WOTLK Retribution Paladin Guide

WOTLK Ret Paladin Guide
Classic WRATH Retribution paladin guide
Classic WRATH Ret paladin guide
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One Button Macro:
/castsequence reset=2 Judgement of Light, Crusader Strike, Divine Storm, Consecration, Crusader Strike, Exorcism, Judgement of Light, Crusader Strike, Divine Storm, Consecration, Crusader Strike
/startattack
- Tank lay on hand macro (Make sure to pass team leader to tank since [@party1] targets the team leader) :
#showtooltip
/cast [@party1] Lay on Hands(Rank 5)
- Hand of freedom mouseover macro :
#showtooltip
/cast [@mouseover] Hand of Freedom
- Hand of sacrifice to a specific player named X macro :
#showtooltip
/cast [@X] Hand of Sacrifice
00:00 Intro
00:30 Changes (From TBC)
01:33 Best Race
03:04 Stats
03:45 Sockets
04:17 Enchants
04:49 Libram
05:20 Talents
06:55 Glyphs
07:54 Seals
08:54 ST Rotation
10:13 AOE Rotation
11:26 Raid buffs
12:42 Utility
13:41 Macros
15:04 One Button Macro
16:04 Tips & Tricks
18:17 Last words
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[@XretX]

26 is the correct number of expertise cap , once the guide was uploaded I couldn't change it , Thanks for your kind remembrance in comments

[@IamLust.]

the way your scrolling damage numbers appear is an addon or what?

[@SymbianBlack]

Best and most straightforward guide I seen for WOTLK…… brings me back to when I played progression

[@XretX]

Glad you liked it 😅

[@mancamiatipoola]

Bro, this is by far one of the best guides i have seen on YT. You cover everything and the tips at the end are also really good. Even the mouseover macros which i totally forgot about. Tnx for reminding me. :) Thank You for making this. I am leveling a Retri paladin now and im having a lot of fun. Will use some of your tips for sure.

[@jamesmichaelkeats7299]

Great guide, mate. Super straight forward. I play a holy/ret paladin as an alt, and this was super helpful. Highly recommended guide for newcomers to pally or alt players. 5 stars.

[@XretX]

You're very welcome , Glad you liked it ^^ ❤

[@willjones5308]

same as many others here, this is such a great guide. the attention to rotations and macros for that real world play experience feeling makes this so helpful

[@R3ar3ntry]

Honestly I think one of the best guides I ever seen, and I play a lot of games, I love wotlk ret from back in the day, but I never played it, was telling myself if I ever get a chance to go back and do it, I would... so here we are ( I played hunter and spent a pot of time on my TBC twink)

[@n00by1337]

This was awesome for someone totally new like me. Still trying to understand sockets and all the bis stuff, i guess just endgame gear in general lol but this was a great guide from start to finish, nice job!

[@pablomercado2844]

THIS is what i call a Guide. aside from the great editing, the information, and details on things that matter were on point. Some guides only give you half.. like rotations and gear only or Talents and rotation. Hardly anyone covers it all like you did. 5/5

[@XretX]

Glad you liked it Pablo ! ye most of them are not complete guides and that's why I made this , why shouldn't I do one as a ret main , and tbh I get so much energy from your kind of comments , thank you so much for cheering me up

[@WarriorOfPiece]

Best guide ever! Thank you so much for the help, I'm a new player and had no idea what I was doing. Thanks to your guide I can now understand how to play Ret Pally. Thank again bro

[@XretX]

Glad I could help you enjoy the guide ^^ you're very welcome Peacekeeper

[@uniqueeonee]

Ty this guide was amazing. It was incredibly detailed explained with full information. I play first time retry paladin. Usually i am holy paladin. I just decided to try retry paladin. The rotation i did exactly is explained in video. But despite i have 4gs done 1k dmg. So i guess the problem was my gear. I dont have strength status in my gear. Thank you for spending time to edited and explain it in such a detail. And also thanks for spending time to type macros and timestamps in the description :). I will subscribe.

[@lunitamaria89]

Im a main healer but i need to go ret for this phase, although i know my way trhough the build and specs you had really good tips i hadnt thought about and will make a difference for sure!!!

[@TheHellsfang]

AMAZING work man keep it up im dropping a sub for sure. I am a prot pally but i love playing my ret for solo stuff so i find all info on it interesting and you covered everything in such detail. good job!

