Method Retribution Paladin Guide - Introduction

Introduction

This guide was written by Seqq and has been updated for Midnight Patch 12.1.

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Strengths:

Very easy to play.
Offensive cooldowns available often.
Strong AoE.
Funnel damage when playing Execution Sentence.
Access to increased range of single target spenders.
Big supportive toolkit including things like Lay on Hands, Blessing of Protection, Blessing of Sacrifice, Blessing of Freedom, and combat res - Intercession.
Durable spec with unique defensive abilities such as Divine Shield and Shield of Vengeance

Weaknesses:

Patch 12.1 brings a plethora of changes for Ret Paladin, most of which are just tuning numbers. The standout changes are:

Art Of War and Righteous Cause can now accumulate up to 2 charges.

Auto attacks from Skyfury no longer trigger Art Of War or generate any Holy Power.

Crusading Strikes now increases auto attack speed by 15% rather than decreasing by 20%.

Hammer Of Light damage reduced by 30% and now costs 3 Holy Power instead of 5.

While Retribution Paladin receives no direct changes in 12.0.7, we have been introduced to the Omnium Folio.

The Omnium Folio serves as a gradual power increase, lasting throughout Midnight.

More information on both of these systems can be found in the Gearing section of the guide.