consumes SealsRetribution stops fighting its own rotation. This alone changes how the spec plays more than any new talent.
- Twist of LightSeal twisting is supported by a talent instead of relying on precise weapon timing.
- Holy Strike and Seal of FuryNew damage tools that give Protection and Retribution threat generation worth using.
Elsewhere in Paladin
- Blessing of Kings is baselineIt no longer costs a talent point, and Blessings last an hour instead of ten minutes.
- Holy ShockAn instant heal, which Classic Paladins simply did not have.
New abilities
- Holy StrikeAn instant strike that causes 25% weapon damage plus an additional 11 to 14 as Holy damage.
- Seal of FuryFills the Paladin with divine fury for 30 sec, causing melee attacks to deal an additional 6 Holy damage. While a shield is equipped, each attack also grants an absorb shield equal to 50% of the Holy damage dealt. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Unleashing this Seal's energy causes 32 to 35 Holy damage to an enemy and taunts the target to attack you for 4 sec.
- Hammer of the RighteousHammer the current target and up to 3 additional nearby targets, causing Holy damage to each equal to 3 times the damage per second of your main hand weapon. Cooldown shared with Crusader Strike.
- Light's VigilApplies Light's Vigil to the target for 30 sec. Your next Holy Shock cast on them triggers no cooldown and causes allied targets to heal their party for 486 to 515, or enemy targets to suffer 268 to 288 Holy damage and refund 75% of Light's Vigil's Mana cost. You may only have 1 Light's Vigil active per Paladin, per party.
