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Retribution Paladin

Damage specialisation · Tier S in PvP, 7.6% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

All PvPSolo2v23v3BlitzRBG

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 14 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility50.1%1,089 avg
  • Mastery38.1%835 avg
  • Haste7.8%178 avg
  • Critical Strike4.0%100 avg

14

Synced RBG players

868

Average rating sampled

1,889

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Blessing of Sanctuary

Blessing of Sanctuary

14%

Instantly removes all stun, silence, fear and horror effects from the friendly target and reduces the duration of future such effects by 60% for 5 sec.

2 players

Searing Glare

Searing Glare

14%

Call upon the light to blind enemy players in a 25 yd cone, causing enemies to miss their spells and attacks for 4 sec.

2 players

Blessing of Spellwarding

Blessing of Spellwarding

7%

Blesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to magical damage and harmful effects for 10 sec. Cannot be used on a target with Forbearance. Causes Forbearance for 20 sec. Shares a cooldown with Blessing of Protection.

1 players

Hallowed Ground

Hallowed Ground

7%

Your Consecration clears and suppresses all snare effects on allies within its area of effect.

1 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Art of War
    Art of War100%

    Each Holy Power spent has a 6% chance to reset the cooldown of Blade of Justice and increase the damage of its next cast by 80%.

  • Blade of Justice
    Blade of Justice100%

    Pierce an enemy with a blade of light, dealing 10,444 Holy damage. Generates 2 Holy Power.

  • Blades of Light

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

50% equipped · 263 ilvl

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

21% equipped · 292 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Plate Armor

79% equipped · 263 ilvl

Retribution Paladin enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul93%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei86%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt79%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness79%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina71%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed64%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Only 14 synced characters play this specialisation so far, which is too few to report pick rates from.

A percentage drawn from a handful of players is noise wearing the costume of data, and a reader cannot tell the difference. This fills in as the background sync works through the ladder.

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Paladin specs

  • Holy
  • Protection
Blades of Light100%

Crusader Strike, Judgment and Blade of Justice deal 20% increased damage.

  • Blessing of Freedom
    Blessing of Freedom100%

    Blesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to movement impairing effects for 8 sec.

  • Burning Crusade
    Burning Crusade100%

    Your damage over time effects deal 10% more damage.

  • Survival

    • Avenging Wrath
      Avenging Wrath100%

      Call upon the Light to become an avatar of retribution, increasing your damage, healing, and critical strike chance by 15% and Haste by 3% for 24 sec. Each Holy Power spent increases Haste by an additional 2%, up to 20%.

    • Blessing of Dusk
      Blessing of Dusk100%

      Damage taken reduced by up to 10%, increasing as your health decreases.

    • Blessing of Sacrifice
      Blessing of Sacrifice100%

      Blesses a party or raid member, reducing their damage taken by 30%, but you suffer 100% of damage prevented. Last 12 sec, or until transferred damage would cause you to fall below 20% health.

    • Divine Purpose
      Divine Purpose100%

      Holy Power spending abilities have a 10% chance to make your next Holy Power spending ability free and deal 10% increased damage and healing.

    • Divine Storm
      Divine Storm100%

      Unleashes a whirl of divine energy, dealing 10,931 Holy damage to all nearby enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.

    Control & mobility

    • Auras of the Resolute
      Auras of the Resolute100%

      Learn Concentration Aura, Devotion Aura, and Crusader Aura: Concentration Aura: Interrupt and Silence effects on party and raid members within 40 yds are 30% shorter. Devotion Aura: Party and raid members within 40 yds are bolstered by their devotion, reducing damage taken by 3%. Crusader Aura: Increases mounted speed by 20% for all party and raid members within 40 yds.

    • Blinding Light
      Blinding Light100%

      Emits dazzling light in all directions, blinding enemies within 10 yds, causing them to wander disoriented for 6 sec. Damage may cancel the effect.

    • Divine Steed
      Divine Steed100%

      Leap atop your Charger for 6 sec, increasing movement speed by 100%. Usable while indoors or in combat.

    • Rebuke
      Rebuke100%

      Interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec.

    • Unbound Freedom
      Unbound Freedom100%

      Blessing of Freedom increases movement speed by 30%, and you gain Blessing of Freedom when cast on a friendly target.

    Chest

    Bulwark of the Consecrated Flame

    21% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Sabatons

    79% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Feet

    Scaled Fiend's Warboots

    7% equipped · 298 ilvl

    Hands

    Gauntlets of the Consecrated Flame

    93% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venom-Cursed Bear's Gauntlets

    7% equipped · 298 ilvl

    Head

    Warhelm of the Consecrated Flame

    71% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Helm

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Wargreaves

    86% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Pledgebearer's Poleyns

    7% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Polearm

    79% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Pruning Lance

    7% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    79% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Pendant of Malefic Fury

    7% equipped · 311 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    64% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    43% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    43% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Red Lumberjack Shirt

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Pauldrons

    50% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Pauldrons of the Consecrated Flame

    14% equipped · 289 ilvl

    Tabard

    Renowned Guild Tabard

    21% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    21% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Girdle

    79% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Girdle of Pestilent Purification

    7% equipped · 305 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Cuffs

    57% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Armguards

    14% equipped · 292 ilvl

    50%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery36%
  • Retribution Paladin gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control71%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery71%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility21%
    • Prismatic Socket21%
    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition14%
    • Flawless Masterful Amethyst · +17 Mastery7%
    • Flawless Masterful Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Mastery7%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery7%