
3v3 Retribution Paladin
Updated 16h ago
Guide info
This guide is about how to build Retribution Paladins for 3V3. Each section enumerates what are the most used stats, items, or skills by the highest rated players. It is updated every day.
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Class | Retribution Paladin |
Activity | 3V3 |
Number of players | 50 |
Highest rating | 3228 |
Lowest rating | 2775 |
Top players
The Retribution Paladins who obtained the highest ratings in 3V3. Ranked players are from US, EU, KR, and TW regions.
Stats priority
The stats to prioritize on gear. Based on stat bonuses observed on the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Versatility > Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike
Legendary items
The legendary items to use. Based on the legendary items observed on the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Final Verdict - Chest
Replaces Templar's Verdict with Final Verdict, a devastating strike that deals 4,014 Holy damage. Has a 15% chance to activate Hammer of Wrath and reset its cooldown.
Reign of Endless Kings - Hands
When you drop below 20% health, you become infused with Guardian of the Ancient Kings for 4 sec. This cannot occur again for 45 sec.
Reign of Endless Kings - Wrist
When you drop below 20% health, you become infused with Guardian of the Ancient Kings for 4 sec. This cannot occur again for 45 sec.
Sephuz's Proclamation - Shoulders
Reduce the effectiveness of crowd controlling effects by 10%. Successfully applying a loss of control effect to an enemy, interrupting an enemy, or dispelling any target will increase all your secondary stats by 80 for 15 sec. This effect cannot occur more than once every 30 seconds.
Shock Barrier - Legs
Holy Shock protects the target with a shield of Holy Light for 18 sec, absorbing damage equal to 20% of the Holy Shock every 6 sec. Can protect up to 5 targets.
Trinkets
The trinkets to use. Based on the trinkets observed on the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Sinful Gladiator's Medallion
Ilvl | 226 |
Stats |
+77 strength
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Effects |
Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)
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Rank | Duelist |
Sinful Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity
Ilvl | 226 |
Stats |
+100 critical-strike
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Effects |
Use: Increases primary stat by 91 for 15 sec.
(1 Min Cooldown)
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Rank | Duelist |
Sinful Gladiator's Emblem
Ilvl | 226 |
Stats |
+77 strength
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Use: Increases maximum health by 7,531 for 20 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)
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Rank | Elite |
Sinful Aspirant's Medallion
Ilvl | 197 |
Stats |
+59 strength
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Effects |
Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)
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Rank | Rank 7 |
Sinful Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity
Ilvl | 226 |
Stats |
+100 haste
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Effects |
Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 83 primary stat for 20 sec.
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Rank | Elite |
Gems
The gems to socket into equipment pieces. Based on the gems observed on the equipment of the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Versatile Jewel Cluster
Straddling Jewel Doublet
Quick Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Straddling Sage Agate
Back enchantments
The enchantments to use on the back slot. Based on the enchantments observed on the equipment of the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed
Permanently enchants a cloak to increase your Stamina by 20 and your Speed by 30.
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality
Permanently enchants a cloak to increase your Stamina by 30.
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance
Permanently enchants a cloak to increase your Stamina by 20 and your Avoidance by 30.
Chest enchantments
The enchantments to use on the chest slot. Based on the enchantments observed on the equipment of the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats
Permanently enchants a chest piece to increase primary stats by 30.
Enchant Chest - Eternal Bounds
Permanently enchants chest to increase your Intellect by 20 and your mana pool by 6%.
Enchant Chest - Eternal Skirmish
Permanently enchants your chest to increase your Strength or Agility by 20 and give your auto-attacks and auto-shots a chance to deal additional shadow damage.
Wrist enchantments
The enchantments to use on the wrist slot. Based on the enchantments observed on the equipment of the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing
Permanently enchants bracers to reduce the cooldown of your Hearthstone by 5 minutes while in the Shadowlands.
Enchant Bracers - Eternal Intellect
Permanently enchants bracers to increase your Intellect by 15.
Enchant Bracers - Illuminated Soul
Permanently enchants bracers to increase your Intellect by 10.
Hands enchantments
The enchantments to use on the hands slot. Based on the enchantments observed on the equipment of the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Enchant Gloves - Eternal Strength
Permanently enchants gloves to increase your Strength by 15.
Enchant Gloves - Strength of Soul
Permanently enchants gloves to increase your Strength by 10.
Enchant Gloves - Shadowlands Gathering
Permanently enchants gloves to increase the speed of gathering in the Shadowlands.
Feet enchantments
The enchantments to use on the feet slot. Based on the enchantments observed on the equipment of the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Enchant Boots - Speed of Soul
Permanently enchants boots to reduce your falling damage by 10%.
Enchant Boots - Agile Soulwalker
Permanently enchants boots to increase your Agility by 10.
Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility
Permanently enchants boots to increase your Agility by 15.
Rings enchantments
The enchantments to use on the ring slots. Based on the enchantments observed on the equipment of the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
Permanently enchants a ring to increase your Versatility by 16.
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
Permanently enchants a ring to increase your Haste by 16.
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
Permanently enchants a ring to increase your Mastery by 16.
Main Hand enchantments
The enchantments to use on the main-hand slot. Based on the enchantments observed on the equipment of the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Enchant Weapon - Sinful Revelation
Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes cause your attacks to reveal the sins of your target, causing them to suffer an additional 6% damage from you for 10 sec.
Enchant Weapon - Celestial Guidance
Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes increase your primary stat by 5% when attacking, or using spells and abilities.
Enchant Weapon - Eternal Grace
Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes cause a burst of healing on the target of your helpful spells and abilities, healing for 1,001 health split evenly amongst nearby allies.
Talents
The talents to use. Based on the talents observed on the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.

