Lockdanon's Retribution Paladin PvP Build

Lockdanon (Kelthuzad US) is a Retribution Paladin in World of Warcraft that reached a Blitz rating of 2212 during The War Within Season 2, equipped with a 632 item level gear set.

Here is the breakdown of Lockdanon's PvP character build for patch 11.1, covering stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use it as a resource to refine and elevate your own Retribution Paladin setup.

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Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They determine the character's strength and overall playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various equipment pieces, consumables created by Alchemy, certain foods, some enchantments, and gems.

Each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. Optimizing a character's performance involves finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Lockdanon's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed:

Secondary Stats

+2647
13% Critical Strike
+4803
7% Haste
+7503
31% Mastery
+16728
21% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Mastery
  3. Haste
  4. Critical Strike

Minor Stats

+0
0% Avoidance
+1020
1% Leech
+0
7% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Paladin specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements essential to the Paladin class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Paladin's overall capabilities.

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Take a peek at Lockdanon's selected Talents below:

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide Templar Retribution Paladins with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Lockdanon's selected Talents below:

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow deeper customization of the Retribution Paladin class fantasy, enhancing character builds.

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Take a peek at Lockdanon's selected Talents below:

Templar hero talent icon Templar

Herald Of The Sun hero talent icon Herald Of The Sun

PvP Talents

PvP talents are tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents optimize a Templar Retribution Paladin's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Lockdanon's selected Talents below:

Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from various sources: dungeons, raids, world drops, crafted through professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here is Lockdanon's gear for each equipment slot:

Head

  1. Prized Warmonger's Faceplate icon
    Prized Warmonger's Faceplate

Neck

  1. Prized Aspirant's Pendant icon
    Prized Aspirant's Pendant

Shoulders

  1. Aureate Sentry's Roaring Will icon
    Set
    Aureate Sentry's Roaring Will

Back

  1. Prized Warmonger's Drape icon
    Prized Warmonger's Drape

Chest

  1. Prized Gladiator's Chestplate icon
    Prized Gladiator's Chestplate

Wrist

  1. Prized Warmonger's Bracers icon
    Prized Warmonger's Bracers

Hands

  1. Prized Gladiator's Plate Handguards icon
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Handguards

Waist

  1. Prized Warmonger's Clasp icon
    Prized Warmonger's Clasp

Legs

  1. Aureate Sentry's Legguards icon
    Set
    Aureate Sentry's Legguards

Feet

  1. Algari Competitor's Plate Sabatons icon
    Craft
    Algari Competitor's Plate Sabatons

Rings

  1. Prized Aspirant's Band icon
    Prized Aspirant's Band
  2. Prized Aspirant's Signet icon
    Prized Aspirant's Signet

Trinkets

  1. Prized Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity icon
    Set
    Prized Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity
  2. Prized Aspirant's Medallion icon
    Set
    Prized Aspirant's Medallion

Main Hand

  1. Prized Gladiator's Greatsaw icon
    Prized Gladiator's Greatsaw

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects associated with crafted items, either as predefined elements in a recipe or added with an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Given that only a maximum of two embellished items can be equipped at a time, here are Lockdanon's embellishments:

  1. Algari Competitor's Plate Sabatons icon
    Writhing Armor Banding

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Back, Chest, Wrist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Lockdanon for each equipment slot:

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs icon
    Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed icon
    +1000 Speed

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit icon
    Stormbound Armor Kit

Feet

  1. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March

Ring 1

  1. +220 Versatility icon
    +220 Versatility

Ring 2

  1. +220 Versatility icon
    +220 Versatility

Main Hand

  1. Oathsworn's Tenacity icon
    Oathsworn's Tenacity

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession that provide stat bonuses to improve gear and fine-tune character stats. These gems can be socketed into various item slots, including Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings.

While the availability of sockets on these items is generally random when they drop, Head, Wrist, and Waist items can have a single socket added using the Nerubian Gemweaver , which costs 6 Algari Token of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Additionally, for non-PvP Neck and Rings items, sockets can be added with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting . This item, crafted by Jewelcrafters, can increase the number of sockets to 2 for Neck and Rings slots.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Lockdanon:

  1. Masterful Sapphire icon
    Masterful Sapphire
    2
  2. Versatile Onyx icon
    Versatile Onyx
    1

Citrine Gems

Citrine Gems are a new type of gem socketed into the Cyrce’s Circlet : a powerful ring introduced in World of Warcraft’s The War Within 11.0.7 patch. These gems provide a versatile range of effects to enhance performance in battle.

Obtained through various activities on Siren Isle, Citrine Gems are a compelling choice for adventurers wielding the Cyrce’s Circlet. Here are the Citrine Gems socketed on Lockdanon's Circlet:

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