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Class, hero and spec talents for patch 12.1.0: 34 + 34 + 13 points at level 90.

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Paladin0/34

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Heals a friendly target for an amount equal to 100% your maximum health. Cannot be used on a target with Forbearance. Causes Forbearance for 30 sec. Enter to learn.

Granted to every Retribution Paladin. Learn Concentration Aura, Devotion Aura, and Crusader Aura: Concentration Aura: Interrupt and Silence effects on party and raid members within 40 yds are 30% shorter. Devotion Aura: Party and raid members within 40 yds are bolstered by their devotion, reducing damage taken by 3%. Crusader Aura: Increases mounted speed by 20% for all party and raid members within 40 yds.

Granted to every Retribution Paladin. During Avenging Wrath, Judgment is empowered into Hammer of Wrath. Hammer of Wrath Hurls a divine hammer that strikes an enemy for 43 Holy damage. Generates 1 Holy Power.

Requires Lay on Hands. Cleanses a friendly target, removing all Poison and Disease effects.

Requires Lay on Hands. Lay on Hands grants the target 30% increased armor for 8 sec and now ignores healing reduction effects.

Hammer of Justice's cooldown is reduced by 15 sec. Enter to learn.

Emits dazzling light in all directions, blinding enemies within 10 yds, causing them to wander disoriented for 6 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. Enter to learn.

The power of the Light compels an Undead, Aberration, or Demon target to flee for up to 40 sec. Damage may break the effect. Lesser creatures have a chance to be destroyed. Only one target can be turned at a time. Enter to learn.

Requires Cleanse Toxins. After Cleanse successfully removes an effect from an ally, they are healed for 2,052.

0/1Requires Cleanse Toxins, Empyreal Ward or Fist of Justice. After you spend 20 Holy Power, your next Word of Glory echoes onto a nearby ally at 30% effectiveness.

Requires Fist of Justice. When your health is brought below 25%, you instantly cast a free Word of Glory at 60% effectiveness on yourself. Cannot occur more than once every 60 sec.

Leap atop your Charger for 3 sec, increasing movement speed by 100%. Usable while indoors or in combat. Enter to learn.

Requires Blinding Light. The cooldown of Blinding Light is reduced by 15 sec.

Granted to every Retribution Paladin. Judgment causes the target to take 20% increased damage from your next Holy Power ability. Multiple applications may overlap.

0/1Requires Turn Evil. Turn Evil's cast time is reduced by 100%.

Requires Afterimage / Healing Hands or 2 points in A Just Reward. Your Forbearance's duration is reduced by 10 sec.

Requires Afterimage / Healing Hands or Guided Prayer. Divine Protection reduces damage taken by an additional 10% and casts Shield of Vengeance. Shield of Vengeance Creates a barrier of holy light that absorbs 9,165 damage for 10 sec. When the shield expires, it bursts to inflict Holy damage equal to the total amount absorbed, divided among all nearby enemies.

Requires Divine Steed. Divine Steed now has 2 charges.

Requires Divine Steed. Divine Steed's cooldown is reduced by 20%, but its duration is reduced by 40%.

0/1Requires Divine Steed. Divine Steed also grants Blessing of Freedom for 3.0 sec. Blessing of Freedom: Blesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to movement impairing effects for 8 sec.

Interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec. Enter to learn.

Requires Cavalier, Holy Reprieve or Shield of Vengeance. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Speed increased by 2% and damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 2%.

Requires Cavalier or Steed of Liberty / Blessing of Freedom. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Instantly cast Judgment on up to 5 targets within 30 yds. Divine Toll's Judgment deals 50% increased damage.

Requires Steed of Liberty / Blessing of Freedom. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Blessing of Freedom increases movement speed by 30%, and you gain Blessing of Freedom when cast on a friendly target.

Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Armor increased by 10%, Stamina increased by 5% and damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 3%.

Requires Rebuke. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Successfully interrupting an enemy with Rebuke casts an extra Crusader Strike.

Requires 2 points in Obduracy or Holy Reprieve. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. The radius of your auras is increased by 20 yds.

Requires 2 points in Obduracy. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor causes you to explode with holy energy, healing up to 5 nearby allies and yourself for (625% of Attack Power), split evenly among them.