[@XretX]

Thanks man , So glad you liked it and thank you so much for subscribing much appreciated

[@MikeHawkPEN15]

Very good guide. An explanation for piece of information you give! More please.

[@XretX]

Glad you liked it , sure

[@Starplaya]

Amazing guide, it helped so much with everything getting my knowledge back up to date. Subbed, keep up the quality content bro

[@XretX]

Thanks Starplaya ! So glad I could help you with my guide , thank you so much for the sub much appreciated

[@matiasrivet]

Ty very much, from Argentina your guide was very nice and totally clear. Keep this good content up! Cheers

[@XretX]

You're very welcome Matiasrivet , Glad you liked my guide

[@user-um5ds2iu2v]

Perfect my friend 😍😍You explained in the simplest way possible to learn paladin ^^ thank you

[@XretX]

Glad you like it bro

[@austinjohnson3977]

Nice guid, easy to follow and straight to the point

[@XretX]

Glad you liked it Austin , thank you very much

[@Jeff-of-Chaos-Bolt]

Fantastic guide. Thank you :)

[@TheHarisBotic]

Best classguide i have ever seen, the music and everything

[@jonathanbody3890]

Thank you brother of the light, loved the vid!

[@XretX]

Light be with you brother , you're very welcome :D

[@shitlol1000]

Good guide ! that hyped me for Woltk classic!

[@XretX]

Glad you enjoyed 😅

[@Unreal_Ra]

FANTASTIC guide!

[@XretX]

Thanks Isaac

[@pablopablito5095]

Great guide bro, tyvm!

[@petervarga1471]

Well rounded, to the point guide, Im a veteran player, knew all the stuff, sometimes Im an information hunter, and what content is on youtube. I usually get disappointed about guides, but this one rocks. Good job, keep up the good work! cheers

[@XretX]

Thank you very much :D glad you liked it

[@GeoChad71]

Amazing!! Subbed!

[@lunary_4710]

that's a big guide ma man WP💪🏽

[@XretX]

💪❤

[@AdrianRodriguez-hp2tf]

Wonderful guide. thx!

[@XretX]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mcknz2687]

Thanks for this 👍🏼

[@davidjkelly1971]

Super guide! TY

[@trencsi]

Great guide my dude

[@XretX]

Thanks mate :D

[@phlsn9865]

sick video m8!

[@XretX]

Thanks mate :D ❤

[@panizasgari3789]

Tnx great guide👏

[@XretX]

You're very welcome :)

[@Besotted85]

Very good content dude! 5/5 from me!

[@XretX]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@KillYour_TV]

Great guide

[@XretX]

Glad you enjoyed

[@Onfireforthelord]

Awesome guide and thank you for the macros.

[@dakotauh]

what is the addon you are using for your damage numbers with the spells attached

[@Chadmodan]

Thanks homie.

[@XretX]

Anytime mate

[@Dalcamo1]

Grat video, what plugin do you use to see the damage with the skill icon?

[@user-cw9ev9dq4v]

Didnt use sacred shield before, just forgot about this skill xD thx for noticing

[@XretX]

np mate :D

[@johnmccown7658]

I'm at 4.5 gear score in toc on warmane and I cant pull more then 3.5 and I use a bunch of different rotation I tried this and idk why

[@MrMegaBuddy]

excellent guide for sure man! love the information you dropped for us to soak up! I really like the look of your UI set up. your name plates and debuff trackers on top of the mobs specifically. is there a spesific WA or something that you are using for those? Id love to fire that up and tinker around with it myself. thanks again!

[@MrMegaBuddy]

ah the ole foot in mouth. scrolled down and saw you have addressed my question already. thanks bud. cheers!

[@XretX]

Thanks so much Borp , glad you liked the guide . if you're looking for any special addon or a part of my UI here's a link of my full ui guide kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXzXiWdums2Dfrc I've also put my plater profile link for you in its description

[@Vojje]

Crusader Strike has a high prio because of its short cooldown, not just because of the Libram. Very neat guide though, look forward to more content from you!

