Retribution Paladin Gearing Guide

Patch 12.0 Last Updated: 20th Jan, 2026
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Tier Sets

Midnight Pre-Patch Tier Set Bonuses:

  • 2 Set: Damage done increased by 6%
  • 4 Set: Damage done increased by 10%

Tier sets have been turned into flat damage % increases with the pre-patch and will not affect your gameplay.

retribution paladin Best in Slot Gear

Below are a few lists of Retribution Paladin BiS gear to aim for depending on what content you prefer. While the below is a good guideline to follow, please do remember to always sim your character for optimal results.

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 Fractillus/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 Interloper's Plated Sabatons The Soul Hunters
Ring Logic Gate: Omega Forgeweaver Araz
Ring Logic Gate: Alpha Plexus Sentinel
Trinket Astral Antenna Loom'ithar
Trinket Screams Of A Forgotten Sky Dimensius
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 Fractillus/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 Interloper's Plated Sabatons The Soul Hunters
Ring Logic Gate: Omega Forgeweaver Araz
Ring Logic Gate: Alpha Plexus Sentinel
Trinket Astral Antenna Loom'ithar
Trinket Screams Of A Forgotten Sky Dimensius
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 Fractillus/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 Sacbrood Ara-kara, City of Echoes
Trinket Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker Operation: Floodgate
Main Hand Fatebound Crusader Eco-Dome Al’dani

Trinkets

Your best in slot trinkets are Araz's Ritual Forge & Astral Antenna.

Other trinkets to consider include:

Embellishments

Embellishments currently have a miniscule impact on your throughput, and shouldn’t deter you from using any piece of gear you may have acquired, providing the gear you have is higher item level than the embellished piece.

That being said, your best embellishments are as follows:

  1. Double Dawnthread Lining on wrists and belt for extra crit rating (consider this setup as BiS)
  2. Any 2-hand weapon with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension + Wrists with Writhing Armor Banding

After crafting your embellished pieces, prioritize crafting pieces for your lowest item level slots.

Important: Always remember to sim your character as the above is only a guideline and is not guaranteed to be true for every character.

Puzzling Cartel Chips (Dinars)

Puzzling Cartel chips provide as an easy way to obtain BiS trinket options, providing that you meet the criteria. You can earn up to 9 Chips per character, so up to 3 items can be purchased from the vendors in Dornogal.

Recommended Purchases:

Reshii Wraps

Reshii Wraps is a new cape released in Patch 11.2 and will be the only cape you need. You’ll earn your Reshii Wraps via several quests in K’aresh, up to and including chapter 3 of the storyline. The Reshii Wraps are upgradable via Ethereal Strands and comes with a Fiber slot.

Fibers are crafted by Tailors and will grant your Reshii Wraps a secondary stat of your choice. You do not need to be a tailor yourself, you can simply put in a work order.

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.