Retribution Paladin DPS Spell List and Glossary — Dragonflight 10.2

If you are new to Retribution, this is a great place to start to get an understanding of how the spec works. On this page we will discuss what abilities you have, what they are used for within the specialization, how they interact with each other and also with important cooldowns. If you already have experience with Retribution and are comfortable with it in the current expansion, it is recommended you skip this section and move on to the rest of the guide.

Retribution's main resources are Holy Power and time. Holy Power is generated and spent by various abilities, with your spenders like Templar's Verdict and Divine Storm generally being some of your highest damage abilities. Your generators are all restricted in some fashion by time, whether they have cooldowns or generate Holy Power automatically at specific intervals. Optimizing your rotation will involve making sure that you waste as little Holy Power as possible by using your abilities wisely in order to maximize Holy Power gain while also keeping your generators on cooldown as much as you can.

Note that this page lists all abilities, assuming you are at max level. If you are leveling, check out our dedicated Paladin Leveling page that has detailed information on when you unlock all of these abilities.

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Crusader Strike	CS	Deals Physical damage to your target and generates 1 Holy Power.
Judgment	-	Deals Holy Damage to your target and generates 1 Holy Power.
Templar's Verdict	TV	Your primary single-target Holy Power spender. It deals Holy damage to your target and costs 3 Holy power.
Consecration	Cons	Places an AoE effect on the ground that does a small amount of damage over 12 seconds. It has a regular limit of 1.
Divine Shield	Bubble	Makes you immune to all damage and harmful effects, including loss of control effects for 8-seconds.
Hand of Reckoning	-	Taunts an enemy, forcing them to attack you.
Instrument of Retribution	-	Grants 9 seconds of Avenging Wrath after a raid member dies within 40 yards.
Sense Undead	-	Shows the location of all nearby undead on your minimap until cancelled.
Intercession	-	Allows you to resurrect an ally during combat.
Redemption	-	Your out-of-combat resurrection ability.
Flash of Light	FoL	A healing spell with a short cast time.
Hammer of Justice	HoJ	Stuns the target for 6-seconds.
Word of Glory	WoG	Heals a friendly target for a considerable amount. Costs 3 Holy Power.
Shield of the Righteous	SotR	Deals Holy damage to all enemies in front of you and increases your Armor based on your Strength. It costs 3 Holy Power, but requires a shield equipped to be able to cast it.

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Lay on Hands	LoH	Heals a friendly target for 100% of your maximum Health.
Blessing of Freedom	Freedom	Removes movement-impairing effects from an ally and grants them immunity to these effects for 8 seconds.
Hammer of Wrath	HoW	Deals Holy damage to the target and generates 1 Holy Power. Useable against targets below 20% Health, or while Avenging Wrath is active.
Cleanse Toxins	-	Removes all Poison and Disease effects from a friendly target.
Auras of the Resolute	-	Grants access to Devotion Aura and Concentration Aura. Devotion Aura grants a 3% damage reduction to all party and raid members within 40 yards. Concentration Aura reduces the duration of silence and interrupt effects by 30% for all party and raid members within 40 yards.
Obduracy	-	Increases your Speed and Avoidance by 2%.
Auras of Swift Vengeance	-	Grants access to Retribution Aura and Crusader Aura. Retribution Aura grants a damage buff to the entire raid if someone takes 30% of their maximum Health in damage in a single hit. This damage buff starts at 5% and slowly degrades over 30 seconds. It can proc again once the previous buff runs out. Crusader Aura grants 20% increased mounted movement speed to all raid members within 40 yards. This also applies to Divine Steed.
Turn Evil	-	Fears an Undead, Demon, or Aberration for up to 40 seconds. Damage will break the effect.
Fist of Justice	FoJ	Reduces the cooldown of Hammer of Justice by 2-seconds for each Holy Power spent.
Divine Steed	Steed	Summons your Charger mount for 4-seconds, increasing your movement speed by 100%. You can use abilities as normal while mounted on it.
Greater Judgment	GJ	Adds a consumable debuff to Judgment, which increases the damage your target takes from your next Holy Power spender by 20%. This debuff does not regularly stack.
Repentance	Rep	Incapacitates an enemy for up to 1-minute. Damage will break the effect.
Blinding Light	BL	Disorients enemies in a cone in front of you for up to 6 seconds. Any non-Holy damage will break the effect.
Cavalier	Cav	Adds a second charge to Divine Steed.
Seasoned Warhorse	-	Increases the duration of Divine Steed by 2-seconds.
Rebuke	-	Interrupts a cast and prevents spells in that school from being cast for 3 seconds.

