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Retribution Paladin Build Consensus

DPS

Crit › Mastery. 5 of 15 slots agree at 50% or better, and 56% run Loa Worshiper's Band.

Hero talent Herald of the Sun77%
Stat priority Crit›Mastery›Haste›Vers
Top enchant Mark of the Worldsoul94%
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Valantor
#1 in sample · US ValantorZul'jin · Liquid · matches 10/15 3261M+ rating
41% mean agreement

How much the top 34 agree, slot by slotthe gold line marks 50%

HeadHEAD NeckNECK ShoulderSHLD BackBACK ChestCHST WristWRST HandsHAND WaistWAIST LegsLEGS FeetFEET Ring 1FN1 Ring 2FN2 Trinket 1TR1 Trinket 2TR2 Main handMH
5 settled6 leaning4 opensettled = half the field or more wears the same piece
Crit1,102
Mastery795
Haste604
Vers217

The decisions

the 4 tightest races among the 6 slots that have a favourite · the other 4 have no consensus at all

The build

Per-slot shares over 34 live armories — no simulation Most-run loadout of the 34 tracked Herald of the Sun builds
Class Tree
Herald of the Sun
Retribution Tree
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Supplies

what they enchant, socket and drink

Enchants

Head
Empowered Rune of Avoidance76%
Shoulder
Amirdrassils Grace76%
Chest
Mark of the Worldsoul94%
Legs
Forest Hunters Armor Kit94%
Feet
Lynxs Dexterity79%
Finger 1
Eyes of the Eagle85%
Finger 2
Eyes of the Eagle85%
Main Hand
Enchant 868950% Arcane Mastery35%

Embellishments

Loa Worshiper's BandEquip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to charge the band, calling forth the avatar of a Loa 56% Stabilizing Gemstone BandolierEquip: Double the gems, double the power! 41% Arcanoweave LiningEquip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with A 41% Hunter's Ritual StoneEquip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to grant 101 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. 21%

Only two can be equipped, so the choice matters.

Gems

Flawless Masterful Peridot39% Indecipherable Eversong Diamond16% Flawless Deadly Amethyst14% Flawless Deadly Peridot9% Flawless Masterful Garnet8% Flawless Quick Garnet4%

Consumables

FlaskFlask of the Magisters R2 FoodRoyal Roast PotionLight's Potential R2 Augment RuneVoid-Touched Augment Rune Weapon Oil · Main HandThalassian Phoenix Oil R2

The sample

34 armories · 21 accounts · Raid · Herald of the Sun · scanned 2026-09-26 07:27 UTC
1 ValantorZul'jin (US) · Draenei 3261 327 Liquid 10/15
2 KekpotTwisting Nether (EU) · Human 2890 323 Method 6/15
3 FaithysDraenor (EU) · Blood Elf 2752 324 Method 8/15
4 WaalpenptwoRagnaros (EU) · Human 2703 315 Method 8/15
5 SjelednTwisting Nether (EU) · Dwarf 2531 323 Method 7/15
6 LiprawmilkIllidan (US) · Human 1753 327 Liquid 8/15
7 NarcodarkTarren Mill (EU) · Human 1673 323 Echo 8/15
8 PinkdudeIllidan (US) · Dwarf 1425 326 Liquid 8/15
9 FaithybalaTwisting Nether (EU) · Human 1386 322 Method 9/15
10 FaithyhammerTerenas (EU) · Blood Elf 1339 321 Method 8/15
11 ChungusholeIllidan (US) · Dwarf 751 323 Liquid 7/15
12 LiphammaIllidan (US) · Human 505 322 Liquid 7/15
13 ScodadTwisting Nether (EU) · Blood Elf 362 278 Method 0/15
14 LeéèéèéèepIllidan (US) · Tauren 335 322 Liquid 9/15
15 LipIllidan (US) · Tauren 335 323 Liquid 8/15
16 LipperinoIllidan (US) · Tauren 329 326 Liquid 8/15
17 JudgewhaazzTarren Mill (EU) · Human — 263 Echo 0/15
18 WexilightTarren Mill (EU) · Dwarf — 306 Echo 0/15
19 DooleymainIllidan (US) · Zandalari Troll — 322 Liquid 8/15
20 KspchudIllidan (US) · Dwarf — 252 Liquid 0/15
21 KspholyIllidan (US) · Dwarf — 252 Liquid 0/15
Also tracked Mythic+ build 38 snapshots · Herald of the Sun leads with 36 →
SourceBlizzard Profile API · top-ranked Raid armories, EU + US · per-slot shares over 34 characters · no simulation, no theorycraft rebuilt daily 07:20 UTC · --:--:-- UTC