Retribution Paladin DPS Battle of Dazar'alor Raid Guide — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Retribution Paladin for each boss of the following raid: Battle of Dazar'alor. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2.5.
Disclaimer
This page will focus primarily on how a Retribution Paladin can optimize its performance on the raid bosses in Battle of Dazar'alor, and not on an actual raid strategy for the bosses.
Retribution Paladin in Battle for Dazar'alor
Retribution Paladins are looking to be a good pick in Battle of Dazar'alor, due to their
good single-target and strong cleave damage. The raid comes with quite a few
physical player-targeting abilities, which can be rendered harmless
with 
Blessing of Protection.
Talent Cheatsheet for Retribution Paladin
We advise to use the following talents on Champion of the Light.
- Level 15:
Righteous Verdict - Level 25:
Empyrean Power - Level 30:
Fist of Justice - Level 35:
Eye for an Eye - Level 40:
Divine Purpose or 
Holy Avenger - Level 45:
Selfless Healer or 
Healing Hands - Level 50:
Crusade or 
Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on Champion of the Light Mythic.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on Grong.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40:
Seraphim (situational options: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger) - Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on Grong Mythic.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Seraphim (situational options: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger)
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on Jadefire Masters.
- Level 15:
Zeal or Righteous Verdict - Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose (or Holy Avenger, situationally)
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on Jadefire Masters Mythic.
- Level 15: Zeal or Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose (or Holy Avenger, situationally)
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on Opulence.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Seraphim (or Holy Avenger, situationally)
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: No specific recommendation
We advise to use the following talents on Opulence Mythic.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Seraphim (or Holy Avenger, situationally)
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: No specific recommendation
We advise to use the following talents on Conclave of the Chosen.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on Conclave of the Chosen Mythic.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on King Rastakhan.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on King Rastakhan Mythic.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on High Tinker Mekkatorque.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on High Tinker Mekkatorque Mythic.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on Stormwall Blockade.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on Stormwall Blockade Mythic.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on Lady Jaina Proudmoore.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
We advise to use the following talents on Lady Jaina Proudmoore Mythic.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Champion of the Light
We advise you to use the following talents against Champion of the Light.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Retribution Paladin Playstyle on Champion of the Light
- Interrupt the Anointed Disciple casts with
Rebuke or
Hammer of Justice. - Mythic only: Interrupt the
Angelic Renewal cast with
Rebuke or Hammer of Justice.
Mythic
We advise you to use the following talents against Mythic Champion of the Light.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Grong
We advise you to use the following talents against Grong, the Revenant / Grong, the JungleLord.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Seraphim (situational options: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger)
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Retribution Paladin Playstyle on Grong
- Interrupt the Apetagonizer 3000's cast
Apetagonize
with Rebuke. - You can use
Blessing of Protection on the Tank who gets thrown
by 
Bestial Throw. - Use Eye for an Eye and Blessing of Protection as additional
defensive cooldowns to reduce the damage you take by
Reverberating Slam
when your Health is low.
Mythic
We advise you to use the following talents against Mythic Grong, the Revenant / Grong, the JungleLord.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Seraphim (situational options: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger)
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Jadefire Masters
We advise you to use the following talents against Jadefire Masters.
- Level 15: Zeal or Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose (or Holy Avenger, situationally)
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Retribution Paladin Playstyle on Jadefire Masters
- Use Blessing of Protection to safe people who would take fall damage
from getting knocked up by the Magma Trap.
- Mythic only: Use Blessing of Protection to
immune the
Path of Niuzao damage while running through the maze.
Mythic
We advise you to use the following talents against Mythic Jadefire Masters.
- Level 15: Zeal or Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose (or Holy Avenger, situationally)
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Opulence
We advise you to use the following talents against Opulence.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Seraphim (or Holy Avenger, situationally)
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: No specific recommendation
Retribution Paladin Playstyle on Opulence
- Use Blessing of Protection on a player affected by
Coin Shower so he can solo this mechanic. If you get targeted, you can
use 
Divine Shield or Blessing of Protection on yourself to solo
it. - Use Eye for an Eye as defensive cooldown when you group up to soak
Coin Shower.
Mythic
We advise you to use the following talents against Mythic Opulence.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Seraphim (or Holy Avenger, situationally)
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: No specific recommendation
Conclave of the Chosen
We advise you to use the following talents against Conclave of the Chosen.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Retribution Paladin Playstyle on Conclave of the Chosen
- Use Hammer of Justice to stun the Ravenous Stalker adds.
- Use Blessing of Protection to immune one player who its
targeted by
Kimbul's Wrath.
Mythic
We advise you to use the following talents against Mythic Conclave of the Chosen.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
King Rastakhan
We advise you to use the following talents against King Rastakhan.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Retribution Paladin Playstyle on Rastakhan
- Use Blessing of Protection and
Lay on Hands to remove the
Grievous Axe debuffs from friendly players. - Use Divine Shield to solo
Meteor Leap. - Use Rebuke to interrupt
Grave Bolt cast
by Phantom of Slaughter.
Mythic
We advise you to use the following talents against Mythic King Rastakhan.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
High Tinker Mekkatorque
We advise you to use the following talents against High Tinker Mekkatorque.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Retribution Paladin Playstyle on High Tinker Mekkatorque
- Use Blessing of Protection to immune a
Shrunk player from
any trampling by their allies, so they can safely reach the
Spark Bot. Use Divine Shield to reach the Spark Bot if
you are affected yourself.
Mythic
We advise you to use the following talents against Mythic High Tinker Mekkatorque.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Stormwall Blockade
We advise you to use the following talents against Stormwall Blockade.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Retribution Paladin Playstyle on Stormwall Blockade
- Use
Hand of Hindrance to slow the Energized Storm each time
it respawns if nobody else slowed it yet.
Mythic
We advise you to use the following talents against Mythic Stormwall Blockade.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Lady Jaina Proudmoore
We advise you to use the following talents against Lady Jaina Proudmoore.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Retribution Paladin Playstyle on Lady Jaina Proudmoore
- Delay
Avenging Wrath to have it ready to
burst the Jaina's Tide Elemental during the intermission from Phase Two
to Phase Three.
Mythic
We advise you to use the following talents against Mythic Lady Jaina Proudmoore.
- Level 15: Righteous Verdict
- Level 25: Empyrean Power
- Level 30: Fist of Justice
- Level 35: Eye for an Eye
- Level 40: Divine Purpose or Holy Avenger
- Level 45: Selfless Healer or Healing Hands
- Level 50: Crusade or Final Reckoning
Changelog
- 24 Jun. 2019: This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.2 and no changes are necessary.
- 15 Apr. 2019: Inquisition has been added as a viable Talent.
- 11 Mar. 2019: This page has been reviewed for Patch 8.1.5 and no changes are necessary.
- 17 Feb. 2019: Added Mythic recommendations.
- 21 Jan. 2019: Page added.
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