Requires Cavalier, 2 points in Obduracy or Divine Toll. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Blesses a party or raid member, reducing their damage taken by 30%, but you suffer 100% of damage prevented. Last 12 sec, or until transferred damage would cause you to fall below 20% health.

0/1Requires Divine Toll. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. After casting Divine Toll, you instantly cast Holy Shock every 5 sec for 15 sec.

Requires 2 points in Sanctified Plates, Unbound Freedom or Divine Toll. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Blesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to Physical damage and harmful effects for 10 sec. Cannot be used on a target with Forbearance. Causes Forbearance for 30 sec.

Requires 2 points in Sanctified Plates. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Fear duration on you reduced by 20%. This effect is increased to 60% during Avenging Wrath.

Requires 2 points in Sanctified Plates or Punishment. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Your Consecration is 15% larger, and enemies within it have 50% reduced movement speed.

Requires Blessing of Sacrifice, Divine Reach or Brought to Light. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Armor and critical strike chance increased by 4%.

0/1Requires Blessing of Sacrifice. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Reduces the cooldown of Blessing of Sacrifice by 60 sec.

0/1Requires Blessing of Sacrifice or Blessing of Protection. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Holy Power spending abilities have 2% increased damage and healing.

Requires Blessing of Protection. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Reduces the cooldown of Blessing of Protection by 60 sec.

Requires Consecrated Ground, Blessing of Protection or Fear No Evil. Spend 8 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Reduces the cooldown of your Divine Shield, Divine Protection, and Lay on Hands by 30%.

Requires Holy Aegis or Divine Reach. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Divine Storm heals you and up to 2 nearby allies for (125% of Attack Power).

Requires Sacrifice of the Just / Recompense or Holy Aegis. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Divine Steed reduces the cooldown of 4 nearby ally's major movement ability by 3.0 sec. Your movement speed is increased by 3%.

0/1Requires Sacrifice of the Just / Recompense. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. You automatically cast Blessing of Sacrifice onto an ally within 40 yds when they are below 35% health and you are not in a loss of control effect. This effect activates 100% of Blessing of Sacrifice's cooldown.

Requires Sacrifice of the Just / Recompense or Sacred Strength / Divine Purpose. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Allies are healed for (2,000% of Spell Power) when you cast Blessing of Protection or Blessing of Sacrifice on them.

Requires Improved Blessing of Protection or Sacred Strength / Divine Purpose. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Allies affected by your Blessings have 15% increased movement speed.

Requires Unbreakable Spirit or Improved Blessing of Protection. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Divine Protection increases healing taken by 15% for its duration.

Requires Consecrated Ground or Unbreakable Spirit. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Removing harmful effects with Divine Shield heals you for 10% for each effect removed. This heal cannot exceed 30% of your maximum health. Divine Shield may now be cast while Forbearance is active.

Requires Lightforged Blessing or Lead the Charge. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Word of Glory grants 20% bonus armor for 4.5 sec.

Requires Lead the Charge. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. The duration of stun effects on you is reduced by 20%.

Requires Worthy Sacrifice / Righteous Protection, Holy Ritual or Lead the Charge. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Mastery increased by 2% and Strength increased by 2%.

Requires Inspired Guard, Holy Ritual or Blessed Calling. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Hammer of Wrath deals up to 25% additional damage based on its target's health. Lower health targets receive more damage.

Requires Inspired Guard. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Melee and ranged attackers receive (35% of Spell Power) Holy damage each time they strike you during Divine Protection and Divine Shield.

0/1Requires Light's Revocation or Inspired Guard. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Consecration heals you and 5 allies within it for 2 every 0.9 sec.

Requires Faith's Armor, 2 points in Seal of Might or Stoicism. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. While you are above 85% health, 5% of all damage taken by allies within 20 yds is redirected to you, up to a maximum of 1,527 every 5 sec.

Requires 2 points in Seal of Might or 2 points in Vengeful Wrath. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. 10% of all healing done to you from other sources heals up to 4 nearby allies, divided evenly among them.

Requires Eye for an Eye, 2 points in Vengeful Wrath or Golden Path / Selfless Healer. Spend 23 more Paladin points to unlock this row. Damage taken reduced by up to 10%, increasing as your health decreases.

