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Retribution Paladin Guide for WoW WotLK Classic PvP

Patch Phase 4WotLK Classic Arena Season 8

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Best Retribution Paladin WotLK PvP Build, Talents, Stat Priority, Trinkets, BiS gear, etc., ranked by their performance and popularity based on the World Top PvP Players in WotLK Classic Arena Season 8.

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Easy mode choices summary for Retribution Paladin

Type
Top Choice
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
Talents
2585
2288
1%
Main Hand
2531
2260
1%
Off Hand
2624
2218
3%
Trinket
2585
2310
5%
Trinket Combination
2570
2442
2%
Head
2350
2220
1%
Neck
2395
2284
2%
Shoulders
2690
2215
6%
Back
2690
2234
1%
Chest
2350
2280
1%
Wrist
2456
2216
4%
Hands
2403
2302
1%
Waist
2443
2300
3%
Legs
2690
2310
5%
Feet
2531
2262
2%
Rings
2441
2284
1%
Item Level
270
2578
2245
5%
Tier
2350
2220
1%
Gem
2317
2218
1%
Gem Combination
2456
2319
1%
Back Enchant
2287
2173
2%
Chest Enchant
2350
2181
4%
Wrist Enchant
2456
2137
12%
Feet Enchant
2624
2157
14%
Weapon Enchant
2163
2130
1%
Stat
Median Value
Crit
37%
Race
Representation
Human
158 (60%)

Talents for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2585
2288
1%
2474
2212
1%
2690
2212
1%
2446
2201
1%
2300
2186
1%
2396
2161
1%
2525
2123
3%
2624
2104
5%
2478
2101
1%
2405
2099
4%
2570
2089
15%
2240
2083
1%
2302
2081
1%
2487
2073
1%
2211
2053
1%
2139
2015
1%
2287
2010
1%
2317
2009
1%
2143
2004
1%
2473
1969
1%

Stat Name for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Median Value
Crit
37%
Haste
4%

Main Hand for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2531
2260
1%
2690
2258
4%
2358
2241
2%
2624
2234
6%
2308
2209
1%
2266
2172
1%
2388
2133
1%
2585
2123
14%
2139
2081
1%
2456
2079
2%
2207
2061
1%
2382
2061
1%
2218
2054
3%
2594
2045
11%
2125
2037
1%
2219
2031
7%
2297
2030
6%
2284
2015
3%
2167
2012
1%
2162
2005
1%
2224
1991
1%

Off Hand for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2624
2218
3%
2487
2213
1%
2302
2163
1%
2384
2148
7%
2234
2125
1%
2525
2124
6%
2266
2117
1%
2690
2110
8%
2442
2098
1%
2317
2083
2%
2358
2076
5%
2302
2017
1%
2284
2017
1%
2031
1981
1%

Trinket for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2585
2310
5%
2578
2201
8%
2350
2198
1%
2690
2197
21%
2443
2141
1%
2624
2128
2%
2226
2123
1%
2264
2122
1%
2163
2108
1%
2308
2090
2%
2446
2082
17%
2197
2077
1%
2585
2077
30%
2531
2076
12%
2456
2072
5%
2690
2071
22%
2350
2070
2%
2473
2070
21%
2224
2053
1%
2197
2053
1%
2446
2048
17%
2212
2041
1%
2125
2015
1%
2122
2001
1%
2263
2001
4%
2209
1976
1%

Trinket Combination for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2570
2442
2%
2478
2285
1%
2585
2264
1%
2578
2243
4%
2382
2239
2%
2354
2218
1%
2690
2196
7%
2430
2144
3%
2308
2140
2%
2404
2140
5%
2350
2134
1%
2405
2134
2%
2624
2128
1%
2226
2123
1%
2446
2082
9%
2441
2077
2%
2240
2074
1%
2251
2056
2%
2473
2043
11%
2316
2008
2%
2531
2002
4%
2263
1991
2%

