Retribution Paladin
Melee · Tree 3 of 3
Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026
Overview
Seal of Command and a two-hander.
Build. Seal of Command is the spec. Conviction and Vengeance stack the crits.
Spells. Keep the seal up. Judge on cooldown. Consecrate if mana allows.
Stats. Strength and crit. Hit so Judgement lands.
Gear. A two-hand weapon. The icon is a real one from the item table.
Build. Repentance is the extra stun. Pursuit of Justice keeps you on them.
Spells. Stun or repent, judge, chase.
Stats. Stamina. You have no shield.
Gear. Two-hander, then health.
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Retribution in PvE.
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Judgement Unleash the energy of a Seal spell upon an enemy. Does not consume the Seal. Refer to individual Seals for Judgement effect. -
Seal of Command 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 169 to 187 Holy damage, 339 to 373 if the target is stunned or incapacitated. -
Consecration Consecrates the land beneath the Paladin, doing 96 Holy damage over 8 sec to enemies who enter the area. The first 4 enemies who enter the area will take an additional 216 damage over 8 sec. -
Exorcism Causes 475 to 529 Holy damage to an Undead or Demon target. -
Blessing of Might Places a Blessing on the friendly target, increasing melee attack power by 133 for 1 hr. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Strength - 2
Crit - 3
Hit - 4
Attack power
Gear
What suits Retribution at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Inquisition Helmet Head Plate · Str · Crit -
Inquisition Shoulderplates Shoulder Plate · Str · Crit · Hit -
Inquisition Breastplate Chest Plate · Str · Crit -
Inquisition Leggings Legs Plate · Str · Crit · Hit -
Fury of the Forgotten Swarm Neck Str · Crit · Hit -
Quick Strike Ring Ring Str · Crit · AP -
Kiss of the Spider Trinket Crit · Hit -
Blackfury Weapon Str · Crit
Build
Open in the planner. Change what you like and share the string.
Rotation
The 5 buttons that define Retribution in PvP.
- Judgement Unleash the energy of a Seal spell upon an enemy. Does not consume the Seal. Refer to individual Seals for Judgement effect.
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Hammer of Justice Stuns the target for 6 sec. - Seal of Command 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 169 to 187 Holy damage, 339 to 373 if the target is stunned or incapacitated.
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Repentance Puts the enemy target in a state of meditation, incapacitating them for up to 6 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Only works against Humanoids. -
Cleanse Cleanses a friendly target, removing 1 poison effect, 1 disease effect, and 1 magic effect.
Stats
In order. The first stat is the one you give up the least for.
- 1
Stamina - 2 Strength
- 3 Crit
- 4 Hit
Gear
What suits Retribution at 60, scored from the game's own item data. Hover one for its tooltip.
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Lieutenant Commander's Lamellar Headguard Head Plate · Sta · Str -
Shoulder
No PvP rank gear with these stats in the data.
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Knight-Captain's Lamellar Breastplate Chest Plate · Sta · Str · Crit -
Knight-Captain's Lamellar Leggings Legs Plate · Sta · Str · Crit - Scout's Medallion Neck Sta
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Legionnaire's Band Ring Sta · Str -
Talisman of Arathor Trinket Sta -
Grand Marshal's Sunderer Weapon Sta · Str · Crit
What changed vs Classic
18 Retribution talents differ from Classic Era.
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Benediction Changed
Rank 5Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 10%.
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Champion of the Light New
Rank 5Increases your spell damage by up to 60% of your Intellect, and reduces the cast time of your Hammer of Wrath by 1.0 sec.
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Conviction Changed
Rank 3Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 6%.
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Eye for an Eye Changed
Rank 2All critical strikes against you cause 10% of the damage taken to the attacker as well. The damage caused by Eye for an Eye will not exceed 50% of the Paladin's total health.
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Improved Blessing of Might Removed
Rank 5Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Blessing of Might by 20%.
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Improved Judgement Reworded
Rank 2Decreases the cooldown of your Judgement ability by 2 sec.
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Improved Retribution Aura Removed
Rank 2Increases the damage done by your Retribution Aura by 50%.
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Improved Seal of the Crusader Removed
Rank 3Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Seal of the Crusader and the Holy damage increase of your Judgement of the Crusader by 15%.
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Pursuit of Justice Changed
Rank 2Increases movement speed and mounted movement speed by 15%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
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Sacred Arbiter New
Increases the damage of your Holy Strike ability by 20% and causes it to refresh all Judgement effects on the target.
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Sanctified Judgement New
Rank 3Gives your Judgement ability a 100% chance to return 60% of the Mana cost of the judged seal.
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Sanctity Aura Removed
Increases Holy damage done by party members within 30 yards by 10%. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time.
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Turn Evil New
Rank 2Reduces the cast time of your Turn Undead spell by 1.0 sec, its cooldown by 10 sec, and allows it to affect Demons.
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Two-Handed Weapon Specialization Changed
Rank 3Increases the Physical and Holy damage you deal by 6%, and reduces all threat you generate by 20% while a two-handed melee weapon is equipped.
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Unsealed Wrath New
Your melee attacks store a copy of your active Seal for 15 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Landing an attack with a different Seal consumes all stacks, giving the stored Seal its normal chance to activate once per stack.
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Unyielding Faith Changed
Rank 2Reduces the duration of Fear and Disorient effects on you by 30%.
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Vengeance Changed
Rank 3Increases your Physical and Holy damage dealt by 3% for 30 sec after landing a non-periodic critical strike. Stacks up to 5 times.
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Vindication Changed
Rank 3Gives your damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's Attack Power by 204 for 30 sec.