[@XretX]

Glad you liked the guide Vojje ^^ If a spell has shorter cooldown it doesn't mean it should have higher priority , there's no reason to give higher priority to a spell with much lower damage than other ones , exactly like consecration in retail since it does the least damage it should be the last spell you press if you ain't got any other thing ready

[@omarlozano9374]

@@XretX while I agree with this, I think it’s only true when you find yourself always having something to press. This is currently not the case with Ret paladins, which is why I agree with the OP. I personally have been prioritizing CS over any other spell on single target because when you consider the damage it (including it’s seal hit) does if you cast it on cooldown, it’s higher than any other ability. So my single target rotation is like yours but with CS and judgement swapped.

[@wardog3173]

i have a quick question what is better for ICC for a retribution pally. season 8 arena set or 258 tier9 set? im asking because i see that the season 8 stuff is higher ILVL but would like to hear your thoughts

[@StevenCLive]

im gonna be making some ret pally content too :D

[@XretX]

great :D

[@nickgage1438]

Divine storm is physical dmg, so arp works for that too, u only ignore it at first cuz u cant cap it as ret.

[@perfectreverb1050]

Which is this addon that show the damage floating with the spell icon on the side of the damage made by it

[@gelranzabala6056]

nice guide

[@XretX]

Thanks !

[@cjheymash]

Bro, what addon did you use for the floating text?

[@Demonwicked]

what is that damage text addon that shows an ability icon next to damage ?

[@mrsacrifaidm6710]

hey sir, i like ur plater and number value damage interface, that's a chance to have it?

[@stevierayday]

What addon do you use for paladin art of war procs?

[@allisongonemac]

what is the scrolling text ur using i love it where it shows icon and the damage?

[@XretX]

It's Nameplate Scrolling Combat Text

[@VictorMiratortaLima]

Divine sacrificed is dispelled? ( priest, pet lock, hunter)

[@mikeh7132]

Do you have any Pawn stat weights to follow for gear? I know the BiS setup, but it helps while getting to that point lol

[@XretX]

Unfortunately no , I'm not using Pawn

[@HierophanticRose]

LET THE FACEROLLLS COMMENCE! Ah... to be a paladin during WotLK

[@robertbeck3946]

Don't forget about the Tear Pearl that adds stats and will activate any gem color. I can't remember the name but JC make them.

[@XretX]

Yes I forgot to mention that unfortunately the prismatic +10 all stats socket

[@MortenKappel1]

What addons is this? Wondering specifically about the dmg add-on @0:25

[@masongray1620]

What’s the addon you use for damage numbers

[@apfelsoos7407]

Great guide!Also , what addon do you use for your action bar?

[@XretX]

Thanks ! its Bartender

[@apfelsoos7407]

@@XretX Thanks a lot

[@davidzabriskie12]

How does glyph of consecration help other than just saving mana by not needing to cast it as often?

[@XretX]

After seal , melee and judgment damage , consecration is the one that deals the most damage in your details , and this glyph not only makes you press it less often (less mana) but also saves you 2 more globals on other spells than consecration , so it means you'll still have consecration on the ground and you continue doing damage using other abilities , if you think that way you're indirectly increasing its damage by 20% cause it lasts 2 more seconds and also helping your rotation which again means indirectly increasing your overall damage

[@daviddrewing2583]

Curious what the DPS difference is between using 1 button vs actually hitting your rotation like normal. Amazing guide btw 👍

[@RoryEastwayMMA]

Not a lot, im playing ret atm and have multiple 99 parses and honestly our rotation 99% of the time is “Press the first button to come pff CD” The only advantage is situational, fpr example if your target is at range amd you have art of war procced your better off throwing an exorcism and a judgement as your running into combat range, this macro wont account for that.

[@dedust9875]

Hi, thanks for this video. Can you please tell what is your addon that shows damages with the icon ? In advance thank you.

[@XretX]

hi , you're very welcome ! sure it's Nameplate Scrolling Combat Text

[@dedust9875]

@@XretX Thank you bro.

[@user-ex2wc8gq3e]

blue sockets for strength and stamina are useless, cuz every +16 strength will be more healthier, u can calculate it and u will receive much bigger number, and meta gem should be +21 agil +3% to critical dmg. For activation needs every single gem(blue,red and yellow) that means that u can use +10 to all attributes to activate it. Sorry for my bad Eng but that's my oppinion.