Zeal
Judgment empowers you with holy zeal, causing your next 3 auto attacks to occur 30% faster and deal an additional 85 Holy damage.

Righteous Verdict
Templar's Verdict increases the damage of your next Templar's Verdict by 15% for 6 sec.

Execution Sentence
A hammer slowly falls from the sky upon the target. After 8 sec, they suffer 2,517 Holy damage, plus 20% of damage taken from your abilities in that time.

Fires of Justice
Reduces the cooldown of Crusader Strike by 15% and grants it a 15% chance to make your next ability consume 1 less Holy Power.

Blade of Wrath
Art of War resets the cooldown of Blade of Justice 100% more often and increases its damage by 25%.

Empyrean Power
Crusader Strike has a 15% chance to make your next Divine Storm free and deal 25% additional damage.

Fist of Justice
Each Holy Power spent reduces the remaining cooldown on Hammer of Justice by 2 sec.

Repentance
Forces an enemy target to meditate, incapacitating them for 1 min. Usable against Humanoids, Demons, Undead, Dragonkin, and Giants.

Blinding Light
Emits dazzling light in all directions, blinding enemies within 10 yards, causing them to wander disoriented for 6 sec. Non-Holy damage will break the disorient effect.

Unbreakable Spirit
Reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Shield of Vengeance, and Lay on Hands by 30%.

Cavalier
Divine Steed now has 2 charges.

Eye for an Eye
Surround yourself with a bladed bulwark, reducing Physical damage taken by 35% and dealing 285 Physical damage to any melee attackers for 10 sec.

Divine Purpose
Holy Power abilities have a 15% chance to make your next Holy Power ability free and deal 20% increased damage and healing.

Holy Avenger
Your Holy Power generation is tripled for 20 sec.

Seraphim
The Light magnifies your power for 15 sec, granting 8% Haste, Critical Strike, and Versatility, and 13% Mastery.

Selfless Healer
Your Holy Power spending abilities reduce the cast time of your next Flash of Light by 25%, and increase its healing done by 10%. Stacks up to 4 times.

Justicar's Vengeance
Focuses Holy energy to deliver a powerful weapon strike that deals 1,510 Holy damage, and restores health equal to the damage done. Damage is increased by 50% when used against a stunned target.

Healing Hands
The cooldown of Lay on Hands is reduced up to 60%, based on the target's missing health. Word of Glory's healing is increased by up to 100%, based on the target's missing health.

Sanctified Wrath
Avenging Wrath lasts 25% longer. During Avenging Wrath, each Holy Power spent causes you to explode with Holy light for 268 damage to nearby enemies.

Crusade
Call upon the Light and begin a crusade, increasing your damage done and haste by 3% for 25 sec. Each Holy Power spent during Crusade increases damage done and haste by an additional 3%. Maximum 10 stacks.

