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Community beta data · 2026-10-25. October 15 trees and final official corrections are included, plus three reported 70450 changes: Champion of the Light, Missile Barrage and Amplify Curse. Base values still come from 70425; unresolved scaling and tooltip conflicts remain. Original client-build reporting is not an independent in-game test. October 21 adds Counterattack’s flat damage and Wild Growth’s party radius; Wild Growth healing and other numerical conflicts remain unresolved. The October 20 Mage hotfix positions, Elemental Precision ranks and Piercing Ice removal are included from the admitted community lineage. Frost Warding and Missile Barrage hotfix effects are also included. Ice Barrier now includes the October 20 Frost-damage bonuses and explicitly identifies its rank-1 base before scaling. Champion of the Light’s 20/40/60% ranks are now traced to the exact October 20 client hotfix; the earlier 10/20/30% values describe the unhotfixed curve. Vindication’s AP reduction scales with level; the exact level and rounding behind its displayed community values remain unresolved. Other numerical differences remain unresolved; this is still partial reconciliation. Mutilate’s rank-1 flat bonus is corrected to 17.25 from the exact client tooltip formula. Remaining unresolved values include talents without an individual warning; no full beta parity or independent combat test is claimed. Seven cast-time protection tooltips now use the October 23 community export; this limited text reconciliation does not establish current-game or launch parity.
Blizzard’s October 15 notes establish the announced changes. Later server-hotfix reporting is kept separately dated. The 70450 comparison also used WoW Forever data (CC BY 4.0) and the author’s Forever Guides talent table. Their incomplete or conflicting records were not substituted for verified talents.
October 20 Mage effect hotfixes: exact ranks for Frost Warding and Missile Barrage from The Forever Era’s client reconstruction, with the WoW Classic Forever changelog for context. These are reported client data, not an independent ForeverAtlas in-game test.
Data: Talents Forever · CC BY 4.0 · adapted by ForeverAtlas. Icons © Blizzard.
Starting with Retribution? The level-20 build below reaches Seal of Command. You can also plan Holy or Protection here and keep a separate setup for the role your group needs.
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Retribution · Level 20
Historical theorycraft
Talent data: 2026-09-17
Guide updated 2026-09-21. Talent data: 2026-09-17 · 1.60.1.69876.
Historical theorycraft · beta 69876
For questing with a two-hander, this build leans on weapon swings and Seal of Command's extra Holy damage. Benediction makes instant abilities cheaper; Conviction improves melee crit. Keep a Seal active and use Holy Strike and Judgement when mana allows.
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Increases your Strength by 2%.
Increases your Strength by 10%.
Increases your total Intellect by 2%.
Increases your total Intellect by 10%.
Increases the amount healed by your Holy Light, Flash of Light, and Holy Shock spells by 4%.
Increases the amount healed by your Holy Light, Flash of Light, and Holy Shock spells by 12%.
Gives your Flash of Light, Holy Light, and Light's Vigil spells a 35% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
Gives your Flash of Light, Holy Light, and Light's Vigil spells a 70% chance to not lose casting time when you take damage.
Increases the damage done by your Seals and Judgements by 5%.
Increases the damage done by your Seals and Judgements by 15%.
Reduces the duration of Fear and Disorient effects on you by 15%.
Reduces the duration of Fear and Disorient effects on you by 30%.
Grants you immunity to Silence and Interrupt effects for 6 sec.
Allows 10% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Allows 30% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Reduces the mana cost of your Cleanse and Purify spells by 10% and reduces the cooldown of your Exorcism and Holy Wrath spells by 17%.
Reduces the mana cost of your Cleanse and Purify spells by 20% and reduces the cooldown of your Exorcism and Holy Wrath spells by 33%.
Your Holy Shock and Flash of Light critical hits reduce the cast time of your next Holy Light cast within 15 sec by 0.5 sec.
Your Holy Shock and Flash of Light critical hits reduce the cast time of your next Holy Light cast within 15 sec by 1.0 sec.
After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 20% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.
After getting a critical effect from your Flash of Light, Holy Light, Light's Vigil, or Holy Shock heal spell you have a 100% chance to gain Mana equal to 50% of the base cost of the spell.
Requires 3/3 Reverence.
When activated, gives your next Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock spell a 100% critical effect chance.
Improves your chance to hit with Holy spells by 6%.
Improves your chance to hit with Holy spells by 18%.
Requires 1/1 Holy Shock.
Blasts the target with Holy energy, causing 129 to 139 Holy damage to an enemy, or 110 to 118 healing to an ally.
Gives your Holy spells 5% increased damage against the first 4 enemies that enter your Consecration.
Gives your Holy spells 10% increased damage against the first 4 enemies that enter your Consecration.
Increases the critical strike chance of your Holy Shock and Holy Strike spells by 3%, and all other spells by 1%.
Increases the critical strike chance of your Holy Shock and Holy Strike spells by 15%, and all other spells by 5%.
Applies Light's Vigil to the target for 30 sec. Your next Holy Shock cast on them triggers no cooldown and causes enemy targets to suffer 175 to 189 Holy damage and refund 75% of Light's Vigil's Mana cost, or allied targets to heal their party for 325 to 343. You may only have one Light's Vigil active per party.
