Heart of the Crusader

In the Retribution Paladin talent tree, Heart of the Crusader sits in the Retribution specialization talents, row 6 of 11. It takes 2 points to fill. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Retribution Talents.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Heart of the Crusader from Rush of Light and Sanctify.

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  Rush of Light

  The critical strikes of your Holy Power generating abilities grant you 5% Haste for 10 sec.

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  Sanctify

  Enemies hit by Divine Storm take 20% more damage from Consecration and Divine Hammers for 12 sec.

Connected below

Heart of the Crusader leads on to Templar Strikes or Crusading Strikes and Blessed Champion.

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  Templar Strikes

  Crusader Strike loses a charge but is now a combo ability. Templar Strike slashes an enemy for (187.5% of Attack Power) Radiant damage and gets followed up by Templar Slash that deals (215.6% of Attack Power) Radiant damage. Templar Slash always critically strikes.

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  Crusading Strikes

  Crusader Strike replaces your auto-attacks and deals (234.7% of Attack Power) Physical damage. Auto-attack speed is increased by 15%.

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  Blessed Champion

  Crusader Strike and Judgment hit an additional 4 targets but deal 25% reduced damage to secondary targets.

Same row

Also on this row: Improved Judgment or Boundless Judgment, Zealot's Fervor and Blade of Vengeance.

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  Improved Judgment

  Judgment now has 2 charges.

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  Boundless Judgment

  Judgment has a increased chance to trigger Mastery: Highlord's Judgment.

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  Zealot's Fervor2 ranks

  Auto-attack speed increased by 20%.

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  Blade of Vengeance

  Blade of Justice now hits nearby enemies for (58.5% of Attack Power) Holy damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.