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Retribution Paladin Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 3

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    Retribution Paladin
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Welcome to Murlok.io’s Retribution Paladin PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Retribution Paladin DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.2 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Retribution Paladins

  1. Melee's icon
    1
    Melee
    Nathrezim (US)
    Blood Elf | Templar | 706 ilvl
    3434
  2. Xail's icon
    2
    Xail
    Blackhand (EU)
    Dwarf | Templar | 709 ilvl
    3405
  3. Qrva's icon
    3
    Qrva
    Blackmoore (EU)
    Dwarf | Templar | 710 ilvl
    3344
  4. Repláy's icon
    4
    Repláy
    Blackrock (EU)
    Dwarf | Templar | 707 ilvl
    3336
  5. Drazó's icon
    5
    Drazó
    Kazzak (EU)
    Human | Templar | 707 ilvl
    3312

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Retribution Paladin's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 34% Critical Strike +17528
  • 22% Haste +14509
  • 49% Mastery +17182
  • 2% Versatility +1697

Stat priority

  1. Critical Strike
  2. Mastery
  3. Haste
  4. Versatility

Additional Minor Stats

  • 3% Avoidance +1770
  • 1% Leech +737
  • 3% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Retribution Paladins.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

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Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Retribution Paladins in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Lightmane of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 42
    Lightmane of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Crown of Absolute Command

    • 2
    Crown of Absolute Command icon

  3. Aureate Sentry's Pledge

    • Set
    • 1
    Aureate Sentry's Pledge icon

  4. Bone-Melted Faceplate

    • 1
    Bone-Melted Faceplate icon

  5. Everforged Helm

    • Craft
    • 1
    Everforged Helm icon

Neck

  1. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 21
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  2. Salhadaar's Folly

    • 9
    Salhadaar's Folly icon

  3. Momma's Mega Medallion

    • 8
    Momma's Mega Medallion icon

  4. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 7
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

  5. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • Craft
    • 2
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

Shoulders

  1. Chargers of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 18
    Chargers of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Stoneflesh Spaulders

    • 10
    Stoneflesh Spaulders icon

  3. Spaulders of Unleashed Pride

    • 5
    Spaulders of Unleashed Pride icon

  4. Beacons of False Righteousness

    • 4
    Beacons of False Righteousness icon

  5. Everforged Pauldrons

    • Craft
    • 4
    Everforged Pauldrons icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Cuirass of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 45
    Cuirass of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Muckdiver's Wading Plate

    • 4
    Muckdiver's Wading Plate icon

  3. Manaforged Displacement Chassis

    • 1
    Manaforged Displacement Chassis icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 35
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Vambraces of Verification

    • 8
    Vambraces of Verification icon

  3. Flameforged Armguard

    • 4
    Flameforged Armguard icon

  4. Discarded Nutrient Shackles

    • 1
    Discarded Nutrient Shackles icon

  5. Eco-Dome Access Bands

    • 1
    Eco-Dome Access Bands icon

Hands

  1. Protectors of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 47
    Protectors of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Achillite's Unbreakable Grip

    • 2
    Achillite's Unbreakable Grip icon

  3. Devourer's Gauntlets

    • 1
    Devourer's Gauntlets icon

Waist

  1. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 35
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

  2. Everforged Greatbelt

    • Craft
    • 12
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  3. Fresh Ethereal Fetters

    • 1
    Fresh Ethereal Fetters icon

  4. Improvisational Girdle

    • 1
    Improvisational Girdle icon

  5. Venture Contractor's Floodlight

    • 1
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon

Legs

  1. Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 46
    Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Halkias's Towering Pillars

    • 2
    Halkias's Towering Pillars icon

  3. Overpressure Platelegs

    • 1
    Overpressure Platelegs icon

  4. Quantum Leapers

    • 1
    Quantum Leapers icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Plated Sabatons

    • 27
    Interloper's Plated Sabatons icon

  2. Implacable Weatherproof Treads

    • 14
    Implacable Weatherproof Treads icon

  3. Darkrider Sabatons

    • 4
    Darkrider Sabatons icon

  4. Everforged Sabatons

    • Craft
    • 3
    Everforged Sabatons icon

  5. Sterilized Expulsion Boots

    • 2
    Sterilized Expulsion Boots icon

Rings

  1. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 25
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

  2. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 23
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

  3. The Jastor Diamond

    • 12
    The Jastor Diamond icon

  4. Whispers of K'aresh

    • 12
    Whispers of K'aresh icon

  5. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 10
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

Trinkets

  1. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 36
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  2. Cursed Stone Idol

    • 16
    Cursed Stone Idol icon

  3. Ara-Kara Sacbrood

    • 12
    Ara-Kara Sacbrood icon

  4. Araz's Ritual Forge

    • 8
    Araz's Ritual Forge icon

  5. Astral Antenna

    • 7
    Astral Antenna icon

Main Hand

  1. Everforged Greataxe

    • Craft
    • 15
    Everforged Greataxe icon

  2. Fatebound Crusader

    • 10
    Fatebound Crusader icon

  3. Charged Claymore

    • Craft
    • 7
    Charged Claymore icon

  4. Skyreaver, Greataxe of the Keepers

    • 6
    Skyreaver, Greataxe of the Keepers icon

  5. Circuit Breaker

    • 3
    Circuit Breaker icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Retribution Paladins.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 45
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 23
    Everforged Greataxe icon

  3. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 10
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  4. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 2
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Retribution Paladin gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during The War Within Season 3.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 1
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 44
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 6
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 49
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Oathsworn's Strength

    • 1
    Oathsworn's Strength icon

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance

    • 43
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 6
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +1000 Speed

    • 1
    +1000 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 47
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Charged Armor Kit

    • 1
    Charged Armor Kit icon

  3. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 1
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 35
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 15
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Critical Strike

    • 57
    +315 Critical Strike icon

  2. +315 Mastery

    • 17
    +315 Mastery icon

  3. +315 Haste

    • 11
    +315 Haste icon

Main Hand

  1. Council's Guile

    • 31
    Council's Guile icon

  2. Stonebound Artistry

    • 9
    Stonebound Artistry icon

  3. Authority of the Depths

    • 5
    Authority of the Depths icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Retribution Paladins in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 41
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 1
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 24
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  2. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 21
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  3. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 5
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Ruby

    • 120
    Masterful Ruby icon

  2. Deadly Onyx

    • 63
    Deadly Onyx icon

  3. Quick Ruby

    • 46
    Quick Ruby icon

  4. Deadly Emerald

    • 34
    Deadly Emerald icon

  5. Quick Onyx

    • 17
    Quick Onyx icon

Durable Information Securing Container

Durable Information Securing Container is a powerful belt introduced in Patch 11.1.7, obtained from Overcharged Delves. It features a unique effect that enhances character builds and can significantly impact performance in competitive content.

  1. Critical Chain

    • 33
    Critical Chain icon

  2. Electric Current

    • 1
    Electric Current icon

  3. Spark Burst

    • 1
    Spark Burst icon

Most Played Races for Retribution Paladin M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Retribution Paladin DPS players in The War Within Season 3.

  1. Dwarf

    • 23
    Dwarf icon

  2. Human

    • 12
    Human icon

  3. Blood Elf

    • 10
    Blood Elf icon

  4. Lightforged Draenei

    • 1
    Lightforged Draenei icon

  5. Dark Iron Dwarf

    • 1
    Dark Iron Dwarf icon

Retribution Paladin Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Retribution Paladins in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 3 and Patch 11.2.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.