Paladin specialization

Retribution Paladin in WoW Forever

Weapon strikes and Holy damage.

  • Your role: Melee damage
  • Advice for every level to 60
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Level 45 · Damage in a group

How to play dungeons at level 45

Your combat loop

Press the first one that is ready.

Retribution’s own loop, from level 20. Before that every Paladin plays the same loop.

Own loop from: Retribution level 20

Use Seal of Command and Seal of Righteousness, swapped each swing. It does 8% more than Seal of Fury and 6% more than Seal of Command. About even (within 3%): Seal of Righteousness.

  1. Hammer of Wrath Rank 1 Below 20% health

    Once the target is below 20% health, use it first, every 6 sec.

    7% of your damage
  2. Seal of Command Rank 1 Keep up · 30 sec

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

    16% of your damage
  3. Seal of Righteousness Rank 6 Keep up · 30 sec

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

    12% of your damage
  4. Holy Strike Rank 6 Every 10 sec

    Use it whenever it is ready, every 10 sec.

    17% of your damage
  5. Judgement Every 8 sec

    Use it whenever it is ready, every 8 sec.

    8% of your damage
  6. Consecration Rank 3 Keep on target · 8 sec

    Keep it on the target; it lasts 8 sec.

    14% of your damage
  7. Auto attack All the time

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

    27% 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 1 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.

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Auto attack

How MaxDPS works this out

Talents at level 45

36 points at level 45: the first at level 10, then one every level.

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.

Talents
Unspent Talents
Point order: when each point goes in
  1. Benediction 5/5 · levels 10–14 +1.7% damage
  2. Conviction 3/3 · levels 15–17 +7.3% damage
  3. Improved Judgement 2/2 · levels 18–19 +1.4% damage
  4. Seal of Command 1/1 · level 20 +2.9% damage
  5. Vindication 3/3 · levels 21–23 not counted here
  6. Sanctified Judgement 2/3 · levels 24 and 29 not counted here
  7. Sacred Arbiter 1/1 · level 25 +3.3% damage
  8. Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3 · levels 26–28 +6% damage
  9. Repentance 1/1 · level 30 not counted here
  10. Vengeance 3/3 · levels 31–33 +2.8% damage
  11. Eye for an Eye 1/2 · level 34 not counted here
  12. Champion of the Light 5/5 · levels 35–39 +11.7% damage
  13. Unsealed Wrath 1/1 · level 40 +2.9% damage
  14. Divine Strength 5/5 · levels 41–45 +1% damage

Every Paladin talent

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Retribution Paladin gear rankings

Melee and Holy damage · Level 45 · Calculated defaults

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Where it comes from
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Materials: . Each reagent counts at the lower of a vendor’s price and its lowest buyout.

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 Score (pts) Where to get it Actions
1 in this filtered list
Red Mageweave Headband Cloth · iLvl 48 · Req. 43 · Crafted Key stats: 20 Intellect19 Spell power51 Armor
31.02
TailoringCrafted
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 20 × 0.8513 = 17.03 pts
  • Spell power: 19 × 0.7281 = 13.83 pts
  • Armor: 51 × 0.0032 = 0.16 pts

Uncommon

Source

TailoringCrafted
2 in this filtered list
Miner's Hat of the Deep Cloth · iLvl 44 · Req. 39 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 17 Intellect12 Spell power7 Stamina
25.09
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 17 × 0.8513 = 14.47 pts
  • Spell power: 12 × 0.7281 = 8.74 pts
  • Stamina: 7 × 0.2263 = 1.58 pts
  • Armor: 52 × 0.0032 = 0.17 pts
  • Bonus armor: 40 × 0.0032 = 0.13 pts

Rare

Source

3 in this filtered list
Dreamweave Circlet Cloth · iLvl 50 · Req. 45 · Crafted Key stats: 21 Spell power10 Intellect12 Spirit
24.99
TailoringCrafted
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 21 × 0.7281 = 15.29 pts
  • Intellect: 10 × 0.8513 = 8.51 pts
  • Spirit: 12 × 0.0831 = 1.00 pts
  • Armor: 58 × 0.0032 = 0.19 pts