Final Reckoning
Call down a blast of heavenly energy, dealing 2,517 Holy damage to all targets in the target area and causing them to take 50% increased damage from your Holy Power abilities for 8 sec. Passive: While off cooldown, your attacks have a high chance to call down a bolt that deals 503 Holy damage and causes the target to take 10% increased damage from your next Holy Power ability.
PvP Talents
The PvP talents to pick. Based on the PvP talents observed on the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Aura of Reckoning
Blessing of Sanctuary
Lawbringer
Unbound Freedom
Vengeance Aura
Covenants




The covenants to pick. Based on the covenants picked by the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Kyrian > Necrolord > Night Fae > Venthyr
Soulbinds
The soulbinds to pick. Based on the soulbinds picked by the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Pelagos
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Combat MeditationRadiant Spark increases your Mastery by 350 for 10.0 sec and occasionally expels Sorrowful Memories. Walking through Sorrowful Memories extends this effect by 3.0 sec. Combat Meditation may only occur once every 1 min. |
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Let Go of the PastUsing a spell or ability reduces your magic damage taken by 1% for 6 sec. Using another spell or ability increases this amount by 1% when it is not a repeat of the previous spell or ability, stacking to 3%. |
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Focusing MantraDefeating an enemy lowers the cooldown on your Phial of Serenity by 1 sec. |
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Cleansed VestmentsYou have a chance to obtain cleansed cloth and enchanting materials when you kill an enemy that yields experience or honor. |
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Bond of FriendshipDefeating an enemy reduces the cooldown on your steward's non-Phial services by 30 sec. |
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Road of TrialsDefeating an enemy grants you 10% movement speed for 20 sec. This effect is increased if defeating a powerful enemy. |
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Phial of PatiencePhial of Serenity heals you for 35% additional health, but all of its healing is done over 10 sec. |
Forgelite Prime Mikanikos
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Bron's Call to ActionAfter using 90 damaging or healing spells and abilities, your next spell or ability summons Bron, who knocks enemies back on arrival and then attacks and heals your targets for 30 sec. |
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Resilient PlumageFall damage decreased by 20%, and after taking fall damage, damage you take is reduced by 20% for 15 sec. |
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Soulsteel ClampsAfter 5 sec standing still, incoming stun and incapacitate durations are reduced by 30%. Lasts for 5 sec once you start moving. |
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Charged AdditivePhial of Serenity also knocks nearby enemies away from you. |
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Forgelite FilterWhen reduced below 35% health, your Phial of Serenity automatically heals you and consumes a charge. |
Emeni
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Emeni's Magnificent SkinFleshcraft increases your maximum health by 5% for 30 sec. |
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Hearth KidneystoneYou may attune your Hearth Kidneystone to any resting location and return to it. 12 hour cooldown, reduced by 5 min every killing blow. |
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Lead by ExampleDeathborne increases your Intellect by 5% and up to 4 nearby allies' primary stat by 2% for 30.0 sec. You gain 2% additional Intellect for each ally affected. |
Plague Deviser Marileth
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Kevin's KeyringAllows opening of locks that require up to 600 skill. 12 hour cooldown. Each second spent channeling Warlord's Blade reduces Kevin's Keyring's cooldown by one hour. |
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Ooz's Frictionless CoatingWhen reduced below 50% health, Ooz courses over you, granting you a shield for 15% of your maximum health for 10 sec. May only occur once per 30 sec. |
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Ultimate FormWhile channeling Fleshcraft, you are immune to crowd control and you regenerate 2% health every 1 sec. If you finish the full channel, you gain 4 sec of crowd control immunity, during which you regenerate 2% health every 1 sec. |
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Volatile SolventUsing Fleshcraft with nearby corpses consumes their essence completely, granting a benefit based on the creature's type. |
potency conduits
The potency conduits to pick. Based on the conduits observed on the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Ringing Clarity
Divine Toll has a 68.0% chance to cast 68 extra times on the main target.
Templar's Vindication
Templar's Verdict has a 51.0% chance to strike again for 51% of its damage.
Virtuous Command
Judgment grants you Virtuous Command for 5 sec, which causes your Templar's Verdict, Crusader Strike, Blade of Justice, and auto attacks to deal 12.0% additional Holy damage.
endurance conduits
The endurance conduits to pick. Based on the conduits observed on the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Shielding Words
Casting Word of Glory grants you a shield that prevents damage equal to 25.5% of the healing done by Word of Glory. Lasts 10 sec.
Royal Decree
Guardian of Ancient Kings's cooldown is reduced by 24.0 sec, and casting it causes your next Word of Glory to cost no Holy Power.
Divine Call
Divine Shield's remaining cooldown is reduced by 36 sec when you take damage. This effect can only occur once every 36.0 sec.
finesse conduits
The finesse conduits to pick. Based on the conduits observed on the 50 highest rated Retribution Paladins in 3V3.
Echoing Blessings
Blessing of Freedom increases the target's movement speed by 8.5%. Blessing of Protection and Blessing of Sacrifice reduce the target's damage taken by 8.5%. These effects linger for 8 sec after the Blessing ends.
Light's Barding
Divine Steed's duration is increased by 75.0%.
Pure Concentration
Concentration Aura reduces the duration of incoming Fear effects on your allies by 32.0%.