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Holy Aegis	-	Increases your Armor and Critical Strike by 4%.
Avenging Wrath	AW/Wings	Increases damage and healing by 20% for 20 seconds. Has a 1-minute cooldown.
Justification	-	Increases the damage of Judgment by 10%.
Punishment	-	Casts an extra Crusader Strike after successfully interrupting a spell with Rebuke.
Golden Path	-	Adds a passive healing effect to Consecration for yourself and up to 5 allies standing within your consecrated ground.
Blessing of Sacrifice	Sac	Lasts 12 seconds, transferring 30% of the damage taken by the target to you. The effect is automatically canceled if the transferred damage causes you to fall below 20% health.
Sanctified Plates	-	Grants 20% extra Armor, 10% reduced area of effect damage taken, and 10% extra Stamina.
Blessing of Protection	BoP	Protects the targeted ally from all Physical damage and harmful effects for 10 seconds, with a 5-minute cooldown. It can be used to clear harmful Physical damage debuffs and bleeds from the target or prevent them from being applied to begin with. Enemies will not attack targets affected by Blessing of Protection.
Unbound Freedom	-	Causes Blessing of Freedom to grant 30% increased movement speed and also be applied to yourself when you cast it on an ally.
Lightforged Blessing	-	Divine Storm heals yourself and up to 4 allies for 2% of their maximum Health.
Seal of Mercy	-	Golden Path now heals the lowest Health player within your Consecration an additional time.
Afterimage	-	Word of Glory also heals an additional nearby friendly player for 30% of the healing value after you spend 20 Holy Power.
Healing Hands	HH	Reduces the cooldown of Lay on Hands by up to 60%, based on the target's missing Health when cast. Additionally, Word of Glory's healing is increased by up to 100% based on the target's missing Health.
Sacrifice of the Just	-	Reduces the cooldown of Blessing of Sacrifice by 1-minute.
Recompense	-	When your Blessing of Sacrifice ends, Recompense adds 50% of the damage transferred to your next Judgment as bonus damage or to your next Word of Glory as bonus healing.
Unbreakable Spirit	US	Reduces the cooldown of Divine Shield, Shield of Vengeance, Divine Protection, and Lay on Hands by 30%.
Improved Blessing of Protection	-	Reduces the cooldown of Blessing of Protection by 1 minute.
Crusader's Reprieve	-	Increases the range of Crusader Strike, Rebuke, and auto-attacks by 3 yards. It also causes Crusader Strike to heal you for 2% of your maximum Health.

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Strength of Conviction	-	Causes your Shield of the Righteous and Word of Glory to deal 20% increased damage and healing while standing in your Consecration.
Judgment of Light	JoL	Judgment applies a debuff to the target which makes the next 5 attacks to that target heal the attacker. Any raid member can consume this debuff to heal themselves.
Seal of Might	-	Increases your Mastery and Strength by 4%.
Divine Purpose	DP	Gives your Holy Power spenders a 10% chance to make your next Holy Power spender free and deal 10% additional damage or healing.
Seal of Alacrity	-	Increases your Haste by 4% and reduces the cooldown of Judgment by 1 second.
Incandescence	Incand	Spending Holy Power within your Consecration has a 5% chance per Holy Power spent to deal bonus Holy damage to up to 5 enemies.
Touch of Light	ToL	Grants all your spells and abilities a chance to deal additional Holy damage or extra healing.
Faith's Armor	-	Word of Glory grants 20% bonus Armor for 4.5-seconds.
Of Dusk and Dawn	DaD	Blessing of Dawn triggers when you use 3 Holy Power generating abilities and buffs your next Holy Power spender by 10%. Blessing of Dusk triggers when you consume Blessing of Dawn and grants a 5% damage reduction for 10 seconds.
Divine Toll	DT	Casts Judgment on up to 5 nearby enemies. Each Judgment generates 1 Holy Power and deals 100% extra damage.
Seal of the Crusader	-	Your auto attacks deal additional Holy damage.
Seal of Order	SoO	Enhances your two Of Dusk and Dawn procs. Blessing of Dawn's buff to Holy Power spender damage and healing is increased by an additional 10%. Blessing of Dusk grants 10% Armor and causes your Holy Power generating abilities to cool down 10% faster.
Fading Light	FL	Enhances your two Of Dusk and Dawn procs. Blessing of Dawn's buff to Holy Power spender damage and healing is increased by an additional 10%. Blessing of Dusk causes your Holy Power generating abilities to grant you an absorb shield for 3% of their damage dealt or healing done.
Divine Resonance	DR	Divine Toll now also casts Judgment every 5-seconds for 15-seconds after the initial cast.
Quickened Invocations	-	Reduces the cooldown of Divine Toll by 15-seconds.
Vengeful Wrath	VW	Hammer of Wrath now has a 100% Critical Strike chance.

