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Retribution Paladin - Solo Shuffle (US)

Updated 2026-11-04 17:10 UTC · Season 42

3086Top rating
5,000Players
52%Avg win
RegionUSEU
FactionAllHordeAlliance

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Retribution Paladin on the US Solo Shuffle ladder

Retribution Paladin is the eighth most played of 34 specs on the US Solo Shuffle ladder: 5,001 rated characters, 4.7% of everyone ranked in the bracket.

Rated characters
5,001
Share of the bracket
4.7% (eighth of 34 specs)
Highest rating
3,086
Median rating
1,816
Top 10% start at
2,312
Average win rate
52.1%
Games played
105 median, 3,059 most
Realms represented
239
Faction split
AllianceAlliance 3,141 (62.8%) HordeHorde 1,860 (37.2%)

Retribution Paladin by rank

RankRatingRated charactersShare
EliteElite2,400+3066.1%
DuelistDuelist2,100+70914.2%
RivalRival1,800+1,74835.0%
ChallengerChallenger1,400+1,96539.3%
CombatantCombatant1,000+2735.5%
UnrankedUnrankedbelow 1,00000.0%

Realms with the most rated Retribution Paladin characters

  1. Tichondrius 865 rated, best 3,005
  2. Stormrage 311 rated, best 3,086
  3. Illidan 273 rated, best 3,008
  4. Ragnaros 263 rated, best 3,085
  5. Sargeras 256 rated, best 2,988
  6. Area 52 222 rated, best 2,911

How Retribution Paladin compares

Every Paladin spec on this ladder

SpecRatedShareAvg ratingTop ratingAt 1,800+
Holy5,1324.8%1,3403,09228%
Retribution5,0004.7%1,8483,08655%
Protection3730.4%4902,9136%

In Battleground Blitz the same spec has 5,537 rated characters in US, the first most played of 34 specs, with a top rating of 2,848 and an average of 1,231. Retribution Paladin in Battleground Blitz.

The Retribution Paladin specialization

A righteous crusader who judges and punishes opponents with weapons and Holy magic.

Specialization text from the World of Warcraft client
Class
Paladin
Role
DPS
Preferred weapons
Two-Handed Sword, Mace, Axe
Mastery
Mastery: Highlord's JudgmentIncreases Holy damage done.1%. Judgment has a.1% chance to blast the target with the Light, dealing (390% of Attack Power) Holy damage.
PvP talents in the client
9

Retribution Paladin PvP talents

The 9 PvP talents the current game client lists for Retribution Paladin, in alphabetical order.

  • 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.

  • Blessing of SpellwardingUnlocks at level 25

    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.

  • Hallowed Ground

    Your Consecration clears and suppresses all snare effects on allies within its area of effect.

  • LuminescenceUnlocks at level 60

    Lightbearer's healing transfer is increased by up to 150% based on your current health. Lower health heals allies for more.

  • Searing GlareUnlocks at level 50

    Call upon the light to blind enemy players in a 25 yd cone, causing enemies to miss their spells and attacks for 4 sec.

  • Shining RevelationUnlocks at level 30

    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.

  • SpellbreakerUnlocks at level 60

    Eye for an Eye can now also trigger at 150% effectiveness from direct Magic damage.

  • Spreading the WordUnlocks at level 25

    Your allies affected by your Aura gain an effect after you cast Blessing of Protection or Blessing of Freedom. Physical damage reduced by 30% for 6 sec. Cleared of all movement impairing effects.

  • Ultimate RetributionUnlocks at level 38

    Mark an enemy player for retribution after they kill an ally within your active Aura. If the marked enemy is slain within 20 sec, cast Redemption on the fallen ally.

Ladder figures come from Blizzard's World of Warcraft PvP leaderboard API, snapshot 2026-11-04 11:10 UTC. Specialization text, mastery and PvP talents come from the game client files.

Retribution Paladin rating over the season

Ratings we recorded for Retribution Paladin characters on the Solo Shuffle ladder, week by week, this season (season 42). These are our own periodic snapshots of the characters we crawl, not Blizzard's full ladder history: 9,526 weekly captures across 12 weeks. The highest recorded rating went from 2,702 in the week of 2026-08-17 to 3,061 in the week of 2026-11-02, with the season peak of 3,086 in the week of 2026-10-26.

6001,0001,4001,8002,2002,6003,000Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14Sep 28Oct 12Oct 26Nov 02Week of 2026-08-17: highest 2,702, median 768, 1,187 characters capturedWeek of 2026-08-24: highest 2,611, median 1,106, 3,335 characters capturedWeek of 2026-08-31: highest 2,567, median 1,405, 2,760 characters capturedWeek of 2026-09-07: highest 2,685, median 1,982, 96 characters capturedWeek of 2026-09-14: highest 2,748, median 2,019, 533 characters capturedWeek of 2026-09-21: highest 2,874, median 2,208, 320 characters capturedWeek of 2026-09-28: highest 2,888, median 2,499, 138 characters capturedWeek of 2026-10-05: highest 2,959, median 2,504, 137 characters capturedWeek of 2026-10-12: highest 3,041, median 2,481, 208 characters capturedWeek of 2026-10-19: highest 3,004, median 2,590, 169 characters capturedWeek of 2026-10-26: highest 3,086, median 2,418, 213 characters capturedWeek of 2026-11-02: highest 3,061, median 2,324, 430 characters captured

■ highest rating recorded that week   ■ median of the characters captured that week

Weekly figures
Week ofHighestMedianCaptured
2026-08-172,7027681,187
2026-08-242,6111,1063,335
2026-08-312,5671,4052,760
2026-09-072,6851,98296
2026-09-142,7482,019533
2026-09-212,8742,208320
2026-09-282,8882,499138
2026-10-052,9592,504137
2026-10-123,0412,481208
2026-10-193,0042,590169
2026-10-263,0862,418213
2026-11-023,0612,324430

Retribution Paladin by race

The race of every rated Retribution Paladin whose character profile we hold, most played first. That covers 4,875 of the 5,000 rated characters; the rest have no profile in our crawl yet.

RaceCharactersShare
Human2,40249.3%
Blood Elf1,20624.7%
Tauren4519.3%
Dark Iron Dwarf2425.0%
Dwarf1994.1%
Zandalari Troll1332.7%
Lightforged Draenei1042.1%
Draenei1022.1%
Earthen350.7%
Haranir10.0%

Venomous season rewards

Every achievement the current game client files under the Venomous season name: the titles, mount and gear tokens this season pays out. Read from the client's PvP season and achievement tables.