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Paladin specialization

Retribution Paladin in WoW Forever

Weapon strikes and Holy damage.

  • Your role: Melee damage
  • Class guides to level 30
  • Class notes checked

Your character

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Level 30 · Combat priorities

How to play at level 30

Your combat loop

Press the first one that is ready.

Use Seal of Command. It does 5% more than Seal of Righteousness and 6% more than Seal of Fury.

  1. Seal of Command Keep up · 30 sec

    Keep it on you and put it back when its 30 sec run out.

    18% of your damage
  2. Holy Strike Every 10 sec

    Use it whenever it is ready, every 10 sec.

    15% of your damage
  3. Judgement Every 8 sec

    Use it whenever it is ready, every 8 sec.

    11% of your damage
  4. Auto attack All the time

    Your weapon swings on its own. Stay in melee range.

    56% of your damage

The first 30 seconds

When to press each one from the pull. The blue line under a press is the global cooldown (1.5 sec) or cast it holds: nothing else on the global cooldown can go until it ends, so of two that are ready together the higher one goes first. Judgement is off the global cooldown, so it has no line and goes alongside.

All the time
Auto attack

How MaxDPS works this out

Talents at level 30

The MaxDPS build at this level, in the game’s talent frame. Click a talent to learn it and right click to unlearn it, as in the game.

· of 21 points spent

Unspent Talents
Point order: when each point goes in
  1. Benediction 5/5 · levels 10–14 +0.4% damage
  2. Conviction 3/3 · levels 15–17 +6.8% damage
  3. Improved Judgement 2/2 · levels 18–19 +1.9% damage
  4. Seal of Command 1/1 · level 20 +6.1% damage
  5. Vindication 3/3 · levels 21–23 no damage
  6. Sanctified Judgement 2/3 · levels 24 and 29 no damage
  7. Sacred Arbiter 1/1 · level 25 +2.6% damage
  8. Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3 · levels 26–28 +6% damage
  9. Vengeance 1/3 · level 30 +0.5% damage

Every Paladin talent

Preliminary item rankings

Retribution Paladin gear rankings

Melee and Holy damage · Level 30 · Solo & quests · Calculated defaults

Head

101 items matching this build · Updating…

Key stats show the stats behind the three largest score contributions, as the game tooltip states them; open an item’s details for every value and source.

Head items with imported stats, weighted scores and acquisition sources.
Rank Item Key stats Score (pts) Where to get it Actions
1 in this filtered list
Crusader's Chain Helm Mail · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Crafted
  • 11 Strength
  • 14 Spell power
  • 177 Armor
15.54

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 11 × 0.7345 = 8.08 pts
  • Spell power: 14 × 0.4776 = 6.69 pts
  • Armor: 177 × 0.0044 = 0.78 pts

Rare

Source

2 in this filtered list
Defender's Leather Helm Leather · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Dungeon drop
  • 12 Strength
  • 13 Stamina
  • 84 Armor
13.05

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 12 × 0.7345 = 8.81 pts
  • Stamina: 13 × 0.2973 = 3.86 pts
  • Armor: 84 × 0.0044 = 0.37 pts

Rare

14 sources

Lorgus JettNPC drop · 0.3% · Blackfathom Deeps
Aggem ThorncurseNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
Bazil ThreddNPC drop · <0.1% · Stormwind Stockade
Aku'maiNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
Charlga RazorflankNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
Old Serra'kisNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
All 14 sources
3 in this filtered list
Veteran's Chain Helm Mail · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Crafted
  • 12 Strength
  • 11 Stamina
  • 177 Armor
12.86

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 12 × 0.7345 = 8.81 pts
  • Stamina: 11 × 0.2973 = 3.27 pts
  • Armor: 177 × 0.0044 = 0.78 pts

Rare

Source

4 in this filtered list
Barbaric Iron Helm Mail · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted
  • 9 Strength
  • 9 Agility
  • 173 Armor
10.90

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 9 × 0.7345 = 6.61 pts
  • Agility: 9 × 0.3925 = 3.53 pts
  • Armor: 173 × 0.0044 = 0.76 pts

