Retribution Paladin Talents

Retribution Paladin
Midnight Pre-Patch

Talents in World of Warcraft define your character's gameplay. They offer active abilities for offense and defense, major cooldowns, or passive enhancements to your stats and spells. Here are the current Retribution Paladin talents for Midnight Pre-Patch.

Where to Find Talents

Talents can be found in the talent menu, which is accessible by pressing the N key (default) or by clicking the target icon in the micro menu:

Screenshot of the talents button in the micro menu

Class Talents

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Paladin specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements essential to the Paladin class, offering a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Paladin's overall capabilities.

Name	Cast	Effect
Lay on Hands	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 10 Min Cooldown	Heals a friendly target for an amount equal to 100% your maximum health. Cannot be used on a target with Forbearance. Causes Forbearance for 30 sec.
Auras of the Resolute	Passive	Learn Concentration Aura, Devotion Aura, and Crusader Aura: Concentration Aura: Interrupt and Silence effects on party and raid members within 40 yds are 30% shorter. Devotion Aura: Party and raid members within 40 yds are bolstered by their devotion, reducing damage taken by 3%. Crusader Aura: Increases mounted speed by 20% for all party and raid members within 40 yds.
Hammer of Wrath	Passive	During Avenging Wrath, Judgment is empowered into Hammer of Wrath. Hammer of Wrath Hurls a divine hammer that strikes an enemy for 43 Holy damage. Generates 1 Holy Power.
Cleanse Toxins	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 8 Sec Cooldown	Cleanses a friendly target, removing all Poison and Disease effects.
Empyreal Ward	Passive	Lay on Hands grants the target 30% increased armor for 8 sec and now ignores healing reduction effects.
Fist of Justice	Passive	Hammer of Justice's cooldown is reduced by 15 sec.
Blinding Light	Instant - 1.5 Min Cooldown	Emits dazzling light in all directions, blinding enemies within 10 yds, causing them to wander disoriented for 6 sec. Damage may cancel the effect.
Turn Evil	1.5 Sec Cast - 20 Yd Range - 15 Sec Cooldown	The power of the Light compels an Undead, Aberration, or Demon target to flee for up to 40 sec. Damage may break the effect. Lesser creatures have a chance to be destroyed. Only one target can be turned at a time.
A Just Reward	Passive	After Cleanse successfully removes an effect from an ally, they are healed for 4,104.
Afterimage	Passive	After you spend 20 Holy Power, your next Word of Glory echoes onto a nearby ally at 30% effectiveness.
Healing Hands	Passive	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% on yourself, based on your missing health.
Guided Prayer	Passive	When your health is brought below 25%, you instantly cast a free Word of Glory at 60% effectiveness on yourself. Cannot occur more than once every 60 sec.
Divine Steed	Instant - 0.75 Sec Cooldown	Leap atop your Charger for 3 sec, increasing movement speed by 100%. Usable while indoors or in combat.
Light's Countenance	Passive	The cooldown of Blinding Light is reduced by 15 sec.
Greater Judgment	Passive	Judgment causes the target to take 20% increased damage from your next Holy Power ability. Multiple applications may overlap.
Wrench Evil	Passive	Turn Evil's cast time is reduced by 100%.
Stand Against Evil	Passive	Turn Evil now affects 5 additional enemies.
Holy Reprieve	Passive	Your Forbearance's duration is reduced by 10 sec.
Shield of Vengeance	Passive	Divine Protection reduces damage taken by an additional 10% and casts Shield of Vengeance. Shield of Vengeance Creates a barrier of holy light that absorbs 9,165 damage for 10 sec. When the shield expires, it bursts to inflict Holy damage equal to the total amount absorbed, divided among all nearby enemies.
Cavalier	Passive	Divine Steed now has 2 charges.
Divine Spurs	Passive	Divine Steed's cooldown is reduced by 20%, but its duration is reduced by 40%.
Steed of Liberty	Passive	Divine Steed also grants Blessing of Freedom for 3.0 sec. Blessing of Freedom: Blesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to movement impairing effects for 8 sec.
Blessing of Freedom	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1.5 Sec Cooldown	Blesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to movement impairing effects for 8 sec.
Rebuke	Instant - Melee Range - 15 Sec Cooldown	Interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec.
Obduracy	Passive	Speed increased by 4% and damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 4%.
Divine Toll	Instant - 30 Yd Range - 1 Min Cooldown	Instantly cast Holy Shock, Avenger's Shield, or Judgment on up to 5 targets within 30 yds.
