Retribution Paladin
DPS Seal twisting became a talent, and Judgement no longer consumes your Seal.
Best in slot
Head Barbaric Iron Helm Blacksmithing · Crafted 9
- 2 Tusken Helm Overlord Ramtusk · Razorfen Kraul
- 3 Defender's Leather Helm Leatherworking · Crafted
- 4 Slayer's Skullcap World drop
- 5 Veteran's Silvered Chain Helm Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 6 Cloudy Skyforged Helm Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 7 Cloudy Gustwoven Hood Leatherworking · Crafted
- 8 Azure Skyforged Helm Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 9 Azure Gustwoven Hood Leatherworking · Crafted
- 10 Sparkmetal Coif Morbent Fel · Quest (Alliance)
Neck Mark of the Marsh Source not listed 9
- 2 Ghostshard Talisman Azshir the Sleepless · Scarlet Monastery
- 3 Clobrok's Block Rock Source not listed
- 4 Archmagister's Faceted Pendant Shade of the Archmage · City of Dalaran
- 5 Kaleidoscope Chain World drop
- 6 Mark of the Pack Leader Source not listed
- 7 Thermaplugg Medal of Honor Source not listed
- 8 River Pride Choker World drop
- 9 Dissolved Locket Source not listed
- 10 Wolfpack Medallion Terrowulf Packlord · Ashenvale
Shoulder Forest Tracker Epaulets World drop 9
- 2 Wrangling Spaulders Kodo Roundup · Quest
- 3 Barbaric Iron Shoulders Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 4 Brigand's Pauldrons Taretha's Gift · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Enforcer Pauldrons The Corrupter · Quest (Horde)
- 6 Sanguine Pauldrons The Karnitol Shipwreck · Quest
- 7 Barbaric Shoulders Leatherworking · Crafted
- 8 Golden Scale Shoulders Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 9 Mail Combat Spaulders World drop
- 10 Grim Pauldrons To Steal From Thieves · Quest (Horde)
Back Crocolisk Skin Gaiter Source not listed 9
- 2 Dragonmaw Battle Shroud Source not listed
- 3 Hawkeye's Cloak World drop
- 4 Sergeant Major's Cape Rank 9 · PvP Rank
- 5 Golem War Cloak Source not listed
- 6 Yeti Fur Cloak Bartolo's Yeti Fur Cloak · Quest (Alliance)
- 7 Tattered Kirin Tor Cloak Source not listed
- 8 Furs of the Earthen Ring Earthen Echo · Quest (Horde)
- 9 Cloak of the Divine Storm Source not listed
- 10 Wolfmaster Cape Wolf Master Nandos · Shadowfang Keep
Chest Avenger's Armor Trash drop · Razorfen Kraul 9
- 2 Shining Silver Breastplate Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 3 Veteran's Silvered Chain Shirt Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 4 Mana-Warped Chain Shirt Arcane Anomaly · City of Dalaran
- 5 Barbaric Iron Breastplate Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 6 Slayer's Surcoat World drop
- 7 Hard Gold Cuirass Blacksmithing · Crafted
- 8 Brawler's Leather Tunic Leatherworking · Crafted
- 9 Dreamer's Chestguard Source not listed
- 10 Mutant Scale Breastplate Mutanus the Devourer · Wailing Caverns
Wrist Arathi Armbands Source not listed 9
- 2 Pugilist Bracers Trash drop · Razorfen Kraul
- 3 Stromgarde Bracers Source not listed
- 4 Stromgarde Cuffs Source not listed
- 5 Yorgen Bracers World drop
- 6 Tidal Bracers Source not listed
- 7 Darkspear Armsplints Headhunting · Quest (Horde)
- 8 Hawkeye's Bracers World drop
- 9 Graveweave Bindings Atrexis the Grave Knight · City of Dalaran
- 10 Barbaric Bracers Leatherworking · Crafted
Hands Construct's Grips Source not listed 9
- 2 Gauntlets of Ogre Strength Trash drop · Arathi Highlands
- 3 Tiger Hunter Gloves Tiger Mastery · Quest
- 4 Lumber Luggers Source not listed
- 5 Violet Sorcerer's Wraps Source not listed
- 6 Fists of Impending Doom Solution to Doom · Quest
- 7 Shepherd's Gloves Costly Menace · Quest
- 8 Mail Combat Gauntlets World drop
- 9 Insignia Gloves World drop
- 10 Stormfire Gauntlets Reagents for Reclaimers Inc. · Quest
Waist Officer's Belt Blacksmithing · Crafted 9
- 2 Prowler's Leather Belt Leatherworking · Crafted
- 3 Highlander's Chain Girdle The League of Arathor - Honored · Reputation
- 4 Highlander's Plate Girdle The League of Arathor - Honored · Reputation
- 5 Defiler's Chain Girdle The Defilers - Honored · Reputation
- 6 Defiler's Plate Girdle The Defilers - Honored · Reputation
- 7 Highlander's Leather Girdle The League of Arathor - Honored · Reputation
- 8 Defiler's Leather Girdle The Defilers - Honored · Reputation
- 9 Girdle of Golem Strength World drop
- 10 Highlander's Lamellar Girdle The League of Arathor - Honored · Reputation
Legs Veteran's Silvered Chain Leggings Blacksmithing · Crafted 9
- 2 Ferine Leggings Agathelos the Raging · Razorfen Kraul
- 3 Doomcaller's Pants Solution to Doom · Quest
- 4 Southern Watch Leggings Source not listed
- 5 Stromgarde Operative Pants Source not listed
- 6 Undertow Legguards Source not listed
- 7 Triprunner Dungarees Rig Wars · Quest
- 8 Refractory Scaleguards Unstable Sentinel · City of Dalaran
- 9 Dual Reinforced Leggings Rig Wars · Quest
- 10 Gnoll Crusher Leggings Source not listed
Feet Shapeshifting Sentinel's Strides Source not listed 9
