Retribution Paladin DPS Easy Mode — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.3

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 straight-forward way to play their specializations without being overwhelmed by the numerous subtleties and active abilities that need to be taken into consideration for optimal play.

Retribution Paladins are a melee DPS specialization that has a relatively easy to grasp playstyle. In single-target DPS, the Retribution specialization is currently performing well, compared to most other classes. The AoE performance is decent.

Throughout the fight, you will need to manage your Holy Power generation and expenditure to maximise your damage output.

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: Zeal
• Level 30: Blade of Wrath
• Level 45: Fist of Justice
• Level 60: Wake of Ashes
• Level 75: Cavalier
• Level 90: Selfless Healer
• Level 100: Crusade

Currently, you will want to prioritise stats as follows:

1. Haste ~= Critical Strike ~= Versatility ~= Mastery;
2. Strength.

The single target rotation consists of Holy Power generators and Holy Power spenders.

1. Cast Crusade on cooldown.
2. Generate Holy Power by using following priority.
   1. Cast Wake of Ashes.
   2. Cast Blade of Justice.
   3. Cast Judgment.
   4. Cast Crusader Strike.
3. Spend Holy Power by casting Templar's Verdict once you are either at the 5 Holy Power cap, or when there are only Holy Power generators left that would over-cap your 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 2 or more enemies.

Azerite Traits play an important role for a Retribution Paladin. This means you need to decide which Azerite items you should choose. The traits are very close to each other in power, though, so we recommend looking at our Azerite page for more details.

• Light's Decree
• Avenger's Might
• Expurgation
• Empyrean Power (1x max)
• Relentless Inquisitor

• Empyrean Power (1x max)
• Light's Decree
• Avenger's Might
• Relentless Inquisitor

Essences play an important role for a Retribution Paladin. This means you need to decide which Essences you should choose, and learn how to use them correctly. The Essences are very close to each other in power, though, so we recommend our Essences page for more details.

• Major — Vision of Perfection ( Vision of Perfection)(fixed)
• Minor — Breath of the Dying ( Lethal Strikes)(fixed)
• Minor — Conflict and Strife ( Strife)(option)
• Minor — Essence of the Focusing Iris ( Focused Energy)(option)
• Minor — Memory of Lucid Dreams ( Lucid Dreams)(option)

• Major — Vision of Perfection ( Vision of Perfection)(fixed)
• Minor — Breath of the Dying ( Lethal Strikes)(fixed)
• Minor — Memory of Lucid Dreams ( Lucid Dreams)(fixed)
• Minor — Conflict and Strife ( Strife)(option)
• Minor — Essence of the Focusing Iris ( Focused Energy)(option)