Unbound Freedom	Passive	Blessing of Freedom increases movement speed by 30%, and you gain Blessing of Freedom when cast on a friendly target.
Sanctified Plates	Passive	Armor increased by 20%, Stamina increased by 10% and damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 6%.
Punishment	Passive	Successfully interrupting an enemy with Rebuke casts an extra Crusader Strike.
Divine Reach	Passive	The radius of your auras is increased by 20 yds.
Brought to Light	Passive	Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor causes you to explode with holy energy, healing up to 5 nearby allies and yourself for 175, split evenly among them.
Blessing of Sacrifice	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 2 Min Cooldown	Blesses a party or raid member, reducing their damage taken by 30%, but you suffer 100% of damage prevented. Last 12 sec, or until transferred damage would cause you to fall below 20% health.
Divine Resonance	Passive	After casting Divine Toll, you instantly cast Holy Shock every 5 sec for 15 sec.
Quickened Invocation	Passive	Divine Toll's, Holy Armament's, and Holy Prism's cooldown is reduced by 15 sec.
Blessing of Protection	Instant - 40 Yd Range - 1.5 Sec Cooldown	Blesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to Physical damage and harmful effects for 10 sec. Cannot be used on a target with Forbearance. Causes Forbearance for 30 sec.
Fear No Evil	Passive	Fear duration on you reduced by 20%. This effect is increased to 60% during Avenging Wrath.
Consecrated Ground	Passive	Your Consecration is 15% larger, and enemies within it have 50% reduced movement speed.
Holy Aegis	Passive	Armor and critical strike chance increased by 4%.
Sacrifice of the Just	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Blessing of Sacrifice by 60 sec.
Recompense	Passive	After your Blessing of Sacrifice ends, 50% of the total damage it diverted is added to your next Judgment as bonus damage, or your next Word of Glory as bonus healing. This effect's bonus damage cannot exceed 30% of your maximum health and its bonus healing cannot exceed 100% of your maximum health.
Sacred Strength	Passive	Holy Power spending abilities have 2% increased damage and healing.
Divine Purpose	Passive	Holy Power spending abilities have a 10% chance to make your next Holy Power spending ability free and deal 10% increased damage and healing.
Improved Blessing of Protection	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Blessing of Protection by 60 sec.
Unbreakable Spirit	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Lay on Hands by 30%.
Lightforged Blessing	Passive	Divine Storm heals you and up to 2 nearby allies for 0.
Lead the Charge	Passive	Divine Steed reduces the cooldown of 4 nearby ally's major movement ability by 3.0 sec. Your movement speed is increased by 3%.
Worthy Sacrifice	Passive	You automatically cast Blessing of Sacrifice onto an ally within 40 yds when they are below 35% health and you are not in a loss of control effect. This effect activates 100% of Blessing of Sacrifice's cooldown.
Righteous Protection	Passive	Blessing of Sacrifice now removes and prevents all Poison and Disease effects.
Holy Ritual	Passive	Allies are healed for 7,471 when you cast Blessing of Protection or Blessing of Sacrifice on them.
Blessed Calling	Passive	Allies affected by your Blessings have 15% increased movement speed.
Inspired Guard	Passive	Divine Protection increases healing taken by 15% for its duration.
Light's Revocation	Passive	Removing harmful effects with Divine Shield heals you for 10% for each effect removed. This heal cannot exceed 30% of your maximum health. Divine Shield may now be cast while Forbearance is active.
Faith's Armor	Passive	Word of Glory grants 20% bonus armor for 4.5 sec.
Stoicism	Passive	The duration of stun effects on you is reduced by 20%.
Seal of Might	Passive	Mastery increased by 4% and Intellect increased by 4%.
Vengeful Wrath	Passive	Hammer of Wrath deals up to 50% additional damage based on its target's health. Lower health targets receive more damage.
Eye for an Eye	Passive	Melee and ranged attackers receive 133 Holy damage each time they strike you during Divine Protection and Divine Shield.
Golden Path	Passive	Consecration heals you and 5 allies within it for 2 every 0.9 sec.
Selfless Healer	Passive	Flash of Light and Holy Light are 30% more effective on your allies and 40% of the healing done also heals you.
Blessing of Dawn	Passive	While you are above 85% health, 5% of all damage taken by allies within 20 yds is redirected to you, up to a maximum of 1,527 every 5 sec.
Lightbearer	Passive	10% of all healing done to you from other sources heals up to 4 nearby allies, divided evenly among them.
Blessing of Dusk	Passive	Damage taken reduced by up to 10%, increasing as your health decreases.

