Retribution Paladin DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Dragonflight 10.2.5
On this page, you will find the best gear and best in slot items for your Retribution Paladin in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.5.
If you were looking for WotLK Classic content, please refer to our WotLK Classic Retribution Paladin gear and best in slot.
Gearing a Retribution Paladin
Welcome to our Gear Page for Retribution Paladin. This guide contains all the information you need to know about how to gear a Retribution Paladin, including crafted gear, embellishments, and trinkets.
For more specific information about how stats work for Retribution, you can visit our Stats guide:
The Importance of "Simming Yourself" as a Retribution Paladin
With the sheer number of possible gear combinations, a generic stat priority or BiS list is often not going to be the best way to determine how to gear your character. Instead, you can use Raidbots to get a better idea of how changing different items will affect your character. Especially for Retribution, you will frequently find the values of different stats fluctuate a lot as you upgrade your gear, so using a more objective metric to help you make gearing decisions is invaluable.
If you are not experienced with using Raidbots, see the guide below for more information on how to use it:
BiS Gear for Retribution Paladin
BiS List for Retribution Paladin
This list contains any gear from all sources in the game, including Raid, Mythic+, and crafted gear.
In general, Retribution values item level more than any specific stat distributions, and you will see that reflected in the gear listed here.
Slot | Item | Source/Note |
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Weapon | Fyr'alath the Dreamrender | Fyrakk, the Blazing in Amirdrassil |
Helm | Zealous Pyreknight's Barbute (489) | Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil |
Neck | Ouroboreal Necklet (489) | Mythic Volcoross in Amirdrassil |
Shoulder | Zealous Pyreknight's Ailettes (489) | Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil |
Cloak | Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl (486) | Crafted by Tailoring and embellished with Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch |
Chest | Zealous Pyreknight's Warplate (489) | Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil |
Bracers | Primal Molten Vambraces (486) | Crafted by Blacksmithing and embellished with Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch |
Gloves | Eldermoss Gauntlets (489) | Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil |
Belt | Unwinding Eon Girdle (489) | Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall |
Legs | Zealous Pyreknight's Cuisses (489) | Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil |
Boots | Marbled Oathstone Greatboots (489) | Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise |
Ring #1 | Band of Burning Thorns (489) | Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil |
Ring #2 | Signet of the Last Elder (489) | Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil |
Trinket #1 | Cataclysmic Signet Brand (489) | Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil |
Trinket #2 | Rezan's Gleaming Eye (489) | Atal'Dazar |
Mythic+ Gear BiS List for Retribution Paladin
This list contains only items from Mythic+, or items that are able to be catalyzed via the Revival Catalyst.
Slot | Item | Source/Note |
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Weapon | Gorehowl, Might of the Warchief | Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise |
Helm | Zealous Pyreknight's Barbute | Revival Catalyst |
Neck | Ironshell Pendant | Throne of the Tides |
Shoulder | Zealous Pyreknight's Ailettes | Revival Catalyst |
Cloak | Shadowfeather Shawl | Black Rook Hold |
Chest | Zealous Pyreknight's Warplate | Revival Catalyst |
Bracers | Zealous Commander's Cuffs | Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall |
Gloves | Zealous Pyreknight's Jeweled Gauntlets | Revival Catalyst |
Belt | Unwinding Eon Girdle | Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond's Fall |
Legs | Zealous Pyreknight's Cuisses | Revival Catalyst |
Boots | Marbled Oathstone Greatboots | Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise |
Ring #1 | Seal of the Regal Loa | Atal'Dazar |
Ring #2 | Thornwoven Band | Waycrest Manor |
Trinket #1 | Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows | Dawn of the Infinite: Murozond's Rise |
Trinket #2 | Porcelain Crab | Throne of the Tides |
Raid Gear BiS List for Retribution Paladin
This list contains only items available from the Amirdrassil raid.
Slot | Item | Source/Note |
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Weapon | Fyr'alath the Dreamrender | Fyrakk, the Blazing in Amirdrassil |
Helm | Zealous Pyreknight's Barbute (489) | Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Tindral Sageswift in Amirdrassil |
Neck | Ouroboreal Necklet (489) | Mythic Volcoross in Amirdrassil |
Shoulder | Zealous Pyreknight's Ailettes (489) | Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil |
Cloak | Inflammable Drapeleaf (489) | Mythic Gnarlroot in Amirdrassil |
Chest | Zealous Pyreknight's Warplate (489) | Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil |
Bracers | Agonizing Manacles (489) | Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil |
Gloves | Eldermoss Gauntlets (489) | Mythic Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle in Amirdrassil |
Belt | Phlegethic Girdle (489) | Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil |
Legs | Zealous Pyreknight's Cuisses (489) | Revival Catalyst, or Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil |
Boots | Fused Obsidian Sabatons (489) | Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil |
Ring #1 | Band of Burning Thorns (489) | Mythic Larodar, Keeper of the Flame in Amirdrassil |
Ring #2 | Signet of the Last Elder (489) | Mythic Igira the Cruel in Amirdrassil |
Trinket #1 | Cataclysmic Signet Brand (489) | Mythic Smolderon in Amirdrassil |
Trinket #2 | Augury of the Primal Flame (496) | Mythic Fyrakk, the Blazing in Amirdrassil |
Retribution Paladin Tier Set for Dragonflight Season 3
The Tier Set bonus for Dragonflight Season 3 for Retribution Paladin is the Zealous Pyreknight's Ardor. The bonuses it provides are:
- Paladin Retribution 10.2 Class Set 2pc — Expurgation lasts an additional 3 seconds and deals 30% more damage. Casting Judgment or Divine Toll on a target with Expurgation causes Wrathful Sanction, damaging the target and resonating half of the initial damage to up to 4 nearby enemies.