Hero talents0/13

Learning it chooses Herald of the Sun. It costs no points. Casting Wake of Ashes causes your next 2 Holy Power spending abilities to apply Dawnlight on your target, dealing (255% of Spell Power) Radiant damage or (538.2% of Spell Power) healing over 8 sec. 8% of Dawnlight's damage and healing radiates to nearby allies or enemies, reduced beyond 5 targets. Enter to choose Herald of the Sun.

0/1Requires Dawnlight. Every 5.0 sec, your next Dawnlight's damage or healing is increased by 5%, stacking up to 10 times. Morning Star stacks twice as fast while out of combat.

Requires Dawnlight. Heals an ally for (378% of Spell Power) and an additional (109.4% of Spell Power) over 16 sec. Healing increased by 35% when cast on self.

Requires Dawnlight. Critical Strike chance of Hammer of Wrath and Divine Storm increased by 10%.

Requires Dawnlight. Dawnlight's duration is increased by 0.3 sec whenever struck by Divine Storm or Templar's Verdict. When 2 Dawnlights are struck by Divine Storm, their durations are extended by an additional 0.5 sec.

0/1Requires Morning Star / Gleaming Rays. Dawnlight reduces the movement speed of enemies by 50% and increases the movement speed of allies by 20%.

0/1Requires Eternal Flame. Your damage and healing over time effects have a chance to increase the damage of your next Judgment by 50%.

Requires Luminosity. Hammer of Wrath and Divine Storm critical strikes cause the target to burn for an additional (48% of Spell Power) Radiant damage over 4 sec.

Requires Endless Gleam. Haste is increased by 5%.

Requires Illumine / Will of the Dawn. After you cast Wake of Ashes, gain Divine Purpose. Divine Purpose Your next Holy Power spending ability is free and deals 10% increased damage and healing.

Requires Blessing of An'she / Lingering Radiance. You have a 100% chance to gain Blessing of An'she and generate 2 Holy Power after casting Avenging Wrath. During Avenging Wrath, Hammer of Wrath casts Blade of Justice at 100% effectiveness.

Requires Sun Sear. Divine Storm and Hammer of Wrath have a 15% chance to cast again at 30% effectiveness.

Requires Solar Grace. Dawnlight's critical strike chance is increased by 15% during Avenging Wrath.

Requires Aurora, Second Sunrise, Walk Into Light or Born in Sunlight. You link to your Dawnlights within 30 yds, causing (21.6% of Spell Power) Radiant damage to enemies or (37.3% of Spell Power) healing to allies that pass through the beams, reduced beyond 8 targets.

Retribution0/34

0/80/20

Pierce an enemy with a blade of light, dealing (192.9% of Attack Power) Holy damage. Generates 1 Holy Power. Enter to learn.

Requires Blade of Justice. Unleashes a whirl of divine energy, dealing (263.4% of Attack Power) Holy damage to all nearby enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.

Requires Blade of Justice. Your Blade of Justice causes the target to burn for (68.8% of Attack Power) Radiant damage over 9 sec. When reapplied, any remaining damage is added to the new effect.

0/1Requires Divine Storm. Reduces the cooldown of Judgment by 2 sec and Crusader Strike by 2 sec.

Requires Divine Storm or Expurgation. Judgment deals 10% increased damage and increases your movement speed by 10% for 5 sec. If you have Greater Judgment, Judgment slows enemies by 30% for 8 sec.

Requires Expurgation. Call upon the Light to become an avatar of retribution, increasing your damage, healing, and critical strike chance by 20% for 20 sec.

Requires Swift Justice / Light of Justice. Unleashes a powerful weapon strike that deals (465.1% of Attack Power) Holy damage to an enemy target, Has a 15% chance to reset the cooldown of Judgment.

0/1Requires Swift Justice / Light of Justice, Avenging Wrath or Judgment of Justice. Blade of Justice now has 2 charges.

0/1Requires Avenging Wrath. Each Holy Power spent has a 6% chance to reset the cooldown of Blade of Justice.

Requires Final Verdict. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Templar's Verdict and Blade of Justice deal 10% increased damage. The range of Blade of Justice is increased to 20 yds.

Requires Final Verdict or Improved Blade of Justice / Holy Blade. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Divine Storm projects an additional wave of light, striking all enemies up to 20 yds in front of you for 20% of Divine Storm's damage.

