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Retribution Paladin

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 13 minutes ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Retribution Paladin on the Rated Battlegrounds leaderboard. The data on this page is updated every 24 hours in order for the data to be as relevant as possible.

This page only shows what the best players in the world are using. This might not apply to every skill bracket in Mythic+. Use this page as the starting point of your journey, and don’t be afraid to stray away from what is presented on this page!

Players

Beyönd

Beyönd

<Fedaykin>Quel'Thalas (us)

Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

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Talents (pvp)

Foxis

Foxis

<Emperium Invicta>Kel'Thuzad (us)

Talents (class)

Healing Hands
Blessing of Freedom
Divine Resonance
Sacrifice of the Just
Sacred Strength

Talents (spec)

Swift Justice
Holy Blade
Art of War
Boundless Judgment
Crusading Strikes

Talents (hero)

Gleaming Rays
Illumine
Blessing of An'she

Talents (pvp)

Blessing of Sanctuary
Blessing of Spellwarding
Searing Glare
Tøtøxic

Tøtøxic

<Ethics>Archimonde (eu)

Talents (class)

Healing Hands
Blessing of Freedom
Divine Resonance
Sacrifice of the Just
Divine Purpose

Talents (spec)

Swift Justice
Holy Blade
Righteous Cause
Boundless Judgment
Crusading Strikes

Talents (hero)

Sanctification
Seal of the Templar

Talents (pvp)

Hallowed Ground
Searing Glare
Spellbreaker

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Retribution Paladin is
Versatility > Mastery > Haste > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Retribution Paladin for the Alliance is Human and for the Horde is Blood Elf

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

72% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

16% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 65 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

2% of the best players use this combination
Incorporeal Essence-Gorger

Incorporeal Essence-Gorger

Use: Rip magical essence out of your target and consume it dealing 3,351 Arcane damage while granting you 202 of your lowest secondary stat for 20 sec. If the target was an Ethereal, your highest secondary stat is increased instead. (2 Min Cooldown)

Soulbreaker's Sigil

Soulbreaker's Sigil

Equip: Your harmful spells and abilities have a chance to fracture the enemy's soul, dealing 3,802 Shadow damage over 10 sec. If a fractured enemy dies, you absorb their lingering energy, increasing your Versatility by 59 for 10 sec.

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Retribution Paladin is Masterful Sapphire
Masterful Sapphire

Masterful Sapphire

36%

+10 Versatility and +3 Mastery

Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

24%

+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility

Enduring Bloodstone

Enduring Bloodstone

8%

+181 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

Best Embellishments

Embellishments are specific abilities that can be added onto a piece of gear or weapons to add an equip bonus. The most popular embellishment for a Retribution Paladin is Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

136%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 670 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 137%
  • Ring 232%
  • Feet21%
  • Neck6%
  • Waist1%
  • Wrist1%
  • Chest1%
Dawnthread Lining

Dawnthread Lining

10%

Equip: Your gear warms with Woven Dawnthread and gains 6 Critical Strike when over 80% health.

  • Waist60%
  • Wrist40%
Ascendance

Ascendance

10%

Equip: Gain Ascendance every 8 seconds spent in combat. Ascendance grants 1 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec, stacking up to 10 times. This is a Nerubian embellishment.

  • Main Hand100%

Best Enchants

Percentages are calculated in relation to 50 players. If an enchant has a value of more than 100%, it means the enchant is found more than 50 times. This usually happens when the same enchant is applied to both rings.
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Back

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

50%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

32%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

90%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Oathsworn's Strength

Oathsworn's Strength

8%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Strength by 24 and Stamina by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

62%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Defender's March

Defender's March

18%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Hands

Legion Surveying

2%

Legion Surveying

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

68%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 8 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 8 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Defender's Armor Kit

Defender's Armor Kit

10%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 8. Additionally, the item also gains 10 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

72%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 998 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Stonebound Artistry

Stonebound Artistry

14%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 21 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Ring

+21 Versatility

+21 Versatility

88%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

50%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Mastery by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

48%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+135 Leech

+135 Leech

32%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Talents

The new talent system is not as straight-forward as the talent systems from previous expansions. Many talents are situational, and choosing your talents should be done based on the content you are doing. This heat map will show what talents are must-picks, which ones are situational, and which ones are rarely chosen.

Colors

The colors indicate the popularity of the talent. The numbers below indicate the percentage of the top 50 players that have chosen this talent.

  • 90% - 100% (best)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Searing Glare

Searing Glare

80%

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

Blessing of Sanctuary

Blessing of Sanctuary

64%

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.

Blessing of Spellwarding

Blessing of Spellwarding

52%

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 30 sec. Shares a cooldown with Blessing of Protection.

Hallowed Ground

Hallowed Ground

48%

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

Spellbreaker

Spellbreaker

18%

Eye for an Eye can now also trigger at 100% effectiveness from direct Magic damage.

Spreading the Word

Spreading the Word

18%

Your allies affected by your Aura gain an effect after you cast Blessing of Protection or Blessing of Freedom. Blessing of Protection Physical damage reduced by 30% for 6 sec. Blessing of Freedom Cleared of all movement impairing effects.

Luminescence

Luminescence

6%

Lightbearer's healing transfer is increased by up to 150% based on your current health. Lower health heals allies for more.

Shining Revelation

Shining Revelation

2%

The light reveals all enemies in stealth or invisible to you while under the effects of Divine Shield. This effect lingers for 20 sec after Divine Shield fades.