- Paladin Retribution 10.2 Class Set 4pc — Wrathful Sanction grants you Echoes of Wrath, causing your next Final Verdict or Divine Storm to deal damage a second time at 25% effectiveness.
These bonuses dramatically increase the power of Judgment and buff your spender damage significantly, too. You should use both bonuses as soon as possible, replacing older tier sets as soon as you can.
Since you only need 4 out of the 5 items to activate the bonus, you can drop the Gloves for other items if necessary, depending on your current gear.
Retribution Paladin Crafted Gear and Embellishments
Crafted Gear for Retribution Paladin
In general, you should focus your early crafts on getting embellished gear. For more information on that, see the section below.
Once you have your two embellished items, the next best item to craft will usually be a weapon, such as Obsidian Seared Claymore. They do cost 2 Spark of Dreams, so you may not be able to craft one early on, but if you are yet to acquire a high item-level weapon later in the season, it is an excellent option. Next, jewelry is a good choice since you can customize its secondary stats as required, and all crafted rings come with a socket. Finally, fill out any low-item level non-tier slots such as bracers, cloak, belt, and feet, and then you have the option of crafting additional embellished items for different content types.
When crafting gear, you will want to use a missive to set the item's secondary stats. Although you should sim your options to check what the best one for your gear setup would be, a good default to use is Draconic Missive of the Aurora.
Embellishments for Retribution Paladin
Choosing embellishments largely depends on the type of content you want to mainly do. Fortunately, there is some overlap between desirable embellishments for Raid and for Mythic+.
For Raid, you will want to craft two Plate slots with Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch. The theoretical best slots to craft these on are your Bracers and Cloak, with Boots and Belt being similar alternatives, but you can put it on any slot that you have at low item level at the time.
For Mythic+, Frostfire Legguards of Preparation is the best choice since the Haste effect will proc on every new pack, and many bosses spawn new enemies that can proc it, too. The second embellishment to use is also Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch, following the same crafting heuristics as Raid.
Alternative embellished items you could use include Allied Wristguard of Companionship and Allied Chestplate of Generosity. These provide less of an overall increase than the second embellishments listed above, but are more general and can be useful if you want an embellishment that can perform in multiple content types.
Retribution Paladin Trinkets
Retribution wants different trinkets depending on the situation. On single-target, trinkets with damage procs or on-use damage effects tend to be stronger, while on AoE , trinkets that provide secondary stats tend to be best.
For single-target, the strongest trinkets in Season 3 are:
- Cataclysmic Signet Brand - This trinket is the strongest for sustained combat, but it does require at least a few minutes to consistently stack up. It does a very small amount of cleave damage, too, but not a significant amount when compared to other trinkets.
- Rezan's Gleaming Eye - Another purely passive damage proc trinket. It summons a dinosaur to attack your target.
- Augury of the Primal Flame - A damage proc that has very high variance. It can proc much more or much less than expected, so be wary when using it that it is very inconsistent.
- Branch of the Tormented Ancient - An on-use damage trinket that slows you when used until you use enough abilities to break it. This should usually happen in a matter of seconds, so this drawback is fairly insignificant. It does gain some damage with extra targets as well, but again, not enough for it to truly compete with other trinkets on AoE.
For AoE, the strongest trinkets in Season 3 are:
- Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge - A passive stat-stick that will occasionally cycle through the buffs it provides, empowering them as it does.
- Ashes of the Embersoul - Provides passive Haste and has an on-use effect that removes that Haste to provide you with a very large Strength buff. This is an extremely strong burst trinket, and is best used with Avenging Wrath.
- Mirror of Fractured Tomorrows - An on-use trinket that provides you with your highest secondary stat for 20 seconds. In general, this should be used on cooldown with Avenging Wrath, but you can hold it for a subsequent cooldown window if you need the damage more later.
- Porcelain Crab - A passive Mastery proc trinket. Mastery generally is not an amazing stat, but it tends to perform better on AoE than it does on single-target, especially with other stat-based trinkets rather than damage proc ones.
Changelog
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 28 Nov. 2023: Added the new Legendary and adjusted trinket recommendations.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Added BiS lists and overhauled page formatting for Patch 10.1.7.
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 24 May 2023: Updated for Cataclysm Timewalking and added Pocket Anvil for pure single-target.
- 06 May 2023: Updated for trinket and T30 secondary stat changes.
- 02 May 2023: Updated Raid and Dungeon gear and added m+ embellishments.
- 01 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.
- 21 Mar. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 17 Jan. 2023: Readded Idol of Tampling Hooves after it got fixed.
- 16 Dec. 2022: Added second on-use trinket Manic Grieftorch.
- 16 Dec. 2022: Removed Idol of Tampling Hooves because it didnt hit raid bosses properly.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Mythic+ Season 1 loot tables.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 24 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Bolas, a long time Retribution Paladin enthusiast, theorycrafter, and sometimes high-end raider. You can find him in the Paladin Discord as bolas.ret.
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