[@Zirion123]

ye i bought the 6+ stat gem and got it activated

[@iljatarasovs4416]

what do you mean by not using cds before 5x stacks of seal of corruption? it’s about 10 seconds needed to apply 5x stacks. It means that I start boss fight and press cds only after 10 seconds? I assume its huge lost of dps

[@XretX]

your auto attack deals extra 38% weapon damage if your seal is stacked 5 times , according to top ret paladins in warcraft logs you should pop wings when you reach 4-5 stacks otherwise its a HUGE LOSS not the way you think , and in most cases if you're not raiding with tards you kill most bosses under 2 minutes so you can't use cds two times then you better do your best to make the most use of its duration

[@searst2]

Good video bud. Question, is there a one button for aoe pulls?

[@XretX]

thanks bud , sure there is one /startattack /castsequence reset=2 Divine Storm, Crusader Strike, Consecration, Hammer of Wrath, Judgement of Wisdom, Exorcism, Divine Storm, Crusader Strike, Consecration, Hammer of Wrath, Judgement of Wisdom, Exorcism,

[@iPuffGanjaPlants]

What addon are you using for your damage numbers?

[@XretX]

It's Nameplate Scrolling combat text

[@Steelerfanvinny]

you left out the divine sacrifice build option as well if there is a second ret paladin.

[@XretX]

Yes that's possible too , I almost forgot that :D

[@syatek]

What addons do you use Xret? Especially the dmg number one

[@XretX]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGfSZGqkdt-Mr7M that's my full UI guide and addons but the one you're looking for is Nameplate scrolling combat text

[@7r3x1992]

I'm going for more of a ret support. With two points in Divine Guardian.

[@XretX]

that's a good choice too but you'll be missing seal damage

[@7r3x1992]

@@XretX can't have everything. I'm not going to be topping meters in raids anyways so a party/raid damage reduction is a good way to help out as well. I'm also going divine storm glyph for some more passive healing to help out the healers.

[@ondrejgalle4207]

great guide, may i ask what addons u are using for those dmg numbers with icon thx

[@XretX]

Thank you ! sure , It's Nameplate scrolling combat text addon , you can check out my full UI guide in this link kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGfSZGqkdt-Mr7M it works both in retail and classic

[@tesla3695]

Do you think Divine Guardian build is better for Heroic Dungeons than Aura Mastery?

[@XretX]

Aura mastery is better if you're going to have the highest damage because you have to get 5 points of seal damage from holy tree but if you go for divine sacrifice you no longer can get that extra damage if you're gonna reach divine guardian , if you're gonna do more like a support play and don't switch to other seals than seal of command then I'd say divine guardian build is the best

[@carloscardenas1532]

*Addons* What is the name of your floating combat symbols or text? I think it looks great

[@XretX]

It's Nameplate scrolling combat text

[@user-cw9ev9dq4v]

btw do you know where can i see bis phase 2 gear for ret?

[@XretX]

Don't know , haven't been looking for it yet

[@joshuatucker2521]

Cool, so you enjoy ret. You're really good at ret. Hey, can you respec to something else for the raid? 😂 and good luck getting into 5mans. They'll only take you if you're the only dps in lfg.

[@mpty1943]

its beautiful when i see a Persian boy making content in English

[@heatrayzvideo3007]

I played Druid during wrath retail so I'm going easy mode this time.

[@chucknorris5476]

What program do you use for video editing?

[@XretX]

Adobe Premiere Pro

[@barderptek8593]

what about judgements? only use judgement of wisdom? what about using judgement of light so tank can heal

[@XretX]

If there's a holy paladin in your party use judgment of wisdom cause they use judgment of light , if not you gotta use judgment of light if there's no mana issues , if not just keep up with the mana judgment

[@drzuk7846]

Ggs bro #forthealgorhytmus

[@XretX]

❤

[@MrMobieleauto]

Could you perhaps share your keybinds with me. I am a new player and really struggling with that.

[@XretX]

Sure , But it's pretty hard to explain keybinds in a comment so I'll make my keybinding guide , It'll be posted in a week max

[@M00nJuice]

What is the name of the DMG number addon that pop up at 8:16 ?

[@XretX]

It's Nameplate Scrolling combat text

[@trapper7954]

Why are people online all saying that Ret Paladin is so dumb, is it that bad? They said it is far from optimal for raiding and you will have a hard time finding a raid..