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Blade of Justice	BoJ	Deals Physical damage to the target and generates 1 Holy Power.
Divine Storm	DS	Deals Holy damage to nearby enemies. Costs 3 Holy Power. Divine Storm deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Swift Justice	-	Reduces the cooldowns of Judgment and Crusader Strike by 2 seconds.
Light of Justice	-	Reduces the cooldown of Blade of Justice by 2 seconds.
Expurgation	Expurg	Blade of Justice applies a debuff that deals additional Holy damage over 6 seconds.
Judgment of Justice	-	Judgment deals 10% additional damage and increases your movement speed by 10%. It also slows the target by 30% for 8-seconds if Greater Judgment is talented.
Improved Blade of Justice	-	Blade of Justice gains a second charge.
Holy Blade	-	Blade of Justice generates 2 Holy Power per cast.
Final Verdict	FV	Replaces Templar's Verdict. It does increased damage, has a 12-yard range, and has a 15% chance to reset the cooldown of Hammer of Wrath and allow it to be cast on any target regardless of their Health.
Justicar's Vengeance	JV	Replaces Templar's Verdict. Heals you for 5% of your maximum Health per cast, and its damage is increased by 25% against stunned targets.
Light's Celerity	-	Removes the cast time of Flash of Light and buffs its healing by 20%, but it now has a 6-second cooldown.
Guided Prayer	-	Automatically casts a free Word of Glory at 60% strength if you drop below 25% Health, with a 1-minute internal cooldown.
Righteous Cause	-	Templar's Verdict has a 20% chance to reset the cooldown of Blade of Justice.
Art of War	AoW	Your auto attacks have a 20% chance to reset the cooldown of Blade of Justice.

