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Retribution Paladin Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok’s Retribution Paladin PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch.

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 12.0 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. Shockingg's icon
    1
    Shockingg
    Sargeras (US)
    Human | Templar | 169 ilvl
    5201
  2. Rzy's icon
    2
    Rzy
    Area 52 (US)
    Blood Elf | Templar | 161 ilvl
    4757
  3. Xatihr's icon
    3
    Xatihr
    Sylvanas (EU)
    Dwarf | Templar | 169 ilvl
    4273
  4. Srbadin's icon
    4
    Srbadin
    Sylvanas (EU)
    Human | Templar | 169 ilvl
    4056
  5. Сарумяу's icon
    5
    Сарумяу
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Blood Elf | Templar | 169 ilvl
    4050

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

  • 44% Critical Strike +434
  • 28% Haste +325
  • 61% Mastery +410
  • 3% Versatility +36

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 10% Avoidance +101
  • 2% Leech +42
  • 6% 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.

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
    • 46
    Lightmane of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Everforged Helm

    • Craft
    • 2
    Everforged Helm icon

  3. Crown of Absolute Command

    • 1
    Crown of Absolute Command icon

  4. Mirren's Drinking Hat

    • 1
    Mirren's Drinking Hat icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 19
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 8
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  3. Salhadaar's Folly

    • 7
    Salhadaar's Folly icon

  4. Momma's Mega Medallion

    • 6
    Momma's Mega Medallion icon

  5. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 5
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

Shoulders

  1. Chargers of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 20
    Chargers of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Everforged Pauldrons

    • Craft
    • 15
    Everforged Pauldrons icon

  3. Stoneflesh Spaulders

    • 7
    Stoneflesh Spaulders icon

  4. Spaulders of Unleashed Pride

    • 5
    Spaulders of Unleashed Pride icon

  5. Beacons of False Righteousness

    • 2
    Beacons of False Righteousness icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 49
    Reshii Wraps icon

  2. Drape of the Spellweaver

    • 1
    Drape of the Spellweaver icon

Chest

  1. Cuirass of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 45
    Cuirass of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Manaforged Displacement Chassis

    • 2
    Manaforged Displacement Chassis icon

  3. Muckdiver's Wading Plate

    • 2
    Muckdiver's Wading Plate icon

  4. Valorous Aegis Tunic

    • Set
    • 1
    Valorous Aegis Tunic icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 44
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Flameforged Armguard

    • 3
    Flameforged Armguard icon

  3. Crypt Keeper's Bracers

    • 1
    Crypt Keeper's Bracers icon

  4. Vambraces of the Lucent Battalion

    • 1
    Vambraces of the Lucent Battalion icon

  5. Yoke of Enveloping Hatred

    • 1
    Yoke of Enveloping Hatred icon

Hands

  1. Protectors of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 49
    Protectors of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Turalyon's Gloves of Triumph

    • Set
    • 1
    Turalyon's Gloves of Triumph icon

Waist

  1. Everforged Greatbelt

    • Craft
    • 27
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  2. Seal of the Lucent Battalion

    • 13
    Seal of the Lucent Battalion icon

  3. Fresh Ethereal Fetters

    • 6
    Fresh Ethereal Fetters icon

  4. Girdle of Somber Ploys

    • 3
    Girdle of Somber Ploys icon

  5. Cable of the Metrognome

    • 1
    Cable of the Metrognome icon

Legs

  1. Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion

    • Set
    • 49
    Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion icon

  2. Valorous Aegis Greaves

    • Set
    • 1
    Valorous Aegis Greaves icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Plated Sabatons

    • 43
    Interloper's Plated Sabatons icon

  2. Everforged Sabatons

    • 4
    Everforged Sabatons icon

  3. Boots of the Courageous

    • 1
    Boots of the Courageous icon

  4. Sterilized Expulsion Boots

    • 1
    Sterilized Expulsion Boots icon

  5. Stompers of the Lucent Battalion

    • 1
    Stompers of the Lucent Battalion icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 24
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 20
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

  3. Logic Gate: Omega

    • 15
    Logic Gate: Omega icon

  4. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 12
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

