Retribution Paladin DPS Easy Mode

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 7.2.5 Changes
  • 3. Patch 7.2 Changes
  • 4. Contents
  • 5. ChangeLog
• ×Easy Mode
  • 1. The Basics
  • 2. Talent Choice
  • 3. Stat Choice
  • 4. Basic Rotation
  • 5. Cooldowns
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Main Resource
  • 3. Basic Abilities
    • 3.1. Utility
  • 4. Cooldowns
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheet
    • 2.1. Single Target
    • 2.2. 2 Targets
    • 2.3. 3+ Targets
  • 3. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents
  • 4. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents
  • 5. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents
  • 6. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents
  • 7. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents
  • 8. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents
  • 9. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents
  • 10. ChangeLog
• +Artifact Traits and Relics
  • 1. Artifact Progression
  • 2. Relic Choice
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Single Target Rotation
  • 2. Opening Rotation
    • 2.1. With Liadrin's Fury Unleashead
    • 2.2. Without Liadrin's Fury Unleashed
  • 3. Multiple Target Rotation
  • 4. Cooldown Usage
  • 5. Optional Read: Mastering Your Retribution Paladin
    • 5.1. Mastery: Divine Judgment
    • 5.2. Artifact Ability
    • 5.3. Holy Power Subtleties
    • 5.4. Abilities and Cooldowns from Talents
      • 5.4.1. Tier 7 Talents
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. Basics
  • 2. Getting a Better Understanding
    • 2.1. Statistics Priority
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems
  • 2. Enchants
  • 3. Consumables
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Paladins
      • 1.1.1. Blessing Mouseover Macros
      • 1.1.2. Lay on Hands Mouseover Macro
      • 1.1.3. Mouseover Cleanse Toxins Macro
      • 1.1.4. Divine Shield
      • 1.1.5. Rebuke
    • 1.2. Specific Macros for Retribution Paladins
      • 1.2.1. Hekili
  • 2. Addons
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Paladins
      • 2.1.1. ElvUI
      • 2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
      • 2.1.3. GTFO
      • 2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 2.1.5. Recount / Skada / Details!
      • 2.1.6. Weak Auras
      • 2.1.7. TellMeWhen
      • 2.1.8. Omen Threat Meter
      • 2.1.9. Grid and GridClickSets (Optional)
    • 2.2. Specific Addons for Retribution Paladins
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Best in Slot List
  • 2. Tier 20 Set Bonuses
  • 3. Legendary Items
  • 4. Loot Competition
  • 5. ChangeLog

This page is intended for players who are new to the game or class, have no intentions of raiding Mythic difficulty, or simply want a more straightforward way to play their specialisation without being overwhelmed by the numerous subtleties and active abilities that need to be taken into consideration for optimal play.

1. The Basics

Retribution Paladins are a melee DPS specialisation that has a relatively easy to grasp playstyle. While the damage they deal is viable, they are not exceptionally strong in either single target or AoE DPS.

Throughout the fight, you will need to manage your Holy Power generation and expenditure to maximise your damage output. Critically, you will have to make the most of the periods of time during which enemies take increased damage from your Holy Power spenders.

2. Talent Choice

The following talent choices result in damage output that is close to that of the most optimal talent choices, although the recommendations here lead to considerable ease-of-play.

• Level 15: Execution Sentence (single target) or Final Verdict (AoE)
• Level 30: The Fires of Justice
• Level 45: Blinding Light
• Level 60: Blade of Wrath (single target) or Divine Hammer (AoE)
• Level 75: situational / Eye for an Eye
• Level 90: situational / Divine Intervention or Cavalier
• Level 100: Crusade

3. Stat Choice

Currently, you will want to prioritise secondary stats as follows:

1. Haste;
2. Critical Strike = Versatility;
3. Mastery.

4. Basic Rotation

The single target rotation for Retribution Paladins revolves around dealing as much damage with your Templar's Verdict (and Execution Sentence, if using this talent) as possible to the target while they are debuffed by your Judgment.

1. Generate Holy Power
   • Use Crusader Strike and Blade of Justice to generate Holy Power.
     • Always make sure that at least one of its 2 charges is used and charging.
2. Cast Judgment.
   • This debuffs the target to take increased damage from your Holy Power spenders for 8 seconds.
3. During the Judgment debuff, cast Templar's Verdict and use Crusader Strike if you need to generate more Holy Power.

During Judgment, you will have to generate additional Holy Power in order to use as many spenders as possible. If you have the Ashes to Ashes golden Artifact trait, then you should use Wake of Ashes at this time, as it generates 5 Holy Power.

When facing multiple enemies, you will be using mostly the same rotation as above, except that you should replace Templar's Verdict with Divine Storm against 3 or more enemies (or against 2+ enemies if you have a fully unlocked Artifact weapon).

5. Cooldowns

Crusade should be used as many times as possible during the encounter. The best time to use it is while the debuff applied by Judgment is active and you are using your Holy Power spenders.

About Our Reviewers

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Fardion, a top Retribution Paladin. You can follow him on Twitter, and you can also reach him on the official Paladin Discord channel if you have any questions about the spec.

6. ChangeLog

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• 12 Jun. 2017: Updated talent cheatsheet slightly.
• 09 Mar. 2017: Changed tier 1 talent recommendation to Final Verdict.
• 31 Jan. 2017: Made a small tweak to the multiple target playstyle (using Divine Storm against 2+ targets if you have a fully unlocked weapon).
• 26 Jan. 2017: Added easy mode page.