Mists of Pandaria Classic Retribution Paladin Gear and Best in Slot

The gear mentioned below is what is considered to be best in slot including gear obtainable from Raids, Dungeons and things able to be purchased from various vendors. This gear list follows the stat priority of Retribution Paladin spec, which is:

1. Hit Rating to cap (7.5%)
2. Expertise Rating to cap(7.5%)
3. Strength
4. Haste
5. Mastery
6. Critical Strike

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

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Mists of Pandaria Classic Gear Sets

Phase 5 Phase 3 Phase 1

2.1.

Phase 5 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Helmet of Winged Triumph	–	Thok the Bloodthirsty (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Neck	Malkorok's Tainted Dog Tags	Critical Strike → Haste	Malkorok (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Shoulder	Pauldrons of Winged Triumph	Expertise → Haste	Siegecrafter Blackfuse (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Cloak	Gong-Lu, Strength of Xuen	Critical Strike → Hit	Cloak of Virtue
Chest	Battleplate of Winged Triumph	–	Sha of Pride (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Bracer	Bracers of Blind Hatred	Critical Strike → Haste	Multiple Bosses (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Gloves	Gauntlets of Winged Triumph	Hit → Mastery	General Nazgrim (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Belt	Demolisher's Reinforced Belt	–	Iron Juggernaut (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Legs	Legplates of Unthinking Strife	–	Garrosh Hellscream (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Boots	Wolf-Rider Spurs	Critical Strike → Hit	Korkron Dark Shamans (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Ring 1	Seal of the Forgotten Kings	Critical Strike → Mastery	Spoils of Pandaria (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Ring 2	Bloodclaw Band	Hit → Haste	Korkron Dark Shamans (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 1	Evil Eye of Galakras	–	Galakras (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Trinket 2	Thok's Tail Tip	–	Thok the Bloodthirsty (H) Siege of Orgrimmar
Main-hand	Greatsword of Pride's Fall	Critical Strike → Mastery	Sha of Pride (H) Siege of Orgrimmar

2.2.

Phase 3 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Crown of the Golden Golem	Critical Strike → Mastery	Dark Animus (H) Throne of Thunder
Neck	Talisman of Angry Spirits	Critical Strike → Haste	Troll Council (H) Throne of Thunder
Shoulder	Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons	Expertise → Haste	Iron Qon (H) Throne of Thunder
Cloak	Tigerclaw Cape	–	Cloak of Virtue
Chest	Lightning Emperor's Battleplate	Expertise → Mastery	Dark Animus (H) Throne of Thunder
Bracer	Caustic Spike Bracers of Haste	–	Durumu the Forgotten (H) Throne of Thunder
Gloves	Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets	Hit → Haste	Troll Council (H) Throne of Thunder
Belt	Cloudbreaker Greatbelt	–	Jin'rokh the Breaker (H) Heart of Fear
Legs	Lightning Emperor's Legplates	Critical Strike → Haste	Ji-Kun (H) Throne of Thunder
Boots	Sabatons of the Superior Being	Expertise → Haste	Ra-Den (H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 1	Ra-den's Ruinous Ring	–	Ra-Den (H) Throne of Thunder
Ring 2	Band of the Scaled Tyrant	Hit → Mastery	Primordius (H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 1	Fabled Feather of Ji-Kun	Hit → Haste	Ji-Kun (H) Throne of Thunder
Trinket 2	Primordius' Talisman of Rage	Critical Strike → Haste	Primordius (H) Throne of Thunder
Weapon	Greatsword of Frozen Hells	Critical Strike → Mastery	Multiple Bosses (H) Throne of Thunder

2.3.

Phase 1 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	White Tiger Helmet	Hit → Haste	Sha of Fear (H) Terrace of Endless Spring;
Neck	Shackle of Eversparks	Hit → Haste	Protectors of the Endless (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Shoulder	Shoulderpads of Misshapen Life	Critical Strike → Haste	Amber-Shaper Un'sok (H) Heart of Fear
Cloak	Hisek's Chrysanthemum Cape	Hit → Mastery	Imperial Vizier Zor'lok (H) Heart of Fear
Chest	White Tiger Battleplate	Critical Strike → Expertise	Grand Empress Shek'zeer Heart of Fear
Bracer	Bracers of Defiled Earth	Hit → Haste	Protectors of the Endless (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Gloves	White Tiger Gauntlets	Expertise → Haste	Wind Lord Mel'jarak (H) Heart of Fear
Belt	Waistplate of Overwhelming Assault	Mastery → Expertise	Blade Lord Ta'yak (H) Heart of Fear
Legs	White Tiger Legplates	Expertise → Haste	Amber-Shaper Un'sok (H) Heart of Fear
Boots	Impaling Treads	Hit → Expertise	Wind Lord Mel'jarak (H) Heart of Fear
Ring 1	Dread Shadow Ring	Critical Strike → Haste	Tsulong (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Ring 2	Ring of the Bladed Tempest	–	Blade Lord Ta'yak (H) Heart of Fear
Trinket 1	Darkmist Vortex	–	Lei Shi (H) Terrace of Endless Spring
Trinket 2	Lei Shen's Final Orders	–	Will of the Emperor (H) Mogu'shan Vaults
Weapon	Shin'ka, Execution of Dominion	Critical Strike → Haste	Sha of Fear (H) Terrace of Endless Spring;