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Retribution Paladin RBG PvP Guide for The War Within Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Retribution Paladin PvP guide for Rated Battlegrounds in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 2.

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 11.1.7 competitive RBG.

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

Top RBG Retribution Paladins

  1. Ns's icon
    1
    Ns
    Bladefist (US)
    Human | Herald Of The Sun | 635 ilvl
    2536
  2. Bizaro's icon
    2
    Bizaro
    Malganis (US)
    Human | Herald Of The Sun | 673 ilvl
    2429
  3. Morfgore's icon
    3
    Morfgore
    Ragnaros (US)
    Human | Herald Of The Sun | 677 ilvl
    2421
  4. Cheddá's icon
    4
    Cheddá
    Tichondrius (US)
    Zandalari Troll | Herald Of The Sun | 640 ilvl
    2413
  5. Blaçkrow's icon
    5
    Blaçkrow
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Human | Herald Of The Sun | 652 ilvl
    2261

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

  • 11% Critical Strike +1223
  • 7% Haste +4931
  • 44% Mastery +14610
  • 23% Versatility +18148

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 0% Avoidance +37
  • 2% Leech +1658
  • 3% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Rated Battlegrounds. 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 RBG

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 Rated Battlegrounds.

Head

  1. Aureate Sentry's Pledge

    • Set
    • 41
    Aureate Sentry's Pledge icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Plate Helm

    • 3
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Helm icon

Neck

  1. Algari Competitor's Amulet

    • 24
    Algari Competitor's Amulet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Amulet

    • 19
    Prized Gladiator's Amulet icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Necklace

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Necklace icon

Shoulders

  1. Algari Competitor's Plate Pauldrons

    • 18
    Algari Competitor's Plate Pauldrons icon

  2. Prized Warmonger's Spaulders

    • 11
    Prized Warmonger's Spaulders icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons

    • 10
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons icon

  4. Aureate Sentry's Roaring Will

    • Set
    • 5
    Aureate Sentry's Roaring Will icon

Back

  1. Prized Gladiator's Shawl

    • 38
    Prized Gladiator's Shawl icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Drape

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Drape icon

  3. Prized Warmonger's Cape

    • 2
    Prized Warmonger's Cape icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak

    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Cloth Cloak icon

  5. Prized Warmonger's Drape

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Drape icon

Chest

  1. Aureate Sentry's Encasement

    • Set
    • 43
    Aureate Sentry's Encasement icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Chestplate

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Chestplate icon

Wrist

  1. Prized Gladiator's Plate Wristguards

    • 32
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Wristguards icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Plate Armguards

    • 5
    Algari Competitor's Plate Armguards icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Plate Bracers

    • 3
    Algari Competitor's Plate Bracers icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Plate Vambraces

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Vambraces icon

  5. Prized Warmonger's Bracers

    • 2
    Prized Warmonger's Bracers icon

Hands

  1. Aureate Sentry's Gauntlets

    • Set
    • 42
    Aureate Sentry's Gauntlets icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Plate Handguards

    • 2
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Handguards icon

Waist

  1. Prized Gladiator's Plate Girdle

    • 36
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Girdle icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Plate Greatbelt

    • 4
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Greatbelt icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Plate Waistguard

    • Craft
    • 2
    Algari Competitor's Plate Waistguard icon

  4. Prized Warmonger's Clasp

    • 2
    Prized Warmonger's Clasp icon

Legs

  1. Aureate Sentry's Legguards

    • Set
    • 39
    Aureate Sentry's Legguards icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Plate Tasses

    • 3
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Tasses icon

  3. Algari Competitor's Plate Greaves

    • Craft
    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Plate Greaves icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Plate Legguards

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Legguards icon

Feet

  1. Algari Competitor's Plate Sabatons

    • Craft
    • 35
    Algari Competitor's Plate Sabatons icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Plate Warboots

    • 7
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Warboots icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Plate Stompers

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Stompers icon

  4. Prized Warmonger's Sabatons

    • 1
    Prized Warmonger's Sabatons icon

Rings

  1. Algari Competitor's Signet

    • Craft
    • 63
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Signet

    • 20
    Prized Gladiator's Signet icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Ring

    • 3
    Prized Gladiator's Ring icon

  4. Prized Gladiator's Band

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Band icon

  5. The Jastor Diamond

    • 1
    The Jastor Diamond icon

Trinkets

  1. Prized Gladiator's Medallion

    • Set
    • 40
    Prized Gladiator's Medallion icon

  2. Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

    • Set
    • 37
    Prized Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

    • Set
    • 11
    Prized Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity icon

Main Hand

  1. Prized Gladiator's Greatsaw

    • 37
    Prized Gladiator's Greatsaw icon

  2. Algari Competitor's Greatsword

    • Craft
    • 7
    Algari Competitor's Greatsword 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. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 64
    Algari Competitor's Signet icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 5
    Algari Competitor's Greatsword icon

  3. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 5
    Algari Competitor's Plate Armguards icon

  4. Captured Starlight

    • 4
    Algari Competitor's Amulet icon

  5. Duskthread Lining

    • 4
    Algari Competitor's Plate Sabatons 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 Rated Battlegrounds during The War Within Season 2.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of Gushing Wound

    • 13
    Greater Rune of Gushing Wound icon

  2. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 13
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  3. Lesser Rune of Gushing Wound

    • 3
    Lesser Rune of Gushing Wound icon

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 28
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  2. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 9
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  3. +160 Speed

    • 1
    +160 Speed icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 38
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Oathsworn's Strength

    • 4
    Oathsworn's Strength icon

  3. Crystalline Radiance

    • 1
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +2040 Leech

    • 21
    +2040 Leech icon

  2. +1000 Speed

    • 16
    +1000 Speed icon

  3. +1090 Avoidance

    • 1
    +1090 Avoidance icon

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Zandalari Mining

    • 1
    Enchant Gloves - Zandalari Mining icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 36
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 6
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 1
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Scout's March

    • 25
    Scout's March icon

  2. Defender's March

    • 14
    Defender's March icon

  3. Scout's March

    • 3
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Versatility

    • 54
    +315 Versatility icon

  2. +315 Mastery

    • 19
    +315 Mastery icon

  3. Cursed Mastery

    • 9
    Cursed Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 43
    Authority of Radiant Power icon

  2. Authority of Radiant Power

    • 1
    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 Rated Battlegrounds.

Algari Diamond

  1. Enduring Bloodstone

    • 26
    Enduring Bloodstone icon

  2. Cognitive Bloodstone

    • 8
    Cognitive Bloodstone icon

  3. Determined Bloodstone

    • 6
    Determined Bloodstone icon

  4. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 1
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  5. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 1
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Sapphire

    • 206
    Masterful Sapphire icon

  2. Versatile Onyx

    • 75
    Versatile Onyx icon

  3. Masterful Onyx

    • 9
    Masterful Onyx icon

  4. Quick Sapphire

    • 9
    Quick Sapphire icon

  5. Versatile Sapphire

    • 8
    Versatile Sapphire icon

Tinker

    • 3

Most Played Races for Retribution Paladin RBG

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvP, giving a competitive edge in Rated Battlegrounds.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Retribution Paladin DPS players in The War Within Season 2.

  1. Human

    • 23
    Human icon

  2. Blood Elf

    • 12
    Blood Elf icon

  3. Zandalari Troll

    • 4
    Zandalari Troll icon

  4. Dark Iron Dwarf

    • 2
    Dark Iron Dwarf icon

  5. Tauren

    • 2
    Tauren 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 RBG PvP guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Retribution Paladins in Rated Battlegrounds 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 2 and Patch 11.1.7.

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 PvP.