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Retribution Aura in WoW Forever

Changed from Classic

Retribution Aura is a Paladin aura spell in WoW Forever, and it works differently than it did in Classic. You'll learn it from Paladin trainers, starting at level 16. It has 5 ranks in the beta, learned from level 16 to level 56. Every rank is listed below, with its tooltip, cost, and how it compares to Classic.

Changed in WoW Forever. 5 of its 5 ranks have different wording than in Classic.

Retribution Aura quick facts

ClassPaladin
Roleaura
SchoolHoly
Cast timeInstant
Ranks5
First learnedLevel 16
SourcePaladin trainer

How to learn Retribution Aura

Taught by Paladin trainers, starting at level 16.

What Retribution Aura does

Causes 30 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time.

Showing the highest rank. The full rank list is below.

How Retribution Aura works

Requirements for using this spell, taken from the beta tooltip:

All Retribution Aura ranks

Retribution Aura has 5ranks, learned from level 16 to level 56. Tooltip text is quoted exactly as it appears in the beta client.

Rank 1Level 16 · ID 7294

Causes 7 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time.

Instant cast
Rank 2Level 26 · ID 10298

Causes 12 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time.

Instant cast
Rank 3Level 36 · ID 10299

Causes 18 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time.

Instant cast
Rank 4Level 46 · ID 10300

Causes 24 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time.

Instant cast
Rank 5Level 56 · ID 10301

Causes 30 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time.

Instant cast

What changed from Classic

The following ranks changed from Classic:

Rank 1
Classic

"Causes 5 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time."

WoW Forever

"Causes 7 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time."

Rank 2
Classic

"Causes 8 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time."

WoW Forever

"Causes 12 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time."

Rank 3
Classic

"Causes 12 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time."

WoW Forever

"Causes 18 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time."

Rank 4
Classic

"Causes 16 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time."

WoW Forever

"Causes 24 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time."

Rank 5
Classic

"Causes 20 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time."

WoW Forever

"Causes 30 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time."

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Retribution Aura FAQs

What does Retribution Aura do in WoW Forever?

Causes 30 Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards. Players may only have one Aura on them per Paladin at any one time.

How do I learn Retribution Aura?

Taught by Paladin trainers, starting at level 16.

How many ranks does Retribution Aura have?

Retribution Aura has 5 ranks, learned from level 16 to level 56.

What changed for Retribution Aura in WoW Forever?

Retribution Aura is a returning Classic spell, but it works differently in Forever. The changed ranks are shown below.

Spell data is sourced from the Forever beta client (snapshot 30 September 2026). All values are base numbers, before talents, gear, and level scaling.