How you play Retribution Paladin
You build Holy Power (up to 5) with quick hits and spend it on one big hit.
Your buttons, most important first
Biggest mistake: Sitting on 5 Holy Power. Every button you press then makes Holy Power you throw away.
Hero talents
Templar: after Wake of Ashes you get one Hammer of Light (3 Holy Power). Press it right away.
Herald of the Sun: Hammer of Wrath moves up, right after your spender.
From the guides: Icy Veins 25 Aug · Method 27 Aug 2026. A patch can change this.
Stay alive
a small one: press it often, just before a big hit
a big one: save it for when your health drops fast
- Blessing of Protection — only against physical damage
- Divine Shield — gives Forbearance, which blocks your other immunity for a while
to heal yourself
- Word of Glory
- Lay on Hands — last resort, long cooldown
to get away
when it is casting something
Group
Buttons you press for someone else or for the whole group. For one person: click their name first, then press the button. The grey note says when a button works differently.
to protect someone else: put it on them just before a big hit
when someone else's health is low
when someone is stuck: rooted, slowed or feared
helps everyone near you at once
when someone has died
Consumables
What to bring for this spec. Point at an item for its tooltip.
- Flask Flask of the Magisters
- Combat Potion Potion of Recklessness
- Health Potion Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion
- Weapon Buff Thalassian Phoenix Oil
- Augment Rune Void-Touched Augment Rune
- Personal Food Hearty Royal Roast
- Feast Hearty Silvermoon Parade
Dispel
From your group: debuffs you can remove
- Cleanse Toxins — Poison, Disease
- Cleanse — Magic
In the game this card knows your character. Every button shows the key it is on for you right now, the lists above drop whatever you have not learned, and your bags are checked for the consumables.
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