Uncommon

Source

5 in this filtered list
Tusken Helm Mail · iLvl 34 · Req. 29 · Dungeon drop
  • 13 Strength
  • 188 Armor
  • 120 Bonus armor
10.90
Overlord RamtuskNPC drop · 75% · Razorfen Kraul

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 13 × 0.7345 = 9.55 pts
  • Armor: 188 × 0.0044 = 0.83 pts
  • Bonus armor: 120 × 0.0044 = 0.53 pts

Rare

Source

Overlord RamtuskNPC drop · 75% · Razorfen Kraul
6 in this filtered list
Veteran's Silvered Chain Helm Mail · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted
  • 10 Strength
  • 9 Stamina
  • 163 Armor
10.74

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 10 × 0.7345 = 7.35 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.2973 = 2.68 pts
  • Armor: 163 × 0.0044 = 0.72 pts

Rare

Source

7 in this filtered list
Slayer's Skullcap Mail · iLvl 33 · Req. 28 · Other drop
  • 9 Strength
  • 7 Stamina
  • 3 Agility
10.61
Withered WarriorNPC drop · 1.7% · Razorfen Downs

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 9 × 0.7345 = 6.61 pts
  • Stamina: 7 × 0.2973 = 2.08 pts
  • Agility: 3 × 0.3925 = 1.18 pts
  • Armor: 168 × 0.0044 = 0.74 pts

Uncommon

58 sources

Withered WarriorNPC drop · 1.7% · Razorfen Downs
Kolkar Battle LordNPC drop · 0.9% · Desolace
Kolkar ScoutNPC drop · 0.4% · Desolace
Kolkar WindchaserNPC drop · 0.3% · Desolace
Magram OutrunnerNPC drop · 0.3% · Desolace
Razorfen ThornweaverNPC drop · 0.2%
Razorfen BattleguardNPC drop · 0.2%
Death's Head CultistNPC drop · 0.1%
Ward GuardianNPC drop · 0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
All 58 sources
8 in this filtered list
Filigreed Shining Circlet Cloth · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Crafted
  • 14 Holy spell power
  • 12 Stamina
  • 38 Armor
10.42
TailoringCrafted

Score breakdown

  • Holy spell power: 14 × 0.4776 = 6.69 pts
  • Stamina: 12 × 0.2973 = 3.57 pts
  • Armor: 38 × 0.0044 = 0.17 pts

Rare

Source

TailoringCrafted
9 in this filtered list
Cloudy Skyforged Helm Mail · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted
  • 9 Strength
  • 9 Stamina
  • 173 Armor
10.05

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 9 × 0.7345 = 6.61 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.2973 = 2.68 pts
  • Armor: 173 × 0.0044 = 0.76 pts

Uncommon

Source

10 in this filtered list
Azure Skyforged Helm Mail · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted
  • 9 Strength
  • 9 Stamina
  • 173 Armor
10.05

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 9 × 0.7345 = 6.61 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.2973 = 2.68 pts
  • Armor: 173 × 0.0044 = 0.76 pts

Uncommon

Source

11 in this filtered list
Totemic Leather Helm Leather · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Dungeon drop
  • 12 Spell power
  • 13 Stamina
  • 84 Armor
9.97

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 12 × 0.4776 = 5.73 pts
  • Stamina: 13 × 0.2973 = 3.86 pts
  • Armor: 84 × 0.0044 = 0.37 pts

Rare

15 sources

Lorgus JettNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
GelihastNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
Old Serra'kisNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
Fallen ChampionNPC drop · <0.1% · Scarlet Monastery
Aggem ThorncurseNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
Aku'maiNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
Baron AquanisNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
Charlga RazorflankNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
All 15 sources
12 in this filtered list
Cloudy Gustwoven Hood Leather · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted
  • 9 Strength
  • 9 Stamina
  • 83 Armor
9.65

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 9 × 0.7345 = 6.61 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.2973 = 2.68 pts
  • Armor: 83 × 0.0044 = 0.37 pts