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents provide Retribution Paladins with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style. These talents differentiate Retribution Paladins from other Paladin specializations, maximizing effectiveness in combat.

Name	Cast	Effect
Blade of Justice	Instant - 12 Yd Range	Pierce an enemy with a blade of light, dealing 47 Holy damage. Generates 1 Holy Power.
Divine Storm	Instant	Unleashes a whirl of divine energy, dealing 66 Holy damage to all nearby enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Expurgation	Passive	Your Blade of Justice causes the target to burn for 27 Radiant damage over 9 sec. When reapplied, any remaining damage is added to the new effect.
Swift Justice	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Judgment by 2 sec and Crusader Strike by 2 sec.
Light of Justice	Passive	Reduces the cooldown of Blade of Justice by 2 sec.
Judgment of Justice	Passive	Judgment deals 10% increased damage and increases your movement speed by 10% for 5 sec. If you have Greater Judgment, Judgment slows enemies by 30% for 8 sec.
Avenging Wrath	Instant - 2 Min Cooldown	Call upon the Light to become an avatar of retribution, increasing your damage, healing, and critical strike chance by 20% for 20 sec.
Final Verdict	Instant - 12 Yd Range	Unleashes a powerful weapon strike that deals 121 Holy damage to an enemy target, Final Verdict has a 15% chance to reset the cooldown of Judgement.
Improved Blade of Justice	Passive	Blade of Justice now has 2 charges.
Holy Blade	Passive	Blade of Justice generates 1 additional Holy Power.
Righteous Cause	Passive	Each Holy Power spent has a 6% chance to reset the cooldown of Blade of Justice.
Art of War	Passive	Your auto attacks have a 15% chance to reset the cooldown of Blade of Justice. Critical strikes increase the chance by an additional 10%.
Jurisdiction	Passive	Templar's Verdict and Blade of Justice deal 10% increased damage. The range of Blade of Justice is increased to 20 yds.
Tempest of the Lightbringer	Passive	Divine Storm projects an additional wave of light, striking all enemies up to 20 yds in front of you for 20% of Divine Storm's damage.
Rush of Light	Passive	The critical strikes of your Holy Power generating abilities grant you 5% Haste for 10 sec.
Sanctify	Passive	Enemies hit by Divine Storm take 20% more damage from Consecration and Divine Hammers for 12 sec.
Holy Flames	Passive	You deal 5% increased Holy damage to targets burning from your Expurgation.
Improved Judgment	Passive	Judgment now has 2 charges.
Boundless Judgment	Passive	Judgment has a 50% increased chance to trigger Mastery: Highlord's Judgment.
Zealot's Fervor	Passive	Auto-attack speed increased by 40%.
Heart of the Crusader	Passive	Crusader Strike and auto-attacks deal 20% increased damage and deal 20% increased critical strike damage.
Blade of Vengeance	Passive	Blade of Justice now hits nearby enemies for 20 Holy damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.
Empyrean Power	Passive	Crusader Strike has a 15% chance to make your next Divine Storm free and deal 15% additional damage.
Highlord's Wrath	Passive	Mastery: Highlord's Judgment is 50% more effective on Judgment and Hammer of Wrath. Judgment applies an additional stack of Greater Judgment if it is known.
Templar Strikes	Passive	Crusader Strike loses a charge but is now a combo ability. Templar Strike slashes an enemy for 35 Radiant damage and gets followed up by Templar Slash that deals 40 Radiant damage. Templar Slash always critically strikes.
Crusading Strikes	Passive	Crusader Strike replaces your auto-attacks and deals 67 Physical damage, but you auto-attack 50% slower.
Blessed Champion	Passive	Crusader Strike and Judgment hit an additional 4 targets but deal 25% reduced damage to secondary targets.
Burning Crusade	Passive	Your damage over time effects deal 10% more damage.
Blades of Light	Passive	Crusader Strike, Judgment and Blade of Justice deal 20% increased damage.
Wake of Ashes	Instant	Lash out at your enemies, dealing 113 Radiant damage to all enemies within 14 yds in front of you, and applying Truth's Wake, burning the targets for an additional 67 damage over 9 sec. Demon and Undead enemies are also stunned for 5 sec. Generates 3 Holy Power.
Divine Wrath	Passive	Increases the duration of Avenging Wrath or Crusade by 4 sec.
Execution Sentence	Instant - 30 Yd Range - 1 Min Cooldown	Unleash a heavenly blast around the target, dealing 176 Holy damage to all enemies nearby, and call down a hammer that slowly falls from the sky upon the target. After 10 sec, they suffer 10% of the Holy damage you dealt to all targets affected by the initial blast during that time.
Seething Flames	Passive	Wake of Ashes deals significantly reduced damage to secondary targets, but now causes you to lash out 2 extra times for 79 Radiant damage.
Empyrean Legacy	Passive	Avenging Wrath empowers your next Word of Glory to automatically activate Light of Dawn with 25% increased effectiveness.
Judge, Jury and Executioner	Passive	Holy Power spending abilities deal 5% increased damage. After casting Execution Sentence, your next 1 Holy Power ability will refund its Holy Power cost.
Radiant Glory	Passive	Avenging Wrath is replaced with Radiant Glory. Radiant Glory Wake of Ashes activates Avenging Wrath for 8 sec.
Burn to Ash	Passive	When Truth's Wake critically strikes, its duration is extended by 2 sec. Your other damage over time effects deal 30% increased damage to targets affected by Truth's Wake.
Crusade	Passive	Avenging Wrath now grants you 2% Haste. Each Holy Power spent during Avenging Wrath increases Haste by an additional 2%, up to 20%.

