MoP Classic Retribution Paladin — Guide (Phase 5)
viewsAbout the Class
Retribution Paladin is a two-handed melee fighter that lives on the energy of the Light: 
Crusader Strike, 
Judgment, 
Exorcism and 
Hammer of Wrath build up charges, while 
Templar's Verdict, 
Divine Storm and 
Inquisition spend them.
Sanctity of Battle turns haste into shorter cooldowns on your generators, so as your gear improves the priority becomes ever tighter. In a raid, Retribution delivers high single-target damage and brings 
Blessing of Might or 
Blessing of Kings, 
Hand of Sacrifice, 
Hand of Freedom and 
Devotion Aura.
Strengths
- Scales excellently with gear thanks to Sanctity of Battle.
- Strong group buffs: Hand of Sacrifice, Blessing of Might, Blessing of Kings.
- Very durable thanks to
Word of Glory, 
Sacred Shield and 
Divine Shield. - High single-target damage.
- Brings the raid Devotion Aura — a shared cooldown that reduces magic damage.
Weaknesses
- Falls behind many other fighters in heavy AoE.
- Highly dependent on staying in constant contact with the target.
- Gear-dependent.
- The rotation punishes misses harshly, so hit and expertise are mandatory.
Stat Priority
- 1Hit rating up to 7.5% (2550 rating at level 90)
- 2Expertise up to 7.5% (2550 rating; less for humans and dwarves with their racial specialization)
- 3Strength
- 4Haste
- 5Mastery
- 6Critical Strike rating
A miss is a lost global cooldown and lost charges of the Light's energy, so hit and expertise are capped first. After that the best secondary stat is haste: through Sanctity of Battle it cuts the cooldowns of your generators. Critical Strike is reforged away first.
Talents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
The opener is a set sequence of abilities you use as you engage an enemy. Memorising it helps initiate your rotation in the most optimal way possible.
- 1
Seal of Truth - 2Blessing of Kings
- 3
Potion of Mogu Power - 4Judgment
- 5Inquisition
- 6
Guardian of Ancient Kings - 7
Avenging Wrath - 8Crusader Strike
- 9
Execution Sentence - 10Exorcism
- 11Templar's Verdict
- 12Hammer of Wrath
- Seal of Truth — keep the seal active for the entire fight
- Inquisition — the buff should never drop
- Templar's Verdict — spend at 5 charges, this is your main source of damage
- Execution Sentence — cast under Inquisition and cooldowns, its damage is snapshotted
- Hammer of Wrath — on cooldown, as soon as it becomes available
- Crusader Strike — on cooldown, your main charge generator
- Judgment — on cooldown, a ranged generator
- Exorcism — on cooldown, without leaving melee
- Templar's Verdict — at 3 charges, if there is nothing else to press
Important Abilities
Avenging Wrath
Avenging Wrath and lets you press Hammer of Wrath for the whole duration
Best in Slot (BiS)
Best in Slot (BiS)Tier 16 Set — Winged Triumph
Tier 16 Set — Winged TriumphEnchants, Gems, Consumables
Enchants
Gems
ConsumablesRaces
Best Professions
Synapse Springs give a burst of Strength that stacks with Avenging Wrath, and Nitro Boosts help you catch up with the target.
Swordguard Embroidery on the cloak grants attack power procs that can be snapshotted into Execution Sentence.
Socket Bracer and 
Socket Gloves — two extra gems.
Up to three 
Quick Serpent's Eye are stronger than regular gems.
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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