Neck for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2395
2284
2%
2316
2220
1%
2404
2211
2%
2300
2150
5%
2578
2133
9%
2350
2131
2%
2442
2124
1%
2287
2122
3%
2624
2115
10%
2594
2080
9%
2396
2063
2%
2690
2058
5%
2585
2055
7%
2570
2033
1%
2525
2031
11%
2236
2029
1%
2531
2012
6%

Shoulders for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2690
2215
6%
2578
2197
1%
2624
2171
29%
2257
2163
1%
2264
2107
1%
2456
2073
5%
2531
2054
17%
2441
2044
9%
2107
2041
1%
2316
2033
2%
2117
2028
1%
2570
2010
2%
2478
2005
9%

Back for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2690
2234
1%
2358
2219
1%
2456
2209
1%
2257
2203
1%
2219
2201
1%
2624
2197
13%
2350
2171
1%
2525
2125
5%
2198
2122
1%
2515
2105
10%
2236
2103
2%
2205
2102
1%
2316
2096
1%
2443
2085
6%
2570
2079
17%
2065
2064
1%
2275
2042
2%
2163
2030
2%
2177
2029
1%
2300
2029
2%
2112
2024
1%
2594
2006
7%

Chest for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2350
2280
1%
2441
2217
1%
2456
2209
4%
2388
2167
3%
2442
2150
8%
2690
2098
37%
2257
2078
2%
2531
2061
15%
2316
2054
2%
2594
2043
3%
2405
2001
5%

Wrist for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2456
2216
4%
2212
2163
1%
2446
2138
2%
2531
2134
3%
2417
2125
4%
2690
2113
24%
2487
2102
4%
2315
2094
1%
2151
2080
1%
2280
2069
2%
2594
2064
31%
2163
2041
1%
2028
2014
1%
2350
2007
1%
2219
2006
3%

Hands for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2403
2302
1%
2332
2250
3%
2487
2209
3%
2391
2203
1%
2690
2200
7%
2531
2179
1%
2251
2124
4%
2624
2120
25%
2473
2090
1%
2315
2083
3%
2585
2082
12%
2388
2041
5%
2570
2040
1%
2446
2032
10%
2404
2021
3%
2134
2004
1%

Waist for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2443
2300
3%
2570
2215
1%
2350
2197
5%
2209
2125
1%
2690
2108
43%
2395
2102
5%
2375
2094
1%
2203
2089
1%
2305
2088
1%
2287
2085
1%
2245
2075
1%
2405
2041
4%
2531
2029
2%
2384
2025
7%
2315
1972
1%

Legs for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2690
2310
5%
2417
2241
1%
2382
2212
3%
2456
2197
4%
2487
2123
17%
2570
2103
3%
2228
2090
1%
2264
2090
1%
2218
2079
1%
2624
2065
21%
2405
2058
3%
2404
2052
1%
2315
2045
1%
2260
2044
1%
2266
2028
3%
2403
2020
14%

Feet for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2531
2262
2%
2303
2219
1%
2358
2215
2%
2403
2179
1%
2287
2163
1%
2280
2136
3%
2350
2125
1%
2441
2112
1%
2690
2109
49%
2404
2105
1%
2141
2102
1%
2456
2101
4%
2203
2091
2%
2300
2047
3%
2260
2029
3%
2219
2014
1%
2570
2006
3%
2297
1992
1%

Rings for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2441
2284
1%
2264
2212
1%
2316
2212
1%
2350
2203
3%
2690
2203
19%
2690
2203
24%
2456
2200
2%
2442
2198
1%
2358
2139
1%
2456
2137
8%
2354
2123
1%
2201
2119
1%
2531
2094
20%
2391
2087
3%
2221
2083
1%
2316
2076
1%
2624
2073
38%
2234
2070
3%
2201
2054
1%
2216
2054
3%
2442
2053
15%
2110
2032
1%
2473
2030
2%
2226
2030
3%
2594
2025
13%
2487
2018
1%
2213
2012
1%
2207
2009
1%
2224
1993
1%
2093
1982
1%

