Experimental hybrid. MythicSim simulates it with 23 points in Holy and 28 points in Retribution, race Human, and ranks it among the damage dealers.
Retribution swings, Holy spells
A Retribution Paladin fights up close with a two-handed weapon and relies on Seals and Judgements. Shockadin keeps that base and takes from the Holy tree what it needs to cast Holy Shock and Consecration between swings. Those talents cost points in Retribution, so the build explores only part of that tree.
Damage, opener and rotation of Shockadin
Seal of Righteousness (19.8% of the damage), Melee (15.5%) and Judgement of Righteousness (14.8%) weigh the most in the simulation.
Before the fight the character uses Divine Favor (3 s before) and Seal of Righteousness (1.5 s before). The simulator’s priority list starts with Judgement, Seal of Righteousness, Consecration and Hammer of Wrath; the full list, with the condition of each line, is in the Rotation block below.
On the talent side, the build takes Divine Strength, Divine Intellect, Improved Seals and Reverence to maximum rank in Holy, then Benediction, Conviction, Sanctified Judgement and Vengeance to maximum rank in Retribution.
Interactive talent calculator
The calculator loads the simulation’s build, with the Retribution tree in the first column. Hover over a talent to read its description, or switch to full screen.
The detail of every talent and spell is in the WoW Forever Spellbook →
Talents: reference build simulated by MythicSim (958 DPS single target, 2-minute fight, dungeon and crafted gear with the best trinket pair, October 2026).
Gear used by the simulation
The pieces worn by the simulated character to reach the 958 DPS quoted above (dungeon and crafted gear). Without trinkets the simulation gives 929 DPS; the two trinkets, picked by MythicSim, add 3.1%.
HeadStalwart Helmitem level 61
NeckStar of Mystariaitem level 63
ShouldersTruestrike Shouldersitem level 61
BackArcanoweave Cloakitem level 65
ChestDawn Armoritem level 61
WristsBattleborn Armbracesitem level 63
HandsStorm Gauntletsitem level 59
WaistLightforge Beltitem level 58
LegsIronfeather Leggingsitem level 61
FeetOmnicast Bootsitem level 59
Finger 1Maiden's Circleitem level 61
Finger 2Songstone of Ironforgeitem level 60
Trinket 1Briarwood Reeditem level 60
Trinket 2Adaptive Combat Assistantitem level 65
Main handBlade of Hannaitem level 64
RangedLibram of Lawitem level 65
Gear from the MythicSim simulation (October 26, 2026).
See the full BiS for this spec → BiS is the best gear you can reach, not the gear of the simulation.
Simulation details
What the simulated character does during the 120 s of the fight, where its 929 DPS without trinkets come from (958 DPS quoted above with the trinket pair), which effects it has and in which order it casts.
Damage breakdown
Each line is an ability: the damage per second it adds, its share of the total, how many times it is cast in a fight, the damage of an average cast and, for a lasting effect, the part of the fight where it is active.
| Ability | DPS | Share | Casts | Per cast | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seal of RighteousnessCrit 23.5% | 189.4 | 19.8% | - | - | - |
 MeleeCrit 23.6% · Dodge 4.5% · Glancing 40.0% | 148.1 | 15.5% | 64.9 | 274 | - |
| Judgement of RighteousnessCrit 23.7% | 141.6 | 14.8% | 15.5 | 1,097 | - |
 Holy StrikeCrit 22.4% · Dodge 4.5% | 117.3 | 12.3% | 12.1 | 1,167 | - |
 Holy ShockCrit 25.9% · Miss 7.5% | 99.4 | 10.4% | 11.6 | 1,025 | - |
 ConsecrationCrit 0.0% · Miss 7.5% | 99.4 | 10.4% | 15.2 | 787 | - |
| Melee (extra attack)Crit 23.5% · Dodge 4.5% · Glancing 40.0% | 44.7 | 4.7% | 17.3 | 310 | - |
 Hammer of WrathCrit 23.4% | 39.4 | 4.1% | 3.3 | 1,442 | - |
 FrostboltCrit 15.8% · Miss 7.5% | 37.6 | 3.9% | - | - | - |
 Dragonbreath ChiliCrit 15.4% · Miss 7.5% | 26.6 | 2.8% | - | - | - |
 Goblin Sapper ChargeCrit 17.3% · Miss 1.0% | 5.9 | 0.6% | 1.0 | 710 | - |
| Perfected FormCrit 22.8% · Dodge 4.2% | 5.2 | 0.5% | - | - | - |
 Lightning StrikeCrit 15.8% · Miss 7.5% | 2.9 | 0.3% | - | - | - |
Buffs and debuffs
The percentages are coverage times, meaning the share of the fight during which the effect is active: they are not proc chances. “91.0×” is the average number of applications in a fight.
Procs and cooldowns
- Seal of Righteousness99.6%
Vengeance99.5%- Consecration97.6%
Weapon swap75.0%- Improving Form71.8%
Major Spellblasting Potion27.9%
Haste25.0%- Perfected Form17.0%
Windfury Totem (2)3.7%
Divine Favor2.9%
Debuffs on the target
Curse of Recklessness100.0%- Consecrated Ground99.2%
Hatched: the debuff is applied, but its armor effect is not (another armor debuff takes over).
Active the whole fight
Arcane Brilliance
Battle Shout
Fire Resistance
Fire Resistance Aura
Gift of the Wild
Grace of Air
Greater Blessing of Kings
Greater Blessing of Might
Greater Blessing of Wisdom
Leader of the Pack
Moonkin Aura
Prayer of Spirit
Strength of Earth- Windfury Totem
Vindication
Curse of the Elements
Faerie Fire
Gift of Arthas
Judgement of Wisdom
Judgement of the Crusader
Sunder Armor
Rotation
Simulation rotation: Shockadin hybrid (Experimental). At each decision the simulator goes through the list from top to bottom and casts the first ability whose condition is met.
Before the fight
- −3 sDivine Favor
- −1.5 sSeal of Righteousness
Priority
Manual Crowd Pummelerno condition- Weapon swap (to the secondary weapon set)if Manual Crowd Pummeler is not ready and Haste is not active
- Other cooldowns (Divine Favor, Major Spellblasting Potion, Demonic Rune, Goblin Sapper Charge)no condition
Judgementif Judgement can be cast- Seal of Righteousnessif the remaining duration of Seal of Righteousness is at most 1 s
- Consecrationif the mana percentage is at least 20%
- Hammer of Wrathno condition
- Holy Strikeno condition
- Holy Shockno condition
Simulation details from MythicSim (October 26, 2026), reproduced with the author’s permission.
What the Shockadin simulation does not tell
MythicSim plays one scenario only: a single target, a short fight, the gear described by the credit line. Neither a multi-boss raid nor PvP enters the calculation, and its simulation engine is not the game.
Going Further
To compare with the official Paladin trees, see Paladin Holy, Paladin Protection and Paladin Retribution. Shockadin also appears in the WoW Forever Tier List, and every build of the section is on the hub.
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