Hero Talents

Hero talents allow for deeper customization of the Retribution Paladin class fantasy, further enhancing its combat effectiveness.

Templar

Name	Cast	Effect
Light's Guidance	Passive	Wake of Ashes is replaced with Hammer of Light for 20 sec after it is cast. Hammer of Light: Hammer down your enemy with the power of the Light, dealing 243 Holy damage and 121 Holy damage up to 7 nearby enemies. Additionally, calls down Empyrean Hammers from the sky to strike 3 nearby enemies for 16 Holy damage each. Costs 5 Holy Power.
Zealous Vindication	Passive	Hammer of Light instantly calls down 2 Empyrean Hammers on your target when it is cast.
Shake the Heavens	Passive	After casting Hammer of Light, you call down an Empyrean Hammer on a nearby target every 2 sec, for 8 sec.
Wrathful Descent	Passive	When Empyrean Hammer critically strikes, 50% of its damage is dealt to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by this effect deal 5% reduced damage to you for 8 sec.
Divine Hammer	Passive	Divine Toll summons Divine Hammers that spin around you for 8 sec. Divine Hammer Strikes all enemies nearby for 50 Holy damage every 2 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Sacrosanct Crusade	Passive	Wake of Ashes surrounds you with a Holy barrier for 10% of your maximum health. Hammer of Light heals you for 5% of your maximum health, increased by 1% for each additional target hit. Any overhealing done with this effect gets converted into a Holy barrier instead.
Higher Calling	Passive	Crusader Strike, Hammer of Wrath and Blade of Justice extend the duration of Shake the Heavens by 1 sec.
Bonds of Fellowship	Passive	You receive 20% less damage from Blessing of Sacrifice and each time its target takes damage, you gain 4% movement speed up to a maximum of 40%.
Unrelenting Charger	Passive	Divine Steed lasts 2 sec longer and increases your movement speed by an additional 30% for the first 3 sec.
Light's Judicator	Passive	Empyrean Hammer deals 20% increased critical strike damage and its critical strikes have 50% chance to grant an additional stack of Light's Deliverance.
Endless Wrath	Passive	Empyrean Hammer has a 10% increased chance to critically strike.
Sanctification	Passive	Casting Judgment increases the damage of Empyrean Hammer by 5% for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.
Hammerfall	Passive	Templar's Verdict calls down an Empyrean Hammer on a nearby enemy. While Shake the Heavens is active, this effect calls down an additional Empyrean Hammer.
Undisputed Ruling	Passive	Hammer of Light applies Judgment to its targets, and increases your Haste by 12% for 6 sec.
Divine Exaction	Passive	Divine Toll casts 2 additional times on your target at 150% effectiveness.
Seal of the Templar	Passive	Templar's Verdict damage increased by 15%.
Light's Deliverance	Passive	You gain a stack of Light's Deliverance when you call down an Empyrean Hammer. While Wake of Ashes and Hammer of Light are unavailable, you consume 60 stacks of Light's Deliverance, empowering yourself to cast Hammer of Light an additional time for free.