Uncommon

Source

13 in this filtered list
Azure Gustwoven Hood Leather · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted
  • 9 Strength
  • 9 Stamina
  • 83 Armor
9.65

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 9 × 0.7345 = 6.61 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.2973 = 2.68 pts
  • Armor: 83 × 0.0044 = 0.37 pts

Uncommon

Source

14 in this filtered list
Foreman's Helm Mail · iLvl 26 · Req. 21 · Other drop
  • 8 Strength
  • 9 Stamina
  • 166 Armor
9.28

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 8 × 0.7345 = 5.88 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.2973 = 2.68 pts
  • Armor: 166 × 0.0044 = 0.73 pts

Rare

15 in this filtered list
Defender's Leather Hood Leather · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted
  • 8 Strength
  • 10 Stamina
  • 76 Armor
9.18

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 8 × 0.7345 = 5.88 pts
  • Stamina: 10 × 0.2973 = 2.97 pts
  • Armor: 76 × 0.0044 = 0.33 pts

Rare

Source

16 in this filtered list
Guard's Chain Helm Mail · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Crafted
  • 12 Agility
  • 11 Stamina
  • 177 Armor
8.76

Score breakdown

  • Agility: 12 × 0.3925 = 4.71 pts
  • Stamina: 11 × 0.2973 = 3.27 pts
  • Armor: 177 × 0.0044 = 0.78 pts

Rare

Source

17 in this filtered list
Crusader's Silvered Chain Helm Mail · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted
  • 11 Spell power
  • 9 Stamina
  • 163 Armor
8.65

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 11 × 0.4776 = 5.25 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.2973 = 2.68 pts
  • Armor: 163 × 0.0044 = 0.72 pts

Rare

Source

18 in this filtered list
Shining Circlet Cloth · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted
  • 11 Holy spell power
  • 10 Stamina
  • 35 Armor
8.38
TailoringCrafted

Score breakdown

  • Holy spell power: 11 × 0.4776 = 5.25 pts
  • Stamina: 10 × 0.2973 = 2.97 pts
  • Armor: 35 × 0.0044 = 0.15 pts

Rare

Source

TailoringCrafted
19 in this filtered list
Frostreaver Crown Mail · iLvl 32 · Req. 27 · Other drop
  • 15 Stamina
  • 4 Strength
  • 182 Armor
8.33
Burning Blade SeerNPC drop · 2.8% · Desolace

Score breakdown

  • Stamina: 15 × 0.2973 = 4.46 pts
  • Strength: 4 × 0.7345 = 2.94 pts
  • Armor: 182 × 0.0044 = 0.80 pts
  • Spirit: 4 × 0.0336 = 0.13 pts

Rare

43 sources

Burning Blade SeerNPC drop · 2.8% · Desolace
Hatefury BetrayerNPC drop · 0.7% · Desolace
Hatefury HellcallerNPC drop · 0.7% · Desolace
Qiraji LieutenantNPC drop · 0.4% · The Barrens
Razorfen ThornweaverNPC drop · 0.3%
Large Solid ChestObject loot · 0.3%
Giant YetiNPC drop · 0.3% · Alterac Mountains
Dabyrie LaborerNPC drop · 0.2% · Arathi Highlands
All 43 sources
20 in this filtered list
Brawler's Leather Helm Leather · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Dungeon drop
  • 10 Agility
  • 13 Stamina
  • 84 Armor
8.16

Score breakdown

  • Agility: 10 × 0.3925 = 3.93 pts
  • Stamina: 13 × 0.2973 = 3.86 pts
  • Armor: 84 × 0.0044 = 0.37 pts

Rare

17 sources

RoogugNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
Lorgus JettNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
GelihastNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
Charlga RazorflankNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
IronspineNPC drop · <0.1% · Scarlet Monastery
Aggem ThorncurseNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
Aku'maiNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
Dextren WardNPC drop · <0.1% · Stormwind Stockade
All 17 sources

Item stats from the WoW Forever game files; sources from Wowhead.