Paladin Specialization
Retribution Paladin
The DPS specialization of the Paladin class. Its ladders, talent tree, and the class page are below.
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
237 more Paladin appearance sets
Pieces of Galactic Gladiator's Plate Armor.
Galactic Gladiator's Chestguard
Galactic Gladiator's Chestplate
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Warboots
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Stompers
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Handguards
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Helm
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Helmet
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Legguards
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Tasses
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Shoulders
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons
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.