[@B00mHal0]

They're just pissy old people that know nothing but pixels and pig like behavior. Play what you want.

[@lunashilaine316]

why not glyph of reckoning ?

[@jenerique9636]

Hi, can you say me the name of Addon when we see damage and spell. Exemple at 16:40. Tanks you 😊

[@jenerique9636]

Its "nameplate scrolling combat text"

[@XretX]

Hey yes sorry was busy for some days couldn't answer comments , its Nameplate scrolling combat text and here's a link to my full UI and addons guide kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXzXiWdums2Dfrc

[@barderptek8593]

what addons do you have for your ui and hotbar

[@XretX]

I've explained everything about my UI in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGfSZGqkdt-Mr7M it works both in retail and classic wow

[@omarcharaf]

hello i have a question what profession are better for paladin retri

[@XretX]

Hey Omar , blizzard just nerfed engineering therefore I can tell Jewelcrafting and Tailoring are two best main professions that can boost your dps for a high amount in phase 1 , use swordguard embroidary cloak enchant from tailoring and 3 x +32 Strength sockets from jewelcrafting

[@omarcharaf]

@@XretX TY

[@pr1nc1p3zullu]

Can anyone tell em the name of DMg addon ? ( that showing the skill on dmg dealt plz)

[@XretX]

It's Nameplate Scrolling Combat Text

[@pr1nc1p3zullu]

@@XretX thanks alot. Great work

[@bishop8435]

what is the weakaura for the seals???

[@XretX]

I'm not using any weakauras for seals

[@nickh3809]

Don't worry Ret pallys, only another 365 days until we aren't complete garbage last place on dps (Phase 5)😂 (in Raid atleast) It's my alt but i prefer tanking as my main spec as it almost does as much damage as Ret lol. Very fun to play though so much utility and atleast we can still shine in PvP and dungeon AoE cleave. Nice guide bro

[@omarlozano9374]

I thought the expertise requirement for bosses wasn’t changing in TBC and, thus, remains at 26

[@XretX]

Yes 26 is the correct number but once the video was posted I couldn't edit anything

[@sebastianalexandrescu4312]

What addon are you using for your interface?

[@XretX]

here's a link to my full addons and UI guide kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXzXiWdums2Dfrc

[@sebastianalexandrescu4312]

@@XretX Thank you!

[@dreamteam709]

great video

[@SqueeGodX]

Bro do you have a folder to copy your Ui and Fonts looks dope 🙌🏻🙌🏻🔥

[@XretX]

Unfortunately not bro :D but I have a full UI guide video , here's the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGfSZGqkdt-Mr7M , Since I'm using bunch of addons to make my UI , I can't actually make a simple one file export profile , you gotta create yours off of mine

[@ValeriyKarpin78]

3:38 u say arP doesn’t work for Ret It’s affect CS,Divine Storm+white attacks,why arP so bad?

[@XretX]

Yes you're right , it does affect melee hits and divine storm too (divine storm damage formula is half magic half physic so it affects half of it's damage) but that's not the point , if you break down the single target damage meter then you can see melee + crusader strike + divine storm damage is only around 30% of your damage , the thing is that giving priority to armor penetration on ret is not getting you anywhere , you're trying to buff 30% of your damage while you can have crit , hit , expertise or even haste instead of that at the same time which your character gets much more benefit from , I'm just saying armor penetration is the least valuable stat you can prioritize , I didn't mean it doesn't buff your character at all

[@Generaika]

Can we get what add on you using please as ret?

[@XretX]

In this video I'm explaining all addons I'm using kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGfSZGqkdt-Mr7M They both work in retail and classic

[@Generaika]

@@XretX thank you very much 👍

[@coolwinterstorm5803]

awesome UI what are you using

[@XretX]

Here's a link to my full UI guide and addons kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGfSZGqkdt-Mr7M they work both in retail and classic

[@james_alvarez]

Savix!

[@drg2703]

Hi !! Would you be kind to share with your addons ? Would be much appreciated

[@drg2703]

Oops sorry, no need it anymore, I scrolled down your comments and saw that you said the retail and worlk ar just the same

[@danielmevs344]

Dang so much for those updates 😂

[@DrayyWoW]

Whats ur scrolling batle text addon??

[@XretX]

Nameplate Scrolling Combat Text