Requires Improved Blade of Justice / Holy Blade. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. The critical strikes of your Holy Power generating abilities grant you 5% Haste for 10 sec.

Requires Righteous Cause / Art of War or Improved Blade of Justice / Holy Blade. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Enemies hit by Divine Storm take 20% more damage from Consecration and Divine Hammers for 12 sec.

Requires Righteous Cause / Art of War. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. You deal 5% increased Holy damage to targets burning from your Expurgation.

0/1Requires Final Verdict, Jurisdiction or Tempest of the Lightbringer. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Judgment now has 2 charges.

Requires Rush of Light or Tempest of the Lightbringer. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Auto-attack speed increased by 20%.

Requires Rush of Light or Sanctify. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Crusader Strike and auto-attacks deal 10% increased damage and deal 10% increased critical strike damage.

Requires Righteous Cause / Art of War, Sanctify or Holy Flames. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Blade of Justice now hits nearby enemies for (58.5% of Attack Power) Holy damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.

Requires Improved Judgment / Boundless Judgment or Jurisdiction. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Crusader Strike has a 15% chance to make your next Divine Storm free and deal 15% additional damage.

Requires Improved Judgment / Boundless Judgment or 2 points in Zealot's Fervor. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Mastery: Highlord's Judgment is 50% more effective on Judgment and Hammer of Wrath. Judgment applies an additional stack of Greater Judgment if it is known.

0/1Requires 2 points in Zealot's Fervor or 2 points in Heart of the Crusader. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Crusader Strike loses a charge but is now a combo ability. Templar Strike slashes an enemy for (187.5% of Attack Power) Radiant damage and gets followed up by Templar Slash that deals (215.6% of Attack Power) Radiant damage. Templar Slash always critically strikes.

Requires Blade of Vengeance or 2 points in Heart of the Crusader. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Crusader Strike and Judgment hit an additional 4 targets but deal 25% reduced damage to secondary targets.

Requires Blade of Vengeance or Holy Flames. Spend 8 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Your damage over time effects deal 10% more damage.

Requires Highlord's Wrath or Empyrean Power. Spend 20 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Crusader Strike, Judgment and Blade of Justice deal 10% increased damage.

Requires Highlord's Wrath, Blessed Champion or Templar Strikes / Crusading Strikes. Spend 20 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Lash out at your enemies, dealing (321.9% of Attack Power) Radiant damage to all enemies within 14 yds in front of you, and applying Truth's Wake, burning the targets for an additional 67 damage over 9 sec. Demon and Undead enemies are also stunned for 5 sec. Generates 3 Holy Power.

Requires Blessed Champion or Burning Crusade. Spend 20 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Increases the duration of Avenging Wrath or Crusade by 3 sec.

Requires 2 points in Blades of Light. Spend 20 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Unleash a heavenly blast around the target, dealing (505.3% of Attack Power) Holy damage to all enemies within 10 yds, and call down a hammer that slowly falls from the sky upon the target. After 10 sec, they suffer 20% of the Holy damage you dealt to all targets affected by the initial blast during that time.

Requires Wake of Ashes. Spend 20 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Wake of Ashes deals significantly reduced damage to secondary targets, but now causes you to lash out 2 extra times for (227.2% of Attack Power) Radiant damage.

Requires 2 points in Divine Wrath. Spend 20 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Avenging Wrath empowers your next damage dealing single target Holy Power ability to automatically activate Divine Storm with 25% increased effectiveness.

Requires Execution Sentence. Spend 20 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Holy Power spending abilities deal 5% increased damage. After casting Execution Sentence, your next 1 Holy Power ability will refund its Holy Power cost.

Requires Seething Flames. Spend 20 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Avenging Wrath is replaced with Radiant Glory. Radiant Glory Wake of Ashes activates Avenging Wrath for 8 sec.

Requires Seething Flames. Spend 20 more Retribution points to unlock this row. When Truth's Wake critically strikes, its duration is extended by 2 sec. Your other damage over time effects deal 30% increased damage to targets affected by Truth's Wake.

Requires Empyrean Legacy. Spend 20 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Avenging Wrath now grants you 2% Haste. Each Holy Power spent during Avenging Wrath increases Haste by an additional 2%, up to 20%.

Spend 20 more Retribution points to unlock this row. Art of War increases the damage of your next Blade of Justice by 80% and can now accumulate an additional time.

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