Retribution Paladin DPS Easy Mode — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1

1. Foreword

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 specialisation without being overwhelmed by the numerous subtleties and active abilities that need to be taken into consideration for optimal play.

2. The Basics of Retribution Paladins

Retribution Paladins are a melee DPS specialisation that has a relatively easy to grasp playstyle. In single-target DPS, the Retribution specialisation 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.

3. Talent Choice for Retribution Paladins

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: Divine Purpose

4. Stat Choice for Retribution Paladins

Currently, you will want to prioritise stats as follows:

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

5. Basic Rotation for Retribution Paladins

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

1. Cast Avenging Wrath 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.

6. Azerite Traits

Azerite Traits play an important role for 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 our Azerite page for more details.

7. Changelog