Experimental hybrid. MythicSim simulates it with 21 points in Protection and 30 points in Retribution, race Undead, and ranks it among the tanks.
A tank with Retribution talents
The Retribution Paladin wields a two-handed weapon. Retribution-Protection swaps it for a one-handed weapon and a shield, and keeps Retribution strike talents such as Conviction and Benediction. Protection brings the rest: Redoubt, Shield Specialization and Improved Righteous Fury.
Damage, opener and rotation of Retribution-Protection
Melee (24.9% of the damage), Judgement of Righteousness (17.2%) and Seal of Righteousness (13.6%) weigh the most in the simulation.
Before the fight the character uses Righteous Fury (5 s before) and Seal of Righteousness (1.5 s before). The simulator’s priority list starts with Judgement, Seal of Righteousness, Hammer of Wrath and Holy Strike; the full list, with the condition of each line, is in the Rotation block below.
On the talent side, the build takes Redoubt, Precision, Improved Righteous Fury and Shield Specialization to maximum rank in Protection, then Benediction, Conviction, Vindication and Sanctified Judgement 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 (1049 TPS of threat and 659 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 659 DPS quoted above (dungeon and crafted gear). Without trinkets the simulation gives 627 DPS; the two trinkets, picked by MythicSim, add 5.2%.
HeadStalwart Helmitem level 61
NeckMark of Fordringitem level 63
ShouldersLightforge Spauldersitem level 60
BackArcanoweave Cloakitem level 65
ChestLightforge Breastplateitem level 63
WristsBattleborn Armbracesitem level 63
HandsJusticar's Glovesitem level 55
WaistLightforge Beltitem level 58
LegsChampion's Legplatesitem level 61
FeetBattlechaser's Greavesitem level 55
Finger 1Blessed Band of Lightitem level 65
Finger 2Eye of Orgrimmaritem level 60
Trinket 1Adaptive Combat Assistantitem level 65
Trinket 2Briarwood Reeditem level 60
Main handIronfoeitem level 60
Off handDreadguard's Protectoritem level 62
RangedSentinel's Libramitem level 65
Gear from the MythicSim simulation (October 28, 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 627 DPS without trinkets come from (659 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MeleeCrit 22.0% · Dodge 4.5% · Glancing 40.0% | 164.2 | 24.9% | 59.8 | 330 | - |
 Judgement of RighteousnessCrit 21.9% | 113.2 | 17.2% | 17.9 | 759 | - |
| Seal of RighteousnessCrit 22.0% | 89.8 | 13.6% | - | - | - |
 Holy StrikeCrit 18.4% · Dodge 4.4% | 83.2 | 12.6% | 12.1 | 830 | - |
 ConsecrationCrit 0.0% · Miss 7.6% | 78.2 | 11.9% | 14.8 | 635 | - |
| Melee (extra attack)Crit 22.1% · Dodge 4.5% · Glancing 40.0% | 44.9 | 6.8% | 14.7 | 367 | - |
 Hammer of WrathCrit 22.2% | 44.6 | 6.8% | 4.2 | 1,269 | - |
 Dragonbreath ChiliCrit 15.6% · Miss 7.6% | 18.3 | 2.8% | - | - | - |
 Touch of the GraveCrit 0.0% · Miss 7.6% | 13.5 | 2.1% | - | - | - |
 Dense DynamiteCrit 17.3% · Miss 1.0% | 9.0 | 1.4% | 2.1 | 519 | - |
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
Vengeance99.1%- Consecration95.9%
Holy Strength50.7%
Redoubt33.1%
Major Spellblasting Potion28.1%
Windfury Totem (2)4.3%
Instrument of Law0.0%
Swift Judgement0.0%
Debuffs on the target
Curse of Recklessness100.0%
Hatched: the debuff is applied, but its armor effect is not (another armor debuff takes over).
Active the whole fight
Arcane Brilliance
Battle Shout
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 Fortitude
Prayer of Spirit
Righteous Fury
Strength of Earth- Windfury Totem
- Seal of Righteousness
Vindication
Curse of the Elements
Expose Armor
Faerie Fire
Gift of Arthas
Judgement of Wisdom
Judgement of the Crusader
Rotation
Simulation rotation: Ret-prot 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
- −5 sRighteous Fury
- −1.5 sSeal of Righteousness
Priority
- Other cooldowns (Swift Judgement, Major Spellblasting Potion, Demonic Rune, Dense Dynamite)no condition
Judgementif Judgement can be cast- Seal of Righteousnessif the remaining duration of Seal of Righteousness is at most 1.5 s
- Hammer of Wrathno condition
- Holy Strikeno condition
- Consecrationif the mana percentage is at least 20%
Simulation details from MythicSim (October 28, 2026), reproduced with the author’s permission.
What the Retribution-Protection simulation does not tell
MythicSim’s tank ranking rests on the threat generated on a single target, in the gear described by the credit line. On its own it does not measure how the character takes a boss’s damage, and it covers neither a multi-boss raid nor PvP. Its simulation engine is not the game.
Going Further
To compare with the official Paladin trees, see Paladin Holy, Paladin Protection and Paladin Retribution. Retribution-Protection also appears in the WoW Forever Tier List, and every build of the section is on the hub.
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