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Retribution Paladin

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 28 players
  • Last Updated: 19 hours ago

See what 28 high-rated Rated Battlegrounds characters are using, based on the PvPLeaderboard rankings available for this update.

Where these stats come from

Starting at the top of the rankings, we work down until we have everything we need for 50 characters.

A character is ignored if their Battle.net profile is missing or incomplete, if they aren’t max level, or if their talents don’t fit the current talent tree.

Use this as a starting point, then adjust your setup for your bracket, comp, rating, and matchup.

Sources: PvPLeaderboard; Battle.net

Players

Canonized

Canonized

<rbgs and rhino pills>Destromath (us)

Talents (Class)

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

Talents (Specialization)

Swift Justice
Holy Blade
Art of War
Improved Judgment
Crusading Strikes

Talents (Hero)

Unrelenting Charger
Sanctification
Divine Exaction

Talents (PvP)

Hallowed Ground
Blessing of Spellwarding
Searing Glare
Filip

Filip

<Hug me>Thunderlord (us)

Talents (Class)

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

Talents (Specialization)

Swift Justice
Holy Blade
Art of War
Improved Judgment

Talents (Hero)

Gleaming Rays
Illumine
Blessing of An'she

Talents (PvP)

Blessing of Sanctuary
Hallowed Ground
Searing Glare
Hennessey

Hennessey

<Anti DK Coalition>Bleeding Hollow (us)

Talents (Class)

Healing Hands
Wrench Evil
Blessing of Freedom
Quickened Invocation
Divine Purpose

Talents (Specialization)

Swift Justice
Holy Blade
Art of War
Improved Judgment
Crusading Strikes

Talents (Hero)

Gleaming Rays
Illumine
Blessing of An'she

Talents (PvP)

Blessing of Sanctuary
Spreading the Word
Searing Glare

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

50% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 206 primary stat for 20 sec.

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

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

21% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

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

Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 198 primary stat for 20 sec.

11% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 244 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

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

Best Sockets

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

Flawless Masterful Lapis

36%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

33%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

13%

+23 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 Arcanoweave Lining on a Shoulders item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

79%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Strength by 47 and your ally's Primary Stat by 12.

  • Shoulders50%
  • Feet27%
  • Back18%
  • Waist5%
Blessed Pango Charm

Blessed Pango Charm

14%

Equip: Kulzi favors you, granting your healing spells and abilities a chance to grant your target 101 Versatility.

  • Ring 175%
  • Ring 225%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

11%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 2,799 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Feet67%
  • Shoulders33%

Best Enchants

Percentages use the 28 characters in this dataset. A value above 100% means the enchant appears more than 28 times, usually because the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

46%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

7%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

61%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

4%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

46%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Arcanoweave Spellthread

4%

+41 Intellect & +4% Mana

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

57%

Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Tenacity

4%

Enchant Weapon - Worldsoul Tenacity

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

79%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

32%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

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 talent popularity. The percentages show how many of the 28 characters in this dataset selected each talent.

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

Talent Tree

Talent Tree Background
Lay on Hands
100%
Auras of the Resolute
100%
Hammer of Wrath
100%
Cleanse Toxins
0%
Empyreal Ward
96.4%
Fist of Justice
100%
Blinding Light
100%
Turn Evil
3.6%
A Just Reward
0%
1 / 2
Healing Hands
100%
Guided Prayer
96.4%
Divine Steed
100%
Light's Countenance
25%
Greater Judgment
100%
Wrench Evil
3.6%
Holy Reprieve
42.9%
Shield of Vengeance
100%
Cavalier
96.4%
Divine Spurs
0%
Blessing of Freedom
100%
Rebuke
100%
Obduracy
25%
2 / 2
Divine Toll
100%
Unbound Freedom
96.4%
Sanctified Plates
100%
2 / 2
Punishment
3.6%
Divine Reach
0%
Brought to Light
0%
Blessing of Sacrifice
96.4%
Divine Resonance
100%
Blessing of Protection
85.7%
Fear No Evil
3.6%
Consecrated Ground
92.9%
Holy Aegis
92.9%
Sacrifice of the Just
92.9%
Divine Purpose
100%
Improved Blessing of Protection
10.7%
Unbreakable Spirit
100%
Lightforged Blessing
0%
Lead the Charge
78.6%
Righteous Protection
17.9%
Holy Ritual
57.1%
Blessed Calling
46.4%
Inspired Guard
96.4%
Light's Revocation
96.4%
Faith's Armor
3.6%
Stoicism
14.3%
Seal of Might
100%
2 / 2
Vengeful Wrath
100%
2 / 2
Eye for an Eye
7.1%
Golden Path
0%
Blessing of Dawn
14.3%
Lightbearer
89.3%
Blessing of Dusk
100%

Herald of the Sun

Hero class image
Aurora
100%
Blessing of An'she
100%
Sun Sear
100%
Morning Star
100%
Luminosity
100%
Second Sunrise
100%
Walk Into Light
100%
Eternal Flame
100%
Will of the Dawn
100%
Dawnlight
100%
Sun's Avatar
100%
Endless Gleam
100%
Born in Sunlight
100%
Solar Grace
100%
Blade of Justice
100%
Divine Storm
100%
Expurgation
100%
Swift Justice
100%
Judgment of Justice
96.4%
Avenging Wrath
100%
Final Verdict
100%
Holy Blade
100%
Art of War
100%
Jurisdiction
100%
Tempest of the Lightbringer
3.6%
Rush of Light
100%
Sanctify
3.6%
Holy Flames
100%
Improved Judgment
100%
Zealot's Fervor
100%
1 / 2
Heart of the Crusader
92.9%
2 / 2
Blade of Vengeance
10.7%
Empyrean Power
7.1%
Highlord's Wrath
100%
Crusading Strikes
96.4%
Blessed Champion
75%
Burning Crusade
92.9%
Blades of Light
100%
2 / 2
Wake of Ashes
100%
Divine Wrath
100%
2 / 2
Execution Sentence
17.9%
Seething Flames
100%
Empyrean Legacy
100%
Judge, Jury and Executioner
14.3%
Radiant Glory
89.3%
Burn to Ash
78.6%
Crusade
96.4%
Light Within
100%
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Best PvP Talents

Hallowed Ground

Hallowed Ground

79%

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

Blessing of Spellwarding

Blessing of Spellwarding

71%

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.

Blessing of Sanctuary

Blessing of Sanctuary

71%

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.

Searing Glare

Searing Glare

32%

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

Luminescence

Luminescence

25%

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

Spreading the Word

Spreading the Word

11%

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.

Shining Revelation

Shining Revelation

7%

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.

Ultimate Retribution

Ultimate Retribution

4%

Mark an enemy player for retribution after they kill an ally within your active Aura. If the marked enemy is slain within 12 sec, cast Redemption on the fallen ally.