Herald Of The Sun

Name	Cast	Effect
Dawnlight	Passive	Casting Holy Prism, Barrier of Faith, or Divine Toll causes your next 2 Holy Power spending abilities to apply Dawnlight on your target, dealing 1,327 Radiant damage or 2,802 healing over 8 sec. 8% of Dawnlight's damage and healing radiates to nearby allies or enemies, reduced beyond 5 targets. Dawnlight's healing does not transfer to Beacon of Light.
Morning Star	Passive	Every 5.0 sec, your next Dawnlight's damage or healing is increased by 5%, stacking up to 10 times. Morning Star stacks twice as fast while out of combat.
Gleaming Rays	Passive	Your Holy Power spenders deal 3% additional damage and healing.
Eternal Flame	Instant - 40 Yd Range	Heals an ally for 1,436 and an additional 465 over 16 sec. Healing increased by 25% when cast on self.
Luminosity	Passive	Critical Strike chance of Holy Shock and Light of Dawn increased by 5%.
Endless Gleam	Passive	Dawnlight's duration is increased by 0.5 sec when it heals an ally with full health.
Illumine	Passive	Dawnlight reduces the movement speed of enemies by 50% and increases the movement speed of allies by 20%.
Will of the Dawn	Passive	Movement speed increased by 5% while above 80% health. When your health is brought below 35%, your movement speed is increased by 40% for 5 sec. Cannot occur more than once every 1 min.
Blessing of An'she	Passive	The healing and damage of Holy Shock is increased by 15%.
Lingering Radiance	Passive	Dawnlight leaves an Eternal Flame for 6 sec on allies or a Greater Judgment on enemies when it expires or is extended.
Sun Sear	Passive	Holy Shock and Light of Dawn critical strikes cause the target to be healed for an additional 281 over 4 sec.
Solar Grace	Passive	Haste is increased by 5%.
Aurora	Passive	After you cast Holy Prism or Divine Toll, gain Divine Purpose. Divine Purpose Your next Holy Power spending ability is free and deals 15% increased damage and healing.
Walk Into Light	Passive	You have a 100% chance to generate 2 Holy Power after casting Avenging Wrath.
Second Sunrise	Passive	Light of Dawn and Holy Shock have a 15% chance to cast again at 30% effectiveness.
Born in Sunlight	Passive	Dawnlight's critical strike chance is increased by 15% during Avenging Wrath.
Sun's Avatar	Passive	You link to your Dawnlights within 30 yds, causing 82 Radiant damage to enemies or 141 healing to allies that pass through the beams, reduced beyond 5 targets.

PvP Talents

PvP talents are tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with War Mode enabled, these talents optimize a Retribution Paladin 's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements that give players an edge in combat against other players.

Name	Cast	Effect
Luminescence		Lightbearer's healing transfer is increased by up to 150% based on your current health. Lower health heals allies for more.
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.
Ultimate Retribution		Mark an enemy player for retribution after they kill an ally within your active Aura. If the marked enemy is slain within 12 sec, cast Redemption on the fallen ally.
Hallowed Ground		Your Consecration clears and suppresses all snare effects on allies within its area of effect.
Spreading the Word		Your allies affected by your Aura gain an effect after you cast Blessing of Protection or Blessing of Freedom. Blessing of Protection Physical damage reduced by 30% for 6 sec. Blessing of Freedom Cleared of all movement impairing effects.
Blessing of Spellwarding		Blesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to magical damage and harmful effects for 10 sec. Cannot be used on a target with Forbearance. Causes Forbearance for 30 sec. Shares a cooldown with Blessing of Protection.
Searing Glare		Call upon the light to blind enemy players in a 25 yd cone, causing enemies to miss their spells and attacks for 4 sec.
Spellbreaker		Eye for an Eye can now also trigger at 100% effectiveness from direct Magic damage.
Shining Revelation		The light reveals all enemies in stealth or invisible to you while under the effects of Divine Shield. This effect lingers for 20 sec after Divine Shield fades.