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Paladin Specialization

Retribution Paladin

The DPS specialization of the Paladin class. Its ladders, talent tree, and the class page are below.

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Retribution Paladin at a glance

Class
Paladin
Role
DPS
Armor
Plate
Resource
Mana and Holy Power
Introduced in
Classic
Sibling specs
2

Other Paladin specializations

Paladin appearance sets

Recent Retribution Paladin hotfixes

  • August 25, 2026 Classes › Paladin › Retribution

    Developers’ notes: We're increasing the damage of the Curse of Ula'tek 4-piece set bonus Divine Arbiter significantly, to make sure its rotational ask is worth executing.

  • August 25, 2026 Classes › Paladin › Retribution

    Class Set 4-piece Divine Arbiter main target damage increased by 150%.

  • August 25, 2026 Classes › Paladin › Retribution

    Class Set 4-piece Divine Arbiter secondary target damage increased by 75%.

  • August 25, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Retribution

    Developers’ notes: Retribution's personal durability has been higher than we would like considering their complete team defensive package, and Templar's damage has not been competitive with Herald of the Sun, so we're increasing some sources specific to its hero tree.

  • August 25, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Retribution

    Shield of Vengeance absorption reduced by 25% in PvP combat.

  • August 25, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Retribution

    Divine Protection now reduces damage taken by 20% in PvP combat (was 25%).

  • August 25, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Retribution

    Templar: Seal of the Templar now increases the damage of Templar's Verdict by 35% (was 25%).

  • August 25, 2026 Player versus Player › Paladin › Retribution

    Templar: Hammer of Light's damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.

Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.

Every Paladin hotfix, by date: Paladin hotfixes.

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