Requires 1/1 Holy Shock.
Increases your armor value from items by 2%.
Increases your armor value from items by 10%.
Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 4%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.
Damaging melee attacks against you have a 10% chance to increase your chance to block by 20%. Lasts 10 sec or 5 blocks.
Improves your chance to hit by 1%.
Improves your chance to hit by 3%.
Reduces the cooldown of your Blessing of Protection by 1 min and increases the duration of your Blessing of Freedom by 3 sec.
Reduces the cooldown of your Blessing of Protection by 2 min and increases the duration of your Blessing of Freedom by 6 sec.
Increases your Defense Skill by 4.
Increases your Defense Skill by 20.
When Seal of Fury's shield is fully absorbed, restore 60 Mana, increased by 15% per level the attacker is above you, up to 45%.
While Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 2%.
While Righteous Fury is active, all damage taken is reduced by 6%.
Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 10%, and gives your blocks a 33% chance to restore 4% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec.
Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 30%, and gives your blocks a 100% chance to restore 4% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec.
Requires 5/5 Redoubt.
Increases your total Stamina by 2% and reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Templar's Bulwark spells by 30 sec.
Increases your total Stamina by 4% and reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Templar's Bulwark spells by 60 sec.
Finishes the remaining cooldown on your Judgement ability and reduces the Mana cost of your next Judgement by 100%.
Requires 1/1 Improved Seal of Fury.
Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 3%.
Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 10%.
Decreases the cooldown of your Hammer of Justice spell by 5 sec.
Decreases the cooldown of your Hammer of Justice spell by 15 sec.
When activated, this ability grants you an absorb shield equal to 100% of your maximum health for 8 sec. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.
Gives you a 8% chance after Blocking and a 20% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 charges. Your next melee auto attack releases all stored charges, one extra attack per charge. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec.
Gives you a 40% chance after Blocking and a 100% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 charges. Your next melee auto attack releases all stored charges, one extra attack per charge. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec.
Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability by 5%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 2% for 6 sec.
Increases the threat generated by your Holy Strike ability by 25%. While Righteous Fury is active, Holy Strike also reduces your damage taken by 10% for 6 sec.
Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 110 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.
Requires 1/1 Templar's Bulwark.
Increases your Parry chance by 1%.
Increases your Parry chance by 5%.
Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 2%.
Reduces the Mana cost of all instant cast spells and abilities by 10%.
Decreases the cooldown of your Judgement ability by 1 sec.
Decreases the cooldown of your Judgement ability by 2 sec.
Reduces the mana cost of your Consecration, Holy Wrath, Exorcism, and Hammer of Wrath spells by 20%.
Reduces the mana cost of your Consecration, Holy Wrath, Exorcism, and Hammer of Wrath spells by 40%.
Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 1%.
Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 5%.
Gives your damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's Attack Power by 68, and increase your Attack Power by 1% for 30 sec.
The Attack Power reduction scales with level. The displayed 68/136/204 values come from the community export; their level and rounding are not verified.
Gives your damaging melee attacks a chance to reduce the target's Attack Power by 204, and increase your Attack Power by 3% for 30 sec.
Gives your Judgement ability a 33% chance to return 20% of the Mana cost of the judged seal.
Gives your Judgement ability a 100% chance to return 60% of the Mana cost of the judged seal.
Gives the Paladin a chance to deal additional Holy damage equal to 70% of normal weapon damage. Only one Seal can be active on the Paladin at any one time. Lasts 30 sec. Unleashing this Seal's energy will judge an enemy, instantly causing 68 to 73 Holy damage, 137 to 145 if the target is stunned or incapacitated.
Increases movement speed and mounted movement speed by 8%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
Increases movement speed and mounted movement speed by 15%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
All critical strikes against you cause 5% 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.
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.
Increases the damage of your Holy Strike ability by 20% and causes it to refresh all Judgement effects on the target.
Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 2%.
Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 6%.
Increases your Physical and Holy damage dealt by 1% for 30 sec after landing a non-periodic critical strike. Stacks up to 3 times.
Increases your Physical and Holy damage dealt by 3% for 30 sec after landing a non-periodic critical strike. Stacks up to 3 times.
Requires 3/3 Sanctified Judgement.
Puts the enemy target in a state of meditation, incapacitating them for up to 6 sec. Any damage caused will awaken the target. Only works against Humanoids.
Increases your spell damage by up to 20% of your Intellect.
The October 20 client hotfix raises this talent to 20/40/60%. The October 15 notes describe the earlier 10/20/30% values. This is reported client data, not an independent in-game test.
Increases your spell damage by up to 60% of your Intellect.
Reduces the cast time of your Hammer of Wrath by 0.5 sec, and reduces all threat you generate by 10% while Righteous Fury is not active.
Reduces the cast time of your Hammer of Wrath by 1.0 sec, and reduces all threat you generate by 20% while Righteous Fury is not active.
Reduces the Mana cost of your Seal spells by 20%, and when you replace your Seal of Command, Seal of Righteousness, Seal of Fury, or Seal of Justice with a different Seal, you gain an Echo of that Seal. Your next melee attack applies the replaced Seal's effects, consuming the Echo.
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