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Jurisdiction	-	The range of Final Verdict and Blade of Justice is increased to 20 yards, and their damage is increased by 10%.
Inquisitor's Ire	-	Provides a stacking buff that stacks once every 2-seconds, with a maximum of 10 stacks, that each increase the damage of Divine Storm by 5%.
Tempest of the Lightbringer	ToL	Divine Storm projects an additional wave in front of you that deals 20% of the Divine Storm's base damage.
Shield of Vengeance	SoV	Grants you a 10-second damage absorption shield which absorbs up to 30% of your maximum Health. It explodes when it is consumed by damage or when it expires, dealing the absorbed amount as Holy damage divided between all enemies within 8 yards. It has a 90-second cooldown and a 0.75-second global cooldown.
Vanguard's Momentum	VM	Hammer of Wrath gains a second charge. Additionally, it also generates an extra Holy Power when cast on enemies below 20% Health.
Sanctify	-	Enemies dealt damage by Divine Storm take 20% more damage from Consecration for 12-seconds.
Zealot's Fervor	ZF	Increases auto-attack speed by 20%.
Consecrated Ground	-	Increases the radius of Consecration by 15% and slows any enemies within it by 50%.
Rush of Light	RoL	Critical hits by your single target Holy Power spenders grant 5% Haste for 10 seconds.
Improved Judgment	-	Judgment gains a second charge.
Boundless Judgment	-	Judgment generates 2 Holy Power per cast.
Crusading Strikes	CSAA	Replaces your auto-attacks with Crusader Strikes. Every second hit generates 1 Holy Power. Cannot benefit from Windfury Totem.
Templar Strikes	TS	Crusader Strike becomes a 2-part combo. After casting Templar Strikes, you have 4 seconds to use Templar Slash, which has a guaranteed chance to critically hit.
Divine Wrath	DW	Increases the duration of Avenging Wrath by 3 seconds.
Consecrated Blade	CB	Replaces Consecration. Blade of Justice also automatically casts Consecration at your target's location. It has a 10-second internal cooldown.
Divine Hammer	DH	Replaces Consecration. Divine Hammer lasts for 12 seconds and deals Holy damage to enemies within 8 yards. Has a 20-second cooldown.
Blade of Vengeance	BoV	Blade of Justice now hits all nearby enemies but deals reduced damage to secondary targets. Its damage is further reduced beyond 5 targets.
Empyrean Legacy	EL	Judgment empowers your next Templar's Verdict to also automatically cast Divine Storm with 25% increased damage. This effect can only occur once every 20 seconds.
Vanguard of Justice	VoJ	Increases the damage of your Holy Power spenders by 20%, but also increases their Holy Power costs by 1.
Heart of the Crusader	HotC	Increases your Crusader Strike and auto-attack damage and Critical Strike damage by 10%.
Highlord's Judgment	HJ	Increases the duration of Greater Judgment by 3-seconds and increases the number of Greater Judgment debuff stacks applied by each Judgment.
Avenging Wrath: Might	AWM	Combines with Avenging Wrath. In addition to the 20% damage and healing from Avenging Wrath, Avenging Wrath: Might also adds 20% critical strike chance.
Crusade	Crus	Replaces Avenging Wrath. It provides a stacking buff for 27 seconds, up to 10 stacks, which each provide 3% increased damage and Haste. You gain one stack for each Holy Power spent.
Blessed Champion	BC	Crusader Strike and Judgment hit up to 4 additional targets, with 50% reduced damage dealt to secondary targets.
Empyrean Power	EP	Crusader Strike has a 15% chance to make your next cast of Divine Storm free and deal 15% extra damage. This chance drops to 5% when using Crusading Strikes.
Judge, Jury and Executioner	-	Increases the critical strike chance of Judgment by 10%.

Ability	Abbreviation	Description/Effect
Adjudication	-	Increases Critical Strike damage by 5% for all abilities and causes Hammer of Wrath critical hits to also cast a Blessed Hammer.
Aegis of Protection	-	Divine Protection provides 10% additional damage reduction and Shield of Vengeance now absorbs 10% more damage.
Penitence	-	Increases the damage of your periodic damage effects, e.g. Execution Sentence, Expurgation, and Truth's Wake, by 10%.
Blades of Light	BoL	Crusader Strike, Judgment, Hammer of Wrath, and your single-target Holy Power spenders now deal Holystrike damage.
Final Reckoning	FR	A targeted AoE damage effect with a 1-minute cooldown, 30-yard range, and an 8-yard radius. It does Holy damage to targets hit and causes a debuff that increases damage taken by your Holy Power spenders by 30% for 12 seconds.
Execution Sentence	ES	A 30-second cooldown that applies a debuff to the target for 8 seconds. When it expires, it deals an additional 30% of the damage your abilities did to the target during that 8-second window.
Wake of Ashes	WoA/Wake	Deals Radiant damage to targets in a cone in front of you, slowing them by 50% and generating 3 Holy Power. Instead of slowing Demons and Undead, they are stunned for 5-seconds.
Burning Crusade	BC	Divine Storm, Divine Hammer, and Consecration now deal Radiant damage and damage dealt by Radiant damage abilities is increased by 5%.
Divine Arbiter	DA	Your Holystrike abilities to deal 5% increased damage. In addition, casting Holystrike abilities now generates stacks of Divine Arbiter, which you can consume at 25 stacks by casting a single-target Holy Power spender for a large single-target damage proc with some additional cleave damage.
Executioner's Will	EW	Increases the duration of Final Reckoning and Execution Sentence's debuffs by 4 seconds.
Divine Auxiliary	-	You gain 3 Holy Power when you cast Final Reckoning or Execution Sentence.
Seething Flames	-	Wake of Ashes hits 2 extra times but now deals reduced damage to secondary targets.
Truth's Wake	TW	Wake of Ashes applies a debuff that deals additional Radiant damage over 9 seconds.
Searing Light	SL	Dealing Radiant damage has a chance to cause an additional explosion of Radiant damage at your target's location, leaving behind a Consecration.