Retribution Paladin TWW Guide

Retribution Paladin Overview

Equipped with a two-handed weapon and clad in plate armor, the Retribution Paladin in *WoW: The War Within* generates its primary resource, **Holy Power**, through core abilities like Crusader Strike and Judgment, unleashing a flurry of devastating attacks using mana resources. This specialization excels in both single-target encounters and AoE scenarios, providing a balanced playstyle that adapts seamlessly to various combat situations.

While Holy Power is generated during combat, Retribution Paladins replenish their mana through consumables or gradually over time. Mana is vital for casting a range of spells, including defensive abilities like Divine Protection and healing spells such as Flash of Light.

Retribution Paladins benefit from a versatile talent tree that allows for customization of abilities, enabling players to optimize their damage output according to personal preferences. This specialization demonstrates its strength in both raid environments and Mythic+ dungeons.

Retribution Paladin Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
✅ Massive damage at lower levels of progression.	⛔️ Damage noticeably decreases at the maximum level, which results in lower DPS in higher M+.
✅ A strong defense is provided by a range of skills.	⛔️ It’s challenging to balance effective damage against solo targets and AoE.
✅ Powerful auras provide buffs and group protection.	⛔️ Not the most mobile class.
✅ A resilient class that can cast a single target’s ability to heal itself or an ally.	⛔️ Some basic abilities may remain useless depending on your weapon choice.
✅ Good potential for Raiding and M+ parties.	—

Retribution Paladin Hero Talents

In *World of Warcraft: The War Within*, Retribution Paladin talents gain a boost through passive enhancements from Hero Talent Trees. For Retribution Paladins, two new Hero Talent Trees are available:

• Herald of the Sun: This tree focuses on area-of-effect (AoE) abilities, making it a prime choice for handling multiple enemies.
• Templar: Designed for single-target effectiveness, the Templar tree is ideal for boss encounters and powerful individual foes.

The Templar Hero Talent Tree offers core abilities for Retribution Paladins, such as Hammer of Light. This ability activates after using Wake of Ashes, swapping in on the action bar and delivering substantial damage. Additionally, the passive talent Empyrean Hammer frequently activates, enhancing overall damage output.

The *Herald of the Sun* Hero Talent Tree also brings powerful AoE abilities for Retribution Paladins. For instance, Dawnlight passively applies a DoT (damage-over-time) effect to nearby enemies when using either Wake of Ashes or Avenging Wrath. While many talents within these trees function as passive skills, their effects significantly enrich gameplay.

Herald of the Sun	Templar
Dawnlight	Light’s Guidance
Morning Star	For Whom the Bell Tolls
Gleaming Rays	Zealous Vindication
Eternal Flame	Shake the Heavens
Luminosity	Wrathful Descent
Illumine	Sacrosanct Crusade
Will of the Dawn	Higher Calling
Blessing of An’she	Bonds of Fellowship
Lingering Radiance	Unrelenting Charger
Sun Sear	Endless Wrath
Aurora	Sanctification
Solar Grace	Hammerfall
Second Sunrise	Undisputed Ruling
Sun’s Avatar	Light’s Deliverance

Changes to The Existing Abilities And Talents

Retribution Paladin Rotation

General Tips for *WoW* Retribution Paladin Rotation: Follow a priority system and make efficient use of your primary resources to maximize your performance.

• When generating Holy Power through abilities, use every opportunity to capitalize on it. Keeping a reserve of resources can be advantageous, enabling you to unleash additional damage when needed, particularly with your major spender abilities.
• Avoid overcapping on Holy Power by using spenders regularly. Additionally, use cooldowns strategically in situations where maximizing defensive effectiveness is critical.

Below are rotation options and priority lists for the *WoW: The War Within* (TWW) Retribution Paladin, emphasizing your strongest abilities and optimal single-target talents for maximizing single-target (ST) rotation, as well as the best talent choices for high AoE damage output.

	Retribution Paladin Opener	Single Target Rotation	Multi-Target Rotation
1	Blade of Justice	Avenging Wrath	Avenging Wrath
2	Judgment	Execution Sentence	Final Reckoning (with as much Holy Power pooled as possible)
3	Avenging Wrath	Templar’s Verdict (5 Holy Power)	Divine Storm (5 Holy Power)
4	Hammer of Wrath	Wake of Ashes (2 or less Holy Power)	Wake of Ashes (2 or less Holy Power)
5	Templar’s Verdict	Divine Toll	Divine Toll (0 or 1 Holy Power)
6	Wake of Ashes	Hammer of Wrath (If a target is above 20% or if you have 3 or less Holy Power)	Blade of Justice
7	Hammer of Wrath	Judgment (3 or less Holy Power)	Judgment (3 or less Holy Power and no Judgment debuff)
8	Templar’s Verdict	Blade of Justice	Divine Storm (3-4 Holy Power)
9	Divine Toll	Templar’s Verdict (4 Holy Power)	Hammer of Wrath

Retribution Paladin Build

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Retribution Paladin Stats

Optimizing a Retribution Paladin’s gear in *WoW* requires a thorough understanding of the Retribution Paladin stat priority. Choosing the right primary and secondary stats can significantly affect your character’s performance—whether you’re aiming for higher damage, faster cooldowns, or increased attack speed, understanding which stat to prioritize is essential. Here’s a breakdown of the key stats for a Retribution Paladin:

• Haste: Reduces the Global Cooldown (GCD) and the cooldowns of core abilities like Crusader Strike, Judgment, Blade of Justice, and Hammer of Wrath. While it increases damage output, its impact is moderate.
• Critical Strike: Increases the chance of dealing extra damage and healing. Critical Strike works effectively with talents like Adjudication and Heart of the Crusader.
• Mastery: Increases Holy Damage through Mastery: Highlord’s Judgment, boosting Retribution’s inherent damage.
• Versatility: A valuable stat for reducing incoming damage while enhancing outgoing damage.
• Strength: As your primary stat, Strength amplifies all class spells, abilities, and auto-attacks.