- 2 Manascale Treads Mana Devourer · City of Dalaran
- 3 Trouncing Boots Commander Felstrom · Duskwood
- 4 Highlander's Lamellar Greaves The League of Arathor - Revered · Reputation
- 5 Defiler's Lamellar Greaves The Defilers - Revered · Reputation
- 6 Highlander's Plate Greaves The League of Arathor - Revered · Reputation
- 7 Defiler's Plate Greaves The Defilers - Revered · Reputation
- 8 Tower Boots Source not listed
- 9 Darkspear Boots Split Bone Necklace · Quest (Horde)
- 10 Half-Eaten Boots Fenrus the Devourer · Shadowfang Keep
Finger 1 Wyvern Heart Band Source not listed 9
- 2 Thunderbrow Ring World drop
- 3 Band of Allegiance Service to the Horde · Quest (Horde)
- 4 Ironspine's Eye Ironspine · Scarlet Monastery
- 5 Swamp Ring Source not listed
- 6 Ring of Ruin Source not listed
- 7 Band of the Fist Allegiance to the Old Gods · Quest (Horde)
- 8 Fury Ring Source not listed
- 9 Silverlaine's Family Seal Baron Silverlaine · Shadowfang Keep
- 10 Bonebinder's Signet Atrexis the Grave Knight · City of Dalaran
Finger 2 Thunderbrow Ring World drop 9
- 1 Wyvern Heart Band Source not listed
- 3 Band of Allegiance Service to the Horde · Quest (Horde)
- 4 Ironspine's Eye Ironspine · Scarlet Monastery
- 5 Swamp Ring Source not listed
- 6 Ring of Ruin Source not listed
- 7 Band of the Fist Allegiance to the Old Gods · Quest (Horde)
- 8 Fury Ring Source not listed
- 9 Silverlaine's Family Seal Baron Silverlaine · Shadowfang Keep
- 10 Bonebinder's Signet Atrexis the Grave Knight · City of Dalaran
Trinket 1 Cursed Murloc Eye Gelihast · Blackfathom Deeps 10
- 2 Defiler's Talisman The Defilers - Friendly · Reputation
- 3 Talisman of Arathor The League of Arathor - Friendly · Reputation
- 4 Satchel of Potions Changing Tastes · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Dog Whistle Houndmaster Loksey · Scarlet Monastery
- 6 Roogug's Severed Head Roogug · Razorfen Kraul
- 7 Transformative Cocoon Source not listed
- 8 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted
- 9 Worgenbane Talisman Commander Springvale · Shadowfang Keep
- 10 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted
- 11 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
Trinket 2 Defiler's Talisman The Defilers - Friendly · Reputation 10
- 1 Cursed Murloc Eye Gelihast · Blackfathom Deeps
- 3 Talisman of Arathor The League of Arathor - Friendly · Reputation
- 4 Satchel of Potions Changing Tastes · Quest (Horde)
- 5 Dog Whistle Houndmaster Loksey · Scarlet Monastery
- 6 Roogug's Severed Head Roogug · Razorfen Kraul
- 7 Transformative Cocoon Source not listed
- 8 Minor Recombobulator Engineering · Crafted
- 9 Worgenbane Talisman Commander Springvale · Shadowfang Keep
- 10 Gnomish Universal Remote Engineering · Crafted
- 11 Lookie's Spyglass Cookie · The Deadmines
Main Hand Rock Pulverizer Murdaloc · Quest (Alliance) 9
- 2 Viscous Hammer World drop
- 3 Corpsemaker Overlord Ramtusk · Razorfen Kraul
- 4 Bladewind Source not listed
- 5 Jameson's Backup Sword Source not listed
- 6 Dark Hearted Hammer Source not listed
- 7 Skullsplitter Call to Arms · Quest (Horde)
- 8 Silver Spade Venture Company Mining · Quest
- 9 Morbid Dawn Fallen Champion · Scarlet Monastery
- 10 Felbough Arm Fel Ancient · City of Dalaran
Ranged Tenets of the Silver Hand Enchanting · Crafted
Where the list sends you
- 4 Crafted of 24 on the list
- 2 World drop of 15 on the list
- 1 Reputation of 15 on the list
- 1 Razorfen Kraul of 7 on the list · 8 quests
- 1 Quest (Alliance) of 3 on the list
- 1 Blackfathom Deeps of 2 on the list · 15 quests
Alternatives only: Quest (Horde), Quest, City of Dalaran, Scarlet Monastery, Shadowfang Keep, The Deadmines, Ashenvale, PvP Rank, Wailing Caverns, Arathi Highlands, Duskwood.
Talents
41 points, all of them spent by level 50.
Holy
10Protection
8Retribution
2343 points, which is everything the beta's level 30 cap allows.
Holy
21Protection
0Retribution
22Rotation
In priority order: the first line that applies is the one you press. Hover a spell for what it does.
- Use your assigned Blessing, otherwise
Blessing of Kings . - Apply Seal of the Crusader 's Judgement debuff. This will be refreshed by
Sacred Arbiter . - Cast Holy Strike .
- Cast Judgement .
- Cast Hammer of Wrath on targets that are below 20%.
- Cast Seal of Command with 1 stack of Seal of Righteousness via Unsealed Wrath . This is your default seal.
- Cast Seal of Righteousness with 3 stacks of Seal of Command via Unsealed Wrath .
- Cast Consecration .
- Cast Exorcism if the target is Undead or Demon.
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 Stoneform Find Treasure Earth Fury 2
- 2 Human Will to Survive Perception The Human Spirit Ruthless 1
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.
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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.
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