Retribution Paladin PvE Guide — Midnight
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This is a melee fighter whose primary stat is Strength. In combat, they use two-handed weapons (axes, swords). A key feature of this spec is the mechanic of building Holy Power to unleash powerful abilities. Some abilities generate Holy Power, while others spend it to deliver maximum damage.
Strengths
- A wide range of defensive abilities for both yourself and your group, such as
Blessing of Sacrifice and 
Blessing of Protection. - Raid-wide 3% damage reduction thanks to an aura.
- Full immunity to damage from
Divine Shield.
Weaknesses
- Damage depends heavily on rotation — your main abilities need Holy Power, and timing the build/spend cycle correctly is critical.
- Low mobility.
- Simple and repetitive rotation, which some players may find boring.
Stat Priority
Strength
Mastery
Critical Strike
Haste
VersatilityTalents
Rotation
- Hammer of Light if Wake of Ashes was used just before it
- Hammer of Light with a
Deliverance of Light proc 
Final Verdict at 5 Holy Power- Blade of Justice with an
Art of War proc
Hammer of WrathBest in Slot
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Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Leveling
The main damage-dealing abilities become available at level one. Use Blade of Justice and 
Divine Storm.
As you level up, you will unlock new abilities. We recommend sticking to the ability priority described in the rotation section.
Mythic+ Tips
1
In addition to your interrupt, use 
Hammer of Justice to stun/interrupt a single target and 
Blinding Light for AoE interrupts.
2
Some slows and movement-impairing effects can be removed with 
Blessing of Freedom. Many dungeons feature enemies that apply damaging slows to you and your allies — always use this ability on yourself and your group.
3
If a group member dies during combat and you urgently need to resurrect them, use 
Intercession to bring them back into the fight. > Combat resurrections have a global 10-minute cooldown. Charges accumulate every 10 minutes, so the longer you stay in the dungeon, the more charges you will have. You can resurrect several allies in a row if you have enough charges.
Macros
#showtooltip /cast Avenging Wrath /use 13 /use 14
#showtooltip /cast [@focus,harm,nodead] [] Rebuke
#showtooltip Intercession /cast [@mouseover,help,dead][] Intercession
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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