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.

Last update	16h ago
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

+117

9% Crit

+313

9% Hast

+242

24% Mast

+1277

32% Vers

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
Effects	Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)
Rank	Duelist

Sinful Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Ilvl	226
Stats	+100 critical-strike
Effects	Use: Increases primary stat by 91 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)
Rank	Duelist

Sinful Gladiator's Emblem

Ilvl	226
Stats	+77 strength
Effects	Use: Increases maximum health by 7,531 for 20 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)
Rank	Elite

Sinful Aspirant's Medallion

Ilvl	197
Stats	+59 strength
Effects	Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)
Rank	Rank 7

Sinful Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Ilvl	226
Stats	+100 haste
Effects	Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 83 primary stat for 20 sec.
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

119

+16 Versatility

Straddling Jewel Doublet

Speed increased by 13 for each Shadowlands gem you have socketed.

Quick Jewel Cluster

+16 Haste

Masterful Jewel Cluster

+16 Mastery

Straddling Sage Agate

+5% Movement Speed

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

When you or allies within your Aura are critically struck, you gain Reckoning. At 50 stacks of Reckoning, your next weapon swing deals 250% increased damage and will critically strike. In addition, it activates Avenging Wrath for 6 sec.

Blessing of Sanctuary

Instantly removes all stun, silence, fear and horror effects from the friendly target and reduces the duration of future such effects by 60% for 5 sec.

Lawbringer

Judgment now applies Lawbringer to initial targets hit for 45 sec. Casting Judgment causes all enemies with your Lawbringer effect to suffer up to 5% of their maximum health in Holy damage.

Unbound Freedom

Blessing of Freedom increases movement speed by 30%, and you gain Blessing of Freedom when cast on a friendly target. Unbound Freedom also causes any Blessing of Freedom applied to yourself to be undispellable.

Vengeance Aura

Whenever you or nearby allies within 40 yards become victim to a full loss of control effect, your Holy damage and critical strike chance is increased by 3% for 8 sec. Stacks up to 4 times.

Covenants

Kyria

Necro

Night

Venth

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

46	Combat Meditation Radiant 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.
44	Let Go of the Past Using 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%.
33	Focusing Mantra Defeating an enemy lowers the cooldown on your Phial of Serenity by 1 sec.
31	Cleansed Vestments You have a chance to obtain cleansed cloth and enchanting materials when you kill an enemy that yields experience or honor.
15	Bond of Friendship Defeating an enemy reduces the cooldown on your steward's non-Phial services by 30 sec.
9	Road of Trials Defeating an enemy grants you 10% movement speed for 20 sec. This effect is increased if defeating a powerful enemy.
4	Phial of Patience Phial of Serenity heals you for 35% additional health, but all of its healing is done over 10 sec.

Forgelite Prime Mikanikos

2	Bron's Call to Action After 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.
2	Resilient Plumage Fall damage decreased by 20%, and after taking fall damage, damage you take is reduced by 20% for 15 sec.
2	Soulsteel Clamps After 5 sec standing still, incoming stun and incapacitate durations are reduced by 30%. Lasts for 5 sec once you start moving.
1	Charged Additive Phial of Serenity also knocks nearby enemies away from you.
1	Forgelite Filter When reduced below 35% health, your Phial of Serenity automatically heals you and consumes a charge.

Emeni

Emeni's Magnificent Skin

Fleshcraft increases your maximum health by 5% for 30 sec.

Hearth Kidneystone

You may attune your Hearth Kidneystone to any resting location and return to it. 12 hour cooldown, reduced by 5 min every killing blow.

Lead by Example

Deathborne 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

1	Kevin's Keyring Allows 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.
1	Ooz's Frictionless Coating When 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.
1	Ultimate Form While 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.
1	Volatile Solvent Using 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%.

N	Nêvêrßûßßlê Magtheridon @ eu Kyrian	3228
M	Mightyweed Malganis @ us Kyrian	3227
R	Rexpeitaboot Azralon @ us Kyrian	3227
C	Càra Archimonde @ eu Kyrian	3226
C	Cluti Illidan @ us Kyrian	3151
H	Hojnojutsu Sargeras @ us Kyrian	3141
V	Vuxymald Draenor @ eu Kyrian	3129
I	Imhungsean Zuljin @ us Kyrian	3115
R	Rollerpal Garona @ eu Kyrian	3068
M	Mcweedy Aegwynn @ eu Kyrian	3059