Rare

Source

TailoringCrafted
4 in this filtered list
Corpseshroud Cloth · iLvl 40 · Req. 35 · Other drop Key stats: 19 Intellect7 Spell power5 Agility
23.90
Razorfen DownsZone loot
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 19 × 0.8513 = 16.17 pts
  • Spell power: 7 × 0.7281 = 5.10 pts
  • Agility: 5 × 0.4947 = 2.47 pts
  • Armor: 47 × 0.0032 = 0.15 pts

Rare

Source

Razorfen DownsZone loot
5 in this filtered list
Moonchaser's Headdress Leather · iLvl 46 · Req. 41 · Other drop Key stats: 13 Intellect15 Spell power101 Armor
22.31
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 13 × 0.8513 = 11.07 pts
  • Spell power: 15 × 0.7281 = 10.92 pts
  • Armor: 101 × 0.0032 = 0.32 pts

Uncommon

Source

6 in this filtered list
Shining Mithril Helm Plate · iLvl 48 · Req. 43 · Crafted Key stats: 15 Spell power14 Strength376 Armor
21.58
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 15 × 0.7281 = 10.92 pts
  • Strength: 14 × 0.6752 = 9.45 pts
  • Armor: 376 × 0.0032 = 1.20 pts

Uncommon

Source

7 in this filtered list
Papal Fez Cloth · iLvl 43 · Req. 38 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 17 Intellect8 Spell damage9 Spirit
21.21
Stonevault BrawlerNPC drop · <0.1% · Uldaman
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 17 × 0.8513 = 14.47 pts
  • Spell power: 8 × 0.7281 = 5.82 pts
  • Spirit: 9 × 0.0831 = 0.75 pts
  • Armor: 51 × 0.0032 = 0.16 pts

Rare

3 sources

Stonevault BrawlerNPC drop · <0.1% · Uldaman
Stonevault GeomancerNPC drop · <0.1% · Uldaman
Stonevault MaulerNPC drop · <0.1% · Uldaman
8 in this filtered list
Winged Helm Leather · iLvl 48 · Req. 43 · Other drop Key stats: 23 Intellect10 Spirit115 Armor
20.78
Emerald Encrusted ChestContainer loot · 1.2%
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 23 × 0.8513 = 19.58 pts
  • Spirit: 10 × 0.0831 = 0.83 pts
  • Armor: 115 × 0.0032 = 0.37 pts

Rare

41 sources

Emerald Encrusted ChestContainer loot · 1.2%
Reinforced Steel LockboxContainer loot · <0.1%
Jade SludgeNPC drop · <0.1% · The Hinterlands
Deep LurkerNPC drop · <0.1% · Sunken Temple
Solid ChestObject loot · <0.1%
Twilight Fire GuardNPC drop · <0.1% · Searing Gorge
Spitelash Serpent GuardNPC drop · <0.1% · Azshara
Nightmare WhelpNPC drop · <0.1% · Sunken Temple
All 41 sources
9 in this filtered list
Icemetal Barbute Plate · iLvl 43 · Req. 40 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 14 Strength10 Intellect7 Stamina
20.64

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 14 × 0.6752 = 9.45 pts
  • Intellect: 10 × 0.8513 = 8.51 pts
  • Stamina: 7 × 0.2263 = 1.58 pts
  • Armor: 341 × 0.0032 = 1.09 pts

Rare

Source

10 in this filtered list
Guise of Battle Mail · iLvl 45 · Req. 40 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 10 Intellect17 Agility12 Stamina
20.35
Riding WolfNPC drop · 1.2%
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 10 × 0.8513 = 8.51 pts
  • Agility: 17 × 0.4947 = 8.41 pts
  • Stamina: 12 × 0.2263 = 2.72 pts
  • Armor: 222 × 0.0032 = 0.71 pts

Rare

2 sources

Riding WolfNPC drop · 1.2%
Twilight GruntNPC drop · 0.8%
11 in this filtered list
Black Mageweave Headband Cloth · iLvl 46 · Req. 41 · Crafted Key stats: 12 Intellect13 Spell power49 Armor
19.84
TailoringCrafted
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 12 × 0.8513 = 10.22 pts
  • Spell power: 13 × 0.7281 = 9.47 pts
  • Armor: 49 × 0.0032 = 0.16 pts

