Retribution Paladin

Plate melee with a simple rotation and self-healing.

DPSMeleeEasy to play

Talents

Copy the build, then in game press N to open Talents, click Import and paste.

Templar values Crit a bit more in big pulls.

Pick gear, gems and enchants with your top stats first. Item level still matters most.

Patch 12.1. Stat source

Picks for Retribution in patch 12.1, from the Icy Veins guide.

Flask Flask of the Magisters Mastery. The best flask for Retribution.
Combat potion Potion of Recklessness The strongest potion for this spec. Use it with your big cooldowns. Light's Potential is the simpler pick if your secondary stats are evenly spread.
Health potion Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion Healing in combat. It doesn't share a cooldown with Healthstones, so you can use both.
Food Royal Roast Eat a group feast instead when someone puts one down.
Augment rune Void-Touched Augment Rune Raises your Strength. It's expensive and is lost when you die, so save it for progression.
Weapon oil Thalassian Phoenix Oil Lasts an hour. Reapply it after it wears off.

Head
Raises Avoidance, so you take less damage from area attacks.
Shoulders
Raises Avoidance, so you take less damage from area attacks.
Chest
Raises your primary stat.
Legs
Raises Agility or Strength, plus Stamina.
Feet
Raises Avoidance and Stamina.
Both rings
Your critical strikes deal more damage and healing.
Main hand
Your spells and abilities can grant Hash'ey's Might, a boost to a random secondary stat.