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WoW Forever Paladin Retribution Crusader Talent Build
DPS · Raids & PvP Level 60 · 10 / 10 / 31 · Holy 10 · Protection 10 · Retribution 31
Two-handed Retribution: Sanctified Judgement into Vengeance stacking, Champion of the Light pressure and a Divine Strength/Intellect Holy shell. This level-60 plan is a starting point: load it in the calculator and adjust the points for your gear, group and current beta data.
Build at a glance
DPS · Raids & PvP
Use this plan when your priority matches the role label above. It is not intended to be a universal build for every activity.
- Vengeance stacking (needs Sanctified Judgement)
- Conviction + Champion pressure
- Redoubt + Toughness durability
Load the build, test it at level 60, then compare your version with the build comparison tool.
How to use this Retribution Crusader build
- Press Open in Paladin calculator above.
- Keep the core path, then shift points into the talents that matter for your gear, group or preferred activity.
- Use the calculator's Copy build button to share your edited version with your guild or group.
How to play Retribution Crusader
Judge, close distance, and swing big two-handers on cooldown. Keep Vengeance stacked by critting often. You are slow to start but scary once rolling.
Related planning: Read the PvP guide, open the Paladin talent calculator, or review the class changes before you finalize the build.
Every point in Retribution Crusader, explained
The table below lists every point of this level 60 build: the exact rank taken and what that rank does. So you can see where the points went, and why each pick earned its spot.
Holy (10 points)
| Talent | Rank | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Divine Strength | 5/5 | Increases your Strength by 10%. |
 Divine Intellect | 5/5 | Increases your total Intellect by 10%. |
Protection (10 points)
| Talent | Rank | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Toughness | 5/5 | Increases your armor value from items by 10%. |
 Redoubt | 5/5 | Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 30%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks. |
Retribution (31 points)
| Talent | Rank | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Deflection | 5/5 | Increases your Parry chance by 5%. |
 Benediction | 5/5 | Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 10%. |
 Improved Judgement | 2/2 | Decreases the cooldown of your Judgement ability by 2 sec. |
 Holy Conduit | 2/2 | Reduces the mana cost of your Consecration, Holy Wrath, Exorcism, and Hammer of Wrath spells by 40%. |
 Conviction | 1/5 | Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 1%. |
 Vindication | 3/3 | Gives your damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's Attack Power by 200, and increase your Attack Power by 3% for 30 sec. |
 Sanctified Judgement | 3/3 | Gives your Judgement ability a 100% chance to return 60% of the Mana cost of the judged seal. |
 Eye for an Eye | 2/2 | All critical strikes against you cause 10% of the damage taken to the attacker as well. The damage caused by Eye for an Eye will not exceed 50% of the Paladin's total health. |
 Sacred Arbiter | 1/1 | Increases the damage of your Holy Strike ability by 10% and causes it to refresh all Judgement effects on the target. |
 Two-Handed Weapon Specialization | 3/3 | Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 9%. |
 Vengeance | 2/3 | Increases your Physical and Holy damage dealt by 2% for 30 sec after landing a critical strike. Stacks up to 5 times. |
 Champion of the Light | 2/3 | Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 66% of your Intellect. |
Why Retribution Crusader takes these talents
Vengeance grows your damage every time you crit. Sanctified Judgement must come first to unlock it. Conviction and Champion of the Light add steady crit behind the bursts.
Common questions
How do I change this build?
Press Open in Paladin calculator, move any points, and share the new link. Your edits are included in the link automatically.
How do I share this build?
Open the build in the calculator and use the Copy build button. Whoever opens the link sees the same point allocation and can continue editing it.
Can I reset the points?
Yes. Use Reset in the calculator, or reload this starter build to return to the original allocation.
Does this build work for PvE and PvP?
Check the role tag at the top of the page. The point split favors that activity, although some talents may still be useful in other content.
Not quite your style?
If Retribution Crusader doesn't click, try Holy Shock Hybrid (pvp) or Holy Raid Healer (healer) instead. Every build on this site loads straight into the calculator — testing a different spec takes seconds, not an evening of re-planning.
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Beta note: this is an independent starting plan based on the current talent snapshot. Talent effects and balance may change; review the updates and sources before treating it as final.