Item Level for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
270
2578
2245
5%
272
2570
2197
1%
266
2531
2190
7%
264
2487
2174
5%
253
2284
2166
2%
268
2690
2163
5%
267
2624
2161
6%
271
2474
2149
2%
257
2391
2133
4%
250
2197
2125
1%
265
2417
2104
6%
261
2441
2087
6%
269
2594
2080
4%
260
2478
2078
3%
252
2148
2058
1%
263
2382
2051
5%
255
2442
2044
1%
262
2265
2044
6%
254
2473
2042
1%
259
2349
2015
5%
258
2219
2012
1%
256
2316
2008
4%

Tier for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2350
2220
1%
2690
2215
6%
2382
2212
3%
2487
2209
3%
2578
2209
3%
2456
2209
4%
2391
2203
1%
2690
2200
7%
2578
2197
1%
2531
2179
1%
2624
2171
29%
2257
2163
1%
2690
2151
32%
2442
2150
8%
2264
2143
1%
2377
2132
2%
2251
2124
4%
2487
2123
17%
2624
2120
25%
2264
2107
1%
2570
2103
3%
2690
2098
37%
2228
2090
1%
2264
2090
1%
2473
2090
1%
2315
2083
3%
2585
2082
12%
2257
2078
2%
2441
2075
7%
2515
2073
9%
2624
2065
21%
2404
2062
16%
2531
2061
15%
2405
2058
3%
2570
2058
4%
2316
2054
2%
2531
2054
17%
2404
2052
1%
2441
2044
9%
2594
2043
3%
2388
2041
5%
2316
2033
2%
2197
2032
1%
2117
2028
1%
2266
2028
3%
2302
2023
3%
2403
2020
14%
2134
2010
1%
2570
2010
2%
2478
2005
9%
2134
2004
1%
2405
2001
5%
2284
1996
2%
2157
1975
1%

Gem for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2317
2218
1%
2350
2197
2%
2624
2195
18%
2525
2177
9%
2515
2175
1%
2221
2160
1%
2456
2137
12%
2456
2125
9%
2456
2124
15%
2317
2123
3%
2624
2123
32%
2594
2123
37%
2624
2117
36%
2358
2115
10%
2585
2107
16%
2690
2104
43%
2690
2102
73%
2478
2094
11%
2690
2091
84%
2585
2076
11%
2690
2073
65%
2473
2070
1%
2578
2065
38%
2403
2060
3%
2456
2054
5%
2473
2049
2%
2125
2047
1%
2151
2045
1%
2531
2045
16%
2227
2015
1%
2093
2014
1%
2125
2014
2%
2125
2012
1%
2207
2012
4%
2197
2009
2%
2107
2003
1%
2315
1989
1%
2016
1988
1%
2473
1988
1%
2287
1980
2%

Gem Combination for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2456
2319
1%
2396
2296
1%
2396
2272
1%
2442
2251
2%
2624
2235
2%
2316
2211
1%
2478
2204
6%
2525
2190
2%
2525
2163
2%
2525
2150
4%
2442
2142
2%
2382
2138
1%
2478
2123
3%
2594
2123
17%
2350
2107
5%
2690
2091
84%
2690
2075
32%
2690
2067
54%
2350
2058
2%

Back Enchant for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2287
2173
2%
2624
2122
14%
2456
2112
1%
2403
2102
8%
2690
2086
63%

Chest Enchant for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2350
2181
4%
2624
2120
35%
2157
2090
1%
2690
2065
56%

Wrist Enchant for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2456
2137
12%
2690
2091
82%
2197
2016
1%

Feet Enchant for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2624
2157
14%
2690
2107
11%
2594
2073
63%
2531
2063
7%

Weapon Enchant for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Max. Rating
Median Rating
Popularity
2163
2130
1%
2280
2125
5%
2690
2117
44%
2690
2082
84%
2384
2079
2%
2209
2027
1%
2197
2014
2%
2197
2007
2%

Race for Retribution Paladin

-
Name
Representation
Human
158 (60%)
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