Tier Sets
The Season 3 Tier Set directly affects your Hero talents. So there are different bonuses depending on which hero tree you are running.
Retribution Paladin Season 3 Tier Set Bonus
Herald of the Sun:
- (2) Set Bonus: Dawnlight's healing and damage is increased by 30% and you gain Solar Wrath after Avenging Wrath fades causing Sun's Avatar's effect to linger for an additional 10 sec.
- (4) Set Bonus: Solar Wrath increases the effectiveness of your Holy Power spenders by 15% and grants you 2 Dawnlight.
Templar:
- (2) Set Bonus: Your Empyrean Hammer deals 20% increased critical strike damage and its critical strikes have 50% chance to grant an additional stack of Light's Deliverance.
- (4) Set Bonus: Hammer of Light deals 35% increased damage to its primary target, strikes 3 additional secondary targets, and can now be cast 1 more time after Wake of Ashes.
The Season 3 Tier Set is completely devoid of randomness compared to the tier set of Season 2. If you are playing as Herald of the Sun, it won’t affect your gameplay by any means. As a Templar you are gonna be able to use Hammer of Light twice after using Wake of Ashes. The only thing you have to prepare for is that this is not a free use like we have from Light's Deliverance.
retribution paladin Best in Slot Gear
You should still prioritize the gear you use by running a sim for your character, but the lists below will give you a good idea of what items are considered good for Retribution Paladin, and help you target the right content for each piece of loot.
Overall Best Gear for Retribution Paladin
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Lightmane of the Lucent Battalion | Forgeweaver Araz/Catalyst |
| Neck | Salhadaar’s Folly | Nexus-king Salhadaar |
| Shoulders | Beacons of False Righteousness | Nexus-king Salhadaar |
| Cloak | Reshii Wraps | Campaign |
| Chest | Cuirass of the Lucent Battalion | Fractalus/Catalyst |
| Wrist | Everforged Vambraces | Craft |
| Gloves | Protectors of the Lucent Battalion | Soulbinder Naazindhri/Catalyst |
| Belt | Everforged Greatbelt | Craft |
| Legs | Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion | Loom’ithar/Catalyst |
| Boots | Interlooper’s Plated Sabatons | The Soul Hunters |
| Ring | Band of Shattered Soul | Dimensius, the All-Devouring |
| Ring | Logic Gate: Alpha | Plexus Sentiniel |
| Trinket | Unyielding Netherprism | Fractalus |
| Trinket | Araz’s Ritual Forge | Forgeweaver Araz |
| Main Hand | Maw of the Void | Nexus-king Salhadaar |
Best Gear from the Raid for Retribution Paladin
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Lightmane of the Lucent Battalion | Forgeweaver Araz/Catalyst |
| Neck | Salhadaar’s Folly | Nexus-king Salhadaar |
| Shoulders | Beacons of False Righteousness | Nexus-king Salhadaar |
| Cloak | Reshii Wraps | Campaign |
| Chest | Cuirass of the Lucent Battalion | Fractalus/Catalyst |
| Wrist | Everforged Vambraces | Craft |
| Gloves | Protectors of the Lucent Battalion | Soulbinder Naazindhri/Catalyst |
| Belt | Everforged Greatbelt | Craft |
| Legs | Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion | Loom’ithar/Catalyst |
| Boots | Interlooper’s Plated Sabatons | The Soul Hunters |
| Ring | Band of Shattered Soul | Dimensius, the All-Devouring |
| Ring | Logic Gate: Alpha | Plexus Sentiniel |
| Trinket | Unyielding Netherprism | Fractalus |
| Trinket | Araz’s Ritual Forge | Forgeweaver Araz |
| Main Hand | Maw of the Void | Nexus-king Salhadaar |
Best Gear from Mythic+ for Retribution Paladin
| Slot | Item | Source |
| Head | Lightmane of the Lucent Battalion | Forgeweaver Araz/Catalyst |
| Neck | Ornately Engraved Amplifier | Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder |
| Shoulders | Stoneflesh Spaulders | Tazavesh: So’leah’s Gambit |
| Cloak | Reshii Wraps | Campaign |
| Chest | Cuirass of the Lucent Battalion | Fractalus/Catalyst |
| Wrist | Everforged Vambraces | Craft |
| Gloves | Protectors of the Lucent Battalion | Soulbinder Naazindhri/Catalyst |
| Belt | Everforged Greatbelt | Craft |
| Legs | Cuisses of the Lucent Battalion | Loom’ithar/Catalyst |
| Boots | Implacable Weatherproof Treads | Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder |
| Ring | Signet of the False Accuser | Halls of Atonement |
| Ring | Devout Zealot’s Ring | The Dawnbreaker |
| Trinket | Ara-Kara Sarcbrood | Ara-kara, City of Echoes |
| Trinket | Improvised Deaforium Pacemaker | Operation: Floodgate |
| Main Hand | Fatebound Crusader | Eco-Dome Al’dani |
Trinkets
The Overall Best trinkets for Retribution Paladin in Season 3 are:
- Araz’s Ritual Forge - Absolute BiS trinket for most of the specs in the game, and Retribution is no exception. This trinket simply brings too much main stat, so it is a crime not to use it.
- Unyielding Netherprism - The design of this trinket allows you to have some additional main stat every Wake of Ashes window. Also pairs up well with Araz’s Ritual Forge.
- Ara-Kara Sarcbrood - Good old passive trinket from Season 1. Still a strong and desirable option to have.
- Improvised Deaforium Pacemaker - As a Templar you love crit. This trinket provides a huge amount of it. We already have been using it for the whole previous season, so nothing changes here.
Embellishments
In Season 3 we don’t have any specific weapons we have to get. This creates an opportunity for 2 setups of crafted gear:
- Any 2-hand weapon with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension + Wrists with Writhing Armor Banding
- Double Dawnthread Lining on wrists and belt for extra crit rating
What to craft is determined by your luck with acquiring a 2-hand weapon at Mythic Item level. If you have it from the vault in the first 3 weeks, then go for double Dawnthread Lining. If not, then craft a 2-hand weapon with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and put Writhing Armor Banding on bracers as your next craft.
Reshii Wraps
Reshii Wraps is a new Cloak released in Patch 11.2 and will be the only cloak you use (and the only one that can drop from any content in Season 3). You gain access to it via a quest chain and completing chapter 3 of the main patch storyline.
The Reshii Wraps are upgradable via Ethereal Strands and can have secondary stats of your choice added to it.
To add a secondary stat to the Reshii Wraps you use a Fiber in the Fiber Socket of the Cloak. The highest quality version of the Fibers require a work-order to a Tailor.
When picking a Fiber, I strongly recommend simming your character for the best stat for your current gear and intended content. If you just want a quick recommendation for which Reshii Fiber to use, then use Pure Energizing Fiber (Mastery).
To find out more about the Reshii Wraps, you can read the Method Reshii Wraps Overview Guide.
Best D.I.S.C Belt & Miniature Titan Disc Effects
Season 3 Note: The DISC Belt is still considered good earlier into Season 3. We won’t replace it till you get a Heroic socketed belt or a Mythic one.
Your Recommended Titan Discs for Retribution Paladin in 11.2 is Critical Chain for every type of the content.
For more information about unlocking the DISC belt and the different Miniature Titan Disc effects available, check out Method's D.I.S.C Belt Guide.