On this page, you will find out the best PvE talent choices and builds for your Retribution Paladin DPS in WoW Classic.
Retribution Paladin Talent Builds for World of Warcraft: Classic
We have included two talent builds for Retribution Paladin. These two builds
are similar, with the difference being determined by whether your character has
reached the Hit cap or not without the need for 
Precision.
Default Talent Build
This is the default build that you will take as a Retribution Paladin. You will go 31
points into the Retribution tree to get 
Vengeance and 
Repentance,
along with 8 points into the Protection tree and 11 points into the Holy tree.
In the Protection tree you will pick up Precision for the 3% hit chance,
and in the Holy tree you will take 
Consecration and 
Divine Strength
for the damage. These are all strictly required talents, leaving not a ton of room
for movement.
The only real room for personal preference in the Retribution tree comes from the points
in 
Improved Seal of the Crusader. Since you normally will not be using
Seal of the Crusader due to the debuff slot Judgement of the Crusader takes
up, you could choose to skip these points. If there is any chance you might be using
it, then absolutely take the talent, but otherwise it is useless. Instead you could
choose to put an extra point into 
Benediction and maybe 
Improved Retribution Aura
for better tank threat.
Hit Capped Talent Build
This is the same as the previous build, except it assumes you have 9% hit on
your gear, meaning you do not need Precision. Instead, you can put the
extra points into more utility focused talents such as 
Unyielding Faith
and 
Guardian's Favor, or 
Improved Lay on Hands and
Spiritual Focus for when you want to off heal. The choice is yours for
where to put the extra points.
Changelog
- 18 Jul. 2026: Replaced talent images with talent calculator.
- 18 Nov. 2024: Page updated for Classic Anniversary.
- 16 Aug. 2019: Page added.
