What talent build should Retribution Paladin use for Raid?

Take the most popular build from the talents section. It is drawn on the full tree, and the Copy button puts its import string on your clipboard for the in-game talent window. The other builds follow below it by share of logs.

Which hero talent tree is best for Retribution Paladin for Raid?

The most common hero tree for Retribution Paladin for Raid is Herald of the Sun, found in 96.6% of logs. The second tree, Templar, appears in 3.4% of logs. The switch in the hero talents block shows talents, gear and trinkets for each tree.

What is the stat priority for Retribution Paladin for Raid?

Retribution Paladin stat priority for Raid is Mastery > Critical Strike > Haste > Versatility. The Pawn string in the stats section imports the same weights into the addon.

Ret Paladin BiS Gear and Talents Raid Patch 12.1.5

Retribution Paladin stat priority for Raid is Mastery > Critical Strike > Haste > Versatility. The most played hero tree is Herald of the Sun (96.6% of logs). Retribution Paladin players most often wear Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique + Voracious Heart of Ula'tek (62.2% of logs). The most used Retribution Paladin items for Raid are Bulwark of the Consecrated Flame (93.9%), Pauldrons of the Consecrated Flame (92.1%), Warhelm of the Consecrated Flame (88.6%). The guide lists talent builds with import strings, BiS gear by slot, trinkets, gems, enchants, stats and group comps from Midnight logs.

Last Updated October 26, 2026

Patch 12.1.5

Expansion Midnight

Data period October 20, 2026 to October 26, 2026

Retribution Paladin Hero Talents for Raid

Pick a tree and the talents, gear and trinkets sections below will show only the logs that used it.

Raid Tier

4 268

Raid logs

330

Sample ilvl

11.65%

Raid Popularity

201 052

Raid DPS

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Retribution Paladin Stats for Raid

Mastery > Critical Strike > Haste > Versatility

1 041

Critical Strike

851

Haste

1 218

Mastery

105

Versatility

2 707

Strength

136

Avoidance

Leech

Speed

Retribution Paladin Talents for Raid

Class

1/1

2/2

1/1

2/2

1/1

2/2

1/1

Herald of the Sun

Paladin · Retribution

1/1

Specialization

1/1

2/2

1/1

2/2

1/1

2/2

1/1

4/4

Import string

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Popularity7.10%

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Retribution Paladin Best In Slot Gear for Raid

Head

Neck

Shoulder

Back

Chest

Wrist

Hands

Waist

Girdle of Toxic Regret52.1%
Spellbreaker's Girdle17.9%
Waistguard of the Consecrated Flame13.7%
Girdle of Pestilent Purification8.9%
Fanged Brute's Greatbelt2.1%
Autumn's Boon Belt2%
Pledgebearer's Girdle1.2%

Legs

Feet

Spellbreaker's March43%
Scaled Fiend's Warboots24.7%
Greatboots of the Consecrated Flame10.7%
Entombed Cultist's Sabatons9.5%
Pledgebearer's Sabatons6.7%
Poison-Proof Stompers2.1%
Scaleguard's Stalwart Greatboots1.4%

Finger

Main Hand

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Retribution Paladin Best Trinkets for Raid

Trinket pairs worn together and the share of the spec's logs in this mode that used each pair.

Retribution Paladin Best Sockets for Raid

Retribution Paladin Best Enchants for Raid

Head

Shoulder

Chest

Wrist

Shaded Hearthing0%

Hands

Falco Strikes22.5%
Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art: Heat Wave16.5%
Eye of the Lynx9.5%
Ancient Hash'ey Battle Art: Ursine's Ironhide2.5%
Shadowlands Gathering0%

Legs

Feet

Finger

Main Hand

Retribution Paladin Recommended Raid ilvl

302

Raid Finder

320

Normal

327

Heroic

331

Mythic

Retribution Paladin Minimum Raid ilvl

273

Raid Finder

294

Normal

317

Heroic

326

Mythic

Retribution Paladin Best comps for Raid

0.54%

0.48%

0.42%

0.36%

0.30%

0.24%

0.18%

Retribution Paladin race distribution for Raid

Alliance

Human51.4%
Dwarf23%
Lightforged Draenei10.1%
Dark Iron Dwarf7.8%
Draenei7.2%
Earthen0.6%

Horde

Blood Elf76.7%
Tauren13.9%
Zandalari Troll6.7%
Earthen2.7%

Frequently asked questions

What talent build should Retribution Paladin use for Raid?: Take the most popular build from the talents section. It is drawn on the full tree, and the Copy button puts its import string on your clipboard for the in-game talent window. The other builds follow below it by share of logs.
Which hero talent tree is best for Retribution Paladin for Raid?: The most common hero tree for Retribution Paladin for Raid is Herald of the Sun, found in 96.6% of logs. The second tree, Templar, appears in 3.4% of logs. The switch in the hero talents block shows talents, gear and trinkets for each tree.
What is the best in slot gear for Retribution Paladin for Raid?: The most used Retribution Paladin items for Raid are Bulwark of the Consecrated Flame (93.9%), Pauldrons of the Consecrated Flame (92.1%), Warhelm of the Consecrated Flame (88.6%). The BiS section lists every slot with the share of logs for each item, followed by trinket pairs, gems and enchants.
What are the best trinkets for Retribution Paladin for Raid?: Retribution Paladin players most often wear Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique + Voracious Heart of Ula'tek (62.2% of logs).
What is the stat priority for Retribution Paladin for Raid?: Retribution Paladin stat priority for Raid is Mastery > Critical Strike > Haste > Versatility. The Pawn string in the stats section imports the same weights into the addon.

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How the Retribution Paladin guide is built

Where the data comes from

This Retribution Paladin raid guide is built from real boss kill logs for the current raid, enriched with character data. The talents, gear, item levels, and stat priorities shown here reflect how Retribution Paladin players actually perform on raid bosses, while the pick rate shows how often the spec appears in those logs. Extreme outlier parses are capped so a few standout kills cannot skew the numbers.

How tiers are assigned

The raid tier shown for Retribution Paladin comes from two factors. Performance compares its average damage against the highest damage spec among raid damage dealers, and popularity compares its raid pick rate against an even share across all damage specs. Strong damage with real representation earns S or A, while weaker output or low usage moves it down through B and C to D.

This Retribution Paladin raid placement is a snapshot of the current tier and shifts with patches, class tuning, and sample size. Use the guide as a starting point and adapt the build to your fight and group.

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