Uncommon

Source

TailoringCrafted
12 in this filtered list
Embrace of the Lycan Leather · iLvl 49 · Req. 44 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 32 Attack power8 Strength16 Stamina
19.63
Chief Ukorz SandscalpBoss drop · 20% · Zul'Farrak

Score breakdown

  • Attack power: 32 × 0.3069 = 9.82 pts
  • Strength: 8 × 0.6752 = 5.40 pts
  • Stamina: 16 × 0.2263 = 3.62 pts
  • Spirit: 5 × 0.0831 = 0.42 pts
  • Armor: 117 × 0.0032 = 0.37 pts

Rare

Source

Chief Ukorz SandscalpBoss drop · 20% · Zul'Farrak
13 in this filtered list
Raging Berserker's Helm Mail · iLvl 42 · Req. 37 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 13 Strength1.0% Critical strike8 Stamina
19.62
HerodNPC drop · 33% · Scarlet Monastery

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 13 × 0.6752 = 8.78 pts
  • Critical strike: 14 rating (1.0%) × 0.5968 = 8.36 pts
  • Stamina: 8 × 0.2263 = 1.81 pts
  • Armor: 213 × 0.0032 = 0.68 pts

Rare

Source

HerodNPC drop · 33% · Scarlet Monastery
14 in this filtered list
Tough Scorpid Helm Mail · iLvl 50 · Req. 45 · Crafted Key stats: 14 Intellect14 Agility222 Armor
19.55
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 14 × 0.8513 = 11.92 pts
  • Agility: 14 × 0.4947 = 6.93 pts
  • Armor: 222 × 0.0032 = 0.71 pts

Uncommon

Source

15 in this filtered list
Undying Headdress Mail · iLvl 48 · Req. 43 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 26 Attack power8 Intellect17 Stamina
19.39

Score breakdown

  • Attack power: 26 × 0.3069 = 7.98 pts
  • Intellect: 8 × 0.8513 = 6.81 pts
  • Stamina: 17 × 0.2263 = 3.85 pts
  • Armor: 235 × 0.0032 = 0.75 pts

Rare

Source

16 in this filtered list
Blackwater Cap Cloth · iLvl 45 · Req. 40* · Quest Key stats: 17 Intellect6 Spell power48 Armor
18.99

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 17 × 0.8513 = 14.47 pts
  • Spell power: 6 × 0.7281 = 4.37 pts
  • Armor: 48 × 0.0032 = 0.15 pts

Uncommon

17 in this filtered list
Big Voodoo Mask Leather · iLvl 44 · Req. 39 · Crafted Key stats: 14 Intellect9 Spell power97 Armor
18.78
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 14 × 0.8513 = 11.92 pts
  • Spell power: 9 × 0.7281 = 6.55 pts
  • Armor: 97 × 0.0032 = 0.31 pts

Uncommon

Source

18 in this filtered list
Turtle Scale Helm Mail · iLvl 46 · Req. 41 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Intellect10 Spell power10 Stamina
18.72
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 10 × 0.8513 = 8.51 pts
  • Spell power: 10 × 0.7281 = 7.28 pts
  • Stamina: 10 × 0.2263 = 2.26 pts
  • Armor: 206 × 0.0032 = 0.66 pts

Uncommon

Source

19 in this filtered list
Wild Headdress Leather · iLvl 39 · Req. 34* · Quest · Alliance only Key stats: 11 Intellect12 Spell power88 Armor
18.38

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 11 × 0.8513 = 9.36 pts
  • Spell power: 12 × 0.7281 = 8.74 pts
  • Armor: 88 × 0.0032 = 0.28 pts

Uncommon

Source

20 in this filtered list
Crusader's Chain Helm Mail · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Crafted Key stats: 14 Spell power11 Strength177 Armor
18.19
Materials about

Score breakdown

  • Spell power: 14 × 0.7281 = 10.19 pts
  • Strength: 11 × 0.6752 = 7.43 pts
  • Armor: 177 × 0.0032 = 0.57 pts

Rare

Source

Item stats from the WoW Forever game files; sources from data collected from the live game. Auction prices are the lowest buyout on the Americas · Normal auction houses, read from Blizzard every hour; pick another region or ruleset under Filters. Which house is which ruleset is matched by size and still being confirmed in game.

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