Experienced Retribution Paladins often follow two primary stat distribution strategies:

Option 1	Option 2
Strength; > Haste; > Versatility / Critical Strike; > Mastery.	Strength; > Versatility; > Critical Strike / Haste; > Mastery.

The first emphasizes faster cooldowns and higher damage reduction, utilizing the Crusading Strikes talent or default Crusader Strike ability.

The second strategy focuses on increased Versatility and Critical Strike for improved survivability and critical damage, working effectively with the Templar Strikes talent.

Retribution Paladin Leveling

Leveling in *The War Within* expansion is straightforward and involves clearing packs of mobs, making it a relatively easy process. The Retribution Paladin’s defensive abilities offer solid durability, so you won’t need to respec for survivability during this phase.

Like with any class, there are two primary leveling paths: dungeons and questing. Dungeon leveling can be faster since you can chain-queue through instances. Questing may take slightly longer, but it’s also a great option for those who prefer the storyline or need specific rewards. For optimal quest density and efficient leveling timelines, Draenor and Legion zones are particularly recommended.

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Best Gear for Retribution Paladin

Slot	Item	Source
Head	Entombed Seraph’s Casque	Catalyst / Raid / Vault
Neck	Sureki Zealot’s Insignia	Sikran
Shoulders	Entombed Seraph’s Plumes	Catalyst / Raid / Vault
Cloak	Consecrated Cloak	Crafting
Chest	Entombed Seraph’s Breastplate	Catalyst / Raid / Vault
Wrist	Everforged Vambraces	Crafting
Gloves	Entombed Seraph’s Castigation	Catalyst / Raid / Vault
Belt	Girdle of Somber Ploys	The Dawnbreaker
Legs	Legplates of Broken Trust	The Stonevault
Boots	Entombed Seraph’s Sabatons	Catalyst
Ring	Seal of the Poisoned Pact	undefined
Ring	Writhing Ringworm	Broodtwister Ovi’nax
Trinket	Mark of Khardros	Grim Batol
Trinket	Ara-Kara Sacbrood	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Weapon	Wild Hammer	Grim Batol

Best Retribution Paladin Trinkets

In the current season of *The War Within*, Retribution Paladins have several trinket options that enhance both single-target and AoE damage, making these items essential for maximizing damage output. Based on your preferred playstyle, you can acquire any of the recommended trinkets listed below. Alternatively, streamline the process with our convenient Dungeon Trinkets service.

• Mark of Khardros;
• Skarmorak Shard;
• Ara-Kara Sacbrood;

• No Options. None of the trinkets are currently performing well enough to be placed in the A Tier;

Tier Set Bonuses for Retribution Paladin

Entombed Seraph’s Radiance is the Retribution Paladin Tier Set for Season 1 in the War Within.

2-set	Blade of Justice damage increased by 15% and Wake of Ashes damage increased by 10%.
4-set	Wake of Ashes increases your damage done by 10% for 8 sec.

Best Consumables for Retribution Paladin

Type	Best	Options
Flask	Flask of Tempered Mastery	Flask of Alchemical Chaos
Combat Potion	Tempered Potion	Potion of Unwavering Focus
Health Potion	Algari Healing Potion	—
Weapon Buff	Ironclaw Whetstone	—
Augment Rune	Crystallized Augment Rune	—
Food	The Sushi Special	Jester’s Board
Diamond	Culminating Blasphemite	—
Other Gems	Quick Onyx	Masterful Emerald Masterful Ruby Masterful Sapphire

Best Retribution Paladin Enchants

Slot	Best Enchant	Alternative Options
Weapon	Enchant Weapon – Authority of the Depths	Enchant Weapon – Stonebound Artistry
Cloak	Enchant Cloak – Chant of Winged Grace	Enchant Cloak – Whisper of Silken Avoidance
Chest	Enchant Chest – Crystalline Radiance	—
Bracers	Enchant Bracer – Chant of Armored Avoidance	Enchant Bracer – Chant of Armored Speed
Legs	Stormbound Armor Kit	—
Boots	Enchant Boots – Scout’s March	—
Ring	Enchant Ring – Radiant Mastery	Enchant Ring – Cursed Mastery
Boots	Enchant Boots – Plainsrunner’s Breeze	—
Rings	Enchant Ring – Devotion of Mastery	—

Retribution Paladin End-Game

Endgame content in *The War Within* offers a plethora of opportunities to showcase your skills. You can concentrate on three primary areas: Raiding, Mythic+ Dungeons, and PvP.In addition to these core activities, don’t overlook World Quests, especially now that the Great Vault rewards you for completing them. Engaging in WoW Retribution Paladin transmog runs or advancing your profession skills can also provide valuable experience. Each of these activities demands specific skills but offers exceptional rewards.

Prepare to dive into *The War Within* with our comprehensive guides:

• Mythic+ Dungeons;
• Nerub’ar Palace Raid.

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