  5. Devout Zealot's Ring

    • 9
    Devout Zealot's Ring icon

Trinkets

  1. Astral Antenna

    • 36
    Astral Antenna icon

  2. Araz's Ritual Forge

    • 27
    Araz's Ritual Forge icon

  3. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 17
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  4. Cursed Stone Idol

    • 5
    Cursed Stone Idol icon

  5. Ara-Kara Sacbrood

    • 4
    Ara-Kara Sacbrood icon

Main Hand

  1. Fatebound Crusader

    • 16
    Fatebound Crusader icon

  2. Photon Sabre Prime

    • 12
    Photon Sabre Prime icon

  3. Circuit Breaker

    • 7
    Circuit Breaker icon

  4. Charged Claymore

    • 3
    Charged Claymore icon

  5. Supermassive Starcrusher

    • 3
    Supermassive Starcrusher icon

Off Hand

  1. Lost Pavise of the Blue Flight

    • 1
    Lost Pavise of the Blue Flight icon

  2. Ward of the Weaving-Beast

    • 1
    Ward of the Weaving-Beast 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

    • 82
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 2
    Charged Claymore icon

  3. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 2
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  4. Duskthread Lining

    • 1
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  5. Radiant Focus

    • 1
    Everforged Greataxe 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 Midnight Pre-Patch.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence

    • 2
    Incandescent Essence icon

Neck

  1. Enchant Neck - Mark of the Trained Soldier

    • 2
    Enchant Neck - Mark of the Trained Soldier icon

  2. Enchant Neck - Gift of Critical Strike

    • 1
    Enchant Neck - Gift of Critical Strike icon

Shoulders

  1. Greater Tiger Fang Inscription

    • 1
    Greater Tiger Fang Inscription icon

  2. Lesser Inscription of the Crag

    • 1
    Lesser Inscription of the Crag icon

  3. Tiger Fang Inscription

    • 1
    Tiger Fang Inscription icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 39
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 7
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 2
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 49
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. +2 All Stats

    • 1
    +2 All Stats icon

Wrist

  1. +72 Avoidance

    • 37
    +72 Avoidance icon

  2. +135 Leech

    • 7
    +135 Leech icon

  3. +47 Avoidance

    • 2
    +47 Avoidance icon

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Super Strength

    • 2
    Enchant Gloves - Super Strength icon

  2. Enchant Gloves - Angler

    • 1
    Enchant Gloves - Angler icon

  3. Enchant Gloves - Zandalari Surveying

    • 1
    Enchant Gloves - Zandalari Surveying icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 48
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 1
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

  3. Sapphire Spellthread

    • 1
    Sapphire Spellthread icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 31
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 17
    Scout's March icon

  3. Enchant Boots - Lavawalker

    • 1
    Enchant Boots - Lavawalker icon

Rings

  1. +21 Mastery

    • 38
    +21 Mastery icon

  2. +21 Critical Strike

    • 35
    +21 Critical Strike icon

  3. +21 Haste

    • 13
    +21 Haste icon

Main Hand

  1. Council's Guile

    • 30
    Council's Guile icon

  2. Stonebound Artistry

    • 10
    Stonebound Artistry icon

  3. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 3
    Authority of Radiant Power 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

    • 40
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 2
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 24
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  2. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 18
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  3. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 4
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  4. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 2
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  5. Energizing Fiber

    • 1
    Energizing Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Ruby

    • 94
    Masterful Ruby icon

  2. Deadly Onyx

    • 73
    Deadly Onyx icon

  3. Quick Onyx

    • 42
    Quick Onyx icon

  4. Quick Ruby

    • 37
    Quick Ruby icon

  5. Masterful Emerald

    • 35
    Masterful Emerald 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 Midnight Pre-Patch.

  1. Human

    • 19
    Human icon

  2. Blood Elf

    • 12
    Blood Elf icon

  3. Dwarf

    • 12
    Dwarf icon

  4. Dark Iron Dwarf

    • 4
    Dark Iron Dwarf icon

  5. Lightforged Draenei

    • 2
    Lightforged Draenei 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 Midnight